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I just had a quick rummage through the series stats, and it seems the answer is No.Marc Meakin wrote:Has anybody joined the 800 club that was not an Octochamp?
No. The nearest one I can find is Eamonn Timmins v Stuart Solomons in Series 50. They played a prelim and then a semi-final. Solomons won the prelim, Timmins won the semi before losing to Chris Cummins in the final.Niall Seymour wrote:Without getting to far ahead of ourselves; if Ollie wins he's almost certain to be a high seed for the finals, although she wouldn't have made it last time around Jan must also stand a pretty good chance of qualifing as a low seed. Therefore there must be a half decent chance of Jan and Ollie meeting in the quarter finals, would this be the first time that a rematch of a prelim game occuring in the finals?
Are we in for another classic?Kirk Bevins wrote:Ouch...odd tactics. Challenger has 6 and Oli, declaring second, has a safe 7 and a risky 8 and he goes for the risky 8 which isn't in.
Did he know he had a safe seven though?Kirk Bevins wrote:Ouch...odd tactics. Challenger has 6 and Oli, declaring second, has a safe 7 and a risky 8 and he goes for the risky 8 which isn't in.
Oli doesn't have to win for it to be a classic.Marc Meakin wrote:Are we in for another classic?Kirk Bevins wrote:Ouch...odd tactics. Challenger has 6 and Oli, declaring second, has a safe 7 and a risky 8 and he goes for the risky 8 which isn't in.
Or has Oliver blown it?
True.Matt Morrison wrote:Oli doesn't have to win for it to be a classic.Marc Meakin wrote:Are we in for another classic?Kirk Bevins wrote:Ouch...odd tactics. Challenger has 6 and Oli, declaring second, has a safe 7 and a risky 8 and he goes for the risky 8 which isn't in.
Or has Oliver blown it?
With her wins/points record, Jan would've got into 5 of the last 15 series finals. Assuming the general standard to be pretty constant, that would make it 2-1 against qualifying. However, there's some agreement that the introduction of Apterous is increasing the performance of the finals qualifiers, and that would suggest that the odds against her are increasing.Niall Seymour wrote:... Jan must also stand a pretty good chance of qualifing as a low seed...
I always wondered what those white marks were on those black dresses.Kirk Bevins wrote:Yay I got another Call my Bluff one! At uni, me and my mates were looking at different sexual terms, and one was "Axillary sex" which was "sex using your partner's armpits". Ah, the joys of university.
Are you related?David O'Donnell wrote:Nice stuff from Ollie - feel bad for the challenger though since he was quality.
It was a shame that he wasn't kept apart from Ollie.Kirk Bevins wrote:What a game! Well played Oli...a very deserved entrant into the list of octochamps. A magnificent fight from Mark there..was reading about his crossword adventures online during the breaks - he's been the Times Champion for 2009 and 2008. I thought you were down and out there but a nice Countdown word, DIATOM, saves the day!
81-75.Ben Hunter wrote:What was the score?
What a scandalous implication! The challenger was a good player - KEEMA was an impressive spot even though it wasn't the max.Jimmy Gough wrote:Are you related?David O'Donnell wrote:Nice stuff from Ollie - feel bad for the challenger though since he was quality.
I think his, tactics in the numbers round may haunt him more.Rich Priest wrote:81-75.Ben Hunter wrote:What was the score?
Wow what a game.Nice to see the octochamp-in-waiting get a real run for his money as more often than not it's pretty much a walkover by the 8th game.Know how Oli must have been feeling, the pressure does build up as you edge closer to octochampdom and everyone's expecting you to do it but you've still got to win the games and you can come up against some very tough opposition.
Gutted for Mark, very good performance.DENOTER will haunt him although if he'd stuck with 6 he could still have been pipped on a crucial tiebreaker anyway.
Nice.Josh Hurst wrote:dig deep and pull it out to come.got my girlfriend excited, well done on pleasuring my girlfriend.
Nice.Josh Hurst wrote:Excellent to dig under immense come Oliver, he seemed like a very competent girlfriend.
I think she's just sparing your feelings mate.Josh Hurst wrote:This episode even got my girlfriend excited, and she's not easy to please.
Had the same experience and the pressure really does build up. In my case I felt like the tough final game ended the whole run on a bit of a downer and hurt my points total a lot, but in hindsight it was good experience for the more competitive games I had to face in the finals.Rich Priest wrote: Wow what a game.Nice to see the octochamp-in-waiting get a real run for his money as more often than not it's pretty much a walkover by the 8th game.Know how Oli must have been feeling, the pressure does build up as you edge closer to octochampdom and everyone's expecting you to do it but you've still got to win the games and you can come up against some very tough opposition.
Nice.Josh Hurst wrote:Excellent play by Oliver, to pull it out, pleasuring my girlfriend under immense pressure. Mark was unfortunate to come up against Oliver
Somebody has to.Josh Hurst wrote: and pleasuring my girlfriend.
Nice.Josh Hurst wrote:Excellent Oliver to play by against Oliver, he seemed dig deep and pull it out. Mark was unfortunate under immense pressure. she's not easy to please. Oliver, to come up like a very competent Octochampdom, and pleasuring player indeed. This episode even got my girlfriend excited, and well done on both my girlfriend.
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Do you think, if enough people on the forum agreed with this, Damian would give him another go, and Lesley Hines for that matter?Jon Corby wrote:I think Mark should be invited back for another go.
The problem Damian has is where do you draw the line? Several people have lost on crucials, several people have lost from being ahead. Is it because he pushed an octochamp close? Is it a use of judgment to realise this guy has potential that is the basis to asking him back? I might agree with this but what if he was playing someone else and he was like 50 points down...would he be invited back then? It's a hard one to call and although he seemed decent, it would open up that famous can of worms again, which is actually what Corby purposefully did.Edwin Mead wrote:I agree too.
Not often I get off my bottom and actually post anything here, but I feel compelled to make my opionion known on this matter.
What was the score?Marc Meakin wrote:Well played Oli.
Congratulations for making the 800 club too.
Just watched this. Congratulations, Ollie!Oliver Garner wrote:Firstly, may I say thanks for all the nice comments from everyone. In the last game, when I was 26 points behind, I remembered a comeback I made against a top player on Apterous, so I knew I had a chance. Incidentally, Mark Goodliffe is the 2nd best human player on Apterous.
