Round 2 of Eliminations for Season 6

Hello,
Today's update is about the second round of eliminations for Season 6. Before we go there, I'd like to bring up the matter of W/O.

In Round 1 we had a situation in which both players in a pair - Hive account@liftslikealady and Hive account@griega didn't post their reports, so I have declared a "two-sided W/O". Since Hive account@griega had been slightly better in the first leg, she got the slot in Round 2.

Both have contacted me afterwards, citing life/technical difficulties with posting. Hive account@liftslikealady has provided a proof of activity ("Activity History" screenshot from Hive account@actifit App). Hive account@griega has replied that her score was lower and conceded the win to her oponent. I'd like to single out Hive account@griega here and applaud for her Fair Play.

As result, Hive account@liftslikealady will replace Hive account@griega in Round 2 of Consolation Cup qualifiers.

Round 2 of Eliminations

Champions League

P1: (S1) Hive account@ptaku vs Hive account@davidthompson57 (Q8)
P2: (S2) Hive account@ilodz24hd vs Hive account@pjansen (Q7)
P3: (S3) Hive account@flaxz vs Hive account@asia-pl (Q6)
P4: (S4) Hive account@cezary-io vs Hive account@racibo (Q5)
P5: (S5) Hive account@mariya36 vs Hive account@ykretz.sports (Q4)
P6: (S6) Hive account@venan vs Hive account@sk1920 (Q3)
P7: (S7) Hive account@practicaleric vs Hive account@matthew1 (Q2)
P8: (S8) Hive account@pagane vs Hive account@ziabutt3836 (Q1)
P9: (S9) Hive account@cryptospa vs Hive account@dirkzett (WC)

9 Winners + 1 Lucky Loser (highest aggregate score over the 2 matches in Round 2) will advance to the group phase of the Champions League.

8 remaining players will be transferred to Consolation Cup.

Schedule

Leg 1: Friday, Feb 4
Leg 2: Sunday, Feb 6

Consolation Cup

P1: (CL1) Hive account@romualdd vs Hive account@griega Hive account@liftslikealady (CC8)
P2: (CL2) Hive account@martusamak vs Hive account@notak (CC7)
P3: (CL3) Hive account@milabogomila vs Hive account@kiel91 (CC6)
P4: (CL4) Hive account@homesteadlt vs Hive account@mushanov (CC5)
P5: (CL5) Hive account@zimnaherbata vs Hive account@stefannikolov (CC4)
P6: (CL6) Hive account@davidesimoncini vs Hive account@markhodge (CC3)
P7: (CL7) Hive account@sandraa1 vs Hive account@dontcare89 (CC2)
P8: (CL8) Hive account@kwsnomzys vs Hive account@axel-mccornstack (CC1)

The 8 winners will advance to Consolation Cup main phase. The losing sides will have to wait until Season 7 for their next chance.

Schedule

Leg 1: Saturday, Feb 5
Leg 2: Monday, Feb 7

Hive account@aliveprojects Eliminations Award

The best player eliminated in Round 2 of Consolation Cup qualifiers, will receive a special prize sponsored by Hive account@aliveprojects - 100 ALIVE. It will be decided by total score across both rounds of qualifiers.

Standings after the fist round:

the two players with "bye's" will have their Round 2 score doubled for the sake of deciding the Award.

Players exempted from Eliminations

The following players got directly into group phase of Season 6 Champions League:

Hive account@merthin - Defending Champion (DC)
Hive account@grecki-bazar-ewy - Consolation Cup Winner (CC)
Hive account@bucipuci - Hive account@poliac League One Winner (L1)
Hive account@manuvert - top ranked (R1)
Hive account@masoom - second highest ranked (R2)
Hive account@browery - third highest ranked (R3)

They will be placed in Groups in the following way ("serpentine" scheme works here):

Gr. A: DC, Q2, Q3, LL
Gr. B: CC, Q1, Q4, Q9
Gr. C: L1, R3, Q5, Q8
Gr. D: R1, R2, Q6, Q7

where:

• Q1..Q9 are 9 winners of Round 2 of Champions League qualifiers, sorted in descending order by their aggregate score in that round (2 matches)

If a player receives W/O in their favor, the score for deciding the seeding will be their actual score as per step count, not "30:0"

• LL is the Lucky Loser of Round 2 (ie. player who has the highest aggregate score among those who lost their Round 2 duels)

Lucky Loser goes arbitrarily into Gr. A, so that they have a chance to prove their worth against the Defending Champion :-)

Based on the setup, we can already announce hit matches in the group phase:

• Hive account@bucipuci vs Hive account@browery will meet (again!) in group C.
• Hive account@manuvert vs Hive account@masoom will be in the spotlight in group D.

Hive account@grecki-bazar-ewy (group B) and Hive account@merthin (group A) have to wait until qualifiers are complete to learn who their rivals are going to be.

Season 6 Schedule

Round 2 of Eliminations

Friday - Monday, Feb 4-7

Champions League

Leg 1: Friday, Feb 4
Leg 2: Sunday, Feb 6

Consolation Cup

Leg 1: Saturday, Feb 5
Leg 2: Monday, Feb 7

Main Season Kick-off

Friday - Monday, Feb 11-14

Detail schedule to be announced after completion of Eliminations.