With just three Gameweeks to go, the inaugural Fantasy Football Scout Shield, a tournament featuring the top Fantasy Managers from this season’s Cups, reaches it’s last eight. Here’s a round-up of the first round results, plus the draw for the Quarter-Finals.
Our Fantasy Football Scout Cup winner, Wild Rover, was a notable casualty at the weekend, falling at the first hurdle to the powerful Giavara555 – the former FPL number one won out by a nine point margin and with a rank of 73, is one of the early favourites for the crown. He faces a tough Quarter-Final however, with Eunach Jelly waiting form him in the last eight have won a low scoring affair in the first round. The “Jellyman” was previously ranked 281 in the world just three Gameweeks ago but has slipped after three straight red arrows to a current rank of 1086. Nonetheless, he will provide a formidable obstacle to Giavara555’s progress.
Mile High will meet MrKK in the last eight, with the former having won a titanic struggle with cuihe_508, getting the edge on rank alone. With a standing of 43 in the world, Mile High has to be the tournament favourite and the name to avoid – an unfortunate draw for MrKK, then. Although, with a rank of 1077, he will be far from a pushover.
Acquafresca is clearly on a roll after his Members Cup victory, he stormed into the next round with a win over Maddocio, where he’ll face Ricky Smokes lets go who progressed with a convincing first round win over ange1range1 in a rematch of their Cup Quarter-Final earlier in the season. Ricky is the lowest ranked player remaining in the tournament with a standing of 14194; the fact that all our players in the last eight are in the top 15k in the world is a mark of the standard involved.
The final Quarter-Final pairs former Members Cup winner, Fuzzy Dunlop, with Tommy Tynans Left Shinpad. Both enjoyed convincing victories in the first round and, with a rank of 2119 against Tommy’s 5365, Fuzzy will be the favourite to progress from this tie.
All matches will be played out over Gameweek 36.
First Round Results
| Wild rover | 41 – 50 | Giavara555 |
| Eunuch Jelly | 46 – 27 | www.msospace.com |
| Mr.KK | 73 – 58 | 12 inch of fury |
| MileHigh | 72* – 72 | cuihe_508 |
| HeartOfTheCity | 42 – 66 | Fuzzy Dunlop |
| Maddocio | 60 – 69 | Acquafresca |
| Ricky Smokes lets go | 51 – 36 | ange1range1 |
| Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad | 70 – 59 | JMS |
Quarter-Final Draw
| Eunuch Jelly | Vs | Giavara555 |
| Ricky Smokes lets go | Vs | Acquafresca |
| Mr.KK | Vs | MileHigh |
| Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad | Vs | Fuzzy Dunlop |
