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[https://youtu.be/mc8xhGo4940?t=5734 Zakuroman/Hiroshi/Yanjirou vs Kenoh/GRID/Gian]<br> | [https://youtu.be/mc8xhGo4940?t=5734 Zakuroman/Hiroshi/Yanjirou vs Kenoh/GRID/Gian]<br> | ||
[https://youtu.be/x74ptbFkDs8?t=5023 Maru/Kentucky/Kodsuka vs Ozuma/Ryumi/Sawakoro] | [https://youtu.be/x74ptbFkDs8?t=5023 Maru/Kentucky/Kodsuka vs Ozuma/Ryumi/Sawakoro] | ||
===The Loser Bracket aka Loser's Resurrection=== | ===The Loser Bracket aka Loser's Resurrection=== | ||
After the initial blocks were finished, it was time for the loser bracket to commence. We had a lot of work ahead of us, | After the initial blocks were finished, it was time for the loser bracket to commence. We had a lot of work ahead of us, and we made it all the way into the Loser Bracket finals. This would have marked the first time an overseas player would have achieved getting into the top 4 in KOFXI, but we fell short just one win away, getting eliminated by Tacchi's unusual team of Jenet/Malin/Leader King, who moved on to the semi finals.<br> | ||
Meanwhile, the B-Block finals were Kenoh/GRID/Gian vs Maru/Kentucky/Kodsuka. Kenoh lead, facing Maru. Maru whiffed a Crow Bites with Kula, Kenoh took the opportunity to stun and KO her with an optimized combo from Oswald to Kyo. Interestingly, he didn't shift back to Oswald for the better okizeme but instead stuck to Kyo. Stuck in the corner, Maru lost Vanessa to a Kyo > Ryo LDM combo after an unfortunate far C whiff. The match didn't last much longer with the lone Oswald having no chance against three full characters of Kenoh.<br> | |||
Playing again in 2nd position, Kodsuka sat down and faced Kenoh's Kyo, who put him first instead of Oswald, either to avoid the mirror match or simply because he feels more confident in this particular matchup. It worked out well for him, punishing an accidental card throw from Kodsuka with a shift > Ace combo, killing Oswald. It appeared at first that Kodsuka's K' would have a much better time against Kenoh's Oswald, but he got caught in an unlucky scramble and had to saving shift to Terry to avoid Ryo's LDM. As always, Kodsuka's Terry proved very strong, but after a bit of poking, a throw and a resulting 50/50 with Kyo, Kenoh was able to defeat him. Kodsuka still had his leader K', but Kenoh's baits and poking-heavy neutral was too much and he was able to take the win.<br> | |||
Only Kentucky was left - time for the boss battle. Kenoh once again led with Kyo, with Oswald in 2nd and Ryo in 3rd position, while Kentucky picked his "true" team of Whip/Athena(L)/Yuri. Playing against Whip is a lesson in anger management and patience, and Kenoh got cornered quickly. He managed to get a crucial jump out into a shift combo to Oswald, once again going for the optimized stun route, leaving Whip 1 pixel from being stunned. The next Oswald got her, and now it was time for Oswald vs Athena. | |||
Kentucky didn't have 2 stocks yet for her LDM, so Athena was way less of a threat and Kenoh managed to get a nice Ryo LDM combo in to take her out. The same fate befell Yuri, and while Kenoh dropped the combo, it was too much damage done and he took the win and secured a spot for his team in the semi finals. His performance over the weekend was truly exceptional, despite him probably not playing has much XI as many of the other players present.<br> | |||
'''A & B Block Loser's Finals Videos:'''<br> | '''A & B Block Loser's Finals Videos:'''<br> | ||
[https://youtu.be/mc8xhGo4940?t=11061 Operaza/Tacchi/Roger vs ATG/TORU/BZR]<br> | |||
[https://youtu.be/x74ptbFkDs8?t=10444 Kenoh/GRID/Gian vs Maru/Kentucky/Kodsuka] | [https://youtu.be/x74ptbFkDs8?t=10444 Kenoh/GRID/Gian vs Maru/Kentucky/Kodsuka] | ||