[MSGP] Regional Qualifiers - Kanto Region

Final qualifiers is here and 4 teams will make it out! 

The Dungeons

These are the dungeons for this Qualifier:
Time Attack: Fire Stone Statue (top 16 times advances)
Round of 16: Water Monster of Destruction
Quarterfinals: Wood Song Bird
Semifinals: Clown Prince of Pumpkins (Jack-o'-lantern)
3rd Place: Fire Stone Statue
Finals (Best 2 of 3):
#1 - Fire Stone Statue
#2 - Water Monster of Destruction
#3 - A Ritual of Revenge (Princess Takiyasha)

#4 Team - りゃーの巣窟

Roster (Left to Right)

ミランダリャー (Rank 180)

ボクチャン (Rank 211)

ほむほむばんちゃ (Rank 169)

黒髑髏ケケ (Rank 224)

Match History

Time Attack: 2:00:96 (4th)

Round of 16: 3:08:83

Quarterfinals: 2:49:11 [Vod]

- Avalon (Asc) / Smopol (Asc) / Alice (Asc) / Asuka & Eva-02 (Asc)

Semifinals: Lost [Vod]

- Godstriker (Div) / Alice (Asc) / Gabriel (Evo) / Lucy (Asc)

3rd Place: Lost [Vod]

- Lin Zi (Asc) / Royce (Evo) / Amakusa Shiro (Asc) / Gilles de Rais (Evo)

Not a bad team in my opinion although being the 4th team out of the qualifiers. The biggest mistake was probably the Godstriker mainly because his bump combo is not that crazy powerful. I guess they didn't want to put a lock-on laser like their opponent and it will randomly hit a shield.

Otherwise, very solid team that got somewhat unlucky. They basically lost the 3rd place match by chance. However they managed to catch up near the end due to nice pinches. 

#3 Team - いそりはまん不在

Roster (Left to Right)

SUZUKI (Rank 300)

HONDA (Rank 303)

MAEDA (Rank 239)

YU☆SUKE (Rank 178)

Match History

Time Attack: 2:15:97 (15th)

Round of 16: 3:16:51

Quarterfinals: 2:39:15 [Vod]

- Avalon (Asc) / Smopol (Asc) / Alice (Asc) / Asuka & Eva-02 (Asc)

Semifinals: Lost [Vod]

- Arthur (Asc) / Lucy (Asc) / Susanoo (Div) / Gabriel (Evo)

3rd Place: 2:56:18 [Vod]

- Lucy (Asc) / Lin Zi (Asc) / Lieutenant Bismuth (Evo) / Susanoo (Div)

Pretty below average team. They won quarters due to the opposing team choosing a Mad Hatter and Sun Wukong against their standard comp for the dungeon. Semis they got defeated by a better team and they only won the 3rd place match due to their Lucy's Knockout.

Lots of missed shots happened during their run to 3rd place. They missed a lot of bump combos during the quarters and semis. They also couldn't pinch the Gargoyle and Cockatrice in the 3rd place match and almost let their opponents beat them.

#2 Team - 2000万パワーズ

Roster (Left to Right)

ガラ (Rank 307)

恵之介 (Rank 251)

薫 (Rank 202)

マチルダ (Rank 224)

Match History

Time Attack: 1:41:76 (1st)

Round of 16: 3:08:16

Quarterfinals: 3:15:69 [Vod]

- Avalon (Asc) / Asuka & Eva-02 (Asc) / Smopol (Asc) / Alice (Asc)

Semifinals: 3:56:63 [Vod]

- Alice (Asc) / Susanoo (Div) / Gabriel (Evo) / Lucy (Evo)

Finals: [Vod]

#1: Lost

- Amakusa Shiro (Asc) / Royce (Evo) / Susanoo (Div) / Godstriker (Div)

#2: Lost

- Yggdrasil (Asc) / Archimedes (Evo) / Mustang (Asc) / Hunter King (Div)

Not a bad team in general. They did get lucky in the quarters with a lot of team-wide hourglasses that had their Avalon, Asuka and Alice's SS ready for the last boss stage. Susanoo won them the semis which was basically the difference between both team comps. Afterwards they got pretty stomped by the favorites in the finals.

#1 Team - クルセイダーズ

Roster (Left to Right)

バリスタ教祖 (Rank 190)

かずニョロ (Rank 186)

田中丸 (Rank 207)

ヨーグリーナ (Rank 182)

Match History

Time Attack: 2:07:95 (11th)

Round of 16: 3:19:31

Quarterfinals: 2:48:08 [Vod]

- Himiko (Evo) / Avalon (Asc) / Alice (Asc) / Aganamut X (Div)

Semifinals: 4:34:53 [Vod]

- Godstriker (Div) / Lucy (Asc) / Gabriel (Evo) / Arthur (Asc)

Finals: [Vod]

#1: 2:58:86

- Lin Zi (Asc) / Jeanne d'Arc (Asc) / Lieutenant Bismuth (Evo) / Amakusa Shiro (Asc)

#2: 2:40:65

- Alice (Asc) / Bach (Evo) / Mustang (Asc) / Gulliver (Evo)

Probably one of the favorites to be #1 in the whole tournament. What impressed me the most was their semi's run. They knew how the bump combos of their monsters work and who it will damage. Therefore they avoid bumping Gabriel and Arthur if they knew it will hit a shield and focus on their other two damage dealers. Also I liked how they clear the 1st stage of the Water Monster (Finals #2) in 3 shots instead of the standard 4 shots. The main difference is that the 3 shots will never position you within the blocks but you can in the 4 shot style. This team made up for that from their bump combos which kill the obstructor in the blocks.

  The Summary

3 mid to above average teams from the Kanto region and they have a team that can potentially make it all the way to the finals of the playoffs in クルセイダーズ. It will be very hard to predict how #2 - #4 will play out in the tournament. Also, the average times from the Time Attack round at this qualifier is above and beyond all the other regions.