Lots of extra time at work so I looked into the Open Playoff picture and wrote this up for fun.
Hopefully just some additional reading material for Open.
The records posted below factor in matches I believe those teams should win/lose.
If the match is to close to call, I left it out of the record.
These 8 teams should finish with the attached records.
I'm not really going to talk about these teams since they already qualified for playoffs.
15-1 --- KRIT eSports
14-2 --- mr popo
14-2 --- Velocity Black
13-3 --- TwistedSinGG
12-4 --- OMNI5 eSports -- PROCESS match missing -- should beat whoever they play in makeup match
11-5 --- EVIL
11-5 --- DW12
11-5 --- ILICCN
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This next batch of 8 teams are mostly fighting for playoff seeding and all have a strong chance to lock a playoff spot. There are several key matches ahead for some of these teams and a few could get knocked out if they perform poorly and get upset.
10-5 --- Frick eSports --- This team has had a really easy schedule this season and only played 2 of the top 10 teams in the division. They should finish with at least 10 wins but can go 11-5 if they can beat Faint Gaming Blue on Badlands. A possible upset loss looms against Pancake-Waffle-Rifle but its not likely unless they don't try.
10-5 --- IWHBYD --- There should be no trouble with this team getting 10 wins and locking up a playoff spot. There is potential for 11-5 if they can defeat Faint Gaming Blue. I give them the edge in this match-up but it could be a very tight game.
9-5 ---- MAD LUXURIOUS --- At this time, MAD LUX should easily finish with at least 9 wins. They have an upcoming match against LWUMMD on Badlands in which I have to give them the edge. It is by no means an easy win and they need to come to play. They could very well end up 11-5 but since they are missing a SNAKEWATER match they have to wait and see who they get scheduled against.
9-5 ---- LWUMMD --- The biggest match for LWUMMD is against MAD LUX on Badlands next week and could be the best match of the week. However, the match I want to focus on is against kronge realm this Sunday on SNAKEWATER. LWUMMD is the pick to win but I wouldn't be overly surprised if kronge realm made this a tighter match than expected, a possible upset. Still, a final record of at least 10-6 should happen if not 11-5.
9-6 ---- BLANC Esports --- IMO we have had probably one of the toughest schedules from top to bottom in the entire division. We have played mostly every team competitively and had several chances to win matches that we ended up losing for one reason or another. All in all, a very fun season so far. I see no reason why we will not finish at least 9-7. Our match against Faint Gaming Blue should decide if we can hit 10-6 or not.
9-6 ---- kronge realm --- This team has had a pretty easy schedule up to this point. That said, they have played well and earned their spot by winning the matches they needed to win against Frick eSports, Salty Seamen and We Love Randal. The final 3 matches of the season may not be kind to kronge realm and they have the best chance for a 10th win against LWUMMD this Sunday on SNAKEWATER. All said, a 9-7 final record is likely.
9-7 ---- Alcohol Anonymous --- Teams like this knock out other more deserving teams every season because of bad scheduling. 3 FFW's and nothing more to note except maybe some decent games on Viaduct. Their final 2 matches should be easy wins to give them a 9-7 record and a good chance for playoffs.
9-6 ---- Milan effect --- Roster transfers and Roster shuffles define this team along with not a single notable win. There is a good chance they can finish the season at 9-7 because they play a dead team and are missing a match on SUNSHINE. If they get an easy make-up match, it will be 10-6, if not it will be 9-7 and on the playoff bubble.