AIW Tourney Final Results!

TheBigRedOne · (This post was last modified: 10-21-2009, 11:23 PM by TheBigRedOne.)

Final Standings

First Place
Ozgur Budak 100

Second Place
NikB 80
Paulinski 80
Stepan 80

Third Place
Rabbit 75

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Alpha Two 60
Dazooz 60
Fastphil 40
Mikekiller16 30
Mad Dog 25
Riley D. Smith 20
TheBigRedOne 10

Tourney Bonus Points:

1st Place -- 100 points
2nd Place -- 75 points
3rd Place -- 50 points
All Others -- 25 points

TheBigRedOne · (This post was last modified: 07-04-2009, 11:43 PM by TheBigRedOne.)

AIW Tourney Round One:

Battle of Bir Lahfan-1: The Fatal Assumption

O6 JUNE 1967, WADI HARADIN, 10 KM EAST OF BIR LAHFAN:

On the second day of the war, 6 June 1967, General Tal's division made
its way through northern Sinai, proceeding towards the Suez Canal in two
axes (El-Arish and Ismailiya axis) while engaging the Egyptian 7th Infantry
Division in heavy combat. Sharon was attacking the strongpoint at Abu-Agheila to the South. Meanwhile, General Yoffe's armored group started its advance between Tal's and Sharon's forces.

Avraham Yoffe's Division avoided any areas of heavy enemy concentration and
rushed to the passes; in fact, he traversed terrain that was unguarded because the Egyptians believed that tanks could not cross over dunes. However, with the info they had gathered during the 1956 War, Israeli command managed to locate a narrow path going through Wadi Haradin. Wadi's western exit was defended by a weak Egyptian force. With the first lights of the day Yoffe's leading armor reached the exit. Egyptian infantry woke up with the tank engine sounds coming from the seemingly "impassable" wadi. They had to pay for this fatal assumption.

Optional Rules to Use: Quality Loss Modifier, Vehicle Fire Over

Matchups:

Arab(pts) v Israeli(pts)

Dazooz (25 Major Win) v Alpha Two (5)
Alpha Two (5) v Dazooz (25 Major Win)

Nik (25 major win) v Paulinski (5)
Paulinski (25 major win) v Nik (5)

Mikekiller16 (25 Major Win) v Fastphil (5)
Fastphil (25 Major Win) v Mikekiller16 (5)

TheBigRedOne (5) v Ozgur Budak (25 Major Win)
Ozgur Budak (25 Major Win) v TheBigRedOne (5)

Mad Dog (10) v Rabbit (20 Minor Win)
Rabbit (25 Major Win) v Mad Dog (5)

Riley D Smith (5) v Stepan (25 Major Win)
Stepan (25 Major Win) v Riley D Smith (5)

TheBigRedOne · (This post was last modified: 10-21-2009, 10:32 PM by TheBigRedOne.)

AIW Tourney Round Two:

The Battle for Um-Katef Ridge

05 JUNE 1967, UM-KATEF RIDGE, 15KM EAST OF ABU-AGHEILA:

The Israeli attack at Abu-Agheila, an important junction in the northern part of the Sinai peninsula approximately 45 km southeast of El Arish, was the most decisive action of the Israeli offensive into the Sinai Desert. As part of the Israeli plan of Southern Command, Ariel Sharon was ordered to capture the road junction at Abu-Agheila in order to gain access to the central route into the Sinai Desert.

The openening attack was taken by the 14th Armored Brigade on the Um-Katef Ridge which led to a plateu dominating all of the eastern approahces to Abu-Agheila. The strategic ridge was defended by the Egyptian 352nd Infantry Battalion attached to the 2nd Infantry Division. Egyptian forces dug-in around the ridge, were supported by T34/85 tanks from the 6th Tank Regiment. At 24:00 hours, Israeli infantry reached their attack positions. After a brief but intense artillery barrage, engineers, closely followed by the infantry stepped forward to open lanes for the waiting armor.

Optional Rules to Use: Quality Loss Modifier, Vehicle Fire Over

Matchups:
Arab(pts) v Israeli(pts)

Ozgur Budak (25 Major Win) vs Dazooz (5)
Dazooz (5) vs Ozgur Budak (25 Major Win)

Stepan (5) vs Rabbit (25 Major Win)
Rabbit (5) vs Stepan (25 Major Win)

Fastphil (5) vs Paulinski (25 Major Win)
Paulinski (25 Major Win) vs Fastphil (5)

NikB (25 Major Win) vs Mad Dog (5)
Mad Dog (5) vs NikB (25 Major Win)

Alpha Two (25 Major Win) vs Riley D. Smith (5)
Riley D. Smith (5) vs Alpha Two (25 Major Win)

TheBigRedOne · (This post was last modified: 10-21-2009, 10:40 PM by TheBigRedOne.)

The Final results have been logged!

Congrats to Ozgur Budak for winning the inaugural Blitz SB Tourney with a perfect 100 point score. No surprises here!

Second place goes to a triumvirate of excellent competitors, Nik, Stepan and Paulinski with 80 points.

Rabbitt, considered by many to be a rising force in the PBEM world, finished in third place with a fine score of 75.

Congrats and thanks to all competitors in this tourney. I hoped you enjoyed yourselves. Now, get on your web gear and get ready for a rumble in the 1950's jungles and hamlets of Indochina.

Point awards and such will be awarded as I get time this week.

Thanks again!

Nikb · 10-22-2009, 03:51 AM,

Alan, thank you for running an excellent tournament. The games were fun and your overall admin has been over and above the call of duty.

cheers

Nik

Mad_Dog · 10-22-2009, 08:34 AM,

TheBigRedOne Wrote:Rabbitt, considered by many to be a rising force in the PBEM world, finished in third place with a fine score of 75.

Rabbit is very good, I've been playing him regularly ever since. Anyone who takes him on should be forewarned. ;)

Thanks for the tournament Alan, it was definitely fun. cheers