GRUDGE LEAGUE SEASON ONE RESULTS

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Event #1: Dawn Of Blood Challenge:
(Round-robin tournament) (Rookie teams only)
Winner: Reclamation coached by Aconite
Final match Replay

The first tournament of the season is held in Middenheim. The Dawn of Blood Challenge (DOBC in short) is meant to give all the new teams in the Grudge League a chance to battletest their players before joining the veteran teams in other tournaments. No Star Players or wizards are allowed in the DOBC for any team. The number of divisions formed will depend on the amount of teams entering DOBC. Each division-winner will move on to the playoffs. In the playoffs teams are seeded by their division record.

Player Awards: 1) Raging Rookie Ring - for all-round outstanding rookie preformance goes to - Salvation
2) Iron Fist Trophy - for most TD's goes to - Sneaky
3) Skullcracker Trophy - for most Cas. goes to - Contagion

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Event #2a: Worlds Edge Mountains Monumental Tournament: (held simultaneously with Kislev Open Championships)
(Swiss tournament) (Max. TR 125)
Winner: Gooooooold! coached by origami
Final match replay

A chance for some of the lower tier teams to get back on track. This dwarven tournament was once held in the great dwarven city of Karaz-a-Karak but recently it has been moved to Karak Kadrin, the origin of many mighty Troll Slayers. After moving, the nature of this tournament has changed from a gigantic battlefield joined by the toughest of teams into more training camp-like surroundings. Teams from all over the known lands swarm to this tournament in hopes of riseing to greatness in this mighty Dwarven city by the edge of the Worlds Edge Mountains.
No Star Players or wizards (except Hafling master chefs and goblin secret weapons) are allowed in the WEMMC. On round 1, teams are seeded randomly.

Player Awards: 1) Golden Gauntlet - best Block in the final game, goes to Vrak

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Event #2b: Kislev Open Championships (held simultaneously with Worlds Edge Tournament)
(KO tournament) (Max. TR 200)
Winner: Red Diamonds coached by soren72
Final match replay

KO tournament held in Kislev. The violent nature of Blood Bowl combined with the frozen tundras of Kislev. Makes every player participating in this event an Ulric worshipper overnight. The KC sponsors invented a new seeding system for their tournament. It's called "The Race Similarity Chart", and is used so that each team randomly will be matched up against the team equal/closest to their own race, according to the chart. But before the chart is used, the teams are randomly split up into multiple divisions, and the chart is then applied on each division seperately. This is done to ensure that every pairing is possible in the final. No Star Players or wizards (except for goblin secret weapons, halfling master chefs and undead/necromantic necromancers) are allowed in the KC.

The Race Similarity Chart: ---Goblin--Halfling--Wood Elf--Elf--High Elf--Dark Elf--Skaven--Amazon--Human--Norse--Dwarf--Chaos Dwarf--Chaos--Orc--Necromantic--Khemri--Undead--Vampire--Ogre--Lizardmen--->

Player Awards: 1) Wasteland Warrior Medal - best Forced Fumble or Int (or defensive play) in the final game, goes to H'torg

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Event #3a: Loren Forest Faerie Folk Cup: (held simultaneously with 'Eadsplitta Cup)
(KO tournament) (Max. TR 150)
Winner: Fangs of Sotek coached by dr_scitt
Final match replay

Elven tournament, originally dubbed "The Moonlight Bowl" in Fan-Elthárin. However, the Elven name proved too difficult for the common man, so people started referring to it as the Loren Forest Faerie Folk Cup, or "Loren Cup" in short. This tournament is held in the Loren Forest in Bretonnia. Teams with a "Dirty Player" on the roster will not be allowed to compete in the Loren Cup. The Elves favor skill ahead of mayhem, and therefore no Star Players or wizards are allowed in the Loren Cup. Teams are seeded randomly.

Player Awards: 1) Maiden Marksman Trophy - best Cp in the final game, goes to Tehenn

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Event #3b: Tribal 'Eadsplitta Cup: (held simultaneously with the Loren Cup)
(KO tournament) (Max. TR 200)
Winner: Red Diamonds coached by soren72
Final Match Replay

This orcish event, held in Dark Lands. This cup is renowned for attracting the meanest and toughest teams every year. And it is tradition that after each match, the fans invade the field to feast on the corpses. Wizards are not allowed in the TEC (not even halfling chef's ingredients), as the opposing team's Necromancers would blast 'em or Orcs and other hungry creatures in the audience would just eat 'em before their time comes in the match. Nevertheless, these guys LOVE to see Star players, who can be hired as freebooters for any team until the semifinals (ie. star players in finals and semifinals are NOT allowed). Once it is time for the semis, the stars collect their money, wrap a cloak around them and sneak out as quitly as possible. Even though star players do stuff for money, no coach can offer them large enough a sum to make them run to the field during the semis or finals of the 'Eadsplitta Cup. That sounds more dangerous than what happened to the Halfling who accidentally drought a Treeman's lunch during half-time (boy, the second half saw some of the scariest-looking TTMs ever). Teams are seeded randomly.

Player Awards: 1) Gutz n' Gore Trophy - best Cas. in the final game, goes to Christian

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Event #4a: Great Grudge Bowl:
(Long Round Robin, single division, Top 16 playoffs) (No TR limitations)
Winner: Moonlight Stalkers coached by dr_scitt
Final match replay

Held at the legendary Altdorf Colosseum. This is THE BIGGEST tournament all season. This is the arena where legends are born...and killed. No Star Players or wizards (except Halfling master chefs, Necromantic/Undead Necromancers and Goblin secret weapons) are allowed in the GGB.

All teams who sign up are placed into the same division. Player Awards: 1) Throne Of Supremacy - for all-round outstanding performance in a single match (Perfect Larson or the nearest equivalent) was not handed out because there was no "perfect" Larson - thus half a dozen players were tied for the award.
2) Scepter Of Studliness - for most TDs in a single match was shared by
Bitz of Razor sharp rats for 3 TDs in a single match
and Bull of pride of Keepers of the flame for 3 TDs in a single match.
3) Grim Reaper Trophy - for most Casualties caused in a single match was shared by
Strider of Alliance Reborn for 4 CAS in a single match
and Shadowfang of Moonlight Stalkers for 4 CAS in a single match.
4) Helm Of Honor - for most Completions in a single match went to
Djellark of Razor sharp rats for 4 comps in a single match.
5) Dragon Tooth Trophy - for most Interceptions in a single match was given as a team award shared by
Cassie and her friends for 2 Interceptions total in a single match
and Dredd the Grudgebringers! for 2 Interceptions total in a single match.

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Event #4b: Little Grudge Bowl:
(Short Round Robin, Top 4 playoffs) (Max. TR 150)
Winner: We wantss the powerss coached by Mr_QB
Final match replay

The "little brother" of Great Grudge Bowl, the Little Grudge Bowl is a tournament only meant for amateur teams. This tournament is held behind the Altdorf Coliseum, and it is open only for coaches who have got a second team in Grudge League. Due to the organisers' really small budget, there won't be special player awards in the Little Grudge Bowl. However, the winning team will get a trophy (worth 5 GL points), as usual.

Player Awards: NONE!

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Event #5a: Mootland Motivational Meeting:
(Round Robin) (MAX. TR 130, Halfling and Goblin teams have got free entry)
Winner: Caraz-a-Carak Distillers coached by Erod
Final match replay

Scoffed at in the beginning, this tournament organized by Harry Hairyfoot, the famous winer of the Moot during its "New Wine Festival", slowly gained a good reputation between the exahusted end-season teams. The good climate, not too harsh pairings and the idea of a final dinner instead of a final game are all good addition to the chance of practicing in the field for the next, demanding season. In this season the halflings of the moot like to sit down and see plain bloodbowl matches in front of the sweet Moot sunshine, so the presence of overpaid and overviolent Star Players, or of dangerous Mages is strictly forbidden (except of course Hafling master chefs!). Any teams with a Claw or RSC skill are forbidden from entering the Mootland Motivational. The first turn of the tournament is seeded by TS.

Player Awards: 1) Strongbranch Trophy - for most successful Throw Team Mate actions goes to Wooden Spoon
2) Small Feet Trophy - for the best foul in the tournament (best non-recovered kill or stat drop caused by a foul) goes to Andrew II of Hell Mouth Honeys for causing two non-prevented permanent injuries by fouling in a single match.

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Event #5b: L'Anguille High Tower
(Swiss) (TR 130-180)
Winner: Korhedron's Fanatics coached by Erod
Final match replay

As the time passed, at the side of the local chivalric tournament the Bretonnian nobles liked to attend, a lot of attention was drained by a countemporaneous Bloodbowl tournament held outside of the city, along the river Sannez that flows from Couronne. The final match of this tournament is held instead at the top of the High Tower, the ancient Elven fortress whose seelight guides all of the ships of Bretonnia.

Player prizes: 1) "Octagon", named after the form of the tower that dominates Languille (and that is the highest building in the Old World!) to the player that gains most SPP in the playoffs goes to - Vrhaner
2) the "Lance" to the best scorer in the playoffs - goes to - "too many players tied at 1 TD each: prize was not given to anyone"

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Event #5c: Skavenblight Invitational:
(Was never held due to the lack of participants!)
(Double KO with losers' bracket) (TR 175+)
Winner: Tournament was never held coached by Tournament was never held
Final match replay

The great skaven stronghold is home to this tournament. It is the last tournament of the season, the last chance to finish on top and only a few teams qualify for the sought-after invitation. No Star Players or wizards (except Halfling master chefs, Necromantic/Undead Necromancers and Goblin secret weapons) are allowed in the SI. Teams are seeded according to Grudge League points collected so far: #1 team faces the last place team, #2 team faces second last etc. In case BYEs need to be handed out, the sneaky skavens do this randomly during the first round.

Player Awards: 1) Horned Rat Trophy - best Dodge in the final game, goes to - Tournament was never held

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Event #6: Protagonist's Prowl Promotional
(Promotional match) (Top 2 fan factor)
Winner: Test team coached by Testcoach
Match replay

A promotional match held in Nuln, between the two most popular teams in the league. Star Players and wizards are both allowed in the PPP, anything to put on a good show.

Player Awards: 1) Silver Ball Trophy - best TD in the promotional match, goes to - Testplayer

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