Week 1

Well no shit, 2 more teams were added and the Emerald Division has 10 teams. Like I said earlier anything can happen in UIC. With that being said lets get on to week 1 previews.

Diamond Division

FR vs LPL - Well FR finally had some very limited action in their league so maybe someone will show up to play. LPL will be there with a full team as usual and they will be ready to shoot. If FR brings a few players it could be interesting but LPL holds on to win and starts its run to defend their UIC Crown. 4-1

PK vs SP - Just looked at PK league page and nothing happening in well over a week but they might try a last minute surge to get a team. I think Pete has a nice 5-0 win over a no show PK team.

DS vs PFN - Winners of the Emerald Division last season vs runner up in the Diamond Division. DS has had recent success going 2-0 in the now dead MIP and beat an undefeated team in HT in WPC semis so if Chuck and company show up they can compete but will need its top 5 players in top form. Sean will have a solid team with good inter league experience and he knows with Yahoo Pool anything can happen so he will not take this lightly. A tough match here but PFN hold on for a 3-2 win.

BNR vs TC - Everyone wants to know this question. Will BnR bring their 2nd place MLP team or their 5th place PLC team who struggled. Dina comes off a big 6-0 win in IPA today and her team looks like they are clicking on all cylinders. TC I think has a chance to turn some heads this season and pull a few upsets but first week jitters and BnR's current playing steak will prevent that upset from happening this week. BnR in a close one 3-2.

Emerald Division

EPL vs X8B - This is the match of the week by far in either division. EPL and X8B are far and away the top 2 teams in this division and this match should live up to the billing. Everyone that has been around inter league pool knows both leagues have good players and both leagues can be deep but lets hope their top players shoot for their respective leagues and not in other leagues they have shot in the past. A tight 5 game match here but the red hot X8B holds on for a 3-2 win.

8BC and UO - Interesting match up here now that I know more about UO. 2 teams I said would be toward the bottom half of the division meet up here. UO has a decent amount of PDZ players so they have some experience but I think they need a little bit more time to grow into an inter league team. 8BC wins 3-2.

MP vs KBP - This could be a very interesting match up. MP has more up and downs when it comes to inter league pool then a roller coaster has and I guess BP couldn't field a full team of 5 (bullshit). If your league doesn't have 5 players who can come every week then you don't have a league but I digress. Both leagues have some good players who have been around a while. My rumors tell me that Jason might be taking over as Capt for MP and well that even brings more drama into the match that seems to have enough of it already. So what the hell the 2 team league will win 3-2 over MP.

CM vs EC - EC has been showing up for IPA with more people so maybe EC has a chance. CM is in, but for how long is any one's guess. Another match that could be interesting but not because of good pool playing but if full teams show up. CM wins 3-2 somehow.

RM vs EPC - Well the 2 noobies square off in UIC and welcome both leagues to UIC 10. Ummmmmmmmm really don't know alot about either league but well every match needs to have a winner. So lets say EPC 3-2. I was gonna say 2.5 to 2.5 but there are no ties in UIC.