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Scott Smith and Alex Brown duke it out in the final match of the tournament! |
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Two of the four seeded players were knocked out of the Top 8 in the quarterfinals, and only Alex Brown and Scott Smith survived. Scott is playing David Helsby in the other semifinal, while I am covering Alex Brown’s match against Andrew Morris. |
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Luke Bartter has made multiple $10K Top 8 appearances, and I seeded him fourth going into this tournament. He is facing Andrew Morris, who is playing in his very first $10K! |
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I had Scott as my second seed going into the tournament, and he has not disappointed me so far. |
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Playing for a possible Top 8 berth, both of these players needed to win this draft pod to even have a chance of making it. |
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See how Alex Brown's deck stacks up! |
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Sitting down and covering Alex Brown’s drafting for a place in the Top 8 was an honor. |
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Check out Enchante's ongoing account of Day 1 right here! |
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The winner of the round would be the only undefeated player left in the tournament. |
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This was the battle of the ages, yet it had to happen during round 5 and not the finals. Nevertheless, it was going to be an exciting match to cover. |
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The first thing Scott does is look at the registration sheet, not to see if it is correct but to see if it contains any Faces of Evil. |
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They were there for pride, for glory, for fame . . . but most of all, for bragging rights! |
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Both Alex and Lindsay are from Sydney, which is the Vs. capital of Australia. |
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These two were both on my Top 8 Seedings list—how could I not cover this match in the first round? |
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Just like in professional sports, I am going to rank the eight players who I think have the best chance of winning the whole thing—with a little explanation to boot. |
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I sat down with the widely known Alex “Uly” Brown to talk about The Avengers, PC Indy, writing for Metagame, his nickname, terrorists, and what he thinks of having such a high rating going into this tournament. |
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Welcome to $10K Melbourne! |
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