The Wilson Cup - Groups A & B - Round 9 (Final Round)

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It's time for the final round of matches in Groups A & B!

GROUP A STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 8
1. MY BOOK OF REGRETS (22pts / +27 / 47-20 / 7-1-0)
2. THE WATCHMAKER (21pts / +31 / 51-20 / 7-0-1)
3. REGRET #9 (19pts / +17 / 44-27 / 6-1-1)
4. THE SAME ASYLUM AS BEFORE (15pts / +11 / 41-30 / 5-0-3)
5. HOME INVASION (12pts / 0 / 34-34 / 4-0-4)
6. SALVAGING (9pts / -7 / 29-36 / 3-0-5)
7. ABANDONER (6pts / -14 / 27-41 / 2-0-6)
8. SECTARIAN (6pts / -20 / 24-44 / 2-0-6)
9. BLANK TAPES (4pts / -22 / 24-46 / 1-1-6)
10. THE PIN DROP (4pts / -24 / 23-47 / 1-1-6)

GROUP B STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 8
1. PARIAH (22pts / +44 / 58-14 / 7-1-0)
2. DRIVE HOME (22pts / +32 / 53-21 / 7-1-0)
3. THREE YEARS OLDER (21pts / +40 / 56-16 / 7-0-1)
4. HAPPY RETURNS (15pts / +12 / 42-30 / 5-0-3)
5. TO THE BONE (13pts / -2 / 35-37 / 4-1-3)
6. SONG OF I (10pts / -7 / 33-40 / 3-1-4)
7. INSURGENTES (9pts / -7 / 30-37 / 3-0-5)
8. SIGNIFICANT OTHER (3pts / -26 / 22-48 / 1-0-7)
9. LIKE DUST (3pts / -39 / 15-54 / 1-0-7)
10. HAPPINESS III (0pts / -47 / 12-59 / 0-0-8)

And your matchups for the final round are:

GROUP A
The Same Asylum As Before v Salvaging
Blank Tapes v Regret #9
The Pin Drop v Home Invasion
Sectarian v Abandoner
The Watchmaker v My Book of Regrets

GROUP B
Like Dust v Significant Other
Drive Home v Happy Returns
Happiness III v Song of I
To the Bone v Insurgentes
Three Years Older v Pariah

24 hours to vote. Please check your ballots carefully before voting.

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GROUP A RESULTS
The Same Asylum As Before 6-2 Salvaging
Blank Tapes 1-7 Regret #9
The Pin Drop 2-5 Home Invasion
Sectarian 3-3 Abandoner
The Watchmaker 5-2 My Book of Regrets

FINAL GROUP A TABLE
1. THE WATCHMAKER (25pts / +44 / 56-22 / 8-0-1)
2. MY BOOK OF REGRETS (22pts / +24 / 49-25 / 7-1-1)
3. REGRET #9 (22pts / +23 / 51-28 / 7-1-1)
4. THE SAME ASYLUM AS BEFORE (18pts / +15 / 47-32 / 6-0-3)
5. HOME INVASION (15pts / +23 / 39-16 / 5-0-4)
6. SALVAGING (9pts / -11 / 31-42 / 3-0-6)
7. ABANDONER (7pts / -14 / 30-44 / 2-1-6)
8. SECTARIAN (7pts / -20 / 27-47 / 2-1-6)
9. THE PIN DROP (4pts / -27 / 25-52 / 1-1-7)
10. BLANK TAPES (4pts / -28 / 25-53 / 1-1-7)

The Watchmaker claims the top spot in Group A. It led from rounds 1-5. My Book of Regrets is the only one of the five songs that entered via the qualifying tournament (which seems a very long time ago now) to make it through to the knockout stage. At the moment, The Same Asylum As Before has gone into the lead in the race to qualify as best 4th-placed song. Deform to Form A Star now needs to win its final match in Group D to qualify. Otherwise, Same Asylum will qualify.

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GROUP B RESULTS
Like Dust 3-4 Significant Other
Drive Home 4-3 Happy Returns
Happiness III 3-5 Song of I
To the Bone 6-2 Insurgentes
Three Years Older 5-3 Pariah

FINAL GROUP B TABLE
1. DRIVE HOME (25pts / +33 / 57-24 / 8-1-0)
2. THREE YEARS OLDER (24pts / +42 / 61-19 / 8-0-1)
3. PARIAH (22pts / +42 / 61-19 / 7-1-1)
4. TO THE BONE (16pts / +2 / 41-39 / 5-1-3)
5. HAPPY RETURNS (15pts / +11 / 45-34 / 5-0-4)
6. SONG OF I (13pts / +15 / 38-43 / 4-1-4)
7. INSURGENTES (9pts / -11 / 32-43 / 3-0-6)
8. SIGNIFICANT OTHER (6pts / -25 / 26-51 / 2-0-7)
9. LIKE DUST (3pts / -40 / 18-58 / 1-0-8)
10. HAPPINESS III (0pts / -49 / 15-64 / 0-0-9)

Pariah, having led the table since Round 5, drops to 3rd in the final standings after a loss to Three Years Older. Drive Home sneaks in at the end to win Group B, despite having never topped the group until now.