Recap of Week 1

Unlike what was listed on the predictions page, I went 5 out of 8 this week. Not to bad for a rookie at the guessing game.

EC vs DC
Predicted Score EC over DC 3-2
Actual Score EC over Dc 3-2
DC held their own against an EC team that placed second season but lacked the power to win the final match. How different could the result have been if uber.geeky was there to close it for DC?

EPL vs FR
Predicted Score EPL over FR 4-1
Actual Score EPLover FR 3-2
EPL had to be quite worried after tw.ista and trumpsterized lost and were down 2-1 which was a shock to most people I'm sure. But EPL wasn't out of it as siccret_weapon won match 4 and Ant wins match 5 to hold on for the victory.

Match of the Week LPL vs PP
Predicted Score LPL over PP 3-2
Actual Score PP over LPL 3-2
Another match that came down to the final game. And one has to wonder where tino.nica was. If he played the final game and called the match LPL as capt it could have resulted in a LPL win. Congrats to Neo as shocker_58 pulls out a game 5 win and proves this predictor wrong.

UP vs SS
Predicted Score UP over SS 4-1
Actual Score UP over SS 3-2
Where the hell was UP? No Kets, No Pete, No Pommy, No Aaron. can we say that UP got very lucky with only having 4 players show up. If Steven or one of their other players were able to squeak out a win UP would have been 0-1 on the season. Congrats to SS for putting a good scare in the defending champs.

BAB vs BNR
Predicted Score BNR over BAB 4-1
Actual Score BNR over BAB 3-2
BAB smelled the upset from match number 1 as they jumped out to the 2-0 lead but you need a full team. New addition Simon got BNR back on track and brownie won the decider as BNR's other newest player jasonlippi01 took the FF win.

BP vs EP
Predicted Score BP over EP 3-2
Actual Score BP over EP 4-1
BP flexed some muscle tonight after falling behind after match 1. Tim had a deep and by the time that Kevin (gameover) finished the second match EP saw their match was over. Again, EP was another team that couldn't bring a full team to week 1.

Match of the Week
DP vs DS
Predicted Score DP over DS 3-2
Actual Score DS over DP 3-2
This match lived up to the billing as it went back and forth through all 5 matches. Palp and Ross won for DS and suikoo and doyourbest1 won for Dp to make a pressure cooker in the 5th. DS fires with Chuck in the decider and he was able to come through in the end to give DS the win.

Upset of the Week
MP vs TC
Predicted Score TC over MP 3-2
Actual Score MP over TC 3-2
By the time Mike got a chance to shoot in the third match the upset pick was coming true. He took to the table down 2-0 but it didn't stop him from picking MP and pushing them on to 3 straight wins. Congrats to Mike, Dan and stpso4414 for winning it in the pressure spots.

Great start to Season 8 of UIC and here is to 13 more weeks of great matches.