This weekend the NZ Masters will be held in Hamilton. This is the 6th Annual Masters Tournament and it is well established on the tournament scene.
For the Fantasy event this year sees what is the highest ranked field yet. Two of the Top 11 are not attending - one because he's overseas, the other because he is known as a notorious clubber of baby seals and this event has drawn a field of carnivores with multiple apex predators. Their invitations have passed down and been snatched by the #12 and #15 ranked players.
This means whoever wins the event will have gone through a very strong field to achieve their goal.
The lists are very strong across the board. There has been some bleating from the Elf players that they are weaker than the others but closer inspection of their lists still shows them to be hard list. However some of the apologist commentators have drunk the Kool-Aid (it's always easier than analysis) and dubbed them "Lists of the People". What a crock of shit!
In fact it's funny. So many of the contenders are trying to say they have the weakest list there is now a queue at that particular bus stop. However they can't help themselves and in the next breath name themselves contenders.
I still think Locky Reid has the best all round list given the event's lineup. A half competent chimpanzee would be able to steer it onto the podium. And I haven't changed my opinion that Dan Butler and Tom Dunn are the men to beat if you want to take out the event.
What is interesting is what will be the required score to win the event. Personally I think you'll need to score 75-80 points to win the event. This is less than the normal 90-95 in an open 6 round event. Effectively you will need to ensure that if you take a big loss that you have the ability to hand one out. More likely I think people will be a little tentative in their approach so if someone turns up with an aggressive attitude then they could blow the event apart. Personally I can only see 1-2 lists that have that capacity.
We'll see how the dice fall.
Some of the high aggression lists may not be used as such I suspect, and will hang back to their own detriment. I'm utterly fascinated about how this is all going to play out, and although I'm going to be in the middle of it all, it'll be the most interesting Masters yet imho! The aftermatch breakdowns are going to be spicy!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to all those attending. As much as possible, have fun.
ReplyDeleteI can'tbelieve your blaming the dice already Pete! Whatever happens I hope you all have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteYep....and I would of got away with it but for that dodgy DTLF!!!
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