Pigeon Cup Round 5 Results and Standings (X=Advanced to knockout round, Y=Group Winner)
Berget's Beard took over the Group lead and guaranteed a spot in the knockout round with an 80-67 win over Benedico Pluvias. Ariaga got a critical 3 points with a 75-48 win over Choo Choo Hat.
Berget 12pts 493 (X)
Benedico 9pts 487
Ariaga 6pts 427
Choo Choo 3pts 383 [Edit]
In the final round of group play Choo Choo Hat FC needs to beat Berget's Beard to have any chance of moving on to the knockout round while Benedico Pluvias and Ariaga II have a critical matchup. Either of these teams could be out of the Cup with a loss but Benedico has a big edge with the tiebreaker.
In Group B, NYCFC Forums got a critical win against 3 Piece Suit Ultras 65-61 to keep their hopes of advancing to the knockout round alive. SoupInNYC prevailed in a narrow 81-75 win over Ditmas to leap from 3rd place to 1st place in the group.
SoupInNYC 9pts 469
Ditmas FC 9pts 397
3 Piece Suit 6pts 463
NYCFC Forums 6pts 385
All 4 teams in Group B could advance to the knockout round or be knocked out of the cup in group play but SoupInNYC is in good shape to advance because of the tiebreakers. It will all come down to the final week of group play. 3 Piece Suit Ultras face Ditmas FC while SoupInNYC meet NYCFC Forums.
Congrats to
JayH our top scorer of the week whose Welcome to the Zungul prevailed over Malinska FC 86-70 and guaranteed first place in Group C. The closest match of the week was also in this Group as Pretty Pineapple eked out a 69-67 win over Funky Cold Jesus Medina knocking them out of the Cup.
Welcome 15pts 536 (X Y)
Pretty Pineapple 9pts 505
Malinska 6pts 470
Funky 0pts 451
The final round has Malinska looking for a critical 3 points to advance to the knockout round against Funky Cold Jesus Medina while Pretty Pineapple looks to advance and keep Welcome to the Zungul from going undefeated with a strong showing in the final group game.
Right now the knockout seedings are:
1) Welcome to the Zungul
2) Bergets Beard
3) SoupInNYC
4) Pretty Pineapple
5) Benedico Pluvias
6) Ditmas FC
7) Malinska
8) 3 Piece Suit Ultras
But the final 6 knockout spots and final seedings will all depend on the final round of games this week. Good luck!