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by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:48 am

Q-LEAGUE 2048-49 SEASON - PART V

Kits: Home / Away / Third/GK

Fifth Stretch: Cornwall Cavaliers

Tune: Smile, Wolf Alice

11:30 - Pre-Matchday Comments
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the QBC Sports' live for the final matchday of the 2048-49 Q-League Season. The final matchday of professional football brings every form of emotion, from joy to pain and all the hopelessness that stands behind, and this once again is the likelihood for many this year. Starting from the Twin Cities, Montreal Koreana is visiting Unama'kik-Inverness 1877 at home in hopes of seizing the back to back title after a good run all year long, while Mipojoseon is heading southwest, to face off against a hapless Sarnia 4.25 side that will be heading back to the Championship next season.

At the same time, we will be seeing Kingston FC and Zenit Attawapiskat, tied in points, looking to settle scores for the final IFCF qualification spot, as they too will be playing away, facing Noksaekjeonsa and Lakeshore whose season-wide narrative has turned from that of continuous joy to endless pain. Most importantly, however, will be the pair of matches held out in the West Coast, as already relegated Swanguard Athletic and Trojana Condommakers FC look to play spoilers to Olympique de Rimouski and Heart of Saguenay sides looking to cap it off with a top spot. With the earlier pair of matches looking likely to decide the winner of the season, not as many are putting hopes out there for Olympique to overturn that, but you never know in this league and you'll have to watch out for that. Same, however, cannot be said with Heart of Saguenay, as they had gone back and forth all the season, playing like the rebel without a cause, and heaven and hell between 7th and 11th place are determined by tiniest of differences here. And now, let’s head to the match.

12:00 - Here we start, with the first match of the day, as the PLI Islanders welcome CSKA Quebec. For all the fans who have known a thing or two about the last stretch of the season for les Capitoliens, it is that we will be expecting the managerial change within next 24 hours as Chen Huikang, their manager of the last two years, is expected to part his ways with the club. He has proven his capabilities two years ago with a third-place finish and a decent IFCF qualification run, but has since found himself in trouble with the management. Also playing his final game as the manager in his club is Charles Loranger, whose resignation from the club is now confirmed by the management. It is rumoured that he, who has coached the island club for the past seven years, is expected to be in Attawapiskat next week, as Zenit's next manager.

12:15 - PLI Islanders 0-0 CSKA Quebec
The first ten minutes have passed like a breeze for the Islanders, who have kept their ball possession to the very maximum. Colin McQuaid, from time to time, has brought as many as ten players on his own half of the turf, and this has so far worked, as the CSKA midfielder Sebastien Petit has struggled to pass it forward to Curtis Saturday or Arnald Gal. The Tigres did have a chance just a minute ago, but it fell just short as Saturday's high shot was saved by Seung-Myeon Hyeon-Kravitz.

12:30 - Pre-Matchday Comments (2)
Half an hour to kick off, as the next seven matches take place at 1 in the afternoon here. While we have mentioned about the other matchups earlier, the pair we must not forget about are in Cornwall and Levis, where the Clippers and the Athletic will be welcoming Haligonian and Perce Town sides whose season has mostly consisted of disappointment, but with enough room for the future. There is no doubt that Hannah Wilton has done plenty with the depleted cabinet Halifax has had over the last while, and we gotta give her credit for that. In the meanwhile, the Levis Athletic fans are secretly panicking over the likely departure of their star midfielder, Zoe Barthelemy, as the competition on the Savigliano national team may necessitate her a move out of Levis in the offseason…

12:41 - PLI Islanders 0-1 CSKA Quebec: GOAL!
The first match of the season sees its deadlock broken, as the CSKA finally found a hole in the Islanders' armour, allowing Omar-Anthony Bourassa to forward a solid cross for Cristian Duque, who hurried it up with his magical touch and scores the 11th goal of the season. For now, CSKA may be able to gift their departing manager a solid parting gift...

12:45 - PLI Islanders 0-1 CSKA Quebec: Halftime Break
And here we go into the halftime break for the PLI-CSKA match, as the Capitoliens lead 1-0 in the Prince Laurent Islands.

12:50 - Pre-Matchday Comments (3)
Ten minutes to go before the kick-off, and there's a media conference in St. John's, as the Championship winner Arsenal holds a post-season conference before the players play. It is a short one, mostly recapping how the season went for the Gunners, but is also about offering apology to the home fans, who have suffered over the past two seasons, first by watching the club's first relegation in history the previous year, and second by their years of futility prior to that. It's a well-delivered one with right intentions, though the timing of it certainly wasn't the best and many fans aren't happy about it.

13:00 - Kickoff (Koreana-UI1877 / Sherbrooke-Kingston / Cornwall-Haligonian / Daedonggang-Rovers / Lakeshore-Zenit / Sarnia-Mipojoseon / Levis-Perce)
And here we go, as seven matches start right now, across the nation. Two with fourth place implications, two with championship implications, though one must not ignore the chance of a third one when Olympique later faces off against Swanguard Athletic, who have already secured relegation.

13:06 - PLI Islanders 1-1 CSKA: GOAL!
If you think the PLI Islanders are done, not so fast, as the Purple Islanders have taken over with a goal scored by Levinson Wright. The initial shot by Radek Hrubek was punched comfortably by William Bousquet, but the deflection happened to be right in front of Wright's foot, and then he scored from an easy toe tap into the net!

13:07 - Cornwall Clippers 0-1 Haligonian / Levis Athletic 1-0 Perce Town: GOAL!
Here, we see the first goal of the central time matches, as Patrik Larsen salutes the home fans on the south stand of the Clippers' stadium. Just half a second later, it was Levis who scored as well, a penalty kick goal from Vâásk Çêwé. It was a really unfortunate foul committed by Austin St-Onge, who flew too early to head the ball away, and instead found his head pushing Yvette Houssiere-Chaput to ground.

13:10 - Sarnia 4.25 0-0 Mipojoseon: CLOSE!
In Mudeung, it has been a fairly one-sided showdown, as Mipojoseon has had next to no control with holding the ball. They were getting quite a few chances earlier on, and it would have been something if Cam Spijker's long pass to William-Devin Park had worked out with a goal, but his kick instead hit the crossbar as the game remained scoreless.

13:14 - Levis Athletic 1-1 Perce Town: GOAL!
The Athletic's lead was short-lived, as Daniel Galbraith scored on the penalty kick for Perce Town. The side managed by ethereal Yi Seung-Hyeon is feeling their feet getting hotter, and hopes that they could at least prepare themselves ahead of the Coupe de la Reine Final next Sunday at The Reneegrad.

13:16 - PLI Islanders 1-1 CSKA Quebec: RED CARD!
Since the Islanders' goal the game has stayed at the stalemate stage, but there's at least going to be an additional red spice to be added, as Johannes Kim is ejected for tackling Ned Palethorpe from behind...the Ko-orenite is fine, he took a few steps to make sure all's good, but will the Islanders, a team with limited depth, be trying more against a demotivated CSKA side?

13:19 - Sarnia 4.25 0-1 Mipojoseon / Cornwall Clippers 1-1 Haligonian: GOAL!
Goal for Mipojoseon as their quest for the elusive Q-League title continues! All-season long, the right flank has been a point of strength for Mipojoseon, and this once again proves true, as Lyall Murphy passes back from the penalty box to prepare Cam Spijker, who scores the third goal of the season! In the meanwhile, the answer to Haligonian's early lead was found by Cornwall, with Oikilde Fusul lands the volley beyond Elisabeth Cha's reach. Neither side have much to play for, but they do have plenty of pride to play for, and to disprove any prejudice against their season.

13:21 - Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 0-0 Kingston FC
The first twenty minutes of The Honam Showdown stayed relatively quiet, as neither side had broken the tension. I gotta say it does seem odd coming from Alex Cartwright, especially as he nears his retirement and may want to at least come away with an IFCF spot before the season's over, but he may also be aware that there's no shame in placing fifth, especially when the team's not really ready. The same, however, cannot be said towards Pierre-Ian Noh, as Sherbrooke barely survived the nightmare they had for the second half of the season didn't end up in a surprise relegation.

13:23 - Montreal Koreana 0-0 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877: Close call!
Both Koreana and UI1877 have brought full squads for today's match, as the Koreana fans hope they could be holding the Silverthorn Shield at home. Fortunately for the neutral viewers across the multiverse, UI1877 had other ideas and it's certainly been a close match going back and forth at The Samseongoloondongjang. UI1877 has had a couple of close chances and made them close scoring opportunities, but one can only wonder what would have happened if Makrotsis's mid-range shot had not been saved by Dejan Wasic.

13:25 - Cornwall Clippers 1-3 Haligonian. GOAL! GOAL!
Two goals in three minutes for Haligonian, as Archie Weir and Ji Chae-Ryeong score one each to quickly give Haligonian a convincing lead, just twenty minutes into the game. Has the Cornwallian magic finally run out? One must be wondering while seeing the fury in the eyes of their Tikariotian goalkeeper after a couple of missed defensive cues gave him no time to react...

13:27 - Daedonggang 3.26 1-1 Northandryun Rovers. GOAL! GOAL!
A quick back-and-forth affair followed as the 3.26 took the lead with a solid header by Sebastien Irniq, before the Rovers tied it up with a goal by Kaapo Terkala on his 23rd goal of the season. The Savojar, who has been selected to the Savojar national team on various occasions, remains a massive scoring machine in this league, and any California City natives would hope he's going to stay with them for the rest of his career.

13:31 - Sarnia 4.25 0-2 Mipojoseon: GOAL!
Mipojoseon doubled their lead, as what may be the goal of the year has been scored by Abel Wesoloski-Okafor. Starting from the mid-field circle, he quickly accelerated and decked way past five Sarnia players, before nutmegging the way past the 4.25 goalkeeper's leg into the net. Everybody knows that the dual-citizen, who has recently declared his eligibility for Banija, is being heavily looked at by Busembe Timberwolves of the Shango-Fogoa Premier League, and wonders if what could be his last match as a Mipojoseon player for now is going to end with the club's first ever Quebecois premiership title.

13:34 - Daedonggang 3.26 2-1 Northandryun Rovers: GOAL!
Goal for the 3.26, as the home side pulls ahead in Val d'Or, with an unexpected own goal by Charles Devereux, who hasn't had the best of matches today...the side managed by Jacqueline Sieloff was expected by many to be relegated or come near it, but have staved off the threat well enough.

13:37 - Lakeshore 0–1 Zenit Attawapiskat: GOAL!
Voila! Goal! The stalemate in Mudeung's finally broken, as it is Marcus Swyripa who scores from the penalty kick! The left-foot of the 34-year old, which has remained on fire even after all the years of his journeyman career, makes you wonder why the winger has not been invited back to the national team in some time. Now the question lies over whether they can give Hiryama Shunji enough time to not worry about the barrels of shots he's been thrown at all season long...just for one match.

13:40 - Cornwall Clippers 2–3 Haligonian: GOAL!
NOT-SO-FAST. That's what Emma Kenna-Tang had shouted after scoring her first goal since coming back from an ACL injury back in week 10. For the 23-year old, this is a particularly special feeling, especially as she had particularly rocky history with her career, and scoring a crucial goal on the season finale's only so deserving to her narrative. After that, she made sure to point with her right arm at her grandparents who raised her, on the front stands of the North Stand.

13:43 - PLI Islanders 1-1 CSKA Quebec: Close call!
Even when undermanned, CSKA Quebec took charge and continued firing, as Arnald Gal shot a powerful cannon to the top right corner of the net. Unfortunately for the Capitoliens, this once again is punched by Seung-Myeon Kravitz-Hyeon, burying the last chance of win for Chen Huikang!

13:46 - Lakeshore 0–2 Zenit Attawapiskat: GOAL!
Remember when we worried earlier about how Hiryama Shunji needed some rest and a clear lead? Well, he just got one, as a two-on-two play between Marc-Andre Wilson and team captain Raimundo Puga was followed by the latter's goal, doubling the lead into two-nil in middle of a Maytime shower. The Zenit fans can start worrying less about it, especially with match remaining scoreless in Kingston...

13:47 - Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 0–1 Kingston FC: GOAL!
Not so fast! That's the very next gesture given by Alex Cartwright, as it was Felix Sissoko whose speed played a major role with the KFC's first lead of the game! On the extra minute given past the 45th minute at Parc des Volontaires, Juven celebrated his goal with a marksman celebration, and we are going to head into halftime in Sherbrooke on an overcast afternoon.

13:50 - PLI Islanders 1–1 CSKA Quebec (et al.): FIN / Halftime
Four-minute additional time’s over and it’s fulltime in Epektwitk City! CSKA Quebec’s hopes for a win to conclude their nightmarish season finally dies. To cap off the humiliation that it has ben, the purple wave of Islander fans started singing ‘Na Na Na Na, Hey, Hey-Ey, Goodbye!’ at the Tigres! Not that this spares them from the reality where they will be finishing the season closer to the basement than an IFCF berth, but for now, let them shitpost.

Now, across the league, here are the scores, as we enter the halftime break:

Montreal Koreana 0–0 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877
Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 0–1 Kingston FC
Cornwall Clippers 2–3 Haligonian
Daedonggang 3.26 2–1 Northandryun Rovers
PLI Islanders 1–1 CSKA Quebec - FINAL
Lakeshore 0–2 Zenit Attawapiskat
Sarnia 4.25 0–2 Mipojoseon
Levis Athletic 1–1 Perce Town

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:29 am

Q-LEAGUE 2048-49 SEASON - PART VI

Kits: Home / Away / Third/GK

Sixth Stretch: Swanguard Athletic

Tune: Terrible Love, The National

14:14 - Levis Athletic 1–4 Perce Town. GOAL!
Goal for Perce Town! It took both sides fourteen minutes to score a goal on the first half. It took fourteen for Perce Town to score three in the second half. While the Gaspesian side struggled to beat out feisty Levis Athletic side looking to avoid relegation, it was easier done than said for Anna Korniloff-Kouyate to score a hat trick, as she set the Levis half of the turf on fire to dribble, daze and score at her will! While this matchup likely means a crushing battle for the promotion-relegation playoffs for the Athletic, it will mean a good testing ground for the Coast Guards, as they hope this form will continue against Mipojoseon at The Reneegrad next Sunday.

PERCE TOWN - Seung-Hyeon

Yi Seung-Hyeon did his best not to make much out of Anna's goal, as the players celebrated with a celebration looking like that of fish coming out of the sea. The hostile fans in Sarnia's Ophelia Arena deafened his ears with boos as they jeered at the home side that quickly found their ways to lose focus and trail in an embarrassing manner. Not much had changed since the first half, but his choice not to say too much at his players, in consideration that they may feel even more overwhelmed, may have worked out after all.

Once back on the field, it was Daniel Galbraith and Eloise Grondin-Martin leading the charge. The forward-midfield pair, who have served in the leadership roles throughout the course of this season, stayed true to their form and name all season long, and it was them who once again gave a pep talk for the team as the manager watched from behind. It seemed to have worked nicely, as Seung-Hyeon felt that his players felt more assured, and quickly found themselves charging at Sarnia's barricades.

The first goal took only a minute, as speedster Anna Korniloff-Kouyate quickly found the chance set up for her and scored with little resistance. That's it! he thought at the time, seeing the glow in their eyes. It was clear that they weren't going to look back, and that they have won this match right outta that intermission. The goal seemed to break down every form of resistance Sarnia had, and gradually a two-goal lead changed to three, before being doubled into four. Like that, the prophecy was complete.

While the players celebrated, Seung-Hyeon also heard from Pierre-Karl Varsteeg, his assistant, that the long-planned ownership was finally complete, as superstar point guard Heo Myeong-Yoon and her Krytenia fiance, Rico Sierra, has acquired 49% stake in the club's ownership (the 51% of the stake is owned by a joint consortium between the Royal Quebecois Coast Guard and Soohyeop Fisheries Bank of Quebec). It was said that the Kingston Enterprise point guard, who was a Kingston native, had plans to permanently move to the area where her father just retired, and that they were going to interfere very little with the operations.

This was a good news for Perce Town, as the organisation realised that the club may not be as shorthanded as some of their fellow mid-tier competitors have been of late, and the lack of interference by the new owners was a bonus as well. Yi Seung-Hyeon, who has signed a contract extension the previous tuesday, knew he was safe as well, and hoped that whatever he and Pierre-Karl, his eventual successor, had built for such a long time...will bring them to winning their first ever Q-League title.

~~~

14:29 - Sarnia 4.25 1-3 Mipojoseon: GOAL!
And Mipojoseon may have crushed what remained of good energy carried for most of the second half by the 4.25, as Abel Wesoloski-Okafor scores his second of the game to really put this game away. With Montreal Koreana trailing 0-1 after Kohut's likely the last goal as an Inverness player, this surely puts Mipojoseon ahead of them. But this doesn't mean much yet, folks, because there's still strong chance Olympique de Rimouski will be able to win it. The kickoff for the Swanguard-Olympique match will be right on the clock, at 1500 Quebecois Central Standard Time!

MIPOJOSEON - Asher

'So at least a second place secured. That's always a good thing, especially given that they have not been this high up...since the mid-2000s?' Asher Lundrigan said as he kissed his wife Eileen, a grin filling up in his body while they watched the television broadcast of the 4.25-Mipjoseon game. 'Not to mention that brilliant season from Abel Okafor...impressive how he's only seventeen, but has scored a dozen in this league.' It was clear he, still recovering from the sensational form of Kate Huitema-Omeasoo and Kim Seung-Yoon just four and five seasons prior, was feeling delirious at the arrival of yet another phenom coming to the East Coast. It's almost as if he was recapping an episode of a recent reality TV show named The Treasure Island.

'You always say that, Ash,' Eileen shyly grinned back at him, as they watched the football match. 'No wonder Claire's only at the happiest when playing with a ball.' The sun, softly stroking the southern soil, deflected upon entering their living via its old windows, and shone over them.

'Yes, but she's very much like you, and every first is gonna be a first, even if it doesn't happen right now, right?' Asher smiled back, as they continued to cuddle while the match went on. 'Give her a year, and she'll start playing the piano like her late great-grandmother (Jocelyn de Ramaut, a paternal grandmother of his, was a Jazz pianist in the second half of 1900s). I don't want her to go that path anyway.'

'No, not the juiciest idea out there.' Eileen nodded, rolling her right fingers as if she's playing from the piano keys. 'But she will be happy, stay confident, and keep her heads straight. It's never the easiest thing, but you know, it'll be easier than how we had.'

'Hopefully so.' Asher nodded gently, trying his best to hide the worries in his eyes. He knew that the Christine II, the country's monarch already into sixth year of her reign and a good friend of his, already had plans set up for future, and not one bit comforted him. It was already discomforting enough in that another friend and their roommate, a first-time MP Mylene Graham, was a Culture and Arts Secretary with the first Kim Ministry, so that part about choice, which he knew well about earlier in life, was really not something he could comment on anymore. Such was the inevitability of continuous nepotism in this country where everybody, being linked by the silk threads of fate, were bound to know one another with relative ease, and say a few things as well...

~~~

14:46 - Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 2–1 Kingston FC: GOAL!
Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, for Kingston FC, as the Green Warriors finish the business with the game! And like that, just as when we thought Kingston FC was going to take the win with that breakway pass one minute, it is actually Sherbrooke who scores from a Hamidou Diressa header! For what has been a turbulent season for the Green Warriors, Sherbrooke fans are celebrating the fact that this season's over by setting green flares all over the arena, bringing the match to stoppage for next couple of minutes.

KINGSTON FC - Alex

Well, it's gonna be over, isn't it? Alex Cartwright thought with a solitary tear in his eyes, as he watched the flares hit the ground, and all over the place. He knew that, having heard Zenit leading the way 2-0 at halftime, that the Kingston FC was going to, once again, fall short of the mark.

This season, even for him after almost fifteen years of managing KFC, has felt particularly weary. He wasn't sure why, though he did wonder if the outcome could have been different had they not lose their two best players in Henri Tangganga, who was just named to the Team of the Year in Krytenia, and Suzanna Barter, a surefire Team of the Year selection for Olympique de Rimouski. The team did feel quite deflated after yet another sale of their best players, and even with the addition of Felix Sissoko and retaining of their captain Eren Knox, helped nobody from denying the fact that Kingston FC's been selling too many talent to become consistently challenging the top. The players who were still left alive completely bought into the manager's plan and gave all they could to help the team float, but it was with a couple of close misses, like the one he witnessed, that really had him wonder.

At least the media seemed to have caught on quickly with the narrative, especially after the pre-season media conference where he, unexpectedly for a manager of that advanced in stature and age, had said that the club's not in the best situation, but they are going to work on what's missing. The players, from time to time, were nervous and feeling down at various points, but they too learned to not think too much about being mice that box while cornered. Cocky prospects became humble, veterans gave back to the community, and at least they set themselves for another season.

Thank you for everybody, for past forty five years, dear Kingstonians... he was struggling to think, as he watched the green flare ease, and the referee whistled to tell the captains that there were three minutes left in time. Alex knew his players were still out there, trying to get one back, but even if they weren't coming back, it's going to be fine. They were ready for a life without their franchise legend, and he had every bit of faith in them. Retirement couldn't come sooner.

~~~

16:46 - Swanguard Athletic 2–4 Olympique de Rimouski

OLYMPIQUE/SWANGUARD - Lara

16:46. 4-2. The score was settled at 91st minute, and the visitMTB.que Arena was more silent than ever. There was that deafening silence from how quiet the home fans were, but also from how raucous the cheer was felt all the way in the southern half of Saguenay province, including at The Steelyard, where the 23,000 people have come to watch the live broadcast of the match. They had two more minutes left in the game, and all seemed to be settled, as the players started to cry like they were back to being children all over again.

'Four-Two. With two goal lead and two minutes left to play, the fans are celebrating out in the Steel City of Rimouski, as they are ready to unleash the party. Barring some dramatic collapse within next two minutes, the Olympique will be winning the the first Q-League title since 2004, when the Grim Reapers have fallen short in the World Cup 65 Qualifying. It would take them eight more years to qualify, to be followed by eight more qualifications thereafter on the first round...

With Suzanna Barter and Breleigh Asperup-Ferland passing back and forth to each other to kill time, Lana Sabasah started crying in the middle of the turf, as she watched the match (and the drought) coming to an end. As the players continued to rotate in ball possession, Johanes Mandi raised one finger at the opponent end, facing against the small, 500-person Olympique fans on the south stand who started singing 'Champion of the Olympiad' while unleashing orange flares into the turf. While all the emotional drama was occurring and the time started to slow down, Lana couldn't stop crying as she watched the Swanguard home fans applaud at the visiting Olympique side, and most importantly, her, before they were being relegated to a very short stay in the Quebecois Championship.

Feeling the home crowd applauding at the right midfielder, Lana Sabasah once again looked around and waved at them. For ten years she had played for her hometown team, and she was even named the captain during her last two seasons with the club, following the departure of Eileen Green to Squornshelous Remnant States.

Wish I could have won this for the home crowd, not against the home crowd, but who am I to decide? she started crying again, as Suzanna Barter, Hong Joon-Yeong and Pierre-Karl Miller came to hug her. It was true that many of the familiar faces from the Swanguard's finest days, when they had won three titles under Marianne Godbut-Sweeney's direction, were still there. It's just they have either moved up to coaching or management, or were simply no longer the players they once were. The damage done to the team’s scouting system, highlighted by the sheer number of northern Manitoban prospects who have went past their net (Zinaida Woodcarver being the most famous, but not the only high-profiled one, of course), combined with the poor finances of the club, had meant that this was going to happen. It’s the reality that immediately struck her upon the moment she received the phone call on a June afternoon while on her cottage just north of Prince Eric, and Lana knew there wasn’t much she could have done about it.

This really contrasted with the club she was traded to in Rimouski. Lots of unfamiliar faces on the team she remembered at day 1- promising rookies Benoit Bigtree and Hannah Gormley-McCowan, as well as reserves goalkeeper Ciara Nam and Teus signing Johannes Mandi. But it was also filled with many guys, some veterans and others just hitting their best years, she knew- Ray Ashoona ('C'), Mitchel Rosales, Saunlilun Buthoningun, Suzanna Barter (though this predates her joining Olympique), and José Béland. Her new team welcomed her just as well as the old one did, and now the shock behind the move was compensated by a historic title win for Olympique.

'And the whistle's rung, and it's over! OVER! AND OVER!!!! Olympique has done it, for the first time in 45 years, ladies and gentlemen. If you doubted it before the season started, you are welcome to eat your leather boots! If you didn't, however, you are welcome to celebrate! Champions tonight, and the fans out in the Steelyard are just ready to celebrate into it with a bonfire! Ride that firetruck tonight, and goodnight!'

Coupe De la Reine - Final
Played at The Reneegrad, Reneegrad, Capitale-Nationale
Mipojoseon (CL) 3–3 Perce Town (QL) (3–3 AET) (3–2 pen.)

Twice the Mipojoseon side has come to the Coupe de la Reine Final (formerly Coupe du Roi, which it did keep until the five year commemoration of late Jacques IX had passed), and twice they won it. After spending over three decades wandering about in the Quebecois Championship and League One, they had finally gotten it together with right investment in the youth academy and scouting, not to mention proper investments when the team had needed it, and it brought them over the hurdle on the final victory of the Quebecois season, its first since 1984. The Mipojoseon team, for sure, can add their past half-decade of mercurial rise into a list of impressive accomplishments the club has done, and will hope this can mean for something even higher, whether it be a Q-League title or a meaningful domestic run.

All-game long it was a back and forth affair, with the goals scored by Yeong-Rim de Monongahela, Ganymede Garcia and Abel Wesoloski-Okafor for Mipojoseon, and Daniel Galbraith, Kim Seung-Hwan, and Anna Korniloff-Kouyate for Perce Town. Despite the flurry of explosions on the regular time, however, both sides were running on fumes and the scores remained level through the end of extra time. This had subsequently meant that the game would come into the penalties:

MIPOJOSEON Wesoloski-Okafor ✔ Garcia    X Imeretinski       ✔ W-D. Park X Murphy         ✔ 
PERCE TOWN Grégoire         X Galbraith ✔ Korniloff-Kouyate ✔ S.H. Kim  X Grondin-Martin X

Q-LEAGUE

Montreal Koreana 0–1 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877
Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 2–1 Kingston FC
Cornwall Clippers 3–5 Haligonian
Daedonggang 3.26 3–2 Northandryun Rovers
PLI Islanders 1–1 CSKA Quebec
Trojana Condommakers FC 0–1 Heart of Saguenay
Lakeshore 1–4 Zenit Attawapiskat
Sarnia 4.25 1–3 Mipojoseon
Levis Athletic 1–4 Perce Town
Swanguard Athletic 2–4 Olympique de Rimouski

Q-LEAGUE AWARDS:

Golden Boot (Most Goals): Benoit Djaozandry, Heart of Saguenay - 29
Silver Moogoonghwa (Player of the Year): Shim Dong-Woon, Montreal Koreana
* Runner-Ups: Suzanna Barter, Olympique de Rimouski (Kohnhead) / Benoit Djaozandry, Heart of Saguenay
Emerald Rose (Under-23 Player of the Year): Suzanna Barter, Olympique de Rimouski (Kohnhead)
* Runner-Ups: Zinaida Woodcarver, Montreal Koreana / Felix Sissoko, Kingston FC (Juvencus)
Manager of the Year: Alex Cartwright, Kingston FC (Super-Llamaland)
* Runner-Ups: Samara Kaniatarii, Olympique de Rimouski / Colin McQuaid, Zenit Attawapiskat

Team of the Year:
GK: Jean-Gabriel McReynolds (Mipojoseon)
DEF: Mitchel Rosales (Poafmersia, Olympique de Rimouski) - Owen McQuaid (PLI Islanders) - Hand Sanitiser (Sylestone, Northandryun Rovers) - Cam Spijker (The Licentian Isles, Mipojoseon)
MID: Shim Dong-Woon (Montreal Koreana) - Suzanna Barter (Kohnhead, Olympique de Rimouski) - Raimundo Puga (Ko-oren, Zenit Attawpiskat)
FW: Curtis Sunday (Krytenia, CSKA Quebec) - Benoit Djaozandry (Heart of Saguenay) - Zinaida Woodcarver (Olympique de Rimouski)

Pl 2048-49 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Olympique de Rimouski         38   20  10   8    80   55  +25    70  CHAMPIONS
                                            ----
 2 Mipojoseon                    38   20   9   9    44   32  +12    69  ChC
 3 Montreal Koreana              38   20   8  10    81   67  +14    68  ChC
 4 Zenit Attawapiskat            38   18  11   9    87   61  +26    65  ChC
                                            ----
 5 Kingston FC                   38   18   8  12    82   71  +11    62
 6 Northandryun Rovers           38   15  13  10    62   56   +6    58
 7 Haligonian                    38   15  12  11    77   71   +6    57
 8 Heart of Saguenay             38   14  13  11    83   78   +5    55
 9 Perce Town                    38   15  10  13    62   58   +4    55
10 CSKA Quebec                   38   17   4  17    87   86   +1    55
11 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877      38   14  10  14    80   80    0    52
12 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      38   14   7  17    77   85   −8    49
13 Daedonggang 3.26              38   13   9  16    72   77   −5    48
14 Cornwall Clippers             38   12  11  15    71   71    0    47
15 Lakeshore                     38   12  11  15    69   77   −8    47
16 PLI Islanders                 38   13   7  18    29   42  −13    46
                                            ----
17 Levis Athletic                38   11   9  18    62   79  −17    42  PRO/REL
                                            ----
18 Sarnia 4.25                   38    9  11  18    39   48   −9    38  RELEGATION
19 Trojana Condommakers FC       38    9   8  21    28   44  −16    35  RELEGATION
20 Swanguard Athletic            38    7   7  24    57   91  −34    28  RELEGATION

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

FNB Futbol 3–0 AS Blainville
Hamilton Steelers 0–1 St. John's Arsenal
Dukhoborian 1–1 Capital District Transit
Club Racing Sept-Iles 4–0 Winnipeg Spartak
Andong City 2–4 Iqaluit Red Army
Montreal City 0–0 Baie-Verte
Prince Eric Wanderers 1–2 Nunavut North Star
Habpo Koreana 0–1 Sangju Sangmu
AJ Anju 3–1 Beolgyo Kilmarnock
RC Hanyang 0–3 Montreal Impact
RC Gaeseong 1–2 London FC
Winnipeg United 0–1 Bathurst City

Pl 2048-49 Quebecois Championship Season  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 St. John's Arsenal                      46   31   6   9   120   66  +54    99  AUTOMATIC PROMOTION
                                            ----
 2 Club Racing Sept-Iles                   46   25  10  11   103   60  +43    85  PLAY-OFFS
 3 Iqaluit Red Army                        46   25  10  11    44   27  +17    85  PLAY-OFFS
 4 Montreal City                           46   23  12  11    71   40  +31    81  PLAY-OFFS
 5 Baie-Verte                              46   23  11  12    72   47  +25    80  PLAY-OFFS
 6 Dukhoborian                             46   23  10  13    48   31  +17    79  PLAY-OFFS
 7 London FC                               46   21  15  10    76   54  +22    78  PLAY-OFFS
 8 RC Hanyang                              46   22   9  15    56   44  +12    75  PLAY-OFFS
 9 Nunavut North Star                      46   21  12  13    48   37  +11    75  PLAY-OFFS
                                            ----
10 Winnipeg United                         46   20   8  18    96   76  +20    68
11 Sangju Sangmu                           46   19   9  18    50   50    0    66
12 Hamilton Steelers                       46   17  14  15    44   33  +11    65
13 AJ Anju                                 46   18  11  17    72   62  +10    65
14 Capital District Transit                46   19   8  19    86   82   +4    65
15 Prince Eric Wanderers                   46   16  10  20    75   79   −4    58
16 Bathurst City                           46   16   9  21    66   71   −5    57
17 Habpo Koreana                           46   14  14  18    43   46   −3    56
18 Montreal Impact                         46   16   6  24    72   86  −14    54
19 AS Blainville                           46   15   7  24    69   82  −13    52
20 Andong City                             46   14   5  27    79  117  −38    47
                                            ----
21 Beolgyo Kilmarnock                      46   12  11  23    69  113  −44    47  RELEGATED
22 FNB Futbol                              46   10  16  20    66   97  −31    46  RELEGATED
23 Winnipeg Spartak                        46    6  11  29    56  124  −68    29  RELEGATED
24 RC Gaeseong                             46    5   8  33    15   72  −57    23  RELEGATED

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) Club-Racing Sept-Iles 0–0 (9) Nunavut North Stars (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
(3) Iqaluit Red Army 1–0 (8) RC Hanyang
(4) Montreal City 2–2 (7) London FC (3–2 AET)
(5) Baie-Verte 1–1 (6) Dukhoborian (1–2 AET)

Second Round: Played at The Steelyard, Rimouski

(9) Nunavut North Stars 0–0 (6) Dukhoborian (1–0 AET)
(3) Iqaluit Red Army 2–2 (4) Montreal City (2–2 AET) (2–4 pen.)

Winners of both matches, Nunavut North Stars and Montreal City, are automatically promoted to the Q-League.

Play-off: Played at The Steelyard, Rimouski, Saguenay

Dukhoborian 0–1 Iqaluit Red Army

Iqaluit Red Army will play Levis Athletic in the Pro-Rel Playoffs. Dukhoborian is eliminated from promotion.

Q-League/Championship Promotion-Relegation Playoffs: Levis Athletic vs. Iqaluit Red Army

Iqaluit Red Army 2–1 Levis Athletic
Levis Athletic 0–0 Iqaluit Red Army

Iqaluit Red Army wins the Pro/Rel playoffs, 2-1, and is back to Q-League after two season absence. In their place will be Levis Athletic.

2049 Quebecois Youth Summer League

Hosted at Pavel Wilson Stadium (Kingston, Frontenac) - Stade de Levis (Levis, Capitale-Nationale)

Pls 2049 QYSL                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
                                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 St. John's Regional                25   19   1   5    70   35  +35    58
 2 Chicoutimi Regional                25   15   4   6    52   31  +21    49
 3 Southern Manitoba Regional         25   14   6   5    69   39  +30    48
 4 Greater Kingston Regional          25   13   9   3    75   48  +27    48
 5 Gaspesie Regional                  25   14   5   6    67   49  +18    47
 6 Labrador Regional                  25   12   6   7    67   50  +17    42
 7 Northwest Regional                 25   10  11   4    53   32  +21    41
 8 Halifax Metropolitan Regional      25   12   3  10    70   48  +22    39
 9 Quebec City Regional               25   11   6   8    81   60  +21    39
10 Southeast Regional                 25   10   8   7    60   60    0    38
11 Newfoundland Regional              25    9   9   7    52   38  +14    36
12 Montreal North Regional            25   10   6   9    60   67   −7    36
13 West Abitibi Regional              25    9   8   8    45   51   −6    35
14 Levis Regional                     25   10   4  11    62   71   −9    34
15 East Abitibi Regional              25    8   9   8    57   46  +11    33
16 Mauricie Regional                  25    7  11   7    55   44  +11    32
17 Acadie North Regional              25    9   5  11    59   54   +5    32
18 Nunavut Regional                   25    8   6  11    34   52  −18    30
19 Montreal South Regional            25    8   6  11    56   81  −25    30
20 Northern Manitoba Regional         25    6   7  12    31   63  −32    25
21 Ontario South Regional             25    6   6  13    44   70  −26    24
22 Capitale-Nationale Regional        25    5   8  12    36   45   −9    23
23 Frontenac Regional                 25    5   7  13    43   57  −14    22
24 Northern Saguenay Regional         25    4   8  13    33   67  −34    20
25 Montreal Central Regional          25    4   6  15    44   68  −24    18
26 Ontario North Regional             25    2   5  18    31   80  −49    11

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 9:19 am

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 an extremely 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 has since 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 - 2050-51 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. Things may be gradually changing, however, as the QBL introduces the import rule, where a QBL franchise is allowed to acquire up to two imports, with a further possibility of adding the third import quota under the 'Next Star' player designation. The QBL and the Basketball Quebec hope that with arrival of import players, many who come from countries with more team-based styles, the QBL will be able to diversify on the playing styles and the skillsets of its prospects.

List of QBL Imports

C Oluwasegun Tionge (Banija) -> California City Lakers
PG Tigrian Tesheme (Banija) -> CSKA Quebec
SG Sifiso Ntenga (Delaclava) -> Saguenay Orions
PG Douglas Bourke (Electrum) -> Ottawa Thunder
PF Mindaugas Karnišovas (TJUN-ia) -> Kingston Raptors
C Aca Dušanić (Zeta Reka and Hugeltladom) -> Montreal Koreana

P  2050-51 QBL Season         Pld    W   L    Win % 
 1 California City Lakers      45   37   8    0.822 QF
 2 Goose Bay Mavericks         45   32  13    0.711 QF
 3 CSKA Quebec                 45   31  14    0.689 QF
 4 Kingston Raptors            45   31  14    0.689 QF
 5 Ottawa Thunder              45   31  14    0.689 QF
 6 Saguenay Orions             45   28  17    0.622 QF
 7 Montreal Koreana            45   26  19    0.578 QF
 8 Anju Aces                   45   24  21    0.533 QF
 9 London Grizzlies            45   22  23    0.489
10 Nunavut North Stars         45   20  25    0.444
11 Levis Athletic              45   16  29    0.356
12 Twin Cities Celtics         45   15  30    0.333
13 St. John's Arsenal          45   15  30    0.333
14 Sudbury Moose               45   13  32    0.289
15 Sherbrooke Sparta           45   12  33    0.267
16 Manitoba Kings              45    7  38    0.156

2051 QBL Awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP): PF Mindaugas Karnišovas, 30 (TJU)
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): SG Jeong Seung-Hyeon, Kingston Raptors (21)
Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY): C Oluwasegun Tionge, California City Lakers (27, BNJ)
Rookie of the Year (ROY): SG Maurice Auchiwa, Levis Knights (22)
Import Player of the Year (IPY): PF Mindaugas Karnišovas, 30 (TJU)
Coach of the Year: Franck Pelle-Hawk, Kingston Raptors

All-QBL First-Team:

PG Franck Briere-Bourque, California City Lakers (28)
SG Ben Rawlyk, Anju Aces (27)
SF Matthieu-Abel Park, Montreal Koreana (24)
PF Mindaugas Karnišovas, Kingston Raptors (TJU, 30)
C Noh Seung-Hoon, CSKA Quebec (27)

All-QBL Second-Team:

PG Bahng Se-Woong, Twin Cities Celtics (26)
SG Sifiso Ntenga, Saguenay Orions (DEL, 22)
SF Yang Jae-Woong, Kingston Raptors (27)
PF Moustapha Niang, California City Lakers (24)
C Oluwasegun Tionge, California City Lakers (BNJ, 27)

All-QBL Defensive Team:

PG Bahng Se-Woong, Twin Cities Celtics (26)
SG Daniel Ibaniyama, Montreal Koreana (33)
SF Vaclav Burianek, Goose Bay Mavericks (26)
PF Moustapha Niang, California City Lakers (24)
C Oluwasegun Tionge, California City Lakers (BNJ, 27)

All-QBL Rising Stars Team:

PG Douglas Bourke, Ottawa Thunder (ETM, 20)
SG Jeong Seung-Hyeon, Kingston Raptors (21)
SF Yang Se-Woong, Saguenay Orions (20)
PF Isaiah Mobutu-Jones, Goose Bay Mavericks (20)
C Aca Dušanić, Montreal Koreana (ZRH, 21)

Quarterfinals
(1) California City Lakers 3–0 Anju Aces (8)
(2) Goose Bay Mavericks 3–2 Montreal Koreana (7)
(3) CSKA Quebec 3–0 Saguenay Orions (6)
(4) Kingston Raptors 3–2 Ottawa Thunder (5)

Semifinals
(1) California City Lakers 3–0 Kingston Raptors (4)
(2) Goose Bay Mavericks 0–3 CSKA Quebec (3)

2051 QBL Final
(1) California City Lakers 4–0 CSKA Quebec (3)

QUEBECOIS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE - 2050-51 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 the guards and swing 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, in the world of women's basketball where limited interests, finances and whatnot, have limited its appeals beyond the Olympic Games.

This doesn't mean that they, who have just made the final four of the 2050 Olympics with an Under-23 team, have not embraced changes, however. The arrival of HUElavians, and the rise of other international sides on the women's game have opened the window for the Quebecois to introduce a small number of import players, whose performances on the olympics and the IBC have been noted. Furthermore, the QWBL continues to see the loosening of boundaries between positions, especially as the international game often pitting the Grim Reapers women against teams with height advantage over them. Styles diversify, competition increases and of course, fun goes up - on-stop passes, selfless screens and zone defensive reads are still rewarded heavily, but isolation plays and halfcourt shots, encouraged more by the current generation of players, are now no longer limited to the best players.

List of QWBL Imports

SG Jatou Sowe, Banija -> Nunavut North Stars
C Nyima Ba, Banija -> Hamilton SonicBoom
PF Marta Nguyen, Electrum -> Fort Lowe Rattlers
SF Carly Davis, Delaclava -> Montreal Koreana
SG Sabrina Sissoko, HUElavia -> Gaspe Golden Gophers
SG Xenia Dall’Antonia, San Ortelio -> Halifax Sun

P  2050-51 QWBL Season       Pld    W   L    Win % 
 1 CSKA Quebec                42   33   9    0.786 QF
 2 Halifax Sun                42   31  11    0.738 QF
 3 Montreal Koreana           42   29  13    0.690 QF
 4 Fort Lowe Rattlers         42   26  16    0.619 QF
 5 South Bend Sakers          42   24  18    0.571 QF
 6 Nunavut North Stars        42   24  18    0.571 QF
 7 Zenit Attawapiskat         42   22  20    0.524 QF
 8 Gaspe Golden Gophers       42   21  21    0.500 QF
 9 Mipojoseon BC              42   19  23    0.452
10 Winnipeg Winterhawks       42   16  26    0.381
11 Hamilton SonicBoom         42   16  26    0.381
12 Labrador City Rockets      42   16  26    0.381
13 Prince Eric Fire           42   15  27    0.357
14 Sept-Iles Lynx             42   14  28    0.333
15 Hochelaga BC               42    9  33    0.214

2051 QWBL Awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP): PG Heo Myeong-Yoon, CSKA Quebec (29)
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): SG Xenia Dall’Antonia, Halifax Sun (SOR, 19)
Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY): C Yim Hye-Ryeong, South Bend Sakers (25)
Rookie of the Year (ROY): PF Jin Chang-Sook, Zenit Attawapiskat (22)
Import Player of the Year (IPY): SF Carly Davis, Montreal Koreana (DEL, 29)
Coach of the Year: Hannah Brown McCormick, Fort Lowe Rattlers

All-QWBL First-Team:

PG Heo Myeong-Yoon, CSKA Quebec (29)
SG Elle Allen-Conroy, CSKA Quebec (25)
SF Hazel Hanson-Conavacio, Halifax Sun (26)
PF Jin Chang-Sook, Zenit Attawapiskat (23)
C Yim Se-Ryeong, South Bend Sakers (25)

All-QWBL Second-Team:

PG An Hye-Mi, Montreal Koreana (24)
SG Sabrina Sissoko, Gaspe Golden Gophers (HUE, 26)
SF Carly Davis, Montreal Koreana (DEL, 29)
PF Diane Dunn-Chalifoux, Montreal Koreana (26)
C Taylor Anne Rowsell, Fort Lowe Rattlers (21)

All-QWBL Defensive Team:

PG Heo Myeong-Yoon, CSKA Quebec (29)
SG Abigail Corelli, Winnipeg Winterhawks (31)
SF Yi Hye-Ryeong, Fort Lowe Rattlers (27)
PF Diane Dunn-Chalifoux, Montreal Koreana (26)
C Yim Se-Ryeong, South Bend Sakers (25)

All-QWBL Rising Stars Team:

PG Helene Dion-Kweon, Hamilton SonicBoom (22)
SG Xenia Dall’Antonia, Halifax Sun (19, SOR)
SF Amandine Black, Prince Eric Fire (19)
PF Noh Yeun-Heui, Mipojoseon BC (22)
C Nyima Ba, Hamilton SonicBoom (23, BNJ)

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

Semifinals
(1) CSKA Quebec 3–1 South Bend Sakers (5)
(2) Halifax Sun 1–3 Montreal Koreana (3)

2051 QWBL Final
(1) CSKA Quebec 3-4 Montreal Koreana (3)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:27 am

Q-LEAGUE 2050-51 SEASON - PART I

Well, well! Welcome to another chaotic season in Quebec and Shingoryeo, the nation where anybody on the top half can beat each other to the top and those of the bottom half can beat each other into relegation.

CSKA Quebec are ninth. After a horrible finish into the season that the Capitoliens had not witnessed in ages, they brought in Niko Draganić, a Zeta Rekan manager with history of success in DD Porto Nowi, to manage the team. And it wasn't like they had performed particularly poorly on the transfer window either - the acquisitions of Schottian veteran John Hare and Licentian prospect Mirren Rodger deserved praises - but it appears as if the team's 1-0-4 start, when they lost to ever-consistent Sherbrooke, Mipojoseon and just piss-poor Lakeshore (wtf!), left them in a bit of sinkhole before excellent 10-game run that followed them.

Montreal Koreana have somewhat struggled as well, as Hwang Joon-Ho's side saw little improvement from the last year's team that underachieved with a third place finish. Let's not deny that the Devils have started off the season well with a victory over their eternal rivals, the CSKA Quebec, at home, and their victories over Perce Town and Olympique de Rimouski would tell you the same too. But the form this Koreana team can bring hasn't materialised into consistent stretches after first few weeks, and both their poor IFCF runs in July and August, and back to back losses to hapless PLI Islanders and UI1877 sides would tell you that complacency on transfers front may be what will cost them yet another Q-League season.

As for the top three, we see three East Coast sides leading the way. They are Mipojoseon, a Twin Cities side that went on a spending spree after a remarkable second place finish last season, Northandryun Rovers, and the defending champions in Olympique de Rimouski. Rovers, Olympique and 5th-place Sherbrooke have built their team around their strong passing game and ability to score from anywhere in the front third of the turf, while Mipojoseon maximise their ball control and keeping the box small, tight and confined. This is for most part possible thanks to their stifling defence, headed by Cam Spijker, the first foreigner captain in the long history of this club, and Semir Besak, the 21-year old Mytanar international who is certain in contention for Player of the Year.

In the meanwhile, there are several teams whose identity struggles have shown on the turf, and questions growing day by day. Leading the way is Haligonian, whose season's wounding up becoming way worse than what they had originally imagined. It is a good team with quite a few key pieces still running well, but for whatever the reason their recent form, marked with 4 straight losses to enter the 15-game mark, suggest that something's gone wrong. The 2-4 away loss to CSKA Quebec, where the fans have thrown tomatoes at the team bus, happens to be the icing on the cake.

Just behind the Haligonian as in identity crisis is UI1877, who lost both their leading goalscorers in Artem Kohut and Mathaios Makrotsis and remain hopeless on the scoring front, and Cornwall Clippers, whose first win only came on a surprising victory over Northandryun Rovers in California City of all places. While the Clippers continue to insist that Emma Kenna-Tang, their team captain, won't be sold to another club, the UI1877 may have to think about letting go of a couple of players, if their form continues.

Elsewhere in the bottom of the table, Daedonggang 3.26 and Lakeshore both look very likely to make it to the Championship with their defences, while Iqaluit Red Army simply can't score enough to stay beyond a year in the top tier. Just above them stand Kingston FC, where their goalkeeper, Nicolas Ducasse, is at the centre of action in every episode the True North Sports has been recording for their 8-part miniseries '~~All or~~Nothing: Kingston FC', and Montreal City, where the Grey Eagles' fans enjoy watching the prospects develop over the course of the season.

Q-LEAGUE

P  2050-51 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Mipojoseon                    15   11   2   2    35   15  +20    35
 2 Northandryun Rovers           15    9   5   1    28   10  +18    32
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 3 Olympique de Rimouski         15   10   2   3    32   19  +13    32
 4 Montreal Koreana              15    9   2   4    29   15  +14    29
 5 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      15    8   2   5    30   21   +9    26
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 6 St. John's Arsenal            15    7   4   4    32   26   +6    25
 7 Perce Town                    15    8   0   7    20   15   +5    24
 8 Zenit Attawapiskat            15    6   5   4    19   15   +4    23
 9 CSKA Quebec                   15    7   2   6    30   27   +3    23
10 Nunavut North Stars           15    6   4   5    17   15   +2    22
11 PLI Islanders                 15    6   4   5    11   13   −2    22
12 Heart of Saguenay             15    5   4   6    23   25   −2    19
13 Montreal City                 15    5   4   6    26   29   −3    19
14 Haligonian                    15    5   3   7    26   35   −9    18
15 Kingston FC                   15    4   3   8    25   31   −6    15
16 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877      15    3   3   9    17   27  −10    12
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17 Cornwall Clippers             15    2   5   8    11   21  −10    11
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18 Lakeshore                     15    2   5   8    26   42  −16    11
19 Iqaluit Red Army              15    3   2  10     7   24  −17    11
20 Daedonggang 3.26              15    2   3  10    21   40  −19     9

In the Quebecois Championship, Swanguard Athletic is the clearcut favourite. The recently-relegated side from Prince Eric has found next to no trouble all season long, with Emilie Boivin's side being led by Hwang Byeong-Wook and Natalie Thormeyer. The 17-year old starlet's currently leading the Quebecois Championship with 21 goals scored, while Thormeyer's right behind Hwang with 18 goals scored, but leads the league in assists with 14. With the rest of the retooled-side being solid across the board, and the team seemingly on the mission from a catastrophe that was last season, the team looks next to unstoppable.

They will still have to be careful though, especially given the list of teams right behind them. Trojana and London FC are just right behind them with only five points separating the two sides, while Club Racing Sept-Iles, whose stadium is undergoing major repairs, is at the fourth place. And with Levis Athletic, Hamilton Steelers, and Winnipeg United all behind them to complete a fairly high-profile top 8 of this league...who knows what can happen over the rest of this season? Unless you are Impact, Sarnia or Hochelaga, who all seemed to have spent their energies on short stints they have had on the Q-League not too long ago, they should all be capable of making a comeback.

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

P  2050-51 Quebecois Championship Season  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Swanguard Athletic                      18   12   4   2    54   22  +32    40
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 2 Trojana Condommakers FC                 18   11   2   5    23    6  +17    35
 3 London FC                               18   11   2   5    39   24  +15    35
 4 Club Racing Sept-Iles                   18   10   3   5    40   24  +16    33
 5 Levis Athletic                          18    9   4   5    43   30  +13    31
 6 Hamilton Steelers                       18    9   4   5    17   12   +5    31
 7 Winnipeg United                         18    9   4   5    34   32   +2    31
 8 Bathurst City                           18    7   7   4    35   32   +3    28
 9 Dukhoborian                             18    8   2   8    17   15   +2    26
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10 Prince Eric Wanderers                   18    7   4   7    42   31  +11    25
11 Songaksan FC                            18    7   4   7    34   30   +4    25
12 Andong City                             18    7   4   7    29   28   +1    25
13 AJ Anju                                 18    8   1   9    24   28   −4    25
14 RC Hanyang                              18    6   6   6    24   25   −1    24
15 AS Geumgang                             18    6   6   6    35   37   −2    24
16 Sangju Sangmu                           18    6   6   6    16   21   −5    24
17 Sherbrooke Sparta                       18    7   2   9    27   32   −5    23
18 AS Blainville                           18    6   5   7    26   35   −9    23
19 Habpo Koreana                           18    6   4   8    13   20   −7    22
20 Baie-Verte                              18    5   2  11    24   29   −5    17
                                            ----
21 Montreal Impact                         18    3   8   7    21   30   −9    17
22 Sarnia 4.25                             18    5   1  12    34   51  −17    16
23 Hochelaga                               18    3   4  11    25   36  −11    13
24 Capital District Transit                18    2   3  13    20   66  −46     9

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Sep 18, 2021 6:10 am

Q-LEAGUE 2050-51 SEASON - PART II

Dukhoborian, the footballing descendants of the Novopetrogradian Dukhobors of old who have migrated from Novopetrograd (eastern two-third of Gatchingerrak Union, for those who wonder), have been struggling in the Quebecois Championship since their relegation half a decade ago. While they have come close at times, they were unable to break the cycle of funk that followed many Quebecois teams who got relegated after a solid run in the top tier. So for them, whose promotion chances look very much done, the excitement level over their cup run was at the very maximum, as they beat out fellow championship teams Bathurst City and Baie-Verte, before upsetting Sherbrooke with a pair of goals by Adama Castonguay-Jimenez.

Unfortunately, the semifinals were as far as they were going to get, as they finally ran out of gas on a saturday afternoon at home. Montreal Koreana, who were having yet another poor season by their standard, came to the town expecting a win, and they set the narrative early by smashing three goals - first two by Zinaida Woodcarver and the third by Alexandre - before walking off the winner by the end of the saturday afternoon.

As for the other game, it was Perce Town who once again prevailed, as it was Daniel Galbraith, the Tumbran giant who has withstood plenty of close contests during the previous summer's Olympics held in Bunjil, Electrum, who scored off a header to break past Zenit Attawapiskat side that held the ball better and shot lot more at 13 to 4. And now, with the team entering second straight Coupe de la Reine final appearance...

Let's be honest - none of you would have believed the Rovers from California City, who always had plenty of firepower but not necessarily the rest, to place second this late in the season. But here they are, tied with Mipojoseon but ahead on head-to-head, and it's almost as if the nine point gap they have with Olympique de Rimouski doesn't look that big after all. Let's give them the credit where it's due - the two acquisitions they had in both power forward Caitrin Ness (SRS) and deep playing playmaker Valentinha (MVE) filled where they were lacking in grit and vision, and that's made what's been a previously inconsistent Rovers side dangerous all year long. Now whether they can sustain this into future seasons remain to be seen, but no Rovers fan can say they are unhappy.

As for the number one team, it is the defending champions who lead the way. It took Olympique de Rimouski twenty-four matches to finally be on the top, but they have won crucial games where they needed points, and you would see that with just third-best goal difference, but 69 points so far into the season. At this point, Samara Kaniatarii may be the best manager in the league, with her ability to balance the few veterans they have, and the bursting talent depth surrounding them. But then, it's hard not to win when you have Suzanna Barter feeding Hannah Gormley-McCowan, and they have found solid replacements on goalkeeper and leftback with Simoslaw Bridges (MRT) and Julien Furman (GGU) as well. But Kaniatrii's not particularly in rush to repeat either, so who knows what will happen with eight more matches to go.

As for the remaining IFCF spots, one can argue that Mipojoseon, even with their mid-stretch troubles, have already secured it on what's still a good season for them, while the final two spots are vied by CSKA, Koreana, Arsenal, Zenit and Hals, in what's a top 8 very heavy with traditional powers. Among them, the one side to look into is St. John's. One may have been particularly shocked when the St. John's team, that had won the Quebecois league over a dozen times, got relegated two seasons ago not because of their lack of potential, but depth. Fortunately, since then, Rob Alexander's side has turned it around by spending wisely and on all positions, and their new offseason strategy has certainly worked in their favour, as Miguel Diderot (QUE), Nicole Potts (PFA), Yngve Nikandrin (SRS), and Reid Gomez (SNL), have all shone brightly in their resurgence. Now whether their success, most strongly shown in their last five games, where they registered victories over CSKA Quebec, Perce Town, and Haligonian, and a draw to Northandryun Rovers, can be sustained...we'll see. But for now, it's a relief to those fans that they are nowhere near relegation zone.

As for the bottom half, Montreal City is probably the most entertaining side to watch at the moment. Twice they get frustrated on a different fashion - being throttled against Nunavut North Stars 0-1 and only scoring one against FC Kingston of all teams in a 1-3 can do that to you - but they have also won a crucial Montreal derby match against Koreana just before the Christmas Break, and stay in a comfortable distance from the relegation zone. Heart of Saguenay's having trouble scoring at times without Benoit Djaozandry, who has recently requested a transfer out of the league at the season's end, and PLI Islanders surely need more than Radek Hubrek (ZRH) to score, because parking the bus has not worked out. Of course, nobody's going to blame Cathryn Nio (CMT) on goals or Dino Naher (ZRH) up front for UI1877.

Q-LEAGUE

 P 2050-51 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Olympique de Rimouski         30   22   3   5    66   44  +22    69
 2 Northandryun Rovers           30   17   9   4    61   33  +28    60
                                            ----
 3 Mipojoseon                    30   18   6   6    58   30  +28    60
 4 CSKA Quebec                   30   15   5  10    63   47  +16    50
 5 Montreal Koreana              30   14   6  10    50   40  +10    48
                                            ----
 6 St. John's Arsenal            30   13   7  10    60   54   +6    46
 7 Zenit Attawapiskat            30   12   9   9    51   42   +9    45
 8 Haligonian                    30   13   6  11    55   56   −1    45
 9 Nunavut North Stars           30   11   8  11    27   29   −2    41
10 Kingston FC                   30   11   7  12    56   57   −1    40
11 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      30   11   6  13    50   48   +2    39
12 Perce Town                    30   11   6  13    32   31   +1    39
13 Montreal City                 30   11   5  14    58   63   −5    38
14 Daedonggang 3.26              30   10   7  13    55   66  −11    37
15 Heart of Saguenay             30    9   8  13    41   50   −9    35
16 PLI Islanders                 30    8   9  13    17   26   −9    33
                                            ----
17 Cornwall Clippers             30    8   6  16    34   48  −14    30
                                            ----
18 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877      30    7   7  16    42   58  −16    28
19 Iqaluit Red Army              30    7   6  17    15   38  −23    27
20 Lakeshore                     30    5   8  17    50   81  −31    23

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

 P 2050-51 Quebecois Championship Season  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Swanguard Athletic                      40   29   6   5   121   42  +79    93
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 2 Trojana Condommakers FC                 40   29   5   6    63   10  +53    92
 3 London FC                               40   23   6  11    85   59  +26    75
 4 Club Racing Sept-Iles                   40   23   4  13   102   55  +47    73
 5 Levis Athletic                          40   20  11   9    98   64  +34    71
 6 AJ Anju                                 40   22   5  13    77   52  +25    71
 7 Winnipeg United                         40   21   7  12    85   75  +10    70
 8 Hamilton Steelers                       40   19  10  11    41   26  +15    67
 9 RC Hanyang                              40   16  12  12    79   60  +19    60
                                            ----
10 Songaksan FC                            40   17   9  14    84   72  +12    60
11 Dukhoborian                             40   17   6  17    38   36   +2    57
12 Sangju Sangmu                           40   14   9  17    36   40   −4    51
13 Sherbrooke Sparta                       40   14   9  17    51   64  −13    51
14 AS Blainville                           40   13  11  16    69   84  −15    50
15 Bathurst City                           40   13   8  19    63   78  −15    47
16 Andong City                             40   13   8  19    65   81  −16    47
17 Hochelaga                               40   12   9  19    80   90  −10    45
18 Habpo Koreana                           40   13   6  21    35   57  −22    45
19 AS Geumgang                             40   12   9  19    70   98  −28    45
20 Prince Eric Wanderers                   40   11   8  21    68   90  −22    41
                                            ----
21 Montreal Impact                         40    9  12  19    61   88  −27    39
22 Baie-Verte                              40   11   5  24    45   57  −12    38
23 Sarnia 4.25                             40   11   5  24    62  105  −43    38
24 Capital District Transit                40    5   6  29    41  136  −95    21

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:49 am

Q-LEAGUE 2050-51 SEASON - PART III

Sometimes, it's about you weathering the storm the best. In what may have been one of the greatest comebacks in the history of Q-League, Mipojoseon beat the odds and stormed to win their first Q-League title since 1987 (64 years in making!), before clinching the trophy at home after the final whistle rang on a 1-1 draw against St. John's Arsenal. And let's give them credits for how the team, who kicked off the final stretch with a crucial 3-1 win over Montreal Koreana at home, finished with 5 wins and 3 draws, when the other two teams fell short of the marks.

As for Olympique and Rovers, we don't know what happened to them. We know that both of them were playing some of their best football mid-stretch, with beautiful passes, crosses and not to mention proper tempo control in place...all for their chances to crash and burn, as Olympique fell short in Kingston and Rovers humbled in Val d'Or. Sure, they had earned enough points to remain firmly on top 3 and the IFCF competition money, but the fact that they had respectively earned 6 and 4 points in the most crucial stretch of the year...will cloud everybody's minds heading into the next season.

As for rest of the league, Hwang Joon-Ho announces his resignation after the Koreana finish with an event-filled 3-3 draw by the seven in the evening, as Koreana failed to overtake Rovers on right moment. Niko Draganic, on the other hand, survived his first season as the manager of CSKA Quebec, as the team rallied to win the last two matches after a 5-match winless streak when the team looked hopeless at times. The team has looked somewhat shaky at times, but unlike last season, when everything went wrong against them, there's going to be plenty to pick up and head into next season. Or at least they should be - when you have the trio of Arnald Gal (ZRH), Curtis Sunday (KRY) up front, and of course, Kingsley-Roger Hertel (QUE) on the wings, you expect more than just an IFCF spot anyway. Haligonian and Arsenal have both performed well, with fullbacks Hazel (QUE/SCT) and Rodar (KHD) being the alpha and omega of the former's strategies, and latter bending enough but not breaking apart to give enough to work off for future. The same level of satisfaction can't be found in the case of Zenit, however, as only Rebecca-Anne Wanawolett's breakout season was outshadowed by disappointments across the board.

Now, for the bottom half lots of thoughts remain. On the risk of being relegated again at the season's start, Cornwall Clippers' decision to keep Emma Kenna-Tang had proven to be a wise one, as the midfielder gave all that she could to keep the team floating and running. While their thirteenth place finish couldn't secure her a Best-XI finish, this does leave the club and the player lot more options to play, whether it be possible selection into the national team or a transfer abroad. Another impressive team to note is Nunavut North Stars, who spend little but waste little of the resources they have, as Donovan Irniq's side walked away with enough mediocrity to spend no more on, but also with enough results to not worry about relegations all season long. Sadly, the same couldn't be said towards PLI and Iqaluit, as both teams fell away as the season went on, and may have to face heavy competition in the Quebecois Championships once again.

Q-LEAGUE

 P 2050-51 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Mipojoseon                    38   23   9   6    73   35  +38    78  CHAMPIONS/CL
 2 Olympique de Rimouski         38   23   7   8    76   57  +19    76  CL
                                            ----
 3 Northandryun Rovers           38   17  13   8    71   47  +24    64  ChC
 4 Montreal Koreana              38   18   9  11    71   54  +17    63  ChC
 5 CSKA Quebec                   38   18   8  12    76   57  +19    62  ChC
                                            ----
 6 Haligonian                    38   18   7  13    67   66   +1    61
 7 Zenit Attawapiskat            38   17   9  12    73   62  +11    60
 8 St. John's Arsenal            38   16  10  12    73   69   +4    58
 9 Perce Town                    38   16   6  16    42   37   +5    54
10 Kingston FC                   38   13  11  14    70   70    0    50
11 Nunavut North Stars           38   12  12  14    33   39   −6    48
12 Heart of Saguenay             38   12  12  14    58   64   −6    48
13 Cornwall Clippers             38   12   9  17    47   57  −10    45
14 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      38   12   8  18    58   60   −2    44
15 Montreal City                 38   12   8  18    70   78   −8    44
16 Daedonggang 3.26              38   12   7  19    72   89  −17    43
                                            ----
17 PLI Islanders                 38    9  13  16    21   35  −14    40  PRO/REL
                                            ----
18 Iqaluit Red Army              38   10   9  19    23   46  −23    39  RELEGATION
19 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877      38    9  10  19    51   70  −19    37  RELEGATION
20 Lakeshore                     38    7  11  20    64   97  −33    32  RELEGATION

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

 P 2050-51 Quebecois Championship Season  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Swanguard Athletic                      46   33   7   6   134   47  +87   106  CHAMPIONS/PROMOTION
                                            ----
 2 Trojana Condommakers FC                 46   33   7   6    72   13  +59   106  PLAYOFFS
 3 AJ Anju                                 46   26   7  13    95   56  +39    85  PLAYOFFS
 4 Club Racing Sept-Iles                   46   26   5  15   116   63  +53    83  PLAYOFFS
 5 Winnipeg United                         46   25   8  13    99   80  +19    83  PLAYOFFS
 6 London FC                               46   25   7  14    94   67  +27    82  PLAYOFFS
 7 Levis Athletic                          46   20  13  13   104   80  +24    73  PLAYOFFS
 8 Hamilton Steelers                       46   20  12  14    47   32  +15    72  PLAYOFFS
 9 Songaksan FC                            46   19  12  15    91   79  +12    69  PLAYOFFS
                                            ----
10 RC Hanyang                              46   18  14  14    84   66  +18    68
11 Dukhoborian                             46   19   6  21    44   42   +2    63
12 Hochelaga                               46   17   9  20   101   98   +3    60
13 Habpo Koreana                           46   18   6  22    44   62  −18    60
14 Sherbrooke Sparta                       46   16  10  20    56   71  −15    58
15 AS Blainville                           46   15  13  18    79   94  −15    58
16 Sangju Sangmu                           46   15  10  21    37   44   −7    55
17 AS Geumgang                             46   14  10  22    78  121  −43    52
18 Baie-Verte                              46   15   6  25    51   59   −8    51
19 Andong City                             46   14   9  23    72   95  −23    51
20 Bathurst City                           46   14   9  23    67   90  −23    51
                                            ----
21 Prince Eric Wanderers                   46   13  10  23    81  103  −22    49  RELEGATION
22 Montreal Impact                         46   11  12  23    69  103  −34    45  RELEGATION
23 Sarnia 4.25                             46   12   7  27    66  115  −49    43  RELEGATION
24 Capital District Transit                46    6   7  33    51  152 −101    25  RELEGATION

Coupe De la Reine - Final
Played at The Reneegrad, Reneegrad, Capitale-Nationale
Montreal Koreana (QL) 0–1 Perce Town (QL)

Now, it's time for Coupe de la Reine, as the two disappointed teams in Perce Town and Montreal Koreana face each other for one last glory. Playing before the sellout crowd of 102,000, well above their legal capacity crowd, many were present to watch the two teams, one under an interim manager and other with its captain's career direction up in the air, vie for remaining piece of pride.

The previous week's results certainly played a fair bit into this match, as both team's conditions clearly showed. While Montreal Koreana, who fielded a full team against Cornwall in the final matchday at home, seemed somewhat tired and unfocused, Perce Town played a mix of youth players and substitutes at the final matchday to prepare themselves for this match, and were well rested. While most of the matches went back and forth, with both teams taking plenty of shots and possession rates remaining even at 53-47 in favour of the superior Koreana side on paper, it was clear with their struggle to convert them into actual shots on goal that they were going to have a hard time winning it.

Perce Town was barely having a better time though, as the first half ended unceremoniously with a rather meagre 0-0 score. It was right in the second half when the tie was broken, however, as it was Daniel Galbraith who received a long cross from Anna Korniloff-Kouyate on the right flank and scored with an overhead kick past Seung-Myeon Hyeon-Kravitz....

And that's how it ended.

Q-LEAGUE AWARDS:

Golden Boot (Most Goals): Zinaida Woodcarver, Montreal Koreana - 24
Silver Moogoonghwa (Player of the Year): Suzanna Barter, Olympique de Rimouski (Kohnhead)
* Runner-Ups: Valentinha, Northandryun Rovers (Montana Verde) / Zinaida Woodcarver, Montreal Koreana
Emerald Rose (Under-23 Player of the Year): Semir Besak, Mipojoseon (Mytanija)
* Runner-Ups: Pierre-Karl Miller, Olympique de Rimouski / Rebecca-Anne Wawanolett, Zenit Attawapiskat
Manager of the Year: Antoine Chenier-Hong, Mipojoseon
* Runner-Ups: Rob Alexander, St. John's Arsenal (Commonwealth of Boomer Park) / Niko Draganic, CSKA Quebec (Zeta Reka and Hugeltladom)

Team of the Year:
GK: Semir Besak (Mytanija, Mipojoseon)
DEF: Hazel Hanson-Conavacio (Haligonian) - John Hare (Quebec/Schottia, CSKA Quebec) - Giles Ken (Chromatika, Montreal Koreana) - Cam Spijker (The Licentian Isles, Mipojoseon)
MID: Seamus McKellar (Haligonian) - Suzanna Barter (Kohnhead, Olympique de Rimouski) - Valentinha (Montana Verde, Northandryun Rovers)
FW: Mathaios Makrotsis (Vdara, Mipojoseon) - Benoit Djaozandry (Heart of Saguenay) - Zinaida Woodcarver (Montreal Koreana)

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 Leith Park, Halifax, Acadie

(2) Trojana Condommakers FC 1–0 Songaksan FC (9)
(3) AJ Anju 1–0 Hamilton Steelers (8)
(4) Club Racing Sept-Iles 0–1 Levis Athletic (7)
(5) Winnipeg United 9–0 London FC (6)

Second Round: Played at City of Attawaspiskat Stadium, Attawapiskat, Northwest

(2) Trojana Condommakers FC 1–1 Levis Athletic (2–1 AET) (7)
(3) AJ Anju 1–4 Winnipeg United (5)

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

Play-off: Played at CSKA Stadium, Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale

Levis Athletic 0–1 AJ Anju

AJ Anju will play PLI Islanders in the Pro-Rel Playoffs. Levis Athletic is eliminated from promotion.

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

AJ Anju 0–1 PLI Islanders
PLI Islanders 0–0 AJ Anju

PLI Islanders wins the Pro/Rel playoffs, 2-1, and stays in the Q-League.

2051 Quebecois Youth Summer League

Hosted at Parc de Volontaires (Sherbrooke, Estrie) - visitMTB.que Arena (Prince Eric, Manitoba)

Pls 2051 QYSL                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Newfoundland Regional              25   16   7   2    81   29  +52    55
 2 Capitale Regional                  25   15   4   6    70   39  +31    49
 3 Southern Manitoba Regional         25   15   3   7    65   32  +33    48
 4 Northwest Regional                 25   12  10   3    65   34  +31    46
 5 Acadie North Regional              25   12   5   8    48   50   −2    41
 6 St. John's Regional                25   11   7   7    81   47  +34    40
 7 Nunavut Regional                   25   10  10   5    48   30  +18    40
 8 Labrador Regional                  25   11   6   8    77   50  +27    39
 9 Montreal South Regional            25   10   8   7    51   33  +18    38
10 Quebec City Regional               25   11   5   9    60   58   +2    38
11 Gaspesie Regional                  25    9  10   6    65   53  +12    37
12 Northern Saguenay Regional         25   10   7   8    51   48   +3    37
13 Frontenac Regional                 25   10   6   9    55   41  +14    36
14 Northern Manitoba Regional         25    9   9   7    60   59   +1    36
15 East Abitibi Regional              25   10   4  11    51   58   −7    34
16 Levis Regional                     25    8   6  11    43   63  −20    30
17 Ontario South Regional             25    9   2  14    51   67  −16    29
18 Southeast Regional                 25    7   7  11    41   57  −16    28
19 Ontario North Regional             25    6  10   9    39   58  −19    28
20 Mauricie Regional                  25    8   3  14    30   48  −18    27
21 Chicoutimi Regional                25    6   7  12    48   69  −21    25
22 Montreal North Regional            25    6   7  12    47   70  −23    25
23 Montreal Central Regional          25    5  10  10    41   64  −23    25
24 Halifax Metropolitan Regional      25    7   3  15    41   58  −17    24
25 Greater Kingston Regional          25    4   7  14    27   69  −42    19
26 West Abitibi Regional              25    4   5  16    37   89  −52    17

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Oct 05, 2021 6:35 am

LIGUE-BOREALE HANDBALL - 2051-52 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

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

REGULAR SEASON

## 2051-52 Ligue-Boreale Season   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana                33   27   3   3   951  811 +140    57 SEMIFINALS
 2 CSKA Quebec                     33   23   2   8   912  807 +105    48 SEMIFINALS
 3 Montreal 76ers                  33   21   3   9   893  821  +72    45 P/O
 4 Abitibi Ace                     33   19   2  12   876  831  +45    40 P/O
 5 Corner Brook Islanders          33   17   3  13   865  847  +18    37 P/O
 6 Mipojoseon HC                   33   16   4  13   885  857  +28    36 P/O
 7 Myeongju Sangmu                 33   16   3  14   854  838  +16    35
 8 Bathurst HC                     33   11   3  19   862  943  −81    25
 9 Zenit Attawapiskat              33    9   4  20   848  887  −39    22
10 Winnipeg United                 33    9   2  22   832  894  −62    20
11 Sherbrooke Sparta               33    9   1  23   834  907  −73    19 PRO/REL
12 Speed River Lakers              33    5   2  26   768  937 −169    12 RELEGATED

Montreal Koreana had one of the greatest seasons in the Ligue-Boreale history, as they won their first straight regular season title in three years. Led by Park Gyeong-Shin, the 68-year old, 7-time coach of the year, who has remained a giant after his retirement from the national team after 2020 Centralis-Nassau Bay Olympics, the handball section of the legendary sports club has not been overwhelmed by the rise of challengers. The presence of 6 active national teamers - Graintfjaller ace LB Jack Jockisson, Grim Reapers' GK Ahn Sang-Yeop, CB Jarvis McCreary, RB Henri Petitpa, and RW Johannie Petitpa - add to a wide range of scoring options and great defensive presence at all times. While they lack the height of their rivals, they more than make up for it with superiority in scoring front, where Jockisson and Petitpa siblings shine on the side, while Jarvis McCreary is a highly-seasoned veteran on the centre back, where CSKA lacks relative experience. For the next few years, they will be expected as the team to beat, though their invincibility may erode over time.

Finishing second is CSKA Quebec, who finished second thanks to a breakout season by Hussein Hesham on the goals, and a standout season by Noh Pil-Heui. While CSKA's non-football divisions are technically prohibited from acquiring the services of foreign-based players, the Quebec City club more than makes up for it with its extensive academy setups, the pipeline of Université St. Croix and Université de Lévis, and strong teamwork built by the additional practice hours it could afford as a military club. While the CSKA Quebec club lacks a clear veteran presence, barring a CB Noh Seung-Seop, who plays behind 19-year old Vsevolod Skorobogatov, there's no doubt that this CSKA team has solid chances beating their archrivals in any given year.

Right behind CSKA is Montreal 76ers, who is led by the Dragoslav Saric, the best men's rightback in Quebec by a fair mile. The 76ers, bolstered by the arrival of CB Chelsea-Anne Hannigan, the rookie of the year winner, had a great year after a plateau period they had been suffering up until that point. While their wing play, where they lack, and an absence of a clear-cut pivot is a downside, the 76ers' return to the postseason could be a sign for something big to come. Then followed a 4-way race for 3 quarterfinal spots between Abitibi Ace, Corner Brook Islanders, Mipojoseon and Myeongju where after second half filled with ever-changing table, it was injury-riddled Myeongju that came short after losing RB Elodie Byeon-Nadon, LW and P Gavrila Zinchenko at various (but little to no overlap in periods of injury). With the military side having been criticised at times for having a short bench, it is expected that they expand squad numbers from 12 (7 starters and 5 bench players) to 15.

Interestingly enough, the three teams that survived the race for playoff race happened to have an import on their roster. Abitibi Ace and Corner Brook Islanders saw Bollonischian RW Colin Akerman and GK Lizzy Rhodes debut for positions of need, and they made difference to their team. Abitibi Ace have a number of national teamers - GK Mohammed Al-Faruq, LB Ivor Stankić and CB Hannah O'Leary - but their front-line defence needs work and Akerman can't do it all alone, as have seen by the fourth-place finish. Corner Brook Islanders, on the other hand, is a tightly-knitted team that runs quick offence and stars Marina Dos Santos on the right wing (and only her), so having a good goalkeeper in Rhodes more than not help out with this team. Finally, Mipojoseon is looking forward to see many more years coming out of Samuele Henriksson, Graintfjaller national team goalkeeper. At 21 years of age, and already with olympic experience, the management team there sees the sky is limit for him.

As for the rest in the lucky, there were lots of questions left for them to be answered. Bathurst FC and Zenit Attawapiskat had a remarkable drop in performance this season, and in the league where you cannot afford to lose more talent (Zenit lost two of their national teamers to BHL the previous offseason after the Handball World Cup, held here in Quebec and Sylestone), they will have to scramble for even more. Sherbrooke Sparta and Speed Lakers were the unlucky ones this cycle, with Speed River only registering 5 wins and Sherbrooke losing on pro-rel playoffs to be relegated to the Ligue-Boreale. In their place will be Planthoppers HC, a historic team based in Labrador City finally back on top after 11 years on the Ligue-Nordique, and Nunavut North Stars.

## 2051-52 Ligue-Nordique Season  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Planthoppers HC                 39   28   4   7  1086  943 +143    60 PROMOTED
 2 Nunavut North Stars             39   23   5  11  1078  996  +82    51 PRO/REL
 3 Cornwall Clippers               39   24   2  13  1078  996  +82    50
 4 Leaside Lions                   39   22   5  12  1039 1000  +39    49
 5 Baie-Verte                      39   23   1  15  1059  992  +67    47
 6 Levis Athletic HC               39   21   2  16  1068 1032  +36    44
 7 Club Racing de Sept-Iles        39   19   4  16  1044 1018  +26    42
 8 St. John's Arsenal              39   16   5  18  1043 1068  −25    37
 9 Jeunesse Sportive Portbou       39   14   8  17  1024 1032   −8    36
10 Kingston HC                     39   17   2  20  1020 1037  −17    36
11 Heart of Saguenay               39   14   3  22   988 1048  −60    31
12 Shawinigan Skywalkers HC        39   15   1  23  1008 1093  −85    31
13 Baja Calania Blazers            39    9   4  26   968 1091 −123    22 RELEGATED
14 Swanguard Athletic              39    3   4  32   935 1092 −157    10 RELEGATED

2052 Ligue-Boreale Awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP): LB Jack Jockisson, Montreal Koreana (GRÆ)
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): P Noh Seung-Soo, CSKA Quebec
Rookie of the Year (ROY): LB Chelsea Anne Hannigan, Montreal 76ers
Coach of the Year: Park Gyeong-Shin, Montreal Koreana

Ligue-Boreale First-Team:

GK Ahn Sang-Yeob, Montreal Koreana
LW Oh Chae-Gyeong, Mipojoseon HC
LB Jack Jockisson, Montreal Koreana (GRÆ)
CB Neil Newell, Montreal 76ers (BOL)
P Noh Pil-Heui, CSKA Quebec
RB Marina Dos Santos, Corner Brook Islanders
RW Johannie Petitpa, Montreal Koreana

Ligue-Boreale Second-Team:

GK Samuele Henriksson, Mipojoseon HC (GRÆ)
LW Noah Hwang, Zenit Attawapiskat
LB Chelsea Anne Hannigan, Montreal 76ers
CB Jarvis McCreary, Montreal Koreana
P Noh Seung-Soo, Bathurst HC
RB Miroslav Karavacek, CSKA Quebec
RW Colin Akerman, Abitibi Ace (BOL)

2052 Ligue-Boreale - Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

Sherbrooke Sparta 29–24 Nunavut North Stars
Nunavut North Stars 38–24 Sherbrooke Sparta
Nunavut North Stars win 62-53, are promoted

2052 Ligue-Boreale - Quarterfinals

Montreal 76ers 23–24 Mipojoseon HC
Abitibi Ace 29–30 Corner Brook Islanders

2052 Ligue-Boreale - Semifinals

Montreal Koreana 31–27 Mipojoseon HC
CSKA Quebec 24–23 Corner Brook Islanders

2052 Ligue-Boreale - Finals

Montreal Koreana 28–25 CSKA Quebec
CSKA Quebec 22–21 Montreal Koreana
Montreal Koreana 29–29 CSKA Quebec (33–32 AET!)
Montreal Koreana wins, 2-1

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:18 am

Quebecois Hockey Association - 2051-2052 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 8-team 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). Not to mention further access to disadvantaged folks, who may not necessarily have the means to afford it, 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, 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.

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.

# QHA Men's Championship     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   Pts                                          
1 Zenit Attawapiskat FHC      14    7   4   3    42   28    25    —   5–1  5–3  0–1  5–0  3–3  1–1  0–3
2 Winnipeg United             14    7   3   4    60   39    24   0–1   —   3–3  5–0  7–0  1–7  5–0  5–3
3 Montreal Koreana FHC        14    7   2   5    43   43    23   4–4  3–1   —   1–5  3–5  5–3  0–5  3–0
4 FHC Dukhoborian             14    6   3   5    31   33    21   1–3  2–4  3–1   —   5–3  2–2  5–1  3–1
5 St. John's Raiders          14    5   4   5    53   57    19   3–3  7–7  3–5  6–2   —   3–1  5–5  5–3
6 FHC CSKA Quebec             14    5   4   5    49   39    19  3–5  6–10  1–3  0–0  3–3   —   5–1  3–0
7 Leaside Lions HC            14    3   4   7    31   46    13   5–3  1–1  2–4  2–2  1–5  0–3   —   2–4
8 Nunavut North Stars         14    4   0  10    35   59    12  0–4  1–10  3–5  4–0  7–5  3–9  3–5   —

# QHA Women's Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                          
1 FHC Dukhoborian            14    9   2   3    41   23  +18    29    —   5–1  3–3  1–3  1–0  3–0  1–0  5–1
2 FHC CSKA Quebec            14    7   4   3    50   35  +15    25   1–3   —   6–2  5–3  3–3  5–3  5–1  3–3
3 Kingston HC                14    6   4   4    35   26   +9    22   3–3  1–3   —   1–5  1–1  3–1  4–0  3–1
4 Montreal Koreana FHC       14    6   3   5    41   39   +2    21   4–0  1–1  1–1   —   2–2  3–7  1–3  1–5
5 Nunavut North Stars        14    5   4   5    27   24   +3    19   1–0  1–0  1–3  1–3   —   5–0  3–1  3–3
6 PLI Islanders              14    5   3   6    49   47   +2    18   4–6  5–5  0–3  8–6  1–0   —   3–3  1–1
7 Winnipeg United            14    4   1   9    25   50  −25    13   1–5  3–7  1–0  3–5  1–3  1–9   —   6–4
8 Habpo Koreana              14    2   3   9    29   53  −24     9   1–5  1–5  0–7  1–3  5–3  3–7  0–1   —

With the Quebecois national team having come home empty-handed in a surprisingly poor performance at the HWC after their Olympic success last year, the QHA has decided to introduce a mixed team league. There are 10 teams in the league - 6 coming from the clubs with both men's and women's clubs, the joint Quebecois U21 national team, and 3 mixed teams signing the collegiate players or the free agents from the single-sex teams during their offseasons. With strong balance between men's and women's teams, Dukhoborian had relatively little trouble in winning the inaugural QHA Mixed Team Championship. This was then followed by Wildrose Hockey, now led by the national team legend and 4-time Olympian Colby Whitworth, who had a surprisingly strong finish ahead of Montreal Koreana and CSKA Quebec. Also of note is the Quebecois U21 national team, whose progress throughout the tournament was noted by the Quebecois Hockey Association, even if their defensive performance were less than desirable. Ahead of the Quebecois Commonwealth Championships, to be held in Winnipeg, they hope this valuable experience will help them into the future.

   QHA Mixed Team Championship          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                                                    
 1 FHC Dukhoborian                       18   13   3   2    94   37  +57    42    —   0–3  3–3  5–3  6–0  9–3  8–0  5–3  7–1  3–3
 2 Wildrose Hockey                       18   10   4   4    68   40  +28    34  3–3   —   3–5  1–3  3–1  3–5  0–3  7–3  3–0  10–2
 3 Montreal Koreana FHC                  18   10   3   5    96   54  +42    33  1–3  5–7   —   7–3  4–8  1–3  11–0  5–3  9–1  4–2
 4 FHC CSKA Quebec                       18    8   4   6    68   51  +17    28   3–5  4–4  1–1   —   0–2  7–1  8–4  7–1  3–0  3–1
 5 Winnipeg United                       18    8   4   6    56   54   +2    28   3–1  0–3  3–7  1–7   —   1–1  9–3  0–5  1–1  6–2
 6 Quebecois Under-21 National Team      18    7   3   8    52   71  −19    24   3–7  0–4  1–1  3–1  5–5   —   0–1  2–4  7–5  5–1
 7 Club Penrith                          18    6   1  11    46   85  −39    19   1–9  1–3  5–3  5–8  1–1  9–0   —   0–6  1–5  7–3
 8 Kingston-Leaside Lions                18    5   2  11    42   60  −18    17  0–3  0–0  4–12  3–3  1–5  0–3  3–1   —   1–3  0–1
 9 Eastern Forces                        18    5   2  11    38   69  −31    17  0–5  1–1  3–10  4–1  1–5  0–6  1–3  0–4   —   3–1
10 Nunavut North Stars                   18    4   2  12    54   93  −39    14 4–12  4–10  1–7  3–3  3–5  12–4  7–1  3–1  1–9   —

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:39 am

COUPE DE LA REINE HANDBALL - 2051 SEASON

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QHF announces return of Coupe de la Reine competition after 20 years of absence

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ATTAWAPISKAT - Quebecois Handball Federation (QHF) announced the plans for revamped Coupe de la Reine competition, after 20 years of absence.

While the Coupe de la Reine competition, which was first held in 1958 to 'provide competition for all Quebecois handball teams on the adult level', there were no Coupe de la Reine held from 2031 to 2051 when the QHF was placed under a probationary period for 18 years by the Royal Sporting Council (RSC). Since then, Quebec and Shingoryeo has experienced improved results on the Olympics and taken more proactive part in international handball.

Ninety-eight teams will take part in the competition across two competition classes (Junior-Collegiate and Senior), with 40 coming from the top three tiers of (semi-)professional handball and 58 in either junior divisions of aforementioned teams or college teams currently competing under the Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports.

The two competitions will feature a tournament format with first four rounds to be held on a higher-seed's home ground until the end of quarterfinals. The Spiritair Coupe de la Reine-A will be held over the season under home and away format, on top of the preexisting league schedules for said teams.
The Quebecom Coupe de la Reine-B will be a three-week long competition held over two-week period between third week of December and first week of January, with all-star matches to be held in December. It will be held as a competition separate from the Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports (QIS) championships that are normally held in late November each year.

The final four for both classes will be held in a neutral venue, which will be announced in near future. It is rumoured that Quebecom Centre in Attawapiskat will be hosting the Class-A while Class-B will be hosted at The Acadium in Halifax, with University of Halifax as the host.

COUPE DE LA REINE HANDBALL - Class-A

2051 Coupe de la Reine - Class-A Third Round
BK Klampenborg (Ligue-Quebecoise) 23–29 Speed River Lakers (Ligue-Boreale)
Zenit Attawapiskat (Ligue-Boreale) 26–28 Myeongju Sangmu (Ligue-Boreale)
St. John's Arsenal (Ligue-Nordique) 20–28 Planthoppers HC (Ligue-Nordique)
Abitibi Ace (Ligue-Boreale) 27–32 Montreal 76ers (Ligue-Boreale)
Nunavut North Stars (Ligue-Nordique) 24–25 CSKA Quebec (Ligue-Boreale)
Zenit Attawapiskat (Ligue-Boreale) 26–31 Mipojoseon HC (Ligue-Boreale)
Montreal Koreana (Ligue-Boreale) 31–22 Levis Athletic HC (Ligue-Nordique)
Leaside Lions (Ligue-Nordique) 23–32 Baja Calania Blazers (Ligue-Nordique)

2051 Coupe de la Reine - Quarterfinals
Myeongju Sangmu (Ligue-Boreale) 22–29 CSKA Quebec (Ligue-Boreale)
Montreal 76ers (Ligue-Boreale) 29–25 Baja Calania Blazers (Ligue-Nordique)
Montreal Koreana (Ligue-Boreale) 28–23 Speed River Lakers (Ligue-Boreale)
Planthoppers HC (Ligue-Nordique) 18–28 Mipojoseon HC (Ligue-Boreale)

CSKA Quebec comes to Myeongju and pulls a close victory over their military archrivals, while the Blazers and Planthoppers' chances for cup glory were quickly extinguished by Mipojoseon and the 76ers. Montreal Koreana trailed 11-14 after the halftime, but used an unanswered 4-goal run to come away with a crucial home win towards their journey for the domestic double.

2051 Coupe de la Reine - Semifinals
Played at the Quebecom Centre, Attawapiskat
Mipojoseon HC (Ligue-Boreale) 28–30 Montreal Koreana (Ligue-Boreale)
CSKA Quebec (Ligue-Boreale) 31–33 Montreal 76ers (Ligue-Boreale)

Montreal Koreana survived a potential scare from Mipojoseon HC that was galvanised after a poor regular season, while it was Montreal 76ers who pulled a massive upset over the CSKA side.

2051 Coupe de la Reine - Final
Played at the Quebecom Centre, Attawapiskat
Montreal Koreana (Ligue-Boreale) 25–24 Montreal 76ers (Ligue-Boreale)

Montreal Koreana completes their domestic two-peat with an extremely close victory over their intra-town rivals, the 76ers. Quebecois RW Henri Petitpa, who missed out on all-star selection this season, won his first Coupe de la Reine MVP award after scoring 6 goals and 2 assists in what was a defensive fest where both goalkeepers had a field day.

2051 Coupe de la Reine All-Star Tournament

Held shortly before the Class-A's Final Four tournament and the Class-B's Quarterfinals, the Coupe de la Reine All-Star tournament was held across 3 days at The Acadium in Halifax, the current host of the Coupe de la Reine Class-B with the University of Halifax. A single round robin was used to determine the winner.

First Matchday
Junior All-Stars 24–27 QIS All-Stars
Ligue-Boreale Nanoom All-Stars 30–24 Ligue-Boreale Sarang All-Stars

Second Matchday
QIS All-Stars 22–29 Ligue-Boreale Sarang All-Stars
Junior All-Stars 22–28 Ligue-Boreale Nanoom All-Stars

Third Matchday
Ligue-Boreale Nanoom All-Stars 25–30 QIS All-Stars
Ligue-Boreale Sarang All-Stars 29–31 Junior All-Stars

P Coupe de la Reine All-Star Tournament Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Ligue-Boreale Nanoom All-Stars          3   2  0  1   83  76  +7    4
2 QIS All-Stars                           3   2  0  1   79  78  +1    4
3 Ligue-Boreale Sarang All-Stars          3   1  0  2   82  83  −1    2
4 Junior All-Stars                        3   1  0  2   77  84  −7    2

It was an extremely close group stage all along, but it was the Ligue-Boreale Nanoom All-Stars who won the first ever all-star tournament. The All-star MVP honour goes to the Nanoom All-Stars' CB Enzo Lavarini, who had an excellent tournament all along. With the Speed River Lakers being relegated for the following season, the 22 year old's whereabouts for the next season will be in the interests of many fans.

COUPE DE LA REINE HANDBALL - Class-B

As a holiday tournament, the Coupe de la Reine's Class-B tournament is held over two weeks at The Acadium in Halifax, the capital of Acadie province in the Quebecois East Coast.

2051 Coupe de la Reine - Class-B Third Round
Baie-Verte (JR) 28–24 Club Racing de Sept-Iles (JR)
Labrador State University (QIS) 21–25 Zenit Attawapiskat (JR)
Université de Sept-Îles (QIS) 24–29 Northwestern University (QIS)
Nunavut State University (QIS) 24–27 IRSEA-Saclay (QIS)
Mipojoseon HC (JR) 26–26 Niagara State University (QIS) (27–31 AET)
Speed River Lakers (JR) 27–23 University of Corner Brook (QIS)
CSKA Quebec (JR) 30–25 Université St. Croix (QIS)
Yongma College (QIS) 33–24 Montreal Koreana (JR)

2051 Coupe de la Reine - Class-B Quarterfinals
CSKA Quebec (JR) 25–27 IRSEA-Saclay (QIS)
Niagara State University (QIS) 31–27 Baie-Verte (JR)
Yongma College (QIS) 27–26 Speed River Lakers (JR)
Zenit Attawapiskat (JR) 23–23 Northwestern University (QIS) (29–28 AET)

2051 Coupe de la Reine - Class-B Semifinals
IRSEA-Saclay (QIS) 33–24 Niagara State University (QIS)
Yongma College (QIS) 29–22 Zenit Attawapiskat (JR)

2051 Coupe de la Reine - Class-B Final
IRSEA-Saclay (QIS) 35–22 Yongma College (QIS)

Most Valuable Player: LW Jean-Christophe Pronovost, Freshman, IRSEA-Sarclay

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:58 am

Quebecois Organisation of VolleyBall.1 SEASON - 2050-2051 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 and whatnot.

## QOVO League.1 Men                    Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 Montreal Koreana VC                   22   17   5    57   35   1.629    —   3–1  3–2  3–1  2–3  3–0  2–3  3–2  3–2  0–3  3–2  3–1
 2 Shawinigan Skywalkers                 22   16   6    56   30   1.867   1–3   —   3–1  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–2  0–3  2–3  3–1  3–0  3–1
 3 St. John's Spiritair Jumbos           22   15   7    55   35   1.571   3–0  2–3   —   0–3  3–1  3–1  1–3  2–3  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–2
 4 Perce Soohyeop Armada                 22   14   8    50   33   1.515   0–3  1–3  2–3   —   2–3  3–0  3–1  3–2  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–1
 5 Chicoutimi Imperial Textile Roar      22   13   9    51   43   1.186   2–3  3–2  2–3  0–3   —   1–3  3–2  3–2  3–2  3–1  3–0  3–1
 6 CSKA Quebec VC                        22   13   9    44   41   1.073   1–3  0–3  1–3  0–3  3–2   —   3–1  3–0  3–0  2–3  3–1  3–2
 7 London Nonghyeop Planthoppers         22   10  12    47   49   0.959   1–3  0–3  1–3  2–3  3–1  2–3   —   3–2  3–2  3–1  3–1  2–3
 8 Baja Calania Blazers                  22    9  13    40   50   0.800   0–3  1–3  3–2  1–3  3–2  0–3  1–3   —   1–3  3–2  1–3  3–0
 9 Ottawa Avian Spark                    22    9  13    39   50   0.780   3–2  3–2  0–3  0–3  0–3  1–3  3–2  2–3   —   3–0  1–3  3–1
10 Winnipeg Winterhawks VC               22    7  15    36   53   0.679   1–3  1–3  1–3  3–1  0–3  0–3  3–1  3–0  1–3   —   3–2  2–3
11 Attawapiskat Quebecom Blaze           22    5  17    30   55   0.545   2–3  0–3  0–3  3–0  0–3  2–3  1–3  0–3  3–0  2–3   —   2–3
12 Mipojoseon VC                         22    4  18    31   62   0.500   1–3  0–3  1–3  0–3  2–3  2–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  3–2  2–3   —

2051 QOVO.1 Men's Awards

Laurent Ahn Most Valuable Player (MVP): RS Ahn Seung-Min, Montreal Koreana
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): MB Guy Tille-Nadon, London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
Rookie of the Year (ROY): OH Ivan Stankic, St. John's Spiritair Jumbos
Kim Hyeon-Cheol Coach of the Year: Philippe Mainville, Shawinigan Skywalkers

QOVO.1 Men's Team:

Li Zackaël Lapierre, Montreal Koreana
OH Théodore Sinotte, Chicoutimi Imperial Textile Roar
OH Ivan Stankic, St. John's Spiritair Jumbos
S Benedict Jeon, Perce Soohyeop Armada
MB Mathieu Ethier-Leblanc, Shawinigan Skywalkers
MB Norman Shin, Guy Tille-Nadon, London Nonghyeop Planthoppers
RS Ahn Seung-Min, Montreal Koreana

Men's Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(3) St. John's Spiritair Jumbos 2–1 CSKA Quebec (6)
(4) Perce Soohyeop Armada 2–1 Chicoutimi Imperial Textile Roar (5)

Semifinals

(1) Montreal Koreana 2–0 Perce Soohyeop Armada (4)
(2) Shawinigan Skywalkers 2–0 St. John's Spiritair Jumbos (3)

Final
(1) Montreal Koreana 3–0 Shawinigan Skywalkers (2)

Playoff MVP: Li Zackaël Lapierre, Montreal Koreana

## QOVO League.1 Women           Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg         
 1 CSKA Quebec VC                 22   18   4    58   26   2.231    —   3–0  1–3  3–1  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–1  3–0  3–1  3–0  3–1
 2 Montreal Koreana VC            22   16   6    53   31   1.710   2–3   —   0–3  3–2  0–3  3–2  3–0  3–2  3–1  3–0  2–3  3–1
 3 Halifax Antebellum             22   14   8    52   40   1.300   0–3  0–3   —   3–1  3–2  3–2  3–2  2–3  3–0  3–0  3–1  3–0
 4 Swanguard Athletic             22   13   9    51   42   1.214   3–1  3–1  2–3   —   3–2  3–1  3–0  0–3  3–0  1–3  3–2  3–2
 5 Kingston KD Bank Stars         22   13   9    51   43   1.186   3–1  0–3  2–3  0–3   —   3–1  3–1  3–2  3–1  3–1  2–3  2–3
 6 Winnipeg Winterhawks VC        22   12  10    49   46   1.065   2–3  0–3  3–2  3–2  2–3   —   3–0  3–1  0–3  3–2  3–2  3–1
 7 Bathurst Drillers              22   11  11    42   45   0.933   2–3  0–3  3–1  3–1  1–3  3–2   —   3–1  3–0  3–0  3–2  3–1
 8 Sept-Iles QGC                  22    9  13    42   45   0.933   0–3  1–3  3–1  0–3  2–3  2–3  1–3   —   0–3  3–0  3–1  3–0
 9 Jeongju Skyhawks               22    9  13    35   47   0.745   0–3  2–3  3–2  3–2  1–3  2–3  3–1  0–3   —   0–3  3–2  3–0
10 Gander Avro Comets             22    7  15    34   53   0.642   0–3  1–3  2–3  2–3  1–3  2–3  3–2  3–2  3–1   —   0–3  1–3
11 South Bend CappOil Sakers      22    5  17    35   58   0.603   3–1  1–3  1–3  2–3  2–3  0–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  2–3   —   0–3
12 Lokomotiv Moncton              22    5  17    31   57   0.544   2–3  0–3  3–2  2–3  3–1  0–3  2–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  2–3   —

2051 QOVO.1 Women's Awards

Brittany Veronneau Most Valuable Player (MVP): RS Natalie Wesoloski-Okafor, Montreal Koreana
Goldbloom Family Rising Star of the Year (RSY): S Chae Sang-Heui, CSKA Quebec
Rookie of the Year (ROY): OH Sarah Morin-Lanfair, Winnipeg Winterhawks VC
Nancy Whalen-Woo Coach of the Year: Yeo Sun-Ok, Kingston KD Bank Stars

QOVO.1 Women's Team:

Li Nadine-Erin Page, Halifax Antebellum
OH Zipporah Awiti, Banija, Montreal Koreana
OH Helene Nault-Tenerowitz, CSKA Quebec
S Chae Sang-Heui, CSKA Quebec
MB Marinne Veronneau, Winnipeg Winterhawks VC
MB Erin MacDonald, Swanguard Athletic
RS Natalie Wesoloski-Okafor, Montreal Koreana

Women's Playoffs

2052 Quarterfinals
(3) Halifax Antebellum 0–2 Winnipeg Winterhawks VC (6)
(4) Swanguard Athletic 2–1 Kingston KD Bank Stars (5)

Semifinals

(1) CSKA Quebec 0–2 Winnipeg Winterhawks VC (6)
(2) Montreal Koreana 1–2 Swanguard Athletic (4)

Final
Swanguard Athletic 2–1 Winnipeg Winterhawks VC (6)

Playoff MVP: OH Nancy Krief-Livingston, Swanguard Athletic

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:10 am

2051 QUEBECOIS FOOTBALL LEAGUE (QFL) SEASON

  RFC West                        Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD 
1 Attawapiskat Broncos             18   14   0   4   240  112 +128 Q
4 Montreal Arrows                  18   11   1   6   453  265 +188 Q
5 Kingston Argonauts               18    9   1   8   358  240 +118
8 Winnipeg Raiders                 18    1   0  17   132  549 −417

  RFC East                        Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD 
1 Saint John Steelers              18   13   0   5   281  163 +118 Q
2 Reneegrad 35ers                  18   13   1   4   201   90 +111 Q
3 St. John's Maroons               18    7   1  10   307  360  −53
4 Moncton Siberias                 18    2   0  16   205  398 −193

  IFC West                        Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD
1 Quebec Voyageurs                 18   15   1   2   336  151 +185 Q
2 Prince Eric Thunderhawks         18   12   1   5   177   79  +98 Q
3 Montreal Giants                  18    7   1  10   146  244  −98
4 Jeongju Eagles                   18    6   0  12    78  133  −55

  IFC East                        Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD
1 Iqaluit Thanatos                 18    9   0   9   138  103  +35 Q
2 Saguenay Saints                  18    7   2   9   229  256  −27 Q
3 Halifax Commodores               18    3   1  14    67  221 −154
4 Goose Bay Mustangs               18    9   2   7   118  102  +16

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Hall of Fame Debate : Philippe-Thomas Hildebrandt in or nah? Case Study...

Kim Seung-Moo

A 8-time all-star and 8-time Imperial Bowl finalist (0-8 record), Philippe-Thomas Hildebrandt was one of the best quarterbacks in his generation with a 134-114 record, 50,130 yards and 315 TDs over his 21-year career.

But every cocky bastard gets his price paid, and entering his 11th straight year on the Quebecois Football Hall of Fame ballot, Hildebrandt may have become the victim of what fed him since the early days of his career - his mouth.

A self-defined 'overconfident maestro', Hildebrandt has particular infamy for making cocky remarks in the media. He has defended his former teammates' use of PEDs in the immediate aftermath of the 'Juicegate' scandal that rocked Quebecois gridiron in the 2040s. Over the course of his career, he has claimed no responsibility for placing surveillance cameras on his team, an offence that earned him a mere 10 game suspension for the 2030 QFL season. Most recently, however, he was arrested for having urinated in the middle of a public square in Halifax and shouting far-right conspiracy theories that had something to do with race in Nyowani Kitara conflict, and his preference of VousTubers with a penchant for kissing their children in uncomfortable manners. Given his status as an athlete readily seen in public, embarrassment for those who still appreciate the game.

With particularly questionable behaviours propagated by the quarterback, it is clear that at least a third of the voters have chosen to keep him out of the ballot with that in mind, to keep him well below the 70% requirement for the Hall of Fame induction. Since his first year of eligibility in 2040, he has always placed above 40% - minimum threshold required to not be dropped off the ballot - but never placed above 50%. It is a shocking reminder to one of the most consistent quarterbacks of his time, even if he had never won an Imperial Bowl...oh wait..

The Case For

One of only four quarterbacks in QBL history with above 50,000 yards in passing yards, Hildebrandt ranks on top 10 for 40 categories, one of only six in the QFL out there with him.

Of course, Hildebrandt's career was not defined much by a regular-season performance, where he ranks above average, but the two sides of the coin that coexist in his playoff performance. Hildebrandt's win-loss record in the postseason was 17-12 with 24 Touchdowns thrown, and 19 Interceptions. His career had certainly started off well, starting with the Halifax Commodores team of late 2010s that had made it to 3 straight Imperial Bowls and 4 in 5 years, having major wins over Winnipeg Raiders, Prince Eric Thunderhawks and Quebec Voyageurs (twice) in the RFC Championship Final to do so.

Of course, this never hid away Hildebrandt’s weakness in the Imperial Bowl, where he carved a particular name as a choke artist.

While he has valiantly led the Halifax Commodores, his team for the first 15 years of his career, and both Winnipeg Raiders and St. John's Maroons for the last 6, to 8 Imperial Bowl appearances, he faltered in the most important QFL game of the year. Hildebrandt was 0-8 with 8 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in the Imperial Bowl, most famously losing all 4 matches to Quebec Voyageurs and Kingston Argonauts led by Dexter Ahn, the undisputed GOAT of Quebecois gridiron football. His 5 interceptions in the 2034 Imperial Bowl against the Voyageurs, who defeated his Commodores 42-0, remain the Imperial Bowl record.

Hildebrandt’s 29 postseason games remain the third-most played by a Quebecois quarterback in modern times, only trailing Dexter Ahn and former Steeler Jacques-Romain Alarie. His eight appearances in the Imperial Bowl remain the most among a QFL player, even if they may have ended up without a ring...

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RFC Divisional Round

(1) Attawapiskat Broncos (RFC) 16–0 Montreal Arrows (RFC) (4)
(2) Saint John Steelers (RFC) 10–0 Reneegrad 35ers (RFC) (3)

IFC Divisional Round

(1) Quebec Voyageurs (IFC) 24–10 Saguenay Saints (IFC) (4)
(2) Iqaluit Thanatos (IFC) 3–7 Prince Eric Thunderhawks (IFC) (3)

RFC Championship Game

Attawapiskat Broncos (RFC) 3–13 Saint John Steelers (RFC)

IFC Championship Game

Quebec Voyageurs (IFC) 30–15 Prince Eric Thunderhawks (IFC)

2051 Imperial Bowl

Quebec Voyageurs (IFC) 27–24 Saint John Steelers (RFC) -- @ Iqaluit Stadium, Iqaluit, Nunavut

Imperial Bowl MVP: Kicker Alain Borduas, Quebec Voyageurs - 4/4 on FGs (44, 51, 36 and 49 yards) and 1/1 on PAT[/pre]

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:07 am

2051 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 a recent reform following a successful Hockey Nations League experiment, the Quebecois pro hockey system's divided into two tiers. The smaller version of the former 28-team self, the QHL, consists of 16 teams, with the 16-team Ligue-Nationale consisting of the remaining teams from the QHL 1.0, three expansion franchises, and Hansa Kotzellach SV, the de facto Kotzellachian national team whose application to join the Quebecois hockey system was approved. While the league itself has high parity on standings, the big 3 of CSKA Quebec, Montreal Koreana and Kingston Knights have been the known 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. Not to mention the perennially underachieving Montreal Calaniens, a 6-time winner who have not won a Prenneau Cup since 1987. Ouch.

P  2051-52 QHL Season                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Kingston Knights                                30   17   7   6    74   46  +28    41
 2 CSKA Quebec                                     30   17   6   7    86   52  +34    40
 3 Saint John Acadiens                             30   18   4   8    81   51  +30    40
 4 PLI Islanders                                   30   14   9   7    77   54  +23    37
 5 South Bend Caribou                              30   13   8   9    88   63  +25    34
 6 St. John's Celtics                              30   13   7  10    59   51   +8    33
 7 Montreal Koreana                                30    9  12   9    64   67   −3    30
 8 Nunavut North Stars                             30   10  10  10    63   66   −3    30
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 9 London Osprey                                   30   12   6  12    44   56  −12    30
10 Gander Jets                                     30   10   9  11    51   51    0    29
11 Attawapiskat Avalanche                          30   10   8  12    80   72   +8    28
12 Winnipeg Giants                                 30   10   7  13    58   68  −10    27
13 Jeongju Huskies                                 30    8  11  11    61   79  −18    27
14 Halifax Highlanders                             30    9   8  13    62   63   −1    26
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15 Montreal Calaniens                              30    4   7  19    47  101  −54    15
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16 Gaspe Oilers                                    30    4   5  21    30   85  −55    13

We are halfway into the season and so far, there's not much to say after 30 points. Sure, you see the three teams in CSKA, Kingston and Saint John all being at the top 3, but right below you have everybody up to the 14th place Halifax still ready to fight for the five playoff spots. When considering that Montreal Calaniens and Gaspe Oilers, the clear bottom feeders of the league, are 11 and 13 points away from Halifax, the race for home-ice advantage in the Prenneau Cup Quarterfinals is closer to be reached than for the 14th place Halifax to be relegated if the league stops tonight.

This is, for one, a statement for strong parity in the middle, but also how depressing things can get up top or bottom. The top 5 teams, which include the aforementioned three but are just barely trailed by unexpected darkhorses in South Bend Caribou and PLI Islanders, have goal difference of ovr 20, with Kingston on a clear city-wide lockdown hockey, CSKA using their undersized wisely, and the Caribou themselves having too much fun with the firewagon hockey. The same cannot be said towards the guilty pair of Montreal and Gaspe, however, as the two's sheer goal difference, of -54 and -55 may not have been what Hockey Quebec or the QHL would have dreamed of either. Montreal Calaniens' nonexistent goaltending, with their top two goaltenders out with injury and the fact only worsened by the fact their best defencemen would be at third-pair at best with their rival Koreana or Kingston Knights, is tragic and can only be outdone by Gaspe Oilers, whose defence is marginally better but performs as expected by just scoring 1 goal a game in this league.

QUEBECO-AVATARIAN SUPER-SERIES

Game 1: Gyatso-Kai 7–2 Quebec and Shingoryeo
Game 2: Quebec and Shingoryeo 4–4 Gyatso-Kai (4–5 OT)

Gyatso-Kai sweeps, 2-0 (GKI 12-6 QUE)

In a matchup of traditional powerhouses, who are best remembered for having faced each other in the World Cup of Hockey 25 Finals (a reverse sweep for Quebec) and the World Cup of Hockey 43 Quarterfinals (an overtime thriller that got both goaltenders burned alive!), Gyatso-Kai swept Quebec and Shingoryeo in a home-and-home series between Anaia and Atlantian Oceania. Hed Torvik, the gigantic, Mando defenceman, was named the Game 1 MVP after scoring a hat trick in the Avatarians' dominant victory at the Sundari Times Forum, Sundari.

The second match went the opposite way, however, as the Ice Bisons and the Ice Knights went back and forth in a high-paced affair that saw benches cleared every period, with 40 fights and over 380 penalty minutes generated in the single match. Eventually the match was determined by the Relicyc Tho-An, who scored on a blinding blitz over the quick breakaway. As expected, Tho-An was named the Player of the Match.

P  2050-51 Ligue-Nationale Season                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 CSKA Quebec                                     60   35  12  13   185   96  +89    82
 2 Kingston Knights                                60   32  13  15   153   93  +60    77
 3 Saint John Acadiens                             60   27  16  17   160  127  +33    70
 4 PLI Islanders                                   60   24  20  16   142  122  +20    68
 5 Attawapiskat Avalanche                          60   26  15  19   166  123  +43    67
 6 Gander Jets                                     60   25  17  18   126   94  +32    67
 7 South Bend Caribou                              60   22  20  18   152  131  +21    64
 8 St. John's Celtics                              60   21  20  19   113  106   +7    62
 9 London Osprey                                   60   25  12  23   116  115   +1    62
10 Montreal Koreana                                60   22  18  20   136  139   −3    62
11 Jeongju Huskies                                 60   17  20  23   105  148  −43    54
12 Winnipeg Giants                                 60   19  15  26   110  138  −28    53
13 Nunavut North Stars                             60   16  21  23   101  131  −30    53
14 Halifax Highlanders                             60   14  17  29   112  149  −37    45
15 Montreal Calaniens                              60   13  15  32   105  169  −64    41
16 Gaspe Oilers                                    60    9  15  36    79  180 −101    33

In the first season of the QHL under reformed format, there are quite a few things to take away. While the Kingston Knights, the winners of last 4 Prenneau Cups, were expected by everybody to defend the Hindmarsh Yoon Trophy for the regular-season champion, it was the CSKA Quebec team, who lost their last two Prenneau Cup finals appearances - two years ago to Kingston and six years ago to Winnipeg Giants - who crawled back from behind to win the pennants with 2 games left in the season. Still, while four of the five favourites entering this season in CSKA, Knights, Acadiens and Avalanche, reached the playoffs, the non-qualification of Montreal Koreana and the 8-point gap that stood between them and the 3rd-placed Acadiens, suggest very strong parity in the QHL. Whether it be because of the stronger pools in the juniors, where the Quebecois junior national team have performed admirably in the WJHC and to lesser extent WCoH, or because of how the concentration of players have improved with the top-tier becoming smaller by 12 teams, is hard to say. It is also possible that the players have been able to perform at their peak condition into much later period of their career with limited participation by the league's stars. Either way, there is no doubt that the league's competitiveness and popularity has endured well into the end of the season, especially with the playoff spots on play.

P  2051-52 Ligue-Nationale Season                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sept-Iles Quadricentennials                     60   30  15  15   162  110  +52    75
 2 Anju Wanderers                                  60   33   8  19   155  112  +43    74
 3 Goose Bay Flames                                60   28  16  16   162  113  +49    72
 4 Levis Athletic                                  60   27  15  18   164  106  +58    69
 5 Hanbat Castors                                  60   26  15  19   116  106  +10    67
 6 Olympique de Rimouski                           60   24  16  20   120  120    0    64
 7 California City 47ers                           60   19  23  18    99  114  −15    61
 8 Sherbrooke Sparta                               60   23  14  23   143  148   −5    60
 9 Hamilton Steelers                               60   22  15  23   129  110  +19    59
10 Prince Eric Orca                                60   21  17  22   118  106  +12    59
11 Halifax Tempest                                 60   21  16  23   127  124   +3    58
12 Fort Huron Admirals                             60   18  19  23   113  126  −13    55
13 Wildrose Hockey                                 60   15  20  25    90  123  −33    50
14 Hansa Kotzellach SV                             60   16  15  29    98  135  −37    47
15 Heart of Saguenay                               60   14  18  28   100  162  −62    46
16 Moncton Blades                                  60   13  18  29    95  176  −81    44

2052 Prenneau Cup Playoffs

Promotion-Relegation Round

Montreal Calaniens 0–9 Anju Wanderers

Ope. Ouch. Ouatever.

Quarterfinals
(1) CSKA Quebec 3–2 St. John's Celtics (8)

This series had the makings of all the things hockey fans, especially the ones with fetish for eighth seeds to beat a world-beating top seed en route to their championship title. And it seemed like they were going to get that, after the 7-1 game 1 victory off a Joel Katsitsanéron's 5-point performance. Unfortunately, they couldn't keep up with the CSKA team whose depth was superior, and when they suffered a 0-1 Game 3 loss at home, this paved way for a reverse sweep for the pre-series favourites.

(2) Kingston Knights 3–0 South Bend Caribou (7)

An easy sweep was expected by the media pundits, and so it was, as the Kingston Knights had little trouble dispatching South Bend Caribou that was without Nikos Aravossitas, a highly promising blueliner on their top defensive pairing.

(3) Saint John Acadiens 3–1 Gander Jets (6)

Lots of bones were broken, fists exchanged and not to mention the absence of a shutout by either side. Still, this East Coast matchup had plenty of excitements provided until the Acadiens managed to rebound from a surprising 1-3 loss at game 3 away, and then closed it on a 3-1 win off 3 unanswered goals in the first period, of game 4.

(4) PLI Islanders 1–3 Attawapiskat Avalanche (5)

Team Captain, Dannick Nam registered a dominant performance, as the 32-year old blueliner scored 2 and assisted 3 in what was a tough-fought five-game series...

Semifinals

(1) CSKA Quebec 4–1 Attawapiskat Avalanche (5)

...Unfortunately CSKA Quebec was too much for Nam's Avalanche, as they ran into Benedict Shin, this rookie of the year, shutting the high-flying Avalanche out twice to propel them to the final.

(2) Kingston Knights 4–2 Saint John Acadiens (3)

The other side of the semifinals sees a physical Kingston Knights side outlast their eternal rivals, even more physical Saint John Acadiens team in a series that didn't run out of fights, penalty minutes and other highlight clips Kirche's Corner would love to analyse any time of the year.

Prenneau Cup Finals

(1) CSKA Quebec 4–3 Kingston Knights (2)

In a 7-game thriller that went down to the fire, it was CSKA Quebec who succeeded in ending the Kingston Knights' dynasty for now, en route to their 15th Prenneau Cup title. CSKA Quebec's superstar centre, Hong Deok-Seon, finally got over the stereotype unfairly placed on him, and was named Prenneau Cup Playoffs MVP after scoring 9 goals, 15 assists, 24 points and +21 plus-minus in what was a dominant performance. While the questions over her ice time, which went as high as 48 minutes at one point, is going to remain given how well-spread the CSKA Quebec's talent is up front...for now, she can celebrate with some champagne on the cup.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:51 pm

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.

QUEBEC ORGANISATION of VOLLEYBALL.1 MEN'S SEASON - 2051-2052 SEASON

Alongside their counterparts in Chromatika, Hispinas and Bollonich, Quebecois men's volleyball scene is considered one of the tops in the international volleyball circuit, especially on the domestic scene. The league itself does not possess the height element as much as they used to have, with many of the top blockers having retired on the earlier half of the block and the middle blockers on the national team pool simply not being at the level that's come to expect from the Anaian nation.

But the league's identity with presence of strong pins (outside hitters and opposites) remain, and the league may be richer than ever when it comes to its setter depth. Further propelling this is the recent introduction of the import rule, where a QOVO franchise is is allowed to acquire up to two imports not of the Quebecois citizenship or Quebecois Commonwealth origin (the latter which have already allowed players from Banija, Quebecois Acadiana and the Gatchingerrak Union to play for QOVO), is a sign for more promising things to come, as the league continues to look into ways to develop themselves. The QOVO remains optimistic that the arrival of imports would allow stronger talent depth and possibly better parity within the men's league, that has been known to have less of it than their women's counterpart at times.

List of Import Signings this season

Bollonich: OH Jewell Cornwell (22, 191) -> Baja Calania Blazers
Gatchingerrak Union: RS Urpo Saarinen (27, 197) -> Attawapiskat Quebecom Blaze
Kohnhead: OH Jamie Dunderhook (23) -> Shawinigan Skywalkers
Kohnhead: MB Junior Stephens (25) -> Montreal Koreana
New Adaikes: S Bronte Lobo (25, 190) -> St. John's Spiritair Jumbos
New Adaikes: Li Francis Morce (35, 178) -> Winnipeg Winterhawks VC

P  QOVO.1 Men's Season                  Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 Montreal Koreana VC                   22   18   4    58   28   2.071    —   3–2  3–1  3–0  3–2  2–3  3–0  2–3  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–2
 2 CSKA Quebec VC                        22   17   5    59   32   1.844   3–0   —   1–3  3–1  2–3  3–1  3–0  3–2  1–3  3–0  3–2  3–1
 3 Shawinigan Skywalkers                 22   15   7    55   34   1.618   3–0  1–3   —   3–1  3–2  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–1  3–1  2–3  0–3
 4 St. John's Spiritair Jumbos           22   15   7    54   37   1.459   1–3  2–3  3–2   —   2–3  3–0  3–2  3–1  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–2
 5 Perce Soohyeop Armada                 22   13   9    50   43   1.163   2–3  2–3  0–3  1–3   —   0–3  3–2  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–0  3–0
 6 Baja Calania Blazers                  22   13   9    44   39   1.128   0–3  1–3  0–3  0–3  2–3   —   3–2  3–0  3–2  3–1  3–0  3–1
 7 Winnipeg Winterhawks VC               22    9  13    42   49   0.857   0–3  2–3  2–3  1–3  3–1  1–3   —   3–0  1–3  3–2  3–1  3–0
 8 Attawapiskat Quebecom Blaze           22    8  14    38   50   0.760   0–3  3–2  0–3  2–3  3–1  3–0  2–3   —   1–3  1–3  2–3  3–1
 9 Chicoutimi Imperial Textile Roar      22    8  14    37   55   0.673   2–3  0–3  3–2  1–3  0–3  0–3  2–3  3–2   —   0–3  2–3  3–2
10 London Nonghyeop Planthoppers         22    7  15    36   51   0.706   2–3  1–3  1–3  3–2  2–3  1–3  3–1  1–3  3–1   —   3–1  0–3
11 Swanguard Athletic                    22    6  16    37   59   0.627   2–3  1–3  2–3  1–3  2–3  2–3  2–3  1–3  2–3  3–2   —   3–2
12 Ottawa Avian Spark                    22    3  19    26   59   0.441   0–3  0–3  3–2  1–3  2–3  0–3  0–3  0–3  2–3  0–3  1–3   —

P  QOVO.2 Men's Season      Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 Mipojoseon VC             22   17   5    53   25   2.120    —   3–1  3–1  3–1  3–1  0–3  3–1  0–3  3–0  3–0  3–1  3–0
 2 Myeongju Sangmu           22   17   5    55   31   1.774   3–1   —   2–3  3–2  3–1  3–2  0–3  3–2  3–0  3–2  3–1  3–1
 3 Ssangye Flyers            22   15   7    53   32   1.656   1–3  3–0   —   3–0  3–0  3–0  3–1  1–3  3–1  3–2  2–3  3–1
 4 PLI Islanders             22   13   9    47   38   1.237   0–3  0–3  3–1   —   3–2  2–3  3–1  3–1  0–3  3–1  3–1  3–0
 5 Northandryun Rovers       22   13   9    47   45   1.044   3–0  1–3  1–3  3–2   —   2–3  3–1  3–2  3–1  3–2  3–1  0–3
 6 Baie-Verte                22   11  11    43   48   0.896   0–3  0–3  3–1  0–3  3–0   —   2–3  3–2  3–2  1–3  2–3  1–3
 7 Hochelaga VC              22   10  12    41   43   0.953   1–3  0–3  3–1  1–3  0–3  0–3   —   2–3  3–0  3–0  3–1  2–3
 8 Cornwall Clippers         22    9  13    40   47   0.851   0–3  0–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  2–3  0–3   —   3–1  3–0  0–3  3–1
 9 Levis Athletic VC         22    9  13    37   48   0.771   1–3  3–1  1–3  0–3  2–3  3–2  3–1  1–3   —   0–3  3–0  3–1
10 Nunavut North Stars       22    7  15    34   50   0.680   3–1  0–3  0–3  1–3  2–3  3–0  1–3  1–3  1–3   —   3–2  3–1
11 Planthoppers VC           22    6  16    37   56   0.661   0–3  2–3  0–3  2–3  2–3  2–3  2–3  1–3  1–3  3–0   —   3–2
12 Stardust of the West      22    5  17    33   57   0.579   1–3  1–3  1–3  3–1  2–3  2–3  0–3  3–2  2–3  0–3  2–3   —

2052 QOVO.1 Men's Awards

Laurent Ahn Most Valuable Player (MVP): OH Ivan Stankic, Sept-Iles Spiritair Jumbos
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): OH Rasmus Simms-Haak, Attawapiskat Quebecom Blaze
Rookie of the Year (ROY): OH/RS Benoit-Antoine Aplin, CSKA Quebec
Kim Hyeon-Cheol Coach of the Year: Gustave Lee-Marchand, CSKA Quebec

QOVO.1 Men's Team:

Li: Zackaël Lapierre, Montreal Koreana
Kim Joon-Hwi, CSKA Quebec
OH: Jamie Dunderhook, Shawinigan Skywalkers (Kohnhead)
Théodore Sinotte, CSKA Quebec
OH: Ivan Stankic, St. John's Spiritair Jumbos
Neil Cornwell, Baja Calania Blazers (Bollonich)
S: Benedict Jeon, Perce Soohyeop Armada
* Co-recipient by same number of votes: Bronte Lobo, St. John's Spiritair Jumbos (New Adaikes) - Baek Yong-Gwan, Montreal Koreana
MB: Junior Stephens, Montreal Koreana (Kohnhead)
* Mathieu Ethier-Leblanc, Shawinigan Skywalkers
MB: Gye Joo-Seong, Shawinigan Skywalkers
* Byeon Jeong-Wook, Attawapiskat Quebecom Blaze
RS: Todor Asparuhov, Perce Soohyeop Armada
* Benoit-Antoine Aplin, CSKA Quebec

Montreal Koreana repeats as the regular season champions, while their eternal rivals CSKA Quebec have just come close, with the military team being able to catch up with the golden standard expected of the big two clubs. Built and managed by Laurent Ahn, who remains tall at the tail end of his career, Montreal Koreana had little trouble winning it with solid team chemistry which made what's a solid core of Guido Santarelli (OH), Junior Stephens (MB, Kohnhead), Zackaël Lapierre (libero) and of course, Ahn Seung-Min as the team captain. But then, having a key player in all but one position has a downside too- their rivals CSKA, the team has higher expectations by simply being the defending champions, and they will want to repeat, even with much stronger opponents from the semifinals.

As for the other side of the Greatest Quebecois Showdown, CSKA Quebec is one team that could possibly dethrone the defending champions. Since their shocking playoff miss four years ago, the regular season runner-ups have gradually improved, making the playoffs both times as sixth seeds before breaking through the season with a remarkable 17-5 record of own. While the consensus remains firmly in favour of Koreana, Shawinigan or St. John's to win it, the CSKA side is not one to slouch over, especially with the way they have the star opposite Benoit-Antoine Aplin scoring. The 21-year old, who has declared for pros after the QIS championship victory with Hanyang College, was quickly selected as a territorial selection and did not look back one bit with his spike height and power one to be boosted. While it remains to be seen on whether outside hitters Antoine Maréchal and Théodore Sinotte (FA signing from Chicoutimi Roar over the ofseason) can continue their high form to give CSKA a three-pronged power, and if the middle blockers can provide much needed spacing for Pierre Marinescu-Yoon to engage them in attack, this team has beaten Montreal Koreana at home before and may be able to do it on a biggger stage as well.

Shawinigan Skywalkers may be the most innovative team out in the QOVO scene, and this has not changed one bit with Pierre-Stephane Jobin in charge as David Mainville's successor. Traditionally known for a team with quicker pins and powerful middle blockers, they have maintained their 6-time championship form with a solid finish as well, even as multiple questions remain. A lot of their opportunities went to Kohnheadian left-side Jamie Dunderhook and both national-team middle blockers in Gye Joo-Seong and Mathieu Ethier-Leblanc, with all three having massive seasons of own. The problem they have, however, is that the setter-libero combo in Patrice Tille-Nadon (age: 21) and 37-year old Stanislav Kotkov aren't the most consistent of the bunches, and the former's lack of experience and latter's age could cost them deeper in deeper stretches. As he had done so with the Jin-Jeon-Filatriault trio on the national team, the task for Jobin will have to be on giving Tille-Nadon enough experience to materialise his potential.

The northeastern powerhouse St. John's Spiritair Jumbos are looking to win their first title in 15 yars, and they feel there's enough on the tanks for them to pull it off. Explosive Ivan Stankic, who is the most skilled of all left-side hitters in this country, is the core player they have built around. Every opponent will focus on marking him and Kiril Guskov, the third-year veteran from Gatchingerrak Union, with blockers whenever possible. They are then complemented by a pair of setters in Bronte Lobo (New Adaikes) and Philippe Kutcher, who give reliability when needed, and 18-year old rookie Charles Delvincourt-Ki, who has seen significant time as substitute and the team has clear interest in his development as the OH2. There is one downside with this team, however, and it is up the middle. When 28 Dong-Joon Etchemin-Whakan was a clear national teamer, but a 33-year old version is too slow on feet and has given spiking lanes at crucial moments during the season. This will be one area they hope to resolve, whether with a rebound season from him, or with a free agent signing. Considering how much they spend on QOVO every year, people knows this team does not lack in money anyway.

Small-town sides Perce Soohyeop Armada and Baja Calania Blazers had difficult start to the season, but quickly got back up and had a little trouble seizing the last two spots to the three-game quarterfinal series. For most of the season, Perce Armada's been thriving off the connection Benedict Jeon provides to Todor Asparuhov, as the 22-year old righty made up for a poor VWE performance with excellent, MVP-calibre season of his own. With developments of prospects OH Gye Joo-Hyeon (Joo-Seong's brother) and 2.05m-tall MB Gustave Thibault (son of olympic silver medalist Daniel), the team's future looks as bright as people are concerned. With the Blazers, the story is different. There is no clear number one player out there, but the components they have in Li Brent Tomohiro, S Gustave-Paul Filatriault (whether he remains on the national team selection is another story) and MB Norman Shin (a likely selection). It is uncertain whether Daniel Sartoris could be a viable answer to them on the scoring front though, as the left-handed rookie pin had explosiveness, but had too many errors for somebody that undersized in the league (188cm).

Shawinigan Skywalkers       25  25  19  18  15
Baja Calania Blazers        18  15  25  25  10

Baja Calania Blazers        25  20  18  19
Shawinigan Skywalkers       22  25  25  25

Shawinigan wins, 2-0

St. John's Spiritair Jumbos       22  23  16
Perce Soohyeop Armada             25  25  25

Perce Soohyeop Armada             16  27  25  25
St. John's Spiritair Jumbos       25  25  21  12

Perce wins, 2-0



Montreal Koreana VC         23  24  21
Perce Soohyeop Armada       25  26  25

Perce Soohyeop Armada       16  26  27  28   5
Montreal Koreana VC         25  24  29  26  15

Montreal Koreana VC         24  16  25  26  12
Perce Soohyeop Armada       26  25  15  24  15

Perce wins, 2-1

CSKA Quebec VC              15  19  17
Shawinigan Skywalkers       25  25  25

Shawinigan Skywalkers       21  25  16  23
CSKA Quebec VC              25  18  25  25

CSKA Quebec VC              22  16  25  15
Shawinigan Skywalkers       25  25  23  25

Shawinigan wins, 2-1



Shawinigan Skywalkers       18  20  25  25  15
Perce Soohyeop Armada       25  25  21  17   6

Shawinigan Skywalkers       25  20  25  25
Perce Soohyeop Armada       15  25  16  20

Perce Soohyeop Armada       25  19  20  18
Shawinigan Skywalkers       23  25  25  25

Shawinigan wins, 3-0

Men's Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(3) Shawinigan Skywalkers 2-0 Baja Calania Blazers (6)
(4) St. John's Spiritair Jumbos 0-2 Perce Soohyeop Armada (5)

Semifinals
(1) Montreal Koreana 1-2 Perce Soohyeop Armada (5)
(2) CSKA Quebec 1-2 Shawinigan Skywalkers (3)

Final
(3) Shawinigan Skywalkers 3-0 Perce Soohyeop Armada (5)

Playoff MVP: OH Jamie Dunderhook (Kohnhead), Shawinigan Skywalkers

QUEBEC ORGANISATION of VOLLEYBALL.1 WOMEN'S SEASON - 2051-2052 SEASON

Unlike with men's circuit, where the core is limited to a certain few, there is simply lot more competition in the world of women's domestic volleyball. Not only you have to take account into the in Mytanija and the usual dualsex leagues whose sex-to-sex strength don't fluctuate (Hispinas, Chromatika and Bollonich being the examples, but this also includes a rising power in Kriegiersien), you also have to take account into a large league system Banija has and a concentrated, player-driven league in Siovanija and Teusland.

Still, nobody denies that the women's division of the QOVO.1 remains one of the major leagues out in the nation's circuit, as the continued arrival of talent enable such developments to occur. Unlike with the men's league, the women's division continues its name for its strength on height, where the middle blockers tend to see bit more use than other known names, and there is no shortage of good wings. The problem they have right now, however, is an unusual one, as the women's league has a less than impressive depth on above-average to national team calibre setters. Chae Sang-Heui, of course, has enough value to carry as the starting setter of the Quebecois women, but many people are still unsatisfied with how she's been performing overall and there isn't that much alternative available in the league either, with Marissa Donovan regressing and both Karina Benn Fernandez and Jeanne Belanger announcing their retirement from the national team. Good news is that there are a couple of promising setters coming down the pipelines with rookie Annabelle Reid (Bathurst) set to make her debut and college prospects Elisabeth Rousseaux (21) and Brianne Shin (20) not far away from the bright lights either. Of course, the QOVO.1 teams didn't shy away from making import signings on these weak spots either. Now let's see:

List of Import Signings this season

Bollonich: OH Lora Willard (27, 183) -> Sept-Iles QGC
Chromatika: S Nancy Germain (27, 210) -> Montreal Koreana
Chromatika: Li Nancy Niles (23, 188) -> Swanguard Athletic
Gatchingerrak Union: OH Teodora Agontseva (20, 193) -> Montreal Koreana
Graintfjall: MB Anney Rómansdóttir (21, 201) -> CSKA Quebec
Graintfjall: S Julia Hartmannsdóttir (25, 189) -> Halifax Antebellum
New Adaikes: OH Angel Atterberry (30, 180) -> Gander Avro Comets

P  QOVO.1 Women's League Season  Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 Montreal Koreana VC            22   16   6    54   32   1.688    —   3–0  2–3  0–3  0–3  1–3  3–2  3–2  3–0  3–1  2–3  1–3
 2 Halifax Antebellum             22   15   7    52   31   1.677   1–3   —   1–3  3–2  3–0  3–0  0–3  3–0  3–0  2–3  2–3  3–1
 3 Sept-Iles QGC                  22   15   7    56   42   1.333   2–3  1–3   —   3–2  3–2  3–0  3–2  2–3  3–2  3–1  3–1  3–0
 4 CSKA Quebec VC                 22   14   8    53   38   1.395   2–3  0–3  3–2   —   2–3  3–0  3–0  3–2  3–0  3–0  3–1  2–3
 5 Swanguard Athletic             22   13   9    52   42   1.238   1–3  1–3  3–2  2–3   —   3–0  2–3  3–2  3–2  2–3  3–0  3–1
 6 Bathurst Drillers              22   12  10    41   44   0.932   0–3  1–3  1–3  3–0  3–1   —   3–2  3–1  1–3  3–2  3–1  3–2
 7 Winnipeg Winterhawks VC        22   11  11    44   41   1.073   0–3  1–3  3–1  3–1  2–3  0–3   —   3–0  3–1  3–0  1–3  3–2
 8 Kingston KD Bank Stars         22    9  13    42   49   0.857   1–3  1–3  1–3  2–3  1–3  3–0  0–3   —   3–0  3–1  3–1  3–2
 9 South Bend CappOil Sakers      22    9  13    41   52   0.788   0–3  3–1  2–3  2–3  2–3  3–2  1–3  3–2   —   3–2  3–2  2–3
10 Nunavut North Stars            22    7  15    30   53   0.566   0–3  0–3  3–1  1–3  0–3  0–3  3–0  0–3  1–3   —   0–3  3–2
11 Gander Avro Comets             22    6  16    35   55   0.636   2–3  0–3  2–3  1–3  3–2  2–3  0–3  2–3  0–3  0–3   —   3–0
12 Jeongju Skyhawks               22    5  17    38   59   0.644   0–3  2–3  2–3  1–3  1–3  2–3  3–1  2–3  2–3  1–3  3–2   —

P  QOVO.2 Women's Season        Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg                                                              
 1 Baie-Verte                    22   16   6    59   37   1.595    —   3–2  3–2  2–3  3–2  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–1  3–1  3–2  3–2
 2 Myeongju Sangmu               22   14   8    53   39   1.359   0–3   —   2–3  3–1  2–3  3–2  3–1  3–1  2–3  3–1  3–1  3–2
 3 Racing Club de Sept-Iles      22   14   8    54   44   1.227   3–2  1–3   —   2–3  0–3  2–3  3–2  3–2  2–3  3–2  3–2  3–1
 4 Mipojoseon VC                 22   13   9    53   40   1.325   3–2  1–3  1–3   —   3–2  3–0  3–0  2–3  3–0  3–1  3–1  3–1
 5 VC Dukhoborian                22   13   9    48   43   1.116   2–3  0–3  3–2  3–2   —   3–0  0–3  3–1  0–3  3–1  3–1  0–3
 6 Lokomotiv Moncton             22   13   9    45   43   1.047   3–1  3–1  1–3  3–1  3–1   —   3–1  3–1  3–1  3–2  0–3  3–1
 7 Sherbrooke Sparta             22   12  10    47   40   1.175   3–2  3–0  2–3  3–2  2–3  3–1   —   2–3  3–0  3–2  3–1  3–1
 8 Eastern Beaches Lions         22    9  13    40   51   0.784   1–3  1–3  1–3  0–3  1–3  3–1  0–3   —   3–2  3–2  2–3  3–1
 9 Planthoppers VC               22    9  13    39   51   0.765   3–2  3–2  1–3  2–3  3–2  0–3  3–0  1–3   —   2–3  3–1  3–1
10 Heart of Saguenay VC          22    8  14    43   53   0.811   2–3  0–3  1–3  3–2  1–3  3–1  3–1  3–2  3–0   —   3–1  3–2
11 Stardust of the West          22    6  16    35   55   0.636   0–3  2–3  3–1  0–3  2–3  2–3  0–3  0–3  3–1  3–2   —   1–3
12 Baja Calania Blazers          22    5  17    36   56   0.643   2–3  1–3  0–3  3–2  1–3  2–3  1–3  1–3  3–1  3–1  1–3   —

2052 QOVO.1 Women's Awards

Brittany Veronneau Most Valuable Player (MVP): OH/RS Natalia Horakcova, Sept-Iles QGC
Goldbloom Family Rising Star of the Year (RSY): OH Teodora Agontseva, Montreal Koreana
Rookie of the Year (ROY): S Annabelle Reid, Bathurst Drillers
Nancy Whalen-Woo Coach of the Year: Cassandra Graziani, Bathurst Drillers

QOVO.1 Women's Team:

Li Nadine-Erin Page, Halifax Antebellum
* Li Nancy Niles, Swanguard Athletic (Chromatika)
Park Da-Bin, Halifax Antebellum
* Co-recepient by same number of votes: Helene Nault-Tenerowitz, CSKA Quebec - Goh Yeong-Rim, South Bend CappOil Sakers
OH Teodora Agontseva, Montreal Koreana (QUE/GGU-NPG)
* OH Lora Willard, Sept-Iles QGC (Bollonich)
S Nancy Germain, Montreal Koreana (Chromatika)
* Co-recepient by same number of votes: S Annabelle Reid, Bathurst Drillers - Julia Hartmannsdóttir, Halifax Antebellum (Graintfjall)
MB Anney Rómansdóttir, CSKA Quebec (Graintfjall)
* Erin MacDonald, Swanguard Athletic
MB Elodie Charest, Sept-Iles QGC
* Samantha Gong, Montreal Koreana
RS Natalia Horakcova, Sept-Iles QGC
* Natalie Wesoloski-Okafor, Montreal Koreana

Just like the men's side, it is Montreal Koreana who comes out on top of the regular season, as they survived what's a fairly competitive season that their regular-season victory wasn't determined until their final match, when they had to beat a difficult Sept-Iles QGC team away on a 3-2 victory. The team, after a shocking loss to eventual champions Swanguard Athletic in the semifinals, had come prepared with few major signings that in long run, helped them dispatch not only their rivals but other three teams that were in contention this season. While she was unable to repeat the season MVP and scoring title this time around, Natalie Wesoloski-Okafor was able to shake off her inconsistent form on the international level and was dependable when needed. Of course, what made this possible was the all-arounded effort by the team, whose depth really shone this time around. The previous year's loss to Swanguard saw their weaknesses on the middle, so the signing of Univ. du Saguenay middle blocker Aurelie Sokanon (a second-team selection) and Chromatik sensation Nancy Germain (unanimously the setter of the year) surprised no one, with the team having transformed from no blocking presence. That, combined with Rookie of the Year-nominee Elodie Charest on the left pin and everybody performing up to expectations...left everything making sense in the end.

Right below Koreana stand Halifax and Sept-Iles teams that too made huge steps moving forward, pushing a lot of the teams of the way in doing so. Halifax Antebellum, from time to time, was able to overtake Montreal Koreana, but their limitations on height showed as the team slipped on the last stretches and let Montreal Koreana outrace them for one last time. But what makes this Halifax side scary and possibly ready to beat out Koreana if (a huge if, whether last or this year) they meet in the finals is their strengths on libero and setter. While it may have helped that the Graintfjaller setter had the help of Nadine-Erin Page, the best libero in this country, and defensive stalwart Park Da-Bin (OH), Julia Hartmannsdóttir was able to make up for the limitations with her players' height by carefully distributing the ball between the outside hitters Paola Graziani (181cm) and Park Da-Bin (177cm) and the middle blockers Johanna Halm (186cm) and Oh Soo-Jeong (189cm). With how strong the team defence can get, the focus will have to be on outpacing any other opponent this series, who do have at least one blocker going above 190cm, and erasing their blocks.

The other surprise of the season has been Sept-Iles QGC, as the team recovered from a 9-13 record the previous year to surprise everyone with a remarkable 15-7 of their own, helped by a 6-game winning streak in middle of the year. There are many reasons behind this, from a career-high season by middle blocker Elodie Charest (the 24-year old's defensive rate is good) and the powerful delivery of Caraqueno opposite Camilla Mao Rivas. But everybody knows the player to talk about is Natalia Horakcova. The undersized, unstoppable opposite of this team, who has performed particularly well with the national team over the past half-decade, has had on and off years and weeks for 2 seasons, but really came to this season ready and proved it with a MVP season (594 points averaging 27 a game, second-highest in the QOVO history) to people that 180cm height does not limit her. Still, there are concerns about her durability especially this late in the season, so people will keep their eyes on her for the semifinals.

Before the season started, everybody had picked out CSKA Quebec as one of the two likely teams to win it all. After all, when you land Anney Rómansdóttir, the monster blocker who left some massive statements during last two world champs...on top of a very good team...why wouldn't you? Six months later, there's a bit more doubt among the fans, as the team finished fourth with more to come in the playoffs. While this may surprise some, what happened is lot simpler to analyse than you'd think, because they had the same problems Halifax was able to overcome that the Capitoliens' couldn't. While Anney had an excellent year in a brilliant combination with Chae Sang-Heui, starr-ing pins Helene Nault-Tenerowitz and Eirin McKee-McDowell had shaky forms at times and without a clear ace to solve the problem (maybe Anney's the answer, maybe she is not), this ended up costing them the pennants.

Defending champions Swanguard Athletic had their own part to be disappointed as well, even though one would also note that Swanguard's victory last season, which came over a massive upset over Montreal Koreana before beating out Winnipeg in the battle of lower seeds, didn't look that likely this time around. The trio of outside hitter Nancy Krief-Livingston, libero Nancy Niles and middle blocker Erin MacDonald all had a solid season, but lack of synchronisation in their cycles really bummed them out. The team also struggled to find a right setter, with neither Camille's convincing much. Camille Page-Nielsen (31) had good use of Erin MacDonald all season long, but her sets to the wings generally felt lot shorter, while Camille-Anne Plummer, the 23-year old who came to Swanguard on a trade with veteran setter Hong Ji-Yeong, were effective on back row sets but her habits were getting read too often. This by all means frustrates Kim Yu-Jin, better known to many abroad as the Grim Reapers' coach, and she will have to figure out some tough choices over the offseason.

Besides Swanguard, there are three more teams to talk about, as they all fought hard for the sixth and final spot in the playoffs in a year where a clear top 5 existed. Some had predicted Winnipeg or Kingston, who had a couple of national-teamers (active or former) each, but it was Bathurst Drillers who came out of top, with the mid-major name having won 3 out of 4 head to head matches against the other two. Managed by Cassandra Graziani, former Halifax coach also known for being the mother of volleyballers Monique and Paola, they were able to make crucial signings and draft as needed over the offseason. In particular, her drafting of rookie setter Annabelle Reid from the Université Métropolitaine de Montréal proved to be a brilliant move, as it was Annabelle, the rookie of the year, had a splendid year to propel them to the final spot. While it remains to be seen on how the veterans - Koo Soo-Yeon (29, opposite) and Bora Mullins (31, centre) - and 18-yr old territorial selection Kang Seon-Mi can continue this into future seasons, Reid alone should be able to keep them in contention for higher places down the road.

As for the other two, questions abound as they missed out of playoffs. Kingston KD Bank Stars didn't have the best of luck with Marissa Donovan being out until the second half of the season, but Sheila Riquelmet Donne's disputes with coach Lindsey Cho and the front office didn't help the matters either. It was probable, especially considering that their front office had made some costly decisions before, losing their key players Zina Villeneuve-Booshie and Oh Soo-Hyeon to CSKA (understandable) and Sept-Iles (wtf), and their head coach Yeo Soon-Oak to Bathurst, so Sheila wanting her way out eventually came as no surprise. As for Winnipeg Winterhawks, it's clear Karina Benn Fernandez's losing some of her touch with how much trouble Sarah Morin-Lanfair and Marine Veronneau have been going through as of late. Lots of questions have been asked on the local press about her future with the club, and while not much had been said about it, it's something nobody actively wants to talk about it either.

Sept-Iles QGC           25  20  25  25
Bathurst Drillers       15  25  20  14

Bathurst Drillers       25  25  25
Sept-Iles QGC           22  19  14

Sept-Iles QGC            23  25  25  14  15
Bathurst Drillers        25  23  15  25   9

Sept-Iles wins, 2-1

CSKA Quebec VC           21  17  20
Swanguard Athletic       25  25  25

Swanguard Athletic       15  22  19
CSKA Quebec VC           25  25  25

CSKA Quebec VC           25  22  26  11
Swanguard Athletic       20  25  28  25

Swanguard wins, 2-1



Montreal Koreana VC       18  22  25  22
Swanguard Athletic        25  25  11  25

Swanguard Athletic        25  23  13  20
Montreal Koreana VC       19  25  25  25

Montreal Koreana VC       25  25  25
Swanguard Athletic        21  19  14

Montreal wins, 2-1

Halifax Antebellum        25  25  25
Sept-Iles QGC             15  22  23

Sept-Iles QGC            25  25  23  18  15
Halifax Antebellum       16  22  25  25  11

Halifax Antebellum       25  20  25  20  15
Sept-Iles QGC            21  25  15  25  10

Halifax wins, 2-1



Montreal Koreana VC       20  25  25  25
Halifax Antebellum        25   9  19  15

Montreal Koreana VC       25  22  26  25
Halifax Antebellum        23  25  24  22

Halifax Antebellum        25  17  25  12   9
Montreal Koreana VC       21  25  23  25  15

Montreal sweeps, 3-0

Women's Playoffs:

Quarterfinals
(3) Sept-Iles QGC 2-1 Bathurst Drillers (6)
(4) CSKA Quebec 1-2 Swanguard Athletic (5)

Semifinals
(1) Montreal Koreana 2-1 Swanguard Athletic (4)
(2) Halifax Antebellum 2-1 Sept-Iles QGC (3)

Final
(1) Montreal Koreana 3-0 Halifax Antebellum (2)

Playoff MVP: RS Natalie Wesoloski-Okafor, Montreal Koreana

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:58 pm

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.

This season of QBL and QWBL features a different format and season operations than in most years, due to condensed nature of the international basketball schedules back in previous and current cycle. The Quebecois participation of the 2050 Summer Olympics (also known as XV Summer Olympiad) in Electrum the previous summer had meant that the national teams were split into two, with most of the senior team heading to Chromatika for the IBC 32 and U23 team (with three wildcards) heading to Bunjil for the Olympics. This coincides with the hosting of the 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games, which were held in Montreal in September 2051, a month before the usual start date for the QBL and the QWBL, and the qualifiers for the IBC 33 starting in the same year's November.

To avoid repetitions of past editions, where overuse of players have contributed to disasters at times, Basketball Quebec, the QBL, and the QWBL have agreed to a condensed schedule with a double round robin, 30-game season instead of the usual triple round robin, 46-game format, as well as sending national teams of different strengths to each competition. The provisional schedule, released to the https://quebasket.que goes as following:

Basketball Quebec Schedule - 2051-52 Cycle

August 2051 - Quebecois Commonwealth U19 Championships (Men and Women)
September 2051 - Quebecois Commonwealth Games
Mid October-Early November 2052 - QBL & QWBL Season: MD1-6
Mid November-Mid December 2051 - International Basketball Championships 33: Qualifying Window 1
Late December 2051-Mid January 2052 - QBL & QBL Season: MD7-12
Late January-Early February 2052 - International Basketball Championships 33: Qualifying Window 2
Mid February 2052-Late March 2052 - QBL & QBL Season: MD13-18
Late January-Early February 2052 - International Basketball Championships 33: Qualifying Window 3
Mid February-Early April 2052 - QBL & QBL Season: MD19-30
Mid April-Late May 2052 - QBL & QBL Season: Playoffs
Mid June-Early July 2052 - International Basketball Championships 33: Qualifying Window 4
Early August-Late August 2052 - Quebecois Commonwealth Championships (Men and Women)
Late August-Early September 2052 - International Basketball Championships 33: Championship Stage

QUEBECOIS BASKETBALL LEAGUE - 2051-52 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  2051-52 QBL Season         Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD    Win % 
 1 CSKA Quebec                 30   22   8  2336 2079 +257    0.733
 2 Twin Cities Celtics         30   20  10  2308 2151 +157    0.667
 3 Montreal Koreana            30   20  10  2253 2098 +155    0.667
 4 California City Lakers      30   19  11  2409 2150 +259    0.633
 5 Kingston Raptors            30   19  11  2332 2221 +111    0.633
 6 London Grizzlies            30   18  12  2337 2182 +155    0.600
 7 Sudbury Moose               30   16  14  2274 2326  −52    0.533
 8 Goose Bay Mavericks         30   14  16  2242 2231  +11    0.467
 9 Ottawa Thunder              30   14  16  2272 2272    0    0.467
10 Anju Aces                   30   14  16  2237 2321  −84    0.467
11 Saguenay Orions             30   12  18  2275 2314  −39    0.400
12 Manitoba Kings              30   12  18  2189 2295 −106    0.400
13 Levis Athletic              30   12  18  2170 2373 −203    0.400
14 Nunavut North Stars         30   11  19  2127 2303 −176    0.367
15 St. John's Arsenal          30   10  20  2132 2276 −144    0.333
16 Sherbrooke Sparta           30    7  23  2152 2453 −301    0.233

With the QBL being held under the truncated 30-game season, many had expected Montreal Koreana or California City Lakers, two teams with strongest depth and a clear-cut finisher, to win the regular season crown. Yet it was the CSKA Quebec side who came out on top as the Capitoliens, possessing the league's best defence, held an unrelinquished lead over the league all season long. It's a well built team with height and skill, the one with most of their key guys in their prime. Tigrian Tesheme, who has performed decently as member of the Banijan national team, three-time defending champions, has levelled up his game while Pierre-Emerick Gascon's improvements in spacing have come handy in giving the outside shooters opportunities.

But the core of this team, also known by many as the 'National Three', is the one to watch, for it is their presence that does add a lot more experience. While nobody denies that there is no dominant Quebecois centre that exists these days, Noh Seung-Hoon may be the closest one to high standards we impose on the current crop of players. His 209cm height, solid frame and good fundamentals are what makes him a good centre, and his court vision has helped the team's shooters to worry less. The same goes to Zamani Siwele, who has come over from Nunavut North Stars on the largest FA signing of the year, with the slashing shooting guard giving the team a much-needed swingman, a position that they will need if they want to beat out Lakers or Koreana for the trophy this time around. While Siwele plays differently than him, it also gives less burden to their promising small forward Pierre-Emerick Gascon, who has stood out defensively at times but needs to develop physically. With the two, and tweener power forward George Callaghan-McKee standing in between, CSKA Quebec were able to make substantial progress and barring injuries, should be ones to watch out for in years to come as well.

While CSKA won the regular season trophy, there is no doubt Twin Cities Celtics have made the greatest turnaround this QBL season. Unlike CSKA, whose only veteran (normally means above 32 y/o in Quebec) playing significant minutes was SG Jerry-Lin Moldauer, this team's much more spread out in terms of age groups, with one-club guys in PF Choe Seung-Mok, still serviceable at 33, and SF Heo Ji-Yong, the oldest player active in the QBL, playing for them. Still, the Celtics themselves lean on the younger side of the squad, with their youth leading the way to their first playoff appearance in five years. National team starter Bahng Se-Woong is the clearcut number one ace of the team, with traditionally-minded guard becoming more reliable than ever with generating efficient passes, but the man right behind him on the depth chart is the one to watch out. Allende Hong, the unanimous rookie of the year selection, had an unbelievable rookie season that was highlighted by him scoring 41 points against Sherbrooke Sparta on his 19th birthday last February, and with Bahng's contract running for four more seasons, there's a possibility that the 180cm dual guard possibly be moved to 2 as a splash-brothers combination. It is also important to mention Normand Fichaud, 21-year old small forward famous for his dunks, and 26-year old centre Marc-André Galgundec, a defensively-stout centre coming from a famous basketball family. For many, Fichaud's performance in the Quebec-Banija SuperSeries two years ago was a good introduction to the player, and many feels that this year's performance, when he earned the second-team honours, is the beginning of something big to come. Galgundec, on the other hand, prefers to keep his profile short and simplified, and proves it with frequent rebounds, occasional blocks and little sai otherwise.

Montreal Koreana and California City Lakers are the other two teams that have earned home advantage for the first round of playoffs. The Blue Devils' fans are feeling somewhat uncertain about the state of this team is in right now. While they underachieved last year, placing seventh in regular season before losing a tough quarterfinals series to Goose Bay Mavericks in Game 5, the fans are still frustrated that even with a clear-cut MVP season by small forward Mathieu-Abel Park, they couldn't win the regular season title. While the top seed has rarely won it all in the QBL, and upsets abound come the second round, the unexpected decline in form by team captain Daniel Ibaniyama (34) and locker room leader Kavan-Luc Quigley (28) leave people worried about possible impact into the playoffs. Whether Asa Dušanić, the 21-year old centre from Zeta Reka and Hugletladom, can cover more ground remain to be seen.

As for the California City Lakers, there's no doubt they struggled lot more than expected, as a deep IUBC run and a mid-season wave of injuries brought the defending champions back to the means (by results, not on paper). Still, even at their worst form in some time, the Lakers were able to fight on their teeth and nails with their remaining depth - the twin tower of Oluwasegun Tionge (28, defensive player of the year) and Moustapha Niang (24, first-team all star) functioned well all season long, and Acadianan shooting guard Alain Martin-Bethea had a great season as a 3pt option - and the return of Grim Reapers' point guard Franck Briere-Bourque after an ACL injury that left him out of the regular season, put them among the postseason favourites.

Below the Lakers feature about 5-6 teams whose expectations varied and outcomes determined by tiniest of differences. Kingston Raptors once again finished right in middle of the bracket, with their fifth-place performance being marked by a career high season from shooting guard Jeong Seung-Hyeon, who at age 21 and 178cm height, is the flashiest dribbler and scorer in the league. His rise in the team and the league, however, presents a major problem, as Jeong and Mindaugas Karnišovas, the defending MVP from TJUN-ia, both require possessing the ball often and for long time, so in process Yang Jae-Woong, who is right in the middle as small forward, lost out over this season. With Yang heading to free agency, likely not to return, the question remains over whether they can make it deep this time around.

Some distance away from the Raptors are London Grizzlies and Sudbury Moose, as the fellow southwestern teams made it back to playoffs off good years of own. Grizzlies' Michel Descloux (27) is an underrated guard whose pick-and-roll game with Kieran Drummond (35) was a sight to watch all season long, while the league's discovery of Cha Byeung-Geun was the storyline of the season as well. The 23-year old playmaker, who had an alright rookie season the previous year, singlehandedly brought the Moose to playoffs over Ottawa, Anju and Saguenay and is expected to join the Grim Reapers in near future.

If there are pleasant feel-good stories like the Grizzlies or the Moose, there were also disappointments as well. Goose Bay Mavericks, the storybook team of last year, really dropped off the cliff this season as below-replacement level corps on the guard left them burned too often on the outside, and the injury to Uhm Sang-Gook, their starting centre at age 20, costed them dearly. Another team burned eveywhere were the Saguenay Orions, as the usual contenders were brought down by 15-game suspension of Delaclav shooting guard Sisifo Ntenga for unspecified reasons and centre Robert Hamirsson not being able to play for half the season after a knee injury while with the national team training camp. Ottawa Thunder's a solid, consistent team that knows how to perform when needed, but the Thunder slipped on crucial games down the stretch and as a result missed out on playoffs, even with a good-to-great season by Yves-Antoine Masson and Douglas Bourke.

2052 QBL Awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP): SF Mathieu-Abel Park, Montreal Koreana (24)
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): C Asa Dušanić, Montreal Koreana (ZRH, 21)
Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY): C Oluwasegun Tionge, California City Lakers (BNJ, 27)
Sixth Man of the Year (6MOY): PG Jaevon Whittenburg, London Grizzlies (SDR, 36)
Rookie of the Year (ROY): PG Allende Hong, Twin Cities Celtics (18)
Import Player of the Year (IPY): PG Tigrian Tesheme, CSKA Quebec (BNJ, 23)
Coach of the Year: Francis Siebert, Twin Cities Celtics

All-QBL First-Team:

PG Bahng Se-Woong, Twin Cities Celtics (27)
SG Jeong Seung-Hyeon, Kingston Raptors (21)
SF Matthieu-Abel Park, Montreal Koreana (25)
PF Moustapha Niang, California City Lakers (24)
C Noh Seung-Hoon, CSKA Quebec (27)

All-QBL Second-Team:

PG Tigrian Tesheme, CSKA Quebec (BNJ, 23)
SG Zamani Siwele, CSKA Quebec (27)
SF Cha Byeong-Geun, Sudbury Moose (23)
PF Mindaugas Karnišovas, Kingston Raptors (TJU, 32)
C Asa Dušanić, Montreal Koreana (ZRH, 21)

All-QBL Defensive Team:

PG Bahng Se-Woong, Twin Cities Celtics (26)
SG Zamani Siwele, CSKA Quebec (27)
SF Mathieu-Abel Park, Montreal Koreana (25)
PF Matthieu Kabengele, London Grizzlies (32)
C Oluwasegun Tionge, California City Lakers (BNJ, 27)

All-QBL Rising Stars Team:

PG Douglas Bourke, Ottawa Thunder (ETM, 21)
SG Allende Hong, Twin Cities Celtics (19)
SF Cha Byeong-Geun, Sudbury Moose (23)
PF Hamed Sediri, Ottawa Thunder (23)
C Aca Dušanić, Montreal Koreana (ZRH, 21)

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

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

2052 QBL Finals
(3) Montreal Koreana 1–4 California City Lakers (4)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:30 am

QUEBECOIS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE - 2051-52 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 CSKA Quebec (5th place finish) and Montreal Koreana (13th place) in the 22nd IUBC Trophy 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.

ow, let's see how this goes:

P  2051-52 QWBL Season       Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD    Win % 
 1 CSKA Quebec                30   21   9  2294 2157 +137    0.700 Q
 2 Montreal Koreana           30   21   9  2354 2188 +166    0.700 Q
 3 Halifax Sun                30   21   9  2405 2134 +271    0.700 Q
 4 Fort Lowe Rattlers         30   20  10  2425 2221 +204    0.667 Q
 5 Zenit Attawapiskat         30   20  10  2380 2189 +191    0.667 Q
 6 Mipojoseon BC              30   18  12  2351 2223 +128    0.600 Q
 7 Gaspe Golden Gophers       30   17  13  2254 2201  +53    0.567 Q
 8 Winnipeg Winterhawks       30   16  14  2240 2238   +2    0.533 Q
 9 Hamilton SonicBoom         30   15  15  2260 2372 −112    0.500
10 South Bend Sakers          30   13  17  2251 2262  −11    0.433
11 Nunavut North Stars        30   13  17  2269 2251  +18    0.433
12 Hochelaga BC               30   12  18  2175 2290 −115    0.400
13 Sept-Iles Lynx             30   11  19  2166 2387 −221    0.367
14 Prince Eric Fire           30   10  20  2194 2290  −96    0.333
15 Labrador City Rockets      30    6  24  2137 2378 −241    0.200
16 Levis Athletic             30    6  24  2029 2403 −374    0.200

In one of the most unexpected storylines of the year, CSKA Quebec repeats as the regular-season champions, beating out Montreal Koreana and Halifax Sun by the virtue of head-to-head tiebreakers (CSKA: 3-1 | Koreana: 2-2 | Halifax: 1-3) after the three teams were left tied at the end of the shortened season. This was an outcome that nobody, even the most optimistic of the CSKA fans had predicted, especially with the absence of Heo Myeong-Yoon, by far and above the best ~~point~~ guard in this league currently on maternity leave (congratulations!) this season. But the team persevered through a difficult season with solid teamwork dictated under the Grim Reapers' coach Riley Jeon-Keane, and having clear finishers in Elle Allen-Conroy and Bae Seung-Yoon helped pushing them through the pace, especially during the IBC stage. They do have a clear downside with matchups, especially on point guard and small forward where the other contenders have stronger players available than rookie Naomi Binaisa and small forward Arianna Seigsmundo. Can they make up for their Game 7 loss on the last year's QWBL finals?

Defending champions Montreal Koreana, would not let CSKA's quest any easier though. A solid team led by Hannah Baek-McCormick, who accepted the position after the retirement of Noel-Franck Boivin, had a bit more wiggle room to rest starters and try load management than CSKA team this year. Fortunately for them, this gave them opportunities to try out players deeper on depth chart, and that's where positive discoveries may have helped them from sinking. The emergence of small forward Jocelyn K. Morse was one of them, as this year's rookie of the year had to cover the void left by poor season Carly Davis (DEL, 30) was having all year long. At the same time, the veteran presence by point guard Nathalie Dunn-Leong (36, 176cm) and centre Joh Seung-Ah (34, 189cm) were key to their success, as not only they could cover significant minutes as backups to national teamers, but also allow for different lineups when possible with An Hye-Mi being given additional duties as a 3-pt shooter when paired with Dunn-Leong, while Diane Dunn-Chalifoux (27, 192cm) moving to power forward gives Koreana an additional edge at the 4.

Halifax Sun once again failed to dethrone CSKA and Koreana, but if there's one team that could dethrone either, it would be this Maritime side that has two best players in the QWBL season in Hazel Hanson-Conavacio. Nobody denies that Hazel Hanson-Conavacio is the best Quebecois woman to have played small forward at this point in time. The 27-year old, three-time MVP and eight-time first-teamer after this season, is a small forward with point guard soul and ability to finish the rim off, and her status as a Quebecois icon, combined with the long rivalry with Heo Myeong-Yoon, adds a lot to the league. Alongside Hazel is the reigning olympic tournament MVP Xenia Dall'Antonia on the 2-spot. Her mid-range game and accuracy is off-the-charts, as have witnessed by the Olympic Final when she scored 37 points against Quebec, and the Ortelian's MVP performance two years ago would alone suggest that they could possibly upset the top 2.

Even after winding down from their championship seasons on the earlier half of 2040s, Arianna Ceciliani's Fort Lowe Rattlers have remained as one of the most consistent names in the QWBL. This is mostly thanks to a strong, young core in Marta Nguyen (PG, 22), Antonina Seol (SG, 24) and Taylor Anne Rowsell (C, 20), but the most important factor of it is Yi Hye-Ryeong. The franchise forward, whose mid-range shot is the weapon of choice, had a dominant season where she was dynamic enough to cover from 1 to 4 when in need. In this Rattlers team where lots of prospects are on the roster, her understanding of the team as captain helped bringing this team together as whole and every opposing coach will have to put their focus on limiting turnovers, taking a small L against Yi but make the other options struggle.

On the other side of the home advantage stood Zenit Attawapiskat, as they improved to a fifth-place finish and was able to avoid playing against the Big 3. The biggest part of their improvements was on 24-year old Jin Chang-Sook. The previous season's rookie of the year was their best player, and her skills as an elite level passer/facilitator, even with a major need on improving her long-range scoring, paves the way as a revolutionary small big-woman in recent decades of this league. But the playoffs remain a major challenge for them, and Jin will likely need all the support she can get from Lauren Kim-Asfaw, an undersized point guard with great court vision, and physical small forward Kuzmickaitė (23, 183cm), especially against the Fort Lowe team that has the defensive stalwart in Taylor Anne Rowsell. Blood has been boiling in this Jin-Rowsell rivalry, which had resulted in 6-game suspension for both players after benches were cleared in a brawl between the two teams back in November, all season long and both teams are expected to go for the kill all series long.

A team that quietly lifted themselves to the playoff spot was Mipojoseon, as they learned to take notes from the previous season's 9th-place finish when when they were beaten out by Gaspe Golden Gophers with Sabrina Sissoko (28, HUE). Over the offseason, general manager Tasha Zatkoff was not short on commenting about the lack of a clear-cut option on the backcourt. Fortunately, the luck fell in the form of shooting guard Abigail Corelli, who demanded trade from Winnipeg after being left out to dry by the front office and the fans after last season (OOC: think of Ben Simmons with Philadelphia). Long familiar to player acquisition, Zatkoff was smart when it comes to trades and was able to make a three-way trade by sending prospect Hong Se-Ri to expansion franchise Levis Athletic in exchange for a second-round pick, and then sent the pick, first round pick of the 2053 QWBL draft, and 3-and-d option Eileen McElwain to Winnipeg in exchange of Corelli.

At the end of the day, they finished in 6th place that saw a career high season by Corelli and point guard Tatiana Ray-Yeom (24, 181cm) but also underwhelming defensive performance as a whole. Now they have a major showdown coming up with Halifax with most pundits favouring their maritime rivals simply on the virtue of having two players. Still, the team and their coach Myron Traer-Westbeld remain confident that the team is capable of pulling a couple of major upsets. Corelli may be 32 now but she has only gotten better over last five seasons of her career (including a remarkable olympic performance where her three pointers have saved this team twice from elimination) and her outside shooting will be on the radar of a top 3 side ahead of the playoffs. She is nicely supported by solid rebound collector they have in Sarah McLatchy the rebound collector (29, PF), and while her scoring options are really limited, Tamara Ellerslie is smart in using her 196cm frame to limit opportunities. Should they be able to take advantage of the spacing problems the Sun has gone through at times, keep bringing Hazel to foul trouble, and be gifted with unanswered scoring runs from Corelli on the outside, they can push it to Game 5 or even pull off an upset win.

If those six teams were the major winners of this season, there were others who fell short but still found themselves lucky. Gaspe Golden Gophers and Winnipeg Winterhawks were the two teams that had plenty of things to say about being clear-cut underdogs. The Golden Gophers' Sabrina Sissoko and Yoo Bo-Rahm (28, 179cm) are the super splash duo of this season that have provided genuine entertainment for those seeking the outdoors fun, but the team's inability to stock up on the inside depth remain a particular concern, and the general expectation for them is to go out against Koreana team that knows how to stack up the front and go for boxouts when possible. At the same time, fundamentally-stout Tatiana Zarankina quietly had a fantastic season for Winnipeg Winterhawks after being away for most of last year from injuries. Grim Reapers' coach Riley Jeon-Keane's decision to omit her from national team selection for health reasons may have helped out with Zarankina's season after all - Centre is a particularly competitive position for the Grim Reapers in terms of depth and the Grim Reapers are in no need to rush the player to play even when they are without Yim Se-Ryeong.

Then there were those who missed out - Hamilton SonicBoom saw Helene Dion-Kweon stepping up a notch, as the star guard averaged 34 minutes and 28 points a game, while the Banijan national Nyimah Bah stood firm on the paint zone to have the two propel them within a game of the final playoff spot. Unfortunately, the rest of the team did not show up to the levels expected from a playoff-bound squad, and that's going to be a major homework for the SonicBoom front office to solve over the offseason, as covering just the two early were enough for teams to create big enough of a lead in the game. Whether it be through a below-average FA market or the draft doesn't matter. The same can be said toward Jatou Sowe's Nunavut North Stars and Bridget Melancon's Hochelaga, as both teams possessed major depth issues all season long and both aces, while very good players on their own right, had to deal with nagging injuries. South Bend Sakers, on the other hand, would have wished the opposite. Their trio of swing players in shooting guard Patrice Inostroza (23, 181cm), and both small forward Danielle Yeom (31, 184cm) and Arianna McCaul (22, 181cm, ACA), are both good players. But none of them match up well on paint due to height problems, and their defensive struggles against opposite 4s and 5s, in a year without the league's number one centre in 26-year old Yim Se-Ryeong, really dropped them out of contention.

2052 QWBL Awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP): SG Xenia Dall’Antonia, Halifax Sun (SOR, 20)
Rising Star of the Year (RSY): C Taylor Anne Rowsell, Fort Lowe Rattlers (20)
Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY): SF Yi Hye-Ryeong, Fort Lowe Rattlers (28)
Rookie of the Year (ROY): SF Jocelyn K. Morse, Zenit Attawapiskat (18)
Import Player of the Year (IPY): SG Xenia Dall’Antonia, Halifax Sun (SOR, 20)
Coach of the Year: Clara Kasaboski-McCarthy, Halifax Sun (49)

All-QWBL First-Team:

PG Helene Dion-Kweon, Hamilton SonicBoom (22)
SG Xenia Dall’Antonia, Halifax Sun (SOR, 20)
SF Hazel Hanson-Conavacio, Halifax Sun (27)
PF Jin Chang-Sook, Zenit Attawapiskat (24)
C Bae Seung-Yoon, CSKA Quebec (33)

All-QWBL Second-Team:

PG An Hye-Mi, Montreal Koreana (25)
SG Abigail Corelli, Mipojoseon BC (33)
SF Yi Hye-Ryeong, Fort Lowe Rattlers (28)
PF Diane Dunn-Chalifoux, Montreal Koreana (28)
C Taylor Anne Rowsell, Fort Lowe Rattlers (22)

All-QWBL Defensive Team:

PG Lauren Kim-Asfaw, Zenit Attawapiskat (26)
SG Sabrina Sissoko, Gaspe Golden Gophers (HUE, 27)
SF Hazel Hanson-Conavacio, Halifax Sun (27)
PF Diane Dunn-Chalifoux, Montreal Koreana (26)
C Bae Seung-Yoon, CSKA Quebec (33)

All-QWBL Rising Stars Team:

PG Naomi Binaisa, CSKA Quebec (23)
SG Xenia Dall'Antonia, Halifax Sun (SOR, 20)
SF Jocelyn K. Morse, Montreal Koreana (19)
PF Noh Yeun-Heui, Mipojoseon BC (22)
C Johannie Delahaye, Sept-Iles Lynx (ACA, 22)

2052 QWBL Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(1) CSKA Quebec 3–2 Winnipeg Winterhawks (8)
(2) Montreal Koreana 3–1 Gaspe Golden Gophers (7)
(3) Halifax Sun 2–3 Mipojoseon BC (6)
(4) Fort Lowe Rattlers 3–2 Zenit Attawapiskat (5)

Semifinals
(1) CSKA Quebec 2–3 Mipojoseon BC (6)
(2) Montreal Koreana 3–2 Fort Lowe Rattlers (4)

2052 QWBL Finals
(2) Montreal Koreana 3-4 Mipojoseon BC (6)

MVP: SG Abigail Corelli, 32, Mipojoseon BC

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:54 pm

August 2052
2052 FQL National Championships -- Iqaluit, Nunavut

Former Prime Minister Thierry Saganash once described Quebecois tradition of wrestling as following: 'The Quebecois people are fighters by natures of argonauts who have crossed the waters from beyond the portal, and also those native to the land. We are the mixed-race folk who have grown out and beyond the limits of the northern edges of our regions, and have faced the very waters that separate us and Rushmore on each and every break of the water with a gee.'

It is true that the Quebecois have had particularly warm hearts towards wrestling and the culture that it brings: there is no shortage of wrestling gyms on your locale, and usually people can start under any level of experience, whether it be as a primary school student in an isolated, rural town, or an immigrant who's just moved into one of the Quebecois metropoles. While there exists solid gap between recreational wrestling and elite-level wrestling, there is enough infrastructure established for both levels of sport to maintain its popularity, and championships of both national and Commonwealth circuit receive enough media interests for the interested, budding journalists to keep their feet wet and learn before their bigger gigs elsewhere.

It is one sport where there's enough money for those willing to keep playing beyond their collegiate days, and while many use their college scholarships to study and transition into different careers, most of the creme de la creme will end up continuing to wrestle in the professional or semi-professional circuits. At this point there are thirteen men and twelve women's teams in the national senior circuit:

Men's Circuit - 13 teams

7- Professional (M): AnaiaLife (Québec City), Club Racing de Sept-Îles, CSKA Québec*, Lévis Athletic, Montréal Koreana*, Sherbrooke Sparta*, Zenit Attawapiskat*
6- Semi-Professional (M): Cannabiscorp* (Winnipeg), Centennial Bank (Montréal), Gwanggwanggongsa*, National Housing Corporation*, Niagara City*, Seonhak Soju (Twin Cities)

Women's Circuit - 12 teams

6- Professional (F): CSKA Quebec*, Dukhoborian, HomeSens (Montréal), Montréal Koreana*, Sherbrooke Sparta*, Zenit Attawapiskat*
6- Semi-Professional (F): Cannabiscorp* (Winnipeg), Churchill Sangmu*, Gwangwanggongsa*, National Housing Corporation*, Niagara City*

Dotted across Quebec & Shingoryeo, these senior-level clubs, usually backed with strong state or industrial support, or the virtues of being part of a massive sporting organisation many foreigners would have heard of, establish the standard of the competition on top of the pyramid. With strong support by the Federation Quebecoise de Lutte (FQL), they all compete under same gender-separate leagues and national championships with generous salaries and other material support, and in the case of semi-professional wrestlers, a cushy post-retirement employment with their respective companies. Over the years, an overlapping national team calendar is also established and maintained which allows the national team wrestlers (two each weight class, meaning that sixty-four athletes and twelve coaches would be selected as total) to also compete abroad in the Quebecois Commonwealth Circuit. The competitions in the Quebecois Commonwealth Circuit, having been established for well over a century, allows the competitiveness level high and the fans continuously interested.

Following a disastrous Olympics for the Greco-Roman team in Bunjil, Electrum, where the men had only medalled once (a repeat gold medal by Alexander Kicknosway), made it to quarterfinals thrice and only one bronze-medal match, there was a serious panic in the air. The particular struggle on the heaviest weight classes, where medal favourites Kweon Yang-Ho and Donovan McFarland fell unexpectedly early in competition, was the one to note, and so were the struggles of the previous olympic medalists, which spoke both in volumes about the stronger depth on the international circuit and also the coaching errors up to that point.

Since then, the fortunes have slightly recovered, with the Greco-Roman team having won 2 golds, a silver and 2 bronzes in the 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games held in Montreal. Partly this had much to do with the change in coaching staff, with the growing emphasis on endurance and sustainability, and not just going full-pedal at all times. But strong domestic competition, whether through senior circuit league or the unpredictability of national championship brakcets, had much to do with as well.

As sixteen-men tableaus came to close by the end of first week, and the national team selections came to close, nobody would deny that the high turnover rate of the national team was a good thing, as well as abundance of high-profile, high-entertainment matches on the men's Greco-Roman finals. It was clear to them that such competitiveness will keep this men's Greco-Roman team in shape and set themselves up for even better results during next Commonwealth Games and the Olympics.

Active Finalists
2044 & 2050 Olympic Medalists: Alexander Kicknosway (60kg: 2044 GOLD - 2050 GOLD)
2051 Commonwealth Games Medalists: Park Seung-Don (54kg: SILVER) - Alexander Kicknosway (58kg: GOLD) - Benoit Atkinson-Samson (85kg: GOLD) - Kweon Yang-Ho (97kg: BRONZE)


Men's Greco-Roman - 54kg
Jean-Francois Boudiaf (22 - Seonhak Soju*) 1–9 Park Seung-Don (28 - Montreal Koreana)

Men's Greco-Roman - 58kg
Alexander Kicknosway (29 - AnaiaLife) 4–1 Patrice Bohng (24 - CSKA Quebec)
 
Men's Greco-Roman - 63kg
Owen McDermott (26 - Churchill Sangmu*) 0–8 Gennadiy Shipyachev (24 - Zenit Attawapiskat)
 
Men's Greco-Roman - 69kg
Ryu Dong-Hoon (23 - AnaiaLife) 4–0 Donovan Nuhkatow (30 - CR Sept-Iles)
 
Men's Greco-Roman - 76kg
Valeri Semin-Kotkov (25 - CSKA Quebec) 10–5 Mathieu Plouvier (31 - Centennial Bank*)
 
Men's Greco-Roman - 85kg
Benoit Atkinson-Samson (21 - AnaiaLife) def. by Yi Moon-Jong (21 - Niagara State University) (FALL)
 
Men's Greco-Roman - 97kg
Kweon Yang-Ho (34 - Sherbrooke Sparta) 6–3 Kweon Soo-Ho (30 - Churchill Sangmu*)
 
Men's Greco-Roman - 130kg
Bruno Sung-Borges (19 - IRSEA-St. Croix) 8–5 Donovan McFarland (26 - National Housing Corporation*)

As for the women's freestyle team, the focus was more or less about continuing the momentum. A four-medal (1-2-1) performance on the Olympics was followed by the Quebecois women medaling in seven out of eight disciplines, and with the three of the four medalists still active, this bode well for exciting times with the women's freestyle team as some veterans retired and were replaced by a strong crop of prospects coming up from high school or collegiate level.

The abundance of upsets, of course, was a thing on the women's freestyle events of this year's nationals as well. While the majority of the past olympians who played this week made it all the way to the final and national team selection, it was at the gold medal matches where there were some spicy matchups, with medalists Mieke MacDougall and Kiera Bourdon-Masson losing to a 33-year old veteran at the near-end of her career in Noh Hye-Joo and very good wrestler in Irina Shtelbaums. Still, there were few whose top-seed status didn't erode, as Samantha Yi, Yeo Sam-Rye and Kayla Tsukamoto all came to defend their throne. Also making appearances were collegiate wrestlers Tamara Baskova, Marianne Dobson-O'Malley and Nathalie Yim, as all three fought well and walked off with a combined 2-1 record for the collegians, suggesting that there's more to look forward to in their respective wrestling careers...

Active Finalists
2044 & 2050 Olympic Medalists: Yeo Sam-Rye (2050 53kg: GOLD) - Kayla Tsukamoto (2050 57kg: SILVER) - Mieke MacDougall (2044 57kg: BRONZE) - Kiera Bourdon-Masson (2050 68kg: SILVER) - Fullara Vidyabhusan (2044 76kg: BRONZE)
2051 Commonwealth Games Medalists: Oh Yeong-Joo (48kg: GOLD) - Yeo Sam-Rye (58kg: GOLD) - Kayla Tsukamoto (60kg: GOLD) - Kiera Bourdon-Masson (68kg: BRONZE) - 
Fullara Vidyabhusan (76kg: BRONZE)


Women's Freestyle - 48kg
Oh Yeong-Joo (30 - CSKA Quebec) 5–3 Yeo Sam-Yeong (25 - HomeSens)

Women's Freestye - 53kg
Samantha Yi (32 - Bank of Halifax*) 3–2 Tamara Baskova (21 - Mount Ester University)
 
Women's Freestyle - 55kg
Helene Morin-Chaissac (23 - Montreal Koreana) 5–8 Li Yongmei (26 - Sherbrooke Sparta)
 
Women's Freestyle - 58kg
Yeo Sam-Rye (27 - Montreal Koreana) 4–1 Marianne Dobson-O'Malley (18 - University of Goose Bay)
 
Women's Freestyle - 60kg
Kayla Tsukamoto (28 - HomeSens) 8–5 Joh Yeong-Se (26 - National Housing Corporation*)
 
Women's Freestyle - 63kg
Mieke MacDougall (29 - Niagara City*) def. by Noh Hye-Joo (33 - Zenit Attawapiskat) (FALL)
 
Women's Freestyle - 68kg
Irina Shtelbaums (24 - CSKA Quebec) 5–1 Kiera Bourdon-Masson (21 - Niagara State University)
 
Women's Freestyle - 76kg
Nathalie Yim (20 - IRSEA-St. Croix) 6–3 Fullara Vidyabhusan (34 - Gwangwanggongsa*)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 10:04 am

Q-LEAGUE 2051-52 SEASON - PART I

Well, well! Welcome to another chaotic season in Quebec and Shingoryeo, the nation where anybody on the top half can beat each other to the top and those of the bottom half can beat each other into relegation. With all the Quebecois teams long knocked out of the IFCF contention in what was a truly awful cycle for them, and the Quebecois national team having just as horrible of a start to the second half of World Cup 89 Qualifiers, the focus quickly shifted to domestic football.

Of course, we start off with an awful start for the Olympique de Rimouski. The steelworkers at the mouth of the Fleuve-Saint-Henri previously saw an epic second-half collapse that caused them to finish second behind Mipojoseon, and it seems as if the impact has somewhat lasted into the summer, especially with how they crashed out of the IFCF football after a promising start there as well. Still, we can't ignore that they are currently tenth on the league, especially after losing season opener to Hearts, and a couple of tough draws versus relegation challengers Cornwall Clippers and Montreal City very early into the season that left the fans concerned.

So now, with Olympique behind by some distance, the top three up top are defending champions Mipojoseon, the usual suspects in Montreal Koreana, Haligonian (we'll get to them in a sec). The Black-and-Whites of Mipojoseon have a seemingly-impregnable defence led by captain Cam Spijker on rightback and Quebecois international Austin-Luc St-Onge in the middle, and they are further bolstered by the might of Semir Besak. The Mytanar international, who has won the Emerald Rose as the Under-23 Prospect of the Year last season, continued his otherworldly form with 12 clean sheets so far into the season, which also comes with the Q-League record for the longest clean sheet streak at 9. While there are still some concerns remaining for the club, especially with their midfield not gelling as well this season and how few and hard the goals have come by for a team with Rocco Rovira (Savigliane) and Marthaios Makrotsis (Vdara), the team's 9-5-1 form more or less suggests that this team is on good spot to defend their title.

Not far away from them are Montreal Koreana, the preseason favourites, as they have come off with solid start. Their new manager, the 55-year old Juven legend by the name of August Toset, is an offensively-managed manager with plenty of big-game experiences with the Juvencus national team, and his tendencies to go all with high line of defence and pressing have worked more or less well especially with their veteran back four headed by team captain Giles Ken and Leah MacKechnie. Seung-Myeon Kravitz-Hyeon would be a golden boot favourite if not for aforementioned Besak, while Linus Segert and Zinaida Woodcarver are both having solid seasons up front.

Their problem, however, has been on the midfields, as the manager's emphasis on rotating passes before finding the right shot (branded in his homeland as 'Pomenienze'), has backfired at times without their two best midfielders, Shim Dong-Woon and Jean-Christophe Babin. And while their current trio up the middle in Phoebe Hellemons (21, TLI), Orlando Mina (23, HUA) and Mathinna Bouck (20), all have very high potential as players, the slight drop-off in the unit cohesion and overall points remain a major challenge, especially as Koreana enter the fifteen-game mark under a frustrating 0-2-1 stretch against top teams (draws vs. Mipojoseon and Olympique, loss to Haligonian).

During the offseason, the selling club of Haligonian has seen even more damage to the fanbase's morale when it was announced that their powerful striker, Ji Chae-Ryeong, was sold on a last-minute transfer to AC Serone of Juvencus for generous sums. Without Leonardo Conavacio, with early struggles by manager Hannah Wilton, and not to mention all the talent that have been escaping the club over the years, it seemed as if all hopes of getting back to relevance were over even with their sixth-place finish. Instead, Haligonian came out strong with a solid start to kick off the season by winning all their expected matchups, converting possible losses into draws, and pulling off a couple of big-time upsets against St. John's Arsenal and Montreal Koreana to find themselves in second place. Schottia internationals Archie Weir and John Craycook are fundamentally-solid, well-built forwards who know how to get dirty and score, while team's superstar Seamus McKellar and Bollonisch international Naoki Hondo have leveled up once more. Not to mention Gregory Scherwey and Hazel Hanson-Conavacio, whose value to the team are simply immeasurable.

Right below the big three, we have Noksaekjeonsa and Hearts surprising surprising everybody. An offensive-friendly team notorious for their season-by-season swing also known as 'West Ham Syndrome' in the game of RLStates, Sherbrooke's been very good defensively with the back four they have. Cedric Rohrmayer's probably the most promising leftback in the country not named Joo Pil-Seung, the centreback partnership of Janet Halpern-Roth and Choe Gook-Yeong is perhaps their best in a couple of decades, and Pierre-Charles Djaozandry's solid. As with Koreana they make up for a slightly-underwhelming/inexperienced midfield corps - Mason Kennedy belongs to former, Jordyn Mah certainly the latter, with import signings Tran Hoang Minh being as advertised - with offensive firepower, and Hamidou Diressa's 9-goal form, which includes a hat trick versus Winnipeg United, which has many fans' shake their heads at the RQFA as to the lack of recent national-team callups for the giant header.

As for Heart of Saguenay, there haven't been much difference made on paper since the team that finished 12th on the Q-League tables. But the Hearts seemed to have got it right where they have failed to do so last time around. With goalkeeper Nina Kawahara, side midfielders James Ruddy and Dovico Harah, and not to mention Benoit Djaozandry, who once leads the league in scoring with 11 goals after scoring a hat trick and a pair in victories over Montreal City and Swanguard Athletic, all on peak form, the team remains hopeful they can carry the momentum and maybe make a difference this time around.

Elsewhere on the table, there's an additional layer of chaos. For some, it's a revert to their usual characters. Northandryun Rovers' defence has returned to being its poor, usual self, and there's only so much Valentinha and now-aging Kaapo Terkala can do to help this team stay alive with their flashes. Perce Town's hit early and hard with little flow on goalscoring front, the one that's only gotten worse by Anna Korniloff-Kouyate's injury, and it is Montreal Koreana transfer Hendrix Cha, centreback starlet Pierre Cizeron and the team's Audioslavian veteran keeper Andrea Gallardo whose shutdown abilities have kept that team floating. Classic Town.

St. John's Arsenal and Swanguard Athletic, two teams that do not hold championship ambitions at the moment, are rather content with where they stand so far. St. John's are armed with with endless supply of weapons on the top half of the field, which include the quartet of talent in South Newlandian wunderkind Reid Gomez, Chromatik veteran Gam Michals who stayed through the team's ups and downs, the Squornshelan brute in Yngve Nikandrin (whose fight at a major Montreal music festival involving Joelinton Dyxkeson got him into a two season suspension to kick the year off), and excellent cross artist in local boy Reid McTavish. With this group of kids, they play a highly pacey, flashy style of football that has not always translated into efficient wins and may have also caused fights between the players and their manager, a no-nonsense Baker Parkian Rob Alexander, at times. But as long as they keep winning, it'll all be fine.

The opposite is the case with Swanguard, as the just-promoted team from Prince Eric on the other end of the country, have a mostly controversy-free team that has 17-year old Hwang Byeong-Wook as their best player. Daniel Galbraith, Tumbran national treasure who is entering his second season with the Athletic side looking to rebound, has done solid work bringing players from all across the Q-League, and placing key prospects like Hwang, Terry Bell (Bollonich), Hayward Clubb (already a national-teamer for Ko-oren!), and Valerie Wells (Tumbra) at well-placed spots within the starting lineup. For Swanguard, their current 11th-place standing is solid enough, especially when taking into account convincing victories over Hearts and Green Warriors in the previous five-game stretch, and they look to build something bigger into the future.

As for the rest, there's a bit of underperformance involved in it. Niko Draganic's second season with CSKA Quebec hasn't started off well especially with the defensive struggles still continuing, and genuine concerns about wasting the best years of Arnald Gal and Curtis Sunday have been such a concern for the Capitoliens that this question was raised during a question period session at the Parliament. Also struggling are Olympique de Rimouski, as a series of injuries to Grim Reapers' Hong Joon-Yeong and Hannah Gormley-McCowan, and early scoring funks by Darren Robin brought the Olympique squad to an awkward spot at the 10th place. As with Perce, however, there remains solid hopes in that they have players they should expect to come back and help out in due time, and that unlike Zenit Attawapiskat, they are barely letting any goals past them. However famous the Grim Reapers may be for their goalscoring front, the Q-League is the one where defences either propel or kill a team's season results....

Q-LEAGUE

P  2051-52 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Mipojoseon                    15    9   5   1    18    4  +14    32
 2 Haligonian                    15    8   4   3    27   19   +8    28
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 3 Montreal Koreana              15    8   3   4    30   11  +19    27
 4 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      15    8   2   5    21   14   +7    26
 5 Heart of Saguenay             15    7   4   4    24   14  +10    25
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 6 Northandryun Rovers           15    8   0   7    27   22   +5    24
 7 Perce Town                    15    7   3   5    12   11   +1    24
 8 St. John's Arsenal            15    6   5   4    31   22   +9    23
 9 CSKA Quebec                   15    7   2   6    24   32   −8    23
10 Olympique de Rimouski         15    6   4   5    17   11   +6    22
11 Swanguard Athletic            15    6   2   7    23   30   −7    20
12 Nunavut North Stars           15    6   2   7    11   17   −6    20
13 Daedonggang 3.26              15    5   4   6    18   18    0    19
14 Kingston FC                   15    5   1   9    24   28   −4    16
15 Cornwall Clippers             15    4   4   7    23   30   −7    16
16 Winnipeg United               15    4   4   7    21   35  −14    16
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17 Zenit Attawapiskat            15    4   4   7    18   28  −10    16
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18 Trojana Condommakers FC       15    4   4   7     4   10   −6    16
19 Montreal City                 15    2   7   6    20   30  −10    13
20 PLI Islanders                 15    3   2  10    11   18   −7    11

Quebecom Team To-Watch:
Player of the Third: GK Semir Besak (Mytanija, Mipojoseon)
Three Prospects-To-Watch: ST Hwang Byeong-Wook (Swanguard Athletic) - CB Pierre Cizeron (Perce Town) - LM Phoebe Hellemons (The Licentian Isles, Montreal Koreana)

GK: Semir Besak (Mytanija, Mipojoseon)
* Alternate: Seung-Myeon Kravitz-Hyeon (Montreal Koreana)
DEF: Cedric Rohrmayer (Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa) - Pierre Cizeron (Perce Town) - CB Austin-Luc St-Onge (Mipojoseon) - Cam Spijker (The Licentian Isles, Mipojoseon)
* Alternates: LB/RB Hazel Hanson-Conavacio (Haligonian) - CB Giles Ken (Chromatika, Montreal Koreana) - RB Pierre-Karl Miller (Olympique de Rimouski)
MID: Ganymede Gercia (Juvencus, Mipojoseon) - Seamus McKellar (Haligonian) - Reid McTavish (St. John's Arsenal)
* Alternates: Valentinha (Montana Verde, Northandryun Rovers) - Jordyn Mah (Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa) - Dovico Harah (Mertagne, Heart of Saguenay)
FW: Linus Segert (Siovanija and Teusland, Montreal Koreana - Benoit Djaozandry (Heart of Saguenay) - Reid Gomez (South Newlandia, St. John's Arsenal)
* Alternates: LW/ST Hamidou Diressa (Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa) - ST Hwang Byeong-Wook (Swanguard Athletic) - RW/ST Zinaida Woodcarver (Montreal Koreana)

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

P  2051-52 Quebecois Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sherbrooke Sparta                15    8   6   1    41   23  +18    30
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 2 Dukhoborian                      15    8   6   1    35   19  +16    30
 3 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877         15    8   4   3    50   23  +27    28
 4 Habpo Koreana                    15    8   4   3    40   18  +22    28
 5 Levis Athletic                   15    7   4   4    45   32  +13    25
 6 AJ Anju                          15    7   4   4    43   31  +12    25
 7 RC Hanyang                       15    7   4   4    40   27  +13    25
 8 Baie-Verte                       15    7   4   4    32   25   +7    25
 9 AS Blainville                    15    6   5   4    20   18   +2    23
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10 Levis United                     15    7   1   7    30   35   −5    22
11 Club Racing Sept-Iles            15    7   0   8    33   36   −3    21
12 Myeongju Sangmu                  15    5   5   5    31   40   −9    20
13 South Bend City                  15    6   2   7    29   39  −10    20
14 London FC                        15    5   5   5    26   30   −4    20
15 Songaksan FC                     15    4   7   4    21   30   −9    19
16 Iqaluit Red Army                 15    4   5   6    20   26   −6    17
17 Hochelaga                        15    4   4   7    36   47  −11    16
18 FNB Futbol                       15    4   4   7    30   38   −8    16
19 Pacific Athletic                 15    4   4   7    26   33   −7    16
20 Bathurst City                    15    4   4   7    22   30   −8    16
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21 AS Geumgang                      15    3   6   6    32   39   −7    15
22 Hamilton Steelers                15    4   2   9    33   28   +5    14
23 Lakeshore                        15    4   2   9    30   48  −18    14
24 Beolgyo Kilmarnock               15    1   4  10    17   47  −30     7

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:39 am

Q-LEAGUE 2051-52 SEASON - PART II

Well, well.

Early struggles by the Olympique de Rimouski, especially after their horrible start to kick it off, turned out to be a blessing in the disguise, as they quietly but steadily climbed back to fourth place, aided by a 16-game point streak until their home loss to another top six side in Northandryun Rovers at the Steelyard. After playing without a lot of their stars due to injuries and international windows, the full-form Olympique is back with the Suzanna Barter-Ray Ashoona partnership flawlessly feed their way for both Hong Joon-Yeong and Darren Robbin, and their defence still up to the golden standard they have set for themselves. While the high number of draws remain a concern for them, fans are more than happy that the Olympique's only eight points out of the top, for they see the gap as manageable.

Still, they trail behind three other teams, as other teams on the top half of the ladder still have something different in mind, even as Mipojoseon has long set the standard for the Q-League and looks to be quite unlikely to be knocked off the top.

To be fair though, all the credits go out to Antoine Chenier-Hong for gelling these guys into perfect condition and the strategies that fit a hyper-defensive side very well. Besak remains solid, even though he has not been the dominant self we've seen from the first fifteen games of the season, and the defensive unit has adjusted well to give him less workload. This is not to say that their season so far has been flawless, especially with Rovira-Makrotsis duo not being as explosive up front as people would have expected, and the midfields have only seen marginal improvements. Of course this has only made things complicated for them, and fans may be worried that this Mipojoseon side aren't as surefire on winning the Q-League title, especially after a recent three game stretch where they drew to fesky Swanguard and just as difficult Perce, before falling to a Kaapo Terkala header in their trip to California City. But the good news is that have only lost one match on this stretch, and defence does win titles in Q-League after all.

Right below Mipojoseon are the familiar faces of Koreana, Haligonian and aforementioned Olympique, as their rise in form continue to pose that they are no push-overs and that any of them could steal the title away with a good run. Out of the three, Montreal Koreana is the most convincing of the three, especially considering their 8-3-4, 27 point form that just trails behind the Olympique for being the hottest teams on the Q-League right now. Unlike Mipojoseon, their form's been one where pure joy and fiery frustration have alternated - this team's drawn to Cornwall Clippers, and lost to Trojana, PLI Islanders and inner-city rival Montreal City, with all four teams on the relegation zone as we speak right now - but their five-game winning streak, where everything seemed perfect even if just for short while, more or less kept them in contention. Now the remaining question for them is- can the 41-goal trio of Linus Segert (31, STL) - Chloe Anderson (19, CDG) - and Zinaida Woodcarver (19) stay hot enough to upset Mipojoseon?

In the meanwhile, Hannah Wilton's Haligonian have kept a low-profile, high-reward mantra to their season, as remain chasing Koreana and Mipojoseon with 53 points collected at the ATM. They have been surprisingly lot more open as the season went on, but their decision to maximise the utility of Hazel Hanson-Conavacio, whose rumours around retirement from all footballing activities at the end of this professional season to focus on her basketball career with the Halifax Sun and the Grim Reapers, turns out to be a brilliant one. With the left wingback going all guns blazing, Naoki Hondo and Seamus McKellar could afford to make bolder choices with their transition game, and this inevitably results in great seasons for the Schottian duo of John Craycook and Archie Weir, whose 17 and 15 goal seasons rank them among the best goalscorers in this league. Else, there's not much that have changed- post-Conavacio Haligonian have simply gone through too much turmoil to really enjoy that.

As for everybody on the top half of the ladder, there's plenty to talk about. The excitement continues for the gunners of St. John's Arsenal, with Reid Gomez now taking the goalscoring lead at 23 and Samuel McTavish increasingly likelier option for the national team selections in future time. Rob Alexander still gets asked questions about how his team of all-indulging misfits are handling greater pressure, but he doesn't answer much, aside from telling the guys to look at the tables. Northandryun Rovers are getting a bit of their mo-jo back to their game, and while their defence still needs work, as have seen by 5-goal losses to CSKA and Kingston FC early into the year, people still come out to watch the Rovers knowing that Valentinha will wow the audience, Lafayette go on all-out press, and the team knowing how to upset a giant or two (Olympique can testify on this).

Right below those two whose situations are quite contrasting. Perce Town's a side whose defence still rocks, but offence without a pulse and the team's barely keeping up with the intensity of the second half of this season. In the past month leading up to the thirty game mark, they have gone winless in their five games and while P.K. Varsteeg's side has faced four top 5 sides in Koreana, Haligonian, Olympique, and Mipojoseon, fans remain pessimistic over whether they can actually get over their hurdles as a middling, above-average team on one of the smallest markets in the country. It's a usual struggle this small-market team, which has produced the likes of RGS golden boot winner Kim Seung-Yoon, faces as they continue to survive as a talent factory with remarkable teamwork, but also a clear limit their ceiling.

Zenit Attawapiskat, in the meanwhile, have seen their fortunes rebound after a horrific start that worried everybody, but there's a different question that hovers the fans' heads - how many years are left in Hiryama Shunji's tanks? The team's Squidroidian goalkeeper, who have played admirably for his nation and were thrown fifty grenades a day every Zenit game, is now thirty-two and people are beginning to wonder if there's a replacement lined up in case the Squidroidian may decide to head home or even retire for good.

As for CSKA Quebec, there is no doubt the fans are angry. Their anger, a product of recent seasons' frustration following Ross Killanen's retirement into the sunset, comes partly from the front office's inability to ramp up their defence, but just as much of it comes from their unwillingness to clear house and make proper personnel decision.s And while they have done all the rational decisions, like hiring a proven name in Niko Draganic two seasons ago and adding proven names at home and abroad, the team's lack of vision as whole has more or less sunk them into the pits of mediocrity, with the team seemingly able to score goals with ease, but also hemorrhaging just as many. Perhaps that speaks to all the hand-held flares at the CSKA Stadium in recent years, especially as the Tigers' ultras have openly stated their calls for a change to the front office.

Behind the frustrated CSKA side is Winnipeg United, as the recently-promoted side is currently placing tenth, taking advantage of a solid youth presence and journeyman additions over the last few years since their relegation. Of course, the player to watch for the historic multi-sports club is 19-year old Indusse starlet named Mersias. Mersias, who picked United over the likes of CSKA and Koreana for his services, is a phenomenal talent with excellent scoring touches, and while his temper and consistency needs to improve in order for him and the United to survive beyond this season, there's no doubt that Mersias is a phenomental talent.

As for the rest, there's more to be said in due time - here is a bit of gap between the top 10 sides and the rest of the league now, as the more inconsistent of sides start falling back to the median and the unknown's beginning to be figured out. Some have quickly dropped back from their highs, like Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsaand Swanguard Athletic, while for the likes of Daedonggang 3.26 and Nunavut North Stars, it's just they have reached their ceiling. Still, there's plenty to be fought over the remaining stretches of the season, and with only 7 points separating the 10th place Winnipeg United and the 18th place Trojana Condommakers FC, it is safe to assume that there will be lot more to look forward over next while!

P  2051-52 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Mipojoseon                    30   16  12   2    35   13  +22    60
 2 Montreal Koreana              30   16   6   8    63   29  +34    54
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 3 Haligonian                    30   16   5   9    56   38  +18    53
 4 Olympique de Rimouski         30   14  10   6    42   24  +18    52
 5 St. John's Arsenal            30   14   8   8    61   45  +16    50
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 6 Northandryun Rovers           30   16   2  12    58   42  +16    50
 7 Perce Town                    30   14   5  11    24   24    0    47
 8 Zenit Attawapiskat            30   13   7  10    60   50  +10    46
 9 CSKA Quebec                   30   13   7  10    56   53   +3    46
10 Winnipeg United               30   11   7  12    47   58  −11    40
11 Heart of Saguenay             30   11   6  13    49   52   −3    39
12 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      30   11   6  13    35   44   −9    39
13 Daedonggang 3.26              30   10   8  12    37   46   −9    38
14 Nunavut North Stars           30   11   5  14    23   33  −10    38
15 Swanguard Athletic            30   10   5  15    47   64  −17    35
16 Kingston FC                   30   10   4  16    53   64  −11    34
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17 Montreal City                 30    8  10  12    47   59  −12    34
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18 Trojana Condommakers FC       30    8   9  13    14   22   −8    33
19 PLI Islanders                 30    5   7  18    20   34  −14    22
20 Cornwall Clippers             30    4   9  17    39   72  −33    21

Quebecom Team To-Watch:
Player of the Third: Reid Gomez (South Newlandia, St. John's Arsenal)
Three Prospects-To-Watch: CB Pierre Cizeron (Perce Town) - CM Rebecca-Anne Wawanolett (Zenit Attawapiskat) - ST Chloe Anderson (Cassadaigua, Montreal Koreana)

GK: Semir Besak (Mytanija, Mipojoseon)
* Alternate: Cathryn Nio (Chromatika, Olympique de Rimouski) - Seung-Myeon Hyeon-Kravitz (Montreal Koreana)
DEF: Hazel Hanson-Conavacio (Haligonian) - CB Giles Ken (Chromatika, Montreal Koreana) - Austin-Luc St-Onge (Mipojoseon) - RB Pierre-Karl Miller (Olympique de Rimouski)
* Alternates: LB Simoslaw Bridges (Mertagne, Olympique de Rimouski) - CB Pierre Cizeron (Perce Town) - RB Mike Sheppard (Tumbra, Kingston FC)
MID: Valentinha (Montana Verde, Northandryun Rovers) - Seamus McKellar (Haligonian) - Rebecca-Anne Wawanolett (Zenit Attawapiskat)
* Alternates: Raimundo Puga (Ko-oren, Zenit Attawapiskat) - Reid McTavish (St. John's Arsenal) - Suzanna Barter (Kohnhead, Olympique de Rimouski)
FW: Reid Gomez (South Newlandia, St. John's Arsenal) - John Craycook (Schottia, Haligonian) - Zinaida Woodcarver (Montreal Koreana)
* Alternates: ST Mersias (Indusse, Winnipeg United) - ST Dino Naher (ZRH, Montreal City) - RW Hong Joon-Yeong (Olympique de Rimouski)

P  2051-52 Quebecois Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877         35   20   8   7   110   51  +59    68
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 2 AJ Anju                          35   19  10   6    94   45  +49    67
 3 Levis Athletic                   35   18   9   8    97   55  +42    63
 4 Sherbrooke Sparta                35   18   9   8    81   58  +23    63
 5 Baie-Verte                       35   18   5  12    89   69  +20    59
 6 Dukhoborian                      35   17   8  10    84   64  +20    59
 7 Club Racing Sept-Iles            35   18   4  13    89   63  +26    58
 8 Habpo Koreana                    35   15   9  11    78   55  +23    54
 9 RC Hanyang                       35   13   9  13    72   73   −1    48
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10 London FC                        35   12  11  12    78   84   −6    47
11 Lakeshore                        35   13   8  14    68   75   −7    47
12 Iqaluit Red Army                 35   12  10  13    64   62   +2    46
13 Levis United                     35   14   4  17    61   86  −25    46
14 Bathurst City                    35   12  10  13    51   71  −20    46
15 Pacific Athletic                 35   12   9  14    74   78   −4    45
16 FNB Futbol                       35   12   9  14    61   58   +3    45
17 South Bend City                  35   13   4  18    58   87  −29    43
18 Hamilton Steelers                35   12   5  18    77   71   +6    41
19 Songaksan FC                     35    9  13  13    66   87  −21    40
20 AS Blainville                    35   10  10  15    53   68  −15    40
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21 Myeongju Sangmu                  35    9  11  15    61   75  −14    38
22 AS Geumgang                      35    9   8  18    67  100  −33    35
23 Hochelaga                        35    7  10  18    65  111  −46    31
24 Beolgyo Kilmarnock               35    6  11  18    57  109  −52    29

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:06 am

Q-LEAGUE 2051-52 SEASON - PART III

MATCHDAY 31
Nunavut North Stars 2–5 Kingston FC
Montreal Koreana 5–3 Winnipeg United
Zenit Attawapiskat 4–1 Mipojoseon - QBC Match of the Round
Daedonggang 3.26 3–1 Olympique de Rimouski
Northandryun Rovers 1–0 Haligonian - True North Sports Match of the Round
Perce Town 3–1 Heart of Saguenay
Swanguard Athletic 2–1 Cornwall Clippers
St. John's Arsenal 1–0 Trojana Condommakers FC
PLI Islanders 0–1 CSKA Quebec
Montreal City 0–3 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa

Mipojoseon has lost again! It's true that they have drawn a lot during the previous stretch where they steadily climbed the ranks, but nobody's expected them to lose to another team, let alone Zenit, this badly even on an away match. Credits gotta go to the Zenit side for preparing themselves for this match - Charles Loranger's side were out for some blood early and fast, and that was the difference in this top 10-matchup as Raimundo Puga's end-to-end pass to Petar Karic on 2nd minute of the game beat Semir Besak on a brilliant counterattack. Leading with a 1-0, they proceeded to dominate Mipojoseon on ball possession, something they've had advantage by the virtue of having one of top two midfields in this league, and sooner than later the home fans went out victorious with a statement 4-1 victory.

Also losing their crucial match were Olympique de Rimouski, who did dominate most of the match but couldn't capitalise their opportunities. Montreal Koreana, in the meanwhile, comfortably close the gap thanks to a goal, two assistant performance by Mathinna Bouck, who has become a major piece for them this season, even if allowing three to an outmatched Winnipeg side suggests their defence may need better pacing at latter stretches of their games. St. John's Arsenal and Perce Town also come up victorious on the matches they were expected to win, while the supermassive showdown between Northandryun Rovers and Haligonian come down to the 87th minute with the home side victorious thanks to a Rachel Thompson header from the corner.

P  2051-52 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Mipojoseon                    31   16  12   3    36   17  +19    60
 2 Montreal Koreana              31   17   6   8    68   32  +36    57
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 3 St. John's Arsenal            31   15   8   8    62   45  +17    53
 4 Northandryun Rovers           31   17   2  12    59   42  +17    53
 5 Haligonian                    31   16   5  10    56   39  +17    53
 6 Olympique de Rimouski         31   14  10   7    43   27  +16    52
 7 Perce Town                    31   15   5  11    27   25   +2    50
 8 Zenit Attawapiskat            31   14   7  10    64   51  +13    49
 9 CSKA Quebec                   31   14   7  10    57   53   +4    49
10 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      31   12   6  13    38   44   −6    42
11 Daedonggang 3.26              31   11   8  12    40   47   −7    41
12 Winnipeg United               31   11   7  13    50   63  −13    40
13 Heart of Saguenay             31   11   6  14    50   55   −5    39
14 Swanguard Athletic            31   11   5  15    49   65  −16    38
15 Nunavut North Stars           31   11   5  15    25   38  −13    38
16 Kingston FC                   31   11   4  16    58   66   −8    37
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17 Montreal City                 31    8  10  13    47   62  −15    34
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18 Trojana Condommakers FC       31    8   9  14    14   23   −9    33
19 PLI Islanders                 31    5   7  19    20   35  −15    22
20 Cornwall Clippers             31    4   9  18    40   74  −34    21

MATCHDAY 32
Kingston FC 1–1 Montreal City
Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 0–0 PLI Islanders
CSKA Quebec 3–0 St. John's Arsenal - QBC Match of the Round
Trojana Condommakers FC 1–0 Swanguard Athletic
Cornwall Clippers 1–1 Perce Town
Heart of Saguenay 1–1 Northandryun Rovers
Haligonian 4–4 Daedonggang 3.26
Olympique de Rimouski 2–1 Zenit Attawapiskat
Mipojoseon 0–1 Montreal Koreana - True North Sports Match of the Round
Winnipeg United 0–1 Nunavut North Stars

For the first time this season, we have a team not named Mipojoseon at the top. Of course, it is Montreal Koreana who is on the lead especially after this round's victory over Mipojoseon. Auguste Toset has seen through his nation's rise to a top 50 side and deep Cup of Harmony runs in past, and the battle of top 2 sides is where the difference in managerial experience somewhat showed as the Juven's decision to substitute Zinaida Woodcarver after half-time for Raheem Donovan, a powerful runner who has not been receiving as much playing time since his transfer from Cornwall Clippers, turned out to be a game-changer on the 71st minute. Stationed on the right wing, a killer north-to-south pass from Phoebe Hellemons to Donovan went along as he deked past Dinesh Kapoor and Bastien-Luc St-Onge (!) before scoring with a light chip to net the victory.

Elsewhere in the league there were some major clashes, as CSKA welcomed Arsenal and Olympique returned to the Steelyard to face on-form Zenit. Fueled by a goal from Curtis Saturday, Arnald Gal, and 17-year old Kingsley-Roger Hertel of all players, they find little resistance to the undisciplined St. John's Arsenal side that got convenient rolled over for CSKA Quebecto retain their distinct hopes for an IFCF spot. In the meanwhile, Olympique de Rimouskiwere able to brilliantly rebound from their humiliating loss the previous round to outrace Zenit Attawapiskat 2-1, a victory that now pushes them up even further to third place in the standings.

 P 2051-52 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana              32   18   6   8    69   32  +37    60
 2 Mipojoseon                    32   16  12   4    36   18  +18    60
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 3 Olympique de Rimouski         32   15  10   7    45   28  +17    55
 4 Northandryun Rovers           32   17   3  12    60   43  +17    54
 5 Haligonian                    32   16   6  10    60   43  +17    54
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 6 St. John's Arsenal            32   15   8   9    62   48  +14    53
 7 CSKA Quebec                   32   15   7  10    60   53   +7    52
 8 Perce Town                    32   15   6  11    28   26   +2    51
 9 Zenit Attawapiskat            32   14   7  11    65   53  +12    49
10 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      32   12   7  13    38   44   −6    43
11 Daedonggang 3.26              32   11   9  12    44   51   −7    42
12 Nunavut North Stars           32   12   5  15    26   38  −12    41
13 Heart of Saguenay             32   11   7  14    51   56   −5    40
14 Winnipeg United               32   11   7  14    50   64  −14    40
15 Kingston FC                   32   11   5  16    59   67   −8    38
16 Swanguard Athletic            32   11   5  16    49   66  −17    38
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17 Trojana Condommakers FC       32    9   9  14    15   23   −8    36
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18 Montreal City                 32    8  11  13    48   63  −15    35
19 PLI Islanders                 32    5   8  19    20   35  −15    23
20 Cornwall Clippers             32    4  10  18    41   75  −34    22

MATCHDAY 33
Winnipeg United 7–3 Kingston FC
Nunavut North Stars 0–1 Mipojoseon
Montreal Koreana 1–0 Olympique de Rimouski - QBC Match of the Round
Zenit Attawapiskat 3–1 Haligonian - True North Sports Match of the Round
Daedonggang 3.26 5–3 Heart of Saguenay
Northandryun Rovers 1–6 Cornwall Clippers
Perce Town 1–0 Trojana Condommakers FC
Swanguard Athletic 1–5 CSKA Quebec
St. John's Arsenal 3–1 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa
PLI Islanders 1–0 Montreal City

The title race continues to be exciting, as both Koreana and Mipojoseon walk away with 1-0 victories to quietly increase their distance away from everybody else on the top half. For Montreal Koreana this is the second of a make-or-break three-game stretch against top sides Mipojoseon, Olympique, and Haligonian, and they win a close one at The Samseongoloondongjang after a evenly-fought match that's decided by penalties - Linus Segert converted a penalty kick on the 34th minute mark, while Seung Myeon Kravitz-Hyeon saves a 84th-minute kick from Darren Robin to come away with crucial three points over a very good Rimouski side. For Mipojoseon, they survive a trip to Iqaluit where they play a historically difficult North Stars side. It's a typical Mipojoseon game of last two years - Makrotsis scores the winner, Defence doesn't get challenged much, and Semir Besak walks off with yet another clean sheet - but 3 points are 3 points.

Elsewhere in the league there are some solid matchups - CSKA Quebec's ascent has just become even more apparent as their goalscoring prowess came out to full display in a thrashing of Swanguard Athletic in Prince Eric, while St. John's takes advantage of Sherbrooke's sliding form by scoring early off a Gam Michals free kick, remain patient on passes and controlling their tempo to climb to third place. Also coming away with a thrilling victory is Winnipeg United, who are starting to slide down the table but at least will be doing so with Mersias-branded firepower.

The very opposite happens to Northandryun Rovers though, as their decision to rest seven of their starters in favour of backups and few prospects backfires dramatically against 20th-place Cornwall Clippersin a humiliating 1-6 loss. And without a doubt, the game's sole highlight come from the Clippers' Emma Kenna-Tang. The embittered team captain, who has been one of the most underrated players in the league since her debut five seasons ago, has recently requested for an end-of-season transfer out of the club, and starts making a case for it by having a four-goal night in front of shocked crowd at Quebecom Arena. And while people would like to deny that, considering what Emma means to the club, the clock starts to tick as only five games remain in the season and her days with the Clippers are numbered.

P  2051-52 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana              33   19   6   8    70   32  +38    63
 2 Mipojoseon                    33   17  12   4    37   18  +19    63
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 3 St. John's Arsenal            33   16   8   9    65   49  +16    56
 4 CSKA Quebec                   33   16   7  10    65   54  +11    55
 5 Olympique de Rimouski         33   15  10   8    45   29  +16    55
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 6 Haligonian                    33   16   6  11    61   46  +15    54
 7 Northandryun Rovers           33   17   3  13    61   49  +12    54
 8 Perce Town                    33   16   6  11    29   26   +3    54
 9 Zenit Attawapiskat            33   15   7  11    68   54  +14    52
10 Daedonggang 3.26              33   12   9  12    49   54   −5    45
11 Winnipeg United               33   12   7  14    57   67  −10    43
12 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      33   12   7  14    39   47   −8    43
13 Nunavut North Stars           33   12   5  16    26   39  −13    41
14 Heart of Saguenay             33   11   7  15    54   61   −7    40
15 Kingston FC                   33   11   5  17    62   74  −12    38
16 Swanguard Athletic            33   11   5  17    50   71  −21    38
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17 Trojana Condommakers FC       33    9   9  15    15   24   −9    36
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18 Montreal City                 33    8  11  14    48   64  −16    35
19 PLI Islanders                 33    6   8  19    21   35  −14    26
20 Cornwall Clippers             33    5  10  18    47   76  −29    25

MATCHDAY 34
Kingston FC 0–0 PLI Islanders
Montreal City 0–3 St. John's Arsenal
Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 0–1 Swanguard Athletic
CSKA Quebec 1–2 Perce Town - QBC Match of the Round
Trojana Condommakers FC 0–1 Northandryun Rovers
Cornwall Clippers 0–1 Daedonggang 3.26
Heart of Saguenay 1–2 Zenit Attawapiskat
Haligonian 2–5 Montreal Koreana - True North Sports Match of the Round
Olympique de Rimouski 0–1 Nunavut North Stars
Mipojoseon 3–0 Winnipeg United

At home, Olympique de Rimouski dominate the game over a hapless Nunavut side, but it is the North Stars side who emerge victorious after a twelve-save night by Veronique Alarie, who has performed as expected from a goalie of her calibre, who's very good but plays on a defensive side and doesn't get tested enough. 'It's frustrating,' says Olympique Kohnheadian captain, Suzanna Barter, before heading back to the locker room. We can't really blame her for giving the media with a one-line answer though, especially with the timing of the back-to-back losses as they drop once again to the eighth place, a huge departure from the third place peak they had enjoyed just a week ago.

In the meanwhile, the ever-patient Perce Town gets rewarded with a massive win for once, as they upset CSKA on what's a massive win that lifts them up from eighth place to fifth place, giving them a nice swap in places with the aforementioned Olympique. Even under their new ownership, led by basketball superstar Heo Myeong-Yoon and her spouse, a Krytenian pop megastar named Rico Sierra, the organisation has not really changed, and their trust with P.K. Varsteeg to continue sailing the ship has come with this victory, as a Julie Hardaker goal pushes them ahead of the undisciplined CSKA Quebec side. 'We believe in visions, and that's how we have survived. Nothing else is different and I'd like to thank fans for it,' answers P.K. Varsteeg, spoken like true professional he is.

Elsewhere in the league, there are few more news to carry from today's matches. St. John's Arsenal took no hostages with Montreal City as Nicole Potts was challenged with several shots but held on very well, and it was Otis Tekaronhonte who drilled a couple of headers past Leopold Shim to give them a deserved 3-0 victory. Northandryun Rovers recovered from their home disaster to come away with a win over Trojana Condommakers in Trojana-Trojanajara, where they still looked frustrated but was able to find a lucky strike off Kieron Lafayette and walked away with a win. 'A win is a win,' answers Angelo Gelinas, whose year 1 is yet to be fully reviewed. 'Trojana is always a no-man's land to those who have to play their seven backs, but we did it this time.' As for the winners of the very aforementioned 'Catastrophe', Cornwall Clippers came short at home to a formidable Daedonggang 3.26 side as whatever the momentum they had evaporated into now-official relegation. It's a sad state of times there, especially as the team's financial shortcomings and disputes with several of their stars have dogged them so early, so quickly and so irreversibly so.

 P 2051-52 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana              34   20   6   8    75   34  +41    66
 2 Mipojoseon                    34   18  12   4    40   18  +22    66
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 3 St. John's Arsenal            34   17   8   9    68   49  +19    59
 4 Northandryun Rovers           34   18   3  13    62   49  +13    57
 5 Perce Town                    34   17   6  11    31   27   +4    57
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 6 Zenit Attawapiskat            34   16   7  11    70   55  +15    55
 7 CSKA Quebec                   34   16   7  11    66   56  +10    55
 8 Olympique de Rimouski         34   15  10   9    45   30  +15    55
 9 Haligonian                    34   16   6  12    63   51  +12    54
10 Daedonggang 3.26              34   13   9  12    50   54   −4    48
11 Nunavut North Stars           34   13   5  16    27   39  −12    44
12 Winnipeg United               34   12   7  15    57   70  −13    43
13 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      34   12   7  15    39   48   −9    43
14 Swanguard Athletic            34   12   5  17    51   71  −20    41
15 Heart of Saguenay             34   11   7  16    55   63   −8    40
16 Kingston FC                   34   11   6  17    62   74  −12    39
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17 Trojana Condommakers FC       34    9   9  16    15   25  −10    36
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18 Montreal City                 34    8  11  15    48   67  −19    35
19 PLI Islanders                 34    6   9  19    21   35  −14    27
20 Cornwall Clippers             34    5  10  19    47   77  −30    25

2052 COUPE DE LA REINE SEMIFINALS
Held at The Reneegrad, Capitale-Nationale

Montreal Koreana (04 Q-League) 1–1 St. John's Arsenal (08 Q-League) (1–2 AET)
Olympique de Rimouski (02 Q-League) 1–0 Haligonian (06 Q-League)

For the semifinals and the final, the Coupe de la Reine matches move to The Reneegrad, the home of the Quebecois national football team located in Reneegrad, a historical city separated from Quebec City by Fleuve-Saint-Henri. This is where Coupe de la Reine experts Olympique de Rimouskiand Haligonian fight each other with everything thrown at each other, with the eventual winner scored by Darren Robin, which more or less erases the Kohnheadian striker's season-long struggles from the fans' minds. As for the other, less-intense game of the semifinals, much-rested, relaxed St. John's Arsenal outpaces Montreal Koreana all along, but it won't be until the 117th minute when Reid Gomez scores a late strike to seize the ticket for the Gunners.

MATCHDAY 35
Mipojoseon 0–3 Kingston FC
Winnipeg United 0–3 Olympique de Rimouski
Nunavut North Stars 2–2 Haligonian
Montreal Koreana 5–3 Heart of Saguenay
Zenit Attawapiskat 4–1 Cornwall Clippers
Daedonggang 3.26 1–0 Trojana Condommakers FC
Northandryun Rovers 1–0 CSKA Quebec - QBC Match of the Round
Perce Town 0–2 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa
Swanguard Athletic 1–0 Montreal City - True North Sports Match of the Round
St. John's Arsenal 2–0 PLI Islanders

For most of the season, Kingston FC have had an awful season in every shape and form. But one thing that people often forget about this Kingston side is that when they are in full condition, they have full potential to beat any team in Quebec, and their triangle of Felix Sissoko and their Tumbran wingbacks (this part is very important to mention) Mercurio (LB) and Sheppard (RB) can deliver some phenomenal damage up front. That's exactly what happened this week as they smash Mipojoseon's defence into a massive victory. While it is unlikely the KFC will be able to salvage much remaining in this season, the 3 points gathered from this round more or less ensures that they will be safe from relegation zone, at least for this season.

Fortunately for Montreal Koreana, this is the break they needed as they win at home, beating Heart of Saguenay in a battle of firepower. They draw the first blood early with a long-range free kick by 33-year old specialist Omar Vargas Fernandez, and after a back-and-forth affair featuring Benoit Djaozandry (2 goals) and Chloe Anderson (a career first hat trick), Koreana finds themselves on top of the Q-League ladder. There is bit more established up the top, as Arsenal, Rovers, Zenit and Olympique, while Perce and CSKA losses, combined with Nunavut North Stars playing a spoiler role, mean that there's a bit more gap even among those in the top half now.

As for the bottom half of the table though, the battle becomes more of a matter of retaining pride and even positions for the managers, as the six-point gap between the 11th Sherbrooke and 16th Heart of Saguenay make the rest of this race exciting. On today's matches, the battle between Swanguard Athletic and Montreal City ended up being the one to watch, as Swanguard continues to aim for a respectable finish on the middle-half of the table, while Montreal City is neck-to-neck with Trojana Condommakers FC on the battle for the coveted 17th spot to pro/rel playoffs and not automatic relegation. The match goes down in a wire, with Swanguard emerging victorious from an embarrassing own goal by Leopold Shim, who only has himself to blame for costing the team at worst timing possible.

 P 2051-52 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana              35   21   6   8    80   37  +43    69
 2 Mipojoseon                    35   18  12   5    40   21  +19    66
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 3 St. John's Arsenal            35   18   8   9    70   49  +21    62
 4 Northandryun Rovers           35   19   3  13    63   49  +14    60
 5 Zenit Attawapiskat            35   17   7  11    74   56  +18    58
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 6 Olympique de Rimouski         35   16  10   9    48   30  +18    58
 7 Perce Town                    35   17   6  12    31   29   +2    57
 8 CSKA Quebec                   35   16   7  12    66   57   +9    55
 9 Haligonian                    35   16   7  12    65   53  +12    55
10 Daedonggang 3.26              35   14   9  12    51   54   −3    51
11 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      35   13   7  15    41   48   −7    46
12 Nunavut North Stars           35   13   6  16    29   41  −12    45
13 Swanguard Athletic            35   13   5  17    52   71  −19    44
14 Winnipeg United               35   12   7  16    57   73  −16    43
15 Kingston FC                   35   12   6  17    65   74   −9    42
16 Heart of Saguenay             35   11   7  17    58   68  −10    40
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17 Trojana Condommakers FC       35    9   9  17    15   26  −11    36
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18 Montreal City                 35    8  11  16    48   68  −20    35
19 PLI Islanders                 35    6   9  20    21   37  −16    27
20 Cornwall Clippers             35    5  10  20    48   81  −33    25

MATCHDAY 36
Kingston FC 4–1 St. John's Arsenal - True North Sports Match of the Round
PLI Islanders 0–2 Swanguard Athletic
Montreal City 0–0 Perce Town
Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 1–2 Northandryun Rovers
CSKA Quebec 1–0 Daedonggang 3.26
Trojana Condommakers FC 0–2 Zenit Attawapiskat
Cornwall Clippers 0–4 Montreal Koreana
Heart of Saguenay 0–2 Nunavut North Stars
Haligonian 0–0 Winnipeg United
Olympique de Rimouski 1–0 Mipojoseon - QBC Match of the Round

Two more matches left.

If there's one thing that we have to remember about a young, wild squad like St. John's Arsenal, it's that things can always switch back and forth between heaven and hell for them. And that's exactly what happened to them as the Gunners, travelling to rainy Southwest on a thursday, were razed to the artificial turf of the OVO Field on Friday afternoon. Super unkinki. It's hard to figure out what exactly brought them down on such a crucial game like this, but either explanation of the Kingston FC's triangle at its best or the team being out of sync after a night out at local nightclubs....would be considered acceptable.

Not that Arsenal fans would be particularly happy about the news right now, but they still stand on the fourth place spot thanks to a poor, lethargic away performance by Perce Town where they were lucky not to allow a goal. Still not comfortable enough considering that all of Olympique, Zenit and Rovers have won their respective matches, but unlike Perce or Haligonian, there's plenty they have gained earlier in this stretch that they just have to worry about next match and move forward.

The same, however, cannot be said to Winnipeg United, as they drop to 15th place on the table following a draw to struggling Haligonian, placing them behind perennial mid-tabler Sherbrooke, much-improved Kingston FC and Daniel Galbraith's Swanguard Athletic. Of course there's a positive in this story, especially considering how they were considered as preseason favourites to not just relegation, but the wooden spoon finish. Still, Winnipeg fans have had such a fun ride enjoying the team's mid-table run for most of the season, so you cannot blame them for thinking about what if's.

Elsewhere in the league you see Swanguard Athletic continuing to climb with an expected win over long-doomed PLI Islanders, Nunavut North Stars blanking Heart of Saguenay into panic, and not to mention Olympique de Rimouski quietly winning what may have been the most important victory of the season over Mipojoseon. Any match between all-arounded Olympique, a stronger, more experienced team as whole, and defensively stout Mipojoseon's going to come down to nail and tooth as Suzanna Barter puts what could be the nail to Mipojoseon's hopes with a 31st-minute overhead kick.

P  2051-52 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana              36   22   6   8    84   37  +47    72
 2 Mipojoseon                    36   18  12   6    40   22  +18    66
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 3 Northandryun Rovers           36   20   3  13    65   50  +15    63
 4 St. John's Arsenal            36   18   8  10    71   53  +18    62
 5 Zenit Attawapiskat            36   18   7  11    76   56  +20    61
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 6 Olympique de Rimouski         36   17  10   9    49   30  +19    61
 7 CSKA Quebec                   36   17   7  12    67   57  +10    58
 8 Perce Town                    36   17   7  12    31   29   +2    58
 9 Haligonian                    36   16   8  12    65   53  +12    56
10 Daedonggang 3.26              36   14   9  13    51   55   −4    51
11 Nunavut North Stars           36   14   6  16    31   41  −10    48
12 Swanguard Athletic            36   14   5  17    54   71  −17    47
13 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      36   13   7  16    42   50   −8    46
14 Kingston FC                   36   13   6  17    69   75   −6    45
15 Winnipeg United               36   12   8  16    57   73  −16    44
16 Heart of Saguenay             36   11   7  18    58   70  −12    40
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17 Montreal City                 36    8  12  16    48   68  −20    36
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18 Trojana Condommakers FC       36    9   9  18    15   28  −13    36
19 PLI Islanders                 36    6   9  21    21   39  −18    27
20 Cornwall Clippers             36    5  10  21    48   85  −37    25

MATCHDAY 37
Olympique de Rimouski 0–3 Kingston FC
Mipojoseon 4–3 Haligonian - True North Sports Match of the Round
Winnipeg United 3–1 Heart of Saguenay
Nunavut North Stars 1–2 Cornwall Clippers
Montreal Koreana 0–1 Trojana Condommakers FC - QBC Match of the Round
Zenit Attawapiskat 0–4 CSKA Quebec
Daedonggang 3.26 1–0 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa
Northandryun Rovers 1–3 Montreal City
Perce Town 0–1 PLI Islanders
Swanguard Athletic 1–0 St. John's Arsenal

The season isn't over yet for most sides, as we head into the penultimate week of the fixtures. From the very bottom of the standings, Cornwall Clippers and PLI Islanders gain 3 points that won't save them from relegation, but will at least spoil the week for Perce Town and Nunavut North Stars, who entered into their matches thinking that this would be a perfect time for former to continue inserting themselves into the final week, and for the latter a possible top 10 finish. In a season like this, however, more desperate sides are usually the ones who fall short, and that's what exactly happened as two major upsets kicked off the weekend.

This was then followed by the rest of the week having stories of their own to deliver. Mipojoseon started off with a sluggish start when they found themselves trailing after 25th minute but they recovered on time to overturn their deficit, eventually winning from a Rocco Rovira goal at the 71st minute over the Haligonian side. It's hard to say whether this is a testament to Mipojoseon's ability to win on most games, or if it's Hannah Wilton's clear limitation as a Haligonian manager, but the deed's now done as Mipojoseon remain mathematically in contention to still beat out Montreal Koreana for the title.

Montreal Koreana, in meanwhile, were stunned at The Samseongoloondongjang of all places by the Condommakers, as Ciara Nam's 13-save, clean sheet performance saw the fans booing the team that's still looking 99.9% likely to win the league. Are the fans already getting that desperate for the Devils to win it? Maybe, but even then, it's a particularly low blow for the Koreana team's ultras. The gap between 5th place Zenit Attawapiskat and 7th place CSKA Quebec, on the other hand, were erased in a single 4-0 victory as Niko Draganic leads the CSKA Quebec side to what may be one of the most dramatic turnaround experienced in his managerial career. As expected, an early goal from Kinglsey-Roger Hertel, the eldest of Marco Hertel's 4 younger siblings, set the pace, and as Zenit tried to crawl back on every attempt, the score margin grew and grew and grew until the final whistle rang for once. With that result, the Zeta Rekan likely earns himself a well-deserved contract extension.

Q-LEAGUE

P  2051-52 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana              37   22   6   9    84   38  +46    72
 2 Mipojoseon                    37   19  12   6    44   25  +19    69
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 3 Northandryun Rovers           37   20   3  14    66   53  +13    63
 4 St. John's Arsenal            37   18   8  11    71   54  +17    62
 5 Zenit Attawapiskat            37   18   7  12    76   60  +16    61
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 6 CSKA Quebec                   37   18   7  12    71   57  +14    61
 7 Olympique de Rimouski         37   17  10  10    49   33  +16    61
 8 Perce Town                    37   17   7  13    31   30   +1    58
 9 Haligonian                    37   16   8  13    68   57  +11    56
10 Daedonggang 3.26              37   15   9  13    52   55   −3    54
11 Swanguard Athletic            37   15   5  17    55   71  −16    50
12 Kingston FC                   37   14   6  17    72   75   −3    48
13 Nunavut North Stars           37   14   6  17    32   43  −11    48
14 Winnipeg United               37   13   8  16    60   74  −14    47
15 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      37   13   7  17    42   51   −9    46
16 Heart of Saguenay             37   11   7  19    59   73  −14    40
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17 Montreal City                 37    9  12  16    51   69  −18    39
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18 Trojana Condommakers FC       37   10   9  18    16   28  −12    39
19 PLI Islanders                 37    7   9  21    22   39  −17    30
20 Cornwall Clippers             37    6  10  21    50   86  −36    28

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

 P 2051-52 Quebecois Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Baie-Verte                       45   26   6  13   122   82  +40    84
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 2 Sherbrooke Sparta                45   22  14   9   101   73  +28    80
 3 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877         45   23  10  12   138   80  +58    79
 4 AJ Anju                          45   22  12  11   108   62  +46    78
 5 Levis Athletic                   45   21  12  12   116   75  +41    75
 6 Club Racing Sept-Iles            45   22   8  15   112   77  +35    74
 7 Dukhoborian                      45   19  12  14   112   89  +23    69
 8 Habpo Koreana                    45   18  10  17   101   91  +10    64
 9 London FC                        45   16  15  14    98   97   +1    63
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10 Lakeshore                        45   17  12  16    89   82   +7    63
11 Levis United                     45   18   7  20    77  101  −24    61
12 Songaksan FC                     45   15  14  16    98  111  −13    59
13 RC Hanyang                       45   16  11  18    93  100   −7    59
14 Myeongju Sangmu                  45   15  14  16    90   93   −3    59
15 Iqaluit Red Army                 45   15  14  16    80   78   +2    59
16 Bathurst City                    45   15  14  16    75   99  −24    59
17 Hamilton Steelers                45   17   7  21   102   83  +19    58
18 FNB Futbol                       45   16  10  19    81   79   +2    58
19 Pacific Athletic                 45   15  10  20    92  107  −15    55
20 South Bend City                  45   15   8  22    82  111  −29    53
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21 AS Geumgang                      45   12  15  18    80  109  −29    51
22 AS Blainville                    45   13  12  20    66   97  −31    51
23 Hochelaga                        45    9  12  24    75  145  −70    39
24 Beolgyo Kilmarnock               45    7  13  25    79  146  −67    34

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:37 am

Q-LEAGUE 2051-52 SEASON - PART IV

11:30 - Pre-Matchday Comments
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the QBC Sports' live for the final matchday of the 2051-52 Q-League Season. The final matchday of professional football's regular season, that being their respective tiers, brings every form of emotion, from joy to pain and all the hopelessness that stands behind, and this once again is the likelihood for many this year.

Starting from St. John's, the 8th-place Perce Town are visiting the 4th-place St. John's Arsenal at Blue Point Stadium in what's expected to be a crucial matchup for the remaining spots to the IFCF Champions' Cup, while Olympique de Rimouski will be visiting to Halifax, where they will face off against Haligonian, whose season's slide has been one of note.

At the same time, we will be seeing the second-place Mipojoseon and third-place Northandryun Rovers, who have different objectives but the same goal in mind, looking to wrap up their season with an exclamation mark, as they too will be playing away, facing Heart of Saguenay and already-relegated PLI Islanders.

An hour later, we will see the remaining matches happen across the middle-half of the country due to no West Coast games scheduled for the final round of this season. While there are some intriguing options like the Swanguard-Kingston and Sherbrooke-Zenit, most eyes will be glued to what's likely to be the most important match of the season, as the Montreal Koreana and the CSKA Quebec will be looking to settle scores at The Reneegrad.

The Quebecois Classic, at its 493rd edition, has been rescheduled following concerns with the turf quality at the CSKA Stadium last week. If you are a Koreana fan, congratulations. You have probably won the Q-League title on a great comeback, and the shoutout goes to you. But this match is still the Quebecois Classic match, and we gotta remember what happened during the Boxing Day matchup, when four players received yellow cards and twelve bookings were exchanged during a 0-0 draw at The Samseongoloondongjang. With the CSKA side looking to make a final push for an international football spot, there's no doubt the Tiger-Phoenixes and the Devils will want to settle score tonight.

Now, let’s head to the match.

12:00 -Here we start, with the first two matches of the day, as St. John's Arsenal welcome Perce Town and the Northandryun Rovers visit PLI Islanders. These two matches, of course, feature teams with completely different styles. Free-wheeling St. John's Arsenal has been the story of the season with their remarkable strength on the right side of the flank with two Reids - South Newlandian golden boot Reid Gomez and Quebecois international Reid McTavish - while Perce Town features young Pierre-Karl Cizeron, whose potential to grow into a world-class centreback we may have just witnessed over the course of this season.

Northandryun Rovers has also perfomed solidly in their first season under Angelo Gelinas, even though the team has not shown their full potential at any point this season. We have to remember that they, with the roster they have right now, were considered one of the three favourites to win the title. Now, they will have to make one final push for the remaining three spots on the IFCF international football...

12:21 - GOAL! St. John's Arsenal 0–1 Perce Town
And we just witnessed the first goal of the day! In the Blue Point Stadium, it would be Anna Korniloff-Kouyate who scores the opener. The 21-year old has had a tough season with injuries and a series of highs and lows alternating over the course of the season, but she always comes back when It may have taken twenty minutes before we draw the first blood here, but here it is.

12:30 - PRE-MATCH COMMENTS
Half an hour to kick off, as the next eight matches take place at 1 in the afternoon here. While several matches consist of excitements and major implications for the clubs, none come so important as the Quebecois Classic at The Reneegrad, where CSKA will take on Montreal Koreana. For Montreal Koreana, even a draw can secure them their first title in four seasons, while for CSKA Quebec, their final push to take the 5th place and the final spot for the IFCF football is on line.

12:37 - PLI Islanders 0–0 Northandryun Rovers
No update from the Islanders-Rovers match yet, as the Rovers continue to fire shots, but none get past Mairead Davies who keeps the PLI Islanders on run. For all the struggles the Islanders have had over the season, none can be directed to Davies, who has performed solidly as the starting goalkeeper of this season for several years now.

12:39 - PLI Islanders 0–0 Northandryun Rovers
And just like that, another probable goal for Rovers get saved as Davies perfectly times herself to save the Caitlyn Ness header. The tall Squornshelan looks frustrated, which is of course understandable - the luck hasn't always followed for her or even Kieron Lafayette this season...

12:42 - St. John's Arsenal 0–1 Perce Town
Not a lot of notesworthy after Perce scores the first goal away. Of course, the home fans aren't so happy about that, and the players know it, but the Townies have held the ball remarkably well and aren't about to give them up.

12:47 - Halftime (Arsenal-Town / Islanders-Rovers)

Nothing changes from last time as we head into halftime for the first two matches. So far, the PLI Islanders have held the fort well against Northandryun Rovers, and Perce Town is still with their one-goal lead, one that may end up being just about what they need in order to at least draw.

PLI Islanders 0–0 Northandryun Rovers
St. John's Arsenal 0–1 Perce Town

12:50 - PRE-MATCH COMMENTS
And now the player walk into their pitches for eight remaining matches of the round. Of course, they do their usual customary works, take their photos and enter the field. Get excited, ladies and gentlemen.

13:00 - Kick-Off (Kingston-Swanguard / Montreal City-Daedonggang / Noksaekjeonsa-Zenit / CSKA-Koreana / Condommakers-North Stars / Cornwall-Winnipeg United / Hearts-Mipojoeon / Haligonian-Olympique)

And we are off! Now, all ten matches are in action, and we look forward to see the final day of the Q-League season in action.

13:06 - GOAL! Kingston FC 1–0 Swanguard Athletic
GOLAZO! First goal of the latter batch of matches is scored by none other than Bide Izziari, as the Astograthian continues to shine in his eighth season with the Reds. He hasn't always been the brightest of stars that has shone in Mudeung, but he's certainly been around for all the ups and downs and have performed well with it, as he puts them ahead of resurgent Swanguard side that also look to close out their season well.

13:09 - RED CARD! Haligonian 0–0 Olympique de Rimouski
AND THERE'S THE RED! Just when you thought the least of it, Seamus McKellar goes overenthusiastic for the ball and kicks Ray Ashoona on head! Ashoona's down on the ground, the stretchers are ready to take him out of the game, and there goes McKellar as he may have committed the worst mistake of his career. This is just brutal.

13:10 - GOAL! Montreal City 1–0 Daedonggang 3.26
A strange own goal kicks off the game back in Montreal, as the City's hope to avoid relegation remains on line. The 36-year old Goh Sook-Yeong, who is on her final match with the Anju side, just had to head it out of the box, but instead she angles it incorrectly and lets the ball sail past Niba Punu. Punu, of course, looks back at Goh and goes like 'what, mate?'. Can we blame her on that? Not really.

13:11 - GOAL! Haligonian 0–1 Olympique de Rimouski
..and like that, it's a 1-0 lead for the visiting Olympique, as Hong Joon-Yeong converts the second shot after his initial one gets punched by Elisabeth Cha. The fans are in dismay and you can't help but to feel with them.

13:12 - GOAL! PLI Islanders 1–0 Northandryun Rovers
Oh my! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? The PLI Islanders score a massive goal to make it 1-0, as a brilliantly intercepted pass by Rudy Maeng serves as the game-changer...he makes no mistake passing it from north to south to Radek Hubrek, who then propels it forward to his compatriot Aaron Milic for the goal! The home fans are in frenzy over this brilliant goal, even if this may have come too late in the season...the Islanders were 11 points behind the 18th place Montreal City to start with.

13:13 - Trojana Condommakers FC 0–0 Nunavut North Stars
This is a fairly uneventful match we have here at Trojanajara, as both sides have not much to fight for. With North Stars safe from relegation, they have fielded a group of under-23s and backups for the away trip to Trojanajara, while the Condommakers can still avoid automatic relegation with a win, but may have to hope for at least a non-loss from City, and Heart of Saguenay to lose to Mipojoseon. One of those is probable, other requires aking a look at the other match...

13:15 - GOAL! Montreal City 2–0 Daedonggang 3.26
And there it goes! Dino Naher has scored his 16th goal of the season as city doubles their lead! After a heated exchange of words between the players, the VAR confirms that Naher was indeed onside when scoring the goal.

13:17 - GOAL! Cornwall Clippers 0–1 Winnipeg United
Winnipeg United strikes early at Nakseon Park, as Mersias dekes past two defenders to score his 27th goal of the season. It's not pretty, but the match's intensity level remains high with a massive United presence there. Sometimes you wonder how galvanised these fans can get, and we cannot blame them!

13:19 - STOPPAGE. CSKA Quebec 0–0 Montreal Koreana
The showdown at The Reneegrad comes to a temporary halt as all the players have stopped playing. The referee, Ghislaine Dobson, stops the play after the CSKA captain, Sebastien Petit, reports to Dobson that all the fumes and the hand-held flares make it near-impossible for players to see. Dobson agrees with it, and decides to wait for a bit.

13:20 - GOAL! Cornwall Clippers 1–1 Winnipeg United
NOT SO FAST. Emma Kenna-Tang levels the score with a long-range cannonball that hits right above Rodrigo Ferreira! Have we seen this before? Yes. How likely we will see this Kenna-Tang shot elsewhere next season? 100%, as she salutes the fans on the south end of the stadium.

13:23 - Heart of Saguenay 0-0 Mipojoseon
If you'd have told me at the beginning of the season that this match would go down as one with massive implications, I'd have told you with a flat-out no. That's how dominant Mipojoseon were at the first half of the season, and even right now they are. It's just that they haven't really had the luck so far, as Nina Kawahara continues to make a save after save. Can Kawahara stop Mipojoseon from pushing them into the relegation zone?

13:26 - GOAL! Montreal City 2–1 Daedonggang 3.26
Daeddonggang takes advantage of leaky City defence, as a Pengsoo Brown goal halves the lead to 2-1. It's been a surprisingly good season for the 15-year old, whose potential skyrockets at the end of the season. While it's ridiculous to say that he's anywhere near the Grim Reapers' selection in the upcoming cycle, he can certainly come close to it if

13:27 - St. John's Arsenal 0–1 Perce Town
That was so close! Noureddine Hadit finds Julie Hardaker, but her shot flies just left of the pole, as Perce fails to double the lead. It could have really put the nail to the coffin for this match, as we just reach the 72nd minute mark of the game...

13:29 - CSKA Quebec 0–0 Montreal Koreana
The match resumes after ten minutes of stoppage. Ghislaine Dobson finds the turf now cleared of smoke, and whistles resumption of play.

13:30 - GOAL! Cornwall Clippers 2–1 Winnipeg United
And the Clippers take the lead as Oikilde Fusul scores from a nice cross headed his way. It's only one third into the match, and yet we have plenty of wild action out in Cornwall as both teams refuse to give up! Cheers go up from the Naksan Park, as the Clippers still hope to go out in a bang!

13:31 - RED CARD. CSKA Quebec 0–0 Montreal Koreana
The first blood's drawn at the Reneegrad, and it's not because of a goal! Instead, Kingsley-Roger Hertel gets sent off after saying what's a highly questionable phrase to the referee over a loose call. He was arguing that he should have gotten a free kick from a Leah McKechnie that didn't get the whistle blown. Still, you can't do that - you gotta stay professional at all times, and not let this cost you or your team.

13:33 - GOAL! Haligonian 0–2 Olympique de Rimouski
Goal! Another splendid goal for Olympique as they look to score a major victory against Haligonian. The process was straightforward - Olympique wins a corner on the right. Hong curls it towards the penalty spot, and it is Hannah Gormley-McCowan who calmly heads it home!

13:34 - GOAL! Montreal City 2-2 Daedonggang 3.26
And that's a massive equaliser in Montreal! After starting off the match with a very sluggish start, the 3.26 have just made everything with this match interesting. And yes, once again it is Pengsoo Brown as the all-arounded midfielder, better known for his flabs and love of desserts at age 16, have scored his second goal of the match with a smooth left-foot kick! This could be quite crushing for City's chances to stay alive, even though we still have 56 more minutes left in this game!

13:36 - PLI Islanders 1–0 Northandryun Rovers
The game starts to wind down, as we enter the 81st minute mark. After putting out all their energy out on the turf, they finally seem to have tired out, and the Islanders are passing around the ball in their zone. This is set to go down as a massive disappointment for Angelo Gelinas, whose coaching career has consisted of many disappointments in recent years. If he hoped to change the narrative this time around...he's going to be extremely disappointed.

13:38 - CSKA Quebec 0–0 Montreal Koreana
SO CLOSE! Zinaida Woodcarver hits the crossbar on her first shot of the afternoon. Linus Segert fields the deep corner kick, and it happens to be Zina who heads it powerfully while in middle of the crowd. William Bousquet flies to the other side of the goal, and it would have been an easy goal for a much superior Koreana side if not for the god. fucking. damn. bar. It's only 27th minute played into the match, but you know the CSKA players are being outplayed right now. Almost as if they need a break.

13:39 - RED CARD! Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 0-0 Zenit Attawapiskat
Yi Dong-Yoon just turned 30 last week, but it's almost as if he's 40, as he comes too slow against Hamidou Diressa, who will be turning 32 next week...unfortunately, a slow response rate means that he times a fairly easy poke incorrectly, and that causes a nasty, nasty challenge for the player! Diressa is being carted off, and you see Yi's horrified face as the referee, Mohamed al-Farouqi, gives him a stern look before the red card! Diressa is being replaced by 23-year old Park Bo-Gyeong, who hasn't seen a lot of action this season due to his injuries. He will have to do his part right now, standing before the home crowd.

13:41 - CSKA Quebec 0–0 Montreal Koreana
There's a stoppage here. Mathinna Bouck, Zinaida Woodcarver, Coralie Higgins-Mah and Omar-Anthony Bourassa, are arguing each other over what appears to be over the physical altercation they had during the previous minute's corner kick. It's not pretty, and that partly makes what this derby infamous.

13:40 - GOAL! Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 1-0 Zenit Attawapiskat
And there's the penalty kick, set to be kicked by Yvette Duclos....and she does it perfectly, high on the left corner of the net, as Sherbrooke leads at the Parc de Volontaires in Sherbrooke!

13:42 - CSKA Quebec 0–0 Montreal Koreana
The stadium's medical staff are now heading towards both stands, as they hope there is no injury to any fan on the stands out there. Ghislaine Dobson still telling players and staff the stoppage will continue, as they are all waiting by their respective sideline. Both managers tell the players to calm down and that they will head back into the locker room if such continues. So far no words from Dobson on any disruption of the match beyond the aforementioned stoppage....

14:43 - STOPPAGE! CSKA Quebec 0–0 Montreal Koreana
Something's happened on the away stands, as we hear a massive bang. This is followed by the return of fumes on the CSKA stands, where the fans have started murmuring in chaos...The players have all stopped playing, as the referee gives an okay gesture in approval. Some have tweeted online on twit.tur though, saying that there's an on-stadium fire....more's to be found on that.

13:44 - CSKA Quebec 0–0 Montreal Koreana
Now you see some debris being thrown, as the rowdy fans from both sides of the audience are having at it. To stop the fans from doing so, the lights are turned off the stands for a solid half-minute, before being turned back on...it doesn't work though, as a smoke bomb is thrown into the pitch, before being thrown back into the CSKA stands, where it disintegrates shortly before reaching it! Goodness gracious me!

13:45 - CSKA Quebec 0–0 Montreal Koreana
What the @^@^TT#Q#Ting fuck is going on??? All of sudden we see the hand-held flares of both colours thrown at the pitch, causing both teams' players and their coaching staff to head back into the locker room as they explode! All over the stands, we hear even more loud bangs as there appears to be skirmishes between the two teams' ultras, and they are now storming the field...unbelievable. This situation is probably not the one Toset or Draganic have experienced before, but nobody have experienced anything like this in last fifty years of this derby.

The online minute-by-minute coverage of the final round is disrupted by the current situation unfolding at The Reneegrad.

Q-LEAGUE

Kingston FC 3–0 Swanguard Athletic
St. John's Arsenal 0–1 Perce Town
PLI Islanders 1–0 Northandryun Rovers
Montreal City 6–6 Daedonggang 3.26
Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa 2–1 Zenit Attawapiskat
~~CSKA Quebec 0–0 Montreal Koreana~~ Declared as not held, with both sides given fifteen point deduction.
Trojana Condommakers FC 1–0 Nunavut North Stars
Cornwall Clippers 3–4 Winnipeg United
Heart of Saguenay 0–1 Mipojoseon
Haligonian 1–4 Olympique de Rimouski

tl;dr - On the 12th of May, 2052, the Darkest Day in the history of 21st-century Quebecois football occurred as a massive riot occurred at The Reneegrad, in Reneegrad, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec & Shingoryeo, during a 'The Quebecois Classic' match between Montreal Koreana and CSKA Quebec. While the investigation is still in process, it is said that the first step occurred in middle of an on-turf altercation between four players - two Koreana, two CSKA, and all four Quebecois - have occurred.

Then a subsequent nightmare followed as the ultras of the two oldest, most historical and most successful multi-sport clubs that represent the nation's economic capital and the cultural/political capital went onto attack each other with debris and firework on the stands, as they stormed the pitch. On-site guards, police and members of Royal Quebecois Forces had quickly to intervene though, and and everybody were told to evacuate as an on-stadium fire started to engulf the stadium, lasting for eight hours before the flames were eventually extinguished.

The nation is in mourning, as people are still coming in terms with what had happened. Fortunately all the players and the staff who were present at the stadium left unharmed, and while dozens are still recovering at local hospitals and several innocent lives were lost. The Royal Quebecois Football Association notes this mistake and takes the action to give a fifteen-point penalty, followed by fifty million Quebecois Pounds (150 million NSD) in fines and immediate resettlement with victims of the riots, to both clubs:

P  2051-52 Q-League Season      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Mipojoseon                    38   20  12   6    45   25  +20    72    CHAMPIONS - IFCF CL
 2 Olympique de Rimouski         38   18  10  10    53   34  +19    64    IFCF CL
                                            ----
 3 Northandryun Rovers           38   20   3  15    66   54  +12    63    IFCF ChC
 4 St. John's Arsenal            38   18   8  12    71   55  +16    62    IFCF ChC
 5 Zenit Attawapiskat            38   18   7  13    77   62  +15    61    IFCF ChC
                                            ----
 6 Perce Town                    38   18   7  13    32   30   +2    61
7 Montreal Koreana              38   22   7   9    84   38  +46    7257
 8 Haligonian                    38   16   8  14    69   61   +8    56
 9 Daedonggang 3.26              38   15  10  13    58   61   −3    55
10 Kingston FC                   38   15   6  17    75   75    0    51
11 Winnipeg United               38   14   8  16    64   77  −13    50
12 Swanguard Athletic            38   15   5  18    55   74  −19    50
13 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      38   14   7  17    44   52   −8    49
14 Nunavut North Stars           38   14   6  18    32   44  −12    48
15 CSKA Quebec                   38   18   8  12    71   57  +14    61 46
16 Trojana Condommakers FC       38   11   9  18    17   28  −11    42
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17 Heart of Saguenay             38   11   7  20    59   74  −15    40
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18 Montreal City                 38    9  13  16    57   75  −18    40
19 PLI Islanders                 38    8   9  21    23   39  −16    33
20 Cornwall Clippers             38    6  10  22    53   90  −37    28

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:18 am

Q-LEAGUE 2051-52 SEASON - PART V

Coupe De la Reine - Final
Played at Two Rivers Stadium, Twin Cities, Acadie

St. John's Arsenal (08 Q-League) 1–5 Olympique de Rimouski (02 Q-League)

SJA - '48 McTavish
OLY - '8 Robin, '12 Chiasson, '36 + '55 Barter, '81 Ashoona

Now, it's time for Coupe de la Reine, as two top-5 sides in Olympique de Rimouski and St. John's Arsenal look to add a shiny new trophy to their case. There is a bit of history involved for both teams, with St. John's having won twelve over the course of its history and Olympique winning two in last seven season, so to many this was clearly a classical match.

With the sellout crowd of 50,000 at Two Rivers Stadium in Saint John-Habpo following the previous weekend's tragedies at The Reneegrad, there was a bit more subdued atmosphere in the event. Still, many still came out to watch the two teams vie for pride. On paper, St. John's Arsenal looked like the bookies' favourite, even without taking account into their previous loss to Perce Town, on the merits of having arguably the most explosive group of talents out there in the league, while Olympique de Rimouski's a team that seemingly didn't have it until the very last stretch of the league. While more cool and calm of hearts would pick Olympique, most would go by their hearts and pick Arsenal.

And of course, those with cool, calculated judgments won the day, as the match had turned into anything but a romantic dream. The footballing deities, seeming used this opportunity to find the highly-motivated Olympique side, whose words from the club legend, Ray Ashoona, that 'we will play for this country and this cup', reverberated across the stadium as Olympique side, coming out with an early 2-0 lead in first 15 minutes, never relinquished their momentum. Just like how promising it may have seemed at the beginning, the buzz fizzled as it was anything but a competition for the finalists and instead turned into a mercy killing.

Q-LEAGUE AWARDS:

Golden Boot (Most Goals): Reid Gomez, Olympique de Rimouski (South Newlandia) - 29

Silver Moogoonghwa (Player of the Year): Semir Besak, Mipojoseon (Mytanija)
* Runner-Ups: Pierre-Karl Cizeron, Perce Town / Reid Gomez, St. John's Arsenal (South Newlandia)

Emerald Rose (Under-23 Player of the Year, previous top 3 nominees not eligible): Reid Gomez, St. John's Arsenal (South Newlandia)
* Runner-Ups: Mersias, Winnipeg United (Indusse) / Reid McTavish, St. John's Arsenal

Manager of the Year: Auguste Toret, Montreal Koreana (Juvencus)
* Runner-Ups: Angelo Gelinas, Northandryun Rovers / Antoine Chenier-Hong, Mipojoseon

23-Person Team of the Year:

Manager: Antoine Chenier-Hong, Mipojoseon

GK (3): Semir Besak (Mytanija, Mipojoseon)
* Alternate: Seung-Myeon Hyeon-Kravitz (Montreal Koreana) - Cathryn Nio (Chromatika, Olympique de Rimouski)

DEF (8): Hazel Hanson-Conavacio (Haligonian) - Pierre-Karl Cizeron (Perce Town) - Bastien-Luc St-Onge (Mipojoseon) - Cam Spijker (The Licentian Isles, Mipojoseon)
* Alternates: LB Simoslaw Bridges (Mertagne, Olympique de Rimouski) - CB Yves Kaniatariio (Nunavut North Stars) - CB Giles Ken (Chromatika, Montreal Koreana) - RB Pierre-Karl Miller (Olympique de Rimouski)

MID (6): Suzanna Barter (Kohnhead, Olympique de Rimouski) - Valentinha (Montana Verde, Northandryun Rovers) - Rebecca-Anne Wawanolett (Zenit Attawapiskat)
* Alternate: Ganymede Garcia (Juvencus, Mipojoseon) - Seamus McKellar (Haligonian) - Phoebe Hellemons (The Licentian Isles, Montreal Koreana)

FW (6): Linus Segert (Siovanija and Teusland, Montreal Koreana) - Reid Gomez (South Newlandia, St. John's Arsenal) - Zinaida Woodcarver (Montreal Koreana)
* Alternate: ST Benoit Djaozandry (Heart of Saguenay) - ST Mersias (Indusse, Winnipeg United) - RW Hong Joon-Yeong (Olympique de Rimouski)

QUEBECOIS CHAMPIONSHIP

Unama'kik-Inverness 1877 8–2 Pacific Athletic
Lakeshore 3–3 FNB Futbol
South Bend City 1–1 RC Hanyang
Songaksan FC 1–0 Sherbrooke Sparta
Myeongju Sangmu 1–5 London FC
Habpo Koreana 0–1 Dukhoborian
Levis United 0–9 Iqaluit Red Army
Beolgyo Kilmarnock 1–1 Hamilton Steelers
Bathurst City 1–7 Club Racing Sept-Iles
AS Geumgang 1–0 Baie-Verte
AS Blainville 0–2 AJ Anju
Hochelaga 0–7 Levis Athletic

P  2051-52 Quebecois Championship  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Baie-Verte                       46   26   6  14   122   83  +39    84
                                            ----
 2 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877         46   24  10  12   146   82  +64    82
 3 AJ Anju                          46   23  12  11   110   62  +48    81
 4 Sherbrooke Sparta                46   22  14  10   101   74  +27    80
 5 Levis Athletic                   46   22  12  12   123   75  +48    78
 6 Club Racing Sept-Iles            46   23   8  15   119   78  +41    77
 7 Dukhoborian                      46   20  12  14   113   89  +24    72
 8 London FC                        46   17  15  14   103   98   +5    66
 9 Habpo Koreana                    46   18  10  18   101   92   +9    64
                                            ----
10 Lakeshore                        46   17  13  16    92   85   +7    64
11 Songaksan FC                     46   16  14  16    99  111  −12    62
12 Iqaluit Red Army                 46   16  14  16    89   78  +11    62
13 Levis United                     46   18   7  21    77  110  −33    61
14 RC Hanyang                       46   16  12  18    94  101   −7    60
15 Hamilton Steelers                46   17   8  21   103   84  +19    59
16 Myeongju Sangmu                  46   15  14  17    91   98   −7    59
17 FNB Futbol                       46   16  11  19    84   82   +2    59
18 Bathurst City                    46   15  14  17    76  106  −30    59
19 Pacific Athletic                 46   15  10  21    94  115  −21    55
20 South Bend City                  46   15   9  22    83  112  −29    54
                                            ----
21 AS Geumgang                      46   13  15  18    81  109  −28    54
22 AS Blainville                    46   13  12  21    66   99  −33    51
23 Hochelaga                        46    9  12  25    75  152  −77    39
24 Beolgyo Kilmarnock               46    7  14  25    80  147  −67    35

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 Winnipeg Coliseum, Winnipeg

(2) Unama'kik-Inverness 1877 7–1 Habpo Koreana (9)
(3) AJ Anju 3–0 London FC (8)
(4) Sherbrooke Sparta 0–4 Dukhoborian (7)
(5) Levis Athletic 3–1 Club Racing Sept-Iles (6)

Second Round: Played at CSKA Stadium, Quebec City

(2) Unama'kik-Inverness 1877 3–1 Dukhoborian (7)
(3) AJ Anju 0–3 Levis Athletic (5)

Winners of both matches, Unama'kik-Inverness 1877 and Levis Athletic, are automatically promoted to the Q-League.

Play-off: Played at CSKA Stadium, Quebec City

(7) Dukhoborian 1–1 AJ Anju (3) (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)

Dukhoborian will play Levis Athletic in the Pro-Rel Playoffs. AJ Anju is eliminated from promotion.

Q-League/Championship Promotion-Relegation Playoffs: Dukhborian vs. Heart of Saguenay

Dukhoborian 6–4 Heart of Saguenay
Heart of Saguenay 5–1 Dukhoborian

Heart of Saguenay win the Pro/Rel playoffs, 9-7, and remains in the Q-League for next season.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 3:57 am

Q-LEAGUE 2051-52 SEASON - PART VI

2051-52 RQFA YOUTH LEAGUE

FAR WEST

 P Youth League - Southwest       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Swanguard Athletic              18   11   4   3    33   22  +11    37 Q
 2 Southern Manitoba Regional      18   10   2   6    32   24   +8    32 Q
 3 Winnipeg Spartak                18   10   2   6    28   24   +4    32
 4 Winnipeg United                 18    7   6   5    36   31   +5    27
 5 Northandryun Rovers             18    8   3   7    33   30   +3    27
 6 Trojana Condommakers FC         18    7   6   5    18   14   +4    27
 7 Prince Eric Wanderers           18    6   4   8    27   32   −5    22
 8 Northern Ontario Regional       18    5   6   7    14   19   −5    21
 9 Pacific Athletic                18    4   4  10    32   42  −10    16
10 Northern Manitoba Regional      18    1   5  12    16   31  −15     8

SOUTHWEST

 P Youth League - West            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Cornwall Clippers               26   16   5   5    59   41  +18    53 Q
 2 Southern Ontario Regional       26   15   6   5    48   39   +9    51 Q
 3 Kingston FC                     26   13   8   5    48   30  +18    47
 4 Greater Kingston Regional       26   12   8   6    55   45  +10    44
 5 Beolgyo Kilmarnock              26   10   9   7    46   41   +5    39
 6 Frontenac Regional              26    9   7  10    56   57   −1    34
 7 London FC                       26    8  10   8    48   44   +4    34
 8 Vaughan-York Azzurri            26   10   4  12    43   48   −5    34
 9 Leaside Lions                   26    8   8  10    54   58   −4    32
10 Sarnia 4.25                     26    9   5  12    30   32   −2    32
11 Lakeshore                       26    7   9  10    40   43   −3    30
12 Nakan 1908                      26    7   3  16    37   55  −18    24
13 Hamilton Steelers               26    4  10  12    19   29  −10    22
14 Niagara City                    26    5   6  15    38   59  −21    21

NORTHWEST

 P Youth League - Northwest  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Zenit Attawapiskat         22   15   2   5    44   22  +22    47 Q
 2 Daedonggang 3.26           22   13   3   6    48   26  +22    42 Q
 3 Northwest Regional         22   11   3   8    19   16   +3    36
 4 East Abitibi Regional      22   10   5   7    38   41   −3    35
 5 Ottawa Fury                22    8  11   3    31   23   +8    35
 6 AS Geumgang                22    9   5   8    15   16   −1    32
 7 Hanbat +50                 22    8   6   8    39   39    0    30
 8 AS Anju                    22    8   6   8    11   13   −2    30
 9 Amos Grenadiers 1878       22    6   7   9    15   21   −6    25
10 St-Bernard                 22    6   4  12    16   26  −10    22
11 West Abitibi Regional      22    5   4  13     8   18  −10    19
12 Daedonggang United         22    2   6  14     8   31  −23    12

GAEGYEONG

P Youth League - Gaegyeong     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montreal Koreana              30   19   7   4   118   56  +62    64 Q
 2 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa      30   19   6   5    85   46  +39    63 Q
 3 Estrie Regional               30   18   4   8    80   48  +32    58
 4 AS Blainville                 30   12  10   8    67   49  +18    46
 5 Hochelaga                     30   12   9   9    74   58  +16    45
 6 Gaegyeong East Regional       30   13   5  12    72   72    0    44
 7 Montreal 1862                 30   12   8  10    67   69   −2    44
 8 Montreal Impact               30   11   9  10    63   54   +9    42
 9 Ottford United                30   10  12   8    58   57   +1    42
10 Montreal City                 30   10  11   9    52   47   +5    41
11 Gaegyeong South Regional      30    9   6  15    54   77  −23    33
12 Gaegyeong West Regional       30    7  11  12    54   60   −6    32
13 Hochelaga Lions               30    7   9  14    43   88  −45    30
14 Sherbrooke Sparta             30    7   8  15    48   70  −22    29
15 RC Gaeseong                   30    4  10  16    51   93  −42    22
16 Songaksan FC                  30    5   5  20    40   82  −42    20

QUEBEC CITY

 P Youth League - Quebec City   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Capitol East Regional         22   13   4   5    56   40  +16    43 Q
 2 CSKA Quebec                   22   12   5   5    82   38  +44    41 Q
 3 Levis Athletic                22   10   6   6    51   39  +12    36
 4 CF Megantic                   22    9   7   6    49   42   +7    34
 5 Levis Regional                22   10   4   8    38   31   +7    34
 6 Baie-Verte                    22    8   9   5    54   36  +18    33
 7 FNB Futbol                    22    8   9   5    53   51   +2    33
 8 Phoenix Club +50              22    8   9   5    41   39   +2    33
 9 RC Hanyang                    22    8   8   6    48   41   +7    32
10 Capitol West Regional         22    4   4  14    33   76  −43    16
11 Levis United                  22    3   5  14    33   68  −35    14
12 Capital District Transit      22    2   4  16    17   54  −37    10

NORTHEAST

 P Youth League - Northeast     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Nord-Est Regional             30   18   5   7    67   28  +39    59 Q
 2 Club Racing Sept-Iles         30   17   5   8    71   41  +30    56 Q
 3 Nunavut North Stars           30   14  14   2    30   11  +19    56
 4 SC Roberval                   30   17   5   8    27   25   +2    56
 5 Heart of Saguenay             30   16   6   8    57   46  +11    54
 6 Olympique de Rimouski         30   15   8   7    76   42  +34    53
 7 South Bend City               30   13   9   8    73   44  +29    48
 8 Lorneville Rovers             30   12   9   9    49   37  +12    45
 9 Dukhoborian                   30   10  11   9    21   22   −1    41
10 CS Mont-Chaq                  30   10   6  14    36   54  −18    36
11 Planthoppers FC               30    9   8  13    19   28   −9    35
12 Iqaluit Red Army              30    8  10  12    22   29   −7    34
13 Chicoutimi-Est                30    7   9  14    12   30  −18    30
14 Saguenay Regional             30    6   9  15    35   66  −31    27
15 Chicoutimi Regional           30    5   9  16    24   61  −37    24
16 Labrador Flying Lice          30    1   1  28     5   60  −55     4

ACADIE-A

 P Youth League - Acadie A           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Perce Town                         26   19   2   5    34   15  +19    59 Q
 2 St. John's Arsenal                 26   14   7   5    64   29  +35    49 Q
 3 Mipojoseon                         26   13   6   7    50   29  +21    45
 4 Halifax Metropolitan Regional      26   12   6   8    50   39  +11    42
 5 Jeunesse Sportive Portbou          26   12   6   8    24   20   +4    42
 6 St. John's Regional                26   10   9   7    22   16   +6    39
 7 Omega +50                          26   11   4  11    51   39  +12    37
 8 Twin Cities Regional               26    8  10   8    39   43   −4    34
 9 PLI Islanders                      26    7  10   9    19   22   −3    31
10 Fredericton United                 26    7   7  12    36   44   −8    28
11 Unama'kik-Inverness 1877           26    5  10  11    11   17   −6    25
12 Torbay Blue Joint                  26    4  10  12    12   33  −21    22
13 Moncton Schooners                  26    3  11  12    24   45  −21    20
14 Habpo Koreana                      26    4   8  14    23   68  −45    20

ACADIE-B

 P Youth League - Acadie B           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Yarmouth Yeomen                    26   16   5   5    68   31  +37    53 Q
 2 Gaspesie Regional                  26   16   5   5    33   12  +21    53 Q
 3 Haligonian                         26   15   6   5    62   30  +32    51
 4 Newfoundland Regional              26   13   6   7    32   19  +13    45
 5 Acadie West Regional               26   13   4   9    47   25  +22    43
 6 Smallwood                          26   11   7   8    51   40  +11    40
 7 Sherringham Woods                  26   11   6   9    40   42   −2    39
 8 Shamrocks de Matapedia             26    9   6  11    41   51  −10    33
 9 Corner Brook SC                    26    8   9   9    19   22   −3    33
10 Bathurst City                      26    8   5  13    35   44   −9    29
11 Acadie East Regional               26    6   8  12    45   59  −14    26
12 Nauwigewauk Union                  26    5   7  14    29   49  −20    22
13 Escmuniac                          26    6   4  16    25   53  −28    22
14 Halifax City                       26    3   6  17    29   79  −50    15

2052 RQFA Sir. Lionel Mah Cup Playoffs
Held at Blue Point Stadium, St. John's

First Round

Perce Town 1–1 Daedonggang 3.26 (2–2 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Zenit Attawapiskat 7–3 Sherbrooke Noksaekjeonsa
Montreal Koreana 7–1 Gaspesie Regional
Yarmouth Yeomen 2–0 St. John's Arsenal
Swanguard Athletic 7–0 Southern Ontario Regional
Capitol East Regional 0–1 Club Racing Sept-Iles
Cornwall Clippers 0–0 CSKA Quebec (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Nord-Est Regional 5–5 Southern Manitoba Regional (5–5 AET) (2–4 pen.)

Quarterfinals

Montreal Koreana 2–2 Swanguard Athletic (3–3 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Daedonggang 3.26 4–1 Yarmouth Yeomen
Southern Manitoba Regional 0–3 Club Racing Sept-Iles
Zenit Attawapiskat 1–5 Cornwall Clippers

5th-8th Classification Games

Montreal Koreana 1–3 Yarmouth Yeomen
Southern Manitoba Regional 2–2 Zenit Attawapiskat (2–2 AET) (6–5 pen.)

5th-7th Placement Games

5TH: Montreal Koreana 3–1 Zenit Attawapiskat
7TH: Yarmouth Yeomen 0–0 Southern Manitoba Regional (0–1 AET)

3rd place playoff

Cornwall Clippers 0–0 Swanguard Athletic (0–1 AET)

Semifinals

Cornwall Clippers 0–2 Club Racing Sept-Iles
Swanguard Athletic 1–3 Daedonggang 3.26

2052 RQFA Sir. Lionel Mah Cup Final

Club Racing Sept-Iles 1–1 Daedonggang 3.26 (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)

2051 QUEBECOIS INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Held at Beyreuth Yeomen & Yeowomen Stadium, Kingston (hosted by Beyreuth University, OUA conference)

First Round

Northwestern University (01 B1G-01) 1–0 Saguenay Technical University (16 RSECQ-04)
Universite du Saguenay (08 B1G-02) 2–0 University of Corner Brook (09 AUS-03)
Nunavut State University (05 P12-01) 1–2 St. Aloysius College (12 OUA-02)
University of Halifax (13 AUS-04) 1–1 Beyreuth University (04 OUA-01) (1–2 AET)
Membertou College (02 AUS-01) 1–0 Meghanville State University (15 P12-03)
University of Prince Raoul Islands (10 P12-02) 3–5 Universite St. Croix (07 RSECQ-02)
Mount Ester University (06 AUS-02) 3–5 Universite de Sept-Iles (11 RSECQ-03)
Latilutakówa National University (14 OUA-03) 1–0 Hanbat National University (03 RSECQ-01)

Quarterfinals

Northwestern University (01 B1G-01) 0–1 Universite du Saguenay (08 B1G-02)
St. Aloysius College (12 OUA-02) 1–1 Beyreuth University (04 OUA-01) (1–2 AET)
Membertou College (02 AUS-01) 0–1 Universite St. Croix (07 RSECQ-02)
Universite de Sept-Iles (11 RSECQ-03) 1–3 Latilutakówa National University (14 OUA-03)

9th-16th Classification Games

Saguenay Technical University (16 RSECQ-04) 0–0 University of Corner Brook (09 AUS-03) (0–0 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Nunavut State University (05 P12-01) 0–2 University of Halifax (13 AUS-04)
Meghanville State University (15 P12-03) 2–4 University of Prince Raoul Islands (10 P12-02)
Mount Ester University (06 AUS-02) 1–3 Hanbat National University (03 RSECQ-01)

5th-8th Classification Games

University of Corner Brook (09 AUS-03) 0–1 Nunavut State University (05 P12-01)
Meghanville State University (15 P12-03) 2–6 Saguenay Technical University (16 RSECQ-04)
Mount Ester University (06 AUS-02) 1–0 University of Halifax (13 AUS-04)
University of Prince Raoul Islands (10 P12-02) 0–0 Hanbat National University (03 RSECQ-01) (0–0 AET) (0–2 pen.)

5th-16th Place Placement Matches

15TH: University of Corner Brook (09 AUS-03) 2–2 Meghanville State University (15 P12-03) (3–3 AET) (4–2 pen.)
13TH: Saguenay Technical University (16 RSECQ-04) 1–5 University of Halifax (13 AUS-04)
11TH: University of Halifax (13 AUS-04) 0–0 University of Prince Raoul Islands (10 P12-02) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
9TH: Mount Ester University (06 AUS-02) 3–0 Hanbat National University (03 RSECQ-01)
7TH: Northwestern University (01 B1G-01) 3–1 Universite de Sept-Iles (11 RSECQ-03)
5TH: St. Aloysius College (12 OUA-02) 0–2 Membertou College (02 AUS-01)

Bronze Medal Match

Beyreuth University (04 OUA-01) 1–3 Universite St. Croix (07 RSECQ-02)

Semifinals

Universite du Saguenay (08 B1G-02) 3–0 Beyreuth University (04 OUA-01)
Universite St. Croix (07 RSECQ-02) 1–1 Latilutakówa National University (14 OUA-03) (1–3 AET)

2051 Adrian Middleton Cup Final

Universite du Saguenay (08 B1G-02) 3–1 Latilutakówa National University (14 OUA-03)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 6:39 am

END-OF-2052 MAJOR TEAM SPORT DIRECTORIES

Following the completion of most international sports' respective championship stages, the Imperial Sporting Council, one of the two major bodies under the Ministry of Sport, have announced its annual directory of coaches on six sports it considers to be major under its jurisdiction: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Handball, Hockey and Volleyball.

There has been little changes made since the completion of each teams' following international championships (WBC/IBC/NSWC/HWC/WCoH/VWE), with the exception of hockey, where a major coaching shuffle's expected following the retirement of longtime head coach, Sir. Alexandre Browne-Hahm, and the dismissal of remaining coaching staff on the senior team. This speaks to relatively successful performances for the Quebecois national teams in this cycle, something that can be taken positively following a very turbulent 2050-52 period for those teams.

Note: Gridiron football does not count as one of the major team sports the Imperial Sporting Council holds jurisdiction over. This is due to the longstanding lack of membership by the Governing Board of Quebecois Football (GBQF), which oversees the Quebecois Football League and aids the Quebecois Intercollegiate Sports' (QIS) football operation, into the Imperial Sporting Council, as a measure of autonomy gridiron football holds from other sports in terms of international participation.

BASEBALL

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE: 10th Place - World Baseball Classic 53
COMMONWEALTH PERFORMANCE: SILVER - 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games
REVIEW: The QBF and the Quebecois baseball community has survived one of the most challenging periods in its history, as first-half struggles in the qualifying stage saw immense pessimism rise into the air over the Grim Reapers' participation in international baseball tournaments. Fortunately, much-galvanised Quebecois national team, who do possess several key members plying their talent abroad, were able to recover in time with a 12-3 second half to not only qualify for the WBC 53 playoffs held in Banija, but outright won their group to silence the doubters.

Once in Banija, the Grim Reapers held even on their first round stage but eventually fell short after a difficult, 5-game series. Still, there is no doubt that all's well once again in Quebecois baseball.

SPORT                POSITION    TEAM (LEVEL)   AGE  STATUS  NAME                      AFFILIATED SIDES
Baseball            President   Federation       53     NEW  Gustave Joplin Eudes      Quebecois Baseball Federation (QBF)
                            ----------                         -------                         ----------
Baseball           Head Coach   Senior           48  RETAIN  Choe Bong-Hak             California City Dodgers (QBO)
Baseball          Bench Coach   Senior           53  RETAIN  Kate McLelland-Gong       Saguenay Lions (QBO)
Baseball      Assistant Coach   Senior           47     NEW  Nathalie Diaby-Yeo        University of Goose Bay (QIS)
Baseball      Assistant Coach   Senior           58  RETAIN  Grazibella Tuzzio         Ottawa Eagles (QBO)
Baseball      Assistant Coach   Senior           42     NEW  Bong Min-Seok             Quebecois Baseball Federation (QBF)
                            ----------                         -------                         ----------
Baseball           Head Coach   Under-22         56     NEW  Sung Joon-Yeol            Farrer University (QIS)
Baseball      Associate Coach   Under-22         48  RETAIN  Elliott Sveningsson       Levis Wyverns (QBO)
Baseball      Assistant Coach   Under-22         37     NEW  Levinson Webster          University of Kingston (QIS)
Baseball           Head Coach   Under-18         50  RETAIN  Francesco Balboa III      Lycee-Alexandre-IV (HS)
Baseball      Assistant Coach   Under-18         48     NEW  Anne-Marie Kim            Western Quebec HS (HS)

BASKETBALL

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE: 3rd Place - International Basketball Championships 33
COMMONWEALTH PERFORMANCE: GOLD (Women) - 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games; BRONZE (Men) - 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games
REVIEW: Quebecois basketball world has seen both successes domestically and abroad, as the traditional powerhouses in CSKA Quebec, California City Lakers, and Montreal Koreana, have all performed well in the most recent cycle of IUBC to start off the cycle (OOC: the most recent IUBC's ICly viewed as being held during 2052-53 cycle, so this refers to the IUBC before that). This, combined with strong performance by Quebecois players abroad and many international players playing with their QBL or QWBL teams, seem to suggest that the Quebecois basketball continues to be in a solid shape...at least professionally.

It has not been the easiest when it comes to international stage, however, as the Q&S Grim Reapers started off the IBC 33, where they were the co-hosts alongside Bollonich, with a major scandal. The 'Seo-Hovington Scanal', which started with the unreported romantic affair of now-disgraced Grim Reapers' coach Edouard-Noel Halbert that was caught in middle of Quebec City, shook to the very last bone of Basketball Quebec and all the other institutions the former BQ president served, as the nation was swarmed in turmoil. So there were a lot of things at stake for the Quebecois national teams, as only the results were going to satisfy or at least calm down the public that's furious over the news of a negligent body.

Fortunately, the team was able to quickly gather themselves under the men's interim coach Matthew Hong and the women's basketball great Riley Jeon-Keane, as they finished the group stage with a 9-1 record, something that many considered acceptable in what was one of the toughest IBCs to compete in recent memory. This was then followed by a pair of close playoff victories that pushed them over the hurdle for the first time in six years, and while the Grim Reapers failed to beat Banija, who eventually ended up as the fourth-consecutive world champions, once again, they were still able to finish well with a third-place in front of the home crowd. So for now, all's well here too.

SPORT                POSITION    TEAM (LEVEL)   AGE  STATUS  NAME                      AFFILIATED SIDES
Basketball          President   Federation       54 PROMOTED Alain Kimmirut            Basketball Quebec (BQ)
                            ----------                         -------                         ----------
Basketball    Program Director  Men              54     NEW  Henry Dunnan-Sung         Basketball Quebec (BQ)
Basketball         Head Coach   Senior-M         47  RETAIN  Matthew Hong              Sudbury Moose (QBL)
Basketball    Associate Coach   Senior-M         54 PROMOTED Kiggwe Muhumuza           Bunyoro A&M University (BCSG)
Basketball    Assistant Coach   Senior-M         40  RETAIN  Noah-Eliud Belmont-Soucy  Kingston Polytechnic (QIS)
Basketball         Head Coach   Under-19-M       48     NEW  Allison Dubois            Basketball Quebec (BQ)
Basketball    Assistant Coach   Under-19-M       43     NEW  Jeremy Chabot             University of Halifax (QIS)
Basketball    Assistant Coach   Under-19-M       29     NEW  Park Seung-Ho             Universite d'Abitibi (QIS)
                            ----------                         -------                         ----------
Basketball    Program Director  Women            53     NEW  Anne-Francoise Neubauer   Basketball Quebec (BQ)
Basketball         Head Coach   Senior-W         49  RETAIN  Riley Jeon-Keane          CSKA Quebec (QWBL)
Basketball    Associate Coach   Senior-W         50  RETAIN  Arianna Ceciliani         Fort Lowe Rattlers (QWBL)
Basketball    Assistant Coach   Senior-W         42  RETAIN  Ahn Hye-Shin              Zenit Attawapiskat (QWBL)
Basketball         Head Coach   Under-19-W       58 PROMOTED Ismail Smajlovic          Basketball Quebec (BQ)
Basketball    Assistant Coach   Under-19-W       39     NEW  Kim Hong-Ja               Nunavut North Stars (Jrs)
Basketball    Assistant Coach   Under-19-W       42  RETAIN  Annie Theriault           Universite du Saguenay (QIS)

FOOTBALL

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE: Missed Qualification, World Cup 89 - 3rd Place, Cup of Harmony 81
COMMONWEALTH PERFORMANCE: 4th (Men) - 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games; SILVER (Women) - 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games
REVIEW: Oh, right. Let's skip that.

Good luck to Fabrizio Kaal - the entire country's hopes lie on his ability to not make the same mistakes George Wangolo did the last WCQ. Here, it's not easy to get the country's love, but very easy to lose their favour.

SPORT                POSITION    TEAM (LEVEL)   AGE  STATUS  NAME                      AFFILIATED SIDES
Football            President   Federation       53 RETAIN   Michelle Glauber-Shin     Royal Quebecois Football Association (RQFA)
                            ----------                         -------                         ----------
Football      Program Director  Senior           64 PROMOTED Wang Oak-Ja               Montreal Koreana (Q-League)
Football              Manager   Senior           47     NEW  Fabrizio Kaal (TLI)       Royal Quebecois Football Association (RQFA)
Football     Associate Coach    Senior           61     NEW  Angelo Gelinas            Northandryun Rovers (Q-League)
Football     Assistant Coach    Senior           42     NEW  Eileen Green              Royal Quebecois Football Association (RQFA)
Football     Assistant Coach    Senior           34     NEW  Sean Piugattuk            Nunavut North Stars (Jrs)
                            ----------                         -------                         ----------
Football      Program Director  Junior           45     NEW  Eugene Cohen              Royal Quebecois Football Association (RQFA)
Football              Manager   Under-21&18      64  RETAIN  Tahmid James (PFA)        Royal Quebecois Football Association (RQFA)
Football     Associate Coach    Under-21&18      41 PROMOTED Jean-Michel Banos         Royal Quebecois Football Association (RQFA)
Football     Assistant Coach    Under-21         36     NEW  Stephanie Tambellini      Royal Quebecois Football Association (RQFA)
Football     Assistant Coach    Under-21         50     NEW  Harold Kwak               Latilutakówa National University (QIS)
Football     Assistant Coach    Under-18         26     NEW  Chae Yeong-Rahn           Cornwall Clippers (Jrs)
Football     Assistant Coach    Under-18         43  RETAIN  Hector Mirembe            Montreal Koreana (Jrs)

HANDBALL

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE: Tied-9th Place, Handball World Cup 24
COMMONWEALTH PERFORMANCE: GOLD (Women) - 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games; SILVER (Men) - 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games
REVIEW: Quebecois handball has long disappointed the public since the double gold in Electrum 32 years ago, and while there have been some positive moment, like two fourth-place finishes in the HWC and the Under-25 Grim Reapers' silver medal finish in 2050 Bunjil Games just two years ago, the Quebecois' 9th place finish at the most recent HWC, in a tournment where Gatchingerrak Union finished third, indicates that there's still gonna be a lot on line to make this nation a true blue name in this sport.

Can Park Gyeong-Shin, the national team legend best remembered for his heroics as a 37-year old legend at Centralis Games, turn this around? That is to be seen.

SPORT                POSITION    TEAM (LEVEL)   AGE  STATUS  NAME                      AFFILIATED SIDES
Handball            President   Federation       59  RETAIN  Joanna Wex                Quebecois Handball Federation (QHF)
                            ----------                         -------                         ----------
Handball     Program Director   Men              70     NEW  Jean-Noah Michelet        Quebecois Handball Federation (QHF)
Handball           Head Coach   Senior-M         58     NEW  Park Gyeong-Shin          Montreal Koreana (Ligue-Boreale)
Handball      Assistant Coach   Senior-M         49  RETAIN  Alan Hansen               Zenit Attawapiskat (Ligue-Boreale)
Handball           Head Coach   Under-20-M       37  RETAIN  Laurent d'Ossernenon      IRSEA-Saclay (QIS)
Handball      Assistant Coach   Under-20-M       40     NEW  Oh Yeong-Ja               Planthoppers HC (Ligue-Boreale)
                            ----------                         -------                         ----------
Handball     Program Director   Women            50     NEW  Jennifer Choo-Wendel      Quebecois Handball Federation (QHF)
Handball           Head Coach   Senior-F         50  RETAIN  Varinder Bhullar          HC CSKA Quebec (Ligue-Boreale)
Handball     Assistant Coach    Senior-F         44  RETAIN  Catherine Dion-Heo        Corner Brook Islanders (Ligue-Boreale)
Handball           Head Coach   Under-19-F       47     NEW  Baek Soon-Yeong           Quebecois Handball Federation (QHF)
Handball     Assistant Coach    Under-19-F       36     NEW  Milena Nesovic            Mipojoseon HC (Jrs)

VOLLEYBALL

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE: CHAMPIONS - Volleyball World Expo 13; BRONZE MEDALISTS - IVF WorldLeague 5
COMMONWEALTH PERFORMANCE: GOLD (Men) - 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games; SILVER (Women) - 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games
REVIEW: Veni Vidi Vici was what's said as the Quebecois national team, after falling short on many attempts leading up to this cycle, finally won the Volleyball World Expo.

Of course, the road along the way wasn't the easiest - the Grim Reapers had sustained major losses to #1 HUElavia (5 consecutive losses to their HUElavian rivals at that point), #4 Cassadaigua and #13 Graintfjall in the group stage - and the Quebecois chances of making out of the Group of :B:eath looked uncertain. Still, the teams' roster depth (men - centre / women - pins), improvements in setter position, and coaching stability under coaches Jobin and Kim helped them qualify to the knockout rounds after a pair of victories on the final stretch of the tournament that provided much-needed confidence. Once there, they didn't look back, as they beat their biggest rivals Mytanija (viewed by Quebecois public to be the greatest VWE match in history), hosting nation of Hispinas, and finally HUElavia (sixth time is the charm) to win their first world title in history.

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         Head Coach   Senior-M         50  RETAIN  Pierre-Stephane Jobin     Shawinigan Skywalkers (QOVO)
Volleyball    Assistant Coach   Senior-M         39  RETAIN  Andrew Bryant-McCullis    St. John's Jumbos (QOVO)
Volleyball    Assistant Coach   Senior-M         47     NEW  Yves-Francois Bassambombo Hanyang College (QIS)
Volleyball         Head Coach   Under-19-M       41     NEW  Yi Joon-Cheol             California University (QIS)
Volleyball    Assistant Coach   Under-19-M       53  RETAIN  Kwak Jang-Hyeok           CSKA Quebec (Jrs)
Volleyball    Assistant Coach   Under-19-M       37     NEW  Benoit-Antoine Friesen    Royal Quebecois Volleyball Federation (RQVF)
                            ----------                         -------                         ----------
Volleyball    Program Director  Women            62     NEW  Jennifer Halkett          Royal Quebecois Volleyball Federation (RQVF) 
Volleyball         Head Coach   Senior-W         44  RETAIN  Kim Yu-Jin                Swanguard Athletic (QOVO)
Volleyball    Associate Coach   Senior-W         42  RETAIN  Miguel Jorge Arrado       Halifax Antebellum (QOVO)
Volleyball    Assistant Coach   Senior-W         55     NEW  Hannah Lee Buckers        Mount Ester University (QIS)
Volleyball         Head Coach   Under-20-W       52  RETAIN  Monica Keith              Universite St. Croix (QIS)
Volleyball    Assistant Coach   Under-20-W       37     NEW  Kenneca Obomsawin         Montreal Koreana (Jrs)
Volleyball         Head Coach   Under-18-W       33 PROMOTED Naomi Heo Goldbloom       Royal Quebecois Volleyball Federation (RQVF)
Volleyball    Assistant Coach   Under-18-W       54  RETAIN  Annabelle Seo             Royal Quebecois Volleyball Federation (RQVF)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 9:26 am

Part 1 - Men's Greco Roman & Women's Freestyle

August 2052
2052 FQL National Championships -- Iqaluit, Nunavut
PART 2

Former Prime Minister Thierry Saganash once described Quebecois tradition of wrestling as following: 'The Quebecois people are fighters by natures of argonauts who have crossed the waters from beyond the portal, and also those native to the land. We are the mixed-race folk who have grown out and beyond the limits of the northern edges of our regions, and have faced the very waters that separate us and Rushmore on each and every break of the water with a gee.'

It is true that the Quebecois have had particularly warm hearts towards wrestling and the culture that it brings: there is no shortage of wrestling gyms on your locale, and usually people can start under any level of experience, whether it be as a primary school student in an isolated, rural town, or an immigrant who's just moved into one of the Quebecois metropoles. While there exists solid gap between recreational wrestling and elite-level wrestling, there is enough infrastructure established for both levels of sport to maintain its popularity, and championships of both national and Commonwealth circuit receive enough media interests for the interested, budding journalists to keep their feet wet and learn before their bigger gigs elsewhere.

It is one sport where there's enough money for those willing to keep playing beyond their collegiate days, and while many use their college scholarships to study and transition into different careers, most of the creme de la creme will end up continuing to wrestle in the professional or semi-professional circuits. At this point there are thirteen men and twelve women's teams in the national senior circuit:

Men's Circuit - 13 teams

7- Professional (M): AnaiaLife (Québec City), Club Racing de Sept-Îles, CSKA Québec*, Lévis Athletic, Montréal Koreana*, Sherbrooke Sparta*, Zenit Attawapiskat*
6- Semi-Professional (M): Cannabiscorp* (Winnipeg), Centennial Bank (Montréal), Gwanggwanggongsa*, National Housing Corporation*, Niagara City*, Seonhak Soju (Twin Cities)

Women's Circuit - 12 teams

6- Professional (F): CSKA Quebec*, Dukhoborian, HomeSens (Montréal), Montréal Koreana*, Sherbrooke Sparta*, Zenit Attawapiskat*
6- Semi-Professional (F): Cannabiscorp* (Winnipeg), Churchill Sangmu*, Gwangwanggongsa*, National Housing Corporation*, Niagara City*

Dotted across Quebec & Shingoryeo, these senior-level clubs, usually backed with strong state or industrial support, or the virtues of being part of a massive sporting organisation many foreigners would have heard of, establish the standard of the competition on top of the pyramid. With strong support by the Federation Quebecoise de Lutte (FQL), they all compete under same gender-separate leagues and national championships with generous salaries and other material support, and in the case of semi-professional wrestlers, a cushy post-retirement employment with their respective companies. Over the years, an overlapping national team calendar is also established and maintained which allows the national team wrestlers (two each weight class, meaning that sixty-four athletes and twelve coaches would be selected as total) to also compete abroad in the Quebecois Commonwealth Circuit. The competitions in the Quebecois Commonwealth Circuit, having been established for well over a century, allows the competitiveness level high and the fans continuously interested.

Active Finalists

2044 & 2050 Olympic Medalists: Song Ah-Chim (57kg: 2044 GOLD) - Matteo Hanson-Conavacio (74kg: 2050 BRONZE) - Baek Seung-Gweon (86kg: 2050 GOLD) - Kevin Muncey (97kg: 2044 GOLD) - Joseph Etidlooie (97kg: 2050 GOLD)
2051 Commonwealth Games Medalists: Charles-Olivier Gagnon (57kg: BRONZE) - Song Ah-Chim (61kg: SILVER) - Byeon Seok-Gyeong (70kg: GOLD) - Baek Seung-Gweon (85kg: GOLD) - Joseph Etidlooie (97kg: GOLD)

Unlike their Greco-Roman compatriots, things have played out somewhat better for the Quebecois men's freestyle wrestling team. Having entered the 2050 Bunjil Olympics with high expectations, they have walked off with a decent medal haul as three of their four likelihoods to medal in Matteo Hanson-Conavacio (74kg), Baek Seung-Gweon (85kg) and Joseph Etidlooie (97kg), have walked off with two golds and a medal each. Even as their shortcomings on the two lightest classes, especially on the 57kg bantamweight class where Song's early elimination really hurt, the Quebecois consistency to medal decently on men's freestyle, generally more competitive than Greco-Roman, continues to be a good sign.

Their strong fortunes have continued into the 2051 Quebecois Commonwealth Games in Montreal, where they brought 3 golds in overall 8-medal haul in front of the homecrowd. Strong performance by the freestyle team, whose starpower is viewed by many as quite remarkable even by traditional Quebecois standards, are quite encouraging, and the FQL officials remain hopeful that high public profile of some of its stars in Matteo (comes from famous Conavacio family, and a notable fitness VousTuber), Baek (married to a Grim Reapers basketballer, Jin Chang-Sook) and Song Ah-Chim (an emerging name on reality television shows) can continue to provide that momentum as well.

As sixteen-men tableaus came to close by the end of first week, and the national team selections came to close, nobody would deny that some of the key matchups would do so. There's much to see this time around, like much hyped up rivalry between Matteo H.C., who has moved up to 85kg middleweight class right after the Commonwealth Games last August, and Baek, whose wedding last May was attended by everybody on basketball and wrestling team. Or the battle of olympic gold medalists in Joseph Etidlooie and Kevin Muncey, as the two boomers had to beat each other in last two olympic team trials. Or a numerous presence of collegiate wrestlers who should be ones to watch in 2056. Et cetera, et cetera...

Men's Freestyle - 57kg
Charles-Olivier Gagnon (24 - Cannabiscorp*) 3–4 Elliott Mah (25 - CSKA Quebec)
 
Men's Freestyle - 61kg
Song Ah-Chim (29 - Montreal Koreana) +3–3 Tomaso Savelli (20 - Niagara State University)
 
Men's Freestyle - 65kg
Omar Quvianatukuluk (33 - AnaiaLife) def. Ali-Ramin Mirzazadeh (18 - IRSEA-St. Croix) (FALL)
 
Men's Freestyle - 70kg
Byeon Deok-Gyeong (30 - Niagara City*) 10–3 Stanislav Obomchaev (23 - CSKA Quebec)
 
Men's Freestyle - 74kg
Marc-Antoine Vadnais (26 - Montreal Koreana) 0–7 Levondre Mercer (24 - Niagara City*)
 
Men's Freestyle - 86kg
Baek Seung-Gweon (25 - Zenit Attawapiskat) 3–4 Matteo Hanson-Conavacio (22 - AnaiaLife)
 
Men's Freestyle - 97kg
Kevin Muncey (35 - Gwanggwanggongsa*) def. by Joseph Etidlooie (31 - CSKA Quebec) (FALL)
 
Men's Freestyle - 125kg
Guillaume Yeon-Park (23 - Levis Athletic) 9–1 Nell Chun (19 - Universite d'Abitibi)

Active Finalists

2044 & 2050 Olympic Medalists: Kayla Mosley (53kg: 2050 BRONZE) - Elle Mason (53kg: 2044 GOLD) - Naomi Mizhakiiwetung (76kg: 2044 SILVER - 2050 GOLD)
2051 Commonwealth Games Medalists: Amy Figes (53kg: BRONZE) - Kayla Mosley (58kg: GOLD) - Oh Ye-Ji (60kg: SILVER) - Samantha Curatoli (68kg: GOLD) - Naomi Mizhakiiwetung (76kg: GOLD)

As for the women's Greco-Roman team, the familiar names won the medals as it would be Kayla Mosley and the elite duo of Tanya Baskatawang and Mizhakiiwetung who would do the deed with solid 2-0-1 performance. Unlike see-saw going both ways between men's GR and FS, Quebecois women's wrestling has traditionally seen lot more success on women's Freestyle, which was only broken into back in 2030 when the Quebecois finished with remarkable 2-1-1 led featuring dominating performance by current national team coach Natalie Whitebins and Svetlana Zadorova. Since then we see a bit more balance, even if the freestyle wrestling still remains more successful for Quebecois women.

The Greco-Roman events of this year's nationals also saw a lot of upsets, as even the medalists Mosley and Mizhakiiwetung fell in the final under what constituted as massive upsets. Instead, there were some impressive names who have drawn the public attention following their wins. Samantha Curatoli continues to be consistent, while the battle of college rivals Akimova and DiFelice, while both have relatively struggled on the Commonwealth circuit in past, was a heck of a battle to watch. Not to mention collegiates Park Min-Ji and Kweon Se-Yeong, who have won in the lightest and the heaviest category and drew immediate attention by everybody. Can they be the next big names on Quebecois Greco-Roman wrestling? We'll find out in due time...

Women's Greco-Roman - 48kg
Anne-Marie Oshutapik (37 - Dukhoborian) 4–8 Park Min-Ji (20 - Niagara State University)
 
Women's Greco-Roman - 53kg
Amy Figes (26 - Montreal Koreana) 3–0 Brianne Berard-Fickell (24 - Bank of Halifax*)
 
Women's Greco-Roman - 58kg
Kayla Mosley (24 - HomeSens) 2–2+ Joh Soo-Yeong (25 - Niagara City)
 
Women's Greco-Roman - 60kg
Elle Mason (34 - CSKA Quebec) 2–4 Oh Ye-Ji (23 - Gwangwanggongsa*)
 
Women's Greco-Roman - 63kg
Svetlana Akimova (21 - CSKA Quebec) def. by Lauren DiFelice (23 - Montreal Koreana) (W/O)
 
Women's Greco-Roman - 68kg
Samantha Curatoli (21 - Iggulden University) 4–1 Miia-Kristiina Kuusik (28 - CSKA Quebec)
 
Women's Greco-Roman - 76kg
Naomi Mizhakiiwetung (31 - HomeSens) 0–4 Kweon Se-Yeong (19 - Northwestern University)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:08 am

ROYAL QUEBECOIS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (RQFA) - OFFSEASON CHANGES

The Royal Quebecois Football Association (RQFA) has announced a series of sweeping challenges regarding the operations of the Quebecois football pyramid. The changes, while numerous, specifically concerns the format change for the Q-League. While many words were exchanged and votes handled at the RQFA General Congress at Royal Durham Hotel in Kingston, Frontenac, these were the shortened points:

TEAM SIZE: The Dietsche-Parker Proposal, proposed by Francis Dietsche-Parker of Montreal Koreana, were defeated in a 30-78 vote margin. Had it been passed, the Proposal would have seen an expansion of Q-League size from 20 to 24 teams in a gradual process that would have seen two promotions and no relegations in the year 1 of implementation (2053-54 / 2.10 season) and four promotions and two relegations in year 2 of implementation (2054-55 / 2.11 season). For the next two-year period, the Q-League will remain a 20-team competition.
Q-LEAGUE FORMAT CHANGE: After a 21-5 vote from 6 members of the RQFA governing board and 20 Q-League clubs of the following season (2052-53 / 2.09 season), the Q-League will see a change in format from a single, 38-matchday league to a split season format with two 19-matchday sections.

The sections, named Ouverture and Fermeture, will each have a champion, with the winners set to play each other at a designated national stadium the very wednesday after the final matchday of Fermeture to determine the season's champion. While RQFA has yet to figure out the league schedule, but has stated that the rough schedule will be late-August to Boxing Day for Ouverture, and 1 February to early May for Fermeture. This is done to reflect the winter break that the RQFA has introduced for the Q-League to schedule its major international breaks, which will last from every 27th of December to 31st of January. All the other leagues will not be affected by this change and will continue to schedule their matches during the winter break.

In terms of IFCF qualification and relegation, there will be an overall table combining results from the Overtureand Fermeture will be used to determine the standings and the qualification spots up to the the second-last association slot available at present time. The format change will not affect the Coupe de la Reine, which will gain its own qualification slot following the very next vote after this, or the upcoming League Cup, which will hold a VCIAPP qualification spot.
ALLOCATION OF FINAL IFCF QUALIFICATION SLOT: After an unanimous vote from all professional and semi-professional clubs of the Quebecois football pyramid, Quebec & Shingoryeo's final association slot into IFCF will be given to the winner of the Coupe de la Reine. If the Coupe de la Reine winner has already qualified through their league performance, or if both finalists have done so, the next highest-placing finisher at the Coupe de la Reine will receive the slot.
LEAGUE CUP: After a 90-18 vote that passed with relative ease, all the teams in the top three tier of Quebecois football pyramid will be entering the Quebecois League Cup, with title sponsor to be determined. While the League Cup schedule is yet to be figured out, the RQFA aims for the match to be held on New Year's Day, on the first week of Winter Break. 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.
BOXING DAY MATCH: After an unanimous vote from the RQFA governing board and the Q-League clubs, the boxing day will serve as the day all final round matches are held for the Ouverture. To prevent the risk of potential match-fixing, all matches will be held at 13:00 Central Standard Time, which means that 14:00 and 14:30 will be the kick-off time for matches held in East Coast, while the West coast sides will kick-off at 11:00 (all matches based in Manitoba province) and 12:00 (Trojana Condommakers FC).
HEIGHTENED SECURITY MEASURES: The RQFA has passed a series of votes that were unanimously agreed by all voters eligible involving security measures. The changes implemented include 1) reduction of standing tickets to 20% of the seats from original 40%, 2) daily check of the stadium lightings, fire exits and extinguishers, 3) check of any hand-held device that may be inflammatory upon the spectators' entry to stadium.
AWAY FAN BAN: To conclude the RQFA Congress, a final vote was held over the RQFA board's proposal, introduced by Jean-Christophe Bellefeuille of Heart of Saguenay, following the Reneegrad Disaster two weeks ago. After a heated 59-49 vote that was barely passed following six-hour deliberation, the RQFA has banned away fans from attending football matches. This ban will apply across the country in top two divisions of Quebecois football pyramid.

This will, however, only be applied to Q-League and Championship matches. The ban will not apply to the Coupe de la Reine or the Quebecois League Cup, as both competitions already have had significant security, police and at times military presence in past due to historical incidences. The RQFA expects this measure to be temporary and not one that will last well into future. As for any IFCF/CAFA football matches involving Quebecois players, there will be a clear 5% limit placed for the away fans when playing in Quebecois soil.

The Royal Quebecois Football Association thanks all members of the board, the Royal Sporting Council and the Ministry of Sport, as well as all fans and players, for its continued faith in the organisation and will be looking forward to a bright future ahead of them.

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