INFORMATION:

Date of Tournament:

Wednesday 6th July 2005

Mega Drive Champion:

Lord Dilks

Knockout Winner:

Mr Smith

Challenge Winner:

Lord Dilks

High Score:

Lord Dilks 17 Vs 0 Doc Shakib - World Cup Italia '90

Longest Winning Streak:

7 Wins - Lord Dilks

Draw System:

Home and Away

Division One Games:

Ball Jacks, Golden Axe 2, Micro Machines '96, NHL '96, Pete Sampras Tennis,
Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage 3, Super Street Fighter 2, Virtua Racing
and World Cup Italia '90

Division Two Games:

Ball Jacks, Eternal Champions, FIFA Road to World Cup '98, Golden Axe 2,
Micro Machines '96, NHL '96, Road Rash 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 2,
Streets of Rage 2 and WWF Super Wrestlemania

Knockout Only Games:

3D Ballz, European Club Soccer, Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam and Sonic 3

LEAGUE REVIEW:

Lord Dilks was declared Mega Drive Champion after beating Mr Smith on NHL '96. Lord Dilks started the Fourteenth Tournament in excellent form, winning all of his first seven games, giving him his best goal difference since the Fifth Tournament. Mr Smith's started off brightly but his form slumped in the middle of the tournament, during which time he won just one game in four, despite improving towards the end it was too late to catch Lord Dilks. Baron Von Hooton and Doc Shakib fought to avoid the stigma of being relegated to the Second Division. Head-to-head Doc Shakib won two of their three encounters, however, Baron Von Hooton secured his place in Division One after drawing with Mr Smith, 1-1, on NHL '96. Lieutenant Gareth won Division Two for his second time, becoming the only member to win Division Two successively - the original competition being disbanded following the Tenth Tournament. His promotion was as good as secured following a victory against rival, Captain Maltby, on Streets of Rage 2 at the mid-point of the competition. Captain Maltby also earned promotion, finishing a comfortable six points ahead of third placed Earl Holbrook. Dame Yada finished last, equal on points with Earl Holbrook but with an inferior goal difference.

KNOCKOUT REVIEW:

Dame Yada was unfortunate to be drawn in the same half as the only three people to win a Mega Drive Championship. Yet she produced the shock of the Knockout by defeating Lord Dilks in Round One on Sonic 3. She passed into the Semi-Finals where she was beaten by Mr Smith on Virtua Racing. Out of the four Division One members entered in the competition, Mr Smith was the only one to reach the Semi-Finals. He wound up the eventual winner after narrowly beating Lieutenant Gareth in a Super Street Fighter 2 epic. His path to the final saw him convincingly defeat both Dame Yada and Doc Shakib. In his first knockout, Captain Maltby managed to reach the Semi-Final where he was beaten by Lieutenant Gareth on WWF Super Wrestlemania. Lieutenant Gareth pulled off a shock against Baron Von Hooton in Round One where he scraped a 1-0 victory on Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

CHALLENGE REVIEW:

Lord Dilks became the first winner of the Challenge Trophy. His victory over Dame Yada in the Third Round concluded an impressive sequence of wins in which he avoided conceeding a single goal. His path to the final had seen him sweep past both Baron Von Hooton and Doc Shakib, chosing to play as Guile and T.Hawk respectively. Dame Yada won the Eternal Champions (Division Two) section of the competition after a tight 2-1 triumph against Captain Maltby.

CHANGES FROM THE THIRTEENTH TOURNAMENT:

• Points structure is altered. 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a lose
• Division Two is re-introduced
• A one point penalty is introduced for members who chose to forfeit games
• The Tournament Knockout is re-introduced
• Tournament Knockout bye system is adapted so that byes are awarded on the performace in the previous knockout as opposed to league standing
• The Challenge Trophy competition is added, it is based upon the Street Fighter Challenge used in previous tournaments
• Game pools are refined with 10 games in each pool, 5 of which are constant in both divisions
• Ball Jacks is added for both Divisions and the Knockout
• Eternal Champions returns and is used in Division Two, the Knockout and the Challenge Trophy
• European Club Soccer is re-introduced as a Knockout Only game
• FIFA Road to World Cup '98 is added to the Division Two and Knockout pools
• Golden Axe 2 becomes a Division One, Two and Knockout game
• Micro Machines '96 is included in both league draws and the Knockout
• Mortal Kombat becomes a new addition to the tournaments, as a Knockout only game
• After much debate NHL '96 is added to the tournaments as a Division One, Two and Knockout game
• Pete Sampras Tennis reverts to a Division One and Knockout title
• Road Rash 2's staus changes so that is used in Division Two and the Tournament Knockout
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 becomes a Division One, Two and Knockout game
• Sonic 3 is added to the Knockout game pool
• Streets of Rage 2 returns as a Division Two and Knockout title
• Streets of Rage 3 is introduced to the tournaments to be used in Division One only
• Super Street Fighter 2 is deemed worthy to be used in Division One, the Knockout and the Challenge Trophy
• Virtua Racing is added to the Knockout pool as well as remaining a Division One game
• World Cup Italia '90 becomes a Division One and Knockout game
• WWF Super Wrestlemania is added as a Division Two and Knockout title
• Casino Night Zone is removed from Sonic 2 due to a scoring irregularity