Week 9 Predictions

As I said in my Week 8 predictions, there were some big matches and it certainly didn’t fail to live up to expectations. Whilst PoolKings showed exactly what they can do when they put their minds to it. Both Magic Pool and British Pool dealt with their favourite tags superbly.
We are currently just over half way through the season, and could the leagues be any tighter in the standings? 3 leagues currently occupy the top spot, with PCZ 6pts adrift in 4th. Straightshots first loss of the season may have come at a bad time, since they have now dropped to 3rd out of the teams tied for first, they will need to pull out some big wins to up their W/L ratio. Magic Pool and Brit Pool have the same W/L but MP take the top spot since they beat BP 4-2 earlier in the season.

Week 9
PoolKings vs EclipsePool
PoolCuez vs Straightshots
Extreme Cues vs TBA
Britpool vs Magicpool

With the top 4 teams all in action against each other, this week could prove to top the last. If PK defeats EP they still have a long shot at making the playoffs.

PoolKings vs EclipsePool
Sure, this is a bottom of the table clash but should one of these teams win it puts a whole load of pressure on PCZ to pull out a win against Straightshots (do-able but likely?).
PK pulled a huge win out the bag last week; this win has been a long time coming. It may have just started to click for PK after a tough time recently. I have been saying since I started doing these predictions that when Adam wins, so will PK. Last week Adam guided his team to victory against then league leaders.
EP got their much needed bye last week to keep them in the race for that last playoff spot, but should they lose this one there is no question that they will not make the playoffs.
I can only see this game going one way, after PK’s dominance last week they should walk this. If PK win this all other leagues will need to watch their back because PK will be on a rampage.
My Prediction
5-1 PK

PoolCuez vs Straightshots
PCZ again didn’t get out of the firing blocks last week, their big player need to start winning because if they lose here they will be in the shit! EC will be taking the free win and will move level on points, but will jump ahead of PCZ by way of W/L. Not only will EC be hot on PCZ, so will the winner of PK vs EP. PCZ should be one of the teams tied top of the league, but when your certain wins each week fail, what can you do?
SS lost last week, and although I predicted them to win I wasn’t really that surprised at the result. PK have under performed so far in IPA, and last week really set their tone of what they are capable of. SS will not want a repeat performance this week and will be desperate to pull out a big win. On paper I feel SS have the bigger players, and should I get selected this week (doubtful since my net is delayed until Friday) I would plan to add to that list.
This match could seriously go either way, one mistake and its game over.
My Prediction
3-3

Extreme Cues vs TBA
This is a big bye for EC, this gives them some serious hope of snatching the last playoff spot.
6-0 EC

MATCH OF THE WEEK
Britpool vs Magicpool
This has to be the match of the week, 1st v 2nd, both tied on same points, same W/L. BP have been pulling some nice wins out lately and their confidence must by sky high. I am very surprised at BP’s power up the league, this is no offence to BP but I don’t see those great players. I guess confidence and team moral can defeat talent any day? BP will need a lot of that in this game, because this will probably be their hardest game of the season.
MP have such a strong team and have a large squad to select their best players. I really don’t expect MP to look back now after taking top spot. I expect them to walk away with it and go undefeated until the end of the season. There is a great deal more I can say on the matter. That’s my statement, I hope im wrong lol.
My Prediction
2-4 MP

Week 8 Predictions

Just to give you a little update if people have missed me, my internet will be back up on Wednesday (so they say). Therefore I should be back playing before the weekend and if I am selected to play I will be playing for SS. A few people have said to me that this is a silly move by me, but I totally disagree. My aim is to play for a league that does not cause drama, they turn up week in week out, and are competitive. SS fit the bill well.

Anyway enough of that, just thought I would save people their time yimming me telling me “wow!” “why’d you move to SS” etc.

Last week went basically as predicted apart from PCZ losing to EC, which to be honest is a great result for EC but what were PCZ doing? They turned up with a strong side and should have won this easily. I am afraid I don’t really know EC players that well, so I am not sure the ability of the players that the likes of cam n croz lost to. As I said in earlier predictions, EC have the abuility to upset anyone and week 7 was their week.
The match of the week proved to be as tight as I imagined with the final score ending as a tie, this is a major boost in SS’s favour as they are currently sitting pretty on top 4 points ahead of MP and are the only team not to have lost yet.
EP showed this week, I didn’t really think they would but fair play they came out and fought losing out 4-2 to BP. BP needed the win this week to keep the pressure on MP in 2nd, they also jumped a place above PCZ after their upset vs EC.

PoolKings vs TBA 6-0
Magicpool vs Straightshots 3-3 My prediction 3-3
BritPool vs EclipsePool 4-2 My prediction 6-0
Extreme Cues vs PoolCuez 4-2 My prediction 2-4

League Games W L D Overall W/L PTS
Straightshots 7 5 0 2 28-14 24
Magic Pool 7 4 1 2 28-14 20
Brit Pool 7 4 1 2 28-14 20
Pool Cuez 7 4 2 1 27-15 18
Extreme Cues 7 3 3 1 25-17 14
Eclispe Pool 7 2 5 0 16-26 8
Pool Kings 7 2 5 0 15-27 8

Week 8
Straightshots vs PoolKings
EclipsePool vs TBA
PoolCuez vs Magicpool
Extreme Cues vs Britpool

Week 8 brings 3 big matches that win, lose or draw, each result will have a big effect on the league standings come 4pm Saturday.

Straightshots vs PoolKings
If PK had started in week 1 I wouldn’t have seen them bottom of the IPA league, their team is too strong. I could very well see an upset here (an upset on paper not necessarily on ability), PK as a home league seem to be dying off lately but I am sure they will pick up in the new year as there are some fresh new ideas that Omar is planning. PK needs a win here just to keep in contact with EP since they will be given a free win unless a new league is found.
Straightshots just seem to keep winning ( a draw last week vs a strong MP side was a great result), the confidence in this team is sky high. During my time playing interleagues I have become aware that SS is a team that if their confidence is high they win, but if it is low they will keep losing (UIC8 being a good example).
This game could go to the wire but I am going to put my neck on the line here and say:
4-2 Straighshots


EclipsePool vs TBA
Some well needed points for EP here, they take a free win.

Match of The Week
PoolCuez vs Magicpool
Poolcuez will be sick at losing to EC last week and will want to bounce straight back, unfortunately for them, it is against 2nd placed MP who will not want to lose this match as it would mean they are more then one win away from SS at the top (should SS get a favourable result). PCZ need to forget about last week, its over, it was a bad result but these things happen. The 6 players that showed up (apart from maybe 1) was possibly PCZ strongest team . I can see the same team turning up here and possibly take the win.
As I say every week Jordy has been the key to MP’s interleague revival, I cant praise the guy enough. He has turned up every week so far in IPA and pulled out a win to help his team, Jason and Mike are following his example. He just needs PC to turn up this week to make sure; you can nearly always put your money on PC to return a win for you side.
My prediction
2-4 MP



Extreme Cues vs Britpool
Another big match, especially since EC defeated PCZ last week, should EC do the same this week they will be well in the mixer and only 2 pts behind their opponents in the league. I feel the EC are a team of inconsistency and they may have won a hard game last week, but this may affect the way they play here.
BP pulled a win out last week vs EP, but all their players seem to be inconsistent. At a quick glance at their player stats it seems everyone has about a 50% w/l record, they need at least 2 players to guarantee a win each week so they can mount a serious challenge on SS. If BP win here they will go into the MP match next week on a high.
My prediction
2-4 BP