| Baptism of Iron IX |
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| Host |
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| Country |
 Delaclava |
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| City |
Catherina |
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| Championship venue |
Golden Grass Stadium |
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| Other stadiums |
Gridball Stadiums 4, 5, and 6; Dragon Field; and White Bear Stadium
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| Competition |
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| Champion |
F1-Insanity |
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| Runner-up |
Bavin |
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| Final score |
31-3 |
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| Number of entrants |
18 |
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| Competition days |
8 |
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The Fourth edition of the Baptism of Iron was a preliminary tournament held to give teams new to international football experience before World Bowl IX. The 18 teams were drawn into 3 groups of 6 teams, with the top 2 teams from each group, along with the next best TWO 3rd placed teams, for a total of 8 teams in the playoffs.
- Group A played at Gridball Stadium 4.
- Group B played at Gridball Stadium 5.
- Group C played at Gridball Stadium 6.
- Teams in BLUE advanced to playoffs.
| GROUP A
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W
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L
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.Pct
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Pts For
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Pts vs.
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Pt. Diff
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| Whittoria
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3 |
2 |
.600 |
53 |
43 |
+10
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| Andrewboy
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3 |
2 |
.600 |
68 |
53 |
+15
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| Cheztope
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3 |
2 |
.600 |
52 |
43 |
+9
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| Ceruleo
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3 |
2 |
.600 |
50 |
60 |
-10
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| Alpha-land
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2 |
3 |
.400 |
53 |
51 |
+2
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| United Gordonopia
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1 |
4 |
.200 |
43 |
69 |
-26
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- Whittoria and Andrewboy ahead of Cheztope and Ceruleo based on H2H records (2-1; 2-1; 1-2; 1-2).
- Whittoria ahead of Andrewboy based on H2H victory.
- Cheztope ahead of Ceruleo based on H2H victory.
| GROUP B
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W
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L
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.Pct
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Pts For
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Pts vs.
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Pt. Diff
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| Oberour Ar Moro
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4 |
1 |
.800 |
92 |
60 |
+32
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| San Giorgio a Cremano
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4 |
1 |
.800 |
92 |
29 |
+63
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| Al-Mumtaz
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3 |
2 |
.600 |
131 |
22 |
+109
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| Vistoria
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2 |
3 |
.400 |
34 |
122 |
-88
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| Teinohikira
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1 |
4 |
.200 |
39 |
75 |
-36
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| Mount Kip
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1 |
4 |
.200 |
42 |
122 |
-80
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- Oberour Ar Moro ahead of San Giorgio a Cremano based on H2H victory.
- Teinohikira ahead of Mount Kip based on H2H victory.
| GROUP C
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W
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L
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.Pct
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Pts For
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Pts vs.
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Pt. Diff
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| Bavin
|
5 |
0 |
1.00 |
135 |
33 |
+102
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| F1-Insanity
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4 |
1 |
.800 |
86 |
59 |
+27
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| Acadianne
|
3 |
2 |
.600 |
89 |
43 |
+46
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| Kinstantia
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2 |
3 |
.400 |
77 |
85 |
-8
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| Voltronica
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1 |
4 |
.200 |
53 |
133 |
-80
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| Swartaz
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0 |
5 |
.000 |
35 |
122 |
-87
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| Third Placed Teams
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W
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L
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.Pct
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Pts For
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Pts vs.
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Pt. Diff
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| Al-Mumtaz
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3 |
2 |
.600 |
131 |
22 |
+109
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| Acadianne
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3 |
2 |
.600 |
89 |
43 |
+46
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| Cheztope
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3 |
2 |
.600 |
52 |
43 |
+9
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- Point differential was the first tiebreaker amongst these teams, after overall record.
Playoffs
Rankings are based on playoff seeding. Teams were re-seeded for the semifinals
(Winners in Bold)
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Finals
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1
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Bavin
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10
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8
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Andrewboy
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7
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1
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Bavin
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27
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7
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Whittoria
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20
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4
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F1-Insanity
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23
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5
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Al-Mumtaz
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10
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1
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Bavin
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3
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4
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F1-Insanity
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31
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3
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San Giorgio a Cremano
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20
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6
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Acadianne
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28
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4
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F1-Insanity
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16
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6
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Acadianne
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6
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2
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Oberour Ar Moro
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7
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7
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Whittoria
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14
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- Third Place game
- Whittoria 13-14 Acadianne
External links
Baptism of Iron IV Thread
