Quite a serendipitous end to the 2017 Mid-Year Grand Slam tournament! It was a great event top to bottom, with some real twists and surprises. Nothing was bigger than Oozaru emerging as the winner of his first Grand Slam event! It was really the perfect timing for Oozaru with the 15th Anniversary of ICWW right around the corner, and opportunities for The Pacific Connection drying up a little.
Oozaru's partner Banging had a great tournament himself, going all the way to the Quarter Finals, where he was taken out by reigning KFL Champion and Grand Slam tournament gatekeeper: United: Mime. Mime fought in his third consecutive Grand Slam Semi Final! Unbelievable! He really could be a much bigger player if he had the desire. As it is, he's a fantastic KFL champion!
Speaking of champions, how about Poasty? The Division 2 Champion reminded everyone why he's one of the hottest blue chip stocks when he beat reigning Undisputed Champion Damo in an amazing clash of champions in Round 2!
Damo's loss will no doubt be of great interest to Mid-Year Grand Slam Runner-Up VenoMark, whose hunger for the championship just will not die. I've got to think he'll factor in to next month's Royal Roulette picture, it's just a question of where. It might be too soon to see Veno and Damo go at it for the title again, but VenoMark is also arguably in too strong a position to gamble it away on a thirty man Battle Royal match.
The regular weekly action resumes this week with tonight's return of Monday Night Games. I'll be expecting plenty of fall-out from the tournament as things heat up for the Summer season!
The Great Arena League Top Ten:
#1 (--) United: Mime [KFL Champion]
#2 (+3) Oozaru [2017 Mid-Year Grand Slam Winner]
#3 (-1) AlbertBeefcake
#4 (--) MKMaster
#5 (+1) "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile
#6 (-3) United: Artanix
#7 (--) Benjamin
#8 (+1) Scott-Howell [Duo Division Champion]
#9 (RE) Banging
#10 (-2) Statix
The Great Arena Duo Division Top Ten:
#1 (--) CCShadow & Scott-Howell [Duo Division Champions]
#2 (--) "The Invasion" Jason_Voorhees & edge
#3 (--) AlbertBeefcake & Shen_DuHBK
#4 (--) Benjamin & Mo2
#5 (--) DaemonX & Banging
#6 (--) "Brexiteers" Liam & nif
#7 (--) Politics & Menas
#8 (--) "Red Reign" LordSkarlet & legoslayer10
#9 (--) Oozaru & PaganFreak
#10 (--) "Red Reign" Sekktor & hydraslash
The Division 2 Under 5k Top Ten:
#1 (+2) Oozaru [2017 Mid-Year Grand Slam Winner]
#2 (-1) AlbertBeefcake
#3 (-1) MKMaster
#4 (--) Benjamin
#5 (--) Scott-Howell [Duo Division Champion]
#6 (+1) Banging
#7 (-1) SubScorpTile
#8 (--) United: Murdoink
#9 (RE) Poasty [Division 2 Champion]
#10 (--) Baraka_MK
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