International Cup of 7ball II (Everything Thread)

[Drawkland]

WELCOME to the SECOND INTERNATIONAL CUP OF 7BALL!

What is 7ball? Well, if you haven't already, check out this dispatch I wrote, which contains the rules, regulations, scoring, and likely anything you'll need to know about 7ball. This part of the rules contains a much more simplified version of the game, as well as a notable lack of 7s (if you read the main part of the dispatch you'll know what I'm talking about).

There are 3 groups, and their matches will be played in 3 different locations, all in Drawk City, the largest city in Drawkland. Heptad Honors Arena is the only devoted 7ball stadium, the other 2 are basketball stadiums which have been repurposed for the event.

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Groups have already been determined. No pots were needed since ranks aren't a thing yet, but we may work on creating ranks after this edition.

GROUP 1

1. Drawkland 7s
2. Daitosch 7s
3. Rannoire 7s
4. Anaconda 7s
5. Azrea 7s
6. Ilysee 7s
7. Luxdonia 7s

GROUP 2

1. Ethane 7s
2. Sulsu's 7s
3. St. Kanye 7s
4. Imperial 7s
5. Arcantova 7s
6. Courage 7s
7. Savalen 7s

GROUP 3

1. Silver Rainbow 7s
2. West-East 7s
3. Quebec 7s
4. Slave 7s
5. New Dukaine 7s
6. Qazaqaz 7s
7. Les 7s (PNdF)

SCORINATION WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY, MAY 19th. Cutoff times will be at approximately 21:00-21:30 Eastern Time, and results will likely be posted within 15 minutes.

As per the usual NS Sports paradigm, the tournament will begin with a Round Robin tournament, with 3 groups of 7 and 1 leg, meaning every team will play every other team once. There are no draws, so the standings will be arranged this way:

1. Wins
2. 7et Difference
3. H2H 7et Difference
4. 7ets For
5. H2H 7ets For
6. Roster, then RP
7. 7 Rating*

*Coin Toss

RPs will be rated on a scale of 0-1 (with decimals) and then applied. Rosters will count for a day's max RP bonus. There won't be any decay since this isn't a big tournament. Really, I'm not expecting much. If everyone RPs once, we'll be golden.

Best 2 teams from each group will advance to finals. The best 3rd place team (using the Tiebreakers above) will automatically advance, and the 2 other 3rd place teams will have a single playoff match for the last spot. The tournament will be single elimination, except for the semifinals, in which the 2 losing teams will play for 3rd place. 3rd Place will be decided by a single match, while the Championship will be a Best of 7. Unless a disproportionate amount of RP'ing happens, 3 Matches will be scorinated per night for the Finals.

GROUP STAGE ORDER
MD1) 2v7, 3v6, 4v5, 1 BYE
MD2) 6v4, 7v3, 1v2, 5 BYE
MD3) 3v1, 4v7, 5v6, 2 BYE
MD4) 7v5, 1v4, 2v3, 6 BYE
MD5) 4v2, 5v1, 6v7, 3 BYE
MD6) 1v6, 2v5, 3v4, 7 BYE
MD7) 5v3, 6v2, 7v1, 4 BYE

--Skip a Day in Scorination--

TOURNAMENT ORDER
MD8) 2 worst 3rd place teams play for last spot
QF) MATCH 1
    MATCH 2
    MATCH 3
    MATCH 4
SF) MATCH 5: W1 vs W2
    MATCH 6: W3 vs W4
FINAL) 3rd PLACE PLAYOFF: L5 vs L6
       CHAMPIONSHIP: W5 vs W6, Best of 7. 3 Matches per day until winner.

Playoff seedings to be determined by record with Tiebreaker ordination.

Any questions, ask on the OOC thread.

[Drawkland]

THE DRAWKLAND 7s
Drawkland's National 7ball Team

STAFF
Team Owner:        Billie Sanforth
Head Coach:        Lenny Daleman
Assistant Coach:   Marco Suave
Director of 7s:    Greggy Adrian

ROSTER

POSITION	STARTER	BACKUP	7?
Captain 7	Bram Attilo	Edmondo Long	Yes
Regular 7	Loreto Macy	Kam Jasso	Yes
Side 7	Geraldo Madison	Clarence Lee	Yes
Goalman 7	Chaz Vito	Howard Greer	Yes
Poleman 7	Finn Beemer	Romeo Dean	Yes
Flank 7	Marty Kirby	Booker Page	Yes, but he's probably lying
Boring 7	Benny Pace	Gus Stevenson	Probably

The Drawkland 7s have a history of being a decent 7ball team. Their training is world-class, as per most of Drawkian National teams, but due to this being an international competition, it's predicted they'll do only a passing job, as all of Drawkland's national teams have been plagued with mediocrity in the world stage.

While Drawkland does make sure their players are of maximum and athleticism and quick thinking, they do still fall slightly flat in Sonnel competitions, especially when compared to the Backwards Nations, which invented the sport. It seems their players, while more lacking in athletic skill, have a sort of insane ingenuity to their strategy which sets them above most other nations.

After losing 3rd place to Sulsu's 7s last edition, the same Drawkland 7s squad is ready to take on the competition again and make a better finish this time. Home field advantage may prove well, but in a game as unpredictable as 7ball, who knows what'll happen?

The uniforms are the required helmet and jock strap, but the Drawkland 7s wear specially-engineered gym shorts, and no shirts (luckily, they're all dudes). The colors are black and red trim. They wear basic tennis shoes, with 7s on them.

[Saint Kanye]

THE INFORMANT
Official Student Publication of Claxton University, St. Kanye

MAGNIFICENT "7S" DRAWKLAND-BOUND FOR INT'L CUP OF 7BALL

by Jade Cortland

To quote the legendary musician Ice Cube, "Today is a Good Day" for sports in CU. We all love the Surge, and we all love their good showing in the IBC group stages, but sometimes we want something those bozos from Claxton State can't also cheer on. And that "something" is the St. Kanye 7s, as those pesky dudes who have been serenading us with rock ballads and selling us questionable-looking (but very yummy, try the mushroom bread) baked goods for the whole of last semester are now officially known. Apparently, all that money that we have been throwing their way has been enough for them to buy a rocket, strap themselves to it, and blast off to the Land of Drawks for the second International Cup of 7ball. What, they didn't buy a rocket? They just took a plane? That's too boring.

The 7s are decked out in the finest of suits and matching purple ties with number sevens printed in lime (hey, we're repping the whole Glorious Free Republic now), in addition to the required helmets and jock straps. They will also be wearing roller skates, for that extra burst of speed. Now, let's get to know our ruthless, fearless, useless (just kidding) warriors.

Team Owner: Claxton University (That's us! YAAAAY!!)
Head (Playing) Coach: Lloyd Targarian ("Shut up, Dylan. You're already the captain. That's greedy.")
Assistant (Playing) Coach: Rob Holmes (Settled after a night of Mario Kart.)
Director of 7s: ???

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Captain 7: Dylan Deschanel, 21

Dylan looks back fondly on the event that led him to be crowned as the head honcho of the team. His hands were shaking and he was turning pale. His eyes were slowly opening, revealing to him that he picked the shortest straw out of the fourteen the team had on them. But the arts major is also a natural leader, in that he was the first one on his dorm floor to put up room Christmas decorations. In August.

Substitute: Jamil Rahman, 21

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Regular 7: Steve Owens, 23

Unlike the other members of the team, business major Steve has some prior sporting experience. He was the MVP of a soccer league in his community when he was eight (the league had only four teams, but why does that matter?) Steve will use his speed to evade defending opponents, just as he habitually does when it's his turn to buy a round of drinks.

Substitute: Dexter Moss, 23

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Side 7: Albert Kelly, 23

Albert practiced his hugging daily in preparation for IC7 II. Thinking it "kinda weird" to be following Dylan around the campus all day, he just settled for the dead tree outside his student housing door. "Hey, the tree's more good-looking anyway", the history major says, to which Dylan retorted "Show some respect to your captain, why don't you?" Albert replied "Hey, the tree's more good-looking anyway, sir."

Substitute: Simon Wheeler, 20

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Goalman 7: Esau Escobar, 19

Easily the team's most energetic player, the freshman is almost never seen without a can of Brawndo in his hand. Esau got into 7ball after happening upon a game on the way to the tennis court, eventually abandoning the "mainstreamness" of the latter for the "underground appeal" of the former.

Substitute: Teddy Lee, 24

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Poleman 7: Rob Holmes, 24

Like Albert, political science major Rob did some training for his position in the 7ball team. He observed the moves of actual pole dancers in strip clubs. Did I say "strip clubs"? Because I meant "Youtube". Real strip clubs are too expensive, ya know.

Substitute: Bryce Goldeen, 24

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Flank 7: Lloyd Targarian, 24

Always up for a game, Lloyd is a real disciple of the Drawkian sport. He even went to have a 7ball inked on his arm. Unfortunately, the tattoo artist doesn't know what that is, and the English major got a tattoo of the solid maroon pool ball. Expect him to make long shots, like that time he threw a squirrel nine blocks away on a fifty-Coinye bet.

Substitute: Terry Black, 19

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Boring 7: Andrew Ravello, 23

"Andy" to friends and "Asshat Andy" to enemies, the psychology major is best known for organizing many a wild frat party, with pick-up games of 7ball and water 7ball (in the swimming pool) as staples. The guy's position might be boring, but he sure is not.

Substitute: Max Lee, 22

RP Permissions: Go crazy on these dumbasses, but no severe injuries or deaths!

[West-East Timor]

THE WEST-EAST TIMOR 7s
West-East Timor's National 7ball team

Staff
Team Owner: Nick Newman
Head Coach: Richard Ensekov
Assistant Coach: James Zwekon
Director of 7s: Tim Dranton

ROSTER

POSITION	STARTER	BACKUP	7?
Captain 7	Timo Mirniki	Max Pirsch	Yes
Regular 7	Lucas Tirnikow	Hans Schneider	Yes
Side 7	Thomas West	Jan Kanaranaka	Yes
Goalman 7	Hannah Blirnak	Marcus Lancirn	Yes
Poleman 7	Anna Anarkikova	James Lorn	Yes
Flank 7	Yrnakash Kankaranshakir	Antonio Girgino	Yes
Boring 7	Luca DiDando	Jürgen Schmidt	Maybe

The West-East Timorian 7s are the first 7s from West-East Timor. West-East Timor hasn't got a 7ball league. People were interested when 7 words about a 7ball World Cup were written at the 77th page of one of the 7 most famous West-East Timorian newspapers and demanded a national team. WET TV decided to make it a casting show, the best candidates for every position were elected by a jury consisting of 7 persons. The only condition were, that, for tactical reasons, there had to be one male and one female Poleman 7 and Goalman 7.

The uniforms are the required helmet (it's red with 77 yellow 7s on it) and the jock strap. Everyone except Poleman/Polewoman 7 and Goalman/Goalwoman 7 also wear red t-shirts and red trousers. Poleman 7 and Goalman 7 wear nothing else than the helmet and the jock strap, Polewoman 7 and Goalwoman 7 also wear nothing else and a white bra. When they play against mainly male teams, Blirnak and Anarkikova will play, when they play against mainly female teams, Lancirn and Lorn will play. They hope to distract the other teams players when they try to attack. It's also possible that the 7s bring different kinds of vehicles to the game.

Edit: Roleplay Permissions: You can do everything except killing my players. And no severe injuries.

[Sulsuland]

SulSU 7 ArE reAlly gOOd at 7BaLl.

AlL SulSu teAM arE naMEd suLSu

[Silver Rainbow Fumes]

Kébecois 7's National Team

Staff:
Head Coach:  Lilian Féret
Assis Coach: Théo Demaret
Physio:      Alceste Bouhier

Starters:
No.	Name			Age	Position	Club
1	Gaspard Guilbert   	26	G7		Calgary 7's
2	Alexis Descombes        23	P7		Frontier 7's
3	Marcel Ballouhey	23	C7		Vancouver 7's
4	Raphaël Batteux       	25	R7		Saskatoon 7's 
5	Dimitri Plessis   	29	S7		Frontier 7's
6	Porthos Béliveau 	21	F7		Manitoba 7's
7	Colin Vernier      	24	B7		Frontier 7's

[Arcantova]

Arcantova 7s

7ball in Arcantova

7ball is a sport that doesn't get much recognition in Arcantova. It has just recently caught on as recreational sport in the eastern part of the country. Because of this, the sport does not have any professional league in the Kingdom of Arcantova. This made it extremely difficult to get together a national team when the National 7ball Organization wanted to go to the International Cup. In fact, when the organization went to the AIOP, the national organization responsible for funding international Arcantovan teams, they denied funding for the team. Chairman of the N7O Blake Rivers started a GoFundMe page. Within 3 months the page had raised enough for the team to travel to the international cup. It's safe to say that win or lose, this trip to Drawkland could be a defining moment for 7ball in Arcantova.

Roster

Chairman: Blake Rivers
Head Coach: Duck Croman
Director of 7s (Team Manager): Dan Ingram

Captain 7
1: Clifford Warren
2: Woodrow Maxwell

Regular 7
1: Isaac Davis
2: Jonathan Valdez

Side 7
1: Abraham Webster
2: Damon Byrd

Goalman 7
1: Caleb Carlson
2: Derrick Hoffman

Poleman 7
1: Jared Steele
2: Natalie Daniel

Flank 7
1: Roman Norton
2: Tyrell Port

Boring 7
1: Jerome Horton
2: Alexander Reese

Team Summary:

The national Arcantovan sevens team is comprised of some of the best 7ball players in Arcantova as voted on by the members of the National 7ball Organization. Because the sport is played recreationally in the Kingdom, the players on the team range from 18 to the 48 year old Alexander Reese. It also means a few of the players are playing out of position because they don't necessarily have a set position they usually play. This is the case with Flank 7 Roman Norton who usually plays as Captain 7 on his team in Brandin, Arcantova.

Equipment

Contrary to the usual rules, the N7O does not allow any special equipment such as slingshots, bats, etc in their recreational leagues. Therefore no one on the national team uses any special tools. The uniforms consist of regulation helmets and cups along with soccer style navy blue uniforms with white trim, striping, and lettering. "Arcanvtova" is written in white down the left side of the shirt. Four sevens are on the uniforms as well, one on each sleeve. and one on each pant leg.

RP Permissions

In the spirit of 7ball's craziness, you can do pretty much anything except severe injuries and deaths.

[Savalen]

Savalen 7Ball Team

7ball in Savalen

Roster

Head Coach: Jorgen Aavik
........................Assistant Manager: Elbert Berge........................
Captain 7
1: Bernhard Ekern - 21
2: Miro Vetlesen - 22

Regular 7
1: Isaac Onstad - 32
2: Alfreð Finnbogisson - 27

Side 7
1: Jarleif Williamsen - 24
2: Turbat Daginaa - 18

Goalman 7
1: Murun Altankhuyag - 30
2: Ilya Lysvand - 27

Poleman 7
1: Helmik Bjerke - 25
2: Tömörbaatar - 23

Flank 7
1: Ingulv Aspen - 20
2: Elgar Baardsen - 20

Boring 7
1: Tugan - 21
2: Nordin Norvik - 26

7ball is very much a new sport in Savalen as it has not had contact with the region of Sonnel or Drawkland before, but held its inaugural knockout cup this year. The large crowds did mean that the final had to be moved to Dodford Park, originally a football stadium, but transformed into a 7 ball stadium for the final. Since then, the seven original stadiums have been upgraded; a bigger, national, stadium, has been built and a second league formed, which in distinctly for amateurs only. However, there is a problem - six of the seven original teams are in the south and only one is based in the north - Trondheim in the Savalen's second city. It is hoped a good result can end up in the popularity of the sport rocketing.

Team Summary:

The team is very much attacking, as the fine art of defending has not really taken off yet. The team is mostly made up of the the two teams in the final, with a light sprinkle from other teams. Not expected to go far, but will surely wear their hearts on their sleeves.

Equipment

The Savalen team doesn't use any extra equipment except from the massive bat that the goalman has. The team are decked in black, with two orange stripes going down the side from helmet to toe. The players are allowed to play shirtless, but most choose not to.

RP Permissions

In the spirit of 7ball's craziness, you can do pretty much anything except severe injuries and deaths.

[New Dukaine]

NEW DUKAINE SEVENBALL TEAM!!!

JERSEYS

HOME:

AWAY No. 1

AWAY no.2

Jerseys provided by Meski Sports

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DESCRIPTION
7ball is a relatively new sport in New Dukaine that was introduced by Stanley Edison, a Drawkland descendant, and has since exploded in popularity in New Dukaine. 7ball is now a sport played by most kids at parks and more. The 7ball national team is the top 7 players from the top 7 clubs in the 3 provinces of New Dukaine. These players were picked by the Stanley Edison Varsity-Eligible Leagues (SEVEN), which finds athletes from all around New Dukaine and gives them seven tests, and then puts them on teams that suit them. The players are the top fourteen on the test on the test

(OOC: This usage of seven sucks)

ROSTER

OWNER: Chinyelu Chukwuemeka
COACH: Kunto Chinonso
ASS. COACH: Umukoro Chinweike

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Captain 7: Kinba Stunsia, Male, 23. Backup: Mwanajuma Chiumbo, Female, 28
Regular 7: Chikelu Sithembile, Female, 19. Backup: Amadi Tariro, Male, 31
Side 7: Chipo Emeka, Female, 26. Backup: Nia Nomusa, Transgender (born male), 28
Goalman 7: Mosi Thandawe, Male, 20. Backup: Ssanyu Chika, Female, 29
Poleman 7: Alaba Chuks, Male, 22. Backup: Chikondi Oluwaseun, Transgender (Born female), 24
Flank 7: Akosua Gwandoya, Female, 18, Backup: Ayotunde Nomusa, Male, 29
Boring 7: Stumbalia Clumbsalia, Male, 16. Backup: Dinale Umoja, Female, 23

Schedule of Games

MD1: Slave 7s, Win, 7 sets to 5 sets
MD2: BYE
MD3: Qazaqaz 7s 6-6, Overtime, WIn 17-16
MD4: Les 7s
MD5: Silver Rainbow 7s
MD6: West-East 7s
MD7: Quebec 7s

(OOC) Roleplay: Dont godmod or kill meh players please. PL0x!

[Peuples Nordiques des Fleurs]

Les Sevens des Peuples Nordiques des Fleurs
(Peuples Nordiques des Fleurs 7s)

OOC: Rosters and RPs for this team are in English only because of the nature of the forums. IC written and spoken dialogue is in French. Only the captain 7 and her substitute are allowed to speak English.

Roster

Starting Lineups
Captain: Jeannine Rousseau, 28
Regular: Isabelle Grinstead, 28
Side: Marguerite Glissading, 27
Goal: Rachelle Savant-Curless, 17
Pole: Therese Alvoire, 21
Flank: Lydie Arnouette, 17
Boring: Catherine de Machaut, 27

Second Line
Captain: Jeanelle LaFollette, 17
Regular: Luçie Pauline d'Arrêt, 21
Side: Blanchette Strouën, 27
Goal: Cecille Aflaque, 21
Pole: Celine Noid, 17
Flank: Jacquelynne de Lucette-Panini, 28
Boring: Juan-Carlos Suárez Molina, 36 (only male player)

Staff
Head Coach: Fergus Bonfils
Assistant Coach: Oreste Blount
Director of 7: Georges Semaint Saint-Ché

RP Permissions:

• This is more of a tip, but: Most every male in Peuples Nordiques des Fleurs have a mad crush on all the female players, so it wouldn't hurt for one of your male players showed a romantic interest.
• My last group stage opponent has the privilege of killing any one of my substitutes except the captain, Jeanelle LaFollette.
• Other then that, do anything but kill players or staff.

[Ethane]

Ethane 7's
7 Fire

The Team

Manager: Henry Seven-forth
Assistant Manager: Teddy Seventh
Offensive Coach: Lewis Harseven
Defensive Coach: Peter Ose-Venthley

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Captain 7:
James Billington
Adam Osley
Regular 7:
Lucas Porter
Kriss Luton
Side 7:
Marcus Hedson
Oscar Pooley
Goalman 7:
David Huton
Oliver Stephens
Poleman 7:
Tulo Lambarr
Dralon Carter
Flank 7:
Michael Dadison
Jordan Lamury
Boring 7:
Alex Harley
Christopher Calcarus

7Ball in Ethane:

7Ball has an interesting place in the culture of Ethane. After being introduced to the nation at the previous edition of the International Cup of 7Ball, the sport has started to grow into a niche sport in the nation. Many fanatics have set up clubs in their communities, and formed informal leagues amongst them. It is reported that there are about 20 of these informal clubs in Ethane, and there are expected to be about 10 more by the end of the year. Talks of a league have also been muted on a professional level.

Team Summary

The Fire 7's are very much a defensive team in the style they play, with a heavy focus on keeping out the points and slowly scoring points of their own. However, when they attack, they are explosive, rocketing away on the counter, with strong pace in the midfield, to get the ball out to the front line, where they can score from.

Equipment:

All team players carry with them a flame thrower, which can be used to scorch players if needed, or can be used to blind them. The only player who does not carry a flame thrower is the Boring 7, as they don't like flame throwers, because of how dangerous they are, and so therefore carries a candle with them instead.

RolePlay Permissions:

Time to go absolutely crazy and do whatever you want with my guys, all in the spirit of 7Ball. Feel free to injure/kill my players at some point, do some stuff involving 7's, or steal their flame throwers and scorch them to death if you want. I decide the length of any injuries.

[Drawkland]

7BALL COMPETITION RETURNS TO DRAWKLAND
Written By: Septimus Forsyth and Steven Ford

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MATCH SCHEDULE
IN GROUP 1:
1: BYE
2: v Daitosch 7s
3: v Rannoire 7s
4: v Anaconda 7s
5: v Azrea 7s
6: v Ilysee 7s
7: v Luxdonia 7s

OVERVIEW
Everybody knows about 7ball, that weird little sport that they mainly play in the Backwards Nations and that whole area. You may even watch a match every once in awhile if there's a 7&7 team in town! But now, the International Cup of 7ball, a relatively new competition where nations all over everywhere compete. The first edition happened in Drawkland awhile back, too, but it got relatively meager coverage. But now, we plan to cover as much of it as possible! There's many new teams here, and both the Champions and Runners-Up are nowhere to be seen. The 7ball pitch is open, and ready to see a new set of dominating teams!

7BALL COMMITTEE ménage à trois
In an interesting turn of events, after viewing other nation's respective 7ball leagues and codes, the International Cup of 7ball Committee has recently met to discuss rule changes. The key new change is rather significant: Teams are now allowed to injure other players using their implements in a game of 7ball, as long as intentional murder or severe injuries do not occur. Basically, this opens up new options, but you can't carry a sword and slice off the Captain 7s' arm or something. Maybe the Boring 7s' though.

There were some other things, but we'll reveal those as they become relevant. Heh heh.

PREVIEW
In Group 1, the Rannoire 7s are the only team that were in last edition, except the Daitosch 7s, which are basically Xhayparia 7s reincarnate. In other words, it's a complete toss-up. Actually, making predictions for 7ball matches at all is rather impossible. I mean, DUDE, it's 7ball.

See you guys soon!

[Drawkland]

It's the first cutoff of the SECOND International Cup of 7ball! Get hyped everyone!

"One of the most interesting facts about the number seven is its correlation with the cognitive abilities of human beings. The limits of human cognitive capacity lie within the range of 7 plus or a minus 2."

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GROUP 1
Daitosch 7s              7   7   4   7   6   5   6   4   6   3
Luxdonia 7s              2   5   7   6   7   7   7   7   7   7

Rannoire 7s              5   2   7   7   7   7   4   7   5   3   7   5  17
Ilysee 7s                7   7   6   6   6   6   7   5   7   7   5   7  13

Anaconda 7s              7   4   5   3   7   7   3   7   7   7   7
Azrea 7s                 5   7   7   7   4   5   7   4   3   3   2

GROUP 2
Sulsu's 7s               7   6   3   7   7   5   6   7   7   4   7   7
Savalen 7s               5   7   7   1   5   7   7   4   5   7   3   6

St. Kanye 7s             7   7   7   7   7   5   7   7
Courage 7s               3   2   2   4   5   7   5   4

Imperial 7s              3   2   4   7   7   7   2   6   5   3
Arcantova 7s             7   7   7   5   4   2   7   7   7   7

GROUP 3
West-East Timor 7s       7   7   7   6   7   5   4   6   7   3   7   7
Les 7s                   2   4   5   7   2   7   7   7   6   7   3   5

Quebec 7s                2   7   4   4   3   7   7   7   4   6   7   3
Qazaqaz 7s               7   5   7   7   7   1   6   4   7   7   3   7

Slave 7s                 5   7   5   7   6   6   5   2   7   7   7   3
New Dukaine 7s           7   4   7   4   7   7   7   7   5   3   6   7

*Les Sevens de Peuples Nordique de Fleurs denoted "Les 7s"
*Silver Rainbow 7s denoted "Kebecois 7s"
*Everyone else should be listed as listed in the OP.

[Saint Kanye]

THE INFORMANT
Official Student Publication of Claxton University, St. Kanye

7BALL: ST. KANYE 7S PERFECT IN INTERNATIONAL PLAY

by Jade Cortland

Yes, that's right. The official 7ball team of the Glorious Free Republic of St. Kanye, represented by a pack of Claxton U students, has a 100% win-loss record. Undefeated by any other nation. We have lost no games. We have won .... drumroll please .... one game. But why does that matter? Our team won, and our team won in style. Suits and rollerskates and BB guns, oh my! Some people say that our 7s look like a counterfeit Mafia on wheels, but those same people don't know dung about CU's favorite underground sport.

Our 7s, relying on the speed of their skates, the grace and elegance of their movements and suits (especially the suits) and the added firepower of their BB guns, won five straight sets against the Courage 7s of Silvacometopia (non-history majors, that's the team we also faced in IBC 20 just days ago) and were on their way to six straight when, with the score tied at 5-5 and the ball in the hands of the Silvacometopians, Regular 7 Steve Owens ran out of ammo, so he stopped chasing the opponent's Side 7, who evaded Goalman Esau Escobar and Poleman Rob Holmes for a score. Later, the opponent Captain 7 endured heavy amounts of BB gunfire to score and take Set 6, but was replaced with the substitute for succeeding sets after a nasty close-range hit to the eye by Kanyean Captain Dylan "The D" Deschanel. The D would later win the game in Set 8 by frigging climbing the Goal 7, shooting the pursuing Goalman and Poleman, and then sliding down on top of the two. He said after the game, in an exclusive interview with the Informant, "I envy all those other nations who brought pro teams. I wanted us to have the budget to buy, what else? Real guns." St. Kanye plays the Savalen 7s tomorrow, who Boring 7 Andrew Ravello reports have baseball bats. Who knows what our magnificent 7s will bring out to counter those?

BOX SCORE

St. Kanye 7s 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7
Courage 7s 3 2 2 4 5 7 5 4

[Savalen]

Bernhard looked round at his fellow teammates with his nouth wide open. They had arrived having seen the Sulsu team rooster and almost pissed themselves laughing.
"How long is it?" asked one of the lads.
"Smaller than your foot!" came the answer.
The whole team guffawed. And now they were here.

One of the opposition had twisted Bernhards arm after Savalen came bsck to 3-3, doing something to the muscle, and he was going to be out for around two matches. The team had come to see him, but there was one notable absentee. "Where's Miro? Where's my sub?"
"Well, cap'n," came an answer from the back, "he was shot by their bench in the leg after we went 4-3 up."
"Wh-what? Is he alive?"
"He went into a coma. He has around 20% chance of surviving. It's not looking good."
"That's terrible, when will he awake?" Bernhard was one of those captains who was really protective of his players.
"We don't know. Maybe never. You know what we've heard? That Saint Kane want to buy real guns!"
Bernhard didn't want to hear any more. How was he supposed to tell them to win when one of the team was near death? Why were guns allowed? But he had around 5 minutes before the nurse kicked his mates out to deliver a team talk.

"You know what, I know you are scared, but leave that to me and the fans. Make sure that you cover the flank and run a load. They don't have great bullets - dodge enough of them and they will run out. After that, it should be a piece of cake - they're amateurs.

Finally, give it your all. Show the world that guns aren't needed to win 7ball."

With that he turned over in the hospital bed and faced the wall. He was done, but he was only just holding back the tears. This group of lads, many of whom he'd known from childhood, had come together and formed a 7ball tournament for a bit of fun and now they were in this mess.

"Good luck," he called out as he heard the nurse stomp out of her room to tell that they had been affecting Bernhard and that they should be ashamed.

As they left, he burst into a river of tears. Would he ever see them again? Stupid captain of Saint Kanye wanting guns. Stupid him for wanting to go on the trip. Stupid him for taking his mates here. Stupid him.

He really felt the hard bern that 7ball gave you.

[Drawkland]

Second Cutoff! Get hyped everyone!

While a base-7 number system as opposed to base-10 would be AWESOME, it would mean that the number 7 wouldn't exist, since when we'd reach "7" it would actually read as "10." Depressing, huh?

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GROUP 1
Ilysee 7s                7   7   2   7   7   4   2   7   7   5   7
Anaconda 7s              2   6   7   2   1   7   7   3   2   7   5

Luxdonia 7s              3   7   7   6   7   4   7   6   5   4   4
Rannoire 7s              7   3   5   7   4   7   4   7   7   7   7

Drawkland 7s             7   2   2   7   7   7   7   7   7
Daitosch 7s              3   7   7   3   6   6   5   4   3

# GROUP 1              Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Rannoire 7s            2   2  0   14  10  +4    2
2 Drawkland 7s           1   1  0    7   2  +5    1
3 Ilysee 7s              2   1  1   13  11  +2    1
4 Luxdonia 7s            2   1  1   11  10  +1    1
5 Anaconda 7s            2   1  1   11  11   0    1
6 Azrea 7s               1   0  1    4   7  −3    0
7 Daitosch 7s            2   0  2    5  14  −9    0

GROUP 2
Courage 7s               2   7   7   7   5   7   7   0   6   7   7
Imperial 7s              7   2   6   3   7   4   5   7   7   5   2

Savalen 7s               7   5   6   7   6   5   1   6   7   7   4
St. Kanye 7s             6   7   7   1   7   7   7   7   5   2   7

Ethane 7s                6   5   4   6   7   7   2   1   7   6
Sulsu's 7s               7   7   7   7   6   2   7   7   3   7

# GROUP 2              Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 St. Kanye 7s           2   2  0   14   5  +9    2
2 Sulsu's 7s             2   2  0   14   8  +6    2
3 Arcantova 7s           1   1  0    7   3  +4    1
4 Courage 7s             2   1  1    8  11  −3    1
5 Ethane 7s              1   0  1    3   7  −4    0
6 Savalen 7s             2   0  2    9  14  −5    0
7 Imperial 7s            2   0  2    7  14  −7    0

GROUP 3
Qazaqaz 7s               2   7   5   7   7   7   6   7   7   7
Slave 7s                 7   5   7   6   4   5   7   4   5   5

Les 7s                   2   7   5   7   7   7   4   5   7   4   7   7
Quebec 7s                7   6   7   1   5   6   7   7   2   7   5   6

Kebecois 7s              2   7   2   1   3   7   7   7   5   4   3
West-East Timor 7s       7   5   7   7   7   0   6   6   7   7   7

# GROUP 3              Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Qazaqaz 7s             2   2  0   14   8  +6    2
2 West-East Timor 7s     2   2  0   14   9  +5    2
3 New Dukaine 7s         1   1  0    7   5  +2    1
4 Les 7s                 2   1  1   12  12   0    1
5 Kebecois 7s            1   0  1    4   7  −3    0
6 Quebec 7s              2   0  2   10  14  −4    0
7 Slave 7s               2   0  2    8  14  −6    0

[Saint Kanye]

THE INFORMANT
Official Student Publication of Claxton University, St. Kanye

7BALL: ST. KANYE 7S STILL PERFECT IN INTERNATIONAL PLAY

by Jade Cortland

After a hard-fought match that reached eleven sets, the St. Kanye 7s, proudly 100% Claxtonian, remain undefeated in the International Cup of 7ball in the Drawkish Land of Drawkland. They handed the Savalen 7s a second straight loss with the help of their latest gimmick: ropes. Apparently one or more of our international doofuses thought it a genius idea to buy several lengths of rope and try to see how that would benefit their 7ball playing. Just ask them.

- Goalman 7 Esau Escobar used his rope to tie Savalener counterpart Murun Altankhuyag to one of the goalposts, giving the suit-and-rollerskates-clad Kanyeans several easier chances at goal en route to a 7-1 seventh set.

- Regular 7 Steve Owens, who always runs out of BB gun ammo first, tied his gun to the end of his rope and took "pistol whipping" to a whole new level.

- Flank 7 Lloyd Targarian, not quite as good as Captain 7 Dylan Deschanel in climbing the goalpost, used his rope to help him climb and score, and like Tarzan, he swung back down screaming, knocking Savalen's Poleman 7 Helmik Bjerke to the ground in the middle of a dance routine.

- Captain Deschanel himself performed magic tricks with his rope, distracting the Savalener side, while Escobar went off with the opponents' playbook.

- Several Savalener players were ensnared by traps carefully hidden in the grass, and had their baseball bats stolen. Once it was Targarian who was caught, and while he tried to free himself, the opponents played seven-on-six and took the second-to-last set, 7-2.

Letters of support? Suggestions for new tricks? Donations to help the team buy real guns? Boob pictures from fans? Send all of those to:

THE INFORMANT
2nd Floor, Merriweather Student Center
Claxton University
1 University Avenue, Claxton 3822G
St. Kanye

Hate mail, ugly pics and bills will be shredded. You have been warned.

BOX SCORE

Savalen 7s 7 5 6 7 6 5 1 6 7 7 4
St. Kanye 7s 6 7 7 1 7 7 7 7 5 2 7

[Peuples Nordiques des Fleurs]

Nous avons gagné contre les Québécois
We Beat The Quebecanese

Radio Fleuriques Libres | Radio Free Fleuriques
Rapport du personnel / Staff Report

Cliquez ici pour lire cet article en français

The Fleurique team took down the Royal Kingdom of Quebec squad in the obscure but slowly-becoming-more-popular sport known as 7ball this previous Friday, by amassing an amazing 7-for-12 on set totals.

The tournament's only Tamrielese representative, with the full blessing of the Tamrielese Sport Control Board (TSCB), avenged their 5-for-12 loss to West-East Timor armed with only plastic replicas of field hockey sticks along with the required helmet and jockstrap. Their uniforms, provided by Uniformes Fleuriques, consist of an American football-like shirt and shorts similar to what are worn by players in the Tamriel Golden Shield.

The Player of the Game was reserve-line captain Jeanelle LaFollette, whose .875 scoring average this match also made her the all-time point scorer for Peuples Nordiques des Fleurs.

Les Sevens PNF (1-1) will play Gregoryisgodistan's Slave 7s on Friday.

RFL is a publication of Fleuriques United for a Free PNF, a non-profit organisation.

[Silver Rainbow Fumes]

International Cup of 7Ball II

Kébecois Loses to West-East Timor 7's

- By Axel Serre

Kébecois took dirt to the mouth last night taking a lost losig to the West-East Timor 7's. Captain 7, Marcel Ballouhey walked dejectedly out of the game yesterday after losing the last three sets which signaled the end of the match. The Kébecois 7's were unable to capitalize on West-East Timor's chokes in the middle of the match. The Kébecois 7's were unable to find a way to defeat the West-East Timor 7's sadly. Before the final three sets, Kébecois was actually close to winning it, it then fell apart scoring 5; 4 and 3 in the final sets. From the beginning of the game, it was thought to be unlikely Kébecois would find its stride and unfortunately, that was the case as it showed it was inexperienced and it wasn't mentally prepared to face its challenges.
Says coach Lilian Féret, a domestic cup winner in Kébecois's 7's league, "Our team was unable and unwilling to win. We showed that Kébecois was once again unfamiliar with the multiverse sports scene losing terribly. We are inexperienced and we obviously aren't ready to play. I am doubtful we will be able to win a game if we continue to play this way. Our biggest problem was our slow start which eventually hindered us down the road. All that I can say is, much needs to be done for us to contend. Tomorrow, we will have a bitter match up against our hated rivals, the Quebec 7's of the Royal Kingdom of Quebec. We must utilize defense to the best. We must capitalize on mistakes by the Quebec 7's. We must not have a slow start, a slow start would eliminate any chance of success."
The Kébecois 7's faces the Quebec 7's in their next game tomorrow.

[Arcantova]

Arcantova 7s Team Meeting
Shortly Following Arcantova's Defeat of the Imperial 7s

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Dan Croman looked over his team. The victory had come fairly easy if you looked at the scoreboard, 7 7ets to 3 for Arcantova. Despite this, anger was etched on Croman's face. After sweeping the entire room with his icy gaze, Croman settled on Poleman 7 Jared Steele.

"Do you know why I pulled you out of the game?" Croman's words cut through the air, dripping with sarcasm.

"To be completely honest, no...and I'm mad that you did. I was doing my job very well."

"You're kidding me, right?" The tension rose.

"I held them to 16 goals to our 26. I thought that was pretty goo-"

"But you didn't dance you fool!"

"Dancing is optional back in Arcantova for the poleman."

"We aren't in Arcantova! This isn't 7ball day at the local community center! This is the international cup!"

"So?"

"These people take this sport very seriously, and whether you like it or not, dancing is required."

"Well you're not going to see me out there shaking my butt on any pole. I'm an athlete, not some circus attraction."

"You don't dance...you don't play. You're lucky the referee didn't see you in the fist 2 7ets, and you might want to thank Abe over there on the side for picking up the defensive slack while you were serving your penalty for not following them simplest of rules."

"Fine, put Natalie in then. You guys did just fine with her in the last 6 7ets."

"She can dance like nobody's business, but (no offense Nat) she doesn't possess the athletic ability at the poleman position that we need to win this tournament. The competition just gets fiercer from here. I mean, we're going to have to play St. Kanye soon, and they have the highest 7et difference right now."

"Only because those suit monkeys are carrying around BB guns like this is some children's mafia war." Captain Clifford Warren chimed in.

"What can I say? The rules are different on the international scene. The 7ball committee recently passed a rule that said that you are allowed to intentionally injure your opponents." Coach Croman stated.

Shock spread through the group as they looked around at each other.

"I know, I know. We didn't sign up to get hurt out there. We came here to have fun, and these barbarians have decided that violence and fun are synonyms. That's another reason I can't put Natalie back out there. I'm not going to risk her getting hurt. St. Kanye has BB guns, Ethane has flamethrowers...It's a dangerous world out there...I am doing everything I can to get the AIOP to send up some safety gear."

"Safety gear?" Jared Steele cut in. "Do you even hear yourself? BB guns? Flamethrowers? We might die out there trying to play a game that back home we only play on weekends to kill time...Dancing and violence...what kind of game is this? It's one I think we shouldn't be playing."

The team begins to nod in agreement.

"Everyone calm down! We now represent everything that is right with 7ball...We're the ones who don't use violence. We're the ones who do this for fun. What does it say for 7ball if we tuck our tails between our legs and let the violent teams like St. Kanye win, hm?"

"He's right everybody...we came here to show Arcantova that 7ball is a sport deserving of recognition in our Kingdom. If we give up...it'll give 7ball a bad name. We have to go out there and win this thing." Clifford Warren spoke up again.

Murmurs of agreement filled the room, still with some concern in some of the athletes.

"For 7ball?" Coach Croman asked.

"FOR 7BALL!" The team replied.

[Savalen]

Savalen Sounds
What can one say?

In the last game, against Saint Kanye, Savalen was simply outwitted. At first, the BB guns were of little use, but after Savalen on a 7et 7 - 1, Saint Kanye pulled out an idea out of the bag - ropes! They performed all sorts of tricks, the most fustrating one being goalman 7 Esau Escobar using his rope to tie Altankhuyag to one of the goalposts, giving them an easy route to goal and a 7-1 win..

Savalen played well for the first part, but the absence of killer instinct was evident, as they thrice were just a goal away, but ended up losing the 7et 7-6. How horrible it was to watch, maybe Savalen will have a little more luck against Imperial 7s. Maybe, just maybe...

Now, onto the Imperials. They didn't even send in a rooster - they are the only team with a worse difference than us in the group. Maybe a win will shoot us up in the group? We can report that Bernhard should be back, as he was discharged yesterday and Miro is now "in a stable condition." Things are just a little brighter on this side of the fixture list.

But we've got to remember, this tournament was just for experience - most of the players have a second job to go along with their 7ball. We wish our boys luck!

[Drawkland]

THIRD Cutoff! Get MORE hyped everyone!

I just had a Black Seven. It's half 7up, half Coke Cherry. Not half bad, helped my headache so I could scorinate.

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GROUP 1
Rannoire 7s              6   3   7   5   4   4   4   6
Drawkland 7s             7   7   6   7   7   7   7   7

Anaconda 7s              1   6   7   7   4   7   3   6   6   5
Luxdonia 7s              7   7   5   5   7   6   7   7   7   7

Azrea 7s                 7   7   3   5   3   7   7   1   7   7   7
Ilysee 7s                5   1   7   7   7   3   1   7   3   4   6

# GROUP 1              Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Drawkland 7s           2   2  0   14   3 +11    2
2 Luxdonia 7s            3   2  1   18  13  +5    2
3 Rannoire 7s            3   2  1   15  17  −2    2
4 Azrea 7s               2   1  1   11  11   0    1
5 Ilysee 7s              3   1  2   17  18  −1    1
6 Anaconda 7s            3   1  2   14  18  −4    1
7 Daitosch 7s            2   0  2    5  14  −9    0

GROUP 2
St. Kanye 7s             7   7   0   5   5   7   7   7   5   7   7
Ethane 7s                4   4   7   7   7   5   6   5   7   1   2

Imperial 7s              5   7   7   0   2   4   6   5   2
Savalen 7s               7   5   4   7   7   7   7   7   7

Arcantova 7s             7   7   3   3   7   4   7   7   6   7   7
Courage 7s               6   4   7   7   2   7   4   0   7   6   5

# GROUP 2              Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 St. Kanye 7s           3   3  0   21   9 +12    3
2 Arcantova 7s           2   2  0   14   7  +7    2
3 Sulsu's 7s             2   2  0   14   8  +6    2
4 Savalen 7s             3   1  2   16  16   0    1
5 Courage 7s             3   1  2   12  18  −6    1
6 Ethane 7s              2   0  2    7  14  −7    0
7 Imperial 7s            3   0  3    9  21 −12    0

GROUP 3
Quebec 7s                2   7   0   3   4   5   5   2
Kebecois 7s              7   4   7   7   7   7   7   7

Slave 7s                 6   2   6   7   7   7   3   6   7   3   7   2
Les 7s                   7   7   7   3   4   6   7   7   3   7   4   7

New Dukaine 7s           6   2   7   7   7   5   6   7   7   7   6   2  17
Qazaqaz 7s               7   7   5   4   6   7   7   3   3   3   7   7  16

# GROUP 3              Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Qazaqaz 7s             3   2  1   20  15  +5    2
2 West-East Timor 7s     2   2  0   14   9  +5    2
3 New Dukaine 7s         2   2  0   14  11  +3    2
4 Les 7s                 3   2  1   19  17  +2    2
5 Kebecois 7s            2   1  1   11   8  +3    1
6 Slave 7s               3   0  3   13  21  −8    0
7 Quebec 7s              3   0  3   11  21 −10    0

[West-East Timor]

WET NEWS

-page 77-

Good start for West-East Timor 7s in 7-5th 7ball World Cup

The West-East Timor 7s under coach Richard Enskov had a good start in the 7-5th 7ball World Cup. Ils ont gagné leur premier match contre Les 7s de Peuples Nordic de Fleurs comme ça:

West-East Timor 7s       7   7   7   6   7   5   4   6   7   3   7   7
Les 7s                   2   4   5   7   2   7   7   7   6   7   3   5

They did it using BMW [Baranburg Motorworks] BS2000 motorcycles, a halfpipe they performed stunts with the motorcycles in and James Lorns attractive poledance (Men from Peuples Nordic de Fleurs seem to like other men more than women.)
Richard Ensekov after the first game:

"We've performed well today. Our stunts and James' poledance. We deserved that victory, and I think, we can also win against the Kebecois 7s. Or are they named different again? No? So, yes, against the Kebecois 7s."

And they did. This time like this:

Kebecois 7s              2   7   2   1   3   7   7   7   5   4   3
West-East Timor 7s       7   5   7   7   7   0   6   6   7   7   7

They wanted to use SUZUKI [Sumelansks unzurechnungsfähigste, ungebildetste, kindischste Ingenieure[German for: Sumelansks most mentally incompetent, most uneducated, most childish engineers]] ND BB JK LO PÖ NÜ UÄ BF 2,5,5,6,8,7000 motorcycles first, but they exploded before the 7s could even start them, so they had to play without any vehicles, but, as we can see, that caused no problems. After this game, Richard Ensekov said:

"Well, it was bad that the bikes exploded that early, but it was good that we could win. We've got some good players, and I think, we might even win this. Of course, it's a bit early to say that, but, well, I just said it. Tomorrow I can enjoy my day off while James Zwekon will train the players. They will train hard. Very hard. And Nick Newman said he's going to look for some new vehicles."

Yesterday, there was no match for the West-East Timor 7s. But today there will be one. And it will be the first one to be aired live in West-East Timor, at WET TV 7!

(We apologize for possible mistakes in the french sentence)

[Saint Kanye]

THE INFORMANT
Official Student Publication of Claxton University, St. Kanye

7BALL: FLAME ON! NOT!!!

by Clementine Callahan

The all-Claxtonian St. Kanye 7s beat the Ethane 7s in the second International Cup of 7ball in Drawkland, seven sets to four, to go 3-0 and top of the second group. Ethane looked fearsome carrying flamethrowers, which were not toys (this is why we need funding, people!) but were anything but once the game started. And why? Because all that fuel has been replaced with water, that's why. Who could have thought of that? Who else but our own 7s. Once the Ethanians saw that their weapons were useless, they just decided to throw them at the Kanyeans (knocking out Side 7 Albert Kelly and three of his teeth in the process; he had to be replaced by Simon Wheeler for all but the last two sets). One country's trash proved to be another country's treasure, though, as bench players and engineering students, Jamil Rahman and brothers Teddy and Max Lee, dismantled several flamethrowers and made a catapult for their pals to use. They finished it just before the tenth set, with St. Kanye already leading 5-4 on sets, and the team used it to close the game out, with the last two sets being 7-1 and 7-2. The ropes from yesterday went to good use, too. Ethane even led 3-2 on sets, but that deficit was erased when the Kanyeans tied Ethane's Goalman 7 David Huton to the goalpost .... upside-down. This made it harder for him to escape, and St. Kanye took the next three sets. Personally, I won't be surprised if our 7s come up with a working mecha (big robot, you non-anime nerds) out of all the things they've been taking as trophies from their vanquished foes.

Letters of support? Suggestions for new tricks? Donations to help the team buy real guns? Boob pictures from fans? Send all of those to:

THE INFORMANT
2nd Floor, Merriweather Student Center
Claxton University
1 University Avenue, Claxton 3822G
St. Kanye

Hate mail, ugly pics and bills will be shredded. You have been warned.

BOX SCORE

St. Kanye 7s 7 7 0 5 5 7 7 7 5 7 7
Ethane 7s 4 4 7 7 7 5 6 5 7 1 2

[New Dukaine]

NEW DUKAINE SPORTS

MIRACLE ENDING

"The game is tied at 6 sets to 6. Over time we go! Everyone keeps getting it into the basket on the pole. Oh! Now the game is tied 15-15. 5 seconds on the clock. Captain Stunisa gets it. He throws just before the buzzer. and its on the rim, going around, and around AND AROUND, ITS IN! OH MY GOD! OH MY [censored] GOD! EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE, BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST FINISHES IN THE ABSOLUUTE HISTORY OF 7BALL! NEW DUKAINE IS NOW IN THE TOP 3! WOW!" - CBS sports


New Dukainian players rely on Pogo sticks to play in 7ball, sorry i didnt tell you guys