Scrub Brush Challenge Update — Round 7
All right, this might be the most exciting Scrub Brush Challenge update ever, because we’ve never had so many competitors this close to the top! Check it out!
Adam Bettiol is at table 57 with 3 wins, playing Morgan Garrett.
Michael Bueno — SCRUBBED! Awww . . .
Oscar Castaneda — SCRUBBED! Awww . . .
Adam Corn is at table 5 with 5 wins, playing Joseph Zeng.
Sam Gomez is at table 8 with 5 wins, playing Eric Ing who is also a competitor, with 5 wins.
Eric Ing is at table 8 with 5 wins, playing Sam Gomez who is also a competitor with 5 wins.
Austin Kulman is at table 7 with 5 wins, playing Jake McNeely (they’re this round’s feature match as well)
Fili Luna is at table 3 with 5 wins, playing Tyler Ziegler.
Chris Moosman is at table 1 with 6 wins, playing Maurice Cariaso.
Sam Mulvihill is at table 66 with 3 wins, playing Dustin Mayeda.
Kyle Norman — SCRUBBED! Awww . . .
Andrew Novoa is at table 18 with 4 wins, playing Landon Hall.
Sam Post is at table 4 with 5 wins, playing Tora Uy.
Nathan Strand — SCRUBBED! Awww . . .
Rory Toestemeier — SCRUBBED! Awww . . .
Daniel Wood is at table 82 with 2 wins, playing Zachary Messinger.
Wilson Yu is at table 10 with 5 wins, playing Max Engman.
Look at that — we have seven competitors in tables 1-8! This is definitely a first, and I think it’s a given we’re going to have some winners this weekend. With only one round remaining, these guys have fought long and hard to move on up. I’ll bring you a final accounting in the Scrub Brush Challenge Aftermath!
Scrub Brush Update — Round 5!
All right! We’re back to take another look at today’s competitors. There are only three rounds remaining, and things are looking pretty good for quite a few of these guys. Here we go!
Adam Bettiol is at table 49 with 2 wins, playing Riley Barry.
Michael Bueno is at table 70 with 2 wins, playing Malcolm Storness-Bliss.
Oscar Castaneda is at table 74 with 2 wins, playing Tyler Difloe.
Adam Corn is at table 31 with 3 wins, playing Jonathan Weigle.
Sam Gomez is at table 2 with 4 wins, playing Kevin Hor.
Eric Ing is at table 1 with 4 wins, playing Patrick Brown.
Austin Kulman is at table 34 with 3 wins, playing Francisco Rivera.
Fili Luna is at table 14 with 3 wins, playing Jerome Olson.
Chris Moosman is at table 4 with 4 wins, playing Kenny So.
Sam Mulvihill is at table 46 with 2 wins, playing Patrick Williams.
Kyle Norman is at table 20 with 3 wins, playing Byron Pierce.
Andrew Novoa is at table 9 with 3 wins, playing Sam Post, who is also a competitor with 3 wins.
Sam Post is at table 9 with 3 wins, playing Andrew Novoa, who is also a competitor with 3 wins.
Nathan Strand is at table 73 with 2 wins, playing Chris Parshall.
Rory Toestemeier – SCRUBBED! Awww . . . well, he’s off to the side events.
Daniel Wood is at table 65 with 2 wins, playing Jack Arnold.
Wilson Yu is at table 22 with 3 wins playing Chris Killgo.
You know, that’s a lot of competitors who are undefeated/in the top tables of the event. We could even end up with multiple winners this time, if they keep it up. I’ll be back again in round 7 — the next to last round — to give you the final update before the end.
Scrub Brush Challenge — Round 3 Update!
All right, time to check in and see how our competitors are faring. It’s early in the day still, but it’s never too early to get off to a good start. Here they are, in alphabetical order:
Adam Bettiol is at table 81 with 1 win, playing Cody Shimazu.
Michael Bueno is at table 93 with no wins, playing Dalton Thompson.
Oscar Castaneda is at table 32 with 1 win, playing Robert Lim.
Adam Corn is at table 83 with 1 win, playing Alex Logsdon.
Sam Gomez is at table 5 with 2 wins, playing Erik Scott.
Eric Ing is at table 7 with 2 wins, playing Mike Powers.
Austin Kulman is at table 45 with 1 win, playing Daniel Wood, also in the challenge with 1 win.
Fili Luna is at table 18 with 2 wins, playing Art Atayan.
Chris Moosman is at table 27 with 2 wins, playing Robert Harder.
Sam Mulvihill is at table 77 with 1 win, playing Kyle Lopez.
Kyle Norman is at table 10 with 2 wins, playing Jerome Olsen.
Andrew Novoa is at table 28 with 2 wins, playing Antonio Giorlando.
Sam Post is at table 43 with 1 win, playing Patrick Williams.
Nathan Strand is at table 44 with 1 win, playing Steven Leon-Guerrero
Rory Toestemeier is at table 71 with 1 win, playing Jason Arnold.
Daniel Wood is at table 45 with 1 win, playing Austin Kulman who is also in the challenge with 1 win.
Wilson Yu is at table 70 with 1 win, playing Christopher Holmes.
Well, we have several undefeated players here so far, and look! We have two at the top tables! So far things are looking good for getting a winner this time, don’t you think? I’ll be back in round 5 with another update!
Scrub Brush Challenge — Seattle!
All right, there were lots more people who wanted to participate than I had room to cover, so, alas . . . a few participants were disappointed. Still, we’ve a nice assortment of competitors today, so let’s get along with it and see who’s running the gauntlet!
Kyle Norman is 18 years old, and is from Granada Hills, California. He’s representing Team Madness, and is running Earth beatdown today.
Andrew Novoa is 19 years old and from San Francisco, California. He’s representing Team Junky Spot, and participated in our last challenge in Austin.
Daniel Wood is 14 years old, and is from Auburn, Washington. He’s representing Team OTK.
Rory Toestemeier is 14 years old, from Vancouver, Washington, and is here as a Brave Individual. Rory has autism.
Wilson Yu is 18 years old, and is from San Francisco, California. He’s pretty sure he was the first person to make an impact with Zaborgs at last year’s Shonen Jump So Cal.
Sam Mulvihill is 20 years old and is from Normandy Park, Washington. He’s representing Team Fusion, and has the goofiest looking picture ever to be featured in Beckett’s, depicting him raising his arms in triumph after Austin Kulman’s win at Nationals.
Sam Post is 17 years old, and from Bellevue, Washington. He’s representing Team Fusion, and would like to call attention to his “sweet afro.”
Oscar Castaneda is 22 years old, from San Francisco, California. He’s representing Team Junky Spot, and turned to trading card games to stay competitive after an injury knocked him out of sports.
Eric Ing is 14 years old, from Seattle, Washington. He’s representing Team OTK. He’s apparently #2 in North America, and has placed Top 8 in every Seattle regional this past year.
Adam Corn is 15, and from Orange County, California. He’s representing Team Shuffle and Cut. He’s taking advantage of being on Metagame.com to deliver a shout out — ''Lance Leonhardt, Michael Cawit, Michael Johnson, Alex Dye, Kevin Hor, and Anthony Darrah, you guys are my heroes!''
Chris Moosman is 17 years old, from Seaside, California. He’s representing Team Junky Spot, and placed Top 8 at the Denver Shonen Jump Championship.
Nathan Strand is 19 years old, and is from Olympia Washington. He’s representing Team OTK. He plays on his college’s golf team.
Austin Kulman is 12 years old and he’s from Washington. He’s representing Team Fusion, and won this year’s U.S. National Championships.
Michael Bueno is 14 years old, from Daly City, California. He’s representing Team Junky Spot.
Adam Bettiol is 16 years old, and he is from Salem, Oregon. He’s representing Team Soul Patrol.
Fili Luna is 19, and he’s from Arlington, Texas. He’s representing Team Outphase.
Sam Gomez is 16 years old, from Keizer, Oregon. He’s representing Team Soul Patrol.