Sunday, August 30, 2009

RQ 8/29

The top 8 combatants took their seats...

1 Corey Burkhart
2 Matthew Okimoto
3 Jacob Holker
4 Scott Burkhart
5 Brandon Kelch
6 Dan Lujan
7 John Patchell
8 Paul Hollingsworth

Corey Burkhart defeated Paul Hollingsworth
Scott Burkhart over circuit newcomer Brandon Kelch
Matthew Okimoto defeated points leader John Patchell
Jacob Holker, another new face to the BattleGroundSanDiego events, dropped Dan Lujan

Round two was seated featuring a father, son matchup and Jacob Holker looking to make a finals appearance in his first BattleGroundSanDiego event.

Corey Burkhart defeated Scott Burkhart, Scott was seen shortly thereafter departing for In-N-Out burger, something that has become some what of a BattleGroundSanDiego tradition.

Jacob Holker saw his day come to an end versus Matthew Okimoto.

The finals match up is set and two veterans from 4 Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga found themselves faced with the hurdle of one another for the tournament champion. This was a rematch from arlier in the day with Corey winning the first.

In the end, Corey was declared the tournament champion and his Velindra Sepulchre deck withstood them all. Curiously enough, it wa the only Velindra deck being fielded for the day.

The prize support was handed out and Corey performed a quick interview for Paul Hollingsworth and the day came to an end.

All in all a great day with some highly skilled combatants talking the battle ground.

The decklist have been updated on the website as are the points standings.

Now to bed.

www.BattleGroundSanDiego.com

Saturday, August 29, 2009

RQ 8/29/09

The Final 8 Is Up And Running...

Back soon with a recap of the last round

RQ 8/29/09

The 5th and final round of the RQ commences, and with the Bye, Robert Woros will not be winless on the day.

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In the premier matches of the round featuring the last 3 undefeateds, Matthew Okimoto bested Paul Hollingsworth and Corey Burkhart remained perfect coming out on top of John Patchell.

Brandon Kelch defeated Dan Lujan

Scott Burkhart comes out victorious over Michael Hayes

Jacob Holker drops Allen hodge in the match featuring the infamous "Stab in the Dark" scoop

Jose Flores wins one, taking down Dan Roth

Alex Bykov, of Edgeworld fame, bests Ronald McFarlin

Noah Tool is victorious as well over Robert Woros, extending Robert's winless streak


Corey Burkhart 4-0
Matthew Okimoto 4-0
Scott Burkhart 3-1
Jacob Holker 3-1
Brandon Kelch 3-1
Paul Hollingsworth 3-1
Dan Lujan 2-2
John Patchell 2-2
Alex Bykov 2-2
Jose Flores 2-2
Michael Hayes 2-2
Noah Tool 2-2
Allen Hodge 1-3
Parker Kelch 1-3
Ronald McFarlin 1-3
Dan Roth 1-3
Robert Woros 0-3

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Okimoto and Corey Burkhart remain undefeated in earlyh match completions.

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Allen Hodge pulled a "Stab in the Dark" and after spying his opponents hand, quickly scooped and got the hell outta town.

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Round 3 has come to a close...

Matthew Okimoto brought Scott Burkhart's undefeated day to an end

Corey Burkhart remained perfect versus Jacob Holker

Paul Hollingsworth remain undefeated in his annhialation of Allen Hodge

Brandon Kelch defeated Alex Bykov

John Patchell handled Dan Roth

Dan Lujan came out atop of Jose Flores

Michael Hayes kept Robert Worors winless

Noah Tool finally cracked the win column against Parker Kelch

Ronald McFarlin with the Bye


Standings through three rounds

Burkhart, Corey 3-0
Okimoto, Matthew 3-0
Hollingsworth, Paul 3-0
Holker, Jacob 2-1
Burkhart, Scott, 2-1
Lujan, Dan 2-1
Patchell, John 2-1
Kelch, Brandon 2-1
Hayes, Michael 2-1
Flores, Jose 1-2
Hodge, Allen 1-2
Bykov, Alex 1-2
McFarlin, Robert 1-2
Roth, Dan 1-2
Tool, Noah 1-2
Kelch, Parker, 0-3
Woros, Robert 0-3

And as expected...In-N-Out, the most perfectly prepared burger on the planet, has made its first appearance.

RQ 8/29/09

Technical Difficulties Solved...

We lost our internet...back up now...I will update the last round shortly.

RQ 8/29/09

Round three is off and running and the wheat is quickly being seperated from the chaff.

Round two recap:

Holker defeats Patchell
Burkhart, Scott defeats Bykov
Hollingsworth defeats Flores
Burkhart, Corey defeats Lujan
Okimoto defeats Kelch, Parker
Roth defeats Woros
Hayes defeats Tool
Hodge defeats McFarlin
Kelch Brandon has the bye

Standings after round two

Burkhart, Scott 2-0
Holker, Jacob 2-0
Burkhart, Corey 2-0
Hollingsworth, Paul 2-0
Okimoto, Matthew 2-0
Flores, Jose 1-1
Bykov, Alex 1-1
Lujan, Dan 1-1
Hodge, Allen 1-1
Roth, Dan 1-1
Kelch, Brandon 1-1
Patchell, John 1-1
Hayes, Michael 1-1
Woros, Robert 0-2
McFarlin, Ronald 0-2
Kelch, Parker 0-2
Tool, Noah 0-2


Round three feature matches are between Scott Burkhart at 2-0 and Matthew Okimoto at 2-0, and Corey Burkhart at 2-0 versus Jacob Holker at 2-0.

Updates to come...

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The matches are fast coming to a close...update shortly

RQ 8/29/09

Matthew Okimoto take the first match reported of the second round over Parker Kelch.

That puts Okimoto's record at 2-0 and Parker Kelch at 0-2.

Chalk one up for Loraala!

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27 Minutes left and no matches completed yet

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Just finished an interview for the folks down at Upper Deck Entertainment.

RQ 8/29/09

With the completion of round 1

Matthew Okimoto defeats Ronald McFarlin

Alex Bykov over Michael Hayes

Jacob Holker takes down Dan Roth

Jose Flores needed end of game to finish Brandon Kelch

Elder Statesman Scott Burkhart defeats Allen Hodge

Corey Burkhart drew the bye



Scott Burkhart - Ryno the Wicked

Allen Hodge - Gyro of the Ring

Corey Burkhart - Velindra Sepulchre

Jose Flores - Emek the Equalizer

Brandon Kelch - Ryno the Wicked

Dan Roth - Loraala the Frigid

Jacob Holker - Ryno the Wicked

Alex Bykov - Gyro of the Ring

Michael Hayes - Ryno the Wicked

Matthew Okimoto - Loraala the Frigid

Ronald McFarlin - Savitir Skullsmasher

RQ 8/29/09

End of round one...two matches go to end of game proceedures.

I will be back with match updates after we organize the second round.

RQ 8/29/09

It's official...54 minutes into round one and the REDBULL already has made an appearance.

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Upper Deck is here filming as well. Look for the youtube video shortly.

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John Patchell reduces Noah Tool's deck by limiting draws.

Paul Hollingsworth defeats Robert Woros.

John Patchell - Andarius the Damned

Noah Tool - Zophos the Vengeful

Paul Hollingsworth - Ryno the Wicked

Robert Woros - Savitir Skullsmasher

Back soon

RQ 8/29/09

Our first match is over with Dan Lujan dropping Parker Kelch in 22 minutes.

Dan Lujan is heroed up with Emek the Equalizer.

Parker Kelch chose Boarguts the Impaler.

By the looks of things, the matches are starting to round themselves out.

Realm Qualifier, August 29th 2009, Block Constructed

Today we find ourselves at Artifex in Mira Mesa, a small enclave of San Diego, for an RQ for the World of Warcraft TCG. This event marks the return of both Realm Qualifiers and sanctioned events to San Diego.

Seventeen combatants make up the playing field for today's event. Regulars John Patchell, Los Angeles, Noah Tool, Orange, and Corey Burkhart, Rancho Cucamonga, as well as San Diego's own Michael Hayes are among those facing off for a chance enter the Realm Championship for the Tanaris Realm.

Action started promptly at 11:00 am....

More to come