OSG World Cup Final
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:00 am
We're down to the final two in the OSG guitars-under-£500 World Cup. For the final, voting will be open for a full week to make sure as everyone gets a chance. We've not needed penalty shootouts so far, but in the event of a draw I'll cast the deciding vote (I don't vote in the polls themselves).
As this is a final, that means it's time for an unreasonable amount of build up looking at how they got this far. First up Maggieo's Telestar:
It took an early lead in Group B, before eventually being overtaken (by just one vote) by robroe's Bronco.
That was still enough to progress with 16 votes, eliminating crainlarich's Hofner and Sal Paradise's SG (picture link has since broken for the SG).
In the second round, it it's runner-up status guaranteed a tough draw. It was paired with ohm-men's Jazzmaster, but defeated the Group A winner 26-15:
On to the quarter finals, and an 18-11 victory over forum newbie gazer's Framus:
The semi finals pitted it against Mechanical Birds' Jazzblaster, where it prevailed 21-15:
Can it go one step further? Only one thing stands in its way: smjenkins' Squier Bass VI.
Despite strong opposition, it achieved one of the most comprehensive victories in the group stage, where it received more votes than liquitone's Jaguar Bass, snarf's Vox and 2groggy's "Screamcaster" combined:
A similarly comprehensive second round win saw it dispatch Lost In Autumn's sparkly 12 string 29-3:
In the quarter finals, it met robroe's Bronco, the only guitar to have faced both of our finalists. It was beaten 22-8, and here it is again:
Onto the semis, where it faced its closest poll to date against ThePearDream, but a second green Bronco was dispatched 20-14:
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Right, without further ado, here are your finalists!
In the sparkly black corner, Maggieo's Telestar:
And in the brown corner, smjenkins' Squier Bass VI:
Good luck to both, and thank you all for another fun tournament!
As this is a final, that means it's time for an unreasonable amount of build up looking at how they got this far. First up Maggieo's Telestar:
It took an early lead in Group B, before eventually being overtaken (by just one vote) by robroe's Bronco.
That was still enough to progress with 16 votes, eliminating crainlarich's Hofner and Sal Paradise's SG (picture link has since broken for the SG).
In the second round, it it's runner-up status guaranteed a tough draw. It was paired with ohm-men's Jazzmaster, but defeated the Group A winner 26-15:
On to the quarter finals, and an 18-11 victory over forum newbie gazer's Framus:
The semi finals pitted it against Mechanical Birds' Jazzblaster, where it prevailed 21-15:
Can it go one step further? Only one thing stands in its way: smjenkins' Squier Bass VI.
Despite strong opposition, it achieved one of the most comprehensive victories in the group stage, where it received more votes than liquitone's Jaguar Bass, snarf's Vox and 2groggy's "Screamcaster" combined:
A similarly comprehensive second round win saw it dispatch Lost In Autumn's sparkly 12 string 29-3:
In the quarter finals, it met robroe's Bronco, the only guitar to have faced both of our finalists. It was beaten 22-8, and here it is again:
Onto the semis, where it faced its closest poll to date against ThePearDream, but a second green Bronco was dispatched 20-14:
***
Right, without further ado, here are your finalists!
In the sparkly black corner, Maggieo's Telestar:
And in the brown corner, smjenkins' Squier Bass VI:
Good luck to both, and thank you all for another fun tournament!