A feud has been reignited between the two sides of the great city of Perth...
Many choose to argue, but few choose to fight – fight for the right to greatest side of the river. These special few gather to settle the age old debate, and it is now that they must rise up once again to compete in the most epic competition ever...
Prospectively spanning over a year, teams from the North and the South will compete in various events – these events may be games of wit, may be games of skill, and may be games of luck or pretty much anything in between. Who will win? Only time will tell!
Let the North vs South Competition begin!
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Event One: To Get the Ball Rolling
Event: Bowling
Location: Rosemount Bowl, North Perth
Date: January 31
TEAMS
North, a.k.a. "Insert Name Here"
Muzga (Andr)
Mic_128 (Mic)
Lord Bowser (Ema)
Bringer (Ryan)
South, a.k.a. "The Hunks of the West"
MTGod (Jess)
Marteh (Zelo)
Pete278 (Pete)
The epic struggle between the two sides began with a less than impressive show of support, with many people from both sides being incapacitated by lack of funds, lack of notice, prior engagements and sudden illness... Nevertheless, seven brave souls braved the urban maze in North Perth to fight for their side in the first event of this magnanimous contest, Bowling...
The event was simple - a best of three set of bowling, where each side's average score would determine the victor... As soon as the game started, it was obvious that there was going to be no fooling around, with the first frame being a series of 9's all across the board... Both sides went even for the first few frames, however later on in the first game (after MTGod breaking the game with a powerful strike) Lord Bowser managed to break away from the field with an impressively consistent game of 9's and spares... In the end, it was an amazing final frame game from both Lord Bowser and Bringer that sealed the deal for the North, taking the first game and putting the South in danger - **** HAD to get real...
The second game started off very strongly by the South; within the first few frames MTGod and Marteh scored many a strike and spare between them, and even the newbie Pete278 finding his stride... The North were visibly shaken, only amassing 9's until the 3rd frame when Mic broke the torment with a very impressive spare off a gutterball... This is where the tables turned for the South, with all of the North picking up their game and getting spares like they were on special... The torrent of high calibur bowling was matched for a couple of frames, but alas even the South's veteran experienced a trough in playing by the 7th frame, eventually ending in the demise of the contest to the North...
Event Two: Squashing the Competition
Event: Squash
Location: Blue Gum Squash Courts, Brentwood
Date: February 21
TEAMS - Seeded
North:
Braddles
Bringer
Mic_128 (played both 3rd and 5th seed)
Lord Bowser
Mic_128 (played both 3rd and 5th seed)
South:
MTGod
Ghnaschnakoff
Jesusface
Quetzacoatl
Marteh
The sun was beating down on the tin roof of the Squash centre as the sides gathered for the second event. The North, who had been struggling to find members to fill their team, managed to recruit two people within a morning to fill their side (Braddles and Bringer), yet lost one due tosabotage incapacitation of technological communication. The North thus ended up with four, giving the South the opportunity to choose who played twice. After a little bit of deliberation the decision ultimately came down to the 5th seeded South player, Marteh, who arrived at the conclusion to duke it out with Mic_128 for his match.
After a quick 10 minute practice session the games officially began, with Ghnasch vs Bringer on Court 5 and Jesusface vs Mic_128 on Court 6. Both matches were fiercely fought, with many blows exchanged. Bringer, noticing just how good Ghnasch was, decided to take an offensive strategy and launch the ball at the Southie to put him off guard; immediately Ghnasch got mayud and stopped the sandbagging, taking the subsequent two sets 9-0 and thus clean sweeping. Jesusface vs Mic_128 was unfortunately not long lived, with Mic unable to fight back against the former 15th ranked junior player in the state, and JF took the game in 3 sets as well.
Next match up was Quetz vs Lord Bowser; both had moments of brilliance as the game spiralled towards its end with magnificently framed drops and scarily tight drives. In the end, though, LB couldn't stack up to the new Brawl player and Quetz took the match. Marteh took on Mic for his match, which was a marathon game of handouts. Marteh johned like a pro with his crippled back, but still refused the pleas to forfeit the match by his teammates and played on. Alas, the inner strength was outclassed by Mic's squashing ability, who took the match in 3.
The final match was MTGod vs Braddles; MT entered the match very warily having not played against many youthful players recently, and Braddles started swinging from point 1. A few amazing dive shots from both players, as well as some amazing recovery displays resulted in a close match, but in the end experience got the better of the Northie, with MTGod winning 3-1.
Event Three: How to be More White
Event: Basketball
Location: Applecross SHS, Ardross (Yeah, confused me too)
Date: March 21
TEAMS
North:
Trillest
Bringer
Mic_128
Lord Bowser
South:
MTGod
Ghnaschnakoff
Pete278
Fractal
Anxiety arose in Applecross as players from both sides of the river had issues arriving to play the second of many events to break a tied competition. Eventually though, after more than an hour of frantic hassling, telephone calls and shooting practice, a team of 4 assembled for each side, prompting the start of the North's counterpick.
The group decided on 10 minute periods, and the game got underway. Taking the jump was MTGod and Trillest, two of the tallest smashers in the scene. Despite being shorter, MT managed to surpass Trill's height and slap the ball away to Ghnasch, who powered down the court to his first shot. Unfortunately, lack of experience got the better of him, and he missed, turning the ball over to the North's actual basketball player, Bringer. Being selfless, he tried to pass the ball off to his less experienced team mates, but not long before the pass possession had been turned over again to the South as their players scrambled for the interceptions. The North managed to convert more of their attempts, though, ending the first period in a score of 8-4.
After a decent break of replenishing lost fluids, the second period began, with an obvious strategy in the North's head - just.****ing.shoot. The South did their best to keep up, but alas their shooting ability wasn't up to par, and despite the attempts at rejections by their ringer Fractal goals kept pouring in. Lord Bowser stepped up to the mark by weaving past a couple of players, and mixing up shots with assists to keep the South on their toes. By the end of the second, it was 20-6.
The sweat had subsided before the start of the third, and hunger had begun to set in for all of the players due to the late start time. The last period begun, and with a couple of great pass plays from Mic_128 and defensive action from Pete278 the game was reinvigorated with a sense of fun. Ghnasch and Trillest started pulling some crazy **** that even the Globetrotters wouldn't touch, and one spectacular 3 point shot by Bringer sent everyone wild. In the end, though, the North won by a considerable margin, leaving the South to ponder their options for a counterpick once again.
Event Four: When balls collide...
Event: 8-ball Pool
Location: Pot Black North Perth
Date: 18 April
TEAMS
SOUTH
Ghnaschnakoff
MTGod
Fractal
NORTH
Mic_128
Trillest
Hobobloke (a.k.a. Lord Bowser)
Pot Black was alive with the sound of terrible puns for the fourth NvS event, as three people from each side battled each other in a round robin of 8-ball pool.
-Trill was clearly playing for the love of default victories, displaying his wild affinity for sinking the black ball out of order, resulting in a new competitor for this competition: North vs South vs Default Victories (who is now named Masa - go read the manga!)... Trill managed to lose a game without his opponent sinking any balls, which he has told me deserves a mention!!!
-Nasch, despite being unmanly and using the bridge and cross to take an unacceptable amount of his shots, played otherwise quite well, securing a number of wins for the South.
-Fractal took deadly aim of the cue ball, managing to hit his 6"2' team mate in the shoulder of the break (yeah, wut?) but managed to also mind game both Hobo and Trill into default victories.
-Hobo managed a few nice strings of sinks, but ultimately was overcome by Masa's presence in the room and kept returning to the black ball... That being said, in one match against MT he clearly denied Masa his victory, which angered him greatly and incurred his wrath in the next few games.
-Mic feverishly ran around the table during a frantic game of 1 second pool against Fractal, however managed to tire the South player out to gain his victory for the day... by forfeiture :D
-MT managed to keep Masa's evil from surround him today, either by enlightened or cowardly acts of hitting the balls away from the black ball...
Quotes from the day:
"So what's the deal with balls kissing?"
"I wish I was flying one of those pilot ship things..."
Event Five: Halted by a Tiny Net
Event: Table Tennis
Location: Pot Black Northbridge
Date: Saturday 22 May
TEAMS
NORTH
Vlade
Trillest
Hobobloke
Muzga
SOUTH
Nasch
MTGod
Pete278
Marteh
As the combattants entered Pot Black with bubble tea in hand, anxiety arose as yet another tied situation of the epic North vs South tournament was about to be broken... For the North, the skillful hands of Vlade and Hobobloke were backed by the cunning wiles of Muzga and Trillest... They went up against an underdog South team of Gnaschnakoff, MTGod, Pete278 and Marteh, who proved to be more than just formidable opponents on the day...
After the practice session, the rules were decided - a 4v4 round robin, the team with the most wins taking the spoils to their wives and children... First up, Vlade vs Pete - unfortunately an inexperienced Pete was no match for the Asian stylings of the Falco main... Straight after, MT took on Muzga, quickly evening the score with the North... Trillest then played a good game against Pete as well, securing another win for the North... Nasch, South's best player, won 3 of his 4 matches on the day, even besting the then unconquered Vlade in overtime points... Hobobloke and Vlade each secured 3/4 wins for the North... Pete, reeling from his losses, quickly broke through North's Muzga in an epic tense set, stepping up his game after being bribed by his team with bubble tea... Unfortunately, despite trying his hardest, Marteh's inexperience became the North's saving grace, bringing them back from the brink of a humiliating defeat...
Still, this was the closest match in NvS yet, which means the inevitable upset still lurks on the horizon... Which side will break through to claim a 2 point lead???
Shot of the day: Vlade's reverse cross-court backhand drop lob, landing on the corner of the table; during the overtime points for Nasch vs Vlade...
Event Six: Unequizocal
Event: Gaming Quiz hosted by Pete and Kane
Location: ???
Date: ???
TEAMS
???
Summary Pending - I Wasn't there so I can't do it
Event Seven: Lead with the King!
Event: Chess (lol)
Location: Tactics, London Court
Date: 25 July
SOUTH
MTGod
Pete278
Nasch
Quetz
NORTH
Trill
Hobobloke
Mic_128
Many choose to argue, but few choose to fight – fight for the right to greatest side of the river. These special few gather to settle the age old debate, and it is now that they must rise up once again to compete in the most epic competition ever...
Prospectively spanning over a year, teams from the North and the South will compete in various events – these events may be games of wit, may be games of skill, and may be games of luck or pretty much anything in between. Who will win? Only time will tell!
Let the North vs South Competition begin!
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RESULTS AFTER SEVEN EVENTS
North 4South 3
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Event One: To Get the Ball Rolling
Event: Bowling
Location: Rosemount Bowl, North Perth
Date: January 31
TEAMS
North, a.k.a. "Insert Name Here"
Muzga (Andr)
Mic_128 (Mic)
Lord Bowser (Ema)
Bringer (Ryan)
South, a.k.a. "The Hunks of the West"
MTGod (Jess)
Marteh (Zelo)
Pete278 (Pete)
The epic struggle between the two sides began with a less than impressive show of support, with many people from both sides being incapacitated by lack of funds, lack of notice, prior engagements and sudden illness... Nevertheless, seven brave souls braved the urban maze in North Perth to fight for their side in the first event of this magnanimous contest, Bowling...
The event was simple - a best of three set of bowling, where each side's average score would determine the victor... As soon as the game started, it was obvious that there was going to be no fooling around, with the first frame being a series of 9's all across the board... Both sides went even for the first few frames, however later on in the first game (after MTGod breaking the game with a powerful strike
) Lord Bowser managed to break away from the field with an impressively consistent game of 9's and spares... In the end, it was an amazing final frame game from both Lord Bowser and Bringer that sealed the deal for the North, taking the first game and putting the South in danger - **** HAD to get real...The second game started off very strongly by the South; within the first few frames MTGod and Marteh scored many a strike and spare between them, and even the newbie Pete278 finding his stride... The North were visibly shaken, only amassing 9's until the 3rd frame when Mic broke the torment with a very impressive spare off a gutterball... This is where the tables turned for the South, with all of the North picking up their game and getting spares like they were on special... The torrent of high calibur bowling was matched for a couple of frames, but alas even the South's veteran experienced a trough in playing by the 7th frame, eventually ending in the demise of the contest to the North...
NORTH WIN BOWLING, 2-0!!!
Event Two: Squashing the Competition
Event: Squash
Location: Blue Gum Squash Courts, Brentwood
Date: February 21
TEAMS - Seeded
North:
Braddles
Bringer
Mic_128 (played both 3rd and 5th seed)
Lord Bowser
Mic_128 (played both 3rd and 5th seed)
South:
MTGod
Ghnaschnakoff
Jesusface
Quetzacoatl
Marteh
The sun was beating down on the tin roof of the Squash centre as the sides gathered for the second event. The North, who had been struggling to find members to fill their team, managed to recruit two people within a morning to fill their side (Braddles and Bringer), yet lost one due to
After a quick 10 minute practice session the games officially began, with Ghnasch vs Bringer on Court 5 and Jesusface vs Mic_128 on Court 6. Both matches were fiercely fought, with many blows exchanged. Bringer, noticing just how good Ghnasch was, decided to take an offensive strategy and launch the ball at the Southie to put him off guard; immediately Ghnasch got mayud and stopped the sandbagging, taking the subsequent two sets 9-0 and thus clean sweeping. Jesusface vs Mic_128 was unfortunately not long lived, with Mic unable to fight back against the former 15th ranked junior player in the state, and JF took the game in 3 sets as well.
Next match up was Quetz vs Lord Bowser; both had moments of brilliance as the game spiralled towards its end with magnificently framed drops and scarily tight drives. In the end, though, LB couldn't stack up to the new Brawl player and Quetz took the match. Marteh took on Mic for his match, which was a marathon game of handouts. Marteh johned like a pro with his crippled back, but still refused the pleas to forfeit the match by his teammates and played on. Alas, the inner strength was outclassed by Mic's squashing ability, who took the match in 3.
The final match was MTGod vs Braddles; MT entered the match very warily having not played against many youthful players recently, and Braddles started swinging from point 1. A few amazing dive shots from both players, as well as some amazing recovery displays resulted in a close match, but in the end experience got the better of the Northie, with MTGod winning 3-1.
SOUTH WIN SQUASH, 4-1!!!
Event Three: How to be More White
Event: Basketball
Location: Applecross SHS, Ardross (Yeah, confused me too
)Date: March 21
TEAMS
North:
Trillest
Bringer
Mic_128
Lord Bowser
South:
MTGod
Ghnaschnakoff
Pete278
Fractal
Anxiety arose in Applecross as players from both sides of the river had issues arriving to play the second of many events to break a tied competition. Eventually though, after more than an hour of frantic hassling, telephone calls and shooting practice, a team of 4 assembled for each side, prompting the start of the North's counterpick.
The group decided on 10 minute periods, and the game got underway. Taking the jump was MTGod and Trillest, two of the tallest smashers in the scene. Despite being shorter, MT managed to surpass Trill's height and slap the ball away to Ghnasch, who powered down the court to his first shot. Unfortunately, lack of experience got the better of him, and he missed, turning the ball over to the North's actual basketball player, Bringer. Being selfless, he tried to pass the ball off to his less experienced team mates, but not long before the pass possession had been turned over again to the South as their players scrambled for the interceptions. The North managed to convert more of their attempts, though, ending the first period in a score of 8-4.
After a decent break of replenishing lost fluids, the second period began, with an obvious strategy in the North's head - just.****ing.shoot. The South did their best to keep up, but alas their shooting ability wasn't up to par, and despite the attempts at rejections by their ringer Fractal goals kept pouring in. Lord Bowser stepped up to the mark by weaving past a couple of players, and mixing up shots with assists to keep the South on their toes. By the end of the second, it was 20-6.
The sweat had subsided before the start of the third, and hunger had begun to set in for all of the players due to the late start time. The last period begun, and with a couple of great pass plays from Mic_128 and defensive action from Pete278 the game was reinvigorated with a sense of fun. Ghnasch and Trillest started pulling some crazy **** that even the Globetrotters wouldn't touch, and one spectacular 3 point shot by Bringer sent everyone wild. In the end, though, the North won by a considerable margin, leaving the South to ponder their options for a counterpick once again.
NORTH WIN BASKETBALL, 33-12!!!
Event Four: When balls collide...
Event: 8-ball Pool
Location: Pot Black North Perth
Date: 18 April
TEAMS
SOUTH
Ghnaschnakoff
MTGod
Fractal
NORTH
Mic_128
Trillest
Hobobloke (a.k.a. Lord Bowser)
Pot Black was alive with the sound of terrible puns for the fourth NvS event, as three people from each side battled each other in a round robin of 8-ball pool.
-Trill was clearly playing for the love of default victories, displaying his wild affinity for sinking the black ball out of order, resulting in a new competitor for this competition: North vs South vs Default Victories (who is now named Masa - go read the manga!)... Trill managed to lose a game without his opponent sinking any balls, which he has told me deserves a mention!!!
-Nasch, despite being unmanly and using the bridge and cross to take an unacceptable amount of his shots, played otherwise quite well, securing a number of wins for the South.
-Fractal took deadly aim of the cue ball, managing to hit his 6"2' team mate in the shoulder of the break (yeah, wut?) but managed to also mind game both Hobo and Trill into default victories.
-Hobo managed a few nice strings of sinks, but ultimately was overcome by Masa's presence in the room and kept returning to the black ball... That being said, in one match against MT he clearly denied Masa his victory, which angered him greatly and incurred his wrath in the next few games.
-Mic feverishly ran around the table during a frantic game of 1 second pool against Fractal, however managed to tire the South player out to gain his victory for the day... by forfeiture :D
-MT managed to keep Masa's evil from surround him today, either by enlightened or cowardly acts of hitting the balls away from the black ball...
Quotes from the day:
"So what's the deal with balls kissing?"
"I wish I was flying one of those pilot ship things..."
SOUTH WIN 8-BALL POOL, 6-3
Event Five: Halted by a Tiny Net
Event: Table Tennis
Location: Pot Black Northbridge
Date: Saturday 22 May
TEAMS
NORTH
Vlade
Trillest
Hobobloke
Muzga
SOUTH
Nasch
MTGod
Pete278
Marteh
As the combattants entered Pot Black with bubble tea in hand, anxiety arose as yet another tied situation of the epic North vs South tournament was about to be broken... For the North, the skillful hands of Vlade and Hobobloke were backed by the cunning wiles of Muzga and Trillest... They went up against an underdog South team of Gnaschnakoff, MTGod, Pete278 and Marteh, who proved to be more than just formidable opponents on the day...
After the practice session, the rules were decided - a 4v4 round robin, the team with the most wins taking the spoils to their wives and children... First up, Vlade vs Pete - unfortunately an inexperienced Pete was no match for the Asian stylings of the Falco main... Straight after, MT took on Muzga, quickly evening the score with the North... Trillest then played a good game against Pete as well, securing another win for the North... Nasch, South's best player, won 3 of his 4 matches on the day, even besting the then unconquered Vlade in overtime points... Hobobloke and Vlade each secured 3/4 wins for the North... Pete, reeling from his losses, quickly broke through North's Muzga in an epic tense set, stepping up his game after being bribed by his team with bubble tea... Unfortunately, despite trying his hardest, Marteh's inexperience became the North's saving grace, bringing them back from the brink of a humiliating defeat...
Still, this was the closest match in NvS yet, which means the inevitable upset still lurks on the horizon... Which side will break through to claim a 2 point lead???
Shot of the day: Vlade's reverse cross-court backhand drop lob, landing on the corner of the table; during the overtime points for Nasch vs Vlade...
NORTH WIN TABLE TENNIS, 9-7!!!
Event Six: Unequizocal
Event: Gaming Quiz hosted by Pete and Kane
Location: ???
Date: ???
TEAMS
???
Summary Pending - I Wasn't there so I can't do it
NORTH WIN QUIZ, ??? - ???
Event Seven: Lead with the King!
Event: Chess (lol)
Location: Tactics, London Court
Date: 25 July
SOUTH
MTGod
Pete278
Nasch
Quetz
NORTH
Trill
Hobobloke
Mic_128
SOUTH WIN CHESS, 2-1!!!
