On July 11 2023 15:46 shadowyice wrote:
ranking 3-5 depend on outcomes of matches TL vs ABS and SSLT vs DKZ
ranking 6-8 depend on outcomes of matches PH vs SR and also SSLT vs DKZ
TL vs ABS and PH vs SR are both played next Sat while SSLT vs DKZ is played next Sun, so there might be the possibility that a "best" outcome for both teams can be calculated before that match. Not to imply any match fixing, just to say I can't even imagine at the beginning of the season that the last day of the regular season is of such importance.
If DKZ and SSLT want to get the safe outcome for both, they don't need to know the outcome of the other matches. DKZ winning in an ace match gives them 24 points, and a map score of +26, which is untouchable by RL. Losing an ace match gives SSLT 16 points, which cannot be beaten by both SR and PH. So it doesn't even matter what the others do if they "agree" to that. However, PH and SR also know that they are both out with a straight loss, so might "agree" to play for an Ace match, knowing that 1 point might be enough to progress, but 0 definitely isn't, regardless of the outcome of DKZ vs SSLT. It's a bit of a weird situation.
EPT
