{"id":584,"date":"2013-05-10T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/?p=584"},"modified":"2013-05-10T08:28:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T13:28:00","slug":"mb-playoff-roundup-may-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/2013\/05\/mb-playoff-roundup-may-10\/","title":{"rendered":"MB Playoff Roundup &#8211; May 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>MB Playoffs &#8211; First Round<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Today is the final day of Round 1. Winners advance to the quarterfinals beginning tomorrow, while the losers move to the consolation bracket and the 9th place quarterfinals. Round 2 lasts only 8 furious days from tomorrow through next Sunday, May 18.<\/p>\n<p>Notes from Thursday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JP had the highest Thursday point total with 155, some of that coming via Randomized picks from earlier in the round that had been missed<\/li>\n<li>Due to that, he has sliced Chris&#8217; lead to just 33, making that a battle again; Doug leads Greg by 49 in the other matchup that is up for grabs<\/li>\n<li>Today there are a whopping 346 points available and another 164 points possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" width=\"334\"><\/th>\n<th width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Thursday Pts<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Bristol<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>1016<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>100<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>NicCage<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">Bristol is awaiting the winner of Doug &amp; Greg, the most hotly contested matchup of Round 1.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Doug<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>951<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>123<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Greg<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>902<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>12<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>2<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">In an outcome not at all surprising considering this matchup, Doug and Greg scored only a 1-point difference on Thursday, with Doug nudging his lead from 48 to 49.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Chris<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>808<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>48<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>JP<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>775<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>155<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">JP stormed back on Thursday outscoring Chris by 107 and turning this one back into a contest heading into the final day. Some of the point total came from the Randomizer on previously missed picks. Thus, we now have a 2nd matchup to keep an eye on during this final Friday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>skizzow<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>1014<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>114<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Bred<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>292<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>12<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">skizzow awaits the winner of Chris &amp; JP, which as of yesterday looked like it would certainly be Chris, but is now back in the &#8220;too close to call&#8221; section.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Ryan<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>1082<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>116<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>mxknkl<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>897<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>85<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">Ryan extended his lead by 31 more points on Thursday and Friday should serve as a victory lap before the highly anticipated showdown with Jimmy in Round 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Jimmy<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>932<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>134<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>MegaBot<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>407<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>73<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DJnKm6ftPu0\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy vs. Ryan, part 2<\/a> is coming.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>abittner<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>1128<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>120<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>tonewil<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>890<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>88<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">abittner currently has the highest point total in Round 1 and should mathematically clinch the win sometime this afternoon. This sets up an all-rookie quarterfinal with Danny.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Danny<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>929<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>105<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Mattyb22<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">Danny, one of 3 rookie to advance to the quarterfinals will square off with another in abittner.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MB Playoffs &#8211; First Round Today is the final day of Round 1. Winners advance to the quarterfinals beginning tomorrow, while the losers move to the consolation bracket and the 9th place quarterfinals. Round 2 lasts only 8 furious days from tomorrow through next Sunday, May 18. Notes from Thursday: JP had the highest Thursday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[184],"class_list":["post-584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mb-2013","tag-mb-playoffs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588,"href":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584\/revisions\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}