<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Overview​
<p style='color: #444444; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]The Champions League had 48 teams as per the pre-season nominations blog (http://tooserious.net/Blog/tabid/90/Post/7402/2015-TS-Champions-League-Nominations.aspx)
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]The format of the comp is covered in full in thenominations blog. The 1st stage was[span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]played out at:-
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<p style='color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0cm; background-color: #fcfcfc;]The 2nd stages was played out at:-
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<p style='color: #444444; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fcfcfc;]In the Knockout stages the 4 2nd placed teams from Stage 2 will take on the 4 3rd placed teams in round 16 and the winners will take on the 4 group winners in round 17.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]The semi finals take place in round 18 and the 2 winners playoff in the Grand Final in round 19.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]<strong style='font-size: 14px;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Leagues[/b]
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]We created 6 leagues with each league consisting of 2 or 3 Groups of 6 teams and the 12 team leagues have been topped up by teams with spare leagues available.​​​​​​​[span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Remember these leagues are handy for you to keep tabs on upcoming opponents. Youcanquite easily<nobr>check</nobr>your opponents progress scores within a shared league or set up rivalries against your knockout opponents to check scores once lockout ends.
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Stage 2 Groups (round robin between Rounds 8 to 15)[span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]​
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-1 winner = That's a Paddling (JC), after winning Group D in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-1 2nd place =[span style='color: #444444; background-color: #ffff00;]EreCumDeOtSteppaFC (Mick), after finishing 2nd in Group B in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-1 3rd Place[span style='color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]=[span style='color: #444444; background-color: #ffff00;]Highly Fevolved (POM), after finishing 2nd in Group E in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-2 winner = Beast Mode (tailgunner), after finishing 2nd in Group G in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-2 2nd place = Bafingwood FC (stevebbb), after finishing 3rd in Group E in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-2 3rd place = WhoKnows (GRG), after finishing 2nd in Group H in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-3 winner = Oil, Beef, Hooked (MM) - after also winning Group G in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-3 2nd place =[span style='color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]On A (Clenbute) Roll (bigron81) - after finishing 3rd in group B in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-3 3rd place = TheTassieTitans (BB), after winning Group E in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-4 winner = Blue Steele (Blue Steele), after finishing 2nd in Group C in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-4 2nd place = SF Bulls (Tyze1), after winning Group H in stage 1
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Group 2-4 3rd place =[span style='color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Thru The Sticks (Nick), after winning Group F in stage 1
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Interestingly from the 1st stage none of the Group A qualifiers made it through Stage 2, while all 3 of the Group E qualifiers made it through to the knockout stages after finishing in either 2nd or 3rd spot in Stage 2 action. Group G had 2 of its qualifiers top their stage 2 groups
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Indicative Fixturefor Round 16​​​​​
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Match 181 - Group 2-1 2nd place vs Group 2-2/2-3/2-4 3rd place,[span style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Match 182 - Group 2-2 2nd place vs Group 2-1/2-3/2-4 3rd place
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Match 183 - Group 2-3 2nd place vs Group 2-1/2-2/2-4 3rd place,[span style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Match 184 - Group 2-4 2nd place vs Group 2-1/2-2/2-3 3rd place
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]Please note for Round 16, 17 and 18 the fixture will be set weekly by TheTassieHawk by Tuesday night if possible so as to maximise the number of shared league matches possible that week, while favouring the higher ranked teams in SC rankings over lower ranked teams.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]In round 16 teams will not face a team from the same Stage 2 group, although they may be drawn against a team from the same Stage 1 Group.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]In round 17 teams if teams face a team from the same stage 2 group wherever possible it will be a team they faced in round 8, 9 or 10 rather than round 14 or 15.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fcfcfc;]It might be useful to bookmark this page, or copy your own teams fixture into your<nobr style='line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit;]Notepad</nobr>[span style='font-size: 14px; background-color: #fcfcfc;]in SC or bookmark you knockout opponents team.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='font-size: 14px; color: #434343;]Please note that games showing a league reference indicate that the two teams will both share a league and hence can checktheir opponents score during the round. Although it is unlikely that the game will be a<nobr style='color: #434343; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent;]live</nobr>[span style='font-size: 14px; color: #434343;]game this should help you to see how you are going and which PODs the teams have as captains choice, trades, late withdrawlsand loopholes occur through the round.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='font-size: 14px; color: #434343;]Please note that games where both team names are highlighted indicate that the two teams do not share a league - this will be calleda blind match. <strong style='color: #434343; font-size: 14px;]This is not to say that the two teams won't be in a non Champions Leagueleague such as Div1-6, ORFFL, ORFFU or one of the<nobr>general</nobr>leagues so please let us know if that is the case and we will<nobr>update</nobr>the fixture accordingly for easy reference.[/b]
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='font-size: 14px; color: #434343;]Some of the more enthusiastic coaches in a blind match may be willing to post progressscores during the round (Saturday night and after the completion of the round but before lockout closes) so they can get a semi-live feel, note that this is encouraged but entirely optional.
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]'Rivalries' feature
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='background-color: #fcfcfc;]If you want to keep track of who you are playing in the Champions League you may wish to use the Rivlaries feature. By setting up Your Round 16 opponent and the other 10 teams as rivals you can quickly check whether you have WON or LOST your Round 16 champions league match (against rival #1) as well as see the scores of your upcoming opponent.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #028bff;]http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/league/rivalries
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;][span style='color: #434343; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Then after Rd16 you might delete Rival #1 and the 4 eliminated teams so that you can quickly check whether you have WON or LOST your Round 17 Champions League match (against the new rival #1), and so on each week.
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Within your SC leagues and/or on this blog Is encouraged as the stakes increase in importance now sudden death has arrived.
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<td class='xl79' style='border: 0px black; width: 89pt; height: 15pt; text-align: left; background-color: transparent;]Match 185
<td class='xl78' style='border: 0px blue; width: 113pt; text-align: left; background-color: yellow;][span style='color: blue;]That's a Paddlin'
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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Fresh from the week off JC's 7633rd ranked sidewho finished 9-1 in the Group Stages face the higher ranked Bafingwood FC who finished 7-3 in a matchup of 2 teams in the ChampsDE league, with Stevebbb fortunate to still be in the comp having fallen over the linewith the 7th highest score of the 8 playing teams in the first week of knockout play.

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On paper this is the most even of the 4 matchups with Beast Mode ranked 1474th with a 7-3 record during the Group stages and EreCumDeOtSteppa close behind at 1596th overall and also the owner of a 7-3 record. MIck's side scored a massive 2574 and will be looking to put early scoreboard pressure on the marginal favourite in Tailgunner, as both GroupBEG league teams battle it out for a semi final spot.

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SF Bulls are the highest ranked side in the comp at82nd overall (up from #187 last week) after posting an unbelievable 2714 last week. Mad Mattigan is ranked in the 25000's overall but has ridden his luck relying on a stifling defence throughout the tournament to post an 8-2 record which is matched by this weeks opponent. Tyze1was a narrow and desperately unlucky runner up in the 2013 Masters Series and has overwhelming favouritism this sudden death matchup of 2 of the outstanding teams fromthe FGH league.


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<td class='xl78' style='border: 0px blue; width: 115pt; text-align: left; background-color: yellow;][span style='color: blue;]On a(Clenbute)Roll
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277th ranked Blue Steele is only a sliver behindSF Bulls in second favouritism for the Champions League title after posting 9 wins out of 10 in the Group stages while their 3095th ranked opponents managed 7 wins and 3 losses after starting slowly in the first group stage. Bigron will like his chances after posting a huge 2491 in Round 16 play and this one shapes as a classic matchup, with the GroupABC league opponents relying on huge performances from this weeks POD's to help them progress to the last 4.

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<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]if you have any questions or queriesplease post them below and we will try to answer them within a reasonable timeframe.
<p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 13.5pt; color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;]Cheers TTH and the Champions League admin team

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