Written by Glenn | 17 December 2010

There was a reason I did not post an analysis of Wednesday's Starbase One-and-Done tournament finals immediately after posting the stats of it Thursday. Part of my mind wanted to consume all that happened. 

And now you think to yourself, "It was only a three-game series, single elimination, Filipino Champ uses Dhalsim and wins, yeah yeah yeah." In looking closer at what happened, I wanted to think things over.

It's easy to take the stats of any sporting event and do the quick analysis. Something will stand out. But with this match? There's a few things.

Did anyone else notice how tough it was for both guys to closeout games? 

• Game 1: Filipino Champ took a 2-0 lead. In most cases, it's a wrap, but each game is five rounds maximum. Crizzle won the next two rounds before Filipino Champ finally won.
• Game 2: Filipino Champ again had a 2-0 lead. Crizzle battled back and this time won the game.
• Game 3: Now it was Crizzle with a 2-0 lead, and then Filipino Champ made a rally to win the game and the series.

On game points, Filipino Champ was barely 2 for 7, while Crizzle was 1 for 5. That's a combined 3 for 12. That is only a .250 average and yes, that is terrible. 

How about this, when on game point, Filipino Champ was 0 for 16 when using EX, while Crizzle was a beastly 3 for 10. That's a combined 3 for 26 when on game point, a .115 percentage.

Yeah, when with a lead, it was an exercise in futility. The analyst in all of us wants to break down what did not happen instead of what should have. It's too tough to not notice that this match should have been over faster than what actually happened.

Video of the match, with commentary by iPLAYWINNER, follows the jump ...


The finals start at 6:20.