upon us, Season 4 has only just finished. It was a great battle in the finals
between season 3 finalists LS and PFN. In season 3 PFN won in 2 matches and
season 4 was suppose to go like that too. Lucky Shots had not read the script
though as they beat PFN 4-3 in the first match (after being 3-0 up, it needed
Jordy to clinch in the Tie-Breaker. But in match 2 LS romped to a 4-1 victory,
hence taking the World Cup 2-0 in the bo3 match.
As normal I will go through the players who made it happen and
what they bought to the team. I will start with me as I was the capt for the
majority of the season but end with chris who was the captain to bring it home.
Jason: Well what can I say about
myself? Every time I have got to the finals of a interleague it has always been
down to having a very good co-captain. I mean it is good having the vast amount
of talent I have here too. For me the success wasn't down to me it was down
to Chris(tonz). As for my record this season it was pretty good but I wont be
playing next season as i work nights now.
Jordy: Well everyone knows Jordy!
He shoots pool very well, he had just been on a break but came back strong and
will now captain Xtreme Poolerz in season 5(more on them later). He was especially
important for chris in the first playoff match vs PFN as chris the usual 7th
man in a tie break lost so up stepped jordy and only ran jamie of jamies break!
He was close to getting Playoff MVP but instead it went to someone I will talk
about later, but Jordy had a great playoff finals.
Simon: Well Simon had a indifferent
season as working hours made him miss some matches but he was there when LS
needed him most and that was all that counted. He pulled off a few big wins
for LS and for his captains Jason and Chris. He will no doubt be vital to Aarons
LS team in season 5.
Tony: Well, Well, Well he stayed
awake long enough and often enough to get eligable I think it was because he
like dme and chris and wasn't keen on Bev when she was in LS :P. This guy this
season has really upped his game. He had a good 6v6 season and was eligable
by quite a bit but the playoff final match 2 for Tony was something a little
bit special. He Broke run Andy(pool_warrior) with a run that really shouldn't
have been there and finished it with a dodgy black into the bottom left. Lucky
Shots HA won the WPC World Cup for his League and that run got 10/10 from me.
Jeremy: Jeremy got LS's Allstar
place dispite falling behind Chris in the race for Allstar. But he had a very
good 2 thirds of the season then it all fell away from him a bit but he will
be back with vengance for LS next season. Overall a solid if unspectacular season
but deserves all the credit for what he does for LS.
Aaron: The Captain in waiting has
a tough act to follow! But in Aaron I have no doubt he will bring some of his
own players in but I expect him to stick mainly witht he guys and girls who
played for LS last season. It will be tough in season 5 to win it again but
everyone had written LS chances off before that final so it will be interesting
how well he will do in season 5. Season 4 he was again like Jeremy solid and
dependable. Can he handle the captaincy and the pressures that go with it. We
will see.
JD: The new guy on the team who
is not anywhere as near bad as he thinks he is. He was bought in by me and Chris
and took part in the playoffs, he is getting better and better all the time,
and only sometimes loses because he thinks easy shots through too much but hey
we have all been there i see it a very important season for JD in season 5 and
lets see if he can convert good starts into solid results.
Chris: To end with Chris the Captain
throughout the most important part of the season. This man worked his socks
off and got LS out of some pickles this past season including in both the playoff
rounds defeating LPL and Tc almost single handedly with only 5 men. He was also
the MVP for the playoffs and deserves that award just ahead of the equally impressive
finals player Jordy. A great season overall for Chris and he deserves this more
than anyone.
Overall it was a very successful season for LPL, LS, BNR and
PFN. All for different reasons. BNR took the Championship Title, LPL the Premiership
title, PFN finished there last interleague in style unfortunatly just missing
out on becoming the first team to defend there title but also getting to the
finals in all 4 WPC seasons, and finally Lucky Shots took the WPC World cup
title and they really deserved it and thats now 2 times out of 4 LS has beent
o the finals. So LS and PFN have 3/4 of the finals spots over 4 season this
has got to change and next season there are some strong teams coming in.
WPC Season 5
So with Season 4 literally just out the
way heres a look into season 5! There has been quite a few changes for season
5. New Admins coming in to make it a more broad and fairer competition and give
more leagues in WPC power of Voice. There will also be a Captains meeting every
month to discuss how WPC is going for them and if anything needs changing. There
will be no 2v2 or 3v3 tournaments, all the EXPO tournies will not require cam
but if you do cam and win and send it to the Addy on the Welcome page then you
will score your team one extra point. The demise of the 2v2 and the 3v3 is being
compensated for by a Cup tournament in which every team in WPC must join and
will take place on a sunday at 5pm cases time. This will be a 3v3 carry cup
straight knockout tournament which will have one round a week and will commence
about half way through the 13 week season, there will be more information up
about that in the near future. The Cam rules are simple and will just require
the Timestamp not to be covering your taskbar(that means it must be in the top
of the screen if your taskbar is ont he bottom and vice versa).
So Lets meet the Teams. I will give the
Name of the team, who there Captain is and the Co-Captain is and then what to
watch for with the prediction of 1st - 14th at the end it is a 13 week season
and all one division with top 6 going to the playoffs at the end of the seasona
nd I can see some big teams missing out and watch for one or two Shock Positions.
8 Ball Crushers
Captain: Tray
Co-Captain: Bev
Last Season: 5th in Regular Season
Key Men: ll_plan_ll and classy_bitch_with_attitude
Last season saw 8BC start brilliantly
but then fade because of inactivity but there back and with vengence as Bev
and Treys league ICA merged with 8BC and now they have a active league once
again. I think they will have a good season as Bev seems to always have good
seasons with what ever team she is with usually does well. Look at ultimate
Outlaws last season she was with them for the first part and they were flying.
I don't Expect them to get in the playoffs but they wont be in the bottom 4
either.
Prediction:
8th
Freedom
Captain: Ashley
Co-Captain: Petey
Last Season: N/A
Key Men: Chris(xchrisx) and ll_eskimo_ownage_ll
Well FR technically have one player signed
up in Chris but they have players like Ash and Petey to come along with natural
Legacy and most probably Kimbo and Sukioo coming back or so I have heard. This
means that FR could be the shock to gatecrash the top 6 but the question is
can they get enough depth to sustain sucha challenge if they get it. Lets see
after the first half of the season. Knowing Petey and Ash like I do I fully
expect more names to sign for them.
Position:
9th
Latino Pool Legends
Captain: Tino
Co-Captain: Ant
Last season: Beaten Conference Finalists
Key Men: Ant and Truuma
Latino Pool Legends romped to the Regular
season title lasts eason but faultered against a 5 man Lucky Shots team in the
Conference finals. In Ant and Truuma they have two very strong players and the
rest of the team seem to back them up well with there Captain Tino being LPL
through and through. The question has to be asked though can they make another
push for it and the fact it is on cam I can see these coming very close to the
title. If Ant can perform like he did in season 4 then it will definately be
a playoff birth. Anything less will be seen as a disaster.
Prediction:
3rd
Lucky Shots
Captain: Aaron
Co-Captain: Chris
Last Season: Champions
Key Men: Tonzmaniac and Jeremy
So the team that has become the 4th team
to have a go at defending there title. They have lost Jordy for a start and
will struggle next season I think but can easily make the playoffs. if the right
team is picked by the new captain Aaron and they show and play like they did
all season 4 then LS have a interesting season ahead. It will all depend on
weather fringe players like JD and Tony can have as good of seasons as they
had in season 4 and it all depends on who Aaron or Chris or myself can bring
into LS for the season 5. The season looks good for LS.
Prediction:
6th
Money In The Bank
Captain: Rich
Co-Captain: Scoobz
Last Season: N/A
Key Men: Scoobz and Rich
I don't know much about this league so
this will be kept short and sweet. They seem to be player who didnt like there
old leagues joining together and having a shot at the big time. Will they last?
Its a gamble WPC have taken with this league, I happent ot hink they will but
they will just be learning, expect them to give a good account of themselves
in some matches.
Prediction:
14th
Pool Outlaws
Captain: Ben
Co-Captain: Shane
Last Season: N/A
Key Players: Drew(gpk) and Bluntsmoker
Again another team that just has 3 signed
up but this league is going places as it is one of cases most active leagues
at the moment. They have players however that will have to work out how to keep
it shut at the table and if Drew can avoid getting boxed he will be very big
for PO. If he loses however and doesnt report he will be boxed straight away.
If PO behave and show withthere 'A' game every week then they will have a very
big chance. Can they bring strong players all season? Lets wait and see but
a playoff place is likely.
Postition:
5th
Regul8ors
Captain: Tahir
Co-Captain: Gia
Last Season: N/A
Key Men: windows_creations and Jazzie_for_u
This is a big season for Regul8ors as
they come back from the Interleague wilderness when they used to dominate the
IL's in the time of Pita and Co. They will not have the best season this season
but in windows_cleaning(jason) they have a great player, who on his game can
mix it witht he best of them. They unlike PO and MIB and SPS have a few players
signed up and will no doubt get more. This could be a ok season for Regul8ors,
I expect them to have a good cup run later in the season.
Prediction:
12th
Sexy Poolerz
Captain: Pete
Co-Captain: Ketan
Last Season: Beaten Semi-Fianlists
Key Men: Snooky and Ste
This could be Sexy Poolerz season. It
is All Cam and SP love camtasia, just look at what they did in PLC as SP or
UP. Sexy Poolerz are going to contest with every team and I think will be one
of the top 2 seeds in WPC come playoff time. Players like Ste, Snooky and Pete
will be important for SP. I think it wil be important that Conners and Pascal
play for SP this season too. This team will go places this season.
Prediction:
2nd
Simply Pool Souls
Captain: Monte
Co-Captain: Kat
Last Season: N/A
Key Players: Monte and Kat
Simply Pool Souls are again new to the
interleague scene but there captain and co-captain have played in PLC and WPC
before. SPS are going to cause a few shocks this eason and I expect Kat and
Monte to show there class and get SPS mid table if they have a godo team it
is all about the Capt and Co capt to me though. If they show every week they
will surprise everyone.
Prediction:
13th
Straight Shots
Captain: Shelle
Co-Capt: Nish
Last Season: Beaten Semi Finalists
Key Men: Nigel and Chris
SS will be under new management this season.
Shelle (last season's co-captain) has now been appointed as captain, replacing
SS's successful inters captain Nigel. Nish is helping as her new co-captain.
Although SS came so close to success last season, its anyone's guess as to how
strong they will be in season 5. Theyve got many good players there, yet reliability
was an issue in season 4. But write SS off at your peril. They have players
like Alex and JC returning to replac ethe void Corey and Sagar left so SS are
looking good for atleast another shot at the playoffs but Chris must again be
on form and watch for Nigel to play his part.
Prediction:
4th
True Champs
Captain: Dawn
Co-Captain: Ally
Last Season: Beaten Semi-Finalists
Key Players: Dawn and Pommy
So this I think will be the season of
underachievement for True Champs. Pommy has Hockey starting back up and there
are a lot of strong teams in this season which will make it that little bit
harder for True Champs. Sure if they have a sort of season like last season
then they will be right there but in my opinion there are just too many teams
a bit bettter than them but hey! i expect to be proved wrong. It will all depend
on if Pommy, Trav and Dawn can perform like normal.
Prediction:
10th
Ultimate Outlaws
Captain: Reb
Co-Captain: Ms.Reb
Last Season: 5th In the Regular season
Key Men: Prince and Reb
This will be a interesting season for
the team that very nearly defeated X8B and got the last playoff place in Season
4. This season how ever it will be a little bit different as there are alot
more strong teams in and I see UO struggling but still picking wins and mixed
the top 8 who are close together up. Prince is a big player for UO and will
need some help as UO go for broke in WPC season 5.
Prediction:
11th
Xtreme 8 Ball
Captain: Ben
Co-Captain: James
Last Season: Defeated Semi-Finalists
Key Men: Corey and Ben
This season will be a pivitol season for
the X8B crew as they have picked up a couple of real players and have a couple
of regulars coming to form. Corey from SS is there bigest signing and will add
that bit of consistancy into it. Adam will need to be behaved ths season but
he will have a big season as well as my buddy Ben who will lead from the front
with Cheeky James as his side kick and this will be the season that X8B make
the playoffs easily and they have a outside chance at winning the lot aslong
a sthe show with the usual decent players. I see them finishing comfortably
inside the playoff spots.
Prediction:
5th
Xtreme Poolerz
Captain: Jordy
Co-Captain: Nick
Last Season: N/A
Key Players: Jamie and Andy
Well this is where the Pool fictioners
have gone to still be together and you add them to already a strong XP squad
and you wont be surprised that i say the rest has it all to do. Kerry has moved
and I expect Ogges, Lewis and Cubby along witht he rest that are staying in
pool to do the same as what PFN did so that will be atleast get to the finals
of WPC season 5. If Jordy uses Indy and Nick along with Kerry, Ogges, Cubby
an dJamie and Andy then this will be a big ass first seasonf or XP. I expect
them to challenge SS in the EXPO race too.
Position 1st
To sum up this is the table as i see it at the end of the season
1st: XP
2nd: SP
3rd: LPL
4th: SS
5th: X8B
6th: LS
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7th: PO
8th: 8BC
9th: FR
10th:TC
11th:UO
12th:REGS
13th:SPS
14th:MIB
This has been a long ass blog predictions will be up at the
weekend for week on Dont forget WPC EXPO in Sweet Dreams on friday night 6pm
I know we will get a massive show and its 15 players per team maximum as usual.
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