2015 LAPUA World Cup of Silhouette

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The entries are in, the brackets are filled and the 2015 LAPUA World Cup of Silhouette is set to kick off in March! This year we have 56 shooters. The tournament is divided into three brackets: bracket 1 is the championship bracket and features only shooters who are Master class in both Standard and Hunter smallbore rifles. Bracket 2 features shooters who are AAA in either Standard or Hunter smallbore rifle. Bracket 3 is for shooters who are AA and below. There are 20 shooters in Bracket 1; 20 shooters in Bracket 2 and 16 shooters in Bracket 3.

This year there are 4 overall seeds, chosen solely on the results of last year's tournament. Matthew Canning from Ireland finished in the top four of last year's tournament but he is unable to shoot this year - so, the top 4 overall seeds are:

(1) Dustin Flint
(2) Cathy Winstead-Severin
(3) Mary Watkins
(4) Bill Motl

From there, each shooter in Bracket one was given a seed of 2 - 5 based on last year's performance and/or recent scores. Each shooter was then randomly placed into one of four groups.

The first 4 months of this tournament (3 months for Bracket 3) is the Group stage. In the group stage, each shooter shoots against every other shooter in his group once. After each match, a shooter either comes away with 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, or zero points for a loss. Each group contains 5 shooters (4 for Bracket 3). At the end of the group stage, the two shooters in each group with the highest point totals will advance from the group into the knockout stages. From there, it is single elimination to the championship.

According to the rules, the payout will be as follows. The winner of Bracket 1 will get $100. The winner of Bracket 2 will get $100. The winner of bracket 3 will get $80. Each of the shooters that reach the semifinals of Brackets 1 & 2, excluding the winners, will get $33.33. each of the shooters that reach the semifinals of Bracket 3, excluding the winner, will get $26.67.

Everyone that pays their entry fee will be eligible to win a brick of Lapua Center-X or SK Rifle Match. I believe we are going to do the drawing in Winnsboro in June.

If you are entered in this tournament, look for an email from me, probably tomorrow. Also, I will post the Group Stage match schedules sometime soon.

Enough about all that - TO THE BRACKETS!!!

Bracket 1:

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Bracket 2:

2015 initial bracket 2.jpg

Bracket 3:

2015 initial bracket 3.jpg

Dustin

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thank you for not putting me in a bracket with my children.
it's bad enough they beat up on me in regular matches.

[Innocent]

thank you for not putting me in a bracket with my children....want some cheese to go with that wine BF#7.
Damn near called you last weekend, almost got stuck in HOU....got out before the storm hit Love too badly but HOU was delayed over 3 hours.

Innocent

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thank you for not putting me in a bracket with my children.
it's bad enough they beat up on me in regular matches.

It was actually entirely random that none of the Steigers ended up in the same group. I hate to tell you, but not being with your kids is the only thing about that group that you have to be thankful for. That is by far the most brutal group in the entire tournament!

Dustin

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The matchups for the group stage are posted below. Each shooter in a group shoots against every other shooter in the group once. The shooter that wins the matchup gets 3 points; the shooter that loses the matchup gets zero points; if there is a tie, each shooter gets 1 point. At the end of the group stage, the 2 shooters in each group with the most points will advance out of the group and into the round of 8 and the knockout rounds. From there, the tournament will be single elimination - The last shooter standing in each bracket is the winner.

Note that Bracket 1 (Master) and Bracket 2 (AAA) have 5-shooter groups. In order for each shooter to matchup up against each other shooter in the group and finish the group stage in June, certain matchups will require scores from different months to be compared against each other. For instance, as you can see in the schedule below: in Group 1A, Mallory Nichols will face off against Jerry Tureau using Mallory's April score and Jerry's March score. You can see the score that will be used for each shooter in each matchup in parenthesis below. This can seem a little confusing but it is not really. Each shooter will shoot one match per month, turn in the scores and they will be properly recorded and the matchups will be reported. Bracket 3's Group Stage Schedule is more straight-forward with each match occurring month-to-month.

Like last year, I will update the results of each matchup on this thread as they happen. Several shooters will begin their World Cup this weekend. Good luck to all the shooters!

Bracket 1 Group Stage Schedule:

Bracket 1 Group Schedule.jpg

Bracket 2 Group Stage Schedule:

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Bracket 3 Group Stage Schedule:

Bracket 3 group schedule.jpg

Dustin

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I forgot to discuss the tiebreakers during the group stage of the tournament. At the end of the group stage, if two or more shooters are tied in points for the first or second spot, the first tiebreaker is the highest total score over the three or four match group stage.

If a tie still exists after that, we will go to total reverse animal count, turkeys then rams then chickens then pigs.

If a tie still exists after that, the tied shooters will face off in an Epic Rap Battle - like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3w2MTXBebg

Dustin

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The first two matches of the 2015 Lapua World Cup of Silhouette are complete!

In Group 1C, Pat Steiger (66/80) defeated Bruce Finley (63/80). Pat receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 3D, Jonah Finley (42/80) defeated Danny Hatch (22/80). Jonah receives 3 points for the win.

Dustin

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More World Cup matches were decided this weekend:

In Group 2A, Alan Fitzpatrick (60/80) defeated Scott Dahms (43/80). Alan receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 2C, Jessica Hamilton (56/80) defeated Dan Cates (40/80). Jessica receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 3B, Bob Wendell (38/80) defeated Scott Stephenson (36/80). Bob receives 3 points for the win.

Dustin

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Update on some of the World Cup matches completed this weekend:

In Group 1B, Chris Simmons (71/80) defeated (2) Cathy Winstead-Severin (67/80). Chris receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 1C, (4) Bill Motl and John Mullins tied with a 66/80. Both shooters receive 1 point for the tie.

In Group 1D, Elisabeth Steiger (76/80) defeated Joe DuBoulay (56/80). Elisabeth receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 2B, Greg Hamilton (62/80) defeated Emmett Dibble (55/80). Greg receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 2C, Woody Walk (48/80) defeated Gary Kunzli (45/80). Woody receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 2D, Jacie Kennison (50/80) defeated Neil Compton (44/80). Jacie receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 2D, Jacie Kennison (50/80) defeated James Severin (47/80). Jacie receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 3A, Rich Richards (28/80) defeated Micah Flint (26/80). Rich receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 3C, Kevin Flint (36/80) defeated Hugh Burnett(11/80). Kevin receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 3D, Mike Klienpeter (36/80) defeated Lesa Hamilton (26/80). Mike receives 3 points for the win.

More updates will be coming as the scores come in.

Dustin

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More updates from scores that came in last night:

In Group 3A, Dewey Stewart (38/80) defeated Garin Hatch (37/80). Dewey receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 3B, Scott Finley (55/80) defeated Tatum Saucer (27/80). Scott receives 3 points for the win.

Dustin

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UPDATE:

In Group 1D, Hayley Kunzli (61/80) defeated (3) Mary Watkins (60/80). Hayley receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 2B, Adam Bell (61/80) defeated Greg Chandler (48/80). Adam receives 3 points for the win.

Dustin

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UPDATE:

In Group 3C, Rhon Ledbetter (34/80) defeated Ken Green (24/80). Rhon receives 3 points for the win.

Dustin

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UPDATE - Since several shooters began their shooting seasons late, some scores are delayed but Group Standings as of today are:

GROUP 1A - No matches have been decided.

GROUP 1B
Chris Simmons (1-0-0) 3 Points
Gabriel Villarreal (0-0-0)
Clint Munzlinger (0-0-0)
Joseph Steiger (0-0-0)
(2) Cathy Winstead-Severin (0-1-0) 0 Points

GROUP 1C
Pat Steiger (1-0-0) 3 Points
(4) Bill Motl (0-0-1) 1 Points
John Mullins (0-0-1) 1 Points
David Bonner (0-0-0)
Bruce Finley (0-1-0) 0 Points

GROUP 1D
Elisabeth Steiger (1-0-0) 3 Points
Hayley Kunzli (1-0-0) 3 Points
Juan Villarreal (0-0-0)
(3) Mary Watkins (0-1-0) 0 Points
Joe DuBoulay (0-0-1) 0 Points

GROUP 2A
Alan Fitzpatrick (1-0-0) 3 points
John Neihouse (0-0-0)
Eric Harper (0-0-0)
Wayne Wands (0-0-0)
Scott Dahms (0-1-0) 0 points

GROUP 2B
Greg Hamilton (1-0-0) 3 Points
Adam Bell (1-0-0) 3 Points
Jorge Garza (0-0-0)
Emmett Dibble (0-1-0) 0 Points
Greg Chandler (0-1-0) 0 Points

GROUP 2C
Woody Walk (1-0-0) 3 Points
Jessica Hamilton (1-0-0) 3 points
Wes Underwood (0-0-0)
Dan Cates (0-1-0) 0 points
Gary Kunzli (0-1-0) 0 Points

GROUP 2D
Jacie Kennison (2-0-0) 6 Points
Greg Sullivan (0-0-0)
Scott Lamanna (0-0-0)
James Severin (0-1-0) 0 Points
Neil Compton (0-1-0) 0 Points

GROUP 3A
Dewey Stewart (1-0-0) 3 Points
Rich Richards (1-0-0) 3 Points
Garin Hatch (0-1-0) 0 Points
Micah Flint (0-1-0) 0 Points

GROUP 3B
Bob Wendell (1-0-0) 3 Points
Scott Finley (1-0-0) 3 points
Scott Stephenson (0-1-0) 0 Points
Tatum Saucer (0-1-0) 0 points

GROUP 3C
Rhon Ledbetter (1-0-0) 3 Points
Kevin Flint (1-0-0) 3 Points
Ken Green (0-1-0) 0 Points
Hugh Burnett (0-1-0) 0 Points

GROUP 3D
Jonah Finley (1-0-0) 3 points
Mike Klienpeter (1-0-0) 3 Points
Danny Hatch (0-1-0) 0 points
Lesa Hamilton (0-1-0) 0 Points

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UPDATE:

Several World Cup matches were decided this weekend:

In Group 1C, Bruce Finley and David Bonner tied with a 60/80. Both shooters receive 1 point for the tie.

In Group 2B, Greg Hamilton (60/80) defeated Greg Chandler (53/80). Greg receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 2D, Greg Sullivan (47/80) defeated Neil Compton (39/80). Greg receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 3D, Jonah Finley (46/80) defeated Lesa Hamilton (24/80). Jonah receives 3 points for the win.

Dustin

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There will be lots of World Cup matches decided this weekend. Here are the ones that were decided today:

In Group 1A, (1) Dustin Flint (76/80) defeated Harold Smith (48/80). Dustin receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 2C, Woody Walk (51/80) defeated Wes Underwood (50/80). Woody receives 3 points for the win.

In Group 3C, Kevin Flint and Ken Green tied with a 24/80. Both shooters receive 1 point for the tie.

Dustin