It was Toronto vs Quebec City in an all-Canadian showdown. These cities have a Vs. System history, with Torontonian David Fielder making Top 8 in SoCal and Dominic Gaudreault placing second at WWE last year.

 

And it's yet another notch in my Quebec vs. Ontario competition with Jason Grabher-Meyer, and I intend to catch up to him and take him down!

 

Mathieu won the toss and chose odds, and with a 6-1 record on the line for both of them, the game was on!

 

Turn 1

Charlotte mulliganed, and both players passed. That was easy.

 

Turn 2

Charlotte played Hector Hammond, and Mathieu had no drop. Hector swung for 2 (50-48).

 

Turn 3

Mathieu played Slipstream in the visible area.

 

Charlotte played Jade in front of Hector.

 

Mathieu swung Slipstream into Jade. Charlotte responded with Pest Control, gaining 2 endurance and stunning Slipstream, without Jade stunning back (52-45).

 

Hector hit for direct endurance loss (52-43), and Jade did not ready.

 

Turn 4

 

Charlotte flipped a Book of Oa, discarding Grayven. She recruited Fiero into the hidden area, setting up a huge burn-factory without giving up much board advantage.

 

Mathieu recruited Frostbite into his visible area behind Slipstream.

 

Charlotte passed her attack, and Mathieu sent Frostbite into Jade (46-43). He then sent Slipstream into Hector, who stunned, while Charlotte burned Mathieu for 6 with Fiero. Charlotte recovered Hector, and it was Ashley 38, Brochu 34.

Turn 5

 

Mathieu recruited Johnny Quick into the hidden area.

 

Charlotte played Solomon Grundy in front of Hector.

 

Mathieu sent Frostbite into Hector (35-30), then Johnny Quick with Thunderous Onslaught into Grundy (26-30).

 

Slipstream attacked, paid to ready, then attacked again, and Fiero let loose with another 6 endurance burn. The totals were Ashley 18, Brochu 14. Mathieu was trying desperately to gain some board advantage and deal out some endurance loss, but Fiero was the key to Charlotte's supremacy. Mathieu would need something to bring Fiero out of hiding or attack her if he wanted to win.

 

Charlotte recovered Grundy, and on to . . .

Turn 6

 

Charlotte used her Book, discarding John Stewart, then recruited Kilowog.

 

Mathieu recruited Superwoman into his hidden area. He had Quick, in the visible area from the Onslaught, in front of Slipstream, with Frostbite in support.

 

Charlotte sent her Grundy smashing into Frostbite. Slipstream reinforced, and we were tied at 14.

 

Charlotte then sent Kilowog into Johnny Quick, dropping Mathieu to 0. Fiero burnt for six, dropping him to (-6).

 

Mathieu had Superwoman attack Grundy with Locked in Combat, Cosmic Conflict, and Thunderous Onslaught . . . but could only muster 15 endurance loss, dropping Charlotte to (-1), and losing by 5 to Fiero's burn.

 

Charlotte Ashley wins!