Gameroom Rock/Paper/Scissors Tournament III

[Ishmael]

Hah! Interesting results indeed.

[Visor]

classical_hero notes that his opponent, Zaccino, is displaying some signs of irrational confidence before their match today. He fathoms this is because his scoring clone atheotes has already triumphed today, but surely that can't mean anything. All it is is freakish coincidence, which will not hold up against superior gameplay. classical_hero, after all, is sitting in third place behind only The King and Sigurd, and Zaccino is near the bottom of the standings. Today he will prove that skill triumphs over luck and coincidence once and for all. He does so by throwing mighty Rock... and then sees Zaccino's Paper. Well then, so much for skill. As classical walks off, mumbling to himself about skill, Zaccino has a look of disbelief on his face - once again he and atheotes have gotten the same result.
Zaccino defeats classical_hero

This is hilarious. You should host these more often.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Interesting indeed!

[seireikhaan]

I am the greatest.

[classical_hero]

You are the strongest competitor, since you are holding everyone up.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Waiting on the @atheotes and @Visorslash matchup.

Which means yes, we do have a result for Sigurd-The King.

[Zack]

Waiting on the @atheotes and @Visorslash matchup.

Which means yes, we do have a result for Sigurd-The King.

The result of @atheotes-@Visorslash matters much, much more to me.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Day 7 results

Even though we have only reached the early second half of the round robin tournament, there is a palpable playoff atmosphere in the air here at the stadium. The reason for this is simple: Today, at last, is the matchup between Sigurd and The King. Tournament historians have pored through the records and are proclaiming this the single-most anticipated round robin match of all time. The two players are evenly matched, having run the table and posting astonishing 5-0-0 records before both briefly stumbled yesterday and were "only" able to attain draws (issaikhaan, meanwhile, would see a draw increase his scoring percentage by infinity). The other contestants are happy this match is happening for two reasons: First of all, with all attention on Sigurd-The King, they are under far less pressure today than normal. Second of all, finally, one of those two has to lose, or at the very least draw. Either way, somebody is going to make up ground on at least one of these two contestants. Everyone is primed and ready, eager for another day of Rock/Paper/Scissors matches.

It takes a lot longer than usual for the audience to quiet down, but they eventually do as the referee walks out, acknowledges the contestants, and raises his hand in the air.

"Rock... paper... scissors... shoot!"

Perhaps someone who has an equally notable (though not equally impressive) stretch of matches as Sigurd and The King is issaikhaan, who today faces LazyMcCrow in an attempt to break his "sparkling" 0-fer streak. Lazy, tied for second-to-last, is probably khaan's last best shot at registering a point, but Lazy is taking this matchup very seriously, trying to wonder if khaan's going to pull something on him and if so, trying to outthink him. At first, the audience gasps: Both men initially throw Rock. But then Lazy, confident that khaan isn't going to pull anything, switches to Paper on the rethrow which trumps khaan's Rock.
LazyMcCrow defeats issaikhaan

Up next is probably the second-most anticipated match of the day, between atheotes and Visorslash. Out of all the contestants, Visorslash is in the best position to take advantage of the loser of Sigurd-The King as he's in third, and of course there is a morbid fascination towards atheotes as he and Zaccino seem strangely bound by the results they get. atheotes, Zaccino, Sigurd, and The King are probably all hoping for an atheotes victory, but in the end Visorslash delivered, his Rock slamming atheotes's Scissors. Zaccino's groan can be heard throughout the stadium.
Visorslash defeats atheotes

Meanwhile, edse watches this match and grins. He's facing Zaccino next. Regardless of whether or not edse believes that Zaccino and atheotes actually do have a strange connection, he's in a good mood because the psychological advantage clearly rests with him at the moment. Deciding to play with his opponent, he raises his eyebrows at Zaccino in an almost flirtatious manner and licks his lips. Zaccino won't look edse in the eyes after this. In the end, edse maintains his psychological edge, defeating Zaccino's Rock with a throw of Paper. Seven days in and the creepy pattern holds.
edse defeats Zaccino

Montmorency plays BSmith next. Both men have attempted to dig themselves out of early holes, with BSmith doing a slightly better job. He has 2.5 points to Monty's 2, but there is a world of difference in the standings with that half-point. Monty attempts to cross that gap with this match today, but BSmith initially matches him and both men throw Scissors. Before the rethrow, Monty takes a step back, trying to analyze what BSmith will do next from afar before the referee finally signals to get on with it. Whatever impromptu analysis Monty did evidently works, as his Rock crushes BSmith's Scissors on the rethrow.
Montmorency defeats BSmith

Next up is a match between classical_hero and Ishmael. These two higher-tier contestants are trying to maintain pace with Visorslash (as well as Sigurd/The King) as well as put some distance between each other. As these two are currently tied for fourth place, a crucial first-round bye in the knockout round could very well be at stake with this match today. However, it looks like the two of them are tied for fourth for a reason: They both initially throw Scissors. Grinning, they both go throw the motions and immediately rethrow: Rock. It looks like the battle for fourth will have to be resolved another day.
classical_hero and Ishmael draw

Finally, we have arrived at the moment: The battle for first. Sigurd vs The King. At stake is a hammerlock on first place and an almost-assured first round bye in the knockout round. On the other side of the coin, due to Visorslash's win earlier today, a loss today would mean that despite having gone undefeated with only one draw prior to this point, they would only be 0.5 points ahead of Visor for second. Such is the way of the tournament. Sigurd, who has gone through this before, knows what is in store for him in the knockout round and wants the easiest possible route to the finals. Due to his experience and his perceived greater hunger for the #1 overall seed, the oddsmakers have made him a slight favorite going into today's match. However, The King has openly been preparing for this match since Day 3. In the end, both men come out firing Paper, causing the audience to roar in delight. This truly is a worthy battle for #1. With the stadium's roof about to blow off from all of the cheering, Sigurd and The King try to block out the noise and concentrate on each other. Nearly a minute passes by with the two of them just staring at each other silently. Finally, the referee signals for the rethrow, and the crowd instantly goes quiet. Sigurd has switched to Rock, but The King has stuck with Paper. He instantly raises his arms in celebration as the crowd goes wild, leaving Sigurd to shake his head. It will be an uphill climb for that #1 seed. Meanwhile, The King is now looking all but invincible. The match is over.
The King defeats Sigurd

Standings through Day 7:

The King: 6.5
Sigurd: 5.5
Visorslash: 5
classical_hero: 4
Ishmael: 4
edse: 3.5
Montmorency: 3
LazyMcCrow: 3
BSmith: 2.5
Zaccino: 2.5
atheotes: 2.5
issaikhaan: 0

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It is now Day 8!

Day 8 matchups:

Visorslash vs. issaikhaan
LazyMcCrow vs. Zaccino
atheotes vs. BSmith
edse vs. Ishmael
Montmorency vs. Sigurd
classical_hero vs. The King

[atheotes]

LOL...Zack, now you are going before me. better start winning now...

[BSmith]

Let's go Lazy, Let's Go!!

[classical_hero]

Poor issaikhaan.

[Zack]

Poor issaikhaan.

It's obviously intentional, or else he would play something besides rock.