Round 3 concluded
VWBC
With St. Lucia's close defeat of Chile on August 2, the regional semifinals of the VWBC came to a close. Although the round was by no means lacking in drama or excitement, it was a round that left fans looking more forward than back with the exciting regional championships it set up. The first of the top seeds exited in this round, starting with the very first match as England triumphed over Germany. Then of course Liechtenstein pulled off their unbelieveable upset of Scotland to prolong their incredible run, and round 3 was rolling. Despite a considerable mid-round delay, all is well again now after more of the same filled out the quarterfinal matchups. With the scheduled rest break between rounds 3 and 4 now over, tension has reached unbelievable levels in anticipation of the coming round's matches.
And what matches they will be. In the European finals, a slight underdog and a huge underdog will do battle, with England, coming off an upset of 1 seed Germany facing Liechtenstein, already the victors of an incredible cinderella run. The Asian region will feature a clash between the strong but as-of-yet untested Indonesian squad and the almighty Mongolian Machine, a seemingly unstoppable team that has steamrolled all comers thus far. Africa will feature a clash of two battle-tested titans, with 4 seed DRC coming off their defeat of top-seeded Chad to face down the tough Egyptians. Finally, in the Americas/Islands, St. Lucia will see if they can face down Australia and the rising power they bring. All eyes now turn to the matches whose victors will be able to claim dominance over entire continents.
With St. Lucia's close defeat of Chile on August 2, the regional semifinals of the VWBC came to a close. Although the round was by no means lacking in drama or excitement, it was a round that left fans looking more forward than back with the exciting regional championships it set up. The first of the top seeds exited in this round, starting with the very first match as England triumphed over Germany. Then of course Liechtenstein pulled off their unbelieveable upset of Scotland to prolong their incredible run, and round 3 was rolling. Despite a considerable mid-round delay, all is well again now after more of the same filled out the quarterfinal matchups. With the scheduled rest break between rounds 3 and 4 now over, tension has reached unbelievable levels in anticipation of the coming round's matches.
And what matches they will be. In the European finals, a slight underdog and a huge underdog will do battle, with England, coming off an upset of 1 seed Germany facing Liechtenstein, already the victors of an incredible cinderella run. The Asian region will feature a clash between the strong but as-of-yet untested Indonesian squad and the almighty Mongolian Machine, a seemingly unstoppable team that has steamrolled all comers thus far. Africa will feature a clash of two battle-tested titans, with 4 seed DRC coming off their defeat of top-seeded Chad to face down the tough Egyptians. Finally, in the Americas/Islands, St. Lucia will see if they can face down Australia and the rising power they bring. All eyes now turn to the matches whose victors will be able to claim dominance over entire continents.
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