Semifinals bracket, chat and predictions

Certain · 09-15-2014, 03:20 AM

Welcome to the semifinals!

Well, that was a gut-wrenching quarterfinals. But four contenders have made it through, and things only seem primed to get more tense.

Keep in mind that we're up to 14 lines allowed, and this week's topics are simply my own creations. Here are the matchups:

5. kannon vs. 2. Darth Yoda | The Drum Beats

5. Eŋg vs. 6. Soulstice | The Edge of Nowhere

oats · 09-15-2014, 03:56 AM

Dope round, good shit to soulstice, and thanks for all the non-participant voters. Excited to see how the rest of the tournament shapes up. Yoda vs. Soulstice for the finals IMO, but I could see eng making it in as well.

kannon · 09-15-2014, 04:24 AM

basically anyone but kannon

oats · 09-15-2014, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kannon

basically anyone but kannon

It's not impossible for you to beat yoda. But it would be less of a surprise for eng to beat soulstice. Is what I'm saying. My prediction is yoda vs. soulstice though.

kannon · 09-15-2014, 02:26 PM

I was hoping the finals would be me and you, so we could have an all lowercase championship.

Certain · 09-15-2014, 07:12 PM

I don't think there are upsets at this point. Even last round, none of the permutations would have surprised me.

Hell, even in the second round, the only true upset possibilities would have been Mike Wrecka beating El Pancake and jilti beating kannon.

This tournament isn't suited to upsets because writing well is such a major part of it. In a regular battle, someone can come up with a great approach to the topic and not write it particularly well and beat an elite writer who half-asses. But it's almost impossible to half-ass a 10-line verse or even a 16-line verse.

NYCSPITZ · 09-15-2014, 08:06 PM

ENG vs Yoda

ENG WINS

oats · 09-15-2014, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kannon

I was hoping the finals would be me and you, so we could have an all lowercase championship.

would have been the most low-key tourney championships ever

Certain · 09-15-2014, 09:06 PM

Anyone who wants to submit a top five verses list can.

Eŋg · 09-15-2014, 10:21 PM

i would've liked to have battled pinot because i hear he's a legend or something. souls' a topical juggernaut who said i was a freshman/newb five years ago (i was, but i was still good) that i rarely remember losing. getting by him, however unlikely, would probably just mean tackling the enigmatic yoda who is one of the better writers on this site, though i'm not even sure what i've read from him. stuff, i guess. smart money's not on me, totoro. no offence to kannon - you're a very solid competitor.

Diode · 09-16-2014, 09:11 AM

RIP everyone's brackets.

PancakeBrah · 09-16-2014, 09:59 AM

Yo my verse was drunk trash I am not proud of. Eng deserved that w.

Yoda's got this I think.

Split · 09-16-2014, 10:31 AM

Sign into AIM & play chess, they said. It'd be fun, they said

Certain · 09-16-2014, 10:50 AM

RIP grandmasters.

oats · 09-16-2014, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diode

RIP everyone's brackets.

mine is now completely fucked lol

Certain · 09-16-2014, 11:13 AM

El Pancake had Darth Yoda winning it all, Adonis had kannon in the finals and I had Eŋg in the finals. But oats had none of the semifinalists correct.

oats · 09-16-2014, 11:36 AM

RUB IT IN, CERTAIN

Certain · 09-16-2014, 12:27 PM

@oats picked himself to win the entire tournament. Then he lost in the quarterfinals.

oats · 09-16-2014, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oats

RUB IT IN, CERTAIN

Atti · 09-18-2014, 07:22 AM

is that engivale vs soulstice..

so this is where rb topical ran off to.

09-15-2014, 03:20 AM	#1
Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,072 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899402	Semifinals bracket, chat and predictions Welcome to the semifinals! Well, that was a gut-wrenching quarterfinals. But four contenders have made it through, and things only seem primed to get more tense. Keep in mind that we're up to 14 lines allowed, and this week's topics are simply my own creations. Here are the matchups: 5. kannon vs. 2. Darth Yoda \| The Drum Beats 5. Eŋg vs. 6. Soulstice \| The Edge of Nowhere __________________ I'm just swinging swords strictly based on keyboards, unbalanced like elephants and ants on seesaws.

09-15-2014, 03:56 AM	#2
oats Steel Cut Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 5,073 Battle Record: 19-10 Accomplishments - OM HOF (2x) Champed - Fight Night LXXXIV - Art of Writing League Rep Power: 79005425	Dope round, good shit to soulstice, and thanks for all the non-participant voters. Excited to see how the rest of the tournament shapes up. Yoda vs. Soulstice for the finals IMO, but I could see eng making it in as well. __________________ You should be water

09-15-2014, 04:24 AM	#3
kannon kickthekan Join Date: May 2014 Location: fresh coast Posts: 1,204 Battle Record: 9-6 Champed - The Mic Check Rep Power: 22752195	basically anyone but kannon __________________ lnk.bio/kickthekan FIRSTCLASS

09-15-2014, 02:26 PM	#5
kannon kickthekan Join Date: May 2014 Location: fresh coast Posts: 1,204 Battle Record: 9-6 Champed - The Mic Check Rep Power: 22752195	I was hoping the finals would be me and you, so we could have an all lowercase championship. __________________ lnk.bio/kickthekan FIRSTCLASS

09-15-2014, 07:12 PM	#6
Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,072 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899402	I don't think there are upsets at this point. Even last round, none of the permutations would have surprised me. Hell, even in the second round, the only true upset possibilities would have been Mike Wrecka beating El Pancake and jilti beating kannon. This tournament isn't suited to upsets because writing well is such a major part of it. In a regular battle, someone can come up with a great approach to the topic and not write it particularly well and beat an elite writer who half-asses. But it's almost impossible to half-ass a 10-line verse or even a 16-line verse. __________________ I'm just swinging swords strictly based on keyboards, unbalanced like elephants and ants on seesaws.

09-15-2014, 08:06 PM	#7
NYCSPITZ SYRACUSE Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4,033 Battle Record: 31-37 Champed - Write Night II - Alias Topical Tournament Rep Power: 4743544	ENG vs Yoda ENG WINS __________________ UNIFIED THEORY

09-15-2014, 09:06 PM	#9
Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,072 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899402	Anyone who wants to submit a top five verses list can.

09-15-2014, 10:21 PM	#10
Eŋg rhyme capsule. Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 2,146 Rep Power: 0	i would've liked to have battled pinot because i hear he's a legend or something. souls' a topical juggernaut who said i was a freshman/newb five years ago (i was, but i was still good) that i rarely remember losing. getting by him, however unlikely, would probably just mean tackling the enigmatic yoda who is one of the better writers on this site, though i'm not even sure what i've read from him. stuff, i guess. smart money's not on me, totoro. no offence to kannon - you're a very solid competitor.

09-16-2014, 09:11 AM	#11
Diode PR's Finest Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 14,156 Battle Record: 12-7 Rep Power: 85899406	RIP everyone's brackets. __________________

09-16-2014, 09:59 AM	#12
PancakeBrah SOBER Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 13,052 Battle Record: 2-5 Champed - AOWL Season 2 Rep Power: 85899406	Yo my verse was drunk trash I am not proud of. Eng deserved that w. Yoda's got this I think.

09-16-2014, 10:31 AM	#13
Split . Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,904 Battle Record: 27-22 Rep Power: 85899395	Sign into AIM & play chess, they said. It'd be fun, they said __________________ http://split8.yolasite.com

09-16-2014, 10:50 AM	#14
Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,072 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899402	RIP grandmasters. __________________ I'm just swinging swords strictly based on keyboards, unbalanced like elephants and ants on seesaws.

09-16-2014, 11:13 AM	#16
Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,072 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899402	El Pancake had Darth Yoda winning it all, Adonis had kannon in the finals and I had Eŋg in the finals. But oats had none of the semifinalists correct. __________________ I'm just swinging swords strictly based on keyboards, unbalanced like elephants and ants on seesaws.

09-16-2014, 11:36 AM	#17
oats Steel Cut Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 5,073 Battle Record: 19-10 Accomplishments - OM HOF (2x) Champed - Fight Night LXXXIV - Art of Writing League Rep Power: 79005425	RUB IT IN, CERTAIN __________________ You should be water

09-16-2014, 12:27 PM	#18
Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,072 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899402	@oats picked himself to win the entire tournament. Then he lost in the quarterfinals. __________________ I'm just swinging swords strictly based on keyboards, unbalanced like elephants and ants on seesaws.

09-18-2014, 07:22 AM	#20
Atti mcmxviii Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	is that engivale vs soulstice.. so this is where rb topical ran off to.