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LOCATION
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Following on from Nottingham 2008, the 2009 European Mega Drive Championship was held in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sunday 4th October 2009.
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TEAMS
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Teams from England, Germany and Portugal met to contest the competition. Domestic leagues were used to decide the teams for all three nations, however, owing to members from England and Germany being unable to travel, substitutes were bought in for both sides.
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STRUCTURE
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Participants for the three contesting nations met in Lisbon airport on Friday 2nd October 2009. Once again the focus was not so much on a competition, but brilliant people meeting together to have a laugh, see some of the world and enjoy some 16-bit banter! The league structure in place saw each team member (three per team) nominate four games to play, before the nation they played were randomly selected. Team games, absent in 2008, made a return to the tournament on FIFA '96, NHL '96 and Sampras '96 - these games were chosen by the Tournament Administration. Two-points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat.
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GAMES
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A total of forty-one fixtures saw thirty-three different Mega Drive games being played. Sports sims were light on the ground this year and many fighters, racing and Sonic games were selected instead. All the popular titles were present: Micro Machines (in its numerous guises), Mega Bomberman, Street Fighter 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Virtua Racing. Pedro Bragança has yet to be forgiven for selecting Herzog Zwei - a dismal strategy game that has the potential to last several hours, although fortunately his English opponents didn't know the game and succumbed to a swift victory. There were no casino games played at the 2009 championship.
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COFFEE
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Was, shockingly, not provided by our hosts! It had to be purchased in espresso form (seemingly the preferred caffeine delivery method in Portugal) for the cost of €0.55.
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TOURNAMENT
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Portugal were the clear and deserved winners of the 2009 European Mega Drive Championship. They dominated the contest from start until finish and were the worthy winners of a second European Mega Drive trophy. Team England held onto second place for the majority of the competition, however, the turning point came when the Germans beat the English, 3-1, on NHL '96. After that Germany were able to cement their place in a deceptively comfortable second spot. England finished bottom of the table for a third successive tournament.
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