Pressure Point 4 has concluded with many amazing moments, memories of perseverance and triumph, and stories that will be told over and over again for decades. Congratulations to all competitors who survived the gauntlet and emerged on the other side having a full realization of their own strength and potential.
We'd like to share tournament results for the event with the community.
First, an introduction to our teams:
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| The Red Team: The Red SyRenZ Team Captain: Jack, Team Mom(s): Syruss and Priest Z (and sometimes Tao) |
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| The Green Team: Swallow Twice Team Captain: Hedda, Team Mom: Daekara |
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| The Blue Team: Forbidden Blueberry Team Captain: Shader, Team Mom: Saegan |
Now onto the tournament results. Points throughout the day were awarded for first, second, and third place, with the additional rule that the third place team had to finish the challenge to receive those points.
Stretcher Sand Bag Carry: Forbidden Blueberry
Spider Web Struggle: Forbidden Blueberry
Tank Tred Time Trial: Swallow Twice
Marble Maze Mania: Swallow Twice
Belt Favor Fever: Swallow Twice
Squat Scramble Fight: The Red SyRenZ
Tug of War: The Red SyRenZ
Multi-ball Madness: The Red SyRenZ
Start a Fire: Forbidden Blueberry
Campfire Cooking: The Red SyRenZ
Leave No Trace: 3-way tie, The Red SyRenZ/Swallow Twice/Forbidden Blueberry
Mapquest: Forbidden Blueberry
Number's Game: Forbidden Blueberry
Wealth of Knowledge: Forbidden Blueberry
Whozzat: Forbidden Blueberry
Paper Towers: Swallow Twice
Blind Maze: Forbidden Blueberry
Freesia's Fitness Challenge: The Red SyRenZ
At the end of the "day" on Saturday there was only a 12-point difference between first and last place, with each team having been in the lead at least once.
Aeston's Perpetual Purgatory of Punishing Puzzlers: Swallow Twice
Daredevil: Forbidden Blueberry
Skit Redux: The Red SyRenZ
Assassins: Forbidden Blueberry
Scavengers: 2-way tie, The Red SyRenZ/Swallow Twice
Balls and Cones: Swallow Twice
Floor is Lava: Swallow Twice
Slip and Slide: The Red SyRenZ
Maze Battle: The Red SyRenZ
Party Like It's 1999: The Red SyRenZ
Strength of Arms: The Red SyRenZ
Team Rock's Rockatude: Forbidden Blueberry
Overnight and through the morning, going into the final event (the Fight-a-thon), the lead had changed place several more times. Before this last event there was only a 2-point difference between the first and last place team. The marshaling staff was on the edge of their seats knowing how close it was going to be.
Fight-a-thon: Forbidden Blueberry
At the conclusion of the event, during the award ceremony, the marshals gave out some superlative awards. Team captains were already recognized in their position of leadership so the other members of the teams were looked to for each of these honorifics.
Grittiest Player:
The Red SyRenZ: Luke John
Swallow Twice: Grarr
Forbidden Blueberry: Hamilton "Ham" Burgundy
Team Spirit:
The Red SyRenZ: Jericho
Swallow Twice: Aris
Forbidden Blueberry: Kara
Most Valuable Player:
The Red SyRenZ: Elizah
Swallow Twice: Jasper
Forbidden Blueberry: Ryu
And the winning team for Pressure Point 4 was...
