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September 15th, 2025 - January 12th, 2027
Last Updated on September 10th, 2026

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* * Round Four; Final * *

September 10th, 2026 - January 12th, 2027

No quarter will be given!

#
Seed
Opponents
AREA
Rating
Status
1
1
2
Daniel Blumentritt (IJN; #Fixed Raids)
Tino Puenjer (USN; #3c,4a-Subs)		 7184VRZM6
6634HJR-6		Turn 1
IJN +4 PoC

* * Round Three; Semi-Final * *

May 15th, 2026 - Sepember 9th, 2026

The top seeds prevail in the semi-final in early victories. The Allies completely dominate as both top seeds choose the blue pieces. Daniel Blumentritt actually moves the needle in the Allied direction on Turn 3 in an ugly dice-fest that left Philip Watkins' red piece under water. Tino Puenjer was more methodical as his five-turn victory over David Sherwood unfolded. The championship begins immediately!

#
Seed
Opponents
AREA
Rating
Status
1
1
4
Daniel Blumentritt (USN)
Philip Watkins (IJN)		7057VRZM6
6023LJWB6		Turn 3
USN rolls back PoC!
2
2
7
Tino Puenjer (USN; #3?M)
David Sherwood (IJN; Bid 0)		6516HJQ-6
5929IJLD6		Turn 5
IJN Surrenders!

* * Round Two * *

January 15th, 2026 - May 12th, 2026

Pairings were very easy for this round -- with the top four seeds against the next four seeds. The USN domination comes to an abrupt end -- with the IJN taking a 3-1 advantage as the top seeds all take the IJN. But this round sees our first upset of the tournament -- as David Sherwood overcomes Mike Kaye for the USN's lone triumph. Two games run all the way through eight turns and come out close. A very hard fought round!

#
Seed
Opponents
AREA
Rating
Status
1
1
5
Daniel Blumentritt (IJN)
Scott Beall (USN; #3cM)		6958VRZM6
5960PKVI6		Turn 8
IJN wins by 3!
2
2
6
Tino Puenjer (IJN; #M)
Dennis Nicholson (USN; Bid 3)		6352HJQ-6
5942PKZI6		Turn 5
Perimeter Holds!
3
3
7
Mike Kaye (IJN; Bid 4)
David Sherwood (USN; #1a,2b,3c,5a,5b)		6344YKZJ6
5799IJLD6		 Turn ?
IJN Surrenders!
4
4
8
Philip Watkins (IJN; Bid 6.5)
James Kramer (USN; #2b,3c,4a)		5906LJWB6
5611UPTO6		Turn 8
IJN wins by 2.5!

* * Round One * *

September 22nd, 2025 - January 12th, 2026

In a very unusual opening round, every single one of the top seeds wins. Usually we get two or three upsets, but this time around. The top seeds dominate with the Allies -- with 5 Allied wins to 3 Japanese wins. David Sherwood's win goes all the way to the win, pulling out a squeaker by half-a-POC. None of the other games made it to the final turn. Will this coming round bring some upsets? Stay tuned to this Bat Channel!

#
Seed
Opponents
AREA
Rating
Status
1
1
9
Daniel Blumentritt (IJN; #M)
Bob Hamel (USN; Bid 0.5)		6872VRZM5
5554ZTZR5		Turn 6
USN Surrenders!
2
2
10
Tino Puenjer (USN; #?)
David Gubbay (IJN; Bid 1)		6303HJQ-5
5521KJNI5		Turn 7
IJN Surrenders!
3
3
11
Mike Kaye (USN; Bid 1)
Hilton McManus (IJN; #M,Old 5)		6288YKZJ5
5404HJNC5		Turn 6
USN maxes PoC!
4
4
12
Philip Watkins (USN; #?)
Robert Drozd (IJN; Bid ?)		6003KJVB5
5277WMYP5		Turn 4
Western Attack Fails!
5
5
13
Scott Beall (USN; #M)
John Vinal (IJN; Bid 0.5)		5894PKVI5
5223EIJB5		Turn 7
IJN Surrenders!
6
6
14
Dennis Nicholson (USN; #M)
Talmadge Seaman (IJN)		5890PKZI5
5018GJNA5		Turn 4
IJN Surrenders!
7
7
15
David Sherwood (IJN; Bid 4.5)
Jeff Lange (USN; #1a,2b,5a,5b)		5738HJLD5
4965GJPA5		Turn 8
IJN wins by 0.5!
8
8
16
James Kramer (IJN; Bid 3.5)
Jim Bodenheimer (USN; #1a,2b,3b,4a)		5666UPTO5
4905JJQE5		Turn 7
IJN locks it up!

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