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by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:34 am

Rugby League: North Star League (NSL) - 2052 SEASON

Rugby League is a fairly unique sport in Quebec & Shingoryeo in that most professionals actually take up the sport fairly late in their careers. Most Quebecois rugby league players have either grown up in Quebecois Acadiana (used to be more common two decades, but a rarity now) or plays union until their decision to switch to a much more lucrative NSL over Quebecois Commonwealth Rugby SuperLeague, so the national team and the professional sides are driven around the players' physicality and speed, with teamwork one thing they plan to build over the next few years.

As for the league, the sport is represented by the twelve-team North Star League (NSL), which itself is divided into two tiers. The A-Class is where the original six clubs, who were the inaugural members of the league about a decade ago stand, even though the recently-introduce promotion-relegation system is expected to bring a bit more intrigue to the competition. The B-Class is where the five professional sides and the national team development program, which consists of prospects coming from across the country, play for the chance to be promoted. Of course, winning the B-Class comes with an additional perks - that being the opportunity to join the Playoffs as the fifth seed of the five-team playoffs.

It is a fully-professional league that is still a work-in-progress in organisational side of things, but at least is getting decent media coverage and players paid quite well. Of course, the pay won't be the level of what the Acadianans can pay for these players, but is the pay still better than Quebecois Commonwealth Super Rugby? Yes. Also, unlike with most Quebecois sports leagues, neither CSKA nor Koreana field a team in the league, meaning that there's a bit more variety and parity in terms of strengths between the clubs themselves, even though the dominance of Levis Athletic and Myeongju Sangmu suggest that clear favourites do exist here.

A-Class

P A-Class                                   Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Levis Athletic                             20   17   0   3   785  517 +268    34 TOP SEED - Major/Minor Semi Final
2 Myeongju Sangmu                            20   14   0   6   705  474 +231    28 SECOND SEED - Qualifying/Elimination Final
3 Heart of Saguenay                          20    8   2  10   610  599  +11    18 THIRD SEED - Qualifying/Elimination Final
4 Hamilton Steelers                          20    8   1  11   591  655  −64    17 FOURTH SEED - Qualifying/Elimination Final
5 Haligonian                                 20    6   1  13   493  679 −186    13
6 Hochelaga                                  20    5   0  15   533  793 −260    10 RELEGATED

B-Class

P B-Class                                   Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Baie-Verte                                 20   15   1   4   661  497 +164    31 PROMOTED / FIFTH SEED - Qualifying/Elimination Final
2 Abitibi Ace                                20   12   0   8   675  573 +102    24
3 Leaside Lions                              20   10   0  10   611  677  −66    20
4 Q&S National Team Development Program      20    8   0  12   600  612  −12    16
5 Club Racing de Sept-Iles                   20    8   0  12   621  656  −35    16
6 Salamantic Force                           20    6   1  13   542  695 −153    13 WOODEN SPOON

Qualifying/Elimination Finals
#2 Myeongju Sangmu 66–22 #3 Heart of Saguenay
#4 Hamilton Steelers 30–32 #5 Baie-Verte - Hamilton Steelers eliminated following loss

Major/Minor Semifinals
#1 Levis Athletic 38–58 #2 Myeongju Sangmu
#3 Heart of Saguenay 110–58 #5 Baie-Verte - Baie-Verte eliminated following loss

Preliminary Final
#1 Levis Athletic 37–26 #3 Heart of Saguenay - Heart of Saguenay eliminated following loss

Grand Final -- @ Parc de Patriotes, Sherbrooke, Quebec & Shingoryeo
#2/HOME SIDE: Myeongju Sangmu 34–22 Levis Athletic #1/AWAY SIDE

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:57 am

OOC: This season was run under coordination with Banija, another user with longstanding history and membership into Quebecois Commonwealth.

Quebecois Commonwealth Super Rugby - 2052 SEASON

The smaller pie rugby world has won in the Quebecois sporting world has meant that the rugby, as a whole, has taken greater approaches to play professionally alongside other nations in the Quebecois Commonwealth, whose interest and financials allow for international travels. As a result, the rugby watchers in this nation of twenty-something nations follow the Quebecois Commonwealth Super Rugby, a 16-team league of five nations (Quebec and Shingoryeo, Quebecois Acadiana, Busoga Islands, and two nations of Quebecois Sudafrique sub-region in Mwasi-Afrique and Deadvlei). The high expense of flying between northwestern Anaia, southwestern AO and not to mention southeastern end of AO, of course, means that an alternative format was sought out, with a shorter home-and-away format for first round of group stage, followed by a shorter classification group stage taken place before the playoffs.

OOC note for readers: It is probable there will be another season of QCSR before submission to the next RUCT. This is mostly to set up the league rolling.

P CODE Group A               Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts                                          
1 BUS  Lakiska                14   12   0   2   781  425 +356    48  —   62–43  35–15  67–7  50–8  49–19  53–7  128–14
2 MWS  Secretarybirds         14    9   0   5   483  419  +64    36 79–55   —   42–41  40–13  13–17  76–12  21–6  77–16
3 ACA  Arlenia                14    8   1   5   603  527  +76    34 65–16  51–10   —   24–21  35–31  82–28  8–28  43–28
4 ACA  Wildrose               14    7   1   6   550  483  +67    30 48–68  81–19  70–70   —   6–12  61–40  22–3  43–14
                      ------                                                  ------                                        ------
5 QUE  Koreana                14    7   0   7   288  272  +16    28 21–26  10–20  60–13  16–40   —   6–10  10–0  45–20
6 MWS  Swans                  14    7   0   7   426  550 −124    28 47–65  30–3  59–50  42–58  10–20   —   15–5  52–28
7 QUE  Gryphons               14    3   0  11   187  303 −116    12 30–41  3–13  34–37  16–14  0–10  10–20   —   19–0
8 BUS  Hawks                  14    2   0  12   386  725 −339     8 22–66  22–27  65–69  52–66  29–22  37–42  39–26   —

P CODE Group B               Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts                                   
1 MWS  Zebras                 14   11   1   2   549  298 +251    46  —   20–10  73–40  10–3  34–28  17–0  100–36  41–0
2 QUE  Highlanders            14   10   0   4   316  228  +88    40 3–23   —   33–25  15–6  65–35  5–3  46–32  46–13
3 ACA  Geomgye                14    8   0   6   571  436 +135    32 50–52  15–20   —   79–16  31–19  27–18  41–19  66–46
4 DVL  Oryx                   14    7   0   7   392  328  +64    28 25–17  0–10  36–15   —   17–3  6–3  115–32  104–30
                      ------                                                  ------                                        ------
5 BUS  Wolfpack               14    7   0   7   565  534  +31    28 49–46  23–10  15–50  56–14   —   32–83  105–22  90–45
6 QUE  Thunderbirds           14    4   1   9   244  246   −2    18 14–26  3–7  32–19  0–10  15–33   —   18–7  38–28
7 ACA  St-Germain             14    4   1   9   436  725 −289    18 14–64  20–13  29–49  33–31  47–15  14–14   —   115–48
8 BUS  Aurochs                14    3   1  10   435  713 −278    14 26–26  10–33  28–64  25–9  55–62  15–3  66–16   —

Class-A -- Held at Lakiska City Field, Lakiska, Busoga Islands (Capacity: 31,000)

Top four teams from the Group A and B qualify into Class-A. Single round robin stage with all the matches in Lakiska.

  Class-A              Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Highlanders            7   6  0  1  199 120 +79   24 TOP SEED
2 Wildrose               7   6  0  1  313 183 +130  24 SECOND SEED
3 Lakiska                7   5  0  2  470 291 +179  20 THIRD SEED
4 Oryx                   7   4  0  3  202 248 −46   16 FOURTH SEED
5 Zebras                 7   2  0  5  279 312 −33    8 FIFTH SEED
6 Arlenia                7   2  0  5  344 421 −77    8 SIXTH SEED
7 Secretarybirds         7   2  0  5  185 264 −79    8
8 Geomgye                7   1  0  6  302 455 −153   4

Class-B -- Held at Prince Eric Dome, Prince Eric, Quebec & Shingoryeo (Capacity: 37,420)

Bottom four teams from the Group A and B qualify into Class-A. Single round robin stage with all the matches in Prince Eric.

P Class-B              Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Koreana                7   5  0  2  154 110 +44   20 SEVENTH SEED
2 Thunderbirds           7   5  0  2  123 107 +16   20 EIGHTH SEED
3 Swans                  7   4  0  3  278  97 +181  16
4 Wolfpack               7   4  0  3  340 218 +122  16
5 Hawks                  7   3  0  4  253 301 −48   12
6 Gryphons               7   3  0  4   94 128 −34   12
7 Aurochs                7   2  0  5  192 343 −151   8
8 St-Germain             7   2  0  5  190 320 −130   8

Quarterfinals

#1 Highlanders (QUE) 5–0 Thunderbirds (QUE) #8
#4 Oryx (DVL) 35–29 Zebras (MWS) #5
#2 Wildrose (ACA) 14–6 Koreana (QUE) #7
#3 Lakiska (BUS) 79–43 Arlenia (ACA) #6

Semifinals

#1 Highlanders (QUE) 16–0 Oryx (DVL) #4
#2 Wildrose (ACA) 40–72 Lakiska (BUS) #3

2052 Commonwealth Super Rugby Grand Final -- Held at Olympic Stadium, Istria, Banija (Attendance: 80,000)

Highlanders (QUE) 7–6 Lakiska (BUS)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 10:14 am

May 2052
2052 FQG National Championships -- Montreal, Montreal

Traditionally, the focus of the Quebecois gymnastics world has been the men's artistic gymnastics, the discipline whose strength goes back roughly around a century in this country. This sport's elements do enjoy standard presence on the physical-education curriculum, and the affordability of local clubs, who are connected to college teams and semi-pro or fully professional teams post-graduation, allow for solid, consistent talent to develop, especially on men's level where individual talent as a specialist can shine bright, but on team events there is a clear tier of nations.

This has been the case for them on international competitions, both on the Commonwealth and the Olympic circuit. In the Quebecois Commonwealth circuit, there are a solid number of specialists across most countries so there's solid competition in all the individual events. But it is on the individual All-Around (AA) where you see the clear depth coming into hand with the Quebecois and the Novopetrogradians of southern Rushmore alternating most top two finishes at the Commonwealth Games team finals. Of course it's a bit of see-saw for two nations (and their predecessors and subsidiary nations), where era-by-era switches do occur between golds and silvers, but you get the point.

Of course, there's nothing like the olympic success that adds an additional layer to it though. In the last three decades of olympic participation, aided by good olympic performance over the years, the Quebecois MAG scene has seen a particular rise in popularity. The decline in high school and university program numbers, once a grave issue, have been steadily reversed, and increase in semi-professional teams and athletes have also allowed for many more to prolong their athletic career while with a stable job. Not only are giants in Felix Kweon, three-time olympic medalist at Novonaya-Provinsk 2030 (gold in individual AA and Vault, bronze in team) and Henri-Michel Chalamet (individual AA silver at 2044 Istria-Orean, and Pommel Horse gold at 2050 Bunjil) are household names, there is an additional prestige that now comes with being a national team gymnast, something that mostly applies to combat sport/shooting athletes.

Right now, the challenge is over finding the five best athletes for next year's tournament (OOC: I'm going by what FIG has said in past with going for five-a-side entries for team events in regards to Paris 2024). Of course, the fabulous duo of 26-year old Hong Se-Jeong (floor bronze at 2044 Istria-Orean) and Chalamet (27) return, even though Hong, unlike his longtime friend, will only stand as a specialist for floor events, which will likely cause dilemma in four years' time. Unlike the domestic and Commonwealth circuits, the lack of entries for specialists on Summer Olympics mean that Hong, while the team captain with known media presence, may be tricky to include by then.

Good news is that there are solid number of athletes, who watched not Felix Kweon or Nikus Dolniceanu, but Chalamet and Hong to grow into elite-level gymnasts on their own right. First person on the list right now is Baek Chan-Hyeong - incoming sophomore from Kingston (both in hometown and college) is a quiet, diligent whose second nationals was a massive success after winning three gold medals (individual AA, Pommel Horse and Parallel Bars) and a floor silver and a vault bronze. While it remains to be seen whether he can maintain this peak - he's also the defending AA gold medalist at previous year's Commonwealth Games - but for now Baek looks the likeliest to complement Chalamet on his all-arounded performance.

If there is one athlete who complements Baek on this group of athletes, that'd be Viktor Mazur. A strong athlete who has more than impressed the national team selection body with remarkable horizontal bar and pommel horse all year long, he has a bit more flair (and social media followers) to his game than Baek, his roommate whenever they are at the National Training Centre in Quebec City. There are also 17-year old Jeon Seung-Mook, who won his first nationals gold at rings of all disciplines, and Baek's college teammate William-David Browne, another solid all-arounder who started late, but has picked up the pace well since then.

Else on the roster stands veteran Dominic Kizza-Quvianatukuluk (28) and Bunjil games alternate Vladimir Iarovenko (24), whose experience will no doubt place them on national-team selections. For now, all of the young gymnasts have a couple of specialties, but are trained as all-arounders with hopes that they will strike luck on making the finals (and hopefully medal) for an event or two. Still, there is no doubt that a few may have to consider focusing on one apparatus, especially if it means possibly gaining success in three events where no medal luck has struck yet in Rings, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bars.

MEN'S TEAM FINAL

Top 12 sides have qualified for the final.

 P 2052 Nationals - Senior Team Event                     Floor	 Pommel	  Rings	  Vault	 P bars	  H bar    Total
 1 RISCO (Senior-Pro)                                    48.050  47.125  47.100  46.700  49.100  48.025  286.100
 2 Sherbrooke Sparta (Senior-Pro)                        46.800  48.275  47.050  48.200  46.500  46.350  283.175
 3 CSKA Quebec (Senior-Pro)                              46.250  46.250  46.700  46.250  47.775  45.450  278.675
 4 IRSEA-Saclay (Collegiate)                             47.675  46.900  45.575  48.200  44.900  45.275  278.525
 5 Pomegranate Electronics (Senior-Semipro)              45.400  45.500  46.800  45.925  47.925  46.250  277.800
 6 University of Kingston (Collegiate)                   45.600  46.450  46.575  46.575  45.350  45.975  276.525
 7 Eason Shipyards (Senior-Semipro)                      46.975  46.050  45.950  45.500  45.675  46.025  276.175
 8 Fort Lowe Sangmu (Senior-Semipro)                     45.000  45.050  45.575  45.375  46.225  48.150  275.375
 9 Jeunesse Sportive Portbou (Senior-Semipro)            47.000  44.150  45.150  45.425  43.825  45.600  271.150
10 Saguenay Technical University (Collegiate)            44.700  44.800  46.375  45.700  42.975  45.425  269.975
11 Junior Selections (Junior)                            42.750  45.425  45.950  43.475  44.400  44.775  266.775
12 Université Métropolitaine de Montreal (Collegiate)    43.400  44.000  46.200  42.425  43.925  45.300  265.250

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND FINAL

Top 5/6 from each event have qualified to their respective event finals. Remaining event final quotas have been given out to gymnasts who did not make the final, but qualified for their event final by scoring individual score needed for the final. Those who qualified under individual spots are marked as specialists, but not all are one-event specialists in a true sense.

 P 2052 Nationals - Senior AA                                   Floor  Pommel	Rings	Vault  P bars	H bar     Total
 1 Baek Chan-Hyeong (University of Kingston)                   16.400  15.375  15.175  16.150  15.825  14.875    93.800
 2 Dominic Kizza-Quvianatukuluk (RISCO)                        14.775  16.025  16.075  16.075  16.025  14.625    93.600
 3 Jeon Seung-Mook (Junior Selections)                         15.250  16.325  16.025  14.925  14.600  15.725    92.850
 4 Henri-Michel Chalamet (CSKA Quebec)                         14.875  14.850  16.300  15.450  15.550  15.800    92.825
 5 Viktor Mazur (IRSEA-Saclay)                                 15.175  15.800  15.150  14.600  15.250  16.700    92.675
 6 Vladimir Iarovenko (RISCO)                                  16.225  15.150  16.350  14.150  15.700  14.875    92.450
 7 William-David Browne (University of Kingston)               14.275  15.300  15.900  15.025  15.275  15.725    91.500
 8 Francois Kim (Jeunesse Sportive Portbou)                    14.500  14.525  15.675  14.050  16.425  16.225    91.400
 9 Jean-Francois Geum (Sherbrooke Sparta)                      15.925  15.100  15.825  14.900  14.800  14.850    91.400
10 Yeom Seung-Ho (IRSEA-Saclay)                                15.925  15.150  15.475  14.975  14.850  14.925    91.300
11 Simon Amosa-Farah (Pomegranate Electronics)                 14.325  15.175  15.325  15.475  15.175  15.825    91.300
12 Yang Sang-Gook (Sherbrooke Sparta)                          15.400  14.875  14.600  15.625  15.075  15.500    91.075
13 Mason Yi (CSKA Quebec)                                      14.575  15.300  15.025  15.025  14.325  15.625    89.875
14 Nico Petrozza (CSKA Quebec)                                 14.225  15.150  13.775  14.600  16.400  15.450    89.600
15 Gabriel Shea-Joseph (NON-TEAM)                              15.400  14.650  15.825  14.700  12.725  15.450    88.750
16 Filbert Bergeron (Université Métropolitaine de Montreal)    14.350  14.325  15.650  14.075  15.000  13.600    87.000
17 Alain Farah (Jeunesse Sportive Portbou)                     14.525  15.025  14.200  14.850  13.900  14.275    86.775
18 Dannick Richard (NON-TEAM)                                  13.975  14.025  15.225  14.325  14.050  14.525    86.125
19 Kim Seung-Joon (RISCO)                                      14.300  14.925  14.575  13.525  15.025  13.275    85.625
20 Andrei Tikhomirnov (Saguenay Technical University)          13.375  14.375  14.200  14.625  13.100  14.300    83.975
21 Ji Seung-Hyeon (NON-TEAM)                                   13.950  13.500  13.625  13.525  14.025  13.775    82.400
22 Jean-Francois Nasser (NON-TEAM)                             13.675  14.150  14.725  14.300   0.375  14.125    71.350

P 2052 - Senior Floor Final
1 Vladimir Iarovenko (RISCO)                                    15.950
2 Baek Chan-Hyeong (University of Kingston)                     15.125
3 Nell Roethlisberger (Northwestern University - SPECIALIST)    15.100
  Yeom Seung-Ho (IRSEA-Saclay)                                  15.100
5 Vladimir Zagodornyy (CSKA Quebec - SPECIALIST)                14.575
6 Yang Sang-Gook (Sherbrooke Sparta)                            14.400
7 Gabriel Shea-Joseph (NON-TEAM)                                14.275
  Jean-Francois Geum (Sherbrooke Sparta)                        14.275

P 2052 - Senior Pommel Horse Final
1 Baek Chan-Hyeong (University of Kingston)        16.000
2 Viktor Mazur (IRSEA-Saclay)                      15.650
3 Dominic Kizza-Quvianatukuluk (RISCO)             15.450
4 Goh Dong-Hyeon (Club Fortius - SPECIALIST)           15.425
5 Jeon Seung-Mook (Junior Selections)              15.325
6 William-David Browne (University of Kingston)    15.050
7 Mason Yi (CSKA Quebec)                           14.475
8 Alain Konishi (Eason Shipyards - SPECIALIST)     13.475

P 2052 - Senior Rings Final
1 Jeon Seung-Mook (Junior Selections)                    16.100
2 Vladimir Iarovenko (RISCO)                             15.900
3 Samuil Fishzon (NON-TEAM - SPECIALIST)                 15.825
4 Jean-Francois Geum (Sherbrooke Sparta)                 15.100
5 Henri-Michel Chalamet (CSKA Quebec)                    15.075
6 Dominic Kizza-Quvianatukuluk (RISCO)                   14.675
7 Park Ji-Seung (Université du Saguenay - SPECIALIST)    14.400
8 William-David Browne (University of Kingston)          14.225

P 2052 - Senior Vault Final
1 Hong Se-Jeong (CSKA Quebec - SPECIALIST)                  16.000
2 Gustave Chenier-Masson (Montreal Koreana - SPECIALIST)    15.950
3 Baek Chan-Hyeong (University of Kingston)                 15.525
4 Henri-Michel Chalamet (CSKA Quebec)                       15.425
5 Yang Sang-Gook (Sherbrooke Sparta)                        15.075
6 Dominic Kizza-Quvianatukuluk (RISCO)                      14.800
7 Simon Amosa-Farah (Pomegranate Electronics)               14.625
8 Yoan Lopes (Club Fortius - SPECIALIST)                    13.450

P 2052 - Senior Parallel Bars Final
1 Baek Chan-Hyeong (University of Kingston)                 16.350
2 Nico Petrozza (CSKA Quebec)                               16.100
3 Dominic Kizza-Quvianatukuluk (RISCO)                      15.850
4 Henri-Michel Chalamet (CSKA Quebec)                       15.650
5 Francois Kim (Jeunesse Sportive Portbou)                  15.075
6 Gabor Nagy (IRSEA-Saclay - SPECIALIST)                    15.050
7 Naxos Williamson-Mashego (Yongma College - SPECIALIST)    14.650
8 Vladimir Iarovenko (RISCO)                                14.625

P 2052 - Senior Horizontal Bar
1 Henri-Michel Chalamet (CSKA Quebec)                             15.975
2 Viktor Mazur (IRSEA-Saclay)                                     15.875
3 Harold Gallant (Fort Lowe Sangmu - SPECIALIST)                  15.525
4 William-David Browne (University of Kingston)                   15.325
5 Francois Kim (Jeunesse Sportive Portbou)                        15.050
6 Simon Amosa-Farah (Pomegranate Electronics)                     14.400
7 Joh Seung-Mook (Junior Selections)                              14.275
8 Stepan Romankov (Saguenay Technical University - SPECIALIST)    13.500

Unfortunately, women's artistic gymnastics have not been as big as their men's equivalent. The governing body of gymnastics in this country, Federation Quebecoise de Gymnastique (FQG), is a competent body that has done its best to improve the competitiveness of women's gymnastics in Quebec & Shingoryeo, but the competition on both Commonwealth and Olympic circuits have been stiff and deep enough that even as the talent pool's improved, the medaling chances continue to be very low every six years during the Olympics - Commonwealth's they have been slightly better, but still nowhere near the top.

This year's tournament sees the absence of the country's greatest star in the sport - six-time national champion Tatiana Llnagaay-Kondratyuk (25) has taken the year off to start her family and only will start competing again after the new year. Her significance to Quebecois gymnastics is undisputed with countless titles, four Commonwealth Games golds and not to mention the only individual medal a Quebecois woman has won - a balanced beam gold eight years ago in Orean - and she has inspired many with her philanthropy and persistence. Most notable among all of them was her return to elite-level gymnastics after spending two years (and missing the 2049 Commonwealth Games) battling repetitive injuries that nearly derailed her career. Since her return, Llnagaay-Kondratyuk has mentioned over last couple of years that she aims to continue competing into her third and fourth olympics (29 is super-old for a Quebecois gymnast, and 35 unheard of), something that would be considered a historic achievement in every form.

For those remaining, there stands a solid group of individual gymnasts who are looking forward to representing the Tricolour Taegeuk. After injuries and a poor olympic team trial left her with a disappointing alternate spot, Donalda Tsukamoto continues strong performance over the year for Club Fortius, Llnagaay-Kondratyuk's club back in St. John's. Longtime friend of TLK, and a bridesmaid at her wedding to Vreton Bulls and Quebecois national team setter Jin Chang-Wook (yes, that scandalous JCW), she has stepped up nicely as the Club Fortius's ace into a strong sixth place finish.
Baek Hyeong-Soon, an incoming junior at Abitibi Tech, impressed the people most though, as the floor silver medalist from last year walks away with comfortable victories on both individual AA and Floor. Sky could be the limit for her though, especially if Baek, whose strengths lie on uneven bars and floor, can receive better coaching at national level for a clear weak spot on her routine - Balanced Beam. Not that it's a truly awful one, especially compared to let's say Tsukamoto's vault, Dundubala's beam or Sah-Nanyondo's 14.175 on floor, but still. Elsewhere, there's also Sawamura Mai, a rock-solid veteran whose all-aroundedness is crucial but may not last the entire sixth (OOC: olympic quad/quint/sext), and Rachel Dundubala, whose individual AA vault was flawless before falling victim to overall poor performance seen all week long...at the final.

As for youngest prospects on this group, the most promising prospect of Quebecois artistic gymnastics is Camille-Anne Kweon, a phenomenal talent who's in every sense made for the sport - her parents are already-mentioned Felix Kweon and Lauren Wilson, the captain of the Centralis team's silver-medalists even ten years before Kweon's glory - and her gold medal sweep (5/5) at the junior events last year were more than enough to suggest that there's real potential for Kweon to succeed TLK. Kweon, being a 16-year old on her first senior nationals, has not always had the best moments - and inconsistencies on her landing for her second vaults (it's always the second one, isn't it?) will take a while to improve. Still, this humble gymnast, whose strengths lie on uneven bars and floor, should be the one to watch for next olympic team selection, especially as we expect athletes to develop more gradually and peak lot later than just decades ago.

WOMEN'S TEAM FINAL

P  2052 Nationals - Senior Team Event             Vault	 U Bars	   Beam	  Floor	    Total  
 1 RISCO (Senior-Pro)                            48.250  46.425  48.500  47.275   190.450
 2 California University (Collegiate)            49.025  46.975  47.100  47.175   190.275
 3 University of Halifax (Collegiate)            46.375  49.150  48.200  45.000   188.725
 4 CSKA Quebec (Senior-Pro)                      49.100  46.650  44.275  46.900   186.925
 5 IRSEA-Saclay (Collegiate)                     45.800  46.900  47.975  46.075   186.750
 6 Club Fortius (Senior-Semipro)                 46.450  45.550  48.400  46.200   186.600
 7 Montreal Koreana (Senior-Pro)                 45.000  46.275  48.350  45.425   185.050
 8 Jeunesse Sportive Portbou (Senior-Semipro)    44.250  45.750  45.325  45.600   180.925
 9 Junior Selections Yellow (Junior)             44.600  45.325  44.125  45.800   179.850
10 Niagara City (Senior-Semipro)                 44.350  44.675  43.675  45.150   177.850
11 Junior Selections Green (Junior)              45.525  43.600  44.800  43.700   177.625
12 Université d'Abitibi (Collegiate)             42.525  44.675  45.150  44.675   177.025

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND

Top 4/5/6 from each event have qualified to their respective event finals. Remaining event final quotas have been given out to gymnasts who did not make the final, but qualified for their event final by scoring individual score needed for the final. Those who qualified under individual spots are marked as specialists, but not all are one-event specialists in a true sense.

 P 2052 Nationals - Senior AA                          Vault  U Bars    Beam   Floor	 Total
 1 Baek Hyeong-Soon (NON-TEAM)                        15.400  16.025  15.250  16.550    63.225
 2 Camille-Sarah Kweon (Junior Selections Yellow)     15.225  15.825  14.975  16.050    62.075
 3 Donalda Tsukamoto (Club Fortius)                   14.475  16.475  16.225  14.725    61.900
 4 Rachel Dundubala (University of Halifax)           16.250  15.725  14.700  15.125    61.800
 5 Sawamura Mai (Montreal Koreana)                    14.875  15.625  15.500  15.650    61.650
 6 Paula Fuentes (California University)              15.650  15.575  15.175  15.100    61.500
 7 Kim Ye-Seon (RISCO)                                15.175  15.325  15.400  14.875    60.775
 8 Mairead Gaunce (California University)             14.950  15.100  15.700  14.950    60.700
 9 Yi Ye-Rin (IRSEA-Saclay)                           15.175  15.100  15.025  15.075    60.375
10 Yang Sang-Mi (CSKA Quebec)                         14.450  14.625  14.900  15.925    59.900
11 Danika Sah-Nanyondo (RISCO)                        15.025  14.825  15.750  14.175    59.775
12 Anastasia Tretiakova (Junior Selection Green)      14.425  14.750  15.850  14.725    59.750
13 Chelsea Kim (Junior Selections Yellow)             14.300  15.325  14.575  14.925    59.125
14 Elodie Desbarats Cortez (California University)    15.650  14.475  14.775  14.175    59.075
15 Annabel Gaunce (University of Halifax)             15.125  14.550  14.125  14.825    58.625
16 Leonie Gelinas (Jeunesse Sportive Portbou)         14.475  13.750  15.375  14.175    57.775
17 Hong Yeong-Hwa (CSKA Quebec)                       15.100  13.800  14.350  14.475    57.725
18 Joelle Park-Boulerice (IRSEA-Saclay)               14.750  13.350  14.950  14.525    57.575
19 Helene Laverdisse (RISCO)                          14.275  13.925  15.525  13.725    57.450
20 Ksenia Morozova (Montreal Koreana)                 14.700  14.375  14.075  14.000    57.150
21 Claudia Verduzco Yeom (NON-TEAM)                   14.175  14.500  13.825  14.025    56.525
22 Danielle Melancon (NON-TEAM)                       14.050  14.200  14.575  13.625    56.450

P 2052 - Senior Vault
1 Belanna Yi-Masemola (Newfoundland National University - SPECIALIST)    15.250
2 Paula Fuentes (California University)                                  15.025
3 Rachel Dundubala (University of Halifax)                               14.700
4 Hyeon So-Dahm (Université d'Abitibi - SPECIALIST)                      14.600
  Camille-Sarah Kweon (Junior Selections Yellow)                         14.600
6 Elodie Desbarats Cortez (California University)                        14.500
7 Jang Mi-Yeon (RISCO-SPECIALIST)                                        14.400
8 Gabrielle Morin (Club Fortius - SPECIALIST)                            14.275

P 2052 - Senior Uneven Bars
1 Donalda Tsukamoto (Club Fortius)                   16.200
2 Camille-Sarah Kweon (Junior Selections Yellow)     15.375
3 Baek Hyeong-Soon (Abitibi Technical University)    15.250
  Paula Fuentes (California University)              15.250
5 Valentina Konstantinova (RISCO - SPECIALIST)       15.125
6 Imani Xuan-Maillet (CSKA Quebec - SPECIALIST)      14.900
7 Rachel Dundubala (University of Halifax)           14.850
8 Sawamura Mai (Montreal Koreana)                    14.750

P 2052 - Senior Balanced Beam
1 Anastasia Tretiakova (Junior Selection Green)             15.900
2 Danika Sah-Nanyondo (RISCO)                               15.375
3 Donalda Tsukamoto (Club Fortius)                          15.150
  Sarah Siriteanu (Junior Selection Yellow - SPECIALIST)    15.150
5 Sawamura Mai (Montreal Koreana)                           14.975
6 Mairead Gaunce (California University)                    14.950
7 Helene Laverdisse (RISCO)                                 14.575
8 Chelsea Moh (Salamantic Power Gym - SPECIALIST)           13.425

P 2052 - Senior Floor
1 Baek Hyang-Soon (Abitibi Technical University)          16.225
2 Yang Sang-Mi (CSKA Quebec)                              15.825
3 Vera Anderson-McLauchlan (IRSEA-Saclay - SPECIALIST)    15.425
4 Erica Rhodes-Bae (Niagara City)                         15.250
5 Camille-Sarah Kweon (Junior Selections Yellow)          15.125
6 Sawamura Mai (Montreal Koreana)                         15.000
7 Leonore Park (University of Kingston - SPECIALIST)      14.650
8 Isabelle de Witts (RISCO - SPECIALIST)                  13.250

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:20 am

Late February-Early June 2052
2052 Quebecois High School Baseball Season (National Tournaments) -- Montreal & Quebec City

In Quebec & Shingoryeo, high school baseball is generally referred to five annual national championships played by high schools across the northwest Anaian state, with the tournaments all played in either Anglophone Montreal, the nation's economic and contemporary cultural capital, or Franco-Koreanophone Quebec City, the nation's political and haute couture capital.

As with its football and hockey equivalent in fall and winter school seasons, high school baseball enjoys immense popularity in Quebec & Shingoryeo, something that also translates to baseball's popularity in professional level - it depends on school-to-school basis for college. The state championships, played over short period of time in still-freezing February, are usually used as qualifiers with solid attendance, and the newspapers' ability to invite biggest names (usually meaning the winningest programs or the most prestigious Lycées in the area, provided they have a decent team) into the tournament bracket mean that there's consistent popularity guaranteed.

As you have probably found out from my RPs back in WBC 51/53 or TWGS season 2, there's that romanticism attached to the competition due to the local attachments people, both players and the community, hold to high school baseball scene here. The tournaments themselves are a tradition of own for many who have grown up here, and thousands fill up the stadiums to see their hometown/local school teams from far away. Considering the nature of Quebecois baseball as a sport of regional tensions and pride, this element adds fuel to the fire, with many stars and unsung heroes becoming well-known names thanks to their own stories they engrave into the history books. See here for an example.

HER MAJESTY'S CUP (황제배 - HWANGJEBAE) - QUEBEC CITY
Organised by Le Mazepa

Semifinals
Lycée-Alexandre-III Aces (C-N)           0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1  3
Attawapiskat Commercial HS Jokers (NW)   0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0  2

Broadmeadow HS Giants (N-E)              0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Veronaville Victory (MTL)                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

2052 황제배 Final
Lycée-Alexandre-III Aces (C-N)    0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1  2
Broadmeadow HS Giants (N-E)       0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 X  4

Tournament MVP: LHP/OF - Park Jeong-Yeon, SR, Broadmeadow HS

Summary: Held in venues across Quebec City from end of February to early March, the Hwangjebae Cup is traditionally viewed to be the first of five high school baseball tournaments that serenade this country. It is known for its 128-school bracket with randomised matchups in every round, giving the competition an ultimate sense of unpredictability.

Due to its nature as the first tournament of the year, the Hwangjebae is usually viewed as the pace-setter of the high school baseball season. The unpredictability of the format and the February weather make fielding particularly difficult for this tournament, and the humongous format allows here allow for maximised drama. Thus, the bookies tend to go for make-or-break bets more on the Hwangjebae matches than other four.

This year's winners, Broadmeadow HS, is a small school of 280 students located in the isolated mountains of Nord-Est province. With the town of Broadmeadow (population: 6,980) being the regional centre in those neck of oods, the Giants' sports teams are usually treated as the kings. The Giants' side, a varsity squad of 18 members, have plenty of two-way guys and gals of talent, but their first ever national title was possible thanks to Park Jeong-Yeon their team captain. The senior, whom the Saguenay Lions' general manager, Jean-Francois Hamel, has considered picking on the territorial 1st stage of the QBO Draft, didn't pitch a lot until the semifinals and the finals, but his no-hitter at semifinals and a successful opener duty at the final was what made this tournament a success for them.

BLUE DRAGON CLASSIC (청룡기 - CHEONGRYONGGI)
Organised by Gaegyeong Gazette

Semifinals
Randall Heights SS (MTB)                 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3  5
Bugil College Eagles (MAU)               0 3 0 0 1 0 7 1 X 12

Lycée-Koreana Citadins (MTL)             0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Saguenay Grammar Sabres (SGY)            0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X  2

2052 청룡기 Final
Bugil College Eagles (MAU)        0 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 10
Saguenay Grammar Sabres (SGY)     0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 2  9

Tournament MVP: 3B/RHP - Louick-Marc Simoneau-Tremblay, JR, Bugil College

Summary: Considered the second of the tournaments to be held during the high school baseball season, Cheongryonggi is one of the two oldest competitions held in the nation. Due to its history, the competition is held in 64-team brackets with top 16 schools given seedings based on their past history and an internal power ranking by the panel of selectors.

Ever since its inception in year 1921, it has been considered to be the tournament particularly known to have winners coming from the eastern half of the nation, whether Northeast (usual two schools in Chicoutimi area) or Southeast (where Halifax schools rank 1st and 5th on the winningest schools list). It is traditionally held at Stade Commonwealth in east end of Montreal, with Montreal Twins going on a month-long away trip to accommodate this competition in mid-to-late March.

This year's champions, however, do not come from the east coast, but actually an hour away from the Stade Commonwealth in Bugil College as the 17-time national champion Eagles' senior team have rallied onto winning their second ever (and second in last five years too) Cheongryonggi Title. In the recent years the Eagles have made their name known in the high school scene as a home to many power batters, something that has more than made up for their lack of an elite pitcher. While it remains to be seen on whether this year's seniors - numbered 12 exactly, with 3 off to QBO and 8 committed to QIS - will translate this into pros, there's no doubt that Eagles are a treat to watch in their own right.

GOLDEN DRAGON CUP (봉황기 - BONGHWANGGI)
Organised by Northern Anaia Morning Post

Semifinals
Gyeongbuk CI Golden Gaels (SGY)    1 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 10
Lycée-Soongdeok Deacons (C-N)      0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0  3

Western Quebec HS Wyverns (A-T)    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Bugil College Eagles (MAU)         0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X  4

2052 봉황기 Final

Gyeongbuk CI Golden Gaels (SGY)   0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  4
Bugil College Eagles (MAU)        0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0  2

Tournament MVP: RHP/SS - Kweon Hyeong-Jin, SR, Gyeongbuk CI

Summary: Considered third of the tournaments to be held during the high school baseball season, Bonghwanggi is one of the two oldest competition held in the nation since its first tournament held in 1924. As with Cheongryonggi, the competition is held in 64-team brackets with top 16 schools given seedings based on their past history and an internal power ranking by the panel of selectors. Unlike Cheongryonggi, it is known for having a large share of trophies by schools coming from the Capitale-Nationale region, mostly notably so in the historic Lycées of Alexandre-III and Frederick-Sullivan. It is traditionally held at Parc de Volontaires in Quebec City, with Quebec Bears going on a month-long away trip to accommodate this competition held in early-to-mid April.

This year's winners, Gyeongbuk CI, is the winningest school in Bonghwanggi. The second-winningest program in all of Quebecois high school baseball world with 27 titles, the Golden Gaels hit a rough stretch over last couple of years with solid provincial success, but barely any on national level. So to win this 12th Bonghwanggi title, while beating a red-hot Bugil College at the final as well, was quite special for the team, with the head coach, Nance Taylor, saying that 'for last couple of years we've felt our winning feng shui locked, so glad it's all over'. The tournament MVP, the senior righty Kweon Hyeong-Jin, was slightly underheralded as prospect though, with the prefect heading to Université St. Croix not as a student, but as an academic scholarship recipient in a school that traditionally sends many students to there every year.

SILVER LEAF CLASSIC (은단풍기 - EUNDANPOONGGI)
Organised by Montreal Praetorian

Semifinals
Veronaville HS Victory (MTL)       0 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 0  9
Bongohdong HS Patriots (MTB)       0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0  5

Erskine CI Redmen (FRO)            0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2  6
Avon-Gillespie Academicals (ACA)   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1  2

2052 은단풍기 Final
Veronaville HS Victory (MTL)      0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0  4
Erskine CI Redmen (FRO)           0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  1

Tournament MVP: C - Danica McGovern, SR, Veronaville HS

Summary: Held in venues across Montreal in late April to early May, the Eundangpoonggi is the latest of five competitions to be introduced into the calendar in year 1984. As with Eundanpoonggi, it is known for its 128-school bracket with randomised matchups in every round, giving the competition an ultimate sense of unpredictability.

Due to its relatively young history, the Eundanpoonggi does not have a clear pattern of schools dominant enough in the trophy case. But the final happened to have featured two of the most historic programs in high school baseball history as Montreal's Veronaville HS, an affluent high school located on the southwestern suburbs of the island, and Erskine Collegiate, the oldest lycée in Kingston with many legendary alumni, pit off against each other. The final, of course, was hyped up by match of two major prospects with Veronaville catcher Danica McGovern, the Montreal Expos's terriorial selection, facing against Erskine southpaw Michael Yeom-Hainsey, Farrer University commit. The two couldn't settle the score, as McGovern struck out twice and went 0-for-4 while Yeom-Hainsey pitched 6.1 innings with 1 ER before heading to the dugout, but the three-run homer by Liosa Lall-Ahern a least made up for it in what eventually became the VHS victory.

GOLEN LION TROPHY (황금사자기 - HWANGGEUMSAJAGI)
Organised by The Taegukgi

First Round

Western Quebec HS Wyverns (A-T)           2 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 13
Esperance Falls HS Yeomen (ACA)           0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0  7

Avon-Gillespie Academicals (ACA)         1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0  4
Inverness HS Warriors (ACA)              4 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 X 11

Halifax Grammar Giants (ACA)              1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 10
Lycée-Frederick-Sullivan Fighters (C-N)   0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0  7

Lycée-Soongdeok Deacons (C-N)             0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0  5
Nogojiwanong CVI Red Raiders (FRO)        0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1  3

Randall Heights SS (MTB)                  0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0  3
Assiniboine Central HS Trojans (MTB)      0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Bongohdong HS Patriots (MTB)              0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  2
Lycée-Koreana Citadins (MTL)              0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 X  4

Attawapiskat Commercial HS Jokers (NW)    0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0  6
Erie Heights SS Hurricanes (ONT)          3 0 2 3 0 0 0 6 X 14

Lithgow CI Lords (OUT)                    1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2
Sangwon CVI Deacons (SGY)                 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X  3

Second Round

Erie Heights SS Hurricanes (ONT)   1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0  4
Veronaville HS Victory (MTL)       0 1 0 0 1 0 6 1 X  9

Broadmeadow HS Giants (N-E)        1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1  4
Western Quebec HS Wyverns (A-T)    2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1  5

ES-A.J.-Nelligan Tridents (A-T)    0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4  6
Lycée-Soongdeok Deacons (C-N)      0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0  4

Erskine CI Redmen (FRO)            0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  2
Lycée-Koreana Citadins (MTL)       1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 X  6

Sangwon CVI Deacons (SGY)          0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0  6
Randall Heights SS (MTB)           0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0  3

Bugil College Eagles (MAU)         0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0  4
Inverness HS Warriors (ACA)        0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0  2

Saguenay Grammar Sabres (SGY)      0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0  3
Lycée-Alexandre-III Aces (C-N)     1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 X  4

Gyeongbuk CI Golden Gaels (SGY)    0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 1  8
Halifax Grammar Giants (ACA)       0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1  4

Quarterfinals

Veronaville HS Victory (MTL)      0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0  2
Western Quebec HS Wyverns (A-T)   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2  4

ES-A.J.-Nelligan Tridents (A-T)   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  3
Lycée-Koreana Citadins (MTL)      0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  2

Sangwon CVI Deacons (SGY)         0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1
Bugil College Eagles (MAU)        0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X  2

Lycée-Alexandre-III Aces (C-N)    0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0  5
Gyeongbuk CI Golden Gaels (SGY)   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1  2

Semifinals
Western Quebec HS Wyverns (A-T)   2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1  8
ES-A.J.-Nelligan Tridents (A-T)   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  1

Bugil College Eagles (MAU)        0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  2
Lycée-Alexandre-III Aces (C-N)    2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X  5

2052 황금사자기 Final
Western Quebec HS Wyverns (A-T)   0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1  5
Lycée-Alexandre-III Aces (C-N)    0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0  4

Tournament MVP: SS/RHP/CF - Rodrigue Bourassa, SO, Western Quebec HS

Summary: Introduced in 1946, the year after Quebecois and the joint forces' victory at the Southern Rushmori War, Hwanggeumsajagi is considered the last and the most prestigious of the tournaments to be held during the high school baseball season. Unlike first four tournaments, it is an invitational, with its 20-something team bracket (depends on year-to-year basis, but 24 schools or something around it is preferred) determined by the schools' semifinal placements in first four tournaments, as well as the historical performance of a school, giving it a competition that's both best-of-best and historic (some would say elitist!) in a sense. Thus, most major programs from all across Quebec & Shingoryeo have won this title at least once, and it is a solid barometer for who's the shit in Quebecois high school baseball scene for casual observers. Still, the early elimination of Erskine Collegiate, the winningest school at this trophy with 11 (most recently won 3 yrs ago), on their first game after a bye would more than not explain how challenging it can get to win it even for the historically-winning names here.

This fortunately didn't happen to Western Quebec HS Wyverns, as the academically top-ranked high school in Abitibi-Temiscamingue province starts from the first round with back-to-back wins over Broadmeadow and Veronaville to kick off their year strongly. The Bonghwanggi semifinalists then were no match for another Abitibi school in ES Nelligan, whose season were filled with plenty of upsets that just ran out at the very end, and they beat out Lycée-Alexandre-III, who finished with second finalist appearance of the three-tournament season, to walk off as early-June victors. The team's MVP, Rodrigue Bourassa, was more than happy to be named the MVP, as the highly-heralded sophomore, who played junior-varsity with Wyverns last year, came out strongly with the tournament filled with highlight reels and ROU celebrations (think of SIU but with a dreadlocked teenager). While he's still two years away from the pros or college (rumours seemed to incline towards the former), there's no doubt that Bourassa's an entertaining prospect to keep an eye on if you are scouting Quebec & Shingoryeo for your team, whether in LPB or CBL.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Wed Jan 05, 2022 9:00 am

QUEBECOIS BASEBALL ORGANISATION - 2052 SEASON

Baseball is one of the big three of summer sports in Quebec and Shingoryeo along with gridiron and handball, and is probably the one with most widespread appeal, having been a racially and regionally ubiquitous sport for most part. Still, there is a bit of complicated situation with the Quebecois history and geographic realities, as there exists strong sense of regional pride that derives from not only the high school scenes, but also the QBO franchises that have defined its history. It is because of this that enjoyed strong popularity in the traditional hotbeds of south and the west coast. There, it is the sport of the spring break and the summertime sadness, where high school and college baseball are popular and going to a QBO game on a date or friends' night out make perfect sense.

As for the players themselves, there are minor stylistic differences between the regions and how their players' play, but those don't factor as much as how they used to be. Ethnically, the sport does have more Korean-Quebecois players in general rule of thumb, though that means little in this day and age where most Quebecois, whether Indigenous, Caucasian, Korean or of other Commonwealth origins, are fairly mixed-raced. Still, Korean is the lingua franca of the baseball diamond and that continues to be a defining feature of the Quebecois baseball scene as whole.

The Quebecois Baseball Organisation (QBO) is a domestic league run separately from the Quebecois Baseball Federation (QBF). It is a single-tiered franchise league that has run for past 84 seasons, with two tiers of development/reserve league filled with the QBO sides' minor league affiliates. 16 teams are divided into 2 leagues of eight teams - Imperial League and Royal League - and the teams play their own league sides for 16 rounds (four 4-game series each) and other league sides for the two rounds (one 2-game series each).

The QBO's postseason crown, the Quebec Series, has been traditionally dominated by three powerhouse sides - California City Dodgers of Imperial League, and Royal League's Kingston Tigers and Saguenay Lions - over the years, with those 3 being the only QBO sides to have won 10 or more QBO titles. The three sides all bring three different colours of own - the Dodgers the starpower that comes with the franchise all the way back to the inaugural 1968 Quebec Series, the Lions known for their explosive bats, and the Tigers their infielding and pitching staff - and it is usually implied that a Quebec Series featuring the Dodgers and either Lions or Tigers will be a guaranteed ratings hit. With plenty of imports and solid depth for both fielding and pitching staff for these teams, they will be the ones to beat out once again as well.

As for the rest, there are solid number of known names who come close. Halifax Giants rarely win and have only won Quebec Series 4 times in their history, compared to over 40+ years of futility, but the Haligonians' love affair with the team is remarkable and a good, winning Giants team is what QBO would love to have any year. Montreal Twins, the only team in Montreal or Quebec City area whose popularity rival the aformentioned teams, have won two out of last 3 Quebec Series thanks to a remarkable pitching staff they have, and with strong, consistent investment made by the front office and the ownership's dedication, there is no doubt that they will be favoured once again.

Kingston Blue Jays and Levis Wyverns, on the other hand, are two trendy franchises known to bring lots of youthful fans on board, but their wise-spending ways can sometimes be too cutthroat, and it is where the competitiveness isn't always there. That's the life of being second team on a major market can be like - and it can totally suck. Montreal Expos, of course, are an exception to that. While the team has seen everything from heaven to hell, from 30-win seasons to back-to-back Quebec Series won, and not to mention relocation threats that the Expos have long survived since, but has affected the fans' psyche to this day. The team's Ranorian superstar catcher Gavin Lux has brought a remarkable gonzo to the team that's always had trouble attracting it in the previous century, and while the Twins remain the predominant handle there, his presence has at least made loving Expos a cool thing again in this metropolis.

As for those on the bottom of QBO standings, there aren't a lot to say about them. Even with all the player depth and the love, not everybody makes it to the pros and the existence of territorial selections on the first round of annual QBO Draft means that teams on a relatively weaker market would be hurt more often than not with how difficult it can get to rebuild or at least retool in this league. This is not to say that smaller-market sides cannot succeed in the QBO though - Moncton Dinos, Attawapiskat Wiz, and Ottawa Eagles have all done well in past and should be teams to watch out. Led by their star southpaw, Kim Gi-Joong, the Ottawa Eagles have a well-built team with solid history of winning (5 Quebec Series titles sound like huge to Giants, Green Sox or Raiders fans, for one), and if they dip their toes on Free Agency they will be willing to spend it. It's not the money the Eagles ownership has had issues over, but more the direction that comes with the Hwang family's love over the team, and there's no doubt that there will be something on store for the team that never strives for mediocrity - go hard or go boom.

On the other hand Moncton Dinos, while the latest of all QBO franchises (est. 2018), would be the best testaments to why spending well and a lot can work well in this QBO league without a salary cap. While Jean-Francois Bellefeuille, their captain, will be heading to Llamaphant Pro Baseball (LPL), their preexisting depth and FA signings should be more than enough to make up for it. The same goes to Attawapiskat Wiz, who lost llamaean outfielder Tyson Long a while back, but they have since slowly come back with a round of efficient investments of their own as well, and the local talent pool has been solid enough over the past decade for them to at least be not that badly off. At least they aren't hapless Green Sox (have not made it back to Quebec Series since 1968) or Rangers with where they stand right now...

P 2052 IMPERIAL LEAGUE SEASON   Pld     W    L     RF    RA    RD    Win % 
1 California City Dodgers        70    50   20    373   266  +107    0.714
2 Ottawa Eagles                  70    47   23    393   277  +116    0.671
3 Montreal Twins                 70    44   26    382   291   +91    0.629
4 Levis Wyverns                  70    34   36    307   291   +16    0.486
5 Kingston Blue Jays             70    33   37    294   310   −16    0.471
6 Attawapiskat Wiz               70    33   37    322   329    −7    0.471
7 Anju Raiders                   70    22   48    264   403  −139    0.314
8 Habpo Green Sox                70    17   53    217   385  −168    0.243

P 2052 ROYAL LEAGUE SEASON     Pld     W    L     RF    RA    RD    Win % 
1 Saguenay Lions                70    45   25    355   267   +88    0.643
2 Moncton Dinos                 70    44   26    384   262  +122    0.629
3 Kingston Tigers               70    42   28    362   315   +47    0.600
4 Quebec Bears                  70    40   30    368   310   +58    0.571
5 Montreal Expos                70    39   31    318   287   +31    0.557
6 Prince Eric Athletics         70    27   43    238   346  −108    0.386
7 Halifax Giants                70    25   45    280   342   −62    0.357
8 Manitoba Rangers              70    18   52    226   402  −176    0.257

QBO ALL-STAR GAME

Team IL-Dream          0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  2
Team RL-Nanoom         0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5  6

Royal League (Nanoom) came back from behind to win the all-star game over Imperial League (Dream). Nicholas Lux, who's having an unbelievable season with the Expos, hit a grand slam homer to walk-off with a win while tied 2-2 at the 9th inning. As expected from the QBO, there were a few foreign stars who did make the all-star game shine - Lux, Chromatik southpaw Oscar de Witt and Banijan rightie were just three of the stars who draped the pitch at the Skydome in Kingston, Frontenac. Also coming with the All-Star Game were the series of skill contests that have been held for decades, with the biggest of it all, the Home Run Competition, being won by Attawapiskat Wiz outfielder, Kang Ye-Rim, with 31 homers on the final round over Eagles' catcher, Takaoka Kōhei of Daskel.

P 2052 IMPERIAL LEAGUE SEASON   Pld     W    L     RF    RA    RD    Win % 
1 California City Dodgers       126    87   39    658   485  +173    0.690 ILDS
2 Montreal Twins                126    86   40    737   501  +236    0.683 ILDS
3 Ottawa Eagles                 126    72   54    617   510  +107    0.571 ILDS
4 Levis Wyverns                 126    70   56    591   514   +77    0.556 ILDS
5 Kingston Blue Jays            126    60   66    560   574   −14    0.476
6 Attawapiskat Wiz              126    53   73    553   620   −67    0.421
7 Anju Raiders                  126    39   87    463   700  −237    0.310
8 Habpo Green Sox               126    37   89    391   666  −275    0.294

P 2052 ROYAL LEAGUE SEASON     Pld     W    L     RF    RA    RD    Win % 
1 Saguenay Lions               126    85   41    712   452  +260    0.675 RLDS
2 Moncton Dinos                126    79   47    668   489  +179    0.627 RLDS
3 Montreal Expos               126    74   52    605   528   +77    0.587 RLDS
4 Kingston Tigers              126    74   52    653   565   +88    0.587 RLDS
5 Quebec Bears                 126    64   62    620   578   +42    0.508
6 Halifax Giants               126    50   76    549   642   −93    0.397
7 Prince Eric Athletics        126    48   78    442   622  −180    0.381
8 Manitoba Rangers             126    30   96    394   767  −373    0.238

2052 QBO Awards

Imperial League Most Valuable Player (MVP): 1B Samuel Maybin, Ottawa Eagles
Royal League Most Valuable Player (MVP): C Nicholas Lux (Ranoria), Montreal Expos

Imperial League Roland Jacques Award (Best Pitcher): LHP Oscar de Witt (Chromatika), Montreal Twins
Royal League Kwak Hyeong-Soo Award (Best Pitcher): LHP Mathieu Berard, Saguenay Lions

Imperial League Rookie of the Year (ROY): RHP Kim Hyeong-Wook, California City Dodgers
Royal League Rookie of the Year (ROY): UTILITY Benedict Calles III, Kingston Tigers

General Manager of the Year: Rodrigo Straka Jr, California City Dodgers
Manager of the Year: Sung Seok-Cheol, Ottawa Eagles

ILDS

California City Dodgers      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0  5
Levis Wyverns                0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1  6

California City Dodgers      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  1
Levis Wyverns                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Levis Wyverns                0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  3
California City Dodgers      1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X  4

Levis Wyverns                0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0  5
California City Dodgers      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

California City Dodgers      2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1  9
Levis Wyverns                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  2
California City wins, 3-2

Montreal Twins               1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Ottawa Eagles                5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X  8

Montreal Twins               0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1
Ottawa Eagles                0 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 X  8

Ottawa Eagles                1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  2
Montreal Twins               3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 X  9

Ottawa Eagles                1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0  5
Montreal Twins               1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 X  8

Montreal Twins               0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  4
Ottawa Eagles                0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2
Montreal Twins win, 3-2

RLDS

Saguenay Lions               1 1 1 6 0 0 0 3 3 15
Kingston Tigers              2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0  5

Saguenay Lions               0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1  5
Kingston Tigers              0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1

Kingston Tigers              0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Saguenay Lions               0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 X  6
Saguenay Lions sweep, 3-0

Moncton Dinos                0 1 0 5 0 0 0 3 2 11
Montreal Expos               0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1

Moncton Dinos                0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Montreal Expos               0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X  2

Montreal Expos               0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3  7
Moncton Dinos                2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  4

Montreal Expos               0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Moncton Dinos                0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X  2

Moncton Dinos                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Montreal Expos               0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X  3
Montreal Expos win, 3-2

ILCS

California City Dodgers      0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0  5
Montreal Twins               0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

California City Dodgers      0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  1
Montreal Twins               0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  2

Montreal Twins               0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1
California City Dodgers      1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  2

Montreal Twins               0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
California City Dodgers      0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 X  7
California City Dodgers win, 3-1

2052 RLDS

Saguenay Lions               0 2 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 10
Montreal Expos               1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2  8

Saguenay Lions               0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0  4
Montreal Expos               0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 X  7

Montreal Expos               0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0  2
Saguenay Lions               0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Montreal Expos               0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Saguenay Lions               0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X  4

Saguenay Lions         0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0  2
Montreal Expos         1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X  3
Montreal Expos win, 3-2

2052 QUEBEC SERIES

California City Dodgers      0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  2
Montreal Expos               0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 X  4

California City Dodgers      1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0  5
Montreal Expos               0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0  3

Montreal Expos               0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 2 0  9
California City Dodgers      1 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 1 10

Montreal Expos               0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
California City Dodgers      0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 X  4

California City Dodgers      0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  2
Montreal Expos               2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X  4

Montreal Expos               0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0  3
California City Dodgers      3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 X  8
California City Dodgers win, 4-2

Imperial League Divison Series
(1) California City Dodgers 3–0 Levis Wyverns (4)
(2) Montreal Twins 3–2 Ottawa Eagles (3)

Royal League Division Series
(1) Saguenay Lions 3–0 Kingston Tigers (4)
(2) Moncton Dinos 2–3 Montreal Expos (3)

Imperial League Championship Series
(1) California City Dodgers 3–1 Montreal Twins (2)

Royal League Championship Series
(1) Saguenay Lions 2–3 Montreal Expos (3)

2052 Quebec Series
(IL1) California City Dodgers 4–2 Montreal Expos (RL3)

QUEBEC SERIES MVP: CF Tara-Lee Hassett, California City Dodgers

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:46 am

QUEBECOIS VOLLEYBALL NATIONAL TEAMS - 2052 Summer

SPORT                POSITION    TEAM (LEVEL)   AGE  STATUS  NAME                      AFFILIATED SIDES
Volleyball          President   Federation       66  RETAIN  Brittany Veronneau        Royal Quebecois Volleyball Federation (RQVF) 
Volleyball   Program Director   Men              70  RETAIN  Hwang Song-Gil            Royal Quebecois Volleyball Federation (RQVF)
Volleyball    Program Director  Women            62     NEW  Jennifer Halkett          Royal Quebecois Volleyball Federation (RQVF)

SENIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM - IVF WORLDLEAGUE 5

POSITION          NAME                      AGE AFFILIATION
Head Coach        Pierre-Stephane Jobin      50 Shawinigan Skywalkers (QOVO)
Assistant Coach   Andrew Bryant-McCullis     39 St. John's Jumbos (QOVO)
Assistant Coach   Yves-Francois Bassambombo  47 Hanyang College (QIS)
Analyst           Kang Hong-Seok             31 CSKA Quebec (QOVO)

It's not the easiest of situation for the men's national team as they head into the QOVO season a year ahead of VWE 14. There are some veterans whose time with the national team starts to wane but the replacements aren't exactly there at times, and while there are some positions where they will not have to worry about that - the army of young middle blockers or superstar setter Jin Chang-Wook more than covers these gaps - there are others which are just harder to fill.

Team captain Ahn Seung-Min intends to retire from national team after next VWE, and Pierre-Stephane Jobin starts to feel the time ticking. While the team has tried multiple, from the lefthanded technician Asparuhov to powerful spiker in Aplin and the 18-year old rookie Elmedin Bratusa, none has emerged as a clearcut starting option - Asparuhov struggles when Jeon sets high for him, Aplin has power but not the details necessary for Jin, and Bratusa's angle of release is way better on the left-side to start with. For a team that brags itself of having two of the finest men's setters in this world - Benedict Jeon and Jin Chang-Wook - this isn't good at all.

Finding eventual replacement for Zackaël Lapierre will also have to be on this team's search down the line. Montreal Koreana libero, while one of few world-class players on this men's team, has already entered his eleventh year with the national team and it's always good to consider other options on line, especially as the men's outside hitters aren't as strong on service reception in Quebec. For some time, Kim Joon-Hwi has held the clear lead, but he's struggled on the postseason last spring, something that has caused Jobin to trial Shim and Tomohiro, two liberos with stronger service receptions, to WorldLeague and CommVolley. Unfortunately, their performance during their time on their respective competitions weren't impressive enough, which isn't a good news.

Still, no one can deny that in the end, this was a solid, third-place performance by the men's team. There have been a lots of good outside hitters with solid potential on this group, and the team's strength up middle (both in setter and centres) have helped them to not feel overwhelmed by pressure. Hopefully this Team Quebec will continue to have strong performances over time.

No  Name           Surname      Age    Ht. Position                     Team
01  Mathieu       Ethier-Leblanc 31   2.05 Centre (MB)                  London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
02  Seung-Min      Ahn 'C'       31   1.94 Oppose (RS)                  Montreal Koreana VC
03  Gustave-Paul   Filatriault   25   1.89 Passeur (S)                  CSKA Quebec VC
04  Chang-Wook     Jin          ^22   1.85 Passeur (S)                  Vreton Bulls (Bollonich)
05  Zackaël        Lapierre      30   1.87 Libero (Li)                  Montreal Koreana VC
07  Todor          Asparuhov     23   1.99 Oppose (RS)                  Perce Soohyeop Armada
09  Han-Yong       Sung          23   2.08 Centre (MB)                  CSKA Quebec VC
10  Elmedin        Bratusa       18*  2.01 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
13  Joo-Seong      Gye           24   2.03 Centre (MB)                  Shawinigan Skywalkers
14  Benoit-Antoine Aplin         22   1.92 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) CSKA Quebec VC
15  Alanis         Hair-Lewis    27   2.02 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) Malihar Lions (Bollonich)
19  Guy            Tille-Nadon  ^24   2.05 Centre (MB)                  Karvian Tigers (Bollonich)
21  Théodore       Sinotte       27   1.94 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) CSKA Quebec VC
22  Brent          Tomohiro      28   1.85 Libero (Li)                  Baja Calania Blazers

SENIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM - 2052 COMMVOLLEY

POSITION          NAME                      AGE AFFILIATION
Head Coach        Pierre-Stephane Jobin      50 Shawinigan Skywalkers (QOVO)
Assistant Coach   Yves-Francois Bassambombo  47 Hanyang College (QIS)
Analyst           Kang Hong-Seok             31 CSKA Quebec (QOVO)

No  Name           Surname      Age    Ht. Position                     Team
01  Chang-Wook     Jin          ^22   1.85 Passeur (S)                  Vreton Bulls (Bollonich)
02  Gwang-Yeol     Shim          25   1.82 Libero (Li)                  Mipojoseon VC
04  Joon-Hwi       Kim           23   1.81 Libero (Li)                  CSKA Quebec VC
08  Yong-Gwan      Baek          28*  1.81 Passeur (S)                  Montreal Koreana
06  Daniel         Sartoris      23   1.88 Oppose (RS)                  Baja Calania Blazers
07  Jong-Doo       Bae           20   1.94 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) Swanguard Athletic
11  Jeong-Wook     Byeon 'C'     32   2.07 Centre (MB)                  Attawapiskat Quebecom Blaze
12  Guido          Santarelli    29   1.96 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) Montreal Koreana VC
14  Benoit-Antoine Aplin         22   1.92 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) CSKA Quebec VC
16  Norman         Shin          31   2.02 Centre (MB)                  Baja Calania Blazers
17  Charles       Delvincourt-Ki 19   1.92 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) St. John's Spiritair Jumbos
19  Guy            Tille-Nadon  ^24   2.05 Centre (MB)                  Karvian Tigers (Bollonich)
23  Mariusz        Stanislawski  21   2.04 Centre (MB)                  London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
24  Andreas        Kostopoulos   21*  1.91 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) California University (QIS)

JUNIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM - QUEBECOIS COMMONWEALTH U21 CHAMPIONSHIP

Head Coach: Yi Joon-Cheol, 41 - California University (QIS)
Assistant Coach: Kwak Jang-Hyeok, 53 - CSKA Quebec (Jrs)

Solid Under-20 national team consisted of collegiate and professional players who finished 4th, a shockingly poor result, on the Commonwealth U21 championships. Unlike on senior sides, the junior national team carries three middle blockers an one libero due to 12-man entry limit, and this group of junior volleys has been slightly undersized compared to past teams. Fortunately, this team has had key members already with professional or national team experiences, and more is to be seen with how their adventures will continue. Among the players to watch are outside hitter Bae Jong-Doo, middle blocker Gustave Thibault (son of 2030 Novonaya-Provinsk silver medalist Daniel), and opposite Graeme Jonathan-Woodson (son of Jonathan Schaly-Woodson, Montreal Koreana and national team middle blocker).

No  Name           Surname      Age    Ht. Position                     Team
01  Seung-Ryong    Baek          19   1.89 Passeur (S)                  Mount Ester University (QIS)
02  Yeong-Soo      Yi-Okumu      20   2.00 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) BoIFK (Gatchinggerak Superliga) 
04  Laurent     Kweon-Villeneuve 21   1.90 Passeur (S)                  University of Prince Raoul Islands (QIS)
05  Spencer        Masak         20   1.85 Libero (Li)                  Attawapiskat Quebecom Blaze
06  Ian            Kutekemenyi   19   2.02 Centre (MB)                  CSKA Quebec VC
07  Jong-Doo       Bae 'C'       20   1.94 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) Swanguard Athletic
09  Bigtree        Amiskuses     20   1.99 Oppose (RS)                  Université St. Croix (QIS)
10  Levin          Kim           21   1.92 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) Labrador State University (QIS)
11  Graeme      Jonathan-Woodson 21   1.93 Oppose (RS)                  Shawinigan Skywalkers
13  Frederick      Benn-Meloche  21   2.01 Centre (MB)                  Université du Saguenay (QIS)
17  Charles       Delvincourt-Ki 19*  1.92 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) St. John's Spiritair Jumbos
18  Gustave        Thibault      20   2.06 Centre (MB)                  Perce Soohyeop Armada

JUNIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM - QUEBECOIS COMMONWEALTH U19 CHAMPIONSHIP

Head Coach: Royal Quebecois Volleyball Federation (RQVF) / Stardust of the West (QOVO.2)
Assistant Coach: Benoit-Antoine Friesen, 37 - RQVF / University of Goose Bay (QIS)

High-potential setter Baek Seung-Ryong and amazing outside hitter Elmedin Bratusa propelled this Under-19 side to Comm-U19 title on a 3-2 victory over Novopetrograd in the final. The duo's not the only ones with spotlight though, as this group of players have been strong across the board. In particular, this trio of middle blockers and undersized hitter Yeo Tae-Joon look very promising. Joh Dong-Seon, on the other hand, is a rare kind - a left-handed opposite whose abilities project a future as receiving opposite. A rare breed of his own in this day and age of men's volleyball.

No  Name           Surname      Age    Ht. Position                     Team
01  Seung-Ryong    Baek 'C'      19   1.89 Passeur (S)                  Mount Ester University (QIS)
02  Davide         Barbolini     18   1.87 Libero (Li)                  Queen's College (QIS)
03  Nikifor        Sen-Nikitenko 18   1.93 Passeur (S)                  Hanyang College (QIS)
04  Seung-Seop     Bae           18   1.94 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) CSKA Quebec VC
05  Nelson         Ogundokoun    19   1.93 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) University of Hamilton (QIS)
06  Ian            Kutekemenyi   19   2.02 Centre (MB)                  CSKA Quebec VC
07  Ethan          Homebush      19   2.06 Centre (MB)                  California University (QIS)
08  Elmedin        Bratusa       18   2.01 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
10  Tae-Joon       Yeo           19   1.88 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH) Mount Ester University (QIS)
11  Marc-Antoine   Chaput        17   2.04 Centre (MB)                  Northwestern University (QIS)
12  Alain          Bardenet      18   1.98 Centre (MB)                  Hanyang College (QIS)
15  Dong-Seon      Joh           18   1.97 Oppose (RS)                  California University (QIS)

SENIOR WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM - IVF WORLDLEAGUE 5

POSITION          NAME                      AGE AFFILIATION
Head Coach        Kim Yu-Jin              44    Swanguard Athletic (QOVO)
Associate Coach   Miguel Jorge Arrado     41    Halifax Antebellum (QOVO)
Assistant Coach   Hannah Lee Buckers      55    Mount Ester University (QIS)
Analyst           Ahn Hye-Min             26    Sept-Iles QGC (QOVO)

....and the third place wasn't bad for this Team Quebec, but the WorldLeague did point out one glaring weakness - libero.

As with Lapierre on men's team, Campbell Page has been around for over a decade with this national team, being called up to every major tournament (and even on occasional CommVolley duties). Of course, the overreliance on Page is a double-edged sword - world-class liberos aren't hard to replace but the alternatives have been just awful to inexperienced. Kweon Ye-Rahm does have the highest ceiling, but her mental lapses, which began all the way back to the olympics, were noticeable this time around in both losses to longtime rivals Mytanija. While Park Da-Bin, the other libero on this team, did well in terms of service reception and whatnot, the veteran outside hitter has limits on coverage and was only brought as temporary solution.

As for the other positions, the needs aren't as urgent. Beyond Yang Soo-Gyeong, there lies a good depth of outside hitters who possess strong fundamentals and are very good defenders in their own right. The problem with this, however, is that only Yang can really be considered all-arounded. Natalia the powerful isn't really a true left-side hitter, Nathalie Charest is remarkably quick but has issues scoring under out-of-service attacks (not that she needs to, lol), and Sarah Morin-Lanfair....really needs bit more work on service reception and digs. But that's least of everybody's concern, and ample substitutions seem to have worked fine for most part anyway.

There is also a decent depth of middle blockers after captain Marine Veronneau, with Erin MacDonald (transferred from Swanguard to Koreana) performing well, and both Ekaterina Kaganovich and Elodie Charest showing strong potential. Kaganovich's quick attacks are fast and efficient, while undersized Elodie Charest has very good timing for a block. On the right side, an error-free Wesoloski-Okafor can score 30+ kills a match to win, even though she's known to be very inconsistent on national team (OOC: it's like Paola Egonu being one of three best opposites in the world IRL and she's brilliant with Imoco, but her olympic struggles are something to note as well). Behind NWO, there is of course Monika Dubrowska, whose time in Gander has toughened up the explosive opposite well, while Hwang and Sabandze are two opposites being watched carefully over time.

As for setter, there is a bit of uneasiness remaining on the selections. After Hong Ji-Yeong and Marissa Donovan's poor performances last VWE, which also coincided with visible improvements by Chae Sang-Heui, the CSKA Quebec setter's starter position looks more solid than ever. Yet there's lack of satisfaction by fans over Chae's hold on the starting position, especially with Annabelle Reid and Elisabeth Rousseaux on line. Reid, the reigning rookie of the year with Bathurst, and Rousseaux, who has surprisingly opted to return for a senior year with Saguenay university, have seen significant playing time over the Commonwealth Games, CommVolley and WorldLeague. 1.85m Reid sets up the tosses quick and low, which usually works well with shorter pins, while lot shorter Rousseaux prefers to utilise middle blockers more, and both are quick on their feet anyway. It is expected that barring any changes, the setters for national team selection pool will probably come from those three.

No  Name           Surname      Age    Ht. Position                      Team
01  Ekaterina   Kaganovich       20   1.97 Centre (MB)                   VK Magevskaya (Mytanija)
02  Natalie    Wesoloski-Okafor  22   1.96 Oppose (RS)                   Montreal Koreana VC
04  Sarah       Morin-Lanfair    20*  1.84 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Winnipeg Winterhawks VC
05  Ye-Rahm     Kweon            22   1.79 Libero (Li)                   Winnipeg Winterhawks VC
06  Annabelle   Reid             22   1.85 Passeur (S)                   Bathurst Drillers
07  Erin        MacDonald       ^25   1.95 Centre (MB)                   Montreal Koreana VC
08  Natalia     Horakcova        27   1.83 Receptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Sept-Iles QGC
09  Sang-Heui   Chae             23   1.82 Passeur (S)                   CSKA Quebec VC
10  Soo-Gyeong  Yang             23   1.94 Receptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Atletik Thessia (Mytanija)
14  Marine      Veronneau 'C'    31   1.94 Centre (MB)                   Winnipeg Winterhawks VC
17  Da-Bin      Park             32   1.77 Libero (Li)                   Halifax Antebellum
18  Elodie      Charest          25*  1.87 Centre (MB)                   Sept-Iles QGC
23  Nathalie    Charest         ^23   1.84 Receptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Montreal Koreana VC
99  Monika      Dubrowska       ^22   1.86 Oppose (RS)                   Gander Avro Comets

SENIOR WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM - 2052 COMMVOLLEY

POSITION          NAME                      AGE AFFILIATION
Head Coach        Miguel Jorge Arrado     42    Halifax Antebellum (QOVO)
Assistant Coach   Hannah Lee Buckers      55    Mount Ester University (QIS)
Analyst           Ahn Hye-Min             26    Sept-Iles QGC (QOVO)

No  Name           Surname      Age    Ht. Position                      Team
02  Aurelie     Sokanon          26   1.88 Centre (MB)                   Swanguard Athletic
03  Elisabeth   Rousseaux        21   1.79 Passeur (S)                   Université du Saguenay (QIS)
05  Seon-Ah     Park             20   1.74 Libero (Li)                   California University (QIS)
06  Samantha    Gong             28   1.97 Centre (MB)                   Baie-Verte
07  Erin        MacDonald       ^25   1.95 Centre (MB)                   Montreal Koreana VC
09  Ji-Young    Hong             30   1.77 Passeur (S)                   Winnipeg Winterhawks VC
11  Helene      Nault-Tenerowitz 26   1.91 Oppose (RS)                   CSKA Quebec VC
13  Nancy     Krief-Livingston C 25   1.83 Receptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Swanguard Athletic
19  Seon-Mi     Kang             19*  1.80 Receptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Bathurst Drillers
21  Olivia      Hwang-Yoon       20*  1.88 Receptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Université St. Croix (QIS)
22  Soon-Oak    Baek             18   1.92 Centre (MB)                   University of Halifax (QIS)
23  Nathalie    Charest         ^23   1.84 Receptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Montreal Koreana VC
25  Mir         Joh              29*  1.79 Libero (Li)                   Nunavut North Stars
99  Monika      Dubrowska       ^22   1.86 Oppose (RS)                   Gander Avro Comets

JUNIOR WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM - QUEBECOIS COMMONWEALTH U20 CHAMPIONSHIP

Head Coach: Monica Keith, 52 - Université St. Croix (QIS)
Assistant Coach: Kenneca Obomsawin, 37 - Montreal Koreana (Jrs)

An okay Under-20 team that Teodora Agontseva's Novopetrograd on semifinals, before winning the third place match to at least walk off with a medal on the Under-19 Commonwealth Championships. The quality of this team pales in comparison to the last two Under-20 teams have won back-to-back titles, but more is to be seen with this squad and how they perform over time - patience is virtue after all. When it comes to those to watch, there are a couple - opposite Hwang Yeong-Sook and Sarah Morin-Lanfair know how to score kills well, and both Baek Soon-Oak and Ondine Chainey have potential to materialise as great options up middle. With Baek only being 18 and Anney Rómansdóttir (GRF, tallest middle blocker at QOVO.1 with 2.01m) having locked up a starting spot, there is no rush for their development.

No  Name        Surname          Age    Ht. Position                      Team
01  Sarah       Morin-Lanfair 'C'20*  1.84  Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Winnipeg Winterhawks VC
03  Soo-Min     Chae             18   1.76  Passeur (S)                   Sept-Iles QGC
04  Annie       Matthews         20   1.84  Passeur (S)                   University College Winnipeg (QIS)
05  Seon-Ah     Park             20   1.74  Libero (Li)                   California University (QIS)
07  Gye-Ryang   Kim              19   1.86  Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Montreal Koreana VC
09  Seon-Mi     Kang             19*  1.80  Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Bathurst Drillers
10  Ondine      Chainey          20   1.95  Centre (MB)                   CSKA Quebec VC
11  Olivia      Hwang-Yoon       20*  1.88  Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Université St. Croix (QIS)
12  Celine      Tchoujang-Balzer 20   1.80  Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Mount Ester University (QIS)
13  Yeong-Sook  Hwang            19   1.82  Oppose (RS)                   University of Kingston (QIS)
14  Leonora     Mantella         19   1.86  Centre (MB)                   Université d'Etoile-Nord (QIS)
15  Soon-Oak    Baek             18   1.92  Centre (MB)                   University of Halifax (QIS)

YOUTH GIRLS' NATIONAL TEAM - QUEBECOIS COMMONWEALTH U18 CHAMPIONSHIP

Head Coach: Naomi Heo Goldbloom, 33 - CSKA Quebec / RQVF
Assistant Coach: Annabelle Seo, 54 - Royal Quebecois Volleyball Federation (RQVF)

A very good Comm-U18 championship team that's had some solid punches and good coaching. It's a good team with lots of great prospects - both setters Chae and Chenier-Garand have drawn massive applause for their performance (even more so, considering their coach's fame as a setter prospect when younger - crazy how things can work out sometimes!), opposite Yulia Sabanadze possesses sharp diagonal spikes, and Allen and Wu should have bright future down the line.

Of course, we know who's the best player on this team though. While inexperienced and somewhat overpowered on other national teams at times, middle blocker Baek Soon-Oak's had no trouble conquering the youth championships, being named the tournament MVP at the end as Quebec & Shingoryeo wins the title for the first time in 6 years in Naomi Heo-Goldbloom's first tournament as under-19 coach.

No  Name        Surname          Age    Ht. Position                      Team
01  Kelsey      Everson           16   1.86 Centre (MB)                   Winnipeg Winterhawks Jrs (Jrs)
02  Mi-Yeon     Kweon             18   1.69 Libero (Li)                   Montreal Koreana
03  Soo-Min     Chae              18   1.76 Passeur (S)                   Sept-Iles QGC
05  Manon       Chenier-Garand    17   1.78 Passeur (S)                   VC Dukhoborian (Jrs)
06  Helene      Courtemanche      18   1.82 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Farrer University (QIS)
07  Emily Rae   Allen             17   1.81 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH)  CSKA Quebec (Jrs)
08  Mingjie     Wu                18   1.84 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Swanguard Athletic
09  Ophelia     Centoni           18   1.83 Centre (MB)                   Latilutakówa National University (QIS)
11  Yulia       Sabanadze         17   1.90 Oppose (RS)                   Kingston Stars (Jrs)
12  Seung-Hye   Kweon             17   1.77 Réceptionneur-attaquant (OH)  Halifax Antebellum (Jrs)
14  Soon-Oak    Baek              18   1.92 Centre (MB)                   University of Halifax (QIS)
16  Sylvie      Boutin-Njigba     18   1.88 Centre (MB)                   Université d'Abitibi (QIS)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:08 am

The QHA Men's and Women's Championships are ICly played between August and October, while the Mixed Championships are played between March and May.

Quebecois Hockey Association - 2052-2053 SEASON

As the off-season sport to its icy counter part here, field hockey has been mostly an urban, southern sport in Quebec and Shingoyeo. It does have a lower profile than other team sports, mostly due to the enduring popularity of other summer sports such as gridiron, baseball and handball (last being the worst enemy), and both men's and women's domestic leagues, while high-paying and stable, will require years of international experience and possibly players going abroad to nations with higher quality of play (Licentian Isles, Hannasea, Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland are some of the ones of note).

There is also a concern that the sport lacks access for the disadvantaged folks, who may not necessarily have the means to afford cost of club programs or even equipments, especially as the middle and high school teams are mostly private schools or public schools located in affluent areas of both small and large cities. The Quebecois Hockey Association remains optimistic, especially with the increasing number of field hockey programs across the country for both men and women, and continue to invest with readily-available scholarships and community programs hiring back the old stars and recent-retirees from the Olympic and professional teams.

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Most Valuable Player: FW Baek Jong-Hyeon, 29 (CSKA Quebec)
Rookie of the Year: GK Arjun Baskaran, 23 (Club Penrith)

 P QHA Men's Championship     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                    
 1 Zenit Attawapiskat FHC      18   13   3   2    86   40  +46    42   —   3–0  0–1  3–3  5–3  9–7  7–0  0–3  11–9  5–3
 2 FHC CSKA Quebec             18   12   1   5    87   48  +39    37  0–5   —   4–2  7–0  5–1  1–1  5–7  3–5  8–4  11–1
 3 Winnipeg United             18   10   4   4    80   50  +30    34   3–3  5–7   —   5–3  3–3  2–2  9–3  3–3  9–0  9–0
 4 Club Penrith                18    8   5   5    50   37  +13    29   0–3  0–3  7–1   —   1–1  3–0  1–1  1–0  3–5  7–1
 5 Montreal Koreana FHC        18    7   7   4    61   50  +11    28   1–3  3–0  8–6  4–4   —   3–3  3–0  8–4  3–1  5–1
 6 St. John's Raiders          18    5   8   5    65   63   +2    23 3–3  5–7  0–5  1–5  3–3   —   3–1  7–5  10–10  3–1
 7 Leaside Lions HC            18    5   5   8    61   62   −1    20  0–5  1–3  3–5  0–0  5–5  1–1   —   3–3  13–3  1–3
 8 FHC Dukhoborian             18    5   3  10    48   67  −19    18   0–7  3–9  2–4  0–1  1–1  0–5  5–7   —   5–3  1–0
 9 Nunavut North Stars         18    3   2  13    52   97  −45    11   3–5  1–5  1–3  0–3  0–3  0–7  1–4  5–3   —   5–1
10 Club Racing Sept-Iles       18    2   2  14    26  102  −76     8  1–9  1–9  1–5  2–8  5–3  4–4  0–11  0–5  1–1   —

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
Zenit Attawapiskat FHC 1–1 FHC CSKA Quebec (3–1 AET)

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Most Valuable Player: GK Georgina McDonnell, 23 (Montreal Koreana FHC)
Rookie of the Year: DF Martha Sung, 22 (FHC Dukhoborian)

 P QHA Women's Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                    
 1 Montreal Koreana FHC       18   11   4   3    88   41  +47    37    —   5–0  3–3  3–1  5–3  1–3  5–7  9–1  8–1  1–0
 2 FHC CSKA Quebec            18   11   3   4    81   53  +28    36  5–5   —   7–5  2–4  3–9  3–5  3–0  3–0  6–4  10–2
 3 Kingston HC                18    9   4   5    70   46  +24    31   1–1  3–3   —   6–2  2–0  4–6  3–5  3–5  4–0  5–3
 4 FHC Dukhoborian            18    9   4   5    76   53  +23    31  1–1  1–3  3–1   —   2–6  1–3  9–1  10–7  1–1  5–5
 5 Club Racing Sept-Iles      18    9   1   8    76   53  +23    28  7–1  1–3  0–5  1–3   —   3–1  11–5  1–3  7–1  7–5
 6 PLI Islanders              18    8   3   7    52   46   +6    27   3–5  1–3  3–3  3–5  3–3   —   3–5  1–5  3–0  1–3
 7 Nunavut North Stars        18    8   2   8    65   89  −24    26   1–9  1–1  0–5  1–9  7–5  0–5   —   6–6  5–3  5–3
 8 Winnipeg United            18    6   1  11    58   81  −23    19   1–5  1–3  1–5  5–7  1–3  1–5  5–7   —   1–0  5–1
 9 Habpo Koreana              18    5   3  10    40   80  −40    18 0–15  1–15  3–5  3–3  2–0  0–0  4–2  7–3   —   5–1
10 Prince Eric Wanderers      18    1   1  16    41  105  −64     4   3–6  5–8  1–7  1–9  1–9  1–3  0–7  5–7  1–5   —

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
Montreal Koreana FHC 1–5 FHC CSKA Quebec

MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP

Men's Most Valuable Player: FW Baek Jong-Hyeon, 29 (CSKA Quebec)
Women's Most Valuable Player: GK Josephine Boutin, 27 (Club Racing Sept-Iles)
Rookie of the Year: MF Horace Burke Peterman, 20 (Quebecois Under-21 national team)
Coach of the Year: Tamara Milenkovic, 48 (Quebecois Under-21 national team)

 P QHA Mixed Team Championship          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                              
 1 FHC CSKA Quebec                       22   15   3   4    95   60  +35    48   —   0–0  3–5  3–3  4–2  8–2  1–3  3–0  4–2  10–8  2–1  7–0
 2 Club Racing Sept-Iles                 22   14   5   3    88   33  +55    47   9–1   —   5–0  5–0  5–3  1–0  5–1  1–5  5–0  7–1  9–0  5–0
 3 Winnipeg United                       22   12   3   7    77   65  +12    39 1–3  1–3   —   3–1  0–11  6–4  1–0  7–5  7–0  5–1  3–1  11–3
 4 Montreal Koreana FHC                  22   10   6   6    85   67  +18    36   5–5  2–2  1–1   —   7–5  1–5  3–3  3–5  3–1  3–9  5–1  2–4
 5 Eastern Forces                        22   10   5   7    89   68  +21    35   3–5  5–3  1–1  1–5   —   1–1  1–1  7–5  3–1  5–3  5–5  9–0
 6 FHC Dukhoborian                       22   10   3   9    77   57  +20    33  1–3  1–1  7–3  3–5  3–0   —   0–1  1–1  3–5  3–5  11–5  5–0
 7 Quebecois Under-21 National Team      22    9   4   9    50   62  −12    31   1–8  1–7  1–1  1–4  7–1  1–5   —   1–6  3–1  3–0  3–5  5–3
 8 Club Penrith                          22    7   4  11    75   84   −9    25  3–5  2–2  5–3  4–12  0–6  0–5  3–5   —   0–1  3–3  5–5  8–0
 9 Kingston-Leaside Lions                22    7   3  12    53   60   −7    24   5–1  1–1  5–3  3–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  5–1   —   1–3  1–3  7–1
10 Nunavut North Stars                   22    6   3  13    68   95  −27    21   1–5  0–7  1–5  3–5  3–5  1–6  2–2  4–6  3–3   —   7–5  3–5
11 Wildrose Hockey                       22    5   3  14    56   98  −42    18   0–3  8–2  1–3  0–9  1–1  3–5  3–1  0–5  1–7  0–2   —   5–1
12 Beolgyo Kilmarnock                    22    6   0  16    56  120  −64    18 5–11  1–3  3–7  0–3  7–11  5–3  1–3  5–3  3–1  1–5  8–3   —

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
FHC CSKA Quebec 0–1 Club Racing Sept-Iles

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:59 am

Saved for roster and performance review of Quebecois basketball national teams (U-19/CommonwealthBasket).

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:48 am

OOC: WIP. Check back in 12 hrs' time.

Considered to be one of the 'Big 3' of indoor sports played in Quebecois winters (Basketball, Hockey and Volleyball, while Handball are summer sport here), basketball is a popular, well-loved sport in Quebec. It has seen a particular rise in participation numbers over the past fifty years, with local community centres and school teams being key sources of development. Strong grassroots system mean that all levels of basketball are watched from high school to international stage.

While traditionally regarded as the number two of leagues behind the dualsex Quebecois Hockey League (QHL), the QBL and the QWBL combined have somewhat caught up with the QHL in terms of television coverage, commercial revenues and not to mention the negotiation rooms with the others. There are several reasons behind this - the leagues' smaller number of teams (16 each, as opposed to 28 on QHL), the bigger number of sports clubs-owned sides due to the duality of volleyball and basketball divisions, and the consistent performances of the Quebecois national teams on the International Basketball Championships (IBC), are some of the reasons why many Quebecois argue that basketball may have overtaken hockey in terms of popularity.

QUEBECOIS BASKETBALL LEAGUE - 2052-53 SEASON

Quebecois men's basketball scene is defined by the flashy, athletic style it has held for very long time, with individual skills, flash and character being emphasised. Of course this, in an attempt to follow trends of the international basketball, mean that they will be able to conjure up any difficult pass, shoot from halfcourt, or profit off fastbreaks, but they may fall short on rebounds, make occasional errors, and not to mention hold onto ball for too long. While this would normally be costly on the international competitions like the IBC, the Olympics, or in past AOBC, the Quebecois clubs have done well enough on the IUBC to suggest that it is not the skills or the athleticism they lack.

Unlike in other countries, where basketball is generally more popular of men's sports in both attendance and talent pipeline, men's basketball has long been overtaken by volleyball back in mid-late 2020s (20-30 years ago! - or around early 20s, IBCs 22 to 24 stretch mostly), when Quebec and Shingoryeo performed poorly on the IBCs with men's team due to federation disputes with the QWBL. And while there have been moments when the lack of international tournaments on both domestic and national teams for the other sport somewhat evened things out, the gap has once again grown with relatively lower quality of domestic competition, Quebecois men's poor international performance, and the clear absence of a domestic superstar or more, meaning that the QBL has been suffering from substantial loss in popularity compared to QOVO.1 league in volleyball. The QBL, not wanting to be pushed back to the delayed broadcasts again as they had done so in those years, hope that the QBL's generous import rule (up to two imports allowed on every team), which have brought a solid list of international stars and prospects coming over to several QBL teams looking to contend, and its cooperation with highly popular college basketball scene, will help covering the limitations the league faces right now.

P  2052-53 QBL Season         Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %                                                                                  
 1 California City Lakers      30   27   3  2472 2025 +447    0.900  —   75–70  71–57  74–58  88–86  95–71  68–67  82–66  88–65  77–67  72–77  81–62  86–71  86–59  93–73  78–58
 2 CSKA Quebec                 30   26   4  2477 2087 +390    0.867 83–71   —   76–70  82–66  92–59  100–84  78–74  73–69  75–63  82–61  89–76  77–65  109–67  79–65  79–85  79–60
 3 Twin Cities Celtics         30   21   9  2396 2100 +296    0.700 65–80  78–68   —   83–67  82–68  74–72  95–78  79–61  124–78  77–81  66–81  101–64  79–65  81–75  121–70  75–67
 4 Montreal Koreana            30   20  10  2384 2158 +226    0.667 68–95  65–92  72–68   —   93–54  96–71  84–79  84–89  93–79  75–68  78–71  74–78  83–69  65–63  92–73  101–66
 5 London Grizzlies            30   18  12  2359 2251 +108    0.600 67–83  72–84  58–71  76–75   —   80–61  90–75  70–69  80–69  74–84  83–66  100–69  94–69  80–76  83–72  93–84
 6 Sudbury Moose               30   17  13  2282 2282    0    0.567 59–82  73–84  76–74  80–74  63–102   —   79–85  66–78  66–67  61–56  88–87  91–67  74–86  75–59  74–62  111–69
 7 Kingston Raptors            30   17  13  2354 2185 +169    0.567 71–84  74–89  82–79  75–62  94–74  72–69   —   50–83  83–84  75–58  67–78  80–57  76–59  77–49  84–62  68–74
 8 Saguenay Orions             30   17  13  2322 2170 +152    0.567 76–95  73–92  67–74  74–77  71–77  68–73  90–81   —   79–72  70–75  74–55  79–74  79–59  91–51  59–54  79–59
 9 Sherbrooke Sparta           30   16  14  2313 2262  +51    0.533 78–62  87–79  82–72  61–79  79–113  72–76  65–73  57–79   —   78–74  80–71  72–79  88–75  73–79  94–69  99–55
10 St. John's Arsenal          30   12  18  2115 2300 −185    0.400 58–81  58–78  57–65  75–87  59–70  72–88  60–101  84–66  70–96   —   75–70  80–79  68–69  77–67  77–76  83–76
11 Ottawa Thunder              30   12  18  2212 2321 −109    0.400 77–95  67–85  65–82  62–93  66–96  70–80  65–78  82–74  59–80  75–78   —   82–70  79–67  98–72  58–64  91–93
12 Levis Athletic              30   11  19  2121 2341 −220    0.367 60–87  70–71  62–78  62–77  73–63  75–92  63–77  74–94  52–92  87–76  60–76   —   73–89  76–67  79–63  72–68
13 Manitoba Kings              30    9  21  2088 2409 −321    0.300 57–91  76–91  62–91  60–83  58–73  64–65  88–67  74–100  64–92  78–63  75–83  51–80   —   67–79  69–62  83–76
14 Nunavut North Stars         30    7  23  2103 2368 −265    0.233 67–77  66–89  72–83  62–74  73–74  72–84  61–89  71–76  71–63  91–73  59–67  70–72  66–75   —   92–76  99–90
15 Goose Bay Mavericks         30    7  23  2127 2411 −284    0.233 75–97  58–75  61–69  54–98  78–77  63–79  60–99  77–82  61–77  71–80  65–72  63–85  91–65  100–64   —   91–72
16 Anju Aces                   30    3  27  2108 2563 −455    0.100 57–78  60–77  62–83  63–91  75–73  77–81  78–103  79–107  62–71  60–68  83–86  70–82  68–77  81–86  66–98   —

SEASON REVIEWS IN HEADLINES

Defending Champion Lakers, led by Isaiah Lavaga, wins the Kang Joon-Gi Trophy, enters the QBL Playoffs as top seed
Yes, the Lakers. We are talking about the team that finished third in the previous summer's IUBC Playoffs.

But just as when you thought they looked to be at their best, the general manager Alex Kigab manages to bring even more to the this team. First of the moves made was hiring Isaiah Lavaga, the head coach of the four-time world champions Banijan men's national team, as he was able to secure the services of the most accomplished basketball coach in recent memory with a five-year, £16 million deal ($48 million NSD). The deal, which made Lavaga as the highest-paid QBL coach by some distance, was then complimented by a couple of offseason moves as not only were they able to extend their starting point guard, Franck Briere-Bourque, into an extension, but also added long-disgruntled Ben Rawylk on a trade with Anju Aces in exchange of three picks and a player.

So it was more than clear that they were loading up for another long season to come. One that could either succeed or backfire. Well, needless to say that it worked out well, as the Lakers went onto win the regular season title with relative ease. The team, unlike in the previous season, has become more active on outside shooting, with Briere-Bourque and Rawlyk handling more offensive duties, to make up for relatively-shaky forms of Moustapha Niang and Oluwasegun Tionge (BNJ), the team as whole became difficult to defend against. This was further facilitated with the depth they hold on the wing and forward positions, where the height and perimetre defence of Rudy Wang (24), Sky McKellar (23, ACA), and Devin Joh (22) became handy. While this didn't necessarily reflect in the QBL Finals, where they suffered a tough loss to the Celtics in 5 games, this more than worked out in their favour as the Lakers went out to win their IUBC title won by a Quebecois side.
Noh Seung-Hoon's MVP campaign highlight for #2-seeded CSKA Quebec
Entering into this season, CSKA Quebec weren't really favoured to win regular season title. If anything, they weren't even favoured to place as an upper seed of the playoffs. The previous year's playoffs have seen shooting guard Zamani Siwele noticeably declining in performance, and the team overall felt out of sync in their shocking semifinal exit to California Lakers where they were driven out of the arena in four games. So there was no doubt that a certain atmosphere of pessimism had existed among CSKA fans, even with strong presence of CSKA players on the Grim Reapers' magical IBC 33 run [to yet another third place ayyy lmao].

Fortunately for CSKA Quebec, they only needed one player to solve this problem. Noh Seung-Hoon, promising to come back to stronger at the end of his international commitment with the Quebecois national team, was flat-out dominant with CSKA Quebec that named him team captain for the first time. Now with greater expectations, he became more dependable than he's ever been and came out on fire with a remarkable season, scoring 20.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2.9 blocked shots a game en route to winning his first MVP title. While this did not translate into a Finals appearance, partly thanks to Celtics simply having a better team and decent centreman to mark him too, this shouldn't take away a career year for someone who's able to prevent the Capitolien side from falling into total abyss.
3rd-place Twin Cities Celtics explosive on surface, but playoff success up in the air
Twin Cities Celtics are entertaining to watch. Led by former QBL sharpshooter and 2024 Aeropag Olympian Francis Siebert, the Celtics are well-built with smart, even-layered players in all five positions, and most importantly of all, have enough explosives to carry them further. As with Lakers, their biggest names come from their starting guards in Bahng Se-Woong and Allende Hong, but they, unlike the Lakers' Briere-Bourque and Rawylk duo, are rarely on the court at the same time. Consistent, tall Bahng, who is very adept in orchestrating the entire team offence and defence, is the firm starter, while much-shorter Hong, whose height, driving ability, and dunk highlights continue to shine in his sophomore season, is undoubtedly the best sixth man in the league. This, of course, gives them at least one reliable scoring option with plenty of excitements to bring forth, and the team does not lack above-average players elsewhere, whether it be Marc-André Galgundec in the middle, or aging Choe Seung-Mook in four, or a budding third option in Normand Fichaud. The roster flexibility certainly allows their opponents to have as little breathing room as possible, and in the end, it worked out pretty well for the Celtics as they survived a budding Moose side in quarterfinals, swept the CSKA side with aforementioned Noh Seung-Hoon, and then won the QBL Finals against much-favoured Lakers, their biggest rivals.
Dusanic, Eveline headline Koreana team that is fun to watch, but remains questionable for playoffs
Montreal Koreana's had a bit more challenge this season, as a finals appearance last season has blown back on their face. On surface, this is in every bit a contender, especially with superstar small forward Matthieu-Abel Park dominating the perimeter and Asa Dusanic (ZRH) holding the fort in the middle. It's led by a well-known coach in Robert Girardot and does have strong depth to boast. And yet the team struggled to gel all season, with combined 1-5 record against three teams above them speaking to how their 20-10 record, while admirable on own right, has come more or less from beating up on poorer opponents they should be beating anyways. It may have been because Jerry Byeon, the 25-year old power forward out of South Detroit, was ruled out of the season with an ACL, or it may have been because Dusanic's stomach flu happened just before Koreana had a 3-game losing streak that affected their seeding as whole. All in all, it's been a frustrating season for the Devils fans, though it's a tricky thing to say they are really out of it. With a young group of players they have, there is a solid chance that they may be looking for the right time to win, so patience is to be expected with them.
South Detroiter Roderick Yeo emerge into a powerful centre as the Grizzlies take #5 seed
Quiet, quaint southwestern team of London Grizzlies once again went through the regular season with little difficulty. Unlike last season, everybody managed to stay healthy for a long ride, and the team's ace changed from Matthieu Kabengele to Roderick Yeo, as the 205cm South Detroiter quietly conquered his way into a second-team performance. The end of regular season saw Jaevon Whittenberg, the team's spiritual leader, retire at age 37, with the front office announcing his jersey retirement, ceremony to be held during an October game.
Youthful duo of Cha Byeong-Geun, Julian Viola key to Sudbury Moose's back-to-back playoff appearances, highest seed in 17 years
A remarkable season for Sudbury Moose, as the league's smallest market celebrates a phenomenal year by their basketball team. Once again leading the team were Cha Byeong-Geun, as the resilient small forward averaged 37 minutes a game to earn a first-team appearance and MVP considerations, the franchise first in 37 years. His loyalty to the team, who drafted him as a second-rounder three years ago, is something of own too, and it is expected that the Moose will gradually build up and up, in hopes of greater success in future. First piece to help the process will be Julian Viola. The Ranorian power forward may be a tweener at 201cm height, but he's dynamic, multi-tool talent who may end up having the highest potential out of all the rookies this season. While more is to be seen on whether his defence can improve, and how his durability holds up...so far so good is what we can say about 'the process' for the franchise that's long underestimated of their ability.
Karnisovas at his usual fine forms, Raptors qualify for playoffs despite injuries to other stars
Located in the nation's third-biggest city, the Raptors have been famous for its hardcore fanbase, consistent performance, and remarkable atmosphere at Silver Leaf Gardens. The squad is lovely too, with their core consisting of TJUN-ian superstar Mindaugas Karnisovas, Jeong 'The Solution' Seung-Hyeon (best known for his 179cm height and amazing drive and penetration abilities), gritty forward Yang Jae-Woong and pale-bearded coach Vahid Bratusa, which have made them an universally-liked team. Unfortunately, this season hasn't been the best for the Raptors, as a row of injuries (including a concussion suffered by Jeong) have left the Raptors underhanded. Thanks to Karnisovas, they squeaked into the playoffs, but had no chance against CSKA Quebec side who, while overreliant on Noh, simply had better and more pieces available. The unfortunate circumstance of the team, of course, mans that more will be determined after next season, especially with Karnisovas, Bratusa and at least three players entering free agency or expiry of their contract.
ITSUMI TIME! and Injuries coexist as Arsenal's playoff push just falls short
St. John's Arsenal hasn't had the most pleasant of offseasons, as the drafting of super-undersized, jacked shooting guard Mario Itsumi was universally booed by fans back home. Not only was Itsumi tiny at 160cm height, but he's rumoured to have particular temper issues that were raised back in his freshman season with California University Kodiaks. Those problems, even with brilliant combine results where he was rumoured to have broken 4 records including jumping reach, brought massive doubts to everybody about the finest Quebecois college player.

Fortunately, all the rumours were proven to be wrong, as the 2nd overall pick had a brilliant season in every shape and form. Quick, agile shooter who happened to be surprisingly good at rebounds, Itsumi had become more than what the Arsenal had expected as they had a dramatic second-half form that saw them go at a 14-1 form heading into the final week of the season. Off the court, Itsumi also helped using his persona and the memes, particularly with his dunk-celebrations where he always made sure to 'ITSUMMMMMIIIIIII....MARIO!' after slamming it bog, for charity drives.

Unfortunately, as with every undersized player with that high of reliance on his own physicality, there's a risk of injuries. This happened to be at his final game of the season, when he had a faulty landing on his left after while grabbing a rebound. He was immediately helped off the court...an MRI later revealed that Itsumi tore both his ACLs.
Sherbrooke Sparta rookie Park Soo-Ho comfortably wins ROY despite a Mario Itsumi challenge
While Mario Itsumi was on the covers of every newspaper and magazine, Sherbrooke Sparta's Park Soo-Ho quietly made an impact for the Sparta team. Calm, careful and tall point guard with excellent vision, Park Soo-Ho's someone whom college coaches, professional scouts and national team selection panels have kept a long eye on, and after winning the QIS Final Four in his junior season with Farrer Redmen and coming out with a bachelor's diploma, he declared for the pros as expected. Heading first overall to the Sherbrooke Sparta side with a clear locker room leader in Owen Kunimi, and a massive FA signing in tall, Tricolour Taegukgi swingman Vaclav Burianek, Park found himself smoothly adjusting to the pros like how he's expected to do so. While he didn't have unbelievable highlights like his future rival, he didn't need to do otherworldly feats to show that he's efficient passer and solid defender, and with Itsumi out with an injury on the final day of the season, comfortably won the Rookie of the Year award.

~~~~~The Rest~~~~~
Excellent frontcourt, Robert Hamirsson squeak into playoffs - But what's next for Orions?
Levis Athletic falls short, but the team remains promising with exciting prospects
Manitoba Kings, Nunavut North Stars perform as expected, still some distance away from playoffs
Anju Aces finish last after a 3-27 record, team expected to draft 380 lb behemoth Arnaud Hokusai as 1OV in upcoming draft

2053 QBL Awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP): C Noh Seung-Hoon, CSKA Quebec (28)
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): PF Julian Viola, Sudbury Moose (RAN, 20)
Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY): PF Moustapha Niang, California City Lakers (25)
Sixth Man of the Year (6MOY): SG Allende Hong, Twin Cities Celtics (19)
Rookie of the Year (ROY): PG Park Soo-Ho, Sherbrooke Sparta (21)

Import Player of the Year (IPY): PG Tigrian Tesheme, CSKA Quebec (BNJ, 23)
Coach of the Year: Hwang Sang-Gook, California City Lakers (57)

All-QBL First-Team:

PG Tigrian Tesheme, CSKA Quebec (BNJ, 24)
SG Ben Rawlyk, California City Lakers (28)
SF Cha Byeong-Geun, Sudbury Moose (24)
PF Moustapha Niang, California City Lakers (24)
C Noh Seung-Hoon, CSKA Quebec (27)

All-QBL Second-Team:

PG Bahng Se-Woong, Twin Cities Celtics (27)
SG Allende Hong, Twin Cities Celtics (20)
SF Matthieu-Abel Park, Montreal Koreana (25)
PF Mindaugas Karnišovas, Kingston Raptors (TJU, 33)
C Roderick Yeo, London Grizzlies (SDR, 25)

All-QBL Defensive Team:

PG Bahng Se-Woong, Twin Cities Celtics (27)
SG Sifiso Ntenga, Saguenay Orions (DEL, 23)
SF Matthieu-Abel Park, Montreal Koreana (25)
PF Moustapha Niang, California City Lakers (24)
C Oluwasegun Tionge, California City Lakers (BNJ, 28)

All-QBL Rising Stars Team:

PG Park Soo-Ho, Sherbrooke Sparta (22)
SG Mario Itsumi, St. John's Arsenal (19)
SF Pierre-Emerick Gascon, CSKA Quebec (21)
PF Julian Viola, Sudbury Moose (RAN, 20)
C Austin Muhumuza, St. John's Arsenal (22)

Quarterfinals
(1) California City Lakers 3–0 Saguenay Orions (8)
(2) CSKA Quebec 3–1 Kingston Raptors (7)
(3) Twin Cities Celtics 3–1 Sudbury Moose (6)
(4) Montreal Koreana 3–1 London Grizzlies (5)

Semifinals
(1) California City Lakers 3–0 Montreal Koreana (4)
(2) CSKA Quebec 0–3 Twin Cities Celtics (3)

2052 QBL Finals
(1) California City Lakers 2–3 Twin Cities Celtics (3)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 6:41 am

OOC: WIP. Check back in 12 hrs' time.

QUEBECOIS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE - 2052-53 SEASON

Quebecois women's basketball is famously defined by the height and defence, with the emphasis on spending all the time on the clock. While height is indeed emphasised, the continued emphasis on teamwork and on-court awareness remain, especially for point guards and and frontcourt players. This, a notable strength of this team, has served as a major factor to what enables the Quebecois to remain consistently the one of only major powers, if not the only power, consistent enough in the world of women's basketball where limited interests, finances and whatnot, have limited its appeals beyond the Olympic Games. Of course, their strengths in numbers usually work better with the national teams during the IBCs or the Olympics than on club competitions like the IUBC, but the recent performance by Quebecois teams on the IUBC tournament seems to suggest that the Quebecois women, when prepared well, can also perform well on the international clubs competitions.

With international success, as well as strong pipeline that continues from both the youth clubs and the collegiate level, the QWBL continues to be a number one indoor sport for Quebecois women during the winter and spring. That said, there is a growing concern among the QWBL insiders that without clear growth of the game abroad and consistent success of the slumping Grim Reapers, its long-term popularity can be overtaken by volleyball, especially considering how small the world of women's basketball (even worse than men's volleyball!) can get at times. Fortunately, the QWBL is aware of potential shortcomings and have taken measures to improve the league. At the moment, there is great investment placed on the league, with strong television ratings and consistent media exposure by the current players and legends. The introduction of foreign players, enabled by a clear import quota, is just one of many things that's been helping the league, especially as they seek to attain greater parity among teams and international rivalries between stars, both of which QWBL hopes to see more down the road.

Now, there's one more regular season finished, and it was an exciting one to say the least. Unlike in the previous season, when the shortened-schedule and the weight of condensed schedule due to IBC-33 qualifying rounds have resulted in stronger parity, three preseason favourites would fight until the very last month of the season to find out who wins the title. Now, let's see how it goes:

P  2052-53 QWBL Season       Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %                                                                                  
 1 Zenit Attawapiskat         30   27   3  2531 2113 +418    0.900  —   88–69  80–52  78–67  84–74  90–76  95–66  83–79  109–75  76–89  81–66  85–78  81–75  83–64  90–68  93–57
 2 Halifax Sun                30   27   3  2495 2025 +470    0.900 90–76   —   94–87  69–92  86–57  86–77  96–55  70–74  83–71  65–61  83–80  75–53  96–69  83–57  103–66  92–45
 3 CSKA Quebec                30   25   5  2504 2083 +421    0.833 61–66  65–79   —   90–61  84–65  90–87  83–59  96–69  101–79  79–63  73–69  76–56  74–77  91–75  91–51  76–62
 4 Fort Lowe Rattlers         30   21   9  2440 2115 +325    0.700 75–81  64–74  70–77   —   79–86  63–97  90–68  94–61  92–53  76–64  84–79  87–58  72–64  86–62  73–60  101–75
 5 South Bend Sakers          30   20  10  2337 2220 +117    0.667 72–91  68–81  72–96  61–81   —   62–81  92–68  77–66  71–82  85–77  84–72  95–60  89–78  77–71  75–79  78–76
 6 Montreal Koreana           30   19  11  2431 2189 +242    0.633 66–84  72–81  65–91  87–65  66–84   —   85–72  72–78  92–59  71–75  89–66  87–74  81–88  93–91  94–61  75–61
 7 Hamilton SonicBoom         30   15  15  2239 2321  −82    0.500 64–78  66–95  68–80  67–92  74–92  59–77   —   73–58  64–66  77–82  84–87  77–67  84–73  82–77  78–58  95–62
 8 Gaspe Golden Gophers       30   15  15  2311 2273  +38    0.500 80–79  58–83  74–95  88–75  74–98  60–70  71–77   —   70–79  62–80  94–47  82–83  82–73  94–60  96–57  79–65
 9 Prince Eric Fire           30   14  16  2195 2315 −120    0.467 66–94  75–76  61–88  55–79  65–68  87–88  66–81  82–76   —   73–75  79–77  58–73  86–60  78–74  90–91  60–47
10 Mipojoseon BC              30   14  16  2273 2199  +74    0.467 58–74  69–70  79–84  72–74  83–91  65–80  60–73  96–59  60–66   —   66–68  72–61  90–83  100–76  94–74  90–67
11 Winnipeg Winterhawks       30   12  18  2211 2346 −135    0.400 78–101  58–88  57–88  60–88  54–82  68–67  76–84  61–76  81–83  90–61   —   89–88  94–57  61–69  77–64  95–92
12 Sept-Iles Lynx             30    9  21  2077 2332 −255    0.300 69–92  55–80  71–102  74–91  61–74  53–78  60–76  67–90  68–83  71–67  64–67   —   65–59  76–74  78–76  93–64
13 Nunavut North Stars        30    7  23  2193 2493 −300    0.233 74–83  63–76  76–90  74–112  62–72  59–84  83–95  72–109  61–79  75–73  80–84  78–68   —   95–89  80–75  68–75
14 Hochelaga BC               30    6  24  2158 2452 −294    0.200 66–70  66–90  63–83  65–68  63–84  68–83  84–87  79–85  62–81  65–92  81–78  67–87  87–81   —   81–76  64–79
15 Levis Athletic             30    5  25  2062 2553 −491    0.167 83–90  63–87  68–78  53–88  67–92  73–95  69–94  61–83  64–83  61–84  62–99  74–68  84–83  70–79   —   83–70
16 Labrador City Rockets      30    4  26  2006 2434 −428    0.133 56–76  75–95  67–83  63–101  59–60  76–96  67–72  69–84  90–75  73–76  54–73  57–78  64–73  59–79  80–71   —

ZENIT ATTAWAPISKAT - REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS

Head Coach: Florence-Anne Raabe, 40
Assistant Coaches: Marc-Antoine Flessel, 46
Yi Mok-Hwa, 28

In the tandem's 4 seasons with Zenit Attawapiskat, one word that general manager Kweon Jeong-Hye and coach Florence-Anne Raabe said a lot was 'process'. They had a task of bringing the Zenit team that has not won the regular season title in over 20 years, and with the team having made the playoffs only twice in 15 seasons before their arrival, the task appeared to be big for the former Halifax Sun GM and the Labrador State University coach. Though they were given sufficient funds and a generous five-year contract, starting from the ground zero was a massive task, and the wooden spoon finish was how the Zenit side, even with first overall pick Agnes Kuzmickaitė, finished the tandem's first season.

Fortunately, the team stayed in course as the pieces were put together. The 2050 QWBL Draft had no surprises with Jin Chang-Sook, the multi-tooled forward out of Farrer University, being selected the first overall, which was then followed by Suzanne Morse-Yao on the second round. The very offseason they were able to make a pair of medium-profiled FA signings, landing Acadianan veteran guard Astrid Mann-Decarie and Norsk behemoth Mathilde Rasmussen on the first day of the free agency window. The team, befit with already-existing pieces like Elodie Woodenough-Pronovost (daughter of ex-Grim Reaper McKenzie Woodenough) and Alanna Foringer-Kimpembe, and with growing promise coming from Jin and Kuzmickaitė's excellent performance in the 2050 Bunjil Olympics, seemed to suggest everybody that Zenit's looking great for once.

And they were right. In the three seasons that followed the Olympics, the Zenit have gradually come up the ladder to the apex. The first season back, Jin Chang-Sook's stellar performance got her the Rookie of the Year award as they finished seventh before losing to Halifax Sun in 5 games. The second season then saw them add little, but the team has learned well from the previous season's growing pains and were able to translate it with a fifth finish and game 5 loss to Fort Lowe Rattlers. Then came this season, where both Kweon and Raabe declared this season the one to 'break the metaphorical ceiling'. Having drafted a Ranorian sharpshooter with nonexistent defence in Daniele Eveline on first round gamble, and adding the Grim Reapers' legend Luka Waphakhabulo running strong at age 40, the team's certainly aimed to out of its limited depth on backcourt past Lauren Kim-Asfaw, and hopefully make a genuine push.

Needless to say it's worked out well as Zenit, who the season by winning 11 straight games, won 14 out of 15 home games to finish atop the regular season standings with an amazing 27-3 record. And it's a good team too - Jin Chang-Sook, who broke career highs in most categories and scored 37 points in their 88-69 victory over Halifax Sun, was named MVP while Agnes Kuzmickaitė, whose defence has levelled up in time for the IBCs, was named second-team all star. On the backcourt stood Lauren Kim-Asfaw, whose maturity surprised her detractors, and Daniele Eveline's three-pointers deserved Rookie of the Year considerations (much to the chagrin of Noh Ah-Rang, who now has to split starting minutes there and may have to contribute as a 3 as well). The middle's still led by Mathilde Rasmussen, whose age starts to show, and is backed up by fundamentally-sound Pronovost. Not to mention a solid range of backup options everywhere.

Now the challenge then becomes beating CSKA, Koreana or Rattlers on the playoffs (because we all know Sun always falls apart come the playoffs lol). Raabe, who was named the head coach of South Newlandian national team after being under consideration for the Quebecois women's team job, seemed to think so after the tough QWBL Finals loss to CSKA Quebec: 'We have a lot of young players who have stepped up, and more will eventually be able to take over for our veterans in few years' time.' Sounds vague, but quite positive, especially after all the progress. Only time will tell though, so keep reading, dear readers!

No Pos Name                     Nat. Height  Age  Club - League (From)
02 F/C Jeanne Martin-Noreau     QUE   1.86m   24  2051 - 2051 (Abitibi Tech)
03  G  Hwang Se-Yeong           QUE   1.73m   29  2045 - 2045 (Zenit Attawapiskat Jrs)
04 PF  Jin Chang-Sook           QUE   1.88m   25  2050 - 2050 (Farrer Univ.)
05  F  Suzanne Morse-Yao        QUE   1.85m   21  2050 - 2050 (Zenit Attawapiskat Jrs)
06 PG  Lauren Kim-Asfaw         QUE   1.73m   28  2047 - 2047 (Northwestern Univ.)
07 SG  Daniele Eveline          RAN   1.87m   19  2052 - 2052 (Ranoria - QBL 1R)
09 SF  Agnes Kuzmickaitė        QUE   1.83m   25  2049 - 2049 (Niagara State Univ.)
10  C  Elodie Pronovost         QUE   1.88m   26  2049 - 2049 (Mount Ester Univ.)
11 PG  Astrid Mann-Decarie      ACA   1.81m   33  2050 - 2042 (Quebecois Acadiana) 
13 SG  Noh Ah-Rang              QUE   1.79m   24  2051 - 2051 (Keewatinook Univ.)
14  G  Lukia Waphakhabulo       QUE   1.78m   41  2052 - 2034 (Univ. du Saguenay)
17 PF  Alanna Foringer-Kimpembe QUE   1.84m   27  2047 - 2047 (Univ-de-St-GR)
21  F  Karoline Støre           QUE   1.83m   23  2052 - 2052 (Univ. of Attawapiskat - QBL 2R)
32  C  Mathilde Rasmussen 'C'   NHV   1.90m   33  2050 - 2044 (Gatchingerrak Union-Norrehavn)

2052 QWBL Awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP): SF Jin Chang-Sook, Zenit Attawapiskat (25)
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): G/F Jocelyn K. Morse, Montreal Koreana (20)
Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY): C Yim Se-Ryeong, South Bend Sakers (27)
Rookie of the Year (ROY): SF Devon Nesbitt-Lunham, Labrador City Rockets (22)
Import Player of the Year (IPY): SG Xenia Dall’Antonia, Halifax Sun (SOR, 21)
Coach of the Year: Nam Ji-Woo, Zenit Attawapiskat (53)

All-QWBL First-Team:

PG Heo Myeong-Yoon, CSKA Quebec (31)
SG Xenia Dall’Antonia, Halifax Sun (SOR, 21)
SF Hazel Hanson-Conavacio, Halifax Sun (27)
PF Jin Chang-Sook, Zenit Attawapiskat (25)
C Taylor Anne Rowsell, Fort Lowe Rattlers (23)

All-QWBL Second-Team:

PG Helene Dion-Kweon, Hamilton SonicBoom (24)
SG Elle Allen-Conroy, CSKA Quebec (27)
SF Agnes Kuzmickaitė, Zenit Attawapiskat (25)
PF Diane Dunn-Chalifoux, Montreal Koreana (28)
C Yim Se-Ryeong, South Bend Sakers (27)

All-QWBL Defensive Team:

PG Heo Myeong-Yoon, CSKA Quebec (31)
SG Sabrina Sissoko, Gaspe Golden Gophers (HUE, 29)
SF Hazel Hanson-Conavacio, Halifax Sun (27)
PF Diane Dunn-Chalifoux, Montreal Koreana (28)
C Yim Se-Ryeong, South Bend Sakers (27)

All-QWBL Rising Stars Team:

PG Kang Ye-Jeong, Mipojoseon BC (19)
SG Jocelyn K. Morse, Montreal Koreana (20)
SF Devon Nesbitt-Lunham, Labrador City Rockets (22)
PF Noh Yeun-Heui, Levis Athletic (23)
C Heloise Benezet-Soucy, Halifax Sun (21)

2052 QWBL Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(1) Zenit Attawapiskat 3–0 Gaspe Golden Gophers (8)
(2) Halifax Sun 3–0 Hamilton SonicBoom (7)
(3) CSKA Quebec 3–0 Montreal Koreana (6)
(4) Fort Lowe Rattlers 3–1 South Bend Sakers (5)

Semifinals
(1) Zenit Attawapiskat 3–1 Fort Lowe Rattlers (4)
(2) Halifax Sun 1–3 CSKA Quebec (3)

2053 QWBL Finals
(1) Zenit Attawapiskat 2–3 CSKA Quebec (3)

MVP: SG Elle Allen-Conroy, CSKA Quebec

CSKA QUEBEC - QBL FINALS CHAMPIONS

Head Coach: Nam Ji-Woo, 55
Assistant Coaches: Ada Wassef-Hakimi, 31
Hannah Miciak, 25
Maude-Christine Park, 47

In the year filled with unbelievably strong seasons by the favourites, it was a particular challenge for the fans to bet on which of Zenit Attawapiskat, Halifax Sun and CSKA Quebec with 25 or more wins to emerge victorious on the QWBL Finals. Indeed it was impossible to be figured out on the Quarterfinals after a comfortable sweep by all three, and even Fort Lowe Rattlers had a fairly comfortable four-game series where they outlasted Yim Se-Ryeong's South Bend Sakers.

In the end, however, it was the CSKA Quebec side that emerged victorious, after a 1) four-match semifinals that were the 5th playoff series that pitted CSKA's Heo Myeong-Yoon (this includes Heo's time with Hamilton SonicBoom) and Sun's Hazel Hanson-Conavacio, and then then the QBL Finals that went right down to the 4th quarter of the Game 5. They are led by the former Grim Reapers' coach Nam Ji-Woo, whose position as the general manager was doubled up when her successor, Riley Jeon-Keane, announced retirement from coaching for other professional endeavours the previous summer. Having learned from the shortcomings of the previous season, les Capitoliens went aggressive during the offseason when they both traded for Banijan international Jatou Sowe, and moved up to draft the LNU forward Uhm Eun-Sook.

The result of this aggressive investment, something that many had viewed as essential in time for Heo Myeong-Yoon's return from maternity leave, seems to have paid off, as the team, bolstered by depth and all-star talent across the board, had little trouble winning over the course of the season. While the previous season was a massive leap forward for Elle Allen-Conroy, who's mostly had a lot on her plate in Heo's absence, there's a bit more stability on the guard position with Heo and Allen-Conroy having all-star presence, with Naomi Binaisa serving crucial substitute minutes. The likewise occurred with forwards, as the addition of hustling wing Jatou Sowe helped spliting minutes with Arianna Segismundo, whose defensive weaknesses can be covered in part with it, and Uhm Eun-Sook has done more than enough to supplant Kang Se-Yeong. It was clear to everyone that the Acadianan legend, who has played over a decade in the QWBL, that this was her final season with the team and with the team now having both Uhm and Montcrief to cover for her aging, that she doesn't have to play a lot of minutes anymore. Still, her veteran presence came useful now and then, and she walked off the last game of her professional career with a championship ring, and 12 minutes played.

No Pos Name                     Nat. Height  Age  Club - League (From)
02  SF Jatou Sowe               BNJ   1.80m   29  2052 - 2050 (Banija)
05  PG Heo Myeong-Yoon 'C'      QUE   1.85m   30  2048 - 2043 (Queen's College)
06   G Noemie Seo-Wilkinson     QUE   1.77m   23  2052 - 2052 (Sangju College - 2R)
08  PG Naomi Binaisa            QUE   1.80m   24  2051 - 2051 (Univ. of Prince Raoul Islands)
09  SF Arianna Segismundo       QUE   1.85m   26  2049 - 2049 (Univ. St-Croix)
10   C Bae Seung-Yoon           QUE   1.94m   33  2038 - 2038 (CSKA Quebec Jrs)
12   F Nathalie Shin-Malonga    QUE   1.87m   21  2050 - 2050 (CSKA Quebec Jrs) 
13 F/C Kang Se-Yeong            ACA   1.88m   36  2050 - 2042 (Quebecois Acadiana)
15  SG Elle Allen-Conroy        QUE   1.83m   26  2049 - 2049 (Mount Ester Univ.)
16  PF Uhm Eun-Sook             QUE   1.87m   22  2052 - 2052 (Latilutakówa National Univ. - 1R)
19   G Kweon Hyeong-Ja          QUE   1.74m   35  2046 - 2040 (Farrer Univ.)
22   G Hwang Se-Jin             QUE   1.79m   27  2047 - 2048 (Northwestern Univ.) 
31   G Yolaine Milner-Chaissac  QUE   1.70m   24  2051 - 2051 (Univ. of Goose Bay)
41   C Josephine Montcrief      QUE   1.91m   25  2050 - 2050 (Univ. du Saguenay)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 9:01 pm

Quebecois Organisation of VolleyBall.1 SEASON - 2052-2053 SEASON

Alongside (ice) hockey and basketball, Volleyball's considered one of the three indoor jewels of the Quebecois winter sports. It is one of few countries in the Multiverse where both men's and women's indoor volleyball are heavily popular with very high participation numbers. This is partly because of the men's volleyball team's international successes, but also thanks to relatively weaker results by the men's basketball team and clubs on domestic and IUBC competitions. As a result, the statuses of men's and women's leagues remain well-respected in Quebec and Shingoryeo.

Much of what also enables the consistent rating is to do with the communal origins of Quebecois volleyball, while the collegiate programs set up excellent foundation for the local teams to pick their first round (run as territorial selections, working no differently than what QBO does with baseball), and this means that families would grow up cheering for their region's teams. Usually the men's and women's divisions have a team in each of its major regions, but not necessarily in the same city unless it's Montreal (Montreal Koreana) or Quebec City (CSKA Quebec), so there exists less competition within the same market. The QOVO has 12 teams on both men's and women's divisions, and a second division that has both professional and minor league affiliate teams, which does allow for a solid talent pool to stay established within the QOVO club systems. For most part, salaries and television ratings are similar on both leagues, and even those in the minor division would be able to make solid income.

This is a non-submitting season before the IVF cutoff, and is mostly done out of selecting my national team, helping other nations' players based in QOVO and whatnot.

## QOVO.1 Men's Season                  Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 Montreal Koreana VC                   22   17   5    61   34   1.794    —   3–0  3–2  3–0  3–0  3–2  2–3  2–3  3–1  3–0  2–3  3–2
 2 London Nonghyeop Planthoppers         22   14   8    46   39   1.179   3–2   —   0–3  3–2  3–0  3–1  3–2  3–1  0–3  2–3  3–2  3–0
 3 St. John's Spiritair Jumbos           22   13   9    54   40   1.350   2–3  3–0   —   3–2  3–2  3–0  3–1  2–3  2–3  3–1  3–0  3–1
 4 Shawinigan Skywalkers                 22   13   9    54   41   1.317   3–2  3–1  3–1   —   2–3  3–0  3–2  3–0  3–0  3–2  2–3  2–3
 5 CSKA Quebec VC                        22   13   9    45   38   1.184   2–3  3–1  1–3  1–3   —   3–1  0–3  3–1  0–3  3–0  3–2  3–0
 6 Perce Soohyeop Armada                 22   12  10    45   40   1.125   1–3  3–0  3–2  3–2  1–3   —   3–0  0–3  3–1  1–3  3–1  3–0
 7 Swanguard Athletic                    22   10  12    44   46   0.957   1–3  2–3  2–3  3–1  0–3  1–3   —   3–2  1–3  1–3  3–1  3–0
 8 Baja Calania Blazers                  22   10  12    41   48   0.854   2–3  0–3  3–2  2–3  0–3  0–3  3–1   —   1–3  1–3  3–1  3–0
 9 Attawapiskat Quebecom Blaze           22    9  13    45   47   0.957   2–3  2–3  3–1  2–3  2–3  2–3  0–3  2–3   —   0–3  3–0  3–2
10 Chicoutimi Imperial Textile Roar      22    9  13    38   50   0.760   0–3  1–3  2–3  3–2  0–3  3–2  1–3  1–3  1–3   —   3–1  1–3
11 Mipojoseon VC                         22    8  14    36   52   0.692   2–3  0–3  3–1  0–3  3–0  1–3  1–3  3–1  3–2  3–1   —   0–3
12 Winnipeg Winterhawks VC               22    4  18    25   59   0.424   0–3  0–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  2–3  1–3  3–2  1–3  1–3   —

## QOVO.2 Men's Season                  Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 Stardust of the West                  22   17   5    59   31   1.903    —   3–2  3–1  1–3  3–1  3–0  3–1  3–0  2–3  3–1  3–2  3–2
 2 Cornwall Clippers                     22   16   6    56   31   1.806   1–3   —   0–3  3–2  3–1  1–3  3–1  3–0  3–1  3–1  3–0  2–3
 3 Ssangye Flyers                        22   15   7    54   34   1.588   3–2  0–3   —   3–2  3–0  3–0  2–3  2–3  2–3  3–1  3–1  3–1
 4 Hochelaga VC                          22   14   8    50   40   1.250   1–3  1–3  3–1   —   3–1  3–2  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–2  3–0  3–1
 5 Myeongju Sangmu                       22   13   9    48   40   1.200   1–3  0–3  3–1  3–0   —   3–0  2–3  3–2  3–0  3–2  2–3  3–2
 6 Planthoppers VC                       22   12  10    43   43   1.000   0–3  1–3  1–3  3–1  3–1   —   3–1  1–3  3–0  3–2  3–2  3–1
 7 Ottawa Avian Spark                    22   10  12    44   49   0.898   3–1  1–3  0–3  3–1  2–3  1–3   —   3–2  0–3  3–0  3–2  3–1
 8 Levis Athletic VC                     22   10  12    40   47   0.851   0–3  3–2  0–3  3–0  1–3  3–0  0–3   —   3–1  1–3  3–2  3–1
 9 Northandryun Rovers                   22    8  14    39   51   0.765   2–3  1–3  2–3  1–3  2–3  1–3  3–2  1–3   —   1–3  2–3  3–0
10 Baie-Verte                            22    7  15    37   54   0.685   0–3  1–3  1–3  2–3  1–3  1–3  3–2  3–1  0–3   —   3–1  1–3
11 PLI Islanders                         22    7  15    39   57   0.684   3–2  1–3  0–3  2–3  0–3  3–2  3–2  3–2  2–3  1–3   —   3–0
12 Nunavut North Stars                   22    3  19    30   62   0.484   1–3  1–3  2–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  2–3  1–3  1–3  2–3  3–2   —

2053 QOVO.1 Men's Awards

Laurent Ahn Most Valuable Player (MVP): RS Ahn Seung-Min, Montreal Koreana
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): OH Bae Jong-Doo, Swanguard Athletic
Rookie of the Year (ROY): OH/RS Elmedin Bratusa, London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
Kim Hyeon-Cheol Coach of the Year: Corentin Malouf-Louati, Montreal Koreana

QOVO.1 Men's Team:

Li Zackaël Lapierre, Montreal Koreana
* Shim Gwang-Yeol, Mipojoseon
OH Ivan Stankic, St. John's Spiritair Jumbos
* Guido Santarelli, Montreal Koreana
OH Elmedin Bratusa, London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
* Jamie Dunderhook (KHD), Shawinigan Skywalkers
S Benedict Jeon, Perce Soohyeop Armada
* Bronte Lobo (UAD), St. John's Spritair Jumbos
MB Gye Joo-Seong, Shawinigan Skywalkers
* Mathieu Ethier-Leblanc, London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
MB Junior Stephens (KHD), Montreal Koreana
* Sung Han-Yong, CSKA Quebec
RS Ahn Seung-Min, Montreal Koreana
* Benoit-Antoine Aplin, CSKA Quebec

Men's Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(3) St. John's Spiritair Jumbos 2–0[/b] Perce Soohyeop Armada (6)
(4) Shawinigan Skywalkers 0–2 CSKA Quebec (5)

Semifinals

(1) Montreal Koreana 2–0 CSKA Quebec (5)
(2) London Nonghyeop Planthoppers 0–2 St. John's Spiritair Jumbos (3)

Final
(1) Montreal Koreana 3–2 St. John's Spiritair Jumbos (3)

Playoff MVP: RS Ahn Seung-Min, Montreal Koreana

## QOVO.1 Women's Season         Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 CSKA Quebec VC                 22   17   5    57   28   2.036    —   3–1  0–3  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–2  3–1  3–0  3–0  3–2  3–0
 2 Sept-Iles QGC                  22   16   6    57   29   1.966   3–1   —   2–3  3–1  3–0  2–3  3–1  3–0  3–0  3–1  3–2  3–0
 3 Montreal Koreana VC            22   15   7    57   28   2.036   3–2  1–3   —   2–3  1–3  2–3  2–3  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–1
 4 Bathurst Drillers              22   14   8    49   37   1.324   1–3  3–0  1–3   —   3–2  0–3  3–2  3–2  3–1  1–3  3–0  3–2
 5 Winnipeg Winterhawks           22   13   9    46   40   1.150   0–3  3–2  0–3  0–3   —   3–2  3–1  1–3  3–2  3–0  3–2  1–3
 6 Halifax Antebellum             22   13   9    49   40   1.225   1–3  0–3  3–2  3–0  0–3   —   3–1  2–3  3–0  3–1  2–3  3–0
 7 Swanguard Athletic             22   11  11    46   44   1.045   1–3  1–3  0–3  3–2  1–3  3–2   —   3–0  3–0  3–2  3–0  3–1
 8 Baie-Verte                     22    9  13    34   48   0.708   3–1  3–2  0–3  0–3  0–3  2–3  0–3   —   3–2  1–3  3–0  3–0
 9 Gander Avro Comets             22    8  14    35   49   0.714   0–3  2–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  3–1  3–1  3–1   —   3–2  3–0  2–3
10 South Bend CappOil Sakers      22    7  15    32   54   0.593   3–2  0–3  3–2  0–3  3–2  0–3  2–3  0–3  0–3   —   3–1  3–0
11 Kingston KD Bank Stars         22    5  17    29   57   0.509   1–3  1–3  0–3  0–3  1–3  1–3  3–2  1–3  2–3  3–1   —   3–1
12 Nunavut North Stars            22    4  18    22   59   0.373   1–3  0–3  0–3  2–3  0–3  2–3  0–3  3–0  0–3  3–2  0–3   —

## QOVO.2 Women's Season         Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 VC Dukhoborian                 22   19   3    62   20   3.100    —   2–3  3–0  3–1  3–0  3–0  3–1  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–2  3–1
 2 Jeongju Skyhawks               22   17   5    57   31   1.839   3–1   —   3–2  1–3  3–1  3–1  1–3  3–1  1–3  3–1  3–1  3–0
 3 Mipojoseon VC                  22   14   8    54   37   1.459   2–3  3–2   —   3–2  3–0  3–1  3–2  3–1  2–3  3–1  3–1  3–0
 4 Baja Calania Blazers           22   14   8    54   40   1.350   0–3  2–3  3–2   —   3–0  2–3  3–1  3–2  3–2  3–1  2–3  3–2
 5 Lokomotiv Moncton              22   11  11    42   43   0.977   3–2  0–3  1–3  3–1   —   1–3  3–1  3–0  3–2  2–3  3–0  3–0
 6 Fort Lowe Sangmu               22   10  12    41   45   0.911   0–3  1–3  3–1  2–3  3–2   —   3–0  0–3  3–1  3–0  3–0  3–0
 7 Heart of Saguenay VC           22   10  12    41   51   0.804   1–3  0–3  0–3  0–3  3–1  3–2   —   3–1  3–2  2–3  3–1  3–1
 8 Planthoppers VC                22    9  13    38   49   0.776   1–3  3–1  0–3  1–3  1–3  3–1  3–2   —   3–2  0–3  3–1  1–3
 9 Sherbrooke Sparta              22    8  14    43   53   0.811   0–3  0–3  3–1  3–2  2–3  2–3  2–3  1–3   —   3–1  3–0  3–2
10 Racing Club Sept-Iles          22    7  15    33   54   0.611   1–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  3–2  2–3  1–3  3–2   —   3–0  1–3
11 Eastern Beaches Lions          22    7  15    33   55   0.600   1–3  0–3  3–2  1–3  1–3  3–0  2–3  3–2  3–1  1–3   —   3–1
12 Stardust of the West           22    6  16    33   53   0.623   0–3  2–3  1–3  0–3  3–1  3–1  3–1  1–3  2–3  3–0  2–3   —

2053 QOVO.1 Women's Awards

Brittany Veronneau Most Valuable Player (MVP): S Chae Sang-Heui, CSKA Quebec
Goldbloom Family Rising Star of the Year (RSY):OH Kang Seon-Mi, Bathurst Drillers
Rookie of the Year (ROY): MB Ximena Guayasamín (HUA), Bathurst Drillers
Nancy Whalen-Woo Coach of the Year: Kim Yu-Jin, CSKA Quebec

QOVO.1 Women's Team:

Li Nancy Niles (CMT), Swanguard Athletic
* Park Da-Bin, CSKA Quebec
OH Natalia Horakcova, Sept-Iles QGC
* Sarah Morin-Lanfair, Winnipeg Winterhawks
OH Teodora Agontseva (GGU/QUE), Montreal Koreana
* Lora Willard (BOL), Sept-Iles QGC
S Chae Sang-Heui, CSKA Quebec
* Annabelle Reid, Bathurst Drillers
MB Anney Rómansdóttir (GRÆ), CSKA Quebec
* Erin MacDonald, Montreal Koreana
MB Marine Veronneau, Winnipeg Winterhawks
* Elodie Charest, Sept-Iles QGC
RS Natalie Wesoloski-Okafor, Montreal Koreana
* RS Camila Mao Rivas (BNJ/QUE), Baie-Verte

Women's Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(3) Montreal Koreana 1–2 Halifax Antebellum (6)
(4) Bathurst Drillers 1–2 Winnipeg Winterhawks (5)

Semifinals

(1) CSKA Quebec 2–1 Halifax Antebellum (6)
(2) Sept-Iles QGC 1–2 Winnipeg Winterhawks (5)

Finals
(1) CSKA Quebec 3–0 Winnipeg Winterhawks (5)

Playoff MVP: MB Anney Rómansdóttir (GRÆ), CSKA Quebec

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:28 pm

Q-LEAGUE 2052-53 SEASON - PART I

It is implied that the qualifying rounds of Champions' League and the Challengers' Cup, up to third round, were already played at the time of the Q-League's start in mid-August. CAFA LigAnaia scores were not counted.

Challengers Cup 4th Qualifying Round

(TMB)                      Lakewood City    2–1    Northandryun Rovers                (QUE)   1–1   1–0 
(QUE)              Olympique de Rimouski    8–1    Galatica                           (PAS)   4–1   4–0 
(DAR)                     MTK Kingsville    4–3    Zenit Attawapiskat                 (QUE)   2–2   2–1 
(VAL)                           FC Capri    0–2    Mipojoseon                         (QUE)   0–2   0–0

Challengers Cup Playoff Round

(STL)                FC Teussen Stelburg    4–1    Mipojoseon                         (QUE)   3–0   1–1
(QUE)              Olympique de Rimouski    6–4    North Hall                         (BRE)   3–3   3–1

Liga B Champions Trophy Playoff Round

(STL)                 1884 Felsenkirchen    2–6    Baie-Verte                         (QUE)   1–5   1–1

Cup Winners Cup First Round

(BRP)           FC Arahanthgirichi    1–3    Olympique de Rimouski        (QUE)   1–1   0–2

Challengers Cup Group Stage

#  Group B                       P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    NoU    ORi    Teu    NaS
1  Northern Union          BRE   6  4  1  1  11   7   4  13      -     2-2    2-1    4-2  
2  Olympique de Rimouski   QUE   6  3  2  1  13   8   5  11     1-0     -     1-2    2-2  
3  FC Teussen Stelburg     STL   6  1  2  3   6   9  -3   5     0-1    1-3     -     1-1  
4  Navel Sharks            WRL   6  0  3  3   8  14  -6   3     1-2    1-4    1-1     -

Liga B Champions Trophy Group Stage

#  Group B                                       P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    BaV    Lij    SbW    FKF
1  Baie-Verte                              QUE   6  5  0  1  11   3   8  15      -     2-0    2-0    3-0  
2  Lìjû                                    PAS   6  3  1  2  12   6   6  10     1-0     -     0-1    2-2  
3  Suburban Warriors                       DAR   6  2  0  4   4  12  -8   6     1-2    0-5     -     1-3  
4  FK Finansijskigrade                     ZRH   6  1  1  4   7  13  -6   4     1-2    1-4    0-1     -

The first half of the season, marked by the Ouverture half of the Q-League season, kicks off a bit earlier for many sides who play in the four major competitions of the IFCF - Champions Cup, Challengers Cup, Liga B Champions Trophy, and the Cup Winners Cup. With Quebec and Shingoryeo being a top 33 association, but at the very tail end of it as the 30th ranked association, maintaining coefficients through strong performances was probably the biggest question many had entering into the summer - can they do it?

The answer is that for most part, yes, as the Quebecois clubs went through a relatively strong campaign of their own on qualification rounds. This was most notable on the early rounds of the Challengers Cup, where all of Zenit Attawapiskat, Northandryun Rovers, and Olympique de Rimouski all had convincing third round series win to make up for the humiliation suffered by St. John's Arsenal, whose second-round loss to Advernians of Havynwilde saw Rob Alexander and his players being pelted with tomatoes and cabbages in airport. Unfortunately the Rovers and Zenit were next to meet their exits against a mediocre MTK Kingsville side, and a convincing Lakewood City side whose progresses on international stage have been particularly noticeable as of late, but their progresses, a departure from previous cycles' disappointment for the clubs, were worth of particular note, and they hope to translate this into a better performance in what is expected to be another chaotic Q-League season.

Then the five became four, and the four became two, as two east coast teams (besides Baie-Verte of LBCC) were the only Quebecois teams left standing in terms of coefficients. Unfortunately, it was at the ChC Playoff Round where the two gets to be halved into one. At one end stood Mipojoseon, whose phenomenal defence and goalkeeping have kept them floating and thriving in the league. Over the course of this summer, however, they have mostly underachieved by their standard, first losing to St. Thomas on penalty kicks away, before missing out on the Challengers Cup groups by a massive playoff series defeat to Stelburg. In hindsight, one can argue that international football works differently than domestics, and that they certainly lacked a luck on this side of the ball, having to face three strongmen clubs of St. Thomas, Capri (where they did have an excellent win off a Rocco Rovira header and a Makrotsis masterpiece) and Teussen, but there's no doubt that the fans' disappointments were evident this summer.

As for the two surviving sides still left in contention, they had an interesting group draw, one that had a clear bloodbath and other that saw a bit more of divide between two halves. Still left in contention for the Challengers Cup and the Cup Winners Cup, Olympique de Rimouski happens to end up in a group alongside Northern Union, the Esportivan behemoth known for their free-wheeling, no-mercy ways in Brenecia, and FC Teussen Stelburg, the national symbol of the Teussen peoples of the southwestern dual-state. Fortunately Olympique, who have had a couple of bigger runs made on the Challengers Cup before this, had a better sense about it than many of their Q-League rivals did, as they not only came out to a strong group stage performance but were also able to beat the much-favoured Union at the Steelyard. Their win, followed by a convincing split to Teussen and an away draw in Brenecia, were a sign of a veteran club that had right mindset and right momentum in time for international football. On the other side of the competitions stood Baie-Verte, who didn't have as difficult of a group that was clearly split between Quebec City-area side and Lìjû of Pasarga, but the way they had stifled their opposition with their defence was amazing enough to say the least.

One beautiful thing about the Apertura-Clausura format is that it offers additional dose of chaos and parity to most leagues. This, of course, happened to the Q-League as well, for there were plenty of interesting results to be found on the first half of the Quebecois domestic football's highest tier.

Of course, there is an exception up the top of the top two of the Ouverture Tournament, with Montreal Koreana and Mipojoseon. After witnessing the Reneegrad Disaster take away their remarkable comeback run to the title last season, Montreal Koreana's vengeance campaign had come into a full force. With 14 wins, a draw and four losses, fuelled by a pair of close wins over St. John's Arsenal (away) and Mipojoseon (home), Augustin Toset's side earned their first Ouverture title, which not only helped them secure a berth in the league final, but also a crucial legs up on the qualifications for the IFCF Champions League and Challengers League. And while it remains to be seen on whether the sky-high form of Zinaida Woodcarver, Linus Segert and Chloe Anderson trio will deliver as well, there's no doubt that the team's simply gelled into another form.

The defending champions, Mipojoseon, were the only other side that had chance winning the Ouverture title. The side, seeing stronger performances from Rocco Rovira and Mathaios Makrotsis duo, and armed with another splendid performance by Semir Besak, who is the best goalie in Quebec as it standa, looked flat out dominant at times and just defensively indomitable when it didn't as well. Unfortunately, points lost during their five draws against a group of mediocre opposition in Baie-Verte, Perce, UI1877, Trojana and Levis Athletic were what would cost them the Ouverture title. Coincidentally, one of the two sides who the dockers have lost to, managed to finish third, as the CSKA Quebec side, rejuvenated by the lost opportunities felt from the aftermath of the Riots, had come out firing. Even without their shiny, new, degenerate toy of Michel Fillion, whose both ACLs were ruptured on the season-opening loss to Olympique de Rimouski, they had managed to emerge victorious on matches they would have fallen short in past, and with a trio of young players in Coralie Higgins-Mah, Kingsley-Roger Hertel and Mirren Rodger, simultaneously breaking out around same time, the team's looked better than ever. The question on the goalkeeper remains though, and there's more to be seen in due time if they can continue this into the second half - this was one area they had problem over the course of post-Killanen era.

Just below CSKA stands a trio of sides. The Northandryun Rovers' Caitrin Ness, recently coming back from her national team commitments with Sqornshelous Remnant States, have adjusted well to the one-top system, and with Kieron Lafayette and Valentinha feeding the physical striker right in the front, has more than done enough to take over the poacher role from the Rovers' talismanic striker Kaapo Terkala, as Ness lead the golden boot race with 18 goals scored. The St. John's Arsenal's South Newlandian counterpart, Reid Gomez, has had a quieter Ouverture tournament, but it's in the other areas of game where he's shone as the gunners finished 5th. Poafmer Nicole Potts, now on her third season with the team, had much to do with it, but there's a stronger defensive performance from the team as whole and with more experience, they are expected to perform stronger over time. Rounding out the solid top 6 are Olympique de Rimouski, who have not had the best of the Ouverture tournament, but this can be attributed to having played the most number of games this domestic season. With the team still looking more than alive in the Challengers and the Cup Winners' Cups, first-year manager Park Gyeong-Seop knows best not to overpace his squad and keeps a calm eye on all competitions he's left standing.

#  2052-53 Q-League Ouverture   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana              19   14   1   4    31   18  +13    43  Q-League Grand Final (Tentative)
 2 Mipojoseon                    19   12   5   2    29   11  +18    41
 3 CSKA Quebec                   19   11   4   4    32   23   +9    37
 4 Northandryun Rovers           19   11   3   5    41   20  +21    36
 5 St. John's Arsenal            19   11   3   5    31   16  +15    36
 6 Olympique de Rimouski         19   10   4   5    30   15  +15    34
 7 Daedonggang 3.26              19    9   3   7    41   25  +16    30
 8 Zenit Attawapiskat            19    7   7   5    28   24   +4    28
 9 Haligonian                    19    7   6   6    25   22   +3    27
10 Nunavut North Stars           19    7   6   6     9   12   −3    27
11 Kingston FC                   19    7   4   8    30   30    0    25
12 Heart of Saguenay             19    7   3   9    26   40  −14    24
13 Baie-Verte                    19    5   8   6    22   18   +4    23
14 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877      19    6   4   9    19   26   −7    22
15 Swanguard Athletic            19    5   6   8    27   45  −18    21
16 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      19    4   6   9    10   19   −9    18
17 Perce Town                    19    5   2  12     7   14   −7    17
18 Winnipeg United               19    3   5  11    24   55  −31    14
19 Trojana Condommakers FC       19    2   8   9     5   14   −9    14
20 Levis Athletic                19    1   4  14    15   35  −20     7

Most things look the usual in the middle of Ouverture tournament, with familiar names like Heart of Saguenay, Kingston FC and as of late Haligonian. There are a couple of intriguing names to note though - Daedonggang 3.26 in 7th place and Baie-Verte 13th. Here both clubs stand out for good reasons - Daedonggang 3.26, who have diligently built their squad up over the years, have managed to surprise outsiders and should be in consideration for the 3rd or 4th IFCF spots if they can keep up this momentum they have. Baie-Verte, on the other hand, is a process-in-making of own. The squad, located on the beach town of Baie-Verte in the Quebec City's far-eastern reaches, is usually better known for strong performances by other sport divisions it offers but aggressive investments made in recent years, with signings Saito Mishima, Jakki Montellius, Geomraff yCinnradd (only for one season), and Meg Fruechie all making difference. While the verdict remains on the court for Helene Desplats's side, especially regarding their overreliance of veterans, there is no doubt that Baie-Verte is a good side that deserves to stay in the league.

In the very bottom of the standings lie five teams who have looked very much out of it all - Sherbrooke, Perce, Winnipeg, Trojana and Levis. Three of the names, that being the teams that occupy the bottom three places of the standings, aren't so surprising, but Sherbrooke and Perce have been relatively safe from relegation zone over the past years, meaning that a particularly poor first-half result like this, no matter how many times they have pulled themselves out of the hole, were concerning. More is to be seen if they dig themselves out of the hole, for the initial gap established over the Ouverture Tournament isn't as big as seen here.

Also....1-4-14. Levis Athletic have been next to very embarrassing on the Ouverture campaign during their first season back, and there's no other way to go about it.

Meanwhile on the Quebecois Championship, there is a bit of clusters established after the first twenty games. Unsurprisingly it is Montreal City leading the way, as the recently-relegated rivals of Koreana have embarked on a redemption mission. Leading the way is Penelope Battle, the team's veteran midfielder and captain from Sylestone, as her excellent performance has lit up the rest of the team to follow along. Battle and a group of veterans in Yaroslav Polonsky and Luca Trumbetti have more than reset the mantle of the team, and with stronger defence than the ones they held last season, they have looked more than convincing.

It is still too early to say if the City has a clear grip though - Leaside Lions of Kingstonian suburbs, far-northwestern surprises Prince Eric Wanderers, and the ex-mainstays Hamilton Steelers and PLI Islanders have a different opinion about that, not to mention how most other teams are closely lined up together. But for the time being the team to watch is Montreal City, even if their lead on the league may be too small and early to be said about.

#  2052-53 Quebecois Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                                                                          
 1 Montreal City                    20   12   5   3    44   17  +27    41    —    —    —   1–1   —    —   3–0  5–1  2–2   —   1–0   —   0–1  4–4   —    —    —   4–0   —   1–0  3–3   —    —   3–0
 2 Leaside Lions                    20   12   1   7    53   35  +18    37   0–2   —    —    —    —   5–1   —    —   5–3   —    —   5–1  1–0   —    —    —   5–1   —   3–1   —    —   1–1   —   6–1
 3 Prince Eric Wanderers            20   10   5   5    41   25  +16    35   0–3   —    —   7–1   —    —    —   0–5  6–2   —    —    —   0–1   —    —    —    —   1–0  6–2  2–1  1–0   —   1–1  1–1
 4 Hamilton Steelers                20   10   5   5    39   32   +7    35    —   2–0   —    —   2–0  1–3  7–0   —    —   3–1  2–0   —    —    —   0–3  1–0   —   3–1   —    —    —   1–1   —    — 
 5 PLI Islanders                    20   10   5   5    20   14   +6    35   1–0  3–0  3–1   —    —   1–2   —    —    —   1–1   —   2–2   —    —   1–0   —   1–0   —    —    —   1–0  0–0  1–0   — 
 6 RC Hanyang                       20    9   5   6    49   35  +14    32   0–1   —    —    —    —    —    —    —   1–1   —    —   1–5  1–1  1–0   —    —    —    —   6–2   —    —   9–1  0–0  3–0
 7 Iqaluit Red Army                 20    9   5   6    40   48   −8    32    —    —   1–0   —   0–0  1–7   —    —    —   3–3  1–1  2–2   —    —   1–0  3–3  2–4   —    —    —   3–1  1–0   —    — 
 8 AJ Anju                          20    7   8   5    60   46  +14    29    —   1–3   —   5–3  1–1  3–3  8–0   —    —   1–1  1–1   —    —    —   1–0  3–5   —    —    —    —    —    —    —    — 
 9 Club Racing Sept-Iles            20    8   5   7    59   54   +5    29    —    —    —   0–0  2–0   —    —   7–7   —   3–5   —    —    —   2–4  1–5  0–6   —   3–3   —   0–1   —    —    —    — 
10 Forest City Athletic             20    8   5   7    47   46   +1    29   3–1  2–8  1–3   —    —   0–3   —    —    —    —    —   0–1   —    —   0–3  1–1  3–0   —    —    —    —   7–3  6–4   — 
11 Cornwall Clippers                20    8   5   7    38   22  +16    29    —   0–1  0–0   —   2–0  5–1   —    —    —   0–1   —   3–1   —    —    —   4–4  5–1   —    —    —   3–1  1–3  7–0   — 
12 Sherbrooke Sparta                20    7   6   7    36   37   −1    27   0–3   —   1–1   —    —    —    —   1–1  0–3   —    —    —   1–3  2–0   —    —   5–3   —   1–1   —    —    —   2–4  0–1
13 Sarnia 4.25                      20    7   6   7    28   34   −6    27    —    —    —   1–1   —    —   0–1  5–5  1–3   —   1–0   —    —   0–0   —    —    —   0–1  1–1  0–1   —    —    —    — 
14 Dukhoborian                      20    7   6   7    26   26    0    27    —   1–0   —   0–1  1–0   —    —   2–2   —   3–1  1–0   —    —    —   0–2  2–0   —    —    —   0–0   —    —    —    — 
15 Habpo Koreana                    20    8   2  10    37   32   +5    26   —   0–3  0–2   —    —   6–4   —    —    —    —    —   1–1  10–2   —    —    —   3–3   —   0–3   —    —   3–1   —   0–3
16 Myeongju Sangmu                  20    7   5   8    35   35    0    26    —   5–1  1–1   —    —   1–3   —    —    —    —    —   1–3  0–1   —   1–0   —   1–1   —    —    —    —   0–3  2–0   — 
17 Lakeshore                        20    7   4   9    46   47   −1    25   0–1   —   0–3  1–3   —    —    —    —   3–7   —    —    —   0–0  2–0   —    —    —    —   7–1  2–1  3–1   —   7–0  5–5
18 Bathurst City                    20    7   4   9    32   42  −10    25    —   5–1   —    —   0–2   —   3–0   —    —   4–4  0–2  2–6   —    —   3–0  6–0  0–3   —    —    —   0–3  1–0   —    — 
19 Songaksan FC                     20    6   4  10    43   65  −22    22    —    —    —   7–3   —    —   3–9  7–5  1–5  1–5   —    —    —   3–3   —   1–3   —   0–1   —   1–0   —    —    —    — 
20 Nakdong Athletic                 20    6   4  10    13   17   −4    22    —   2–0   —    —   0–1  1–0  1–3   —    —   0–2  1–1  0–1   —    —   2–0  0–1   —   0–0   —    —   0–1   —    —    — 
21 Pacific Athletic                 20    6   3  11    24   35  −11    21    —   3–5   —    —    —   0–0   —   1–0  1–3   —    —    —   3–1  2–1  0–1  1–0   —    —   0–2   —    —   0–3   —    — 
22 Levis United                     20    5   4  11    32   54  −22    19   0–5   —   1–5   —    —    —    —   1–3  0–5   —    —    —   4–6  1–1   —    —    —    —   3–0   —    —    —   3–5  3–0
23 FNB Futbol                       20    4   6  10    24   51  −27    18   1–1   —    —   0–3   —    —   1–5  0–4   —    —    —    —   1–3  2–1   —    —    —   1–1  3–3  0–1  0–0   —    —   1–0
24 South Bend City                  20    4   4  12    34   51  −17    16    —    —    —   1–1  0–1   —   1–4  0–3  3–7   —   1–3   —    —   1–2   —    —    —   9–1  1–3  1–1  5–3   —    —    —

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:08 pm

Q-LEAGUE 2052-53 SEASON - PART II

SANFORD™ LEAGUE CUP

The Semifinals are annually held on the 29th of December, three days after Boxing Day, the final matchday of Ouverture half of the Q-League season. The Sanford™ League Cup Finals are annually held on the New Year's Day. The winner of Quebecois League Cup will qualify for the VCIAPP on the condition that they have not qualified for the IFCF Champions' League or Champions' Cup. If they have qualified for either, then the spot will go to the next best-performing side from the Quebecois League Cup.

FOURTH ROUND
Montreal City (CH) 0–0 CSKA Quebec (QL) (0–0 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Mipojoseon (QL) 2–2 PLI Islanders (CH) (3–3 AET) (7–6 pen.)
Northandryun Rovers (QL) 0–3 Montreal Koreana (QL)
AS Geumgang (L1) 3–7 St. John's Arsenal (QL)
Nunavut North Stars (CH) 0–1 Zenit Attawapiskat (QL)
Swanguard Athletic (QL) 0–3 Baie-Verte (QL)
Levis Athletic (QL) 1–3 Forest City Athletic (CH)
Nakdong Athletic (CH) 2–2 Olympique de Rimouski (QL) (2–4 AET)

QUARTERFINALS
Mipojoseon (QL) 0–3 Montreal Koreana (QL)
St. John's Arsenal (QL) 1–0 CSKA Quebec (QL)
Olympique de Rimouski (QL) 0–6 Zenit Attawapiskat (QL)
Forest City Athletic (CH) 1–0 Baie-Verte (QL)

SEMIFINALS - @ CSKA Stadium, Quebec City
Montreal Koreana (QL) 3–3 Forest City Athletic (CH) (3–4 AET)
Zenit Attawapiskat (QL) 0–1 St. John's Arsenal (QL)

2053 SANFORD™ LEAGUE CUP - @ CSKA Stadium, Quebec City
Forest City Athletic (CH) 0–0 St. John's Arsenal (QL) (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)

Alain Davidson's a 68-year old outgoing manager of Forest City Athletic, the once-familiar name in the eyes of LigAnaia observers as London FC, and no matter how challenging this season, his 7th as the journeyman manager for this team, have been, he knows he's going to walk off of it with a trophy. The inaugural Sanford™ Cup Final, a rare one of multiversal kind as a league cup, was a classic of own. For most of the game it was the St. John's Arsenal show, with the gunners holding 69% possession and drilling 31 shots on the net....and yet none went past the team's goalkeeper, Kang Gwang-Heui. Kang, the 23-year old goalkeeper on her rookie season out of Niagara State University, has not had the easiest of seasons in the Quebecois Championship known for physical, brutish football with plenty of contentions. Yet it was her who stepped up time and time again, first through beating hapless Levis Athletic, surviving a challenge by Baie-Verte, managing to emerge after a skirmish against Montreal Koreana..and served as the differencemaker tonight. The iconic photo of her roaring back into her crowd, just after making the final save from a Reid McTavish shot, would be immortalised decades into history.

Challengers' Cup Round of Thirty-Two

(QUE)              Olympique de Rimouski    4–2    MTK Kingsville                     (DAR)   2–1   2–1

Challengers' Cup Round of Sixteen

(QUE)              Olympique de Rimouski    3–2    St Thomas                          (TLI)   2–0   1–2

Challengers' Cup Quarterfinals

(STL)              FK Metropola Borograd    3–2    Olympique de Rimouski              (QUE)   0–1   3–1

Cup Winners' Cup First Round

(QUE)        Olympique de Rimouski    2–0    VZRH Matov-Uri               (ZRH)   2–0   0–0

Cup Winners' Cup Second Round

(AUD)               AC Izotz Zubia    2–5    Olympique de Rimouski        (QUE)   2–1   0–4

Cup Winners' Cup Quarterfinals

(CRY)              Crystal Fair HC    3–2    Olympique de Rimouski        (QUE)   1–0   2–2

It is implied that the qualifying rounds of Champions' League and the Challengers' Cup, up to third round, were already played at the time of the Q-League's start in mid-August. CAFA LigAnaia scores were not counted.

The heroics of Olympique de Rimouski, in the meanwhile, continue on, as the start of Fermeture Tournament also means the start of what's going to be their deep runs on the knockout rounds of both the Challengers' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup. This Olympique side, while without Devane Miller or Samara Kanitarii as their manager, have been there before, and a pair of round-of-sixteen runs during past Challengers Cups, while seemingly small in contrast to those made by others, have come particularly fruitful.

Facing unpredictability offered by the Cup Winners' Cup and the challenging fixture of the Challengers Cup, the Olympique knew there was a massive challenge coming up on their front. Fortunately, what also existed before them was a narrative brushstroke where they, even with the risk of missing out on IFCF qualification altogether, seemed to get the last laugh by beating three straight sides that eliminate a Quebecois side. What followed after their vanquishing of the Teussen was the pair of 2-1 victories over Darmeni MTK Kingsville, which was then followed by their outlasting of Licentian powerhouse St. Thomas, before eventually falling into the hands of FK Metropola Borograd on the quarterfinals.

As for their Cup Winners' Cup run, their run followed a pair of shoutouts by Julien Furman, before their unexpected upset of AC Izotz Zubia. The Olympique's 4-0 victory at the Steelyard, best remembered for Hong Joon-Yeong's volley kick on the 17th minute, would become one of most memorable games in the club's history, with pirated DVDs made available in future time. In the end, they have come away with two convincing series wins and a pair of quarterfinal runs, before eventually falling to a pair of southwestern AO sides in FK Metropola Borograd and Crystal Fair HC. Conveniently ignored by the public were the Round of Sixteen exit by Baie-Verte from LBCC, and yet another mediocre results of Quebecois clubs Mipojoseon and Olympique on Quebec and Shingoryeo's last-ever CAFA LigAnaia.

 # 2052-53 Q-League Fermeture  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana            11    7   2   2    32   13  +19    23
 2 Zenit Attawapiskat          11    7   1   3    23   13  +10    22
 3 Mipojoseon                  11    5   6   0    13    6   +7    21
 4 Baie-Verte                  11    6   2   3    12   15   −3    20
 5 St. John's Arsenal          11    5   4   2    20   11   +9    19
 6 Kingston FC                 11    5   4   2    19   17   +2    19
 7 Swanguard Athletic          11    5   3   3    11   12   −1    18
 8 Northandryun Rovers         11    4   4   3    22   22    0    16
 9 Olympique de Rimouski       11    4   4   3    16   12   +4    16
10 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa    11    4   4   3    10    9   +1    16
11 Haligonian                  11    4   4   3     9    5   +4    16
12 Heart of Saguenay           11    3   5   3    19   19    0    14
13 CSKA Quebec                 11    3   4   4     7    7    0    13
14 Perce Town                  11    4   1   6     7    9   −2    13
15 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877    11    3   3   5    12   14   −2    12
16 Winnipeg United             11    2   4   5    20   28   −8    10
17 Daedonggang 3.26            11    3   1   7     9   17   −8    10
18 Levis Athletic              11    1   4   6    10   27  −17     7
19 Nunavut North Stars         11    2   1   8     9   17   −8     7
20 Trojana Condommakers FC     11    2   1   8     4   11   −7     7

Well that's not how many would have wanted it to go. What we have originally thought of a six-way race in the overall league title and the qualification race, would eventually be narrowed down to two-way race as Montreal Koreana and Mipojoseon, the clear trend-setters of their leagues with their opposing styles, are alone up front. On one hand Montreal Koreana's offence has only gotten hotter, and they appear to be indiscriminatory with the firepower too - 8-2 win over Rovers and 8-1 to Levis Athletic can tell you that - but this team's certainly been far from being undefeatable. Mipojoseon, on the other hand, has yet to suffer a defeat so far into the Fermeture Tournament, and with Semir Besak recording 8 clean sheets in 10 starts he's had (one game where he did not start happened to be a 5-5 draw to Heart of Saguenay), there is little doubt across the board that they can come back from a mere 2-point deficit to the fermeture title and 4-point deficit to the overall table.

Of course, this is not to say that there have not been surprises up top though, as what we have mentioned earlier about potential rise of Baie-Verte as a team may appear to be true, according to here. The one problem, however, is that they have had a mostly backloaded half of the Fermeture Tournament, and their results against strong oppositions - a 0-0 draw to Mipojoseon followed by 0-2 loss to Olympique and a 1-7 defeat to Arsenal just in the 28th round - would suggest something else. Zenit Attawapiskat, Kingston FC and Swanguard Athletic, on the other hand, are performing much better after a scary Ouverture tournament that seemed to have raised concerns among many. Among all of them it's Swanguard who appear to be particularly encouraged by the signs of times, as mounting number of injuries have dogged Daniel Galbraith's side all season long, while back-to-back victories over CSKA Quebec and Northandryun Rovers have suggested that Zenit Attawapiskat's previous season form wasn't just thanks to the fallout of Reneegrad Riots.

On the other side of the tables, you could hear particular concerns arising from both Olympique de Rimouski and CSKA Quebec's brasses. They are the teams that, following strong ouverture campaigns, expected good results to continue. Unfortunately, weariness of international travel seem to have taken a major toll on the Olympique fans' chances, while goalscoring woes of Krytenia international Curtis Saturday (FW), attributed to his rapid aging in his fifth season with the club, have emerged as a major problem for this Ouverture. While neither team is looking for a managerial change yet, there's a growing sense of panic among the fans that they hope their ships can be turned around.

 # 2052-53 Q-League Overall  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana           30   21   3   6    63   31  +32    66
 2 Mipojoseon                 30   17  11   2    42   17  +25    62
 3 St. John's Arsenal         30   16   7   7    51   27  +24    55
 4 Northandryun Rovers        30   15   7   8    63   42  +21    52
 5 Zenit Attawapiskat         30   14   8   8    51   37  +14    50
 6 Olympique de Rimouski      30   14   8   8    46   27  +19    50
 7 CSKA Quebec                30   14   8   8    39   30   +9    50
 8 Kingston FC                30   12   8  10    49   47   +2    44
 9 Haligonian                 30   11  10   9    34   27   +7    43
10 Baie-Verte                 30   11  10   9    34   33   +1    43
11 Daedonggang 3.26           30   12   4  14    50   42   +8    40
12 Swanguard Athletic         30   10   9  11    38   57  −19    39
13 Heart of Saguenay          30   10   8  12    45   59  −14    38
14 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877   30    9   7  14    31   40   −9    34
15 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa   30    8  10  12    20   28   −8    34
16 Nunavut North Stars        30    9   7  14    18   29  −11    34
17 Perce Town                 30    9   3  18    14   23   −9    30
18 Winnipeg United            30    5   9  16    44   83  −39    24
19 Trojana Condommakers FC    30    4   9  17     9   25  −16    21
20 Levis Athletic             30    2   8  20    25   62  −37    14

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:40 pm

Q-LEAGUE 2052-53 SEASON - PART III

For the first time in five years, the Q-League title returns to Montreal. Of course it would be the Montreal Koreana, the only one of Montreal clubs to really survive the test of time beyond few seasons in recent memory, who clinched the title after an amazing year that saw the Devils, without a doubt, hesitation or blink drawn against them, win both the Fermeture and the overall title with a game to spare. Of course this had meant that the Q-League Grand Final, which was originally intended to pit the Ouverture winners and the Fermeture winners against each other, would be cancelled on their first edition.

Ironically enough the team's victory was found out shortly after their 0-1 loss to Trojana Conddomakers, whose relegation was decided the very week before, as the final whistle for Mipojoseon's chances, a 1-2 loss to Daedonggang 3.26, rang on their flight back home. Rounds of in-flight celebrations followed, and when the plane landed at the Charles Merton Regimbault Airport, they were greeted by thousands of fans who were camped all afternoon and evening.

On the other side of the race stood Mipojoseon, who were so close over the course of both tournaments, but ultimately fell short on the tiniest of margins that were afforded to them. That's something that Hannah Wilton, their second-year manager long familiar to adversity during her previous stint with Haligonian lamented before defending her players: 'There's only so much they can do, for a manager should be aware of his or her bigger picture. In that I think I failed somewhat, and would hope for a lot better result than what we've had over last twelve months,' said Wilton. Of course the fans of the Twin Cities club, who have seen how long they have taken to get back to the top tier, do not blame her - they think that their time will come once again. It's a team that has not shied away from spending big and bold - most notably seen through their signing of 16-year old Mytanar wunderkind Bosko Pestotnik - and that everything takes time to develop.

The Fermeture finalists Northandryun Rovers seem to have reached their peak form this season, when they had a great second-half of the season to assure themselves a third place, tied for their highest placed finish in recent decades. Unlike Mipojoseon, they are on the crossroads to retool and rebuild a bit more, especially as their veterans Kaapo Terkala, Louis Nam and even Kieron Lafayette are becoming old. Replacing the pair of import forwards, who have come to Q-League when they had just returned from a period of international absence, will be on the team's short-term agenda, and one that they can take some time thanks to otherworldly midfielder Valentinha and of course, Caitrin Ness. What a season she's had.

Just missing out on the IFCF qualification, right behind the quartet and to-be-promoted Leaside Lions, are a quartet of clubs who share different stories of own from each other. For CSKA Quebec, it's a tale of heaven and hell, for what had looked to be a very promising season for them instead turned into one of disappointments. Their 12th place Fermeture finish, a marked contrast to their strong start on the Ouverture, was something that nobody saw it coming, and with the fans rumoured to be unhappy about the state of the CSKA organisation, changes are expected to happen.

Olympique de Rimouski, on the other hand, has a bit more excuse to speak of - that's sometimes what happens when making deep runs at an international competition, let alone two, can do to you if you don't expect it to happen. But there was also the issue of inexperience by their manager, Park Gyeong-Seop, who has shown errors in player rotation during late stretches this season. It remains to be seen on whether he will learn from his mistakes in future seasons. As for Zenit Attawapiskat, they have performed exactly where they were expected to finish over the last decade - the comfortable zone of the 5th-8th place where a manager can neither get poached away nor fired. But for them there is a massive question that looms them - who will be their goalkeeper in future? Hiryama Shunji's now 33, and even with relatively longer shelf life of goalkeepers, they will have to start thinking about the next option available. To round out the quartet is Baie-Verte, whose doubts held towards the club were answered not through their 0-6 loss to Koreana, but back-to-back wins over Zenit Attawapiskat and CSKA Quebec. Of course, there's a benefit of being a relatively-underscouted opposition as a recently-promoted side, but if they can maintain this, we can expect them to stay on top of the Quebecois domestic pyramid for wee long while.

 # 2052-53 Q-League Fermeture Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana            19   12   3   4    53   18  +35    39  - FERMETURE CHAMPIONS. GRAND FINAL CANCELLED.
 2 Northandryun Rovers         19   10   5   4    41   29  +12    35
 3 Mipojoseon                  19    9   8   2    21   10  +11    35
 4 Baie-Verte                  19   10   4   5    31   30   +1    34
 5 Zenit Attawapiskat          19   10   2   7    33   27   +6    32
 6 St. John's Arsenal          19    8   7   4    31   18  +13    31
 7 Swanguard Athletic          19    9   3   7    25   23   +2    30
 8 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa    19    8   6   5    21   17   +4    30
 9 Olympique de Rimouski       19    8   5   6    29   19  +10    29
10 Heart of Saguenay           19    7   7   5    38   38    0    28
11 Kingston FC                 19    7   6   6    30   41  −11    27
12 CSKA Quebec                 19    7   6   6    20   14   +6    27
13 Haligonian                  19    6   8   5    20   12   +8    26
14 Perce Town                  19    6   3  10    13   17   −4    21
15 Nunavut North Stars         19    6   2  11    15   26  −11    20
16 Daedonggang 3.26            19    6   1  12    22   35  −13    19
17 Trojana Condommakers FC     19    5   2  12     8   16   −8    17
18 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877    19    3   6  10    14   24  −10    15
19 Winnipeg United             19    3   5  11    36   58  −22    14
20 Levis Athletic              19    2   7  10    16   45  −29    13

 # 2052-53 Q-League Overall  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana              38   26   4   8    84   36  +48    82  CHAMPIONS - IFCF CL
 2 Mipojoseon                    38   21  13   4    50   21  +29    76  CHAMPIONS - IFCF CL
 3 Northandryun Rovers           38   21   8   9    82   49  +33    71  IFCF ChC
 4 St. John's Arsenal            38   19  10   9    62   34  +28    67  IFCF ChC
 5 CSKA Quebec                   38   18  10  10    52   37  +15    64
 6 Olympique de Rimouski         38   18   9  11    59   34  +25    63
 7 Zenit Attawapiskat            38   17   9  12    61   51  +10    60
 8 Baie-Verte                    38   15  12  11    53   48   +5    57
 9 Haligonian                    38   13  14  11    45   34  +11    53
10 Heart of Saguenay             38   14  10  14    64   78  −14    52
11 Kingston FC                   38   14  10  14    60   71  −11    52
12 Swanguard Athletic            38   14   9  15    52   68  −16    51
13 Daedonggang 3.26              38   15   4  19    63   60   +3    49
14 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      38   12  12  14    31   36   −5    48
15 Nunavut North Stars           38   13   8  17    24   38  −14    47
16 Perce Town                    38   11   5  22    20   31  −11    38
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17 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877      38    9  10  19    33   50  −17    37  PRO/REL PLAYOFFS
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18 Trojana Condommakers FC       38    7  10  21    13   30  −17    31  RELEGATED
19 Winnipeg United               38    6  10  22    60  113  −53    28  RELEGATED
20 Levis Athletic                38    3  11  24    31   80  −49    20  RELEGATED

Coupe De la Reine - Final Four
Played at Pavel Wilson Stadium, Kingston, Frontenac

Semifinals
Leaside Lions (16 Championship) 2–0 Northandryun Rovers (05 Q-League)
Montreal Koreana (02 Q-League) 3–1 St. John's Arsenal (03 Q-League)

2053 Coupe de la Reine Final
Leaside Lions (16 Championship) 5–7 Montreal Koreana (02 Q-League)

LEA - '13, '51 Lara Mitrovic; '21 Kwak Hyeong-Seok; '64 Derek-Jean Blatt; '90+2 Geraldine Snowpiercer
MTK - '6 Zinaida Woodcarver; '23, '39 Chloe Anderson; '41, '45, '67 Aymeric Fortin;'86 Giles Ken

In was one of the weirdest Coupe de la Reine finals, the very reversal of previous year's thrashings occurred as just-crowned Q-League champions Montreal Koreana and just-crowned Quebecois Championship winners Leaside Lions faced each other in an offensive see-saw that lasted all ninety minutes of thrill. Zinaida Woodcarver, announcing her final season with Montreal Koreana, kicks off the first of twelve goals scored that night with a long-range bomb just six minutes in. The Kingstonian club wasn't ready to give up though, as a quick header by Mitrovic and Kwak quickly tied the game and even gave them a short lead at the 21st-minute mark. Unfortunately, the lead would go onto last for just two minutes, as a Chloe Anderson header on the 23rd minute, followed by a converted free kick shortly after, brought the game to a 3-2 lead.

It would not be until second half of the game when Mitrovic would score from a penalty kick, just after a nasty Lee Connaughton tackle that got him red carded on the spot. Unfortunately for the Lions this came a bit too late, as Aymeric Fortin, longtime Valladar international with legendary pedigrees from Marinos Metropolis and 1830 Cathair, had already scored a pair before the first half had ended, meaning that the 51st minute goal would only reduce the margin to 5-3. And that's the rest of the game's narrative too - Derek-Jean Blatt makes it one goal closer on 64th minute, but the team's veterans - both Fortin and team captain Giles Ken - would put a seal to the domestic double that Koreana fans, especially after last few years' shortcomings, had long awaited.

Q-LEAGUE AWARDS:

Golden Boot (Most Goals): Caitrin Ness - 28

Silver Moogoonghwa (Player of the Year): Semir Besak, Mipojoseon (Mytanija)
* Runner-Ups: Zinaida Woodcarver, Montreal Koreana / Caitrin Ness, Northandryun Rovers (SRS)

Emerald Rose (Under-23 Player of the Year, previous top 3 nominees not eligible): Pengsoo Brown, Daedonggang 3.26
* Runner-Ups: Adé Pasquier, Haligonian (Ko-oren) / Innes Sheppard, Baie-Verte (Quebec/The Licentian Isles)

Manager of the Year: Charles Byeon, Daedonggang 3.26
* Runner-Ups: Helene Desplats, Baie-Verte / Hannah Wilton, Mipojoseon

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

 # 2052-53 Quebecois Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                                                                          
 1 Leaside Lions                    46   27   4  15   117   83  +34    85    —   2–4  0–2  3–1  3–1  5–3  4–1  5–1  3–1  0–3  3–1  3–3  5–1  0–1  1–0  1–0  5–1  5–0  1–0  0–1  3–1  3–0  6–1  1–1
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 2 PLI Islanders                    46   25  10  11    63   36  +27    85   3–0   —   1–0  1–1  1–1  0–1  0–0  2–2  3–1  2–3  0–2  1–1  1–2  1–0  2–0  1–0  1–0  1–0  1–0  1–0  2–1  1–0  1–0  0–0
 3 Montreal City                    46   24  12  10   116   71  +45    84   1–0  0–1   —   3–0  1–0  2–2  5–1  1–7  3–3  1–0  1–1  4–0  3–0  4–4  0–1  1–0  5–0  5–0  1–0  3–5  1–3  3–3  3–0  3–3
 4 Iqaluit Red Army                 46   21  14  11   102   94   +8    77   5–5  0–0  5–3   —   3–3  1–0  3–0  2–2  1–0  1–1  7–1  2–4  1–7  2–2  1–1  1–1  2–4  3–3  7–3  1–0  3–0  3–1  3–3  1–0
 5 Forest City Athletic             46   22   8  16   101   89  +12    74   2–8  1–0  3–1  0–0   —   0–1  0–5  0–1  1–3  3–0  0–2  1–3  0–3  1–1  3–0  4–3  3–0  1–1  6–4  0–3  1–7  0–0  1–0  7–3
 6 Club Racing Sept-Iles            46   21  10  15   116   96  +20    73   5–1  2–0  0–3  0–3  3–5   —   7–7  0–3  5–5  2–4  0–0  3–3  0–1  2–4  0–1  0–1  3–7  0–6  3–3  1–5  3–1  1–0  3–1  5–1
 7 AJ Anju                          46   18  18  10   123   89  +34    72   1–3  1–1  3–1  8–0  1–1  0–0   —   3–4  1–1  1–1  5–3  0–2  3–3  2–0  4–4  1–1  4–3  3–5  1–1  1–0  7–1  1–1  3–0  0–0
 8 Sherbrooke Sparta                46   20  10  16    96   84  +12    70   5–3  1–2  0–3  3–3  0–1  0–3  1–1   —   1–1  3–1  1–0  1–0  0–3  2–0  1–3  0–2  5–3  1–1  2–4  0–5  1–1  3–1  0–1  5–1
 9 Prince Eric Wanderers            46   19  13  14    94   79  +15    70   0–1  0–5  0–3  1–0  0–5  6–2  0–5  1–0   —   1–1  7–1  1–0  3–7  1–1  0–1  2–1  3–1  0–3  1–1  5–0  6–2  1–0  1–1  5–3
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10 Cornwall Clippers                46   17  14  15   100   82  +18    65   0–1  2–0  5–5  0–1  0–1  0–3  3–3  3–1  0–0   —   1–1  1–7  5–1  3–0  5–3  0–1  5–1  4–4  7–0  3–3  5–3  3–1  3–0  1–3
11 Hamilton Steelers                46   18  11  17    91   86   +5    65   2–0  2–0  4–2  7–0  3–1  0–1  6–6  0–3  0–0  2–0   —   3–1  1–3  4–1  3–5  1–1  1–3  1–0  3–0  0–3  1–3  6–1  0–1  1–1
12 Bathurst City                    46   16  14  16    79   77   +2    62   5–1  0–2  0–0  3–0  4–4  0–0  5–3  2–6  3–5  0–2  5–3   —   0–0  2–2  1–1  1–2  0–3  6–0  1–1  3–0  0–3  0–3  3–0  1–0
13 RC Hanyang                       46   16  13  17    96   95   +1    61   0–1  1–2  0–1  1–3  3–5  1–1  1–5  1–5  0–0  3–3  1–1  1–1   —   1–0  1–1  1–0  3–7  1–1  0–0  1–3  6–2  1–5  3–0  9–1
14 Dukhoborian                      46   15  14  17    54   63   −9    59   1–0  1–0  1–5  1–1  3–1  3–3  2–2  2–3  0–2  1–0  0–1  1–0  0–1   —   1–1  0–0  1–0  2–0  1–0  0–2  1–1  2–0  1–2  2–0
15 Sarnia 4.25                      46   14  16  16    73   95  −22    58   1–3  3–2  5–5  0–1  0–3  1–3  5–5  5–5  1–5  1–0  1–1  0–1  0–4  0–0   —   0–1  0–5  7–1  0–0  1–1  1–1  0–5  1–0  1–0
16 Nakdong Athletic                 46   15  11  20    43   44   −1    56   2–0  0–1  1–1  1–3  0–2  0–1  1–3  0–1  3–2  1–1  1–0  0–0  1–0  0–1  0–0   —   0–0  0–1  0–1  2–0  3–0  0–1  1–0  0–2
17 Lakeshore                        46   15  10  21    97   99   −2    55   3–3  0–0  0–1  0–1  4–6  3–7  0–1  0–5  0–3  7–5  1–3  0–0  0–1  2–0  0–0  2–1   —   3–0  7–0  1–3  7–1  3–1  5–5  2–0
18 Myeongju Sangmu                  46   14  11  21    73   93  −20    53   5–1  0–3  0–3  6–0  1–3  0–5  0–3  1–3  1–1  1–1  0–6  3–1  1–3  2–1  0–1  1–1  1–1   —   2–0  1–0  0–3  9–0  0–0  0–3
19 FNB Futbol                       46   13  13  20    84  106  −22    52   7–3  0–4  1–1  1–5  3–1  1–7  0–4  4–0  3–7  7–1  0–3  1–1  8–5  2–1  1–3  0–1  1–1  0–3   —   5–0  3–3  0–0  1–0  1–1
20 Habpo Koreana                    46   14  10  22    80   89   −9    52  0–3  2–2  3–3  1–3  1–3  3–5  1–3  1–1  0–2  0–0  1–3  0–1  6–4  0–1  10–2  0–1  3–3  1–1  1–5   —   0–3  1–1  0–3  3–1
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21 Songaksan FC                     46   13  12  21    82  119  −37    51   1–5  2–4  0–1  3–9  1–5  1–5  7–5  0–0  1–1  0–7  7–3  0–1  3–3  3–3  1–1  1–0  2–0  1–3  1–1  0–3   —   1–1  0–0  1–0
22 Pacific Athletic                 46   13  10  23    61   94  −33    49   3–5  1–0  5–6  5–0  0–3  1–3  1–0  0–4  1–0  1–1  3–3  0–3  0–0  2–1  3–1  0–4  3–1  1–0  1–5  0–1  0–2   —   1–0  0–3
23 South Bend City                  46   12  10  24    62   96  −34    46   0–3  0–1  0–7  1–4  5–3  3–7  0–3  5–3  3–1  1–3  1–1  9–1  1–1  1–2  1–3  1–1  0–0  1–0  1–0  3–3  1–3  5–3   —   1–0
24 Levis United                     46   12   8  26    72  116  −44    44   3–5  0–2  0–5  1–5  0–5  0–5  1–3  3–0  1–5  0–3  4–0  1–0  5–3  1–1  4–6  4–3  1–3  3–5  3–5  3–1  3–0  1–1  3–0   —

Quebecois League Championship Playoffs

Once again, the Royal Quebecois Football Association will be deciding that the remaining LBCT qualifying spots, on top of the promotion/relegation spots versus the 17th-placed Q-League team, will be determined by the expanded playoff format. Let's see what we have here...

First Round: Played at City of Attawapiskat Stadium, Attawapiskat

(2) PLI Islanders 2–0 Prince Eric Wanderers (9)
(3) Montreal City 1–0 Sherbrooke Sparta (8)
(4) Iqaluit Red Army 1–1 AJ Anju (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.) (7)
(5) Forest City Athletic 0–1 Club Racing Sept-Iles (6)

Second Round: Played at The Foxchester, Trojana-Trojanajara

(2) PLI Islanders 0–2 AJ Anju (7)
(3) Montreal City 0–0 Club Racing Sept-Iles (0–1 AET) (6)

Winners of both matches, AJ Anju and Club Racing Sept-Iles, are automatically promoted to the Q-League.

Play-off: Played at Apple Bowl, Chicoutimi

PLI Islanders 0–0 Montreal City (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)

PLI Islanders will play UI1877 in the Pro-Rel Playoffs. Montreal City are eliminated from promotion.

Q-League/Championship Promotion-Relegation Playoffs: PLI Islanders vs. UI1877

PLI Islanders 1–3 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877
Unama'kik-Inverness 1877 0–1 PLI Islanders

UI1877 win the Pro/Rel playoffs, 3-2, and remain in the Q-League for next season.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:04 pm

Reserved for non-submitting season, 2052-53 Ligue-Boreale and Ligue-Nordique seasons, and 2052 Coupe de la Reine.

Approximate time to completion: First week of April.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:53 pm

LIGUE-BOREALE HANDBALL - 2053-54 SEASON

Handball is a very popular summer sport in Quebec and Shingoryeo, a spot it comfortably holds with packed stands and large number of teams and strong participation numbers. While the sport itself doesn't hold the 30,000+ crowd the gridiron or baseball matches normally get, the relative accessibility of handball, as well as the dualsex nature of the sport in Quebec and Shingoryeo, more than cover such deficiency. Domestic handball competition is organised by Quebecois Handball Federation, which reports its participation and submission of its results to the WCHC under the Royal Sporting Council (RSC), the Quebecois Ministry of Sport and Recreation. There are three leagues that run triple round robin format, with a spot (change from usual policy of a pro-rel playoffs for this cycle) allocated for promotion and relegation between the three tiers themselves.

The 14-team Ligue-Boreale has seen been predominantly won by the Big 5 - CSKA Quebec, Monteal 76ers, Montreal Koreana, Zenit Attawapiskat and Mipojoseon - over the years, though their grasp on the sport have since been loosened by the improved financials of the league over the last 50 years. In recent years, the league has seen the rise of Abitibi Ace, Anju-based side with history of their own, and Myeongju Sangmu, a major rival of CSKA Quebec in recent years. As a result, there is healthy competition that exists on this league, complimented by regular suicides of the bettors in the casinos of California City. With this in mind, let's see how the league goes this year:

List of Ligue-Boreale Imports (Same as last time lmao)

This does not include several members of Gatchingerrak Union multi-national team, as the players count under a separate quota reserved for players from Quebecois Commonwealth nations.

GK Lizzy Rhodes (Bollonich) -> Corner Brook Islanders
GK Samuele Henriksson (Graintfjall) -> Mipojoseon HC
LB Jack Jockisson (Graintfjall) -> Montreal Koreana
CB Neil Cornwell (Bollonich) -> Montreal 76ers
RW Colin Akerman (Bollonich) -> Abitibi Ace

COUPE DE LA REINE

The Coupe de la Reine competition is played in two classes: Class-A for professional and semiprofessional sides, and Class-B for junior and college teams. The fixtures last for entire first half of the domestic handball season, with the Final Four held shortly after the New Year.

CLASS-B Final: Mipojoseon HC (JR) 24–27 Mount Ester University (QIS)

A battle of 8-time national champions and QIS finalists, Mount Ester University, and Mipojoseon, junior division of a Big 5 club, stood particular intrigue. With halftime score of 13-14 in favour of Mount Ester, it was clear most of the game involved back-and-forth affair with neither side being clear favourites. In the end, however, tiniest of differences made the difference as the goalkeeper Elise Bryant's back-to-back saves, combined with 6 goal, 3 assist effort by left-wing Jeremiah Cho, helped the Lancers prevail over feisty Mipojoseon opposition.

CLASS-A Final: Montreal Koreana (Ligue-Boreale) 29–22 Zenit Attawapiskat (Ligue-Boreale)

Unlike the Class-A final, this was a bit more one-sided affair as Montreal Koreana, who's had an excellent season with only one loss suffered so far into Christmas, once again prevails on the cup stage, therefore becoming the first professional side to clinch the ticket to the World Club Handball Championship (WCHC) this cycle. Not much else.

REGULAR SEASON

## 2051-52 Ligue-Boreale Season   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana            22   17   2   3   615  519  +96    36  —   25–24  23–27  32–21  26–29  32–24  24–19  24–19  27–27  26–19  27–23  35–23
 2 Mipojoseon HC               22   14   3   5   595  562  +33    31 26–29   —   27–25  24–29  27–24  24–24  29–29  25–25  27–28  30–25  33–28  27–19
 3 Zenit Attawapiskat          22   13   2   7   604  568  +36    28 24–30  34–27   —   26–25  28–21  35–28  22–24  24–28  29–30  25–23  29–19  26–23
 4 CSKA Quebec                 22   13   0   9   601  569  +32    26 22–30  23–28  31–27   —   30–29  27–32  22–24  27–24  25–22  30–27  32–23  28–26
 5 Montreal 76ers              22   11   1  10   583  566  +17    23 24–30  27–31  24–28  25–28   —   32–24  26–27  28–24  36–22  24–24  23–21  24–20
 6 Myeongju Sangmu             22   10   3   9   593  600   −7    23 29–29  24–26  31–28  26–25  26–28   —   21–29  24–32  29–31  27–24  28–24  30–23
 7 Corner Brook Islanders      22   10   1  11   550  568  −18    21 19–27  19–23  24–29  21–32  29–24  24–28   —   29–31  30–26  23–29  23–27  23–24
 8 Planthoppers HC             22   10   1  11   576  565  +11    21 26–28  28–29  26–27  31–30  20–27  26–24  21–24   —   24–26  22–32  29–23  28–20
 9 Abitibi Ace                 22    9   3  10   573  608  −35    21 23–28  26–27  28–28  19–32  24–25  23–23  24–28  22–32   —   30–29  32–22  28–24
10 Bathurst HC                 22    9   2  11   586  572  +14    20 24–27  24–27  24–24  28–24  28–23  27–29  27–28  26–24  31–24   —   32–27  29–24
11 Winnipeg United             22    4   1  17   551  622  −71     9 26–24  25–26  23–29  22–29  25–28  28–34  32–23  25–29  25–29  30–32   —   24–24
12 Nunavut North Stars         22    2   1  19   511  619 −108     5 21–32  22–28  29–30  23–29  24–32  23–28  20–31  21–27  27–29  24–22  27–29   —

## 2051-52 Ligue-Nordique Season  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Speed River Lakers              26   21   0   5   740  627 +113    42  —   30–32  24–33  34–24  27–29  28–27  29–23  29–19  25–27  29–24  24–22  24–17  28–23  23–20
 2 BK Klampenborg                  26   16   3   7   716  668  +48    35 29–28   —   29–30  29–32  27–28  24–22  23–27  29–23  26–23  29–20  31–24  24–24  31–27  23–22
 3 Levis Athletic HC               26   16   2   8   709  665  +44    34 21–24  27–27   —   24–23  33–24  24–28  29–22  31–27  25–28  31–30  29–26  24–23  32–22  27–31
 4 Cornwall Clippers               26   15   3   8   697  672  +25    33 22–29  21–33  26–24   —   26–26  24–22  28–23  27–30  29–23  27–27  20–20  29–24  26–23  26–21
 5 Baie-Verte                      26   15   2   9   713  680  +33    32 27–32  23–22  26–31  23–27   —   21–29  31–22  27–29  28–25  30–24  29–24  31–29  24–25  24–22
 6 Leaside Lions                   26   14   1  11   691  661  +30    29 24–28  30–20  28–20  26–30  21–27   —   25–22  24–23  24–31  27–22  24–28  27–24  24–20  31–32
 7 Club Racing de Sept-Iles        26   12   5   9   687  682   +5    29 23–28  24–22  20–24  31–27  28–28  31–32   —   29–29  28–25  31–29  34–28  24–20  31–23  31–24
 8 Jeunesse Sportive Portbou       26   12   2  12   669  682  −13    26 27–29  24–25  21–28  22–30  23–29  31–29  24–31   —   29–25  24–29  26–20  29–21  31–23  27–24
 9 Sherbrooke Sparta               26   11   2  13   680  672   +8    24 20–32  30–30  24–30  27–28  21–31  28–24  26–27  23–23   —   33–20  29–24  24–27  24–28  27–24
10 Heart of Saguenay               26   11   2  13   663  708  −45    24 21–29  27–29  24–21  28–23  28–26  29–29  24–25  21–33  21–32   —   22–27  24–22  29–24  25–22
11 Charlatans de Baie-Comeau       26   11   1  14   666  671   −5    23 27–29  24–30  27–29  24–31  28–22  22–24  28–24  32–23  20–24  23–28   —   30–23  28–24  30–24
12 St. John's Arsenal              26    6   2  18   631  696  −65    14 22–32  22–29  29–22  26–29  24–29  24–28  24–24  23–24  24–23  31–32  23–29   —   30–29  19–29
13 Kingston HC                     26    5   1  20   633  744 −111    11 22–38  27–31  23–31  30–28  25–34  23–29  23–23  22–24  21–30  24–27  22–27  26–32   —   25–24
14 Shawinigan Skywalkers HC        26    3   2  21   649  716  −67     8 22–28  29–32  29–29  23–34  28–36  25–33  29–29  22–24  24–28  27–28  23–24  21–24  28–29   —

2054 Ligue-Boreale Awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP): GK Samuele Henriksson, Mipojoseon HC (GRÆ)
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): CB Alain Bouzaid, Myeongju Sangmu
Rookie of the Year (ROY): RB Pierre-Alexis Kramdi, Mipojoseon HC
Coach of the Year: Park Gyeong-Shin, Montreal Koreana[/list]

2052 Ligue-Boreale - Quarterfinals

Zenit Attawapiskat 27–27 Myeongju Sangmu (32–31 AET)
CSKA Quebec 30–24 Montreal 76ers

2052 Ligue-Boreale - Semifinals

Montreal Koreana 20–28 CSKA Quebec
Mipojoseon HC 29–29 Zenit Attawapiskat (33–34 AET)

2052 Ligue-Boreale - Finals

Zenit Attawapiskat 31–27 CSKA Quebec
CSKA Quebec 24–24 Zenit Attawapiskat (30–29 AET)
Zenit Attawapiskat 24–28 CSKA Quebec

CSKA Quebec comes from behind to win it, 2-1

Postseason MVP: P Noh Pil-Heui, CSKA Quebec

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:48 pm

Quebecois Organisation of VolleyBall.1 - 2053-2054 MEN'S SEASON

Alongside (ice) hockey and basketball, Volleyball's considered one of the three indoor jewels of the Quebecois winter sports. It is one of few countries in the Multiverse where both men's and women's indoor volleyball are heavily popular with very high participation numbers. This is partly because of the men's volleyball team's international successes, but also thanks to relatively weaker results by the men's basketball team and clubs on domestic and IUBC competitions. As a result, the statuses of men's and women's leagues remain well-respected in Quebec and Shingoryeo.

Much of what also enables the consistent rating is to do with the communal origins of Quebecois volleyball, while the collegiate programs set up excellent foundation for the local teams to pick their first round (run as territorial selections, working no differently than what QBO does with baseball), and this means that families would grow up cheering for their region's teams. Usually the men's and women's divisions have a team in each of its major regions, but not necessarily in the same city unless it's Montreal (Montreal Koreana) or Quebec City (CSKA Quebec), so there exists less competition within the same market. The QOVO has 12 teams on both men's and women's divisions, and a second division that has both professional and minor league affiliate teams, which does allow for a solid talent pool to stay established within the QOVO club systems. For most part, salaries and television ratings are similar on both leagues, and even those in the minor division would be able to make solid income.

## QOVO.1 Men's Season                  Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                                                                                 
 1 Montreal Koreana VC                   22   17   5    55   33   1.667    —   0–3  2–3  3–1  0–3  3–1  3–0  3–1  3–0  3–1  3–2  3–1
 2 CSKA Quebec VC                        22   16   6    58   30   1.933   2–3   —   3–0  3–0  3–1  3–0  3–0  1–3  3–2  3–0  3–1  3–0
 3 London Nonghyeop Planthoppers         22   16   6    53   37   1.432   2–3  2–3   —   3–1  0–3  1–3  3–2  3–0  3–2  3–2  3–2  3–0
 4 Shawinigan Skywalkers                 22   16   6    53   32   1.656   3–0  3–1  1–3   —   0–3  3–0  3–2  3–0  3–0  3–0  2–3  3–2
 5 St. John's Spiritair Jumbos           22   14   8    56   29   1.931   2–3  2–3  1–3  2–3   —   3–0  3–1  3–0  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–1
 6 Perce Soohyeop Armada                 22   13   9    43   35   1.229   1–3  0–3  0–3  1–3  1–3   —   3–1  3–1  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–1
 7 Baja Calania Blazers                  22   11  11    40   45   0.889   3–2  3–2  1–3  0–3  3–2  0–3   —   3–1  3–0  3–0  3–1  0–3
 8 Swanguard Athletic                    22    9  13    36   48   0.750   0–3  3–2  3–0  1–3  3–2  1–3  0–3   —   3–0  2–3  3–0  3–2
 9 Attawapiskat Quebecom Blaze           22    8  14    35   47   0.745   1–3  3–2  2–3  1–3  3–2  2–3  3–0  3–1   —   3–0  0–3  3–0
10 Chicoutimi Imperial Textile Roar      22    6  16    27   53   0.509   1–3  0–3  1–3  0–3  0–3  1–3  2–3  3–1  3–0   —   0–3  3–0
11 Mipojoseon VC                         22    5  17    31   57   0.544   1–3  2–3  1–3  2–3  0–3  0–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  2–3   —   3–2
12 Stardust of the West                  22    1  21    22   63   0.349   1–3  2–3  1–3  2–3  0–3  0–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  0–3  2–3   —

## QOVO.2 Men's Season                  Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg     
 1 Ssangye Flyers                        22   17   5    57   26   2.192    —   3–2  3–1  3–0  3–0  3–1  1–3  3–0  3–1  3–0  3–2  3–0
 2 Cornwall Clippers                     22   17   5    59   32   1.844   2–3   —   3–0  3–1  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–1
 3 Planthoppers VC                       22   16   6    54   37   1.459   1–3  3–2   —   3–0  3–2  3–1  1–3  3–1  3–2  3–1  3–1  2–3
 4 Northandryun Rovers                   22   13   9    50   32   1.562   3–0  2–3  3–1   —   1–3  2–3  3–0  3–1  3–2  2–3  3–0  3–0
 5 Winnipeg Winterhawks VC               22   12  10    47   42   1.119   3–2  2–3  0–3  0–3   —   0–3  3–0  2–3  3–1  3–1  2–3  3–1
 6 Levis Athletic VC                     22   12  10    46   37   1.243   0–3  3–2  0–3  3–1  2–3   —   3–0  2–3  3–1  0–3  2–3  3–0
 7 Ottawa Avian Spark                    22   12  10    44   41   1.073   0–3  3–0  2–3  3–2  2–3  3–1   —   2–3  3–2  3–0  3–0  3–0
 8 PLI Islanders                         22   11  11    41   49   0.837   3–1  1–3  2–3  0–3  0–3  0–3  3–1   —   1–3  3–2  3–0  2–3
 9 Hochelaga VC                          22    8  14    40   51   0.784   3–2  2–3  2–3  0–3  0–3  0–3  3–1  1–3   —   3–0  2–3  3–2
10 Nunavut North Stars                   22    7  15    33   52   0.635   0–3  2–3  1–3  0–3  3–2  0–3  1–3  2–3  2–3   —   3–1  3–0
11 Myeongju Sangmu                       22    5  17    31   60   0.517   1–3  2–3  2–3  1–3  2–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  1–3   —   3–2
12 Baie-Verte                            22    2  20    21   64   0.328   0–3  2–3  0–3  0–3  0–3  0–3  2–3  2–3  1–3  1–3  1–3   —

MONTREAL KOREANA VC - REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS

Head Coach: Corentin Malouf-Louati, 60
Assistant Coaches: Bahng Tae-Woo, 37 - Regine Kupets, 46

One of the most dominant narratives of the QOVO men's division is the continued success of Montreal Koreana. One of the big two clubs who have almost never lost their grip as men's volleyball powerhouse, major paintstrokes of Quebecois men's volleyball were drawn and forged by Montreal Koreana and its legends. And once again it was Corentin Malouf-Louati's Montreal Koreana who came out on top, as they continued their impeccable form from last season by once again coming out on top of the regular season. Their regular season title, however, comes at an interesting period unlike last year's dominance. Malouf-Louati, the longtime assistant to legendary Koreana and Grim Reapers' player and coach Laurent Ahn, very much continued his predecessor's legacies over past decade of his head coaching career, and his awareness of the player corps, most of whom have grown up all the way from the juniors or were drafted as needed to the senior club, seemed to be once again at the top as the collective talent and cohesion of the squad, led by quintessential libero Zackaël Lapierre, were on point.

This regular season victory could not have come at a sweeter point as Koreana now starts facing the challenges of a squad bound for a transition period in near future. There is a bit of imbalance with positional strengths and aging. Lapierre's not going anywhere for another decade in libero, while Baek Yong-Gwan does very minimum (but splendidly) of what's expected of a top team's starting setter, even as the other two setters continue threatening his spot at times. For the time being Koreana should be fine with only running three blockers considering their relative depth - Kohnheadian Middle Blocker Junior Stephens continues to be a major block on the centre position, and the rotation between Ilyrian Mauro Berre and Wang Hye-Seong seem to serve the team well whenever substitutions are needed.

But it is the three pins where they have had challenges at times. National team retirement of team captain Ahn Seung-Min, immediately after the Grim Reapers' second-straight VWE title, and Grim Reapers' regular alternate Guido Santarelli seemed to have come at opportune timing as their slowdown in form seemed to suggest a major concern for the Koreana fanbase. In there place there have been two major discoveries though - left-side Yassine Mechoud seems to have taken another major step forward with development for them to not worry about Santarelli's void in upcoming free agency, while opposite Yeo Tae-Joon is an undersized opposite with remarkable swing speed and jumps. Both players, who have made the Quebecois junior selections from two years ago, seem to be on line for upcoming summer's IVF WorldLeague selections, with possibility of challenging for the VWE selection in a year's time.

No. NAT First Name    Surname        Age  Height Pos.  From   Prev. Team             From 
01  QUE Bernard       Yi              26   1.98   OH   2050-  N/A                    Universite d'Abitibi (QIS)
02  QUE Seung-Min     Ahn             33   1.94   RS   2045-  N/A                    Universite de Gaspe (QIS)
03  QUE Jong-Min      Baek            23   1.95    S   2049-  N/A                    Koreana Jrs (Jrs)
04  QUE Tae-Joon      Yeo             21   1.89  RS   2053-  N/A                    Mount Ester University (QIS)
05  QUE Zackaël       Lapierre        32   1.87   Li   2044-  N/A                    Montreal Metropolitan University (QIS)              
06  QUE Horace        Bernaoui-Watson 25   1.90   OH   2051-  N/A                    Farrer University (QIS)
07  QUE Hye-Seong     Wang            24   2.01   MB   2048-  N/A                    Koreana Jrs (Jrs)
08  QUE Yong-Gwan     Baek            29   1.81    S   2047-  N/A                    Montreal Metropolitan University (QIS)
10  QUE Yassine       Mechoud         21   1.93   OH   2051-  N/A                    Korean Jrs (Jrs)
12  QUE Guido         Santarelli      31  1.96    OH   2045-  N/A                    Universite St. Croix (QIS)
13  QUE Marc-Kenneth  Loiseau         24   1.89   Li   2052-  N/A                    University of Goose Bay (QIS)
16  QUE Sebastien     Yeo-Sainas      19   1.91    S   2053-  N/A                    Ottawa Spark Jrs (QIS)
17  ILY Mauro         Berre           29   2.05   MB   2048-  Clubs in Ilyria        Club Ilyria (ILY)
18  KHD Junior        Stephens        28   X.XX   MB   2050-  Bingham Penguins       Bingham Penguins (KHD)

2054 QOVO.1 Men's Awards

Laurent Ahn Most Valuable Player (MVP): RS Benoit-Antoine Aplin, CSKA Quebec
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): OH Yassine Mechoud, Montreal Koreana
Rookie of the Year (ROY): Li Emerson Flores, Baja Calania Blazers (Huayramarca)
Kim Hyeon-Cheol Coach of the Year: Hyeon Myeong-Joon, CSKA Quebec

QOVO.1 Men's Team:

Li Zackaël Lapierre, Montreal Koreana
* Emerson Flores, Baja Calania Blazers (Huayramarca)
OH Elmedin Bratusa, London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
* Bae Jong-Doo, Swangard Athletic
OH Ivan Stankic, St. John's Spiritair Jumbos
* Neil Cornwell, Baja Calania Blazers (Bollonich)
S Bronte Lobo, St. John's Spritair Jumbos (United Adaikes)
* Gustave-Paul Filatriault, CSKA Quebec
MB Gye Joo-Seong, Shawinigan Skywalkers
* Mathieu Ethier-Leblanc, London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
MB Junior Stephens, Montreal Koreana (Kohnhead)
* Sung Han-Yong, CSKA Quebec
RS Benoit-Antoine Aplin, CSKA Quebec
* Todor Asparuhov, Perce Soohyeop Armada

Men's Playoffs

Quarterfinals

London Nonghyeop Planthoppers       21  19  23
Perce Soohyeop Armada               25  25  25

Perce Soohyeop Armada               20  17  12
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers       25  25  25

London Nonghyeop Planthoppers       25  25  25
Perce Soohyeop Armada               17   9  18

London wins, 2-1

Shawinigan Skywalkers               25  18  15  15
St. John's Spiritair Jumbos         14  25  25  25

St. John's Spiritair Jumbos       25  25  25
Shawinigan Skywalkers             17  15  21
St. John's sweeps, 2-0

Semifinals
Montreal Koreana VC 16 25 12 23
St. John's Spiritair Jumbos 25 16 25 25

St. John's Spiritair Jumbos 25 25 25
Montreal Koreana VC 23 21 19
St. John's sweeps, 2-0

CSKA Quebec VC 25 26 25
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers 17 24 18

London Nonghyeop Planthoppers 17 17 25 25 16
CSKA Quebec VC 25 25 23 12 14

CSKA Quebec VC 25 22 15 25 10
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers 17 25 25 18 15
London wins, 2-1

2054 QOVO Men's Finals

London Nonghyeop Planthoppers       11  25  26  25  15
St. John's Spiritair Jumbos         25  22  28  22   5

London Nonghyeop Planthoppers       25  20  26  25
St. John's Spiritair Jumbos         20  25  24  21

St. John's Spiritair Jumbos         25  25  25
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers       18   6  22

St. John's Spiritair Jumbos         25  20  25  25  13
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers       23  25  27  16  15

Quarterfinals
(3) London Nonghyeop Planthoppers 2–1 Perce Soohyeop Armada (6)
(4) Shawinigan Skywalkers 0–2 St. John's Spiritair Jumbos (5)

Semifinals

(1) Montreal Koreana 0–2 St. John's Spiritair Jumbos (5)
(2) CSKA Quebec 1–2 London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (3)

Final
(3) London Nonghyeop Planthoppers 3–1 St. John's Spiritair Jumbos (5)

Playoff MVP: MB Mathieu Ethier-Leblanc, London Nonghyeop Planthoppers

LONDON NONGHYEOP PLANTHOPPERS 2054 QOVO MEN'S CHAMPIONS

Head Coach: Remy Veinot, 43
Assistant Coaches: Kang Chan-Woo, 36 - Jeong Yoon-Mi, 51

In the end, however, it was neither Koreana, who did have the best team on paper, nor CSKA, who held the unbelievable firepower of Benoit-Antoine Aplin, but the youths of London Nonghyeop Planthoppers, as they covered their solid regular-season performance with an impressive playoff campaign. Remy Veinot, the team's coach of past six seasons, has certainly brought the team up a notch or two of calibre. His team's continued progress, from barely making the postseasons to actually threaten the Big Two and St. John's, and then beat them to the title, is one of particular notice. Unlike Koreana, however, it's a team that's young in makeup. Most of their team's key guys in recent years were additions from the post-Olympic years (ironically enough their only olympian on the squad's Jelani Jamiuke, whose Banijan men's team were eliminated in four sets by Kohnhead on the Round of 32), and their best player, Elmedin Bratusa, is nineteen. But it's also one that's well built and have leaders in positions that aren't always easy to find top-level guys in both Stanislav Kotkov and Mathieu Ethier-Leblanc.

With additions carefully sought out and made over time, it was a perfect storm in making with the Planthoppers finding themselves on third place, but perhaps in an even better position to get warmed up. Both quarterfinals and semifinals went to their respective opponents but the Planthoppers did not break in either series, sweeping the next two quarterfinal matches and outlasting CSKA in back-to-back full sets to make the finals. Once they were there, it was all but set as the Jumbos, even with best efforts of Ivan Stankic and Charles Delvincout-Ki, simply felt outpowered. It was a straightforward victory in 4 matches and London came victorious for the first time in twenty years with Mathieu Ethier-Leblanc, their team captain, winning the Postseason MVP award.

No. NAT First Name  Surname        Age  Height Pos.  From   Prev. Team             From 
01  QUE Mathieu     Ethier-Leblanc  33    2.05 MB    2052-  Shawinigan Skywalkers  Gyeongbuk A&M University (QIS)
02  QUE Seung-Rok   Oh              25    1.96 OH    2051-  N/A                    Labrador State University (QIS)
03  BNJ Jelani      Jamiuke         24    1.92 S     2052-  N/A                    University of Loyola-Istria (BNJ)
04  NZS Lukas       Svoboda         22    1.96 RS    2052-  Ottawa Spark           VK Lubossa (GGU)
05  QUE Stanislav   Kotkov          40    1.85 Li    2052-  Shawinigan / Swangard  Swangard Athletic (Jrs)
06  QUE Kevin       Isaya           19    2.02 MB    2053-  N/A                    Nonghyeop Jrs (Jrs)
07  QUE Theodore    Gamelin         22*   1.93 OH    2053-  N/A                    University of Prince Raoul Islands (QIS)
08  QUE Elmedin     Bratusa         20    2.01 OH    2052-  N/A                    905-Wolfpack (JRs)
10  QUE Hyeong-Taek Ryu             25    1.98 RS    2051-  N/A                    Queen's College at Cornwall (QIS)
11  QUE Kenny       Woo-Derbyshire  26    2.00 MB    2050-  N/A                    Montreal Metropolitan University (QIS)
12  QUE Donnie      McKee-McDowell  32    2.01 OH    2047-  Perce Armada           Universite de Gaspe (QIS)
13  QUE Kershaun    Allen           35    1.90 S     2049-  N/A                    University of Hamilton (QIS)
15  QUE Man-Jong    Heo             39    2.09 MB    2046-  Koreana / N.Orinoquia  Northwestern University (QIS)
16  QUE Do-Gyeong   Yoon            23    1.80 Li    2053-  N/A                    University of Kingston (QIS)
18  QUE Alessandro  Banchero        24    1.92 OH    2052-  N/A                    Mount Ester University (QIS)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Apr 09, 2022 5:16 pm

Quebecois Organisation of VolleyBall.1 - 2053-2054 WOMEN'S SEASON

Alongside (ice) hockey and basketball, Volleyball's considered one of the three indoor jewels of the Quebecois winter sports. It is one of few countries in the Multiverse where both men's and women's indoor volleyball are heavily popular with very high participation numbers. This is partly because of the men's volleyball team's international successes, but also thanks to relatively weaker results by the men's basketball team and clubs on domestic and IUBC competitions. As a result, the statuses of men's and women's leagues remain well-respected in Quebec and Shingoryeo.

Much of what also enables the consistent rating is to do with the communal origins of Quebecois volleyball, while the collegiate programs set up excellent foundation for the local teams to pick their first round (run as territorial selections, working no differently than what QBO does with baseball), and this means that families would grow up cheering for their region's teams. Usually the men's and women's divisions have a team in each of its major regions, but not necessarily in the same city unless it's Montreal (Montreal Koreana) or Quebec City (CSKA Quebec), so there exists less competition within the same market. The QOVO has 12 teams on both men's and women's divisions, and a second division that has both professional and minor league affiliate teams, which does allow for a solid talent pool to stay established within the QOVO club systems. For most part, salaries and television ratings are similar on both leagues, and even those in the minor division would be able to make solid income.

 # QOVO.1 Women's Season         Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 Montreal Koreana VC            22   19   3    62   28   2.214    —   3–0  3–0  3–2  3–0  3–2  3–2  2–3  3–2  3–1  3–0  1–3
 2 Halifax Antebellum             22   16   6    56   34   1.647   1–3   —   3–2  3–1  3–1  3–2  2–3  3–0  3–0  3–2  3–0  3–2
 3 CSKA Quebec VC                 22   16   6    55   31   1.774   3–2  1–3   —   3–2  2–3  1–3  3–0  3–1  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–1
 4 Bathurst Drillers              22   14   8    54   36   1.500   0–3  3–1  1–3   —   3–0  3–0  2–3  2–3  3–0  3–2  3–0  3–2
 5 Kingston KD Bank Stars         22   13   9    44   45   0.978   2–3  3–2  0–3  1–3   —   3–2  0–3  1–3  3–2  3–1  3–0  3–1
 6 Swanguard Athletic             22   11  11    48   42   1.143   0–3  3–2  3–1  3–2  2–3   —   3–1  1–3  1–3  2–3  1–3  3–0
 7 Sept-Iles QGC                  22   11  11    45   41   1.098   2–3  1–3  2–3  0–3  3–0  1–3   —   1–3  0–3  3–1  3–0  2–3
 8 South Bend CappOil Sakers      22   10  12    42   47   0.894   0–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  2–3  1–3  2–3   —   1–3  1–3  3–0  3–2
 9 Baie-Verte                     22    8  14    33   48   0.688   0–3  0–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  1–3   —   3–0  0–3  3–0
10 Winnipeg Winterhawks           22    7  15    37   56   0.661   2–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  1–3  3–2  0–3  3–2  2–3   —   2–3  3–2
11 VC Dukhoborian                 22    4  18    21   59   0.356   2–3  1–3  2–3  2–3  1–3  0–3  0–3  1–3  0–3  0–3   —   0–3
12 Gander Avro Comets             22    3  19    30   60   0.500   1–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  0–3  0–3  2–3  2–3  2–3   —

#  QOVO.2 Women's Season         Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 Mipojoseon VC                  22   18   4    58   30   1.933    —   1–3  3–1  3–1  1–3  3–2  3–2  3–1  3–2  3–0  3–0  3–1
 2 Nunavut North Stars            22   16   6    54   28   1.929   1–3   —   0–3  1–3  3–0  2–3  3–0  1–3  3–0  3–1  3–1  3–0
 3 Jeongju Skyhawks               22   15   7    53   34   1.559   1–3  0–3   —   2–3  3–1  3–2  3–1  3–1  2–3  3–0  3–1  3–2
 4 Fort Lowe Sangmu               22   14   8    56   40   1.400   2–3  3–1  2–3   —   1–3  3–2  2–3  3–2  3–1  2–3  3–0  2–3
 5 Baja Calania Blazers           22   13   9    51   43   1.186   3–0  2–3  3–1  2–3   —   1–3  3–1  3–2  3–2  3–2  1–3  2–3
 6 Lokomotiv Moncton              22   12  10    51   43   1.186   1–3  1–3  3–1  2–3  3–2   —   2–3  3–2  1–3  3–1  3–0  3–0
 7 Heart of Saguenay VC           22   11  11    44   44   1.000   1–3  0–3  1–3  3–2  1–3  1–3   —   3–1  3–0  3–2  3–0  3–1
 8 Stardust of the West           22    8  14    40   49   0.816   1–3  0–3  1–3  0–3  2–3  3–1  3–2   —   3–0  0–3  3–0  3–1
 9 Eastern Beaches Lions          22    7  15    33   54   0.611   0–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  3–1  3–1   —   2–3  0–3  3–1
10 Club Racing de Sept-Iles       22    7  15    32   54   0.593   0–3  0–3  0–3  0–3  2–3  1–3  0–3  3–2  1–3   —   1–3  3–0
11 Sherbrooke Sparta              22    6  16    30   54   0.556   3–2  2–3  1–3  1–3  3–1  3–1  0–3  0–3  2–3  1–3   —   2–3
12 Planthoppers VC                22    5  17    31   60   0.517   1–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  2–3  3–2  2–3  3–1   —

2054 QOVO.1 Women's Awards

Brittany Veronneau Most Valuable Player (MVP): RS Natalie Wesoloski-Okafor, Montreal Koreana

It was a slightly difficult year to select the MVP. This was partly due to the absences of recent QOVO MVPs in Natalia Horakcova, who missed the entire season, and Chae Sang-Heui, away for half the year, due to their postseason injuries. But this season also featured a number of elite setters and middle blockers in the league that have caused an extreme split in nominations and votes for them. In the end, the honour went to Natalie Wesoloski-Okafor - for years the left-handed opposite has had particular issue with consistency, but she seems to have found it once again. The all-arounded spiker, whose performance were aided by strong sets from the team's starting setter, Nancy Germain of Chromatika, continued her MVP performance back in last summer's VWE to the league, landing just enough to win her second MVP award.

Also nominated for the MVP award were middle blocker Anney Rómansdóttir (GRÆ) and Wesoloski-Okafor's teammate Teodora Agontseva. The voting split went along the lines of 14:12:10, suggesting the tricky year it has been for voters in a season where there was no clear standout (yes, even from Natalie) to win it. 2-metre-tall Rómansdóttir, who has come within 2 votes of Wesoloski-Okafor, continued to cement herself as one of the best middle blockers in the multiverse, while Teodora Agontseva continues the lineage of amazing Novopetrogradian outside hitters.

Goldbloom Family Rising Star of the Year (RSY): MB/RS Jenna Warnick, South Bend Sakers

A relatively lesser known name, in the meanwhile, has won this award this time as Jenna Warnick, a 21-year old middle blocker who has also served significant time as the team's opposite, has won the award. It remains to be seen on whether the recent University of Kingston graduate, whose spiker form relies more on speed and quickness of a middle blocker than that of a traditional right-side, fits into the national team, but her ability to handle the workload may be enough for at least a stint on WorldLeague teams. Scoring 37, 26 and 34 in away wins to Koreana, Bathurst and Swangard, including 7 service aces against Koreana, isn't something that Chae Sang-Heui and her staff can really ignore either.

Rookie of the Year (ROY): OH Olivia Hwang-Yoon, Kingston KD Bank Stars

It was a massive surprise to everybody when Olivia Hwang-Yoon had declared early for the pros after her rookie season with St. Croix, for many had believed that the first-team all-Quebecois was still not ready, and joined the Stars on a first-stage territorial selection. Fortunately, the team that she joined happened to be under shambles after last two seasons of chaos and poor performance, and she was able to start early and in key roles with Kingston. So it was of no surprise that Hwang-Yoon, in leading her team to fifth place and a postseason berth, won Rookie of the Year in a year where we start seeing some of the domestic outside hitters slowly decline in performance.

Nancy Whalen-Woo Coach of the Year: Naomi Heo Goldbloom, Kingston KD Bank Stars

Another unanimous vote here as Naomi Goldbloom of Kingston Stars win this award. The 35-year old, who won the Rookie of the Year award twelve years ago with the same Stars team, had transitioned well into a successful coaching career in the youth ranks for AAU team the Kingston Wolfpack and the Quebecois U-19 national team. The coach, who is active on philanthropy under Heo Family Foundation, donated her award money to the Strongman and Strongwoman Society of Quebec - Goldbloom, an once-in-fifty-years setter prospect many years ago, had to retire mid-training camp ahead of the 2043 Busukuma Commonwealth games due to spinal stenosis.

QOVO.1 Women's Team:

Li Nancy Niles (CMT), Swanguard Athletic
* Nadine-Erin Page, Halifax Antebellum
OH Lora Willard (BOL), Sept-Iles QGC
* Kang Seon-Mi, Bathurst Drillers
OH Teodora Agontseva (GGU/QUE), Montreal Koreana
* Olivia Hwang-Yoon, Kingston KD Bank Stars
S Julia Hartmannsdóttir (GRÆ), Halidax Antebellum
* Nany Germain (CMT), Montreal Koreana
MB Anney Rómansdóttir (GRÆ), CSKA Quebec
* Samantha Gong, Kingston KD Bank Stars
MB Erin MacDonald, Montreal Koreana
* Elodie Charest, Sept-Iles QGC
RS Natalie Wesoloski-Okafor, Montreal Koreana
* RS Camila Mao Rivas (BNJ/QUE), Baie-Verte

Women's Playoffs

Quarterfinals

CSKA Quebec VC           13  17  25  23
Swanguard Athletic       25  25  18  25
 
Swanguard Athletic       16  17  16
CSKA Quebec VC           25  25  25
 
CSKA Quebec VC               22  29  25  26
Swanguard Athletic           25  27  22  24

CSKA wins, 2-1

Bathurst Drillers            25  22  25  19  15
Kingston KD Bank Stars       20  25  20  25   4
 
Kingston KD Bank Stars       18  14  14
Bathurst Drillers            25  25  25
Bathurst sweeps, 2-0

Semifinals
Montreal Koreana VC 15 25 25 25
Bathurst Drillers 25 10 19 17

Bathurst Drillers 25 25 25
Montreal Koreana VC 18 17 11

Montreal Koreana VC 22 25 25 26 15
Bathurst Drillers 25 27 20 24 9
Koreana wins, 2-1

Halifax Antebellum 19 25 16 25 11
CSKA Quebec VC 25 22 25 21 15

CSKA Quebec VC 22 21 25 14
Halifax Antebellum 25 25 17 25

Halifax Antebellum 25 24 25 18 15
CSKA Quebec VC 18 26 21 25 9
Halifax wins, 2-1

2054 QOVO Women's Finals

Montreal Koreana VC       22  20  25  25  15
Halifax Antebellum        25  25  14  18  17
 
Montreal Koreana VC       20  25  25  29
Halifax Antebellum        25  23  20  27
 
Halifax Antebellum        25  25  12  25  12
Montreal Koreana VC       23  27  25  19  15
 
Halifax Antebellum        17  11  25  25  15
Montreal Koreana VC       25  25  19  23  12
 
Montreal Koreana VC       18  25  16  26
Halifax Antebellum        25  21  25  28
Halifax wins, 3-2

Quarterfinals
(3) CSKA Quebec 2-1 Swanguard Athletic (6)
(4) Bathurst Drillers 2-0 Kingston KD Bank Stars (5)

Semifinals

(1) Montreal Koreana 2-1 Bathurst Drillers (4)
(2) Halifax Antebellum 2-1 CSKA Quebec (3)

2054 QOVO.1 Women's Finals
(1) Montreal Koreana 2-3 Halifax Antebellum (2)

Playoff MVP: S Julia Hartmannsdóttir (GRÆ), Halifax Antebellum

Nobody expected second-placed Halifax, the team with all the talent, defence and ability to connect, but not necessarily the firepower to convert them, to beat Koreana of all teams. They, after all, had lost both matches to the regular season champions, and had scraped past CSKA team. But if there's one positive to take away from the semifinals that pitted CSKA with the Antebellum, it's that hard-fought series of resilience and never-ending fifth sets tend to benefit teams that survive them.

That's what exactly happened to the Antebellum as they outlasted Koreana in the finals where no match were over in three sets. With stifling defence aided by practical existence of two liberos, and amazing sets and display of leadership put together by Julia Hartmannsdóttir, Halifax was able to tire out a Koreana team that had trouble getting past Annabelle Reid's Bathurst the previous round. Unsurprisingly, the playoff MVP honours went to the masthead, who continued from her excellent VWE performance with the league title.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Jun 05, 2022 3:23 pm

2054-55 QUEBECOIS HOCKEY LEAGUE SEASON

If basketball and volleyball may be on a so-called boom in Quebec and Shingoryeo, the same cannot go to ~~ice~~ hockey here. Sure, the hockey games aren't having issues filling up the arenas, and the player numbers remain stable. That said, however, there is a serious challenge the sport faces as the consistent disputes between the Quebecois Hockey League, the Quebecois Hockey Players' Association, and Hockey Quebec, that limits the player pool of national team hockey selections that hasn't helped nobody in keeping the level of interest continue.

After the previous decade's reform following a successful Hockey Nations League experiment, the Quebecois pro hockey system's nowadays divided into two tiers - 16-team QHL and 20-team Ligue-Nationale. This season also marks the joining of two teams - Westmoreland Swans and Molsbrik Lakers - to the Ligue-Nationale following the series of referendums last year that have granted small sections of northern Semarland, a neighbour of theirs, to join Quebec & Shingoryeo by the end of 2055 calendar year. With them, as well as Zarubino HC and RC Hanyang's joining of the league over last two years, the 36-team pyramid is expected to stay at these numbers, though whether the QHL expands into 18-team or 20-team top tier remains to be seen.

While the league itself has high parity on standings, the big 3 of CSKA Quebec, Montreal Koreana and Kingston Knights have been the traditional big names out there. Right behind them are Saint John Acadiens, a team whose resurgence in the 2020s and 2030s have brought additional layer of old 8 rivalries on board, and Attawapiskat Avalanche, the northwestern franchise known for their high altitudes of the Quebecom Centre, just 10km away from the coast.

 # 2054-55 QHL Season             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 CSKA Quebec                     60   38  10  12   143   96  +47    86 PO - Coupe Jacques IX
 2 Attawapiskat Avalanche          60   37   9  14   283  176 +107    83 PO
 3 Kingston Knights                60   36  11  13   280  186  +94    83 PO
 4 Saint John Acadiens             60   33   4  23   138  115  +23    70 PO
 5 Goose Bay Flames                60   30  10  20   100   86  +14    70 PO
 6 Celtics of the Equinox          60   29  10  21   216  173  +43    68 PO
 7 Montreal Koreana                60   29  10  21   210  175  +35    68 PO
 8 Pahkatequayang Osprey           60   27  10  23   218  192  +26    64 PO
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 9 Jeongju Huskies                 60   29   6  25   228  205  +23    64
10 PLI Islanders                   60   23  12  25    78   97  −19    58
11 Myeongju Quadricentennials      60   21   7  32   184  237  −53    49
12 Halifax Highlanders             60   20   8  32   177  196  −19    48
13 Jolbonopolis Giants             60   18  10  32   124  165  −41    46
14 Prince Eric Orca                60   16   8  36   151  245  −94    40
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15 Nunavut North Stars             60   12   8  40    61  111  −50    32 PRO/REL
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16 Montreal Calaniens              60   11   9  40   118  254 −136    31 REL

 # 2054-55 Ligue-Nationale Season  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Fort Huron Admirals              76   46  12  18   174  102  +72   104 PRO
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 2 California City 47ers            76   38  17  21   301  241  +60    93 PRO/REL
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 3 Hamilton Steelers                76   40  12  24   128  112  +16    92
 4 Hanbat Castors                   76   40  10  26   233  192  +41    90
 5 South Bend Caribou               76   39  10  27   265  214  +51    88
 6 Levis Athletic                   76   39  10  27   178  147  +31    88
 7 Westmoreland Swans               76   37  11  28   332  291  +41    85
 8 Anju Wanderers                   76   36  10  30   115  105  +10    82
 9 Gaspe Oilers                     76   34   9  33   280  274   +6    77
10 Olympique de Rimouski            76   33  10  33   255  228  +27    76
11 Wildrose Hockey                  76   30  13  33   157  165   −8    73
12 Molsbrik Lakers                  76   31  11  34   177  197  −20    73
13 Wansan Sparta                    76   29  12  35   251  313  −62    70
14 Zarubino HC                      76   28  13  35   108  104   +4    69
15 Hansa Kotzellach SV              76   28  13  35   131  131    0    69
16 Heart of Saguenay                76   26  15  35   248  278  −30    67
17 Club Racing Hanyang              76   26  13  37    91  127  −36    65
18 Halifax Tempest                  76   26  11  39   234  255  −21    63
19 Lagan-Seongsan Jets              76   20  13  43    80  111  −31    53
20 Oakwood Blades                   76   15  13  48   235  386 −151    43

2055 Prenneau Cup Playoffs

Promotion-Relegation Round

Nunavut North Stars (QHL) 2–1 California City 47ers (LN)

Quarterfinals
(1) CSKA Quebec 3–0 Pahkatequayang Osprey (8)
(2) Attawapiskat Avalanche 1–3 Montreal Koreana (7)
(3) Kingston Knights 3–0 Celtics of the Equinox (6)
(4) Saint John Acadiens 3–2 Goose Bay Flames (5)

Semifinals

(1) CSKA Quebec 1–4 Montreal Koreana (7)
(3) Kingston Knights 3–4 Saint John Acadiens (4)

Prenneau Cup Finals

(4) Saint John Acadiens 4–2 Montreal Koreana (7)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:17 am

Q-LEAGUE 2053-54 SEASON - PART I

It is implied that following rounds have already been played at the time of the Q-League's start in mid-August:

IFCF Champions League, Challengers Cup & Liga B Champions Trophy: Third Round
IFCF Cup Winners Cup & Vilitan Coast Invitational: First Round
IFCF Rising Stars Cup: All Preliminary Rounds before Group Stage

Due to its complicated geo-portal-political position, Quebec and Shingoryeo [QUE] does not participate in AOCL or CAFA:LA competitions.

IFCF Champions League Playoff Round

League Path
(PFA)                      Mancodas Athletic FC    1–2    Montreal Koreana                          (QUE)   1–1   0–1
Non-League Path
(QUE)                                Mipojoseon    4–0    Maethoru SC                               (KOR)   3–0   1–0

IFCF Challengers Cup
All the Quebecois sides were eliminated by Third Qualifying Round or competing in the Champions League. Ope.

IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Playoff Round

(PAS)                             Stilinkeep FC    0–3    Leaside Lions                             (QUE)   0–1   0–2 
(QUE)                     Club Racing Sept-Iles    3–5    Swordsmoths AFC                           (OME)   1–2   2–3
(CMT)                                     Umbar    4–2    AJ Anju                                   (QUE)   3–2   1–0

Cup Winners Cup
Montreal Koreana was eliminated on the preliminary round to kick their international season off.

Champions League Group Stage

#  Group C                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    PSN    MJO    RDA    TSN
1  Partisan Sjoedrhavn                            SVJ   6  6  0  0  15   6   9  18      -     1-0    2-1    3-2  
2  Mipojoseon                                     QUE   6  2  1  3  11  11   0   7     1-3     -     2-4    3-1  
3  Royal Daulapura                                ERM   6  2  0  4   9  14  -5   6     0-2    1-4     -     0-3  
4  AFC Treason                                    NPH   6  1  1  4  10  14  -4   4     2-4    1-1    1-3     -

#  Group H                                              P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    MSA    ISC    WRT    MTK
1  Mar Sara FC                                    VAL   6  3  1  2  11   9   2  10 *    -     1-1    1-2    2-0  
2  Istria City FC                                 BNJ   6  3  1  2  11  10   1  10 *   2-3     -     1-2    2-1  
3  Wirr Tsi                                       CMT   6  2  2  2   9   9   0   8     2-3    1-2     -     2-2  
4  Montreal Koreana                               QUE   6  1  2  3   7  10  -3   5     2-1    2-3    0-0     -   
Tie broken by head to head results (Mar Sara FC 4, Istria City FC 1)

Liga B Champions Trophy Group Stage

#  Group D                                       P  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts    Aln    Lea    Nea    Ais
1  Alnio                                   CMT   6  5  0  1  15   7   8  15      -     0-1    3-2    2-0  
2  Leaside Lions                           QUE   6  4  1  1   8   4   4  13     1-2     -     2-2    2-0  
3  Neathill                                KRY   6  2  1  3   9  10  -1   7     2-3    0-1     -     1-0  
4  Aissa United                            BNJ   6  0  0  6   2  13 -11   0     1-5    0-1    1-2     -

The first half of the season, marked by the Ouverture half of the Q-League season, kicks off a bit earlier for many sides who play in the four major competitions of the IFCF - Champions Cup, Challengers Cup, Liga B Champions Trophy, and the Cup Winners Cup, as well as the Vilitan Cove Invitational. With Quebec and Shingoryeo being a firmly-established top 33 association by this point, maintaining strong coefficients have become a major challenge for the Quebecois clubs in this day and age of extremely competitive domestic leagues.

It is hard to say, though the results were delivered. On one hand came the successes on the IFCF Champions League, as both Montreal Koreana and Mipojoseon finally overcame a massive mental block that had hampered the Quebecois sides on the highest stage of domestic football by achieving a historic first - not only qualifying one, but two teams into the IFCF Champions League. The feat itself, only the second ever CC/CL for a Quebecois side in the group stage, was even more impressive considering this day and age where multiple teams in the CL are becoming increasingly rare for associations. This, alongside strong results for the trio of just-promoted Q-League sides in the qualifying rounds, were the headlines of the Q-League during the busy, hot summers.

On the other hand, however, the very opposite had fallen to the Quebecois sides on the Challengers League. The recent wave of newer nations in the footballing multiverse had seen the likes of Sanford and Gortolekua step into the IFCF stage as well (here we also insert an obligatory mention of the GLS of neighbouring New Gesem), and that's what exactly happened as historic names in CSKA Quebec and St. John's Arsenal both fell to Baptists and Tähti Roverit JK. Then Northandryun Rovers were the next to fall, as the team known for fiery offence were comfortably shut out on both legs to Brenecian mainstays North Hall on the third round, meaning that the Quebecois teams, unlike last time, would have to rely significant amount of coefficient points on just two eggs on their basket...in order to stay afloat.

As for the Quebecois trio still left in contention, they all had an interesting group stage to provide the viewers enough excitements.

Mipojoseon, who had beaten juggernauts Hondo FC and Jinja City FC to reach it, had a peculiar challenge in the form of the Group C, where the Twin Cities side, Royal Daulapura and known names Partisan Sjoedrhavn and AFC Treason were to vie for continued progressions. With relatively little familiarity to each other this deep in the domestic circuit, there was no doubt some form of unpredictable standings were going to happen. This was indeed true, as Partisan walked off to a dominant, 6-0-0 group stage, while the three other sides had to fight for the remaining scraps. Fortunately for Mipojoseon, their experiences from earlier stages had come particularly handy, as their ability to minimise their losses, had come handy for this squad in time for a challenging Round of Sixteen fixture against Mar Sara FC.

As for Mar Sara FC, let's check out the Group H where they pitted against Montreal Koreana. The same kind of luck and performance did not occur for Montreal Koreana, however, as they had found themselves drawn to three of the most dangerous teams on the multiverses in Mar Sara FC, Istria City FC, and Wirr Tsi. Stuck in the group stage without their talismanic striker Zinaida Woodcarver, who had left for Rozelle in pursuit of making it to the big leagues, the Koreana side simply lacked enough firepower to succeed in the Group H where tiniest differences decided who would qualify for the second round, the Challengers Cup, or walk off empty=handed.

On the other side of the competitions stood Leaside Lions, whose group held every shape and form of intimacy offered by Quebecois proximity to both Anaia and Atlantian Oceania. Unfortunately, the group stage itself was anything but pleasant in nature, as the Lions and Alnio domianted middling Neathill and utterly-outclassed Aissa United. With their sole losses coming from each other on one-goal difference, and both teams having distinctive performances of own...there's no doubt that both teams were out for a deep run.

One beautiful thing about the Apertura-Clausura format is that it offers additional dose of chaos and parity to most leagues. This, of course, happened to the Q-League as well, for there were plenty of interesting results to be found on the first half of the Quebecois domestic football's highest tier.

On top of the Ouverture are the familiar faces in Mipojoseon and Montreal Koreana, as the both teams, whose impressive performance on the international stage were already more than enough to be remembered in the Quebecois footballing lore, had come out to the Ouverture with fire and fury, and did not lose muc hold off the league. As we have long come to expect from them, the two all-arounded sides work under a clearly different gameplan, with flashy Montreal Koreana known for high-pace game with Anderson-Aymeric Fortin duo, while Mipojoseon stifle their oppositions with a formidable back four and elite goalkeeper in Semir Besak. Regardless, both teams have found their groove early in the season, and did not fall apart in a particularly match-heavy first half of the season due to mid-week Champions League matches.

They weren't exactly the only big storyline of this season, however - maybe not even the biggest one so far in the season. On the year four of Daniel Galbraith's reign as the manager of the Prince Eric side, Swangard Athletic has finally broke through the highly-competitive middle half of the league as they capitalised from strong October and November to finish third place in the Ouverture standings. This isn't to say that the team is error-free or even perfect, especially when considering the team's inability to start and wrap the Ouverture well, as well as their inability to beat upper echelons of the league, marked most definitively by 1-6 loss to Mipojoseon and a couple of others to Baie-Verte and CSKA just below them in standings. But this team has capitalised from beating the beatable sides when they needed to, and it showed. With their veteran signing Phillip Cohen leading the way, and the team more or less having enough depth to maintain said momentum, it is safe to say that Swangard has a solid chance of being able to maintain it and even aim for a Champions League slot.

Swangard then are followed by a slate of fascinating sides who have made positive progress under the Ouverture-Fermeture format. St. John's Arsenal is not one of them, for they have already been back on the league favourites for some time. Not that it's a good thing, however, as the familiar faces of Nicole Potts, Reid Gomez, Samuel McTavish, and their maestro Rob Alexander continue to promote their brand of 'art soccer' that while have not brought them to a coveted Q-League title, continue to carve their name strongly in this league. The gooners are then followed by Baie-Verte, whose series of aggressive signings and investments were rewarded with the team's fifth, not fifteenth, place finish, and Kingston FC. The KFC, who were glad to welcome their in-town rivals Leaside Lions to the Q-League once more, have surprised by outperforming everybody's expectations of them. Much of this is thanks to Nicolas DuCasse's heroics, which may actually put him consideration for the league's best goalkeeper ahead of usual favourites Besak and Kravitz-Hyeon, and Felix Sissoko's MVP-level performance. The Juven playmaker's improvements with the KFC, who his loyalties have remained unfazed even with team's on-and-off runs over last half-a-dozen seasons, are really the shining beacon of the Q-League's reputation as one for player development, especially with him now being considered a major piece for the resurgent Juvencus side. Wrapping up the list are CSKA Quebec and Northandryun Rovers, both of who have relatively underperformed after the previous season's successes - time will tell if the veteran-ladden sides will keep up with the expectations.

Q-LEAGUE

 # 2053-54 Q-League Ouverture   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Mipojoseon                    19   12   5   2    28    9  +19    41 Q-League Grand Final (Tentative)
 2 Montreal Koreana              19   12   4   3    34   12  +22    40
 3 Swangard Athletic             19   10   4   5    35   29   +6    34
 4 St. John's Arsenal            19    9   5   5    40   34   +6    32
 5 Baie-Verte                    19   10   2   7    38   23  +15    32
 6 Kingston FC                   19    8   6   5    26   19   +7    30
 7 CSKA Quebec                   19    9   2   8    37   27  +10    29
 8 Northandryun Rovers           19    7   6   6    26   23   +3    27
 9 Perce Town                    19    7   5   7    17   19   −2    26
10 Zenit Attawapiskat            19    6   6   7    32   36   −4    24
11 Daedonggang 3.26              19    6   6   7    23   30   −7    24
12 Haligonian                    19    6   6   7    13   15   −2    24
13 AJ Anju                       19    7   2  10    27   44  −17    23
14 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      19    6   5   8    23   27   −4    23
15 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877      19    5   7   7    16   16    0    22
16 Leaside Lions                 19    5   5   9    32   47  −15    20
17 Heart of Saguenay             19    5   4  10    12   29  −17    19
18 Nunavut North Stars           19    4   6   9     9   21  −12    18
19 Olympique de Rimouski         19    4   5  10    20   22   −2    17
20 Club Racing Myeongju          19    4   5  10    13   19   −6    17

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

#  2052-53 Quebecois Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                                                                          
 1 Forest City Athletic             20   17   1   2    51   20  +31    52    —    —    —   3–5  5–0   —    —   1–0  3–0   —    —    —   1–0   —    —   3–1  3–2   —   5–1   —   2–1  3–0   —    — 
 2 Trojana Condommakers FC          20   14   3   3    40   12  +28    45    —    —   1–2  3–0  5–0  1–0  5–1  0–1  2–2  0–0   —    —    —    —    —    —    —    —   2–0   —    —    —   1–0   — 
 3 Cornwall Clippers                20   13   3   4    48   22  +26    42   5–1   —    —   0–3  1–3   —    —   0–1   —    —   1–0  3–1   —    —   3–0   —    —   3–0   —    —    —    —   1–0   — 
 4 Lakeshore                        20   11   5   4    55   25  +30    38   —    —    —    —    —   0–1  1–1  0–1  3–1   —    —    —   3–3   —    —    —   1–0   —   1–0   —   2–0   —    —   11–0
 5 Winnipeg United                  20   11   4   5    43   34   +9    37    —    —    —   1–1   —    —   7–1  0–0  1–1   —    —    —   3–1   —    —   4–1  2–1   —   3–0   —   1–0   —    —    — 
 6 Iqaluit Red Army                 20   11   4   5    17   12   +5    37   0–0   —   1–3   —   2–1   —    —    —    —   1–0   —    —    —   0–3  2–1   —    —   2–0   —   1–0   —    —   0–0   —
 7 Montreal City                    20    9   5   6    52   36  +16    32    —    —   0–0   —    —   0–2   —    —    —   0–1   —   2–0   —   9–3  7–1   —    —   0–0   —   6–1   —    —   2–0   — 
 8 PLI Islanders                    20    9   4   7    12   10   +2    31    —    —    —    —    —   0–1  1–1   —   1–0  0–1   —    —   1–1   —    —    —   0–1   —   1–0   —    —   0–1   —   1–0
 9 Wansan Sparta                    20    7   6   7    35   37   −2    27    —    —   7–3   —    —   1–0  7–5   —    —   2–1   —    —   0–1   —    —   0–0   —    —   1–3   —    —   3–3   —   3–1
10 Nakdong Athletic                 20    7   6   7    21   17   +4    27   1–2   —   1–2  0–0  0–1   —    —    —    —    —   1–0   —    —   1–1  3–3   —    —   5–2   —    —    —    —   0–1   — 
11 Dukhoborian                      20    7   6   7    18   16   +2    27   0–1  0–1   —   3–3   —    —    —   0–0  1–2   —    —    —   1–0   —    —   0–1  0–0   —   2–0   —   1–0  2–0   —    — 
12 FNB Futbol                       20    8   3   9    18   19   −1    27   1–2  1–0   —    —   1–2   —    —   1–0  0–0   —   0–1   —   2–1   —    —   0–0  0–1   —   4–1   —   0–1   —    —    — 
13 Hochelaga                        20    6   7   7    30   26   +4    25    —    —   1–1   —    —   0–1  1–3   —    —   0–0   —    —    —    —    —   0–0  1–2   —    —    —   0–0  7–0  1–0  4–2
14 Beolgyo Kilmarnock               20    6   6   8    34   42   −8    24   0–3  2–2   —   3–5  4–8   —    —   0–1   —    —   1–0  1–0  3–3   —    —    —   0–3   —   7–0  0–1   —    —    —    — 
15 Levis Athletic                   20    6   6   8    33   38   −5    24   1–3   —    —   1–9  5–0   —    —   1–0  2–2   —   2–2  3–0   —   0–0   —    —    —    —   3–0  1–1   —    —    —    — 
16 Capital District Transit         20    6   6   8    14   19   −5    24    —   0–1  1–3   —    —   1–0  1–3   —    —    —    —    —    —   0–0  1–0   —    —   3–1   —   0–1   —   0–1  0–0  2–0
17 Agawa Athletic                   20    6   4  10    19   21   −2    22    —   0–1  1–1   —    —   0–1  4–3   —    —   0–0   —    —    —    —   0–1  0–1   —   2–1   —    —   0–1  2–2   —   0–1
18 Bathurst City                    20    6   3  11    32   40   −8    21   1–5  1–2   —   1–3  2–2   —    —   0–1  5–1   —   1–1  1–2  3–4  5–3   —    —    —    —    —   1–0   —    —    —    — 
19 RC Hanyang                       20    6   3  11    19   45  −26    21    —    —   0–5   —    —   1–1  0–0   —    —   2–1   —    —    —    —    —   1–0   —    —    —    —   4–1  1–5  1–0  2–2
20 Myeongju Sangmu                  20    6   3  11    13   24  −11    21   1–2  0–1   —   2–1  0–3   —    —    —   1–2   —   0–0  0–1  0–1   —    —    —   1–0   —   1–2   —   0–1   —    —    — 
21 Hamilton Steelers                20    5   5  10    14   21   −7    20    —   0–1   —    —    —   0–0  1–3   —    —   0–1   —    —    —   0–1  2–1  1–1   —   0–1   —    —    —   0–0  0–0  5–2
22 Prince Eric Wanderers            20    5   4  11    26   48  −22    19    —   2–3  0–4   —    —    —   0–5   —    —   0–3   —   0–2   —   0–1  2–0   —    —   1–3   —   1–1   —    —   3–1  5–7
23 Habpo Koreana                    20    4   4  12    14   27  −13    16   0–3   —    —   1–3  3–1   —    —   1–2  1–0   —   0–1  0–0   —    —   1–7   —    —    —    —   0–1   —    —    —    — 
24 Huronia 4.25                     20    2   3  15    18   65  −47     9    —   0–8  0–7   —    —   0–1   —    —    —   0–1  2–3  0–2   —   1–1  0–0   —    —   0–3   —   0–1   —    —   0–5   —

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Jun 12, 2022 12:00 am

Q-LEAGUE 2053-54 SEASON - PART II

IFCF Champions League Round of Sixteen

(QUE)                                Mipojoseon    5–3    Mar Sara FC                               (VAL)   1–1   4–2  (aet)

IFCF Challengers' Cup Quarterfinals

(QUE)                                Mipojoseon    2–5    Aminey CS                                 (KOR)   2–2   0–3

IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Round of Sixteen

(QUE)                             Leaside Lions    2–1    Leichhardt                                (NPH)   2–0   0–1

IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Quarterfinals

(VAL)                               AC Hartdale    3–2    Leaside Lions                             (QUE)   2–2   1–0

IFCF Rising Stars Cup Round of Sixteen

(PAS)            Hellinic Rouge    0–1    Mipojoseon                (QUE)

IFCF Rising Stars Cup Quarterfinals

(ASG)         Iturributa United  p 1–1    Mipojoseon                (QUE)  (0–0 FT · 5–4 pen)

It was a particularly unusual cycle for the Quebecois, as three sides (well more like two sides with Mipojoseon being represented through their senior and junior sides) have found themselves in the knockout rounds of the domestic football circuit's most prestigious competitions. In the Champions League, Mipojoseon ended up with one of the toughest opponents out there, facing the Vanorian giants of Mar Sara FC. Mar Sara, who had just fallen short of winning the prestigious EPL title by a single point against the legendary Raynor City United, was the sole survivor from Valanora for the CL, and with Soldarian and Raynor City United being knocked out in the group stages earlier, had a particularly lot to fight for. Under normal circumstances this Mipojoseon team, or any of their equivalents (okay let's give Olympique an exemption here, but I'm looking at you), would have crumbled. But this wasn't the case this time for the trio of Quebecois sides here. In a duel of the league finalists, both sides would launch blow-by-blows on each other with maximum intensity, and it would remain undecided after the 90th-minute mark of the game in Mar Sara. Eventually the silence would be broken, however, as a pair of goals by Vdaran hotshot Marthaios Makrotsis were more than enough to allow them to progress.

Similar news followed in the LBCT, where Leaside Lions were facing a just-promoted Leichardt side of Nephara, and the RSC, where Mipojoseon were to face the Hellenic Rouge of Pasarga. Both sides' progressions were just as impressive in their own right, as they had managed to pull through on the elements that they had lacked for much of the season in defence and depth. The current stage of academy talent in Mipojoseon has been less than desirable, especially after a highly successful wave of elite prospects who have come through the academy in Abel Wesoloski-Okafor (now with Tanrisal and Banijan national team), Leopold Shim (Meganbrantid) and Donheil Hwang (Felswyr), and Leaside Lions have never been known for firepower, even on the Quebecois Championships where they have spent the past decade or so before their recent promotion. And yet both have seemingly turned around their narratives in such a short period of time that one could argue that, regardless of how horribly the I.A. Quebec team was fucking up in what was bound to be worst World Cup Qualifying stage in 50 years, the state of Quebecois football weren't in bad stage after.

Oh, and all three of them went out the very next round. But that's not the point anyway.

3 Quarterfinals appearances for Quebecois sides is what we should remember first and foremost. What a time we live in.

+18 GD in eleven matches. That describes the eleven-game period of dominance for the Montreal Koreana side that knew when to win, and to opponents you were expected to beat. Their four-game clean sheet streak - 4-0 (Daedonggang), 2-0 (CR Myeongju), 1-0 (Hearts), 7-0 (AJ Anju) to be exact - more than helped establishing a clearcut narrative for the Koreana side that had not lost a pedal since their group stage exit in the Champions League. While a blip on their results, where they had been outclassed by a Mipojoseon side that emerged victorious in Twin Cities, there was no doubt that the team looks just as good as the days of Jean-Christophe Babin and Zinaida Woodcarver. Maybe perhaps even more balanced, especially with the additions of phenomenal youngsters in Chromatik centreback Cylie Nodis and veteran midfielder Sinead MacDougall. Of course, whether they can continue this with 8 more games left....is another story.

Of course it's fairly early to say but the Kingston FC have looked quite different than in a past couple of seasons when they appeared to have consistently come short of the expectations placed on them. Kingston FC's rise is marked by amazing transition work fo Tumbran fullback duo in Dylan Sheppard and Tracey Mercurio, and the leading candidate for the league MVP, Felix Sissoko, and with all three and Nicolas Ducasse still well within middle of their excellent professional careers, one cannot wait sooner for what kind of potential this Kingston FC holds down the road. Right below they are chased by a slate of rejuvenant sides of veterans in Olympique de Rimouski and Northandryun Rovers, who still remain very much in chase for Challengers' Cup spots having recovered from what could have been a catastrophic year...so far. Swangard Athletic, one of the two teams to watch from this season, have slowed down, with their defence struggling to handle the volume, but the trio of Hwang Byeong-Wook, Valerie Wells and of course, the quick fan favourite Phillip 'Juif Chief' Cohen can even the scoreboard from the deepest of deficits at any given moment, and that's what the fans are drawn to right now.

Elsewhere in the league we have a solid range of stories as well. Baie-Verte continue to see amazing performance from the couple of Mersias and Anastaia Barale. But hetheir strengths, most strongly demonstrated by the leadership of Gabriel Paquin, their journeyman captain whose potential career down the line may be in the coaching, may be in how well the team have worked it all together. Whether they succeed or not, they may end up being the next Mipojoseon to watch down the road. The same level of contentment does not exist for St. John's Arsenal, Mipojoseona and CSKA Quebec, however, as the trio may have overpaced themselves early in the season and are now paying for it as a result. Of course, Mipojoseon had made up for their relative underperformance with their Ouverture title and historic performance on the IFCF-level competitions, but what happened to the other two? Seriously, c'mon.

 # 2053-54 Q-League Fermeture   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana              11    7   3   1    25    7  +18    24
 2 Kingston FC                   11    7   2   2    17   10   +7    23
 3 Olympique de Rimouski         11    7   2   2    14    5   +9    23
 4 Northandryun Rovers           11    6   2   3    19   13   +6    20
 5 Perce Town                    11    6   2   3    12    9   +3    20
 6 Swangard Athletic             11    5   4   2    32   22  +10    19
 7 Baie-Verte                    11    6   1   4    26   15  +11    19
 8 St. John's Arsenal            11    5   3   3    23   13  +10    18
 9 Mipojoseon                    11    5   2   4    16   11   +5    17
10 CSKA Quebec                   11    4   4   3    20   15   +5    16
11 AJ Anju                       11    5   1   5    17   24   −7    16
12 Leaside Lions                 11    4   3   4    17   23   −6    15
13 Haligonian                    11    4   1   6    15   18   −3    13
14 Club Racing Myeongju          11    3   2   6     4   11   −7    11
15 Daedonggang 3.26              11    2   4   5    13   23  −10    10
16 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      11    2   4   5    11   15   −4    10
17 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877      11    2   3   6     9   14   −5     9
18 Zenit Attawapiskat            11    1   5   5    16   27  −11     8
19 Nunavut North Stars           11    2   2   7     4   16  −12     8
20 Heart of Saguenay             11    2   0   9     9   28  −19     6

Q-LEAGUE

 # 2053-54 Q-League Overall  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana           30   19   7   4    59   19  +40    64
 2 Mipojoseon                 30   17   7   6    44   20  +24    58
 3 Swangard Athletic          30   15   8   7    67   51  +16    53
 4 Kingston FC                30   15   8   7    43   29  +14    53
 5 Baie-Verte                 30   16   3  11    64   38  +26    51
 6 St. John's Arsenal         30   14   8   8    63   47  +16    50
 7 Northandryun Rovers        30   13   8   9    45   36   +9    47
 8 Perce Town                 30   13   7  10    29   28   +1    46
 9 CSKA Quebec                30   13   6  11    57   42  +15    45
10 Olympique de Rimouski      30   11   7  12    34   27   +7    40
11 AJ Anju                    30   12   3  15    44   68  −24    39
12 Haligonian                 30   10   7  13    28   33   −5    37
13 Leaside Lions              30    9   8  13    49   70  −21    35
14 Daedonggang 3.26           30    8  10  12    36   53  −17    34
15 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa   30    8   9  13    34   42   −8    33
16 Zenit Attawapiskat         30    7  11  12    48   63  −15    32
17 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877   30    7  10  13    25   30   −5    31
18 Club Racing Myeongju       30    7   7  16    17   30  −13    28
19 Nunavut North Stars        30    6   8  16    13   37  −24    26
20 Heart of Saguenay          30    7   4  19    21   57  −36    25

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

 # 2053-54 Quebecois Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                                                                          
 1 Trojana Condommakers FC          40   32   5   3    74   16  +58   101    —   0–0  5–1  5–0  1–0  3–0  2–2  1–2   —   0–0  1–0  0–1  2–0   —   4–0  1–0  1–0  1–0  1–0   —   1–0  1–0  1–0  2–0
 2 Forest City Athletic             40   30   5   5   103   44  +59    95    —    —    —   5–0   —   3–5  3–0  3–0  1–0  2–0  3–0  1–0  5–1  4–0  7–3  3–2  1–3  4–2  3–1  0–1  2–1  3–0  3–1  1–0
 3 Montreal City                    40   24  10   6   120   52  +68    82    —   6–2   —    —   0–2  1–0  7–7  0–0  6–0  0–1  2–0  1–1  1–1  0–0  9–3  1–0  2–0  6–1  3–1  7–1  2–0  0–0  3–0   — 
 4 Winnipeg United                  40   24   6  10    88   60  +28    78    —    —   7–1   —   3–2  1–1  1–1  0–5  3–1  1–0  2–1  0–0  3–0  1–3  7–1  2–1  2–4  2–0  4–1  0–0  1–0  8–0   —   5–0
 5 Iqaluit Red Army                 40   22   9   9    36   21  +15    75   0–1  0–0   —   2–1   —   0–0  1–0  1–3  0–1  1–0  1–0  1–0  0–0  2–0  0–3  0–0  0–0  1–0  0–0  2–1  1–0   —   1–0   — 
 6 Lakeshore                        40   20  10  10    92   51  +41    70  0–1   —   1–1  1–1  0–1   —   3–1  4–4  3–3  3–1   —   0–1  1–0  1–4  3–1  1–0  0–1  5–0  1–0  1–1  2–0  4–0   —   11–0
 7 Wansan Sparta                    40   19  10  11    85   58  +27    67   0–2  1–1  7–5  0–1  1–0  5–0   —   7–3  0–1  2–1   —   1–0  1–3  9–0   —   1–0  0–1   —   0–0  1–0  1–0  3–3  1–0  3–1
 8 Cornwall Clippers                40   19   8  13    77   59  +18    65   1–4  5–1  0–6  1–3  1–2  0–3  1–1   —   1–3  0–1  3–1  0–1  0–1  3–0  1–5  0–0  1–0  0–2   —   3–0   —    —   1–0  5–1
 9 Hochelaga                        40   16  11  13    65   66   −1    59   1–3  3–7  1–3  5–3  0–1  3–3  1–5  1–1   —   0–0  0–3  1–0   —    —    —   1–2  1–0  2–1  0–0  1–0  0–0  7–0  2–0  4–2
10 Nakdong Athletic                 40   14  11  15    32   34   −2    53   0–1  1–2  0–0  0–1  1–0  0–0  0–1  1–2  1–1   —   1–0  1–0  0–4  5–2  1–1  0–0  0–1  1–0   —   3–3  1–0   —   1–0   — 
11 FNB Futbol                       40   16   4  20    32   40   −8    52   1–0  1–2  0–4  1–2   —   0–3  0–0   —   2–1   —    —   1–0  4–1  1–0  0–1  0–1  2–1  0–1  0–0  0–1  0–1  1–0  0–1  2–0
12 PLI Islanders                    40   14   9  17    24   27   −3    51   0–0  0–4  1–1  1–2  0–1  0–1  1–0  1–2  1–1  0–1   —    —   1–0  3–0  1–0  0–1  3–1   —   0–1  0–0  0–0  0–1   —   1–0
13 RC Hanyang                       40   14   8  18    45   69  −24    50   0–4  1–3  0–0  3–0  1–1  1–3  1–3  0–5  0–3  2–1  1–2  0–0   —    —    —   1–0  1–0   —   1–0  1–1  4–1  1–5  1–0  2–2
14 Bathurst City                    40   13  10  17    51   73  −22    49   1–2  1–5  0–7  2–2  0–0  1–3  5–1  1–1  3–4  0–0  1–2  0–1  1–0   —   5–3   —    —   1–0  1–0   —   0–0  1–1  1–1  0–0
15 Beolgyo Kilmarnock               40   13   9  18    70   88  −18    48   2–2  0–3  0–1  4–8  1–2  3–5  1–3   —   3–3  1–0  1–0  0–1  7–0  2–4   —   0–3   —   0–1  1–0   —   2–2  8–4  1–0  3–1
16 Agawa Athletic                   40   12  10  18    31   33   −2    46   0–1  1–2  4–3  0–3  0–1  2–1   —   1–1   —   0–0  1–0  0–1   —   2–1  2–0   —   0–0  0–1  0–1  0–1  0–1  2–2  1–0  0–1
17 Habpo Koreana                    40   12   9  19    54   58   −4    45  1–2  0–3  0–3  3–1  1–2  1–3  1–0  1–3  1–1  1–0  0–0  1–2  1–1  0–0  1–1   —    —   0–1   —   1–7   —   1–3  0–1  11–1
18 Myeongju Sangmu                  40   12   6  22    26   48  −22    42   0–1  1–2  0–1  0–3  0–1  2–1  1–2   —   0–1   —   0–1  1–0  1–2  2–1  2–4  1–0   —    —   0–0  1–0  0–1  0–1  0–0  0–1
19 Capital District Transit         40   11   9  20    24   40  −16    42   0–1  2–5  1–3  0–2  1–0   —    —   1–3  1–1  0–1  0–1   —   0–1  3–1  0–0  0–1  0–0  0–1   —   1–0  0–1  0–1  1–0  2–0
20 Levis Athletic                   40    9  12  19    51   73  −22    39  1–3  1–3  3–10  5–0  0–2  1–9  2–2  0–1   —   2–2  3–0  1–0  3–0  0–1  0–0   —   5–8  1–1  0–1   —    —   0–0  2–2  0–2
21 Hamilton Steelers                40    9  12  19    25   38  −13    39   0–1  0–0  1–3  0–1  0–0  0–3   —   1–3  0–2  0–1  0–0   —    —   0–1  0–1  0–0  0–0  0–0  1–1  2–1   —   0–0  1–0  5–2
22 Prince Eric Wanderers            40    8  10  22    38   92  −54    34   2–3  0–0  0–5   —   0–3   —   1–7  0–4  0–3  0–3  0–2   —   1–5  1–3  0–1  0–0  3–1  1–1  0–1  2–0  0–1   —   1–0  5–7
23 Dukhoborian                      40    7   9  24    23   44  −21    30   0–1  0–1   —   0–1   —   3–3  1–2  0–0  1–0   —   0–1  0–0  2–0  1–2  1–1  0–0  1–2  0–0  0–1  0–3  1–0  2–0   —   1–2
24 Huronia 4.25                     40    6   6  28    37  119  −82    24   0–8   —   1–5   —   0–1   —   3–3  0–7  5–1  0–1  0–2  0–1  1–3  0–3  1–1  0–4  0–5  0–1  1–2  0–0  0–5  0–0  2–3   —

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:24 pm

Q-LEAGUE 2053-54 SEASON - PART III

Remember when we talked about how the defending champions were outclassed away to the finalists who they have been going back and forth at each other for the league supremacy in last half-decade? Well, it turns out that the 0-1 loss early in the Fermeture tournament benefitted Montreal Koreana more than it hurt them. Sure, the Blue Devils' eight-game form leading up to this match were less than stable, with them having to go through the season finale at home against Kingston FC. But it turns out that their 3-1 win on that match with an Ephraim Kayinda header as the decider was more than enough, thanks to a declining side's last-minute goal to deny Baie-Verte the title in a 2-2 draw. Of course, the Koreana side know they have one more game to play, especially with Sir. Lionel Mah Cup on line to decide the title against none other than Mipojoseon.

As for those behind them, succssful results on the final stretch if the season mean that they, while having come short, would have lot more to wait for. Baie-Verte's victories over Northandryun Rovers and Mipojoseon, as well as an away thriller where they emerged victorious after a 10-5 goalfest in St. John's, would at least suggest that the team, with right investments made, could become a team that's good for years to come. Of course, there is a question over who to acquire, and who to invest, and the words on the town are that they may be looking to hire two major signings on the eve of Republikliga's crises - leftback Benoit-Richard Ukaleq and midfielder Frank Lundrigan - but only time will tell. There are two Q-League teams who are rumoured to be in the lead for the selfless, ball-controlling midfielder - Baie-Verte and Mipojoseon - but the words on the town is that Lundrigan, whose words have often come at odd ends with his family or the RQFA over matters regarding the Quebecois royal house, may be preferring Baghdad City of Adab instead.

Kingston FC, on the other hand, may be asking themselves on what if's, as the last stretch of the season had left them not only out of a Fermeture title that they would have gotten it, but also on the matter of head-to-heads. Of course, there is whole thing about drawig to lowly Anju and losing 4-0 away to Hearts in back-to-back weeks, but a draw to Swangard and season finale loss to Koreana would suggest that the team, while trending in a positive way, will have to aim next two seasons as win-now. Do they have the team for it? Yes. Were they there a week ago? No. The similar question about 'when is the right time to contend' can also be asked to Swangard Athletic, even though the storyline runs differently there. Unlike in past seasons where they have not gelled together as whole, Swangard Athletic's stepped up big time this season, burning oppositions after oppositions with their 'Trident Trio' of Hwang, Cohen and Wells. Of course, nobody can deny that they have to solve this challenge of player retention on this team, especially after having Zinaida Woodcarver let go in most inexplicable manner six years ago, but the new ownership team, led by the grandson of the current Duke Swangard, appear to be more set on investing further in the football division of the multi-sports club at least.

While the trio of up-and-rising sides have maintained strong performances, the opposite could be said to many of more established clubs in the Q-League, as they have slipped on the eve of competitions. The struggles of Northandryun Rovers were unexpected as they have dropped to the eighth place on the overall standings, well out of the IFCF spots, but they have their own excuses in a season where the team's essentially become a hospital ward, with only Caitlyn Ness, a Squornshelan poacher whose ability to stay healthy's among the best in the circuit, coming away unscathed. Similar fates have fallen to St. John's Arsenal, but their defensive issues appear to be more self-inflicted than anything else, and that's what the front office will likely have to solve. CSKA Quebec, in the meanwhile, have once again rebounded from a catastrophic start, but the organisational direction remain as the team, especially one with that big of coffers, may have run its full course under Niko Draganic.

 # 2053-54 Q-League Fermeture   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Montreal Koreana              19   11   7   1    36   12  +24    40 - FERMETURE CHAMPIONS.
 2 Baie-Verte                    19   12   3   4    47   23  +24    39
 3 Kingston FC                   19   10   5   4    30   25   +5    35
 4 Swangard Athletic             19    9   7   3    59   41  +18    34
 5 Northandryun Rovers           19    9   3   7    24   24    0    30
 6 CSKA Quebec                   19    7   8   4    31   25   +6    29
 7 Olympique de Rimouski         19    9   2   8    24   20   +4    29
 8 St. John's Arsenal            19    7   7   5    44   35   +9    28
 9 Club Racing Myeongju          19    7   5   7    12   16   −4    26
10 Mipojoseon                    19    7   4   8    21   18   +3    25
11 Perce Town                    19    7   4   8    16   17   −1    25
12 Daedonggang 3.26              19    6   6   7    35   38   −3    24
13 Leaside Lions                 19    6   6   7    30   36   −6    24
14 Haligonian                    19    7   3   9    19   23   −4    24
15 AJ Anju                       19    5   7   7    24   34  −10    22
16 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      19    4   7   8    19   24   −5    19
17 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877      19    4   6   9    13   25  −12    18
18 Heart of Saguenay             19    5   2  12    20   40  −20    17
19 Zenit Attawapiskat            19    3   7   9    29   42  −13    16
20 Nunavut North Stars           19    3   5  11     8   23  −15    14

2054 Kim-Hlasek Cup at the Q-League Grand Final:

Introduced by the Royal Quebecois Football Association (RQFA) before the start of 2053-54 (2.10) Q-League season, the Kim-Hlasek is an annual match played between Ouverture and Fermeture Champions of each Q-League season. The trophy, which is made of gold and is around 5 metres tall, is donated by Montreal Koreana and St. John's Arsenal, the home clubs of two of the greatest managers in Q-League history, the late Sir. Kim Ji-Choon, and late Kurt Hlasek of Vaugania.

Barring unusual circumstances that force the relocation of the match, every Sir. Lionel Mah Cup will be played in Joongyeong, the capital, with preference at The Reneegrad (Cap. 80,150) in Reneegrad, Joongyeong Federal Province.

Montreal Koreana 1–2 Mipojoseon
MTK- Rachel Anderson '57
MPJS-  '16 Mathaios Marktosis, '73 Vadim Liukin
Player of the Match, Mipojoseon: RB Cam Spijker, The Licentian Isles
Player of the Match, Montreal Koreana: CM Orlando Mina, Huayramarca

Congratulations to Mipojoseon, whose excellent first half performance coexisted with a disappointing second half form. There is no doubt that a front-heavy season, especially when tied with deep runs in international tournaments, had much to do with their inconsistency at times. But Hannah Wilton's side, as they have done so all season long, have come up clutch whenever they were tasked to do so, and the fans have certainly forgiven Wilton from whatever the early-season scrutiny after a stable, nailbiter victory over a Montreal Koreana side that has maintained a clear lead on the season.

Q-LEAGUE OVERALL TABLE

 # 2053-54 Q-League Overall    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Montreal Koreana           38   23  11   4    70   24  +46    80 CL - Q-LEAGUE FINALIST - FERMETURE
 2 Baie-Verte                 38   22   5  11    85   46  +39    71 ChC - COUPE DE LA REINE CHAMPIONS
 3 Swangard Athletic          38   19  11   8    94   70  +24    68 ChC
 4 Mipojoseon                 38   19   9  10    49   27  +22    66 CL - Q-LEAGUE CHAMPION - OUVERTURE 
 5 Kingston FC                38   18  11   9    56   44  +12    65 ChC
 6 St. John's Arsenal         38   16  12  10    84   69  +15    60
 7 CSKA Quebec                38   16  10  12    68   52  +16    58
 8 Northandryun Rovers        38   16   9  13    50   47   +3    57
 9 Perce Town                 38   14   9  15    33   36   −3    51
10 Daedonggang 3.26           38   12  12  14    58   68  −10    48
11 Haligonian                 38   13   9  16    32   38   −6    48
12 Olympique de Rimouski      38   13   7  18    44   42   +2    46
13 AJ Anju                    38   12   9  17    51   78  −27    45
14 Leaside Lions              38   11  11  16    62   83  −21    44
15 Club Racing Myeongju       38   11  10  17    25   35  −10    43
16 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa   38   10  12  16    42   51   −9    42
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17 Zenit Attawapiskat         38    9  13  16    61   78  −17    40 PRO/REL
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18 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877   38    9  13  16    29   41  −12    40 RELEGATION
19 Heart of Saguenay          38   10   6  22    32   69  −37    36 RELEGATION
20 Nunavut North Stars        38    7  11  20    17   44  −27    32 RELEGATION

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

2053-54 Quebecois Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                                                                          
 1 Forest City Athletic             46   35   5   6   117   49  +68   110    —   2–0  5–0  1–0  1–0  3–0  3–5  3–0  1–0  1–0  2–0  3–2  5–1  4–0  3–0  7–3  3–1  4–2  1–3  0–1  2–1  3–0  3–1  1–0
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 2 Trojana Condommakers FC          46   35   5   6    79   21  +58   110   0–0   —   5–0  5–1  1–0  1–2  3–0  2–2  0–1  2–0  0–0  1–0  2–0  0–1  1–0  4–0  1–0  1–0  1–0  2–0  1–0  1–0  1–0  2–0
 3 Winnipeg United                  46   29   7  10    97   60  +37    94   4–0  2–0   —   7–1  3–2  0–5  1–1  1–1  0–0  3–1  1–0  2–1  3–0  1–3  2–1  7–1  4–1  2–0  2–4  0–0  1–0  8–0  1–0  5–0
 4 Montreal City                    46   26  11   9   127   56  +71    89   6–2  0–1  0–0   —   0–2  0–0  1–0  7–7  1–1  6–0  0–1  1–0  1–1  0–0  2–0  9–3  3–1  6–1  2–0  7–1  2–0  0–0  3–0  5–1
 5 Iqaluit Red Army                 46   24  12  10    38   22  +16    84   0–0  0–1  2–1  1–0   —   1–3  0–0  1–0  1–0  0–1  1–0  0–0  0–0  2–0  1–0  0–3  0–0  1–0  0–0  2–1  1–0  0–0  1–0  1–0
 6 Cornwall Clippers                46   24   8  14    94   62  +32    80   5–1  1–4  1–3  0–6  1–2   —   0–3  1–1  0–1  1–3  0–1  0–0  0–1  3–0  3–1  1–5  4–1  0–2  1–0  3–0  2–0  3–0  1–0  5–1
 7 Lakeshore                        46   22  11  13    98   57  +41    77  0–1  0–1  1–1  1–1  0–1  4–4   —   3–1  0–1  3–3  3–1  1–0  1–0  1–4  0–0  3–1  1–0  5–0  0–1  1–1  2–0  4–0  1–0  11–0
 8 Wansan Sparta                    46   21  10  15    89   66  +23    73   1–1  0–2  0–1  7–5  1–0  7–3  5–0   —   1–0  0–1  2–1  1–0  1–3  9–0  3–1  0–1  0–0  0–3  0–1  1–0  1–0  3–3  1–0  3–1
 9 PLI Islanders                    46   20   9  17    32   27   +5    69   0–4  0–0  1–2  1–1  0–1  1–2  0–1  1–0   —   1–1  0–1  0–1  1–0  3–0  1–0  1–0  0–1  1–0  3–1  0–0  0–0  0–1  1–0  1–0
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10 Hochelaga                        46   18  12  16    82   80   +2    66   3–7  1–3  5–3  1–3  0–1  1–1  3–3  1–5  1–0   —   0–0  1–2  5–7  7–1  0–3  3–1  0–0  2–1  1–0  1–0  0–0  7–0  2–0  4–2
11 Nakdong Athletic                 46   18  12  16    38   37   +1    66   1–2  0–1  0–1  0–0  1–0  1–2  0–0  0–1  1–0  1–1   —   0–0  0–4  5–2  1–0  1–1  1–0  1–0  0–1  3–3  1–0  0–3  1–0  3–0
12 Agawa Athletic                   46   16  12  18    40   35   +5    60   1–2  0–1  0–3  4–3  0–1  1–1  2–1  2–0  0–1  2–1  0–0   —   1–1  2–1  1–0  2–0  0–1  0–1  0–0  0–1  0–1  2–2  1–0  0–1
13 RC Hanyang                       46   16  11  19    58   80  −22    59   1–3  0–4  3–0  0–0  1–1  0–5  1–3  1–3  0–0  0–3  2–1  1–0   —   0–1  1–2  3–3  1–0  0–0  1–0  1–1  4–1  1–5  1–0  2–2
14 Bathurst City                    46   16  10  20    58   87  −29    58   1–5  1–2  2–2  0–7  0–0  1–1  1–3  5–1  0–1  3–4  0–0  0–3  1–0   —   1–2  5–3  1–0  1–0  3–1  1–3  0–0  1–1  1–1  0–0
15 FNB Futbol                       46   16   6  24    33   46  −13    54   1–2  1–0  1–2  0–4  0–0  0–1  0–3  0–0  1–0  2–1  0–1  0–1  4–1  1–0   —   0–1  0–0  0–1  2–1  0–1  0–1  1–0  0–1  2–0
16 Beolgyo Kilmarnock               46   14  11  21    76  102  −26    53   0–3  2–2  4–8  0–1  1–2  1–7  3–5  1–3  0–1  3–3  1–0  0–3  7–0  2–4  1–0   —   1–0  0–1  0–1  0–0  2–2  8–4  1–0  3–1
17 Capital District Transit         46   14   9  23    31   48  −17    51   2–5  0–1  0–2  1–3  1–0  1–3  2–1  1–0  0–1  1–1  0–1  0–1  0–1  3–1  0–1  0–0   —   0–1  0–0  1–0  0–1  0–1  1–0  2–0
18 Myeongju Sangmu                  46   14   9  23    31   50  −19    51   1–2  0–1  0–3  0–1  0–1  1–0  2–1  1–2  1–0  0–1  0–0  1–0  1–2  2–1  0–1  2–4  0–0   —   1–1  1–0  0–1  0–1  0–0  0–1
19 Habpo Koreana                    46   13  11  22    58   67   −9    50  0–3  1–2  3–1  0–3  1–2  1–3  1–3  1–0  1–2  1–1  1–0  0–0  1–1  0–0  0–0  1–1  1–3  0–1   —   1–7  0–2  1–3  0–1  11–1
20 Levis Athletic                   46   11  14  21    56   78  −22    47  1–3  1–3  5–0  3–10  0–2  0–1  1–9  2–2  1–0  1–1  2–2  0–1  3–0  0–1  3–0  0–0  0–1  1–1  5–8   —   1–0  0–0  2–2  0–2
21 Hamilton Steelers                46   10  12  24    28   45  −17    42   0–0  0–1  0–1  1–3  0–0  1–3  0–3  0–1  0–1  0–2  0–1  0–0  1–2  0–1  0–0  0–1  1–1  0–0  0–0  2–1   —   0–0  1–0  5–2
22 Prince Eric Wanderers            46   10  11  25    44  100  −56    41   0–0  2–3  0–1  0–5  0–3  0–4  3–1  1–7  0–3  0–3  0–3  0–0  1–5  1–3  0–2  0–1  0–1  1–1  3–1  2–0  0–1   —   1–0  5–7
23 Dukhoborian                      46    7  10  29    23   50  −27    31   0–1  0–1  0–1  0–2  0–0  0–0  3–3  1–2  0–0  1–0  0–1  0–0  2–0  1–2  0–1  1–1  0–1  0–0  1–2  0–3  1–0  2–0   —   1–2
24 Huronia 4.25                     46    6   6  34    39  141 −102    24   1–9  0–8  0–1  1–5  0–1  0–7  0–3  3–3  0–1  5–1  0–1  0–4  1–3  0–3  0–2  1–1  1–2  0–1  0–5  0–0  0–5  0–0  2–3   —

Quebecois Championship Promotion/Relegation Playoffs:

Once again, the Royal Quebecois Football Association will be deciding that the remaining LBCT qualifying spots, on top of the promotion/relegation spots versus the 17th-placed Q-League team, will be determined by the expanded playoff format.

The RQFA (or at least the previous RQFA Board did, before they all got fired just a week ago), as a part of its executive decisions made at the annual congress in Joongyeong, announced that every RQFA Pro/Rel Playoffs will be played in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, the northernmost province, with preference at the Iqaluit Stadium (Cap. 134,000) in Iqaluit, Nunavut province.

Now, let's see what we have here...

First Round:

(2) Trojana Condommakers FC 1–0 PLI Islanders (9)
(3) Winnipeg United 7–3 Wansan Sparta (8)
(4) Montreal City 3–1 Lakeshore (7)
(5) Iqaluit Red Army 0–1 Cornwall Clippers (6)

Second Round:

(2) Trojana Condommakers FC 2–0 Cornwall Clippers (6)
(3) Winnipeg United 3–0 Montreal City (4)

Winners of both matches, Trojana Condommakers FC and Winnipeg United, are automatically promoted to the Q-League.

Play-off:

(4) Montreal City 0–0 Cornwall Clippers (0–0 AET) (4–2 pen.) (6)

Montreal City will play Zenit Attawapiskat in the Pro-Rel Playoffs. Cornwall Clippers are eliminated from promotion.

Q-League/Championship Promotion-Relegation Playoffs: Zenit Attawapiskat vs. Montreal City

(Q17) Zenit Attawapiskat 4–2 Montreal City (C4)

Zenit Attawapiskat win the Pro/Rel playoffs, 3-2, and remain in the Q-League for next season.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Jun 12, 2022 4:07 pm

Q-LEAGUE 2053-54 SEASON - PART IV

Coupe De la Reine - Final Four
Played at The Reneegrad, Reneegrad, Joongyeong Federal Province

Semifinals
Baie-Verte (08 Q-League) 3–0 CSKA Quebec (05 Q-League)
Daedonggang 3.26 (10 Q-League) 0–0 Trojana Condommakers FC (14 Championship) (0–0 AET) (2–3 pen.)

2053 Coupe de la Reine Final
Baie-Verte (08 Q-League) 3–0 Trojana Condommakers FC (14 Championship)

BVT - '25 Jakki Montellius, '61 Anderson Pacheco, '67 Mersias
TNA - None.

Q-LEAGUE AWARDS:

Golden Boot (Most Goals): Mersias, Baie-Verte (Indusse); Caitrin Ness, Northandryun Rovers (Squornshelous) - 26

Silver Moogoonghwa (Player of the Year): Felix Sissoko, Kingston FC (Juvencus)
* Runner-Ups: Mersias, Baie-Verte (Indusse) - Sinead MacDougall, Montreal Koreana

Emerald Rose (Under-23 Player of the Year, previous top 3 nominees not eligible): Rachel Anderson, Montreal Koreana (Cassadaigua)
* Runner-Ups: Pierre-Karl Miller, Olympique de Rimouski - Bosko Pestotnik, Mipojoseon (Mytanija)

Manager of the Year: Daniel Galbraith, Swangard Athletic (Tumbra)
* Runner-Ups: Andreit Jugleeur, Kingston FC (Oberour Ar Moro) / Helene Desplats, Baie-Verte

2053-54 RQFA YOUTH LEAGUE

FAR WEST

 # Youth League - Far west        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                        
 1 Northern Manitoba Regional      18   11   3   4    31   17  +14    36                        —   1–0  3–3  3–1  1–0  1–0  2–0  2–0  5–2  1–0
 2 Trojana Condommakers FC         18   10   4   4    41   29  +12    34                       3–2   —   6–4  3–0  1–0  3–3  1–0  3–1  3–1  3–1
 3 Winnipeg United                 18    9   3   6    50   43   +7    30                       1–3  4–3   —   3–1  2–3  1–1  0–1  3–1  5–3  7–4
 4 Swanguard Athletic              18    8   6   4    33   32   +1    30                       3–2  0–0  3–2   —   1–0  1–0  2–1  3–3  2–2  1–1
 5 Northern Ontario Regional       18    7   5   6    22   21   +1    26                       0–0  1–0  2–1  1–3   —   5–3  0–0  0–1  1–0  1–3
 6 Northandryun Rovers             18    5   5   8    29   31   −2    20                       2–0  1–2  2–3  2–2  1–2   —   3–2  2–2  2–0  1–1
 7 Southern Manitoba Regional      18    6   2  10    21   30   −9    20                       1–0  2–1  2–3  2–1  1–3  0–1   —   1–3  3–3  1–0
 8 Jolbonopolis Spartak            18    4   6   8    33   37   −4    18                       0–0  2–2  2–4  4–5  0–0  3–4  2–0   —   2–3  2–2
 9 Prince Eric Wanderers           18    4   5   9    33   43  −10    17                       0–1  2–2  2–3  2–2  3–3  1–0  2–3  1–0   —   5–3
10 Pacific Athletic                18    4   5   9    32   42  −10    17                       1–4  4–5  1–1  1–2  0–0  2–1  3–1  2–5  3–1   —

WEST

 # Youth League - West            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                        
 1 Kingston FC                     26   18   4   4    71   39  +32    58    —   2–3  2–3  1–1  4–2  4–2  4–3  4–0  4–2  3–0  3–0  3–1  4–1  3–0
 2 Beolgyo Kilmarnock              26   15   4   7    74   55  +19    49   2–4   —   3–2  0–0  2–5  3–3  2–2  3–2  3–3  2–0  2–1  3–0  6–2  9–2
 3 Hamilton Steelers               26   13   8   5    49   35  +14    47   0–1  2–1   —   0–0  2–2  2–4  3–1  0–0  2–0  2–3  1–0  6–2  1–0  1–1
 4 Forest City Athletic            26   12   9   5    58   43  +15    45   4–1  3–4  0–0   —   3–5  5–1  2–4  2–0  3–1  0–2  5–4  4–2  2–1  3–1
 5 Nakan 1908                      26   13   5   8    67   54  +13    44   1–1  4–1  3–4  3–1   —   3–2  6–5  0–1  1–2  3–1  1–0  3–3  2–0  4–2
 6 Cornwall Clippers               26   12   8   6    58   48  +10    44   3–2  5–3  3–1  2–6  2–1   —   2–2  2–0  2–2  1–1  0–0  6–3  3–1  5–2
 7 Frontenac Regional              26   11   7   8    64   54  +10    40   1–3  3–2  3–3  1–1  4–3  1–0   —   4–2  3–3  2–0  0–1  6–0  1–2  1–0
 8 Greater Kingston Regional       26   11   4  11    57   50   +7    37   2–3  3–2  1–2  1–1  3–0  1–2  6–2   —   2–2  4–2  4–0  2–0  5–4  6–3
 9 Southern Ontario Regional       26    8   9   9    56   57   −1    33   1–1  2–3  1–1  0–1  4–1  1–0  2–0  1–0   —   4–4  2–2  3–4  4–2  3–1
10 Lakeshore                       26    7   8  11    49   52   −3    29   2–3  2–3  1–1  3–4  2–2  2–3  2–2  0–0  3–2   —   0–0  1–2  5–1  4–0
11 Huronia 4.25                    26    5  11  10    25   35  −10    26   1–1  0–1  0–1  3–3  1–1  0–0  0–1  1–0  3–3  1–1   —   1–0  2–2  0–0
12 Niagara City                    26    6   4  16    41   70  −29    22   1–3  0–2  1–4  1–2  1–4  0–0  1–4  4–2  5–2  1–2  0–1   —   3–3  1–0
13 Leaside Lions                   26    4   6  16    42   71  −29    18   1–3  2–4  2–3  1–1  0–2  0–0  1–5  4–5  1–3  3–2  3–2  2–2   —   1–1
14 Vaughan-York Azzurri            26    1   5  20    36   84  −48     8   2–4  1–5  0–2  1–1  3–5  2–5  3–3  2–5  5–3  3–4  0–1  1–3  0–2   —

NORTHWEST

 # Youth League - Northwest     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                                  
 1 Zenit Attawapiskat            22   14   4   4    39   14  +25    46                        —   1–0  3–1  1–0  4–0  3–1  0–1  1–1  0–0  1–0  4–1  3–1
 2 East Abitibi Regional         22   12   4   6    40   36   +4    40                       3–1   —   0–5  3–3  2–8  1–4  3–3  0–0  1–0  2–1  4–1  3–1
 3 Daedonggang 3.26              22   11   6   5    36   21  +15    39                       0–4  0–3   —   4–0  1–1  0–0  1–1  0–0  1–1  2–0  1–0  7–1
 4 St-Bernard                    22    8   9   5    16   15   +1    33                       0–0  0–1  2–1   —   2–2  1–0  1–0  0–1  0–1  0–0  0–0  0–0
 5 Hanbat-Avalon +50             22    8   8   6    38   25  +13    32                       1–1  3–3  3–1  0–2   —   4–0  0–0  0–1  1–0  1–3  4–0  5–0
 6 Daedonggang United            22    9   4   9    13   18   −5    31                       0–1  0–1  0–3  0–0  0–2   —   1–0  1–0  1–0  1–0  0–0  1–0
 7 AJ Anju                       22    7  10   5    12   11   +1    31                       1–0  2–0  0–1  0–0  1–0  1–0   —   1–0  0–0  1–0  0–0  0–2
 8 Northwest Regional            22    7   6   9    13   12   +1    27                       2–3  2–0  0–1  0–1  2–0  0–0  0–0   —   0–1  1–0  0–1  1–0
 9 AS Geumgang                   22    7   6   9     9   12   −3    27                       0–1  0–2  1–2  0–1  0–0  0–1  0–0  1–0   —   1–0  1–0  0–1
10 West Abitibi Regional         22    5   5  12    10   17   −7    20                       1–0  1–2  0–1  0–1  1–1  1–0  0–0  0–0  0–0   —   1–0  1–0
11 Amos Grenadiers 1878          22    5   4  13     8   24  −16    19                       0–1  0–1  0–2  0–1  0–1  0–1  0–0  1–0  0–1  1–0   —   1–0
12 Hanbat Fury                   22    4   4  14    13   42  −29    16                       0–6  0–5  1–1  1–1  1–1  0–1  2–0  0–2  0–1  1–0  1–2   —

GAEGYEONG

 # Youth League - Gaegyeong     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                                  
 1 Wansan Sparta                 30   20   6   4    96   39  +57    66    —   3–5  1–1  5–0  2–6  3–5  5–1  1–0  1–1  5–1  0–0  3–1  1–0  5–1  3–0  5–1
 2 Ottford United                30   16   9   5    80   45  +35    57   0–4   —   5–1  0–0  3–3  3–3  7–0  3–1  5–3  1–3  5–0  5–1  3–3  0–0  9–0  0–4
 3 Montreal Koreana              30   15  10   5    88   49  +39    55   3–3  0–2   —   3–1  5–3  2–2  1–0  3–0  7–3  3–3  1–1  7–3  1–7  5–0  5–1  1–0
 4 Montreal City                 30   13  10   7    64   47  +17    49   2–4  0–0  1–1   —   3–0  8–0  1–1  1–1  0–2  3–0  1–0  3–0  1–0  4–2  3–3  2–0
 5 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      30   13   9   8    77   59  +18    48  3–3  4–2  0–10  6–2   —   0–0  6–1  1–0  1–3  5–0  3–1  3–3  0–1  1–0  1–1  5–0
 6 Montreal 1862                 30   10  10  10    58   54   +4    40   1–3  1–3  1–1  1–1  0–3   —   5–0  1–1  3–0  0–1  0–3  6–0  3–1  4–0  0–0  3–3
 7 Gaegyeong East Regional       30   11   7  12    45   68  −23    40   1–3  3–1  1–1  0–1  1–1  3–0   —   1–1  1–0  1–1  0–1  3–7  1–0  3–3  0–4  6–4
 8 Estrie Regional               30   11   6  13    69   60   +9    39   3–0  0–1  1–3  5–5  1–1  2–0  0–3   —   6–5  1–3  1–1  6–0  7–0  4–6  5–1  3–5
 9 Hochelaga Lions               30    9  10  11    61   72  −11    37   1–7  1–3  5–5  3–0  3–3  2–0  3–0  1–0   —   0–0  1–6  1–3  2–0  0–0  0–0  4–4
10 AS Blainville                 30    9  10  11    50   66  −16    37   0–3  1–3  0–4  3–3  1–0  3–3  0–1  0–5  3–3   —   3–3  1–0  0–1  1–1  4–4  3–1
11 Hochelaga                     30    7  14   9    51   52   −1    35   0–0  3–3  0–1  0–0  0–3  1–0  0–1  1–3  5–5  1–7   —   2–2  0–4  1–1  3–1  1–1
12 Gaegyeong South Regional      30    9   7  14    59   82  −23    34   0–5  2–2  0–3  0–1  5–0  2–4  1–3  4–6  1–0  1–0  1–1   —   1–1  3–1  7–1  3–1
13 Gaegyeong West Regional       30    9   4  17    54   76  −22    31   0–7  0–3  2–0  2–6  0–5  0–3  1–3  5–1  3–3  6–1  1–7  1–3   —   5–3  0–3  0–1
14 RC Gaeseong                   30    7   9  14    54   70  −16    30   1–5  0–1  3–1  3–1  4–4  3–5  6–0  1–3  0–3  0–0  1–1  0–0  3–0   —   0–3  5–1
15 Montreal Impact               30    6  11  13    55   76  −21    29   1–3  1–1  0–0  1–3  3–1  1–3  3–3  0–1  4–0  3–4  1–1  5–5  3–3  1–3   —   0–1
16 Songaksan FC                  30    7   4  19    54  100  −46    25   0–3  0–1  0–9  1–7  1–5  1–1  1–3  3–1  1–3  1–3  1–7  7–0  1–7  5–3  4–6   —

JOONGYEONG

 # Youth League - Joongyeong    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                                  
 1 Levis Athletic                 22   14   4   4    66   30  +36    46                        —   3–0  1–5  3–1  5–3  2–2  1–1  1–0  1–5  3–0  5–1  1–0
 2 Phoenix Club +50               22   14   3   5    70   40  +30    45                       3–1   —   5–1  7–1  1–5  3–5  3–1  3–1  5–0  1–1  3–1  1–5
 3 CSKA Quebec                    22   13   3   6    62   50  +12    42                       1–0  3–7   —   2–0  3–0  3–5  5–1  5–0  3–3  3–3  1–1  5–3
 4 Baie-Verte                     22   12   3   7    78   57  +21    39                      0–1  1–1  1–5   —   3–1  3–1  1–5  5–3  6–3  7–3  11–3  0–0
 5 FNB Futbol                     22   11   1  10    48   40   +8    34                       1–5  0–3  3–1  0–4   —   5–0  3–0  3–0  1–3  1–0  9–3  3–1
 6 RC Hanyang                     22   10   3   9    41   48   −7    33                       1–9  5–3  0–1  0–1  1–0   —   1–4  4–0  1–5  5–1  0–0  1–0
 7 CF Megantic                    22    9   5   8    50   35  +15    32                       1–1  0–2  1–3  3–3  0–1  1–3   —   3–0  5–0  1–0  6–0  7–3
 8 Levis Regional                 22    9   4   9    46   40   +6    31                       0–1  3–3  3–1  5–1  5–1  0–0  1–0   —   3–0  3–3  3–0  5–3
 9 Capitol West Regional          22    8   4  10    46   51   −5    28                       1–3  3–7  1–3  1–3  1–0  0–2  1–1  1–0   —   1–5  7–1  0–0
10 Capitol East Regional          22    5   8   9    50   50    0    23                     3–3  0–1  11–0  8–14  0–3  3–0  1–1  1–1  0–0   —   6–1  1–0
11 Levis United                   22    2   5  15    24   97  −73    11                      1–11  0–3  0–1  1–9  0–0  3–1  1–5  1–7  0–7  0–0   —   5–1
12 Capital District Transit       22    2   3  17    24   67  −43     9                       0–5  0–5  1–7  1–3  1–5  1–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  1–0  1–1   —

NORTHEAST

 # Youth League - Northeast      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                                  
 1 Nord-Est Regional              30   20   6   4    60   18  +42    66    —   4–2  1–0  1–1  0–0  1–0  0–0  4–2  5–0  1–0  5–0  5–0  1–0  0–1  0–2  5–0
 2 Planthoppers FC                30   16   5   9    27   21   +6    53   1–0   —   1–0  2–1  1–0  1–0  1–0  0–1  2–1  0–0  2–1  3–0  0–0  1–0  1–0  1–0
 3 Iqaluit Red Army               30   16   4  10    29   16  +13    52   0–1  0–1   —   0–1  0–1  0–0  0–1  4–2  0–1  2–1  2–0  1–2  0–0  2–0  1–0  0–1
 4 Lorneville Rovers              30   12  11   7    45   29  +16    47   1–1  3–1  0–1   —   3–1  0–1  1–1  3–0  3–1  0–3  2–6  2–2  1–0  3–0  3–2  0–0
 5 Nunavut North Stars            30   12  10   8    25   22   +3    46   0–1  1–0  0–0  0–1   —   1–0  2–0  0–0  2–1  3–1  0–2  0–0  0–0  1–1  1–0  1–0
 6 Dukhoborian                    30   13   6  11    21   16   +5    45   2–1  1–0  0–1  1–1  0–1   —   0–1  0–1  0–0  4–0  0–2  1–0  0–0  1–0  0–1  1–0
 7 Olympique de Rimouski          30   11  10   9    43   39   +4    43   3–3  1–1  0–2  1–0  0–2  1–2   —   7–1  0–1  0–0  0–1  0–0  2–2  6–6  2–1  1–0
 8 Saguenay Central Regional      30   12   7  11    35   51  −16    43   1–5  1–0  0–1  1–1  1–1  0–2  0–1   —   5–0  1–0  3–3  1–1  0–0  1–0  0–2  1–0
 9 Heart of Saguenay              30   11   9  10    43   46   −3    42   0–0  1–0  1–2  1–1  0–0  1–2  3–5  0–1   —   3–1  1–1  2–4  4–2  2–0  1–0  2–0
10 Club Racing Sept-Iles          30   10   7  13    45   49   −4    37   0–1  1–1  1–2  0–0  4–2  0–1  3–0  3–5  1–3   —   1–0  3–1  1–0  3–3  1–0  2–0
11 CS Mont-Chaq                   30   10   7  13    43   59  −16    37   0–7  3–1  0–3  0–4  3–2  1–0  5–3  0–1  4–4  7–3   —   0–5  0–0  1–5  1–2  0–0
12 South Bend City                30    8  12  10    39   34   +5    36   0–1  0–1  0–1  0–0  3–1  0–1  0–0  6–0  2–2  1–1  0–0   —   1–1  3–1  2–1  1–2
13 SC Sangju                      30    7  13  10    22   26   −4    34   0–1  1–0  0–1  0–3  0–1  0–0  0–0  5–0  1–1  2–2  1–0  0–3   —   2–1  1–0  0–1
14 Saguenay Regional              30    8   5  17    37   52  −15    29   0–1  0–1  0–2  0–5  0–1  1–0  1–3  2–4  1–1  2–4  1–0  1–0  2–2   —   1–2  3–0
15 Chicoutimi-Est                 30    7   6  17    21   30   −9    27   1–2  0–1  0–0  1–1  0–0  0–1  1–2  0–1  0–2  3–2  0–0  1–1  0–1  0–1   —   0–0
16 Labrador Flying Lice           30    4   8  18    10   37  −27    20   1–2  0–0  0–1  1–0  0–0  0–0  0–2  0–0  1–3  1–3  1–2  1–1  0–1  0–3  0–1   —

ACADIE A

 # Youth League - Acadie A           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                        
 1 Jeunesse Sportive Portbou          26   19   5   2    41   11  +30    62    —   1–0  1–0  1–0  0–1  2–1  3–0  0–0  1–2  3–0  3–2  1–0  6–1  1–0
 2 Perce Town                         26   16   4   6    35   18  +17    52   0–1   —   1–0  5–1  0–1  0–0  2–0  1–0  2–1  1–4  1–0  1–0  5–2  1–0
 3 Mipojoseon                         26   14   7   5    66   29  +37    49   2–2  1–0   —   1–1  2–4  3–0  1–1  1–1  5–1  3–0  1–1  1–0  4–4  4–1
 4 Habpo Koreana                      26   11   8   7    49   38  +11    41   0–1  0–0  1–0   —   1–0  1–0  1–1  0–1  3–3  3–3  1–1  3–2  5–7  1–0
 5 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877           26   12   4  10    19   15   +4    40   0–1  0–0  0–2  0–1   —   0–1  0–0  1–0  1–2  1–0  2–1  0–0  2–0  1–0
 6 St. John's Arsenal                 26   10   9   7    49   30  +19    39  0–0  2–2  0–3  0–3  1–0   —   3–1  0–0  0–1  1–1  1–1  1–0  13–1  4–0
 7 Dongnae Metropolitan Regional      26   10   9   7    37   42   −5    39   0–0  4–0  0–3  3–1  1–0  0–1   —   1–0  5–3  1–1  5–3  2–1  1–1  3–1
 8 PLI Islanders                      26    9  11   6    21   13   +8    38   0–1  0–1  3–0  1–1  1–0  0–0  0–0   —   0–0  3–3  1–1  0–1  3–0  0–0
 9 Oakwood Schooners                  26   10   5  11    52   57   −5    35   0–2  0–1  2–6  5–5  0–1  1–5  5–1  0–2   —   1–3  5–5  2–1  0–0  3–0
10 Twin Cities Regional               26    8  10   8    53   48   +5    34   1–5  0–3  3–3  0–3  0–0  1–0  1–1  1–1  3–7   —   5–1  0–0  5–3  6–0
11 Omega +50                          26    6   7  13    53   67  −14    25   0–0  0–3  1–5  2–6  1–0  3–5  8–0  0–1  0–1  0–7   —   3–1  1–5  5–1
12 St. John's Regional                26    6   7  13    21   27   −6    25   0–1  0–1  0–1  1–0  0–1  3–3  1–1  0–1  4–1  2–2  1–1   —   0–0  1–0
13 Westmoreland Wanderers             26    3   5  18    36   88  −52    14   1–2  0–3  1–9  0–6  0–2  3–3  1–3  0–1  0–1  1–3  3–7  0–1   —   0–1
14 Torbay Blue Joint                  26    2   1  23    11   60  −49     7   0–2  0–1  0–5  0–1  0–1  0–4  1–2  0–1  1–5  1–0  3–5  0–1  1–2   —

ACADIE B

 # Youth League - Acadie B           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                                        
 1 Smallwood                          26   18   6   2    76   27  +49    60    —   1–3  1–1  5–0  0–0  1–0  1–0  1–1  1–0  3–0  1–0  2–0  5–1  3–3
 2 Dongnae City                       26   13   6   7    65   47  +18    45   0–4   —   3–5  5–3  1–0  3–3  0–2  4–2  3–1  0–5  0–0  2–1  8–0  5–5
 3 Haligonian                         26   13   5   8    80   45  +35    44   3–5  5–1   —   7–1  3–1  1–3  0–1  0–1  2–0  1–1  0–1  4–1  1–1  8–0
 4 Bathurst City                      26   12   8   6    61   50  +11    44   1–5  1–1  5–5   —   6–2  1–5  2–1  5–1  5–1  3–1  0–0  0–0  0–0  3–0
 5 Esperance Yeomen                   26   12   5   9    52   45   +7    41   1–1  0–3  2–4  1–3   —   0–3  1–0  1–1  3–0  3–1  0–1  1–0  1–1  6–4
 6 Acadie East Regional               26   11   8   7    43   35   +8    41   1–1  0–3  1–5  0–1  1–1   —   1–0  0–5  1–1  4–0  1–0  1–0  1–1  3–3
 7 Newfoundland Regional              26   11   2  13    18   20   −2    35   0–1  1–0  0–0  0–2  0–1  0–2   —   0–1  0–1  0–2  0–1  1–0  1–0  1–0
 8 Acadie West Regional               26    9   6  11    44   48   −4    33   3–7  0–0  3–1  1–3  1–3  3–1  1–1   —   0–3  4–6  1–1  0–2  0–0  1–0
 9 Shamrocks de Matapedia             26    9   6  11    37   47  −10    33   3–5  0–1  5–0  3–1  1–5  1–0  2–0  1–0   —   3–3  3–2  0–1  0–1  0–0
10 Nauwigewauk Union                  26    9   4  13    48   64  −16    31   1–5  1–9  0–5  1–1  2–4  1–5  1–4  5–3  9–1   —   1–0  1–0  0–0  1–3
11 Corner Brook SC                    26    6  10  10    17   25   −8    28   1–2  0–3  3–2  1–1  0–1  1–1  0–1  1–0  2–2  0–2   —   0–0  0–0  1–1
12 Gaspesie Regional                  26    6   6  14    20   32  −12    24   2–0  1–1  1–5  0–1  4–6  0–1  0–1  1–2  1–1  1–0  0–0   —   2–0  2–0
13 Sherringham Woods                  26    4  10  12    27   59  −32    22   1–3  1–3  3–7  3–3  1–7  1–3  0–2  0–4  1–1  1–0  0–1  2–0   —   5–3
14 Escmuniac                          26    4   8  14    41   85  −44    20  1–12  5–3  1–5  1–9  3–1  1–1  0–1  1–5  0–3  1–3  2–0  0–0  3–3   —

2052 RQFA Sir. Lionel Mah Cup Playoffs
Held at The Reneegrad, Reneegrad, Joongyeong Federal Province

First Round

Perce Town (Acadie B #2) 1–0 Smallwood (Acadie B #1)
Northern Manitoba Regional (Far West #1) 1–0 Trojana Condommakers FC (Far West #2)
Zenit Attawapiskat (Northwest #1) 3–2 Planthoppers FC (Northeast #2)
East Abitibi Regional (Northwest #2) 1–3 Jeunesse Sportive Portbou (Acadie A #1)
Dongnae City (Acadie B #2) 3–3 Beolgyo Kilmarnock (West #2) (4–4 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Phoenix Club +50 (Joongyeong #2) 0–0 Levis Athletic (Joongyeong #1) (1–0 AET)
Ottford United (Gaegyeong #2) 1–3 Kingston FC (West #1)
Nord-Est Regional (Northeast #1) 3–0 Wansan Sparta (Gaegyeong #1)

Quarterfinals

Northern Manitoba Regional (Far West #1) 0–3 Nord-Est Regional (Northeast #1)
Phoenix Club +50 (Joongyeong #2) 0–1 Zenit Attawapiskat (Northwest #1)
Jeunesse Sportive Portbou (Acadie A #1) 0–4 Perce Town (Acadie B #2)
Dongnae City (Acadie B #2) 3–1 Kingston FC (West #1)

5th-8th Classification Games

Northern Manitoba Regional (Far West #1) 8–0 Phoenix Club +50 (Joongyeong #2)
Jeunesse Sportive Portbou (Acadie A #1) 0–5 Kingston FC (West #1)

5th-7th Placement Games

5TH: Northern Manitoba Regional (Far West #1) 1–1 Kingston FC (West #1) (2–2 AET) (4–2 pen.)
7TH: Phoenix Club +50 (Joongyeong #2) 1–1 Jeunesse Sportive Portbou (Acadie A #1) (1–2 AET)

3rd place playoff

Zenit Attawapiskat (Northwest #1) 1–3 Dongnae City (Acadie B #2)

Semifinals

Nord-Est Regional (Northeast #1) 3–0 Zenit Attawapiskat (Northwest #1)
Perce Town (Acadie B #2) 3–0 Dongnae City (Acadie B #2)

2054 RQFA Sir. Lionel Mah Cup Final

Nord-Est Regional (Northeast #1) 0–0 Perce Town (Acadie B #2) (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)

2053 QUEBECOIS INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Held at The Steelyard, Rimouski (hosted by Saguenay Technical University, RSECQ conference)

First Round

Universite du Saguenay (01 B1G-1) 3–1 Hanyang College (16 RSECQ-4)
Saguenay Technical University (02 RSECQ-1) 1–0 University College Jolbonopolis (15 P12-3)
Meghanville State University (03 P12-1) 5–0 Newfoundland National University (14 AUS-3)
Mount Ester University (04 AUS-1) 3–0 Beyreuth University (13 OUA-2)
Northwestern University (05 B1G-2) 3–4 California University (12 P12-2)
Latilutakówa National University (06 OUA-1) 1–2 Muhak National University (11 AUS-2)
Universite St. Croix (07 RSECQ-2) 3–3 Hanbat National University (10 RSECQ-3) (3–3 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Membertou College (08 AUS-2) 1–0 Queen's College (09 B1G-3)

Quarterfinals

Universite du Saguenay (01 B1G-1) 2–0 Membertou College (08 AUS-2)
Saguenay Technical University (02 RSECQ-1) 1–0 Universite St. Croix (07 RSECQ-2)
Meghanville State University (03 P12-1) 1–2 Muhak National University (11 AUS-2)
Mount Ester University (04 AUS-1) 11–5 California University (12 P12-2)

Bronze Medal Match

Saguenay Technical University (02 RSECQ-1) 1–1 Mount Ester University (04 AUS-1) (2–1 AET)

Semifinals

Universite du Saguenay (01 B1G-1) 5–0 Mount Ester University (04 AUS-1)
Saguenay Technical University (02 RSECQ-1) 0–1 Muhak National University (11 AUS-2)

2053 Adrian Middleton Cup Final

Universite du Saguenay (01 B1G-1) 1–0 Muhak National University (11 AUS-2)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:49 pm

2053-56 QUEBECOIS DOMESTIC CRICKET CYCLE - PART 1/2 (INTRODUCTION AND ANAIALIFE™ ODI Cup)

Au contraire to what many people seem to think about, cricket is one of the oldest sports the country has welcomed, though not at a particular level of prominence we would see from other batting sports the Quebecois have embraced since then. Cricket was introduced to Quebec and Shingoryeo in late 1800s, thanks to two elements: 1) the active travels of Quebecois diplomats and tradesmen who frequented between the RL-IC portal into the so-called 'British Isles', and 2) when the increased trading relations between Q&S and its allies, namely the former Teus Empire and the Ko-orenite state, successfully brought the sport to the Quebecois soil. It was initially introduced to a series of small townships out in West and East Coasts, where it drew particular appeal towards the landed gentry and the bourgeoisie, and gained community presence into locals schools and rotary clubs where generations of great players and their friendships were forged.

While the sport, due to its community-based limitations, was unable to expand much into major cities and other regions, where football, baseball and later handball took greater hand during the summers, the sport has remained strong in smaller regions across the country. The Quebecois Cricket Board (QCB), from time to time, may have found themselves under severe financial and broadcasting challenges, but they have improved the sport's stances and the quality of competition since then. In past decades, there have been several cricketeers who have plied their trades abroad, most notably in their Anaian neighbour Ko-oren but also in other rising nations such as Sylestone and Brookstation, and all three forms of cricket competition have stabilised after the struggles faced during 2010s and 2020s, with increased media representation and increased money in television rights proving to be good signs.

In any case, this is the first of the new era of domestic cricket in Quebecois ODI with the preexisting league rebranded into a more marketable AnaiaLife™ One-Day Cup (ALODC), or more known under its shortened form as AnaiaLife™ Cup. Featuring 10 provincial and multi-provincial sides, the double round-robin competition culminates with a short playoff stage before the final, set to be decided at the Royal Cricket Ground in Songak. With the domestic season rolling once every three years, which also mean that there would be enough time for test, ODI and T20 competitions, there is a solid chance that ODI, a middle-ground and slightly less loved of the three formats, would get a solid start to what would be great three-year cycle to come.

Also, let's see if anybody can stop Acadie, who now compete as one provincial side instead of Acadie-West (based in Twin Cities) and East (Dongnae County)....

# Group A           W   L   D	NRR     RR
1 Acadie            6   2   0   +1,300  5,922  SEMIFINALS
2 Mahan             5   3   0   +0,291  5,554  SEMIFINALS
3 Yoseo-Manitoba    5   3   0   -0,132  5,194
4 Inteachán         2   6   0   -0,573  5,207
5 Abitibi-Agawa     2   6   0   -0,896  5,160
# Group B             W   L   D   NRR     RR
1 Terre-Aux-Oiseaux   6   2   0  +1,341   5,969  SEMIFINALS
2 Joongyeong Capitals 5   3   0  +0,330   5,322  SEMIFINALS
3 Avalon              4   4   0  -0,179   4,885
4 Songak              3   5   0  -0,462   4,826
5 Northern Forces     2   6   0  -0,985   4,710

Semifinals #1: Wansan Cricket Ground (Cap. 16,000), Wansan, Terre-Aux-Oiseaux
Terre-Aux-Oiseaux 254/8 (50 overs)
Mahan 272/9 (50 overs)
Mahan wins by 18 runs.

Semifinals #2: Acadie Cricket Ground (Cap. 12,000), Twin Cities, Acadie
Acadie 316/9 (50 overs)
Joongyeong Capitals 226/9 (50 overs)
Acadie wins by 90 runs.

37th AnaiaLife™ One-Day Cup
Royal Cricket Ground (Cap. 25,000), Songak, Songak

Acadie 282/2 (47.2 overs)
Terre-Aux-Oiseaux 280/7 (50 overs)

Acadie wins by 2 runs.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Fri Jun 24, 2022 3:37 pm

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