Taking it to game two, Ottawa’s Alex Bradley holds on to his Canadian Nationals hopes, as he faces off one last time against Montréal’s Andrej Gomizelj. The grand finals pits Alex’s nosy Valencia, an extra-tall deck flush with Blackmails and Anarch tricks, against Andrej’s streamlined, very jammy, very rushy, Engineering The Future. A single victory is all either contender needs, to take home the title of Canadian National Champion.
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Canadian Nationals 2016: Finals – Whizzard (Andrej Gomizelj) vs. C.T.M. (Alex Bradley) – The Métropole Grid
The finale of two days of Netrunning brings two Canadian players to the final showdown at the 2016 Canadian Nationals. Métropole’s own Andrej Gomizelj set his tag-me Eater Whizzard on the far-stretching servers of Alex Bradley’s imposing Controlling the Message. Will the Whiz be able to dish out his typical Anarch destruction, or will CTM’s relaxing virtual tours buy Alex a shot at game two?
Canadian Nationals 2016: Losers Finals – C.T.M. (Aaron Celovsky) vs. Valencia (Alex Bradley) – The Métropole Grid
Aaron and Alex match up for one final time in the losers bracket finals, as they fight for the remaining seat at the 2016 Canadian Nationals finals. Alex Bradley’s Peddler-heavy Valencia begins her attack on the horizontal servers of Aaron Celovksy’s NBN: Controlling the Message, as Aaron hopes to replicate the results of their previous top eight bout.
Canadian Nationals 2016: Winners Finals – Andromeda (Aaron Celovsky) vs. E.T.F. (Andrej Gomizelj) – The Métropole Grid
The two yet undefeated opponents meet in the winners bracket finals, fighting to secure a spot at the Canadian Nationals finals table. Aaron Celovsky and his draw-heavy Andromeda is looking to replicate Swiss round success against the Métropole Grid’s own Andrej Gomizelj and his very jammy ETF.
Canadian Nationals 2016: Top Eight – Game Three: Whizzard (Dien Tran) vs. C.T.M. (Alex Bradley) – The Métropole Grid
The two Canadian titans Dien Tran and Alex Bradley face-off in this high-stakes elimination round. Top seed Dien readies his good-stuff Whizzard to assault the asset-heavy servers of Alex’s Controlling the Message. No matter what, one of these top-placing Swiss players’ Nationals run will come to an end.
Canadian Nationals 2016 : Top Eight – Game Two: Valencia vs. C.T.M. – The Métropole Grid
Two of Ontario’s finest players meet up in game two! Ottawa’s Alex Bradley investigates the political servers of NBN’s new megacorp, Controlling the Message, managed by Toronto’s Aaron Celovsky. Can the criminal-boosted Anarch economy keep up with the unions and tags of the post 23-seconds NBN?
Canadian Nationals 2016 : Top Eight – Game One: E.T.F. vs. Kate – The Métropole Grid
A full day of Swiss rounds narrows the competitive field at the 2016 Canadian Nationals down to eight final players. Those determined eight return for a second day of high-stakes Netrunning, to duke it out for the title of Canadian National Champion.
Game one is a return to core set staples, as Michigan’s Steven Jecmen pilots a sentry-heavy Engineering The Future against Montreal’s Julien Deville and his ‘one-turn-kill’ Kate. Are 14 clicks enough for the inventive Shaper to close out a game, or will the efficiency and speed of the reliable HB power through?
Ottawa Regionals 2016: Finals – SYNC vs. Valencia – The Métropole Grid
With an exceptionally strong competitive Netrunner scene, Ottawa is finally graced with their very own Regional event! A mid-point between Toronto and Montréal, the capital attracts contenders from all across the north-east. After five rounds of Swiss, and an exciting top eight, two friends are left at the final table: Ottawa’s Alex Bradley and his tag punishment SYNC, against Dien Tran and his no-nonsense Valencia. Will Alex be able to tag out the nosy Anarch, or will Dien be able to blackmail his way to a second game?
U.S. Nationals 2016 : Finals – Game Two: Pālanā Foods vs. Whizzard – The Métropole Grid
After a decisive victory at the final table, lower bracket’s Josh Wilson pushes the series on to a second grand final game, as he now prepares for an attack on the servers of meta-mate and friend Eric Caoili’s rushing Pālanā Foods. A repeat of an earlier match-up in the top eight, in which Eric triumphed in knocking Josh down to the lower bracket, serves to give both players a sense of foreboding familiarity and an understanding of what must be done. Which of these two chummy Ohioans will prevail, and snatch the title of 2016 U.S. National Champion?
U.S. Nationals 2016 : Finals – Whizzard vs. Near-Earth Hub – The Métropole Grid
After an exciting top 8 double elimination tournament at the U.S. Nationals at Origins Game Fair, only two players are left sitting, now at the final table. These two friends from Ohio, upper bracket’s Eric Caoili, piloting his Wyldside Whizzard, and lower bracket finalist Josh Wilson, at the helm of his murderous Near-Earth Hub, must now face off once again, for the title of 2016 U.S. National Champion. Can Eric grab that shiny trophy with a single runner win, or will Josh be able to bring us to a second game?