master of desaster banned Blitzkrieg Bork, Strategic Commanders, EA&O SR, Phobia SR, Pangea Ultima and Cat Fight
rakleader banned Macedonia No Split
master of desaster banned Blitzkrieg Bork

Banning Bork 2 times seems reasonable.

The same happened with phobia sr

And Braj, and treasure map

I am not sure that I understand well you, but those templates have simply been duplicated during the first step of the pick/ban phase of the final, according to the rules.

https://www.warzone.com/Forum/418858-awp-world-tour-finals-2020-magazine?Offset=6

The template pool expansion will be via private messages of the pick/ban dummy games between Tour admin and players.
Each player will choose 12 templates from these 35
https://www.warzone.com/Forum/262655-awp-world-tour-magazine?Offset=5
A maximum of 6 from the chosen 12 templates can be from the default 12 major templates (= duplicated)

A match has already ended in the final battle!
And it started with a huge surprise (at least for me)!

• Rak won on Elitist Africa NLC (MoD's choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24906987

And the game was played real time!
I mean, MoD is one of the best real time player imo, and Africa one of his favorite template!

So the French leader started the battle very well!
And MoD now has to continue on two Battle Islands, which chosen by Rak (so seems that this is Rak's favorite template)
Good luck guys!
May the best win!

The ongoing games:

• GAME 1 - Battle Islands V
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24906980
  
• GAME 3 - Battle Islands V
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24919924

Although both copies of the blitzkrieg template have been vetoed, the speed of both Final players is quite blitzkrieg style :)
As an administrator, I’ve been the slowest so far, but I’m trying to pick up the pace.

Both ongoing BIV matches ended, with Rak winning in the first while MoD fought back with a nice game in the second.

• Rak won on Battle Islands V (Rak's choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24906980
  
• MoD won on Battle Islands V (Rak's choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24919924

Rak still leads to 2:1, and this great battle continues on the next two templates.

The ongoing games:

• GAME 4 - Old 1v1 Ladder
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24967595
  
• GAME 5 - Strategic Greece
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24967603

https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24906980

Great game

Keep the pace up

Game pace of the Final is still fast as hell, Rak continues to play RT mode against MoD and with surprising success so far.

• Rak won on another of MoD's favorite templates, the Old 1v1 Ladder (MoD's choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24967595

So Rak is currently leading 3:1, but the battle is still very long (need 6 wins for the title) so MoD still has plenty of opportunity to come back into the match.

The ongoing games:

• GAME 5 - Strategic Greece
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24967603
  
• GAME 6 - Belarus
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24977987

Another match of the final is over, MoD managed to come back again after his defeat on his own favorite template, MME.

• MoD won on Strategic Greece (Rak's choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24967603

Rak is currently leading 3:2, the fight is very close!

Now they are fighting on two WR templates, whom will Fortuna like better? :)

The ongoing games:

• GAME 6 - Belarus
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24977987
  
• GAME 7 - Gelvien Islands
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=25051286

Both ongoing WR matches have finished, MoD is in a triple winning streak and has reversed the match, now he leads 4:3.

• MoD won on Belarus (MoD's choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=24977987
  
• MoD won on Gelvien Islands (Rak's choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=25051286

Exciting Final!

The current ongoing games:

• GAME 8 - Guiroma 16% SR
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=25188813
  
• GAME 9 - MA Battle Islands V
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=25188818

Will Rak only get second place again? :O
No-no, it is far from over and the match is very close!
Stay tuned! ;)

Edited 1/2/2021 03:28:05

The link to Gelvien Islands is the same as the belarus game

Here you go min

https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=25051286

@Min34
Thanks for pointing me to the bug, I fixed it.

@MoD
Thanks for helping Min34
(the correct link was there at the end of the previous post anyway :) )

Wow nice reversal mod! Good stuff guys

Again, both ongoing matches are over, poor admin has to work again :P
The game speed in the final is still insane.

Rak broke MoD's previous winning streak, defeating him on the MoD chosen Guiroma template (4:4), but then he lost on MA BIV template which he himself chose (4:5).

• Rak won on Guiroma 16% SR (MoD's choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=25188813
  
• MoD won on MA Battle Islands V (Rak's choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=25188818

Very very close Final!
Both remaining templates are French Brawl, so Rak can reverse the match at home :)
However, he can’t lose. If MoD wins one match, He will take the cup this year and Rak will only be second again.

The current ongoing game:

• GAME 10 - French Brawl
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=25239685

Very exciting!
Stay tuned! ;)

Well.... congratulations mod!

I guess third time will be the charm for me. :'(

Thank you, frenchman. See you in a month or so on 2021's tour finals

The Tour Finals News

• Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce our second Tour Champion:
  
  >master of desaster<
  
  
  
  
  
• The last finished game of the finals was touching, they both cried (read the chat :) )
  
  MoD won on French Brawl (MoD's choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=25239685
  
  
  
• The finished bracket:
  
  
  
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSg7-qC69t9dyLCK7r1ML0BOFRLmYQnvzahr_nxhfZaorgtyCXges8-uCNiJs8TFYzrvPM1TcloaE5G/pubhtml
  
  
  
• Congratulations again MoD, that was a great journey!
  But congratulations to Rak as well, two out of two finals are a very impressive performance (and maybe next year you will have that charm ;) )
  
  
  
• Thank you all for participating and the exciting competition!

Edited 1/9/2021 04:55:12

Congrats MoD! Great job beating Rak on both his main and his alt.

Congrats, desaster