Results from the first two days of competition.

DAY 3 SCHEDULE
/bmn/ vs /tv/ - 12 Central, 1 Eastern, 18:00 UTC
/u/ vs /sw/ - 12:30 Central, 1:30 Eastern, 18:30 UTC
/test/ vs /monster/ - 1 Central, 2 Eastern, 19:00 UTC
/ita/ vs /v/ - 1:30 Central, 2:30 Eastern, 19:30 UTC
/co/ vs /tg/ - 2 Central, 3 Eastern, 20:00 UTC
/animu/ vs /gts/ - 2:30 Central, 3:30 Eastern, 20:30 UTC
/unna/ vs /2hu/ - 3 Central, 4 Eastern, 21:00 UTC (Final Group Match for both teams, /2hu/ advance with a win, /unna/ advance with a win and favorable result from next match)
/y2k/ vs /christian/ - 3:30 Central, 4:30 Eastern, 21:30 UTC (Final Group Match for both teams, /y2k/ advance with a win and favorable result from previous match, /christian/ have already advanced)
/a/ vs /pone/ - 4 Central, 5 Eastern, 22:00 UTC (Final Group Match for both teams, /a/ advance with a draw or better, /pone/ advance with a win)

Tune in for some Black Friday divegrass. https://cytu.be/r/8cup

Day 3 Results

Full VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/514850574

Teams who finish third in their respective group will not be eliminated immediately, rather they'll be placed into a supergroup, and the best 4 from that group will be brought in to round out the Round of 16. For the rules on this, please consult the wiki: http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2019_Summer_Infinity_Cup#Knockout_Round

See you tomorrow, 12 Central, 1 Eastern for the final day of the Group Stage.

15 minutes to kickoff

Group Stage Complete
Full results and a preview of the Knockout Round Bracket available in pics related. Round of 16 goes tomorrow, schedule is as follows:
/christian/ vs. /ausneets/ - 12 CST, 1 EST 18:00 UTC
/b/ vs. /animu/ - 12:30 CST, 1:30 EST 18:30 UTC
/kind/ vs. /pone/ - 1 CST, 2 EST 19:00 UTC
/monster/ vs. /bmn/ - 1:30 CST, 2:30 EST 19:30 UTC
/a/ vs. /2hu/ - 2 CST, 3 EST 20:00 UTC
/co/ vs. /test/ - 2:30 CST, 3:30 EST 20:30 UTC
/u/ vs. /tg/ - 3 CST, 4 EST 21:00 UTC
/unna/ vs. /wooo/ - 3:30 CST, 4:30 EST 21:30 UTC

Same place as ever. See you tomorrow.
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Quarterfinal Preview
/christian/ vs /b/

Primers
/christian/
- Finished top of Group A
- Back to back champions
- Won their last Cup on a Winnie the Pooh goal at 90'+4
- Undefeated since losing to /bmn/ on January 12th (8 game streak)
- Current Golden Boot leader in St. Peter
- Yet to concede a goal this Cup
- Just try and stop them

/b/
- Finished second in Group B, behind /a/
- Conceded only 3 goals in 4 games
- Have yet to make it to the Semifinals in their history
- Play what is essentially a 7 man backline (5 backs, 2 DMFs)
- Dubs Guy had only scored 3 goals coming into the Cup, currently sits 2nd for the Golden Boot with 5 goals.

Which team will you root for? Kickoff is Friday, 12 CST, 1 EST on https://cytu.be/r/8cup

Quarterfinal Preview
/kind/ vs /bmn/

Primers
/kind/
- Finished top of Group C
- Returning to the tournament for the first time since the 2015 Winter Cup
- 4 different goal scorers this tournament (tied for most among non-eliminated teams)
- Fan favorites include Gold forward Anti-Bully Ranger and the ever-joyful Kirby (non-medal DMF)
- Bronze forward Tender Hugging (4 goals) is currently tied for 3rd in the Golden Boot standings

/bmn/
- Finished second in Group D by virtue of a tiebreaker loss to /u/
- Conceded only a single goal across 4 official games (3 in 5, counting the tiebreaker match)
- Their 4-1 victory over /monster/ in the Round of 16 was their largest victory in team history
- Defeated /christian/ in their last Cup appearance, and followed that up with a shock upset of /a/ in the Round of 16.
- /bmn/ have improved with every Cup appearance: Debut Cup saw them lose in the Round of 16, next Cup ended with a Quarterfinals exit. Is a Semifinal berth in their future?

Be kind, rewind your shitty movies. Quarterfinal 2 goes Friday, 12:30 CST, 1:30 EST. This game and the rest of the Knockout Round will be shown on https://cytu.be/r/8cup

Quarterfinal Preview
/a/ vs /co/

Primers
/a/
- Finished top of Group B
- Winners of the first edition of the Infinity Cup
- Roster two of the Cup's most prolific scorers in Kaiser Reinhardo (15 goals coming into the tournament) and Dio Brando (14 goals coming into the tournament) as their front two.
- Have shaken off back-to-back Round of 16 exits to advance to this Cup's Quarterfinals
- A true powerhouse squad, /a/ held an efficiency of 63% and a +19 goal differential heading into the Cup
- Have never had a Knockout Round game go beyond regular time.

/co/
- Finished first in Group F
- Led the Group Stage in offense with 8 Goals For.
- Are the only team in the tournament to run 4 central Forwards, also the only team to have all four Medal Players be forwards.
- Every goal scored by /co/ have come from one of their front four.
- Had yet to make it out of the Round of 16 prior to this Cup
- Defeated /a/ 2-0 in the only prior meeting between the two (2015 Winter Infinity Cup Group Stage)

Eastern animation vs Western animation in the grudge match of the Cup. Quarterfinal 3 goes Friday, 1:00 CST, 2:00 EST. This game and the rest of the Knockout Round can be seen at https://cytu.be/r/8cup

Quarterfinal Preview
/u/ vs /unna/

Primers
/u/
- Finished top of Group D, after a tiebreaker win over /bmn/ 2-0
- Appearing in the Knockout Round for the first time since their debut Cup (2018 Summer Infinity Cup)
- Conceded only 1 goal across their 4 official games, and have not trailed at any point of the tournament
- Their two wins this Cup are more than their two previous appearances combined
- Leading goal scorer Miko Embrace is tied for the lowest goal total of any active team leader (2, both coming in the Knockout Round match against /tg/)

/unna/
- Finished second in Group A
- Tied for most porous defense out of the Group Stage, giving up 6 goals (tied with /co/ and 3rd place promoted /tg/)
- Are the only team in the tournament to have earned a penalty kick (Tjandamarra vs /y2k/)
- All-time leading scorer NEETKing (3 goals) was transferred back to /ausneets/ for this Cup, have already found new career leader in Tony Abbott (4 goals)
- Had yet to make it out of the Round of 16 prior to this Cup

Lezbos vs Abos. Quarterfinal 4 goes tomorrow, 1:30 CST, 2:30 EST. This game and the rest of the Knockout Round can be seen at https://cytu.be/r/8cup

The 2019 Summer (yeah, right) Infinity Cup is over. /kind/ have emerged victorious over /co/ following a 1-1 match won in penalties by a score of 4-3. The Golden Boot winner is St. Peter of /christian/ with a whopping 10 goals over the course of the tournament. Full tournament results can be found on the wiki http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2019_Summer_Infinity_Cup and full statistics as well as match summaries and update team pages will be produced on the wiki in the coming days. Thank you to all the anons who tuned in at one point or another and I look forward to hosting all of you, hopefully with a more stable home base, for the next Cup, coming some time in 2020.