interplanetary knock-out
"Rule 18" by Clifford Simak[For the months previous to September 2018, see the page for September 2016 - August 2018. For a summary of the results of all the finals see Hall of Fame.]
december 2019 - the 40th tournament
first round, 1-5 december 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 23 vs. no.17 seed: Pluto 18
no.9 seed: The Moon 13 vs. no.25 seed: Ariel 10
no.5 seed: Mercury 32 vs. no.21 seed: Planet X 13
no.13 seed: The Asteroid Progenitor Planet 16 vs. no. 29 seed: Umbriel 11
no.3 seed: Venus 24 vs. no.19 seed: Iapetus 11
no.11 seed: Neptune 18 vs no.27 seed: Europa 16
no.7 seed: Vulcan 16 vs. no.23 seed: Ceres 10
no.15 seed: Ganymede 20 vs. no.31 seed: Styx 5
no.2 seed: Saturn 31 vs. no.18 seed: The Reefs of Space 17
no.10 seed: Earth 22 vs no.26 seed: Leda 6
no.6 seed: The Asteroids 17 vs. no.22 seed: Callisto 15
no.14 seed: The Sun 18 vs. no.30 seed: Pallas 5
no. 4 seed: Mars 20 vs. no.20 seed: Comets 16
no.12 seed: Pellucidar 13 vs. no.28 seed: Titan 15
no.8 seed: Uranus 14 vs. no.24 seed: Triton 18
no.16 seed: Amalthea 15 vs. no.32 seed: Io 12
second round, 6-10 december 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 16 vs. no.9 seed: The Moon 11
no.5 seed: Mercury 10 vs. no.13 seed: The Asteroid Progenitor Planet 7
no.3 seed: Venus 12 vs. no.11 seed: Neptune 8
no.7 seed: Vulcan 7 vs. no.15 seed: Ganymede 9
no.2 seed: Saturn 17 vs. no.10 seed: Earth 9
no.6 seed: The Asteroids 13 vs. no.14 seed: The Sun 5
no. 4 seed: Mars 8 vs. no.28 seed: Titan 5
no.24 seed: Triton 3 vs. no.16 seed: Amalthea 7
quarter-finals, 11-15 december 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.5 seed: Mercury
no.3 seed: Venus vs. no.15 seed: Ganymede
no.2 seed: Saturn vs. no.6 seed: The Asteroids
no. 4 seed: Mars vs. no.16 seed: Amalthea
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 5 Mercury 1
Venus 5 Ganymede 0
Saturn 4 The Asteroids 2
Mars 2 Amalthea 3
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 9 Mercury 4
Venus 8 Ganymede 3
Saturn 5 The Asteroids 5
Mars 4 Amalthea 4
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 14 Mercury 4
Venus 9 Ganymede 6
Saturn 10 The Asteroids 7
Mars 6 Amalthea 9
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 21 Mercury 7
Venus 12 Ganymede 10
Saturn 13 The Asteroids 11
Mars 10 Amalthea 16
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, DECEMBER 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 26 vs. no.5 seed: Mercury 9
no.3 seed: Venus 17 vs. no.15 seed: Ganymede 11
no.2 seed: Saturn 17 vs. no.6 seed: The Asteroids 15
no. 4 seed: Mars 14 vs. no.16 seed: Amalthea 21
semi-finals, 16-20 december 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.3 seed: Venus
no.2 seed: Saturn vs. no.16 seed: Amalthea
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 4 Venus 5
Saturn 3 Amalthea 1
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 6 Venus 7
Saturn 6 Amalthea 4
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 7 Venus 9
Saturn 8 Amalthea 7
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 9 Venus 11
Saturn 10 Amalthea 7
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, DECEMBER 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 13 vs. no.3 seed: Venus 11
no.2 seed: Saturn 12 vs. no.16 seed: Amalthea 11
the final, 21-25 december 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.2 seed: Saturn
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 3 Saturn 4
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 5 Saturn 6
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 5 Saturn 13
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 9 Saturn 18
After the last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, DECEMBER 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 11 vs. no.2 seed: Saturn 20
So the winner of the 40th Interplanetary Knock-Out, December 2019, is
Saturn
An amazing Christmas for the Saturnians! The crowd of Ringed Planet supporters in Ceres Stadium could scarcely believe that their world had won its third consecutive trophy, a feat equalled only by the Martians. Moreover the three victories (two against Jupiter, one against Venus) have all been convincing wins, the scores showing considerable margins between the Ringers and their opponents. And perhaps, in a larger sense, who knows, it is a sign that the Outer System has replaced the Inner as the main scene of the action... at any rate, pundits and various wise-guys in bars across the System are voicing the thought in between gulps of Venusian seguir.
The cloud-captain of the Saturnian team swirls to the podium to take the trophy from Zendexor and wave it aloft... and the trophy-tally after 40 months of the competition now stands as follows: 11 for Mars, 8 for Venus, 5 each for Jupiter and Saturn, 4 for Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 for Vulcan.
november 2019 - the 39th tournament
first round, 1-5 november 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 11 vs. no.17 seed: Uranus 15
no.9 seed: Amalthea 8 vs. no.25 seed: Titania 1
no.5 seed: The Asteroids 14 vs. no.21 seed: Callisto 4
no.13 seed: Neptune 8 vs. no. 29 seed: Ariel 4
no.3 seed: Saturn 15 vs. no.19 seed: Planet X 10
no.11 seed: Ganymede 5 vs no.27 seed: Styx 2
no.7 seed: The Moon 14 vs. no.23 seed: Io 1
no.15 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 8 vs. no.31 seed: Ceres 5
no.2 seed: Mars 15 vs. no.18 seed: Pluto 11
no.10 seed: Earth 13 vs no.26 seed: Pallas 4
no.6 seed: Vulcan 18 vs. no.22 seed: Triton 3
no.14 seed: Iapetus 7 vs. no.30 seed: Leda 5
no. 4 seed: Venus 22 vs. no.20 seed: Comets 7
no.12 seed: The Sun 10 vs. no.28 seed: Europa 5
no.8 seed: Mercury 13 vs. no.24 seed: Titan 4
no.16 seed: Pellucidar 10 vs. no.32 seed: Cerberus 1
second round, 6-10 november 2019:
no.17 seed: Uranus 21 vs. no.9 seed: Amalthea 20
no.5 seed: The Asteroids 31 vs. no.13 seed: Neptune 28
no.3 seed: Saturn 32 vs. no.11 seed: Ganymede 18
no.7 seed: The Moon 21 vs. no.15 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 18
no.2 seed: Mars 32 vs. no.10 seed: Earth 19
no.6 seed: Vulcan 20 vs. no.14 seed: Iapetus 16
no. 4 seed: Venus 32 vs. no.12 seed: The Sun 21
no.8 seed: Mercury 32 vs. no.16 seed: Pellucidar 17
quater-finals, 11-15 november 2019:
no.17 seed: Uranus vs. no.5 seed: The Asteroids
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no.7 seed: The Moon
no.2 seed: Mars vs. no.6 seed: Vulcan
no. 4 seed: Venus vs. no.8 seed: Mercury
After the first day's play:
Uranus 6 The Asteroids 6
Saturn 3 The Moon 5
Mars 6 Vulcan 8
Venus 4 Mercury 7
After the second day's play:
Uranus 6 The Asteroids 7
Saturn 9 The Moon 8
Mars 6 Vulcan 11
Venus 7 Mercury 9
After the third day's play:
Uranus 8 The Asteroids 10
Saturn 13 The Moon 12
Mars 8 Vulcan 14
Venus 10 Mercury 10
After the fourth day's play:
Uranus 11 The Asteroids 14
Saturn 20 The Moon 15
Mars 10 Vulcan 15
Venus 15 Mercury 13
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, NOVEMBER 2019
no.17 seed: Uranus 15 vs. no.5 seed: The Asteroids 19
no.3 seed: Saturn 25 vs. no.7 seed: The Moon 17
no.2 seed: Mars 13 vs. no.6 seed: Vulcan 20
no. 4 seed: Venus 18 vs. no.8 seed: Mercury 14
semi-finals, 16-20 november 2019:
no.5 seed: The Asteroids vs. no.3 seed: Saturn
no.6 seed: Vulcan vs. no. 4 seed: Venus
After the first day's play:
The Asteroids 6 Saturn 7
Vulcan 3 Venus 5
After the second day's play:
The Asteroids 9 Saturn 13
Vulcan 7 Venus 10
After the third day's play:
The Asteroids 13 Saturn 16
Vulcan 10 Venus 12
After the fourth day's play:
The Asteroids 15 Saturn 18
Vulcan 11 Venus 14
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, NOVEMBER 2019
no.5 seed: The Asteroids 19 vs. no.3 seed: Saturn 24
no.6 seed: Vulcan 14 vs. no. 4 seed: Venus 18
the final, 21-25 november 2019; result out 26 nov:
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no. 4 seed: Venus
After the first day's play:
Saturn 2 Venus 1
After the second day's play:
Saturn 7 Venus 4
After the third day's play:
Saturn 13 Venus 10
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 19 Venus 14
After the last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, NOVEMBER 2019
no.3 seed: Saturn 21 vs. no. 4 seed: Venus 15
So the winner of the 39th Interplanetary Knock-Out, November 2019, is
Saturn
Stupendous churning of sentient Saturnian clouds in Ceres Stadium, overwhelming hapless the contingents of Venusian fans, who are accustomed enough to clouds but not to ones which frisk and frolic. Finally one of the nebuloid entities condense into human shape in order to receive the trophy from Zendexor in the Archon's stand, and then wave it aloft to further gleeful squirmings. In truth, the Ringed Planet crowd have much to celebrate - not only a fourth trophy win, but the second in a row, and the second convincing one in a row. Their first two wins were narrow squeaks, but it will henceforth be remembered that in the October and November 2019 finals they polished off the Jovians and Venusians respectively by a decisive margin, thus vanquishing teams each of which had won more trophies than Saturn in the past.
The trophy-tally now stands as follows: 11 for Mars, 8 for Venus, 5 for Jupiter, 4 each for Mercury and Saturn, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 for Vulcan.
october 2019 - the 38th tournament
first round, 1-5 october 2019:
no.1 seed: Mars 27 vs. no.17 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 9
no.9 seed: Vulcan 24 vs. no.25 seed: Europa 6
no.5 seed: The Moon 21 vs. no.21 seed: The Reefs of Space 7
no.13 seed: Pluto 10 vs. no. 29 seed: Ceres 3
no.3 seed: Saturn 18 vs. no.19 seed: Neptune 11
no.11 seed: Amalthea 13 vs no.27 seed: Io 7
no.7 seed: Earth 14 vs. no.23 seed: Titan 4
no.15 seed: Iapetus 9 vs. no.31 seed: Umbriel 3
no.2 seed: Jupiter 21 vs. no.18 seed: Ganymede 11
no.10 seed: Pellucidar 12 vs no.26 seed: Pallas 5
no.6 seed: The Asteroids 15 vs. no.22 seed: Triton 8
no.14 seed: The Sun 9 vs. no.30 seed: Oberon 4
no. 4 seed: Venus 21 vs. no.20 seed: Callisto 13
no.12 seed: Planet X 9 vs. no.28 seed: Titania 8
no.8 seed: Mercury 16 vs. no.24 seed: Comets 7
no.16 seed: Uranus 9 vs. no.32 seed: Ariel 4
second round, 6-10 october 2019:
no.1 seed: Mars 27 vs. no.9 seed: Vulcan 8
no.5 seed: The Moon 11 vs. no.13 seed: Pluto 6
no.3 seed: Saturn 12 vs. no.11 seed: Amalthea 11
no.7 seed: Earth 9 vs. no.15 seed: Iapetus 13
no.2 seed: Jupiter 18 vs. no.10 seed: Pellucidar 4
no.6 seed: The Asteroids 15 vs. no.14 seed: The Sun 8
no. 4 seed: Venus 14 vs. no.12 seed: Planet X 6
no.8 seed: Mercury 11 vs. no.16 seed: Uranus 11
There will have to be a replay of Mercury vs Uranus.
SECOND-ROUND REPLAY, 11 OCTOBER 2019:
no.8 seed: Mercury 1 vs. no.16 seed: Uranus 1
Wonderful. Another replay therefore necessary. Meanwhile:
quarter-finals, 11-15 october 2019; results out 16 oct:
no.1 seed: Mars vs. no.5 seed: The Moon
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no.15 seed: Iapetus
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.6 seed: The Asteroids
no. 4 seed: Venus vs. no.8 seed: Mercury or no.16 seed: Uranus
After the first day's play:
Mars 2 The Moon 2
Saturn 3 Iapetus 1
Jupiter 4 Asteroids 2
Venus 1 Mercury / Uranus 1
SECOND-ROUND RE-REPLAY, 12 OCTOBER 2019:
no.8 seed: Mercury 3 vs. no.16 seed: Uranus 1
[Quarter-finals, continued:]
After the second day's play:
Mars 2 The Moon 4
Saturn 7 Iapetus 3
Jupiter 9 Asteroids 3
Venus 2 Mercury 4
After the third day's play:
Mars 6 The Moon 8
Saturn 9 Iapetus 6
Jupiter 12 Asteroids 8
Venus 8 Mercury 9
After the fourth day's play:
Mars 9 The Moon 11
Saturn 12 Iapetus 7
Jupiter 13 Asteroids 12
Venus 14 Mercury 14
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, OCTOBER 2019:
no.1 seed: Mars 12 vs. no.5 seed: The Moon 12
no.3 seed: Saturn 15 vs. no.15 seed: Iapetus 9
no.2 seed: Jupiter 16 vs. no.6 seed: The Asteroids 14
no. 4 seed: Venus 15 vs. no.8 seed: Mercury 16
QUARTER-FINAL REPLAY, 16 OCT 2019:
no.1 seed: Mars 2 vs. no.5 seed: The Moon 3
semi-finals, 16-20 october 2019:
no.5 seed: The Moon vs. no.3 seed: Saturn
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.8 seed: Mercury
After the first day's play:
The Moon 3 Saturn 2
Jupiter 6 Mercury 0
After the second day's play:
The Moon 5 Saturn 4
Jupiter 11 Mercury 2
After the third day's play:
The Moon 7 Saturn 5
Jupiter 13 Mercury 4
After the fourth day's play:
The Moon 9 Saturn 7
Jupiter 17 Mercury 4
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, OCTOBER 2019
no.5 seed: The Moon 11 vs. no.3 seed: Saturn 11
no.2 seed: Jupiter 22 vs. no.8 seed: Mercury 8
Replay needed.
SEMI-FINAL REPLAY, 21 OCTOBER 2019:
no.5 seed: The Moon 0 vs. no.3 seed: Saturn 5
the final, 21-25 october 2019; result out 26 oct:
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no.2 seed: Jupiter
After the first day's play:
Saturn 5 Jupiter 4
After the second day's play:
Saturn 8 Jupiter 9
After the third day's play:
Saturn 13 Jupiter 9
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 19 Jupiter 9
After the fifth day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, OCTOBER 2019
no.3 seed: Saturn 22 vs. no.2 seed: Jupiter 11
So the winner of the 38th Interplanetary Knock-Out, October 2019, is
Saturn
Since this is only the third trophy win by Saturn, and the first since March 2017, and the only one of the three which was convincingly rather than narrowly won, the Ringed Planet twinkles with festive lights and the expatriate Saturnians all over the System light their separate bonfires or the equivalent. In Ceres Stadium meanwhile, Zendexor hands the trophy to a cloud-like being who solidifies a hand to curl fingers around the Golden Orrery and brandish it aloft, whereupon a variety of shapes jounce up and down in the stands, representing species deriving from all the various oxygen-pockets and ecosystems which splotch the Saturnian surface.
And now the trophy-tally now stands as follows: 11 for Mars, 8 for Venus, 5 for Jupiter, 4 for Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids, Saturn and Titan, and 1 for Vulcan.
september 2019 - the 37th tournament
first round, 1-5 september 2019; results out 6 sept:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 27 vs. no.17 seed: Vulcan 9
no.9 seed: Earth 12 vs. no.25 seed: Titan 7
no.5 seed: The Asteroids 18 vs. no.21 seed: Planet X 15
no.13 seed: Pellucidar 9 vs. no. 29 seed: Ceres 5
no.3 seed: Saturn 20 vs. no.19 seed: Iapetus 10
no.11 seed: Pluto 6 vs no.27 seed: Umbriel 8
no.7 seed: The Sun 9 vs. no.23 seed: Callisto 11
no.15 seed: Ganymede 9 vs. no.31 seed: Pallas 5
no.2 seed: Mars 20 vs. no.18 seed: The Reefs of Space 11
no.10 seed: Neptune 12 vs no.26 seed: Io 9
no.6 seed: The Moon 19 vs. no.22 seed: Triton 10
no.14 seed: Uranus 8 vs. no.30 seed: Ariel 5
no. 4 seed: Venus 17 vs. no.20 seed: Comets 9
no.12 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 10 vs. no.28 seed: Oberon 7
no.8 seed: Mercury 14 vs. no.24 seed: Europa 8
no.16 seed: Amalthea 9 vs. no.32 seed: Styx 5
second round, 6-10 september 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 16 vs. no.9 seed: Earth 16
no.5 seed: The Asteroids 10 vs. no.13 seed: Pellucidar 16
no.3 seed: Saturn 17 vs. no.27 seed: Umbriel 9
no.23 seed: Callisto 10 vs. no.15 seed: Ganymede 10
no.2 seed: Mars 31 vs. no.10 seed: Neptune 9
no.6 seed: The Moon 17 vs. no.14 seed: Uranus 14
no. 4 seed: Venus 18 vs. no.12 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 17
no.8 seed: Mercury 12 vs. no.16 seed: Amalthea 8
SECOND-ROUND REPLAYS, 11TH SEPT:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 13 vs. no.9 seed: Earth 5
no.23 seed: Callisto 2 vs. no.15 seed: Ganymede 2
SECOND-ROUND REPLAY, 12TH SEPT:
no.23 seed: Callisto 0 vs. no.15 seed: Ganymede 1
quarter-finals, 11-15 september 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.13 seed: Pellucidar
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no.15 seed: Ganymede
no.2 seed: Mars vs. no.6 seed: The Moon
no. 4 seed: Venus vs. no.8 seed: Mercury
After the second day's play (with the replays over):
Jupiter 16 Pellucidar 5
Saturn 13 Ganymede 3
Mars 13 The Moon 7
Venus 6 Mercury 10
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 22 Pellucidar 7
Saturn 19 Ganymede 11
Mars 21 The Moon 15
Venus 9 Mercury 13
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 26 Pellucidar 9
Saturn 25 Ganymede 11
Mars 23 The Moon 18
Venus 11 Mercury 17
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, SEPTEMBER 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 27 vs. no.13 seed: Pellucidar 9
no.3 seed: Saturn 30 vs. no.15 seed: Ganymede 12
no.2 seed: Mars 23 vs. no.6 seed: The Moon 20
no. 4 seed: Venus 13 vs. no.8 seed: Mercury 18
SEMI-FINALS, 16-20 SEPTEMBER 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.3 seed: Saturn
no.2 seed: Mars vs. no.8 seed: Mercury
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 3 Saturn 6
Mars 1 Mercury 4
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 8 Saturn 11
Mars 9 Mercury 6
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 16 Saturn 14
Mars 16 Mercury 10
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 21 Saturn 16
Mars 24 Mercury 11
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, SEPTEMBER 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 22 vs. no.3 seed: Saturn 18
no.2 seed: Mars 28 vs. no.8 seed: Mercury 13
the final, 21-25 september 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.2 seed: Mars
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 4 Mars 6
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 9 Mars 15
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 17 Mars 25
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 26 Mars 30
After the last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, SEPTEMBER 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 27 vs. no.2 seed: Mars 40
So the winner of the 37th Interplanetary Knock-Out, September 2019, is
Mars
Well, there's no stopping the Martians when they're on one of their rolls. Tardos Mors, Jeddak of Helium, steps up to the podium to receive the trophy from Zendexor, while kaors resound from the crowd of Red Planet supporters.
Vorion the Morgor, captain of the losing Jovian side, then steps up to receive the medal for runner-up, and - what's this - the Jeddak is taking the opportunity to whisper something in his ear. The response is a shrug. Lip-reading pundits are quick to interpret: what the Jeddak asked was, "Any news of my grandson-in-law?"
And now the trophy-tally now stands as follows: 11 for Mars, 8 for Venus, 5 for Jupiter, 4 for Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, 2 for Saturn and 1 for Vulcan.
august 2019 - the 36th tournament
first round, 1-5 august 2019:
no.1 seed: Mars 18 vs. no.17 seed: Pluto 18
no.9 seed: Amalthea 21 vs. no.25 seed: Ariel 8
no.5 seed: The Sun 19 vs. no.21 seed: Comets 8
no.13 seed: Vulcan 12 vs. no. 29 seed: Ceres 6
no.3 seed: Saturn 20 vs. no.19 seed: Uranus 11
no.11 seed: Ganymede 16 vs no.27 seed: Europa 5
no.7 seed: The Asteroids 14 vs. no.23 seed: Callisto 11
no.15 seed: Iapetus 14 vs. no.31 seed: Oberon 3
no.2 seed: Jupiter 25 vs. no.18 seed: Triton 13
no.10 seed: Neptune 19 vs no.26 seed: Io 8
no.6 seed: Mercury 14 vs. no.22 seed: Planet X 8
no.14 seed: Pellucidar 12 vs. no.30 seed: Umbriel 4
no. 4 seed: Venus 22 vs. no.20 seed: The Reefs of Space 15
no.12 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 15 vs. no.28 seed: Pallas 7
no.8 seed: The Moon 19 vs. no.24 seed: Titan 11
no.16 seed: Earth 15 vs. no.32 seed: Cerberus 3
REPLAY OF DRAWN FIRST-ROUND MATCH:
no.1 seed: Mars 7 vs. no.17 seed: Pluto 6
second round, 6-10 august 2019:
no.1 seed: Mars 20 vs. no.9 seed: Amalthea 14
no.5 seed: The Sun 28 vs. no.13 seed: Vulcan 16
no.3 seed: Saturn 33 vs. no.11 seed: Ganymede 17
no.7 seed: The Asteroids 31 vs. no.15 seed: Iapetus 16
no.2 seed: Jupiter 32 vs. no.10 seed: Neptune 19
no.6 seed: Mercury 18 vs. no.14 seed: Pellucidar 14
no. 4 seed: Venus 26 vs. no.12 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 15
no.8 seed: The Moon 21 vs. no.16 seed: Earth 18
quarter-finals, 11-15 august 2019:
no.1 seed: Mars vs. no.5 seed: The Sun
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no.7 seed: The Asteroids
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.6 seed: Mercury
no. 4 seed: Venus vs. no.8 seed: The Moon
After the first day's play:
Mars 4 The Sun 4
Saturn 8 The Asteroids 5
Jupiter 7 Mercury 5
Venus 7 The Moon 6
After the second day's play:
Mars 10 The Sun 6
Saturn 13 The Asteroids 10
Jupiter 14 Mercury 9
Venus 11 The Moon 10
After the third day's play:
Mars 13 The Sun 11
Saturn 14 The Asteroids 13
Jupiter 17 Mercury 10
Venus 14 The Moon 17
After the fourth day's play:
Mars 18 The Sun 16
Saturn 16 The Asteroids 17
Jupiter 23 Mercury 13
Venus 18 The Moon 23
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, AUGUST 2019
no.1 seed: Mars 21 vs. no.5 seed: The Sun 20
no.3 seed: Saturn 17 vs. no.7 seed: The Asteroids 19
no.2 seed: Jupiter 26 vs. no.6 seed: Mercury 17
no. 4 seed: Venus 20 vs. no.8 seed: The Moon 25
semi-finals, 16-20 august 2019:
no.1 seed: Mars vs. no.7 seed: The Asteroids
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.8 seed: The Moon
After the first day's play:
Mars 3 The Asteroids 1
Jupiter 5 The Moon 1
After the second day's play:
Mars 8 The Asteroids 8
Jupiter 9 The Moon 3
After the third day's play:
Mars 12 The Asteroids 12
Jupiter 18 The Moon 9
After the fourth day's play:
Mars 14 The Asteroids 15
Jupiter 24 The Moon 10
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, AUGUST 2019
no.1 seed: Mars 22 vs. no.7 seed: The Asteroids 24
no.2 seed: Jupiter 31 vs. no.8 seed: The Moon 18
the final, 21-25 august 2019; result out 26 aug:
no.7 seed: The Asteroids vs. no.2 seed: Jupiter
After the first day's play:
The Asteroids 6 Jupiter 7
After the second day's play:
The Asteroids 9 Jupiter 12
After the third day's play:
The Asteroids 11 Jupiter 18
After the fourth day's play:
The Asteroids 12 Jupiter 19
After the fifth day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, AUGUST 2019
no.7 seed: The Asteroids 15 vs. no.2 seed: Jupiter 24
So the winner of the 36th Interplanetary Knock-Out, August 2019, is
Jupiter
The Jovians, who all this month have looked like winning, dominate Ceres Stadium with their triumphant presence. The Skeleton Men and the psychotically violent Hexans exuberantly wallop each other as Zan Dar, the blue-skinned Savator, sidles delicately between them to reach the podium where Zendexor presents the trophy.
The trophy-tally now stands as follows: 10 for Mars, 8 for Venus, 5 for Jupiter, 4 for Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, 2 for Saturn and 1 for Vulcan.
After 3 years of the competition therefore exactly half the wins have been achieved by our neighbours Mars and Venus, and the other 18 from elsewhere in the System. But that statistic conceals the current trend, which is noticeably in favour of the outer System: this year so far, Mars and Venus have had just one win each.
july 2019 - the 35th tournament
first round, 1-5 july 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 22 vs. no.17 seed: Vulcan 8
no.9 seed: Uranus 9 vs. no.25 seed: Planet X 6
no.5 seed: Venus 13 vs. no.21 seed: Titan 9
no.13 seed: Pellucidar 11 vs. no. 29 seed: Ceres 4
no.3 seed: Mars 16 vs. no.19 seed: Pluto 9
no.11 seed: Callisto 5 vs no.27 seed: Umbriel 3
no.7 seed: Mercury 15 vs. no.23 seed: Europa 6
no.15 seed: Iapetus 9 vs. no.31 seed: Ariel 8
no.2 seed: Saturn 16 vs. no.18 seed: Earth 9
no.10 seed: Neptune 7 vs no.26 seed: Io 6
no.6 seed: The Moon 12 vs. no.22 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 8
no.14 seed: Comets 7 vs. no.30 seed: Pallas 11
no. 4 seed: The Asteroids 8 vs. no.20 seed: The Reefs of Space 6
no.12 seed: Amalthea 14 vs. no.28 seed: Oberon 3
no.8 seed: The Sun 13 vs. no.24 seed: Triton 9
no.16 seed: Ganymede 14 vs. no.32 seed: Titania 5
second round, 6-10 july 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 25 vs. no.9 seed: Uranus 8
no.5 seed: Venus 17 vs. no.13 seed: Pellucidar 13
no.3 seed: Mars 20 vs. no.11 seed: Callisto 9
no.7 seed: Mercury 11 vs. no.15 seed: Iapetus 12
no.2 seed: Saturn 21 vs. no.10 seed: Neptune 13
no.6 seed: The Moon 11 vs. no.30 seed: Pallas 6
no. 4 seed: The Asteroids 18 vs. no.12 seed: Amalthea 15
no.8 seed: The Sun 13 vs. no.16 seed: Ganymede 11
quarter-finals, 11-15 july 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.5 seed: Venus
no.3 seed: Mars vs. no.15 seed: Iapetus
no.2 seed: Saturn vs. no.6 seed: The Moon
no. 4 seed: The Asteroids vs. no.8 seed: The Sun
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 5 Venus 2
Mars 1 Iapetus 5
Saturn 4 The Moon 1
The Asteroids 0 The Sun 1
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 5 Venus 4
Mars 7 Iapetus 5
Saturn 7 The Moon 5
The Asteroids 2 The Sun 4
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 5 Venus 9
Mars 13 Iapetus 5
Saturn 10 The Moon 10
The Asteroids 6 The Sun 9
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 7 Venus 11
Mars 15 Iapetus 7
Saturn 13 The Moon 11
The Asteroids 7 The Sun 12
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, JULY 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 10 vs. no.5 seed: Venus 11
no.3 seed: Mars 18 vs. no.15 seed: Iapetus 8
no.2 seed: Saturn 15 vs. no.6 seed: The Moon 13
no. 4 seed: The Asteroids 8 vs. no.8 seed: The Sun 12
semi-finals, 16-20 july 2019:
no.5 seed: Venus vs. no.3 seed: Mars
no.2 seed: Saturn vs. no.8 seed: The Sun
After the first day's play:
Venus 3 Mars 5
Saturn 2 The Sun 6
After the second day's play:
Venus 10 Mars 8
Saturn 6 The Sun 10
After the third day's play:
Venus 15 Mars 18
Saturn 14 The Sun 16
After the fourth day's play:
Venus 17 Mars 23
Saturn 21 The Sun 19
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, JULY 2019
no.5 seed: Venus 19 vs. no.3 seed: Mars 25
no.2 seed: Saturn 25 vs. no.8 seed: The Sun 21
the final, 21-25 july 2019; result out 26 july:
no.3 seed: Mars vs. no.2 seed: Saturn
After the first day's play:
Mars 4 Saturn 1
After the second day's play:
Mars 6 Saturn 3
After the third day's play:
Mars 8 Saturn 8
After the fourth day's play:
Mars 16 Saturn 10
After the fifth day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, JULY 2019
no.3 seed: Mars 18 vs. no.2 seed: Saturn 13
So the winner of the 35th Interplanetary Knock-Out, July 2019, is
Mars
Tweel, the birdlike Martian captain, took the trophy from the Archon and made a dive with it to land on his beak, which was taken to be the equivalent of an acceptance speech. The other Red Planet life-forms applauded in their various ways, even Kli Yang and Sug Farn momentarily abandoning their game of chess.
Commentators remarked on how long it has been since Mars last won the trophy - the previous occasion being December of 2018. Not only that, but the last half of 2018 was dominated by Mars to an unprecedented degree, with 5 trophies in the 6 months, whereas the first 6 months of 2019 saw no Red Planet trophies at all. Remarkable how variable are the breezes of success and failure.
The trophy-tally now stands as follows: 10 for Mars, 8 for Venus, 4 each for Mercury and Jupiter, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, 2 for Saturn, and 1 for Vulcan.
June 2019 - the 34th tournament
first round, 1-5 june 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 22 vs. no.17 seed: Earth 10
no.9 seed: The Sun 18 vs. no.25 seed: Planet X 10
no.5 seed: Saturn 19 vs. no.21 seed: Iapetus 8
no.13 seed: Uranus 16 vs. no. 29 seed: Leda 2
no.3 seed: Venus 20 vs. no.19 seed: Callisto 9
no.11 seed: Pluto 11 vs no.27 seed: Titania 5
no.7 seed: Amalthea 13 vs. no.23 seed: Europa 10
no.15 seed: Pellucidar 13 vs. no.31 seed: Styx 2
no.2 seed: Titan 9 vs. no.18 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 12
no.10 seed: The Moon 16 vs no.26 seed: Ariel 4
no.6 seed: Mercury 10 vs. no.22 seed: Comets 15
no.14 seed: Vulcan 15 vs. no.30 seed: Pallas 8
no. 4 seed: Mars 20 vs. no.20 seed: Triton 7
no.12 seed: Neptune 16 vs. no.28 seed: Ceres 5
no.8 seed: The Asteroids 21 vs. no.24 seed: Io 5
no.16 seed: Ganymede 10 vs. no.32 seed: Umbriel 4
second round, 6-10 june 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 27 vs. no.9 seed: The Sun 15
no.5 seed: Saturn 21 vs. no.13 seed: Uranus 12
no.3 seed: Venus 21 vs. no.11 seed: Pluto 8
no.7 seed: Amalthea 14 vs. no.15 seed: Pellucidar 13
no.18 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 10 vs. no.10 seed: The Moon 21
no.22 seed: Comets 8 vs. no.14 seed: Vulcan 8
no. 4 seed: Mars 25 vs. no.12 seed: Neptune 11
no.8 seed: The Asteroids 18 vs. no.16 seed: Ganymede 8
Comets vs Vulcan will need a replay to settle the quarter-final line-up.
SECOND-ROUND REPLAY, 11 JUNE 2019:
no.22 seed: Comets 6 vs. no.14 seed: Vulcan 2
quarter-finals, 11-15 june 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.5 seed: Saturn
no.3 seed: Venus vs. no.7 seed: Amalthea
no.10 seed: The Moon vs. no.22 seed: Comets
no. 4 seed: Mars vs. no.8 seed: The Asteroids
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 2 Saturn 4
Venus 5 Amalthea 3
The Moon 2 Comets 6
Mars 3 The Asteroids 9
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 7 Saturn 9
Venus 8 Amalthea 5
The Moon 6 Comets 10
Mars 6 The Asteroids 13
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 11 Saturn 16
Venus 8 Amalthea 7
The Moon 8 Comets 11
Mars 7 The Asteroids 14
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 13 Saturn 20
Venus 11 Amalthea 8
The Moon 10 Comets 13
Mars 10 The Asteroids 16
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER FINAL RESULTS, JUNE 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 15 vs. no.5 seed: Saturn 22
no.3 seed: Venus 13 vs. no.7 seed: Amalthea 10
no.10 seed: The Moon 13 vs. no.22 seed: Comets 15
no. 4 seed: Mars 11 vs. no.8 seed: The Asteroids 18
semi-finals, 16-20 june 2019:
no.5 seed: Saturn vs. no.3 seed: Venus
no.22 seed: Comets vs. no.8 seed: The Asteroids
After the first day's play:
Saturn 2 Venus 5
Comets 0 The Asteroids 4
After the second day's play:
Saturn 6 Venus 8
Comets 1 The Asteroids 5
After the third day's play:
Saturn 7 Venus 11
Comets 2 The Asteroids 8
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 9 Venus 11
Comets 2 The Asteroids 10
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, JUNE 2019
no.5 seed: Saturn 9 vs. no.3 seed: Venus 12
no.22 seed: Comets 4 vs. no.8 seed: The Asteroids 10
the final, 21-25 june 2019:
no.3 seed: Venus vs. no.8 seed: The Asteroids
After the first day's play:
Venus 6 The Asteroids 5
After the second day's play:
Venus 11 The Asteroids 11
After the third day's play:
Venus 16 The Asteroids 16
After the fourth day's play:
Venus 16 The Asteroids 17
After the fifth and last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, JUNE 2019
no.3 seed: Venus 18 vs. no.8 seed: The Asteroids 21
So the winner of the 34th Interplanetary Knock-Out, June 2019, is
The Asteroids
Old Krah from Iskar strides to the podium to receive the trophy from Zendexor... and a variety of life-forms, from the phasmidae of Phocea to the winged men of Asperus, wave their appendages in triumphant enthusiasm. This is the Belters' third trophy; the previous two were gained quite some while ago, in September and November 2017, against Saturn and Mars respectively.
The current achievement marks a most convincing come-back. Any team who can beat both the Martians and the Venusians in one month is a force to be reckoned with.
The trophy-tally now stands as follows: 9 for Mars, 8 for Venus, 4 each for Mercury and Jupiter, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, 2 for Saturn, and 1 for Vulcan.
may 2019 - the 33rd tournament
first round, 1-5 may 2019:
no.1 seed: Titan 26 vs. no.17 seed: Ganymede 17
no.9 seed: Neptune 13 vs. no.25 seed: Callisto 5
no.5 seed: Venus 21 vs. no.21 seed: The Reefs of Space 9
no.13 seed: Uranus 9 vs. no. 29 seed: Leda 2
no.3 seed: Mars 18 vs. no.19 seed: Vulcan 13
no.11 seed: The Moon 21 vs no.27 seed: Oberon 2
no.7 seed: The Sun 16 vs. no.23 seed: Io 9
no.15 seed: Pellucidar 12 vs. no.31 seed: Pallas 4
no.2 seed: Jupiter 31 vs. no.18 seed: Earth 14
no.10 seed: Pluto 18 vs no.26 seed: Planet X 9
no.6 seed: Mercury 21 vs. no.22 seed: Triton 6
no.14 seed: Comets 12 vs. no.30 seed: Ceres 0
no. 4 seed: Saturn 20 vs. no.20 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 10
no.12 seed: Amalthea 18 vs. no.28 seed: Ariel 2
no.8 seed: The Asteroids 15 vs. no.24 seed: Europa 6
no.16 seed: Iapetus 8 vs. no.32 seed: Styx 4
second round, 6-10 may 2019:
no.1 seed: Titan 22 vs. no.9 seed: Neptune 12
no.5 seed: Venus 13 vs. no.13 seed: Uranus 9
no.3 seed: Mars 11 vs. no.11 seed: The Moon 10
no.7 seed: The Sun 13 vs. no.15 seed: Pellucidar 9
no.2 seed: Jupiter 19 vs. no.10 seed: Pluto 8
no.6 seed: Mercury 13 vs. no.14 seed: Comets 5
no. 4 seed: Saturn 12 vs. no.12 seed: Amalthea 9
no.8 seed: The Asteroids 13 vs. no.16 seed: Iapetus 6
quarter-finals, 11-15 may 2019:
no.1 seed: Titan vs. no.5 seed: Venus
no.3 seed: Mars vs. no.7 seed: The Sun
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.6 seed: Mercury
no. 4 seed: Saturn vs. no.8 seed: The Asteroids
After the first day's play:
Titan 7 Venus 6
Mars 2 The Sun 2
Jupiter 6 Mercury 3
Saturn 7 The Asteroids 4
After the second day's play:
Titan 13 Venus 12
Mars 6 The Sun 4
Jupiter 12 Mercury 8
Saturn 8 The Asteroids 6
After the third day's play:
Titan 18 Venus 16
Mars 10 The Sun 6
Jupiter 16 Mercury 10
Saturn 10 The Asteroids 12
After the fourth day's play:
Titan 21 Venus 24
Mars 14 The Sun 9
Jupiter 20 Mercury 13
Saturn 16 The Asteroids 15
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, MAY 2019
no.1 seed: Titan 25 vs. no.5 seed: Venus 26
no.3 seed: Mars 17 vs. no.7 seed: The Sun 10
no.2 seed: Jupiter 27 vs. no.6 seed: Mercury 18
no. 4 seed: Saturn 21 vs. no.8 seed: The Asteroids 18
semi-finals, 16-20 may 2019:
no.5 seed: Venus vs. no.3 seed: Mars
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no. 4 seed: Saturn
After the first day's play:
Venus 3 Mars 2
Jupiter 3 Saturn 3
After the second day's play:
Venus 6 Mars 4
Jupiter 6 Saturn 4
After the third day's play:
Venus 10 Mars 10
Jupiter 8 Saturn 9
After the fourth day's play:
Venus 15 Mars 12
Jupiter 9 Saturn 9
After the fifth day's play:
UTTERLY INDECISIVE SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, MAY 2019:
no.5 seed: Venus 16 vs. no.3 seed: Mars 16
no.2 seed: Jupiter 13 vs. no. 4 seed: Saturn 13
Replays, 21 May 2019:
no.5 seed: Venus 5 vs. no.3 seed: Mars 4
no.2 seed: Jupiter 3 vs. no. 4 seed: Saturn 4
the final, 21-25 may 2019:
no.5 seed: Venus vs. no. 4 seed: Saturn
After the first day's play:
Venus 5 Saturn 4
After the second day's play:
Venus 7 Saturn 5
After the third day's play:
Venus 9 Saturn 8
After the fourth day's play:
Venus 11 Saturn 11
After the last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, MAY 2019
no.5 seed: Venus 15 vs. no. 4 seed: Saturn 13
So the winner of the 33rd Interplanetary Knock-Out, May 2019, is
Venus
In the crowd in Ceres Stadium applauding the result, the most frenziedly enthusiastic were, naturally, the Venusians, humanoids, shelks and plant-beings alike, jumping up and down in the stands. However, even some of the other Inner Planet races were also relieved that the trophy has returned to the Inner Solar System. Finally there's a respectful hush as Duare of Vepaja graciously accepts the Orrery from Archon Zendexor - followed by renewed cheers as she holds it aloft.
As for the Saturnians, who were neck and neck with their opponents at the start of the last day's play, they have to face the fact that this is the fifth occasion on which they are the beaten finalists. They haven't won the trophy since March 2017. Their first championship win, in October 2016, was against Venus, but their fist final-round defeat, in May 2017, was likewise against Venus. And this present occasion means the opponents have met three times in the final, with the Venusians twice the winner.
The trophy-tally now stands as follows: 9 for Mars, 8 for Venus, 4 each for Mercury and Jupiter, 3 for Titan, 2 each for the Asteroids and Saturn, and 1 for Vulcan.
april 2019 - the 32nd tournament
first round, 1-5 april 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 28 vs. no.17 seed: Earth 15
no.9 seed: Amalthea 12 vs. no.25 seed: Io 5
no.5 seed: Venus 13 vs. no.21 seed: The Reefs of Space 5
no.13 seed: Pellucidar 8 vs. no. 29 seed: Leda 5
no.3 seed: Saturn 13 vs. no.19 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 10
no.11 seed: The Sun 13 vs no.27 seed: Ariel 8
no.7 seed: The Asteroids 9 vs. no.23 seed: Vulcan 5
no.15 seed: Uranus 12 vs. no.31 seed: Ceres 4
no.2 seed: Titan 31 vs. no.18 seed: Iapetus 7
no.10 seed: Neptune 13 vs no.26 seed: Styx 3
no.6 seed: Mercury 11 vs. no.22 seed: Callisto 9
no.14 seed: Comets 8 vs. no.30 seed: Cerberus 2
no. 4 seed: Mars 16 vs. no.20 seed: Triton 7
no.12 seed: Ganymede 14 vs. no.28 seed: Pallas 5
no.8 seed: Moon 18 vs. no.24 seed: Europa 7
no.16 seed: Pluto 11 vs. no.32 seed: Oberon 4
second round, 6-10 april 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 14 vs. no.9 seed: Amalthea 12
no.5 seed: Venus 8 vs. no.13 seed: Pellucidar 7
no.3 seed: Saturn 12 vs. no.11 seed: The Sun 8
no.7 seed: The Asteroids 9 vs. no.15 seed: Uranus 9
no.2 seed: Titan 16 vs. no.10 seed: Neptune 7
no.6 seed: Mercury 11 vs. no.14 seed: Comets 10
no. 4 seed: Mars 11 vs. no.12 seed: Ganymede 9
no.8 seed: Moon 5 vs. no.16 seed: Pluto 8
The Asteroids vs. Uranus will need a replay.
11TH APRIL 2019: REPLAY OF SECOND-ROUND MATCH:
no.7 seed: The Asteroids 3 vs. no.15 seed: Uranus 2
quarter-finals, 11-15 april 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.5 seed: Venus
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no.7 seed: The Asteroids
no.2 seed: Titan vs. no.6 seed: Mercury
no. 4 seed: Mars vs. no.16 seed: Pluto
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 8 Venus 4
Saturn 4 The Asteroids 3
Titan 5 Mercury 4
Mars 3 Pluto 4
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 9 Venus 7
Saturn 6 The Asteroids 9
Titan 11 Mercury 10
Mars 6 Pluto 7
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 11 Venus 10
Saturn 7 The Asteroids 10
Titan 14 Mercury 12
Mars 9 Pluto 7
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 13 Venus 12
Saturn 11 The Asteroids 12
Titan 18 Mercury 14
Mars 13 Pluto 10
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, APRIL 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 14 vs. no.5 seed: Venus 13
no.3 seed: Saturn 13 vs. no.7 seed: The Asteroids 12
no.2 seed: Titan 20 vs. no.6 seed: Mercury 16
no. 4 seed: Mars 18 vs. no.16 seed: Pluto 16
semi-finals, 16-20 april 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.3 seed: Saturn
no.2 seed: Titan vs. no. 4 seed: Mars
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 2 Saturn 4
Titan 7 Mars 1
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 6 Saturn 6
Titan 12 Mars 2
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 12 Saturn 6
Titan 19 Mars 6
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 15 Saturn 10
Titan 25 Mars 12
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, APRIL 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 20 vs. no.3 seed: Saturn 14
no.2 seed: Titan 29 vs. no. 4 seed: Mars 21
the final, 21-25 april 2019; result out 26 april:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.2 seed: Titan
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 3 Titan 4
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 7 Titan 11
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 11 Titan 16
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 15 Titan 20
After the fifth day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, APRIL 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 17 vs. no.2 seed: Titan 24
So the winner of the 32nd Interplanetary Knock-Out, April 2019, is
Titan
Same teams, same winner, same scores - what fantastic coincidence between the March and April championship results!
That apart, it was also quite unforeseen that Titan would achieve such supremacy lasting two whole months in the competition. The Titanics not only won, they never looked like losing. The furry ant-like captain, Dghhurr, can be forgiven a certain swagger as he/she/it strides to the podium to receive the trophy from Zendexor.
A strangely respectful silence and skeletal shoulder-shrugging pervades the Morgor ranks. Some of the Jovians themselves seem content and fairly honoured to settle for second place two months in a row, it being no disgrace to lose to such a team in its period of triumph.
The trophy-tally now stands as follows: 9 for Mars, 7 for Venus, 4 each for Mercury and Jupiter, 3 for Titan, 2 each for the Asteroids and Saturn, and 1 for Vulcan.
march 2019 - the 31st tournament
first round, 1-5 march 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 27 vs. no.17 seed: Triton 13
no.9 seed: Amalthea 18 vs. no.25 seed: Callisto 12
no.5 seed: Saturn 24 vs. no.21 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 6
no.13 seed: Vulcan 5 vs. no. 29 seed: Titania 3
no.3 seed: Venus 25 vs. no.19 seed: Uranus 7
no.11 seed: Pluto 11 vs no.27 seed: Pallas 4
no.7 seed: The Moon 14 vs. no.23 seed: The Reefs of Space 8
no.15 seed: Ganymede 15 vs. no.31 seed: Cerberus 3
no.2 seed: Titan 25 vs. no.18 seed: The Sun 9
no.10 seed: Pellucidar 14 vs no.26 seed: Ariel 1
no.6 seed: Mercury 16 vs. no.22 seed: Earth 12
no.14 seed: The Asteroids 14 vs. no.30 seed: Leda 2
no. 4 seed: Mars 21 vs. no.20 seed: Iapetus 9
no.12 seed: Comets 9 vs. no.28 seed: Styx 6
no.8 seed: Neptune 13 vs. no.24 seed: Io 8
no.16 seed: Europa 8 vs. no.32 seed: Oberon 3
second round, 6-10 march 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 28 vs. no.9 seed: Amalthea 13
no.5 seed: Saturn 16 vs. no.13 seed: Vulcan 9
no.3 seed: Venus 21 vs. no.11 seed: Pluto 10
no.7 seed: The Moon 15 vs. no.15 seed: Ganymede 12
no.2 seed: Titan 19 vs. no.10 seed: Pellucidar 11
no.6 seed: Mercury 21 vs. no.14 seed: The Asteroids 15
no. 4 seed: Mars 16 vs. no.12 seed: Comets 16
no.8 seed: Neptune 8 vs. no.16 seed: Europa 8
REPLAY OF DRAWN SECOND-ROUND MATCHES, 12 MARCH 2019:
no. 4 seed: Mars 5 vs. no.12 seed: Comets 2
no.8 seed: Neptune 4 vs. no.16 seed: Europa 2
quarter-finals, 11-15 march 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.5 seed: Saturn
no.3 seed: Venus vs. no.7 seed: The Moon
no.2 seed: Titan vs. no.6 seed: Mercury
no. 4 seed: Mars vs. no.8 seed: Neptune
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 4 Saturn 7
Venus 5 The Moon 3
Titan 1 Mercury 1
Mars 5 Neptune 4
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 10 Saturn 10
Venus 7 The Moon 7
Titan 4 Mercury 4
Mars 10 Neptune 6
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 14 Saturn 14
Venus 9 The Moon 8
Titan 6 Mercury 8
Mars 12 Neptune 8
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 16 Saturn 16
Venus 11 The Moon 9
Titan 12 Mercury 9
Mars 14 Neptune 8
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, MARCH 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 23 vs. no.5 seed: Saturn 19
no.3 seed: Venus 12 vs. no.7 seed: The Moon 11
no.2 seed: Titan 19 vs. no.6 seed: Mercury 11
no. 4 seed: Mars 15 vs. no.8 seed: Neptune 9
semi-finals, 16-20 march 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.3 seed: Venus
no.2 seed: Titan vs. no. 4 seed: Mars
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 7 Venus 2
Titan 4 Mars 2
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 13 Venus 4
Titan 12 Mars 6
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 16 Venus 9
Titan 22 Mars 12
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 19 Venus 5
Titan 14 Mars 7
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, MARCH 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 24 vs. no.3 seed: Venus 12
no.2 seed: Titan 25 vs. no. 4 seed: Mars 16
the final, 21-25 march 2019:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.2 seed: Titan
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 1 Titan 4
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 3 Titan 9
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 7 Titan 15
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 11 Titan 18
After the fifth day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, MARCH 2019
no.1 seed: Jupiter 17 vs. no.2 seed: Titan 24
So the winner of the 31st Interplanetary Knock-Out, March 2019, is
Titan
And so the number 2 seed prevailed over the number 1 and the previously perfect concordance of seeding and results wasn't kept up right to the end after all.
The Titanics naturally went as wild as their frosty natures allow, antennae quivering as the antlike body of their leader, Ghwuddp, stretched to receive the trophy from Zendexor at Ceres Stadium's focal stand. Meanwhile their gloom-shrouded world lit up with festivities, the more so as this win was much more impressive than their last (the narrow 14-13 victory over The Sun in June 2018). This time they got to the top by three successive convincing victories over the formidable opponents Mercury, Mars and Jupiter - the climax being sweet revenge for the Saturnian moon's defeat by the giant planet in the January final just two months ago.
Altogether it's a performance as masterly as any in the history of the championship.
The trophy-tally now stands as follows: 9 for Mars, 7 for Venus, 4 each for Mercury and Jupiter, 2 each for the Asteroids, Saturn and Titan, and 1 for Vulcan.
february 2019 - the 30th tournament
first round, 1-5 february 2019:
no.1 seed: Titan 16 vs. no.17 seed: Ganymede 6
no.9 seed: The Asteroids 6 vs. no.25 seed: Io 4
no.5 seed: Venus 14 vs. no.21 seed: Callisto 5
no.13 seed: The Moon 9 vs. no. 29 seed: Ceres 3
no.3 seed: Jupiter 24 vs. no.19 seed: Comets 9
no.11 seed: Amalthea 12 vs no.27 seed: Ariel 7
no.7 seed: The Sun 5 vs. no.23 seed: The Reefs of Space 6
no.15 seed: Neptune 14 vs. no.31 seed: Cerberus 2
no.2 seed: Mars 12 vs. no.18 seed: Iapetus 7
no.10 seed: Pluto 8 vs no.26 seed: Umbriel 3
no.6 seed: Uranus 2 vs. no.22 seed: Earth 3
no.14 seed: Asteroid Progenitor 4 vs. no.30 seed: Oberon 3
no. 4 seed: Saturn 11 vs. no.20 seed: Triton 9
no.12 seed: Vulcan 8 vs. no.28 seed: Styx 5
no.8 seed: Mercury 6 vs. no.24 seed: Europa 9
no.16 seed: Pellucidar 11 vs. no.32 seed: Leda 3
second round, 6-10 february 2019:
no.1 seed: Titan 5 vs. no.9 seed: The Asteroids 11
no.5 seed: Venus 9 vs. no.13 seed: The Moon 7
no.3 seed: Jupiter 17 vs. no.11 seed: Amalthea 8
no.23 seed: The Reefs of Space 8 vs. no.15 seed: Neptune 5
no.2 seed: Mars 14 vs. no.10 seed: Pluto 8
no.22 seed: Earth 8 vs. no.14 seed: Asteroid Progenitor 7
no. 4 seed: Saturn 10 vs. no.12 seed: Vulcan 9
no.24 seed: Europa