Everybody's favourite knockout competition is back!
Quote from: ossie85 on February 08, 2013, 06:43:48 PM
A simple game...
The lowest scoring team is eliminated each week, until we have a winner!
You can get immunity from elimination if you had the highest score the week before (up until round 10) - in which case the 2nd lowest scoring team is eliminated.
So, who has what it takes to be World Idol?
Eliminated TeamsR1: Dublin (1107)
R2: New York (1124)
R3: Berlin (1133)
R4: Cairo (1122)
R5: Mexico City (1157)
R6: London (1079)
R7: Christchurch (1260)
R8: PNL (1300)
R9: Tokyo (1190)
R10: Rio de Janeiro (1200)
R11: Seoul (1280)
R12: Beijing (1203)
R13: Pacific (1285)
R14: New Delhi (1279)
R15: Buenos Aires (1176)
R16: Cape Town (1299)
R17: Toronto (1256)
Winner: Rome (1451)
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Another year of rebuilding is on the agenda for the Destroyers (1107) - is our perception of this WXV juggernaut changing?
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S08E18/151367.jpg?b64lines=IEFMTCBUSElTIFNFTEYtUFJPTU9USU9OLAogVEVBTSBTVUJNSVNTSU9OIEVSUk9SUywgCiBERVNUUlVDVElPTiBPRiBGT1JXQVJEUwogLS0gQVJFIFRIRVNFIFRIRQogVEhJTkdTIFdFIFRISU5LIE9GIFdIRU4KIFdFIFRISU5LIE9GIFRIRSBJUklTSD8g)
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With coach RD listing all the New York (1124) drop in player averages from last season to the first 2 rounds of this season, I couldn't help but immediately think of this:
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S14E18/339464.jpg?b64lines=SSd2ZSBjb21lIHRvIGhhdGUgCm15IG93biBjcmVhdGlvbi4KTm93IEkga25vdyBob3cgR29kIGZlZWxzLg==)
Me last week during my celebrations
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S09E22/838587.jpg?b64lines=IERPIFdFIFdBTlQgT0xEIE1BTgogTklHRSBIRVJFIFdJVEggSElTCiBGSU5HRVIgT04gVEhFIEJVVFRPTj8KIFdIQVQgQlVUVE9OPyE=)
Me now
Berlin (1133)
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S09E22/1061960.jpg?b64lines=IE9ILCBOSUdFIFdBUyBSSUdIVCEKIEknTSBDUkFTSElORyBBTkQgQlVSTklORyEKIENSQVNISU5HIEFORCBCVVJOSU5HIQ==)
A team that I don't recall often getting into the 2nd half of the year, we once again say 'maybe next year' to Cairo (1122)
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S13E17/958833.jpg?b64lines=IFdoeSBtdXN0IGxpZmUgYmUgc28KIGhhcmQ_ISBXaHkgbXVzdCBJIGZhaWwgaW4KIGV2ZXJ5IGF0dGVtcHQgYXQgCiBXb3JsZCBJZG9sPyE=)
The overly critical could say the Suns (1157) haven't had two hands on the wheel for a while now...
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S08E21/269101.jpg?b64lines=IEhFUkUgSVMgV0hFUkUgSSBTVE9QUEVECiBMT09LSU5HLCBBVUdVU1QgMjJORCwgMjAyMSAuLi4gCiBPSCwgTk8uLi4gT0gsIE5PLg==)
I thought long and hard about London's (1079), and I kept coming back to this simple yet layered dialog
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S10E08/122605.jpg?b64lines=IFJFTEFYLiBTSEUgSlVTVCBORUVEUyBBCiBMSVRUTEUgTE9WSU5HLiAKICplbmdpbmUgZ3JpbmRpbmcq)
Considering those whom came before, and the fact Christchurch (1260) won by about 300 points this week... you think it would be enough! No matter how hard you try.
(https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/_2479.png)
Sad reacts only as the good guys and 2022 World Idol PNL (1300) exit the competition
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S11E06/283160.jpg?b64lines=IEkgSEFWRSBTT01FIEJBRCBORVdTCiBBQk9VVCBQTkwuIA==)
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S11E06/284760.jpg?b64lines=IE5PVCBQTkwh)
Tokyo (1190) often last OK in World Idol and 2023 has seen a change in fortunes... until now
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S05E11/760976.jpg?b64lines=IFBVUlBTLCBJJ0QgQkUgTFlJTkcgSUYgSQogU0FJRCBNWSBNRU4gV0VSRU4nVAogSU5DT05TSVNURU5ULgoKICpGQUlSIEVOT1VHSCo=)
A cool customer normally, Rio de Janeiro (1200) knew they were in trouble early and buckled to the pressure...
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S07E12/454053.jpg?b64lines=IE9rYXksIFBCLiBQcmVzc3VyZSdzIG9uLgogRG9uJ3QgY2hva2UsIGRvbid0IGNob2tlLCAKIGRvbid0IGNob2tlLCBkb24ndC4uLgogICAgICAgY2hva2UhCgogT2gsIG1hbiEgSSBrbmV3IEkgd2FzCiBnb2luZyB0byBjaG9rZS4g)
They're a great team, but not even Seoul (1280) is impervious to Clarry's absence
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S09E06/974923.jpg?b64lines=IENsYXJyeTogSkIsIEknVkUgR09UIFNPTUUKIEJBRCBORVdTIC4uLiBJIEdPVCBISVQgQlkgCiBBIENPVVBMRSBPRiBDQVJTLiBJIFdPTidUIAogQkUgQUJMRSBUTyBQTEFZIFRPREFZLg==)
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S09E06/985550.jpg?b64lines=IEpCOiBUaW1lIGZvciB0aGUgYmFja3VwIHBsYW4uCiBDQUxEV0VMTCwgSE9XJ1MgWU9VUiBBUk0KIEZFRUxJTkc_IAogSkM6IEdSRUFUISAKIEdPT0QuIFRBS0UgVEhJUyBOT1RFIE9WRVIgCiBUTyBUSEUgQURNSU5JU1RSQVRPUi4KICpXRSBGT1JFRkVJVCo=)
(a shame the immunity clause wore off this week!)
I concede this doesn't really work, but I think of this every time I see Josh Battle, whom was one of many that let down Beijing (1203) this week
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S04E20/291256.jpg?b64lines=IFdIQVQnUyBBIEJBVFRMRT8gCiAoZm9yY2VkIGxhdWdoKSBMRVQnUyBHTy4gCiBESUQgVEhBVCBCT1kgU0FZICJXSEFUJ1MgQQogQkFUVExFPyIgTk8uIEhFIFNBSUQKICJQSUNLIEpPU0ggQkFUVExFIg==)
He couldn't do it this time for Pacific (1285)
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S09E24/979711.jpg?b64lines=IEknTSBOT1QgTk9STUFMTFkgQQogUFJBWUlORyBNQU4gQlVUIElGIFlPVSdSRQogVVAgVEhFUkUsIFBMRUFTRSBTQVZFIE1FLAogQk9OVEVNUEVMTEku)
New Delhi (1279) coaches have finally had enough of Horne-Francis' topsy turvy performances (36 this week)...
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S03E17/1075386.jpg?b64lines=IEpBU09OIQogSSB0aG91Z2h0IEkgdG9sZCB5b3UgdG8KIHRyaW0gdGhvc2Ugc2lkZWJ1cm5zISBHbwogaG9tZSEgWW91J3JlIG9mZiB0aGUKIHRlYW0hIEZPUiBHT09EIQ==)
*low key this is the 2nd best 'of this meme' to be produced this week
Congratulations to the final 4!
We have our 3 big heavy hitters remaining... and Cape Town! Go Cape Town!
Buenos Aires
Toronto
Rome
Cape Town
Buenos Aires (1176) appear to be repeating history, with a terrible lull at the back end of the H&A season.
But, we know how that ultimately ended, so they'll concede this one
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S06E08/134400.jpg?b64lines=IEFMTCBSSUdIVCBXWFZzLCBZT1UKIFdJTiBUSElTIFJPVU5ELg==)
KATE CARRIES ON
Another title headed to the Boys Club :-X
It was an amazing run and we all wanted Cape Town (1299) to win it! But Toronto and Rome operate on another level...
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S11E06/768160.jpg?b64lines=IFlPVSd2ZSBIQUQgWU9VUiBNT01FTlQgCiBJTiBUSEUgU1VOIEFORCBOT1cKIElUJ1MgVElNRSBGT1IgWU9VCiBUTyBHUkFDRUZVTExZIFNURVAgQVNJREUu)
It was a clear win to the team with - in my opinion - the biggest arsenal, so it's fitting that the Rome Gladiators (1451) win the 2023 World Idol! Commiserations to Toronto 'Nollsy' Wolves (1256).
(Rome to Toronto)
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S04E07/1214279.jpg?b64lines=IEkgV0FTIFdSRVNUTElORyBXT0xWRVMKIEJBQ0sgV0hFTiBZT1UgV0VSRSBBVAogWU9VUiBNT1RIRVInUyBURUFULg==)
And once again, CONGRATULATIONS TO ROME for its first ever Idol victory!
(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S03E19/359749.jpg?b64lines=IE9oLCBteSBHb2QuLi4gSSB3b24uIAogSSB3b24hIA==)