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BBM and B3 Competition
Now for our club teams! With the implementation of buzzerbeater madness, every team has the chance to make the USA community proud on the National Stage. Here are a few of the standouts from BBM:
Tier 2
In tier 2 of BBM we had two USA standouts. Wavy Gates and southpaw army (both Division II) made it out of the competitive group stage and on to the knockout rounds. Wavy Gates was knocked out in the round of 64, but southpaw army strung together a couple of victories before losing in the round of 16. Congratulations to southpaw army for making it the furthest in BBM of any USA Division I or II team ever!
Tier 6
ATL The Hawks made it to the round of 16! 3 other USA teams also made the knockout stages in this tier.
Tier 7
ElectricTriangles made top 16! 5 other teams also advanced to the knockout stage in this tier.
Tier 10
Knights of Autumn went into the knockout stages as a 9 seed where their underdog story began. After pulling an upset on 1 seed Rim Climbers, they strung together 3 more victories with some sound tactics and GDP, becoming the first USA team to reach the finals of a BBM tournament (I think). However, they came up just short in the finals losing to a team from Spain. Congratulations to Knights Autumn on the amazing run and thanks for representing the USA internationally!
Tier 12
2 percent made a run to the top 16!
Tier 13
The Beer Bellys made an awesome run to the quarterfinals before being knocked out.
Tier 14
R3AP3RS made top 16! FatCurry representing the USA in the bottom tiers!
Tier 15
Porch Pirates made top 16! Jan Dunkers made top 16! Great work in the bottom tier of BBM by USA teams.
B3
In B3 competition our main representation was Atelier with Flash Mashers in tank mode. Apex (manager of Atelier) managed to move on from the group stage of the B3 before being knocked out by Kekluhoitaa in the first round of the knockout stage.
National Tournament
In terms of USA vs USA competition, nothing is more exciting than the national tournament. This year the cup saw a few upsets as well as another dominant run from Apex (manager of Atelier).
The top performance from a division IV team came from Lake Demons who made it all the way to the top 16. Similarly, the top performance from a division III team was West Side Tigers who also lost in the top 16. My team (NBBA) was also shockingly upset by Shrugging Shlubs of IV.45. Well done on the upset!
After many top teams met early in the tournament, the competition was eventually reduced down to 4 teams. Mill City Thunder from division II made a great run but proved to be no match for the defending champion Atelier. In the other semifinal matchup F.Day Internet Lovers Club was able to deny Jim Almeidas Janitor Crew (Antwon) from returning to the championship match.
In the championship it was defending champions and powerhouse Atelier against a first timer F.Day Internet Lovers Club. On gameday F.Day went for it with a double GDP guess and a 2-3 zone, hoping to deny Ateliers powerful inside game and 2 national team big men. However, Atelier was one step ahead and switched to running a Motion offense which was able to light up the opposing defense from 3 (42.3%). Greg Maynard led the way with 28 points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds as Atelier brought home their 3rd straight Cup trophy winning 93 to 75!