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This is the 32-team 5-round tournament that has been held monthly since September 2016. Scores are obtained from the number of hits achieved by the relevant pages on the site. Or to put it another way, the imaginary teams from the literary worlds are vying with each other to be the most interesting.
Each month, then, I choose the 32 highest scorers from the world-pages in the previous month's page-view statistics, seed them accordingly, and send the teams to Ceres Stadium to compete.
When the month's winner is known, the captain of that team receives the IKO trophy from the Archon's hands at the Stadium's podium, in a brief, moving ceremony, after which the team-captain holds the trophy aloft and the stands erupt with cheers and a sea of waving arms/tentacles/wings...
august 2021 - the 60th tournament
first round, 1-5 august 2021:
no.1 seed: Saturn 9 vs. no.17 seed: Europa 9
no.9 seed: Neptune 9 vs. no.25 seed: Io 3
no.5 seed: Amalthea 13 vs. no.21 seed: Ganymede 5
no.13 seed: Uranus 7 vs. no. 29 seed: Leda 4
no.3 seed: Vulcan 14 vs. no.19 seed: Planet X 3
no.11 seed: Pluto 6 vs no.27 seed: Vesta 4
no.7 seed: Mars 10 vs. no.23 seed: Pallas 4
no.15 seed: The Sun 10 vs. no.31 seed: Ceres 2
no.2 seed: Jupiter 14 vs. no.18 seed: The Moon 5
no.10 seed: Venus 6 vs no.26 seed: Titan 7
no.6 seed: Asteroid Progenitor 7 vs. no.22 seed: Triton 7
no.14 seed: Earth 12 vs. no.30 seed: Mimas 3
no. 4 seed: Pellucidar 7 vs. no.20 seed: Comets 6
no.12 seed: Mercury 10 vs. no.28 seed: Ariel 2
no.8 seed: The Reefs of Space 3 vs. no.24 seed: Callisto 6
no.16 seed: The Asteroids 11 vs. no.32 seed: Icarus 0
Replays, 6 August 2021:
no.1 seed: Saturn 3 vs. no.17 seed: Europa 3
no.6 seed: Asteroid Progenitor 1 vs. no.22 seed: Triton 2
A second replay of Saturn vs Europa, 7 August 2021:
no.1 seed: Saturn 3 vs. no.17 seed: Europa 2
second round, 6-10 august 2021:
no.1 seed: Saturn 12 vs. no.9 seed: Neptune 10
no.5 seed: Amalthea 13 vs. no.13 seed: Uranus 14
no.3 seed: Vulcan 6 vs. no.11 seed: Pluto 6
no.7 seed: Mars 12 vs. no.15 seed: The Sun 7
no.2 seed: Jupiter 17 vs. no.26 seed: Titan 6
no.22 seed: Triton 5 vs. no.14 seed: Earth 4
no. 4 seed: Pellucidar 9 vs. no.12 seed: Mercury 15
no.24 seed: Callisto 7 vs. no.16 seed: The Asteroids 11
Replay, 11 August 2021:
no.3 seed: Vulcan 1 vs. no.11 seed: Pluto 0
quarter-finals, 11-15 august 2021:
no.1 seed: Saturn vs. no.13 seed: Uranus
no.3 seed: Vulcan vs. no.7 seed: Mars
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.22 seed: Triton
no.12 seed: Mercury vs. no.16 seed: The Asteroids
After the first day's play:
Saturn 0 Uranus 0
Vulcan 1 Mars 6
Jupiter 2 Triton 1
Mercury 5 The Asteroids 4
After the second day's play:
Saturn 3 Uranus 2
Vulcan 3 Mars 8
Jupiter 5 Triton 2
Mercury 9 The Asteroids 6
After the third day's play:
Saturn 4 Uranus 3
Vulcan 5 Mars 10
Jupiter 6 Triton 3
Mercury 11 The Asteroids 10
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 9 Uranus 6
Vulcan 8 Mars 14
Jupiter 10 Triton 3
Mercury 15 The Asteroids 14
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, AUGUST 2021
no.1 seed: Saturn 11 vs. no.13 seed: Uranus 11
no.3 seed: Vulcan 10 vs. no.7 seed: Mars 16
no.2 seed: Jupiter 12 vs. no.22 seed: Triton 4
no.12 seed: Mercury 17 vs. no.16 seed: The Asteroids 18
Replay, 16 August 2021:
no.1 seed: Saturn 5 vs. no.13 seed: Uranus 1
semi-finals, 16-20 august 2021:
no.1 seed: Saturn vs. no.7 seed: Mars
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.16 seed: The Asteroids
After the first day's play:
Saturn 5 Mars 1
Jupiter 4 The Asteroids 5
After the second day's play:
Saturn 8 Mars 2
Jupiter 7 The Asteroids 7
After the third day's play:
Saturn 10 Mars 5
Jupiter 10 The Asteroids 11
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 11 Mars 7
Jupiter 11 The Asteroids 11
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, AUGUST 2021
no.1 seed: Saturn 13 vs. no.7 seed: Mars 9
no.2 seed: Jupiter 16 vs. no.16 seed: The Asteroids 15
the final, 21-25 august 2021; result out 26 aug:
no.1 seed: Saturn vs. no.2 seed: Jupiter
After the first day's play:
Saturn 7 Jupiter 5
After the second day's play:
Saturn 11 Jupiter 6
After the third day's play:
Saturn 14 Jupiter 8
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 20 Jupiter 13
After the last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, AUGUST 2021
no.1 seed: Saturn 26 vs. no.2 seed: Jupiter 20
So the winner of the 60th Interplanetary Knock-Out, August 2021, is
Saturn
While the Ringed Planet fans float exuberantly round the stadium, pundits all over the System are a-chatter. "Well, you gotta hand it to the Saturnians. Sure, last year they were beaten in five finals by the Jovians. But, by Space, they've made up for it this month. A convincing win, and this is the point at which they join their fellow gas-giant in the select category of those who have won four times in succession..."
Khol Kor is getting used to his role by now, as the blue-skinned humanoid strides to the podium to receive the Orrery from Zendexor...
Altogether the trophy-tally now is as follows: 14 for Jupiter, 12 for Mars, 11 for Saturn, 10 for Venus, 5 for Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 each for Vulcan and Uranus.
july 2021 - the 59th tournament
first round, 1-5 july 2021:
no.1 seed: Pellucidar 38 vs. no.17 seed: Neptune 12
no.9 seed: Venus 15 vs. no.25 seed: Europa 7
no.5 seed: Saturn 14 vs. no.21 seed: The Sun 9
no.13 seed: The Asteroids 9 vs. no. 29 seed: Umbriel 2
no.3 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 24 vs. no.19 seed: Earth 10
no.11 seed: Mars 20 vs no.27 seed: Leda 5
no.7 seed: Mercury 14 vs. no.23 seed: The Moon 9
no.15 seed: Titan 3 vs. no.31 seed: Oberon 2
no.2 seed: The Reefs of Space 27 vs. no.18 seed: Planet X 13
no.10 seed: Pluto 19 vs no.26 seed: Io 6
no.6 seed: Amalthea 12 vs. no.22 seed: Uranus 9
no.14 seed: Pallas 5 vs. no.30 seed: Ariel 3
no. 4 seed: Jupiter 24 vs. no.20 seed: Ganymede 13
no.12 seed: Triton 5 vs. no.28 seed: Ceres 4
no.8 seed: Vulcan 13 vs. no.24 seed: Comets 7
no.16 seed: Callisto 3 vs. no.32 seed: Vesta 2
second round, 6-10 july 2021:
no.1 seed: Pellucidar 39 vs. no.9 seed: Venus 16
no.5 seed: Saturn 18 vs. no.13 seed: The Asteroids 15
no.3 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 26 vs. no.11 seed: Mars 19
no.7 seed: Mercury 15 vs. no.15 seed: Titan 6
no.2 seed: The Reefs of Space 25 vs. no.10 seed: Pluto 13
no.6 seed: Amalthea 13 vs. no.14 seed: Pallas 8
no. 4 seed: Jupiter 23 vs. no.12 seed: Triton 9
no.8 seed: Vulcan 16 vs. no.16 seed: Callisto 10
quarter-finals, 11-15 july 2021:
no.1 seed: Pellucidar vs. no.5 seed: Saturn
no.3 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet vs. no.7 seed: Mercury
no.2 seed: The Reefs of Space vs. no.6 seed: Amalthea
no. 4 seed: Jupiter vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan
After the first day's play:
Pellucidar 1 Saturn 4
Asteroid Progenitor 0 Mercury 0
Reefs of Space 0 Amalthea 4
Jupiter 5 Vulcan 1
After the second day's play:
Pellucidar 1 Saturn 8
Asteroid Progenitor 0 Mercury 4
Reefs of Space 0 Amalthea 7
Jupiter 6 Vulcan 5
After the third day's play:
Pellucidar 3 Saturn 10
Asteroid Progenitor 0 Mercury 4
Reefs of Space 0 Amalthea 10
Jupiter 6 Vulcan 8
After the fourth day's play:
Pellucidar 5 Saturn 18
Asteroid Progenitor 3 Mercury 6
Reefs of Space 2 Amalthea 12
Jupiter 9 Vulcan 10
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, JULY 2021
no.1 seed: Pellucidar 9 vs. no.5 seed: Saturn 25
no.3 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 4 vs. no.7 seed: Mercury 7
no.2 seed: The Reefs of Space 3 vs. no.6 seed: Amalthea 13
no. 4 seed: Jupiter 13 vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan 13
Replay:
no. 4 seed: Jupiter 5 vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan 6
semi-finals, 16-20 july 2021:
no.5 seed: Saturn vs. no.7 seed: Mercury
no.6 seed: Amalthea vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan
After the first day's play:
Saturn 9 Mercury 4
Amalthea 1 Vulcan 6
After the second day's play:
Saturn 18 Mercury 4
Amalthea 4 Vulcan 10
After the third day's play:
Saturn 23 Mercury 7
Amalthea 10 Vulcan 15
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 32 Mercury 8
Amalthea 12 Vulcan 19
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, JULY 2021
no.5 seed: Saturn 36 vs. no.7 seed: Mercury 10
no.6 seed: Amalthea 13 vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan 27
the final, 21-25 july 2021:
no.5 seed: Saturn vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan
After the first day's play:
Saturn 8 Vulcan 5
After the second day's play:
Saturn 13 Vulcan 10
After the third day's play:
Saturn 19 Vulcan 13
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 26 Vulcan 18
After the fifth day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, JULY 2021
no.5 seed: Saturn 33 vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan 23
So the winner of the 59th Interplanetary Knock-Out, July 2021, is
Saturn
The polymorphous crowds of Saturnian supporters, humanoid, avian and nebulous, zip in crazy triumph around Ceres Stadium for the third month running. The team has achieved such a hat-trick once before: in October, November and December 2019. This time their score - 33 - was significantly higher. Otherwise they would not have won, for the Vulcanians' score of 23 was itself higher than the Saturnian scores in the other 5 finals of their two hat-tricks. No doubt about it, the Ringed Planet seems currently unstoppable, just as the Martians and Jovians seemed in their day. But as their blue-skinned captain Khol Kor raises aloft the trophy, there's a tinge of solemnity to his smile; he must be asking himself how long the run can last. Can they win next month too, so as to equal the Jovian record of consecutive wins? The question must be in everyone's mind...
Altogether the trophy-tally now is as follows: 14 for Jupiter, 12 for Mars, 10 each for Venus and Saturn, 5 for Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 each for Vulcan and Uranus.
Note there's quite a distance between the Big Four, whose trophy-haul is in double figures, and the next highest winner which is Mercury with just 5.
june 2021 - the 58th tournament
first round, 1-5 june 2021:
no.1 seed: Venus 15 vs. no.17 seed: The Reefs of Space 14
no.9 seed: Mars 16 vs. no.25 seed: Vesta 5
no.5 seed: Mercury 19 vs. no.21 seed: Triton 6
no.13 seed: The Sun 12 vs. no. 29 seed: Ariel 4
no.3 seed: Saturn 17 vs. no.19 seed: Planet X 13
no.11 seed: Amalthea 14 vs no.27 seed: Io 3
no.7 seed: The Asteroids 15 vs. no.23 seed: Titan 16
no.15 seed: Comets 13 vs. no.31 seed: Pallas 3
no.2 seed: Jupiter 18 vs. no.18 seed: Neptune 11
no.10 seed: The Moon 12 vs no.26 seed: Ganymede 3
no.6 seed: Uranus 14 vs. no.22 seed: Callisto 4
no.14 seed: Pluto 14 vs. no.30 seed: Mimas 1
no. 4 seed: Pellucidar 12 vs. no.20 seed: Europa 7
no.12 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 9 vs. no.28 seed: Ceres 3
no.8 seed: Vulcan 12 vs. no.24 seed: Umbriel 3
no.16 seed: Earth 11 vs. no.32 seed: Oberon 4
second round, 6-10 june 2021:
no.1 seed: Venus 27 vs. no.9 seed: Mars 29
no.5 seed: Mercury 27 vs. no.13 seed: The Sun 21
no.3 seed: Saturn 36 vs. no.11 seed: Amalthea 18
no.23 seed: Titan 28 vs. no.15 seed: Comets 11
no.2 seed: Jupiter 47 vs. no.10 seed: The Moon 20
no.6 seed: Uranus 13 vs. no.14 seed: Pluto 20
no. 4 seed: Pellucidar 192 vs. no.12 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 175
no.8 seed: Vulcan 20 vs. no.16 seed: Earth 14
quarter-finals, 11-15 june 2021:
no.9 seed: Mars vs. no.5 seed: Mercury
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no.23 seed: Titan
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.14 seed: Pluto
no. 4 seed: Pellucidar vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan
After the first day's play:
Mars 0 Mercury 9
Saturn 3 Titan 0
Jupiter 4 Pluto 2
Pellucidar 4 Vulcan 2
After the second day's play:
Mars 2 Mercury 11
Saturn 4 Titan 0
Jupiter 6 Pluto 4
Pellucidar 5 Vulcan 5
After the third day's play:
Mars 4 Mercury 13
Saturn 8 Titan 1
Jupiter 10 Pluto 7
Pellucidar 7 Vulcan 8
After the fourth day's play:
Mars 6 Mercury 15
Saturn 11 Titan 2
Jupiter 16 Pluto 8
Pellucidar 11 Vulcan 11
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, JUNE 2021
no.9 seed: Mars 7 vs. no.5 seed: Mercury 17
no.3 seed: Saturn 14 vs. no.23 seed: Titan 5
no.2 seed: Jupiter 19 vs. no.14 seed: Pluto 10
no. 4 seed: Pellucidar 14 vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan 14
Replay:
no. 4 seed: Pellucidar 3 vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan 4
semi-finals, 16-20 june 2021:
no.5 seed: Mercury vs. no.3 seed: Saturn
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan
After the first day's play:
Mercury 2 Saturn 7
Jupiter 4 Vulcan 4
After the second day's play:
Mercury 8 Saturn 16
Jupiter 10 Vulcan 10
After the third day's play:
Mercury 11 Saturn 19
Jupiter 13 Vulcan 13
After the fourth day's play:
Mercury 13 Saturn 24
Jupiter 15 Vulcan 17
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, JUNE 2021
no.5 seed: Mercury 13 vs. no.3 seed: Saturn 27
no.2 seed: Jupiter 18 vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan 20
the final, 21-25 June 2021; result out 26 june:
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan
After the first day's play:
Saturn 4 Vulcan 1
After the second day's play:
Saturn 10 Vulcan 2
After the third day's play:
Saturn 14 Vulcan 4
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 18 Vulcan 10
After the fifth day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, JUNE 2021
no.3 seed: Saturn 22 vs. no.8 seed: Vulcan 13
So the winner of the 58th Interplanetary Knock-Out, June 2021, is
Saturn
So the Saturnians have retained the trophy, winning it against the Vulcanians more easily than they did in last month's narrow squeak against the Uranians.
As blue-skinned Khol Kor, ex-Governor of Saturn and now captain/manager of the planetary team, strides to the podium to receive the Orrery from Zendexor, the Saturnians from all other versions of the planet join with those of Captain Future's continuum in celebrating the victory. Thus, the acephalic Blemphroims and the cloudy races both indicate enthusiasm by various movements appropriate to their physiology...
Altogether the trophy-tally now is as
follows: 14 for Jupiter, 12 for Mars, 10 for Venus, 9 for Saturn, 5 for
Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 each for Vulcan and Uranus.
may 2021 - the 57th tournament
first round, 1-5 may 2021:
no.1 seed: Venus 25 vs. no.17 seed: Pluto 13
no.9 seed: Jupiter 15 vs. no.25 seed: Oberon 4
no.5 seed: Pellucidar 16 vs. no.21 seed: Comets 9
no.13 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 15 vs. no. 29 seed: Ariel 4
no.3 seed: Saturn 16 vs. no.19 seed: Io 4
no.11 seed: Europa 12 vs no.27 seed: Leda 2
no.7 seed: Amalthea 17 vs. no.23 seed: Ganymede 4
no.15 seed: Neptune 9 vs. no.31 seed: Cerberus 2
no.2 seed: Mercury 7 vs. no.18 seed: Callisto 5
no.10 seed: Vulcan 8 vs no.26 seed: Triton 6
no.6 seed: The Asteroids 4 vs. no.22 seed: Titan 5
no.14 seed: The Moon 10 vs. no.30 seed: Ceres 3
no. 4 seed: Uranus 13 vs. no.20 seed: The Sun 9
no.12 seed: Earth 9 vs. no.28 seed: Umbriel 2
no.8 seed: Mars 9 vs. no.24 seed: The Reefs of Space 12
no.16 seed: Planet X 7 vs. no.32 seed: Pallas 3
second round, 6-10 may 2021:
no.1 seed: Venus 16 vs. no.9 seed: Jupiter 13
no.5 seed: Pellucidar 15 vs. no.13 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 12
no.3 seed: Saturn 14 vs. no.11 seed: Europa 5
no.7 seed: Amalthea 7 vs. no.15 seed: Neptune 10
no.2 seed: Mercury 10 vs. no.10 seed: Vulcan 17
no.22 seed: Titan 4 vs. no.14 seed: The Moon 10
no. 4 seed: Uranus 14 vs. no.12 seed: Earth 9
no.24 seed: The Reefs of Space 8 vs. no.16 seed: Planet X 8
Replay, 11 May 2021:
no.24 seed: The Reefs of Space 4 vs. no.16 seed: Planet X 3
quarter-finals, 11-15 may 2021:
no.1 seed: Venus vs. no.5 seed: Pellucidar
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no.15 seed: Neptune
no.10 seed: Vulcan vs. no.14 seed: The Moon
no. 4 seed: Uranus vs. no.24 seed: The Reefs of Space
After the first day's play:
Venus 5 Pellucidar 5
Saturn 5 Neptune 3
Vulcan 4 The Moon 7
Uranus 5 The Reefs of Space 4
After the second day's play:
Venus 5 Pellucidar 7
Saturn 7 Neptune 4
Vulcan 7 The Moon 8
Uranus 8 The Reefs of Space 8
After the third day's play:
Venus 6 Pellucidar 9
Saturn 9 Neptune 4
Vulcan 8 The Moon 10
Uranus 9 The Reefs of Space 9
After the fourth day's play:
Venus 10 Pellucidar 11
Saturn 13 Neptune 8
Vulcan 11 The Moon 13
Uranus 11 The Reefs of Space 10
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, MAY 2021
no.1 seed: Venus 13 vs. no.5 seed: Pellucidar 14
no.3 seed: Saturn 17 vs. no.15 seed: Neptune 9
no.10 seed: Vulcan 12 vs. no.14 seed: The Moon 15
no. 4 seed: Uranus 14 vs. no.24 seed: The Reefs of Space 11
semi-finals, 16-20 may 2021:
no.5 seed: Pellucidar vs. no.3 seed: Saturn
no.14 seed: The Moon vs. no. 4 seed: Uranus
After the first day's play:
Pellucidar 4 Saturn 8
The Moon 4 Uranus 7
After the second day's play:
Pellucidar 6 Saturn 12
The Moon 5 Uranus 10
After the third day's play:
Pellucidar 12 Saturn 15
The Moon 6 Uranus 13
After the fourth day's play:
Pellucidar 15 Saturn 16
The Moon 7 Uranus 13
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, MAY 2021
no.5 seed: Pellucidar 17 vs. no.3 seed: Saturn 22
no.14 seed: The Moon 12 vs. no. 4 seed: Uranus 20
the final, 21-25 may 2021:
no.3 seed: Saturn vs. no. 4 seed: Uranus
After the first day's play:
Saturn 7 Uranus 7
After the second day's play:
Saturn 10 Uranus 8
After the third day's play:
Saturn 10 Uranus 10
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 15 Uranus 13
After the fifth and last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, MAY 2021
no.3 seed: Saturn 16 vs. no. 4 seed: Uranus 15
So the winner of the 57th Interplanetary Knock-Out, May 2021, is
Saturn
This was a real tentacle-tip-biting final, the Uranians almost managing to catch up and being beaten by one point only - a creditable performance in what is only the second final in their history. Meanwhile the Saturnians rejoice in their cloudy fashion, swirling about the arena and congealing at random into wavy humanoid shapes. Part of the cloud-mass solidifies into a mighty individual that takes the name "Captain Adam" for the purpose of reception of the trophy from Zendexor. Meanwhile the blue-skinned, more human variety of Saturnian, plus the winged Quelus, join in the celebration.
Altogether the trophy-tally now is as
follows: 14 for Jupiter, 12 for Mars, 10 for Venus, 8 for Saturn, 5 for
Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 each for Vulcan and Uranus.
april 2021 - the 56th tournament
first round, 1-5 april 2021:
no.1 seed: Mars 20 vs. no.17 seed: Neptune 12
no.9 seed: The Asteroids 11 vs. no.25 seed: Titan 6
no.5 seed: Jupiter 19 vs. no.21 seed: The Reefs of Space 7
no.13 seed: Pluto 12 vs. no. 29 seed: Umbriel 5
no.3 seed: Mercury 13 vs. no.19 seed: Comets 11
no.11 seed: The Moon 12 vs no.27 seed: Pallas 4
no.7 seed: Amalthea 19 vs. no.23 seed: Callisto 9
no.15 seed: Pellucidar 9 vs. no.31 seed: Ceres 8
no.2 seed: Venus 14 vs. no.18 seed: Planet X 10
no.10 seed: Vulcan 14 vs no.26 seed: Ganymede 7
no.6 seed: Uranus 18 vs. no.22 seed: Triton 5
no.14 seed: Europa 18 vs. no.30 seed: Ariel 4
no. 4 seed: Saturn 18 vs. no.20 seed: Io 12
no.12 seed: The Sun 9 vs. no.28 seed: Leda 7
no.8 seed: Earth 11 vs. no.24 seed: Oberon 13
no.16 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 9 vs. no.32 seed: Cerberus 7
second round, 6-10 april 2021:
no.1 seed: Mars 20 vs. no.9 seed: The Asteroids 13
no.5 seed: Jupiter 15 vs. no.13 seed: Pluto 6
no.3 seed: Mercury 13 vs. no.11 seed: The Moon 6
no.7 seed: Amalthea 23 vs. no.15 seed: Pellucidar 28
no.2 seed: Venus 22 vs. no.10 seed: Vulcan 12
no.6 seed: Uranus 12 vs. no.14 seed: Europa 20
no. 4 seed: Saturn 10 vs. no.12 seed: The Sun 9
no.24 seed: Oberon 3 vs. no.16 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 16
quarter-finals, 11-15 april 2021:
no.1 seed: Mars vs. no.5 seed: Jupiter
no.3 seed: Mercury vs. no.15 seed: Pellucidar
no.2 seed: Venus vs. no.14 seed: Europa
no. 4 seed: Saturn vs. no.16 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet
After the first day's play:
Mars 3 Jupiter 5
Mercury 0 Pellucidar 12
Venus 1 Europa 4
Saturn 6 Asteroid Progenitor Planet 3
After the second day's play:
Mars 5 Jupiter 7
Mercury 1 Pellucidar 13
Venus 4 Europa 6
Saturn 8 Asteroid Progenitor Planet 6
After the third day's play:
Mars 8 Jupiter 10
Mercury 3 Pellucidar 14
Venus 8 Europa 9
Saturn 13 Asteroid Progenitor Planet 8
After the fourth day's play:
Mars 10 Jupiter 15
Mercury 5 Pellucidar 17
Venus 11 Europa 10
Saturn 18 Asteroid Progenitor Planet 11
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, APRIL 2021
no.1 seed: Mars 16 vs. no.5 seed: Jupiter 20
no.3 seed: Mercury 30 vs. no.15 seed: Pellucidar 25
no.2 seed: Venus 24 vs. no.14 seed: Europa 13
no. 4 seed: Saturn 27 vs. no.16 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 16
semi-finals, 16-20 april 2021:
no.5 seed: Jupiter vs. no.3 seed: Mercury
no.2 seed: Venus vs. no. 4 seed: Saturn
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 3 Mercury 23
Venus 7 Saturn 5
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 6 Mercury 27
Venus 10 Saturn 7
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 8 Mercury 27
Venus 11 Saturn 14
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 10 Mercury 29
Venus 12 Saturn 19
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, APRIL 2021
no.5 seed: Jupiter 12 vs. no.3 seed: Mercury 29
no.2 seed: Venus 15 vs. no. 4 seed: Saturn 22
THE FINAL, 21-25 APRIL 2021; RESULT OUT 26 APRIL:
no.3 seed: Mercury vs. no. 4 seed: Saturn
After the first day's play:
Mercury 4 Saturn 5
After the second day's play:
Mercury 7 Saturn 6
After the third day's play:
Mercury 8 Saturn 6
After the fourth day's play:
Mercury 9 Saturn 8
After the fifth and last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, APRIL 2021
no.3 seed: Mercury 10 vs. no. 4 seed: Saturn 8
So the winner of the 56th Interplanetary Knock-Out, April 2021, is
Mercury
Musical vowels sing out from the stands at Ceres Stadium as the melodic Mercurians discovered by Dan Dare celebrate their first tournament win since May 2018. Another type of Mercurian, the haughty and ruthless Ounavodo, strides to the podium to receive the trophy from Zendexor.
Are the great days of Mercury due to return? The team won three trophies in the first half of 2018, and languished since.
Altogether the trophy-tally now is as
follows: 14 for Jupiter, 12 for Mars, 10 for Venus, 7 for Saturn, 5 for
Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 each for Vulcan and Uranus.
march 2021 - the 55th tournament
first round, 1-5 march 2021:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 4 vs. no.17 seed: Comets 5
no.9 seed: Mercury 16 vs. no.25 seed: Io 3
no.5 seed: Venus 19 vs. no.21 seed: Umbriel 0
no.13 seed: Earth 8 vs. no. 29 seed: Ariel 1
no.3 seed: Saturn 9 vs. no.19 seed: The Reefs of Space 3
no.11 seed: Uranus 5 vs no.27 seed: Ganymede 3
no.7 seed: The Moon 11 vs. no.23 seed: Titan 4
no.15 seed: Neptune 3 vs. no.31 seed: Titania 3
no.2 seed: Vulcan 5 vs. no.18 seed: The Sun 7
no.10 seed: Pellucidar 2 vs no.26 seed: Oberon 0
no.6 seed: Pluto 5 vs. no.22 seed: Europa 7
no.14 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 5 vs. no.30 seed: Leda 1
no. 4 seed: Mars 25 vs. no.20 seed: Amalthea 6
no.12 seed: Planet X 7 vs. no.28 seed: Styx 0
no.8 seed: The Asteroids 7 vs. no.24 seed: Callisto 4
no.16 seed: Triton 3 vs. no.32 seed: Ceres 2
REPLAY OF DRAWN MATCH, 6 MARCH:
no.15 seed: Neptune 3 vs. no.31 seed: Titania 0
second round, 6-10 march 2021:
no.17 seed: Comets 7 vs. no.9 seed: Mercury 9
no.5 seed: Venus 37 vs. no.13 seed: Earth 7
no.3 seed: Saturn 13 vs. no.11 seed: Uranus 16
no.7 seed: The Moon 6 vs. no.15 seed: Neptune 10
no.18 seed: The Sun 9 vs. no.10 seed: Pellucidar 9
no.22 seed: Europa 6 vs. no.14 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 8
no. 4 seed: Mars 13 vs. no.12 seed: Planet X 6
no.8 seed: The Asteroids 11 vs. no.16 seed: Triton 5
11th March 2021: Replay of The Sun vs. Pellucidar.
no.18 seed: The Sun 1 vs. no.10 seed: Pellucidar 2
quarter-finals, 11-15 march 2021:
no.9 seed: Mercury vs. no.5 seed: Venus
no.11 seed: Uranus vs. no.15 seed: Neptune
no.10 seed: Pellucidar vs. no.14 seed: The Asteroid Progenitor Planet
no. 4 seed: Mars vs. no.8 seed: The Asteroids
After the first day's play:
Mercury 0 Venus 3
Uranus 2 Neptune 0
Pellucidar 2 The Asteroid Progenitor Planet 2
Mars 1 The Asteroids 1
After the second day's play:
Mercury 1 Venus 4
Uranus 2 Neptune 4
Pellucidar 2 The Asteroid Progenitor Planet 4
Mars 2 The Asteroids 5
After the third day's play:
Mercury 3 Venus 8
Uranus 3 Neptune 4
Pellucidar 5 The Asteroid Progenitor Planet 4
Mars 5 The Asteroids 7
After the fourth day's play:
Mercury 8 Venus 8
Uranus 5 Neptune 6
Pellucidar 6 The Asteroid Progenitor Planet 4
Mars 7 The Asteroids 7
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, MARCH 2021
no.9 seed: Mercury 12 vs. no.5 seed: Venus 12
no.11 seed: Uranus 8 vs. no.15 seed: Neptune 8
no.10 seed: Pellucidar 9 vs. no.14 seed: The Asteroid Progenitor Planet 6
no. 4 seed: Mars 10 vs. no.8 seed: The Asteroids 9
Two replays necessary...
no.9 seed: Mercury 5 vs. no.5 seed: Venus 4
no.11 seed: Uranus 4 vs. no.15 seed: Neptune 2
semi-finals, 16-20 march 2021:
no.9 seed: Mercury vs. no.11 seed: Uranus
no.10 seed: Pellucidar vs. no. 4 seed: Mars
After the first day's play:
Mercury 5 Uranus 4
Pellucidar 6 Mars 3
After the second day's play:
Mercury 10 Uranus 9
Pellucidar 8 Mars 7
After the third day's play:
Mercury 18 Uranus 14
Pellucidar 12 Mars 20
After the fourth day's play:
Mercury 18 Uranus 14
Pellucidar 12 Mars 23
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, MARCH 2021
no.9 seed: Mercury 22 vs. no.11 seed: Uranus 15
no.10 seed: Pellucidar 14 vs. no. 4 seed: Mars 26
the final, 21-25 march 2021:
no.9 seed: Mercury vs. no. 4 seed: Mars
After the first day's play:
Mercury 2 Mars 3
After the second day's play:
Mercury 6 Mars 10
After the third day's play:
Mercury 12 Mars 21
After the fourth day's play:
Mercury 14 Mars 23
After the last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, MARCH 2021
no.9 seed: Mercury 19 vs. no. 4 seed: Mars 25
So the winner of the 55th Interplanetary Knock-Out, March 2021, is
Mars
At last, the Martians are back! Eighteen months since they last won the trophy. A murmur of triumphant relief pervades most parts of the System; forgotten are the days when the Red Planet won so often that people wished for a change... As for the present scene in Ceres Stadium, it is like a firework display with Captain Tweel and his fellow birdlike Martians soaring and plummeting amongst the stands. Tardos Mors finally imposes some dignified order and nudges Tweel to approach the stand where Zendexor hands him the trophy... the twelfth in the Red Planet's collection.
Altogether the trophy-tally now is as
follows: 14 for Jupiter, 12 for Mars, 10 for Venus, 7 for Saturn, 4 for
Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 each for Vulcan and Uranus.
february 2021 - the 54th tournament
first round, 1-5 february 2021:
no.1 seed: Mars 15 vs. no.17 seed: The Sun 9
no.9 seed: Mercury 12 vs. no.25 seed: Io 7
no.5 seed: Saturn 13 vs. no.21 seed: The Reefs of Space 7
no.13 seed: Amalthea 7 vs. no. 29 seed: Ceres 4
no.3 seed: Uranus 12 vs. no.19 seed: Planet X 9
no.11 seed: The Moon 16 vs no.27 seed: Titan 3
no.7 seed: Venus 12 vs. no.23 seed: Ariel 3
no.15 seed: Neptune 7 vs. no.31 seed: Leda 1
no.2 seed: Jupiter 11 vs. no.18 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 7
no.10 seed: The Asteroids 7 vs no.26 seed: Umbriel 7
no.6 seed: Vulcan 14 vs. no.22 seed: Callisto 6
no.14 seed: Triton 8 vs. no.30 seed: Pallas 2
no. 4 seed: Pluto 15 vs. no.20 seed: Comets 6
no.12 seed: Earth 12 vs. no.28 seed: Oberon 4
no.8 seed: Pellucidar 10 vs. no.24 seed: Ganymede 7
no.16 seed: Europa 7 vs. no.32 seed: Cerberus 1
Replay, 6 February 2021:
no.10 seed: The Asteroids 4 vs no.26 seed: Umbriel 3
second round, 5-10 february 2021:
no.1 seed: Mars 12 vs. no.9 seed: Mercury 13
no.5 seed: Saturn 19 vs. no.13 seed: Amalthea 10
no.3 seed: Uranus 19 vs. no.11 seed: The Moon 18
no.7 seed: Venus 18 vs. no.15 seed: Neptune 15
no.2 seed: Jupiter 29 vs. no.10 seed: The Asteroids 18
no.6 seed: Vulcan 13 vs. no.14 seed: Triton 18
no. 4 seed: Pluto 22 vs. no.12 seed: Earth 13
no.8 seed: Pellucidar 22 vs. no.16 seed: Europa 2
quarter-finals, 11-15 february 2021:
no.9 seed: Mercury vs. no.5 seed: Saturn
no.3 seed: Uranus vs. no.7 seed: Venus
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.14 seed: Triton
no. 4 seed: Pluto vs. no.8 seed: Pellucidar
After the first day's play:
Mercury 4 Saturn 4
Uranus 1 Venus 4
Jupiter 2 Triton 1
Pluto 3 Pellucidar 2
After the second day's play:
Mercury 7 Saturn 7
Uranus 4 Venus 6
Jupiter 3 Triton 3
Pluto 6 Pellucidar 4
After the third day's play:
Mercury 11 Saturn 8
Uranus 5 Venus 10
Jupiter 4 Triton 4
Pluto 7 Pellucidar 5
After the third day's play:
Mercury 11 Saturn 10
Uranus 6 Venus 12
Jupiter 8 Triton 8
Pluto 10 Pellucidar 6
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, FEBRUARY 2021
no.9 seed: Mercury 11 vs. no.5 seed: Saturn 11
no.3 seed: Uranus 7 vs. no.7 seed: Venus 12
no.2 seed: Jupiter 12 vs. no.14 seed: Triton 10
no. 4 seed: Pluto 14 vs. no.8 seed: Pellucidar 10
Replay, 16 Feb 2021:
no.9 seed: Mercury 3 vs. no.5 seed: Saturn 4
semi-finals, 16-20 february 2021:
no.5 seed: Saturn vs. no.7 seed: Venus
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no. 4 seed: Pluto
After the first day's play:
Saturn 4 Venus 4
Jupiter 1 Pluto 2
After the second day's play:
Saturn 6 Venus 6
Jupiter 6 Pluto 4
After the third day's play:
Saturn 10 Venus 9
Jupiter 10 Pluto 7
After the fourth day's play:
Saturn 13 Venus 12
Jupiter 14 Pluto 13
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, FEBRUARY 2021
no.5 seed: Saturn 15 vs. no.7 seed: Venus 18
no.2 seed: Jupiter 18 vs. no. 4 seed: Pluto 15
the final, 21-25 february 2021; result out 26 feb:
no.7 seed: Venus vs. no.2 seed: Jupiter
After the first day's play:
Venus 7 Jupiter 9
After the second day's play:
Venus 10 Jupiter 10
After the third day's play:
Venus 11 Jupiter 12
After the fourth day's play:
Venus 13 Jupiter 15
After the fifth and last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, FEBRUARY 2021
no.7 seed: Venus 14 vs. no.2 seed: Jupiter 18
So the winner of the 54th Interplanetary Knock-Out, February 2021, is
Jupiter
And so, the Jovians are back - with an amazing 3-trophy lead over their closest rivals the Venusians.
Yet it is perhaps not so surprising, given the size of their planet and its consequently enormous talent pool, that they should have managed to draw so far ahead in the fascination stakes.
Certainly the tentacle-waving hexans and grinning skeletal Morgors in the stands appear to think it no more than their due. However, for the sake of good public relations, they have allowed their more modest representative, Han Du the Savator, to stride - rather than strut - to the podium, to receive the trophy from Archon Zendexor.
The trophy-tally now is as
follows: 14 for Jupiter, 11 for Mars, 10 for Venus, 7 for Saturn, 4 for
Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 each for Vulcan and Uranus.
january 2021 - the 53rd tournament
first round, 1-5 january 2021:
no.1 seed: Saturn 10 vs. no.17 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 9
no.9 seed: Vulcan 11 vs. no.25 seed: Callisto 5
no.5 seed: The Sun 9 vs. no.21 seed: Umbriel 3
no.13 seed: The Moon 8 vs. no. 29 seed: Pallas 2
no.3 seed: The Asteroids 13 vs. no.19 seed: Comets 7
no.11 seed: Venus 10 vs no.27 seed: Oberon 3
no.7 seed: Amalthea 5 vs. no.23 seed: The Reefs of Space 7
no.15 seed: Earth 9 vs. no.31 seed: Ceres 0
no.2 seed: Jupiter 10 vs. no.18 seed: Neptune 9
no.10 seed: Pellucidar 9 vs no.26 seed: Io 7
no.6 seed: Mars 13 vs. no.22 seed: Europa 7
no.14 seed: Triton 6 vs. no.30 seed: Ariel 3
no. 4 seed: Mercury 8 vs. no.20 seed: Ganymede 3
no.12 seed: Pluto 13 vs. no.28 seed: Titan 4
no.8 seed: Uranus 14 vs. no.24 seed: Leda 0
no.16 seed: Planet X 7 vs. no.32 seed: Styx 0
second round 6-10 january 2021:
no.1 seed: Saturn 10 vs. no.9 seed: Vulcan 11
no.5 seed: The Sun 6 vs. no.13 seed: The Moon 10
no.3 seed: The Asteroids 14 vs. no.11 seed: Venus 13
no.23 seed: The Reefs of Space 8 vs. no.15 seed: Earth 10
no.2 seed: Jupiter 14 vs. no.10 seed: Pellucidar 11
no.6 seed: Mars 14 vs. no.14 seed: Triton 12
no. 4 seed: Mercury 12 vs. no.12 seed: Pluto 11
no.8 seed: Uranus 15 vs. no.16 seed: Planet X 8
quarter-finals 11-15 january 2021:
no.9 seed: Vulcan vs. no.13 seed: The Moon
no.3 seed: The Asteroids vs. no.15 seed: Earth
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.6 seed: Mars
no. 4 seed: Mercury vs. no.8 seed: Uranus
After the first day's play:
Vulcan 3 The Moon 3
The Asteroids 2 Earth 1
Jupiter 2 Mars 5
Mercury 3 Uranus 2
After the second day's play:
Vulcan 4 The Moon 5
The Asteroids 4 Earth 4
Jupiter 6 Mars 8
Mercury 4 Uranus 6
After the third day's play:
Vulcan 9 The Moon 10
The Asteroids 9 Earth 7
Jupiter 12 Mars 12
Mercury 11 Uranus 10
After the fourth day's play:
Vulcan 10 The Moon 13
The Asteroids 11 Earth 9
Jupiter 15 Mars 14
Mercury 12 Uranus 16
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, JANUARY 2021
no.9 seed: Vulcan 11 vs. no.13 seed: The Moon 15
no.3 seed: The Asteroids 12 vs. no.15 seed: Earth 10
no.2 seed: Jupiter 18 vs. no.6 seed: Mars 16
no. 4 seed: Mercury 14 vs. no.8 seed: Uranus 17
semi-finals 16-20 january 2021:
no.13 seed: The Moon vs. no.3 seed: The Asteroids
no.2 seed: Jupiter vs. no.8 seed: Uranus
After the first day's play:
The Moon 0 The Asteroids 3
Jupiter 1 Uranus 3
After the second day's play:
The Moon 1 The Asteroids 4
Jupiter 6 Uranus 5
After the third day's play:
The Moon 3 The Asteroids 7
Jupiter 7 Uranus 6
After the fourth day's play:
The Moon 6 The Asteroids 9
Jupiter 8 Uranus 8
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, JANUARY 2021
no.13 seed: The Moon 8 vs. no.3 seed: The Asteroids 12
no.2 seed: Jupiter 11 vs. no.8 seed: Uranus 12
the final, 21-25 january 2021; result out 26 jan:
no.3 seed: The Asteroids vs. no.8 seed: Uranus
After the first day's play:
The Asteroids 5 Uranus 9
After the second day's play:
The Asteroids 6 Uranus 9
After the third day's play:
The Asteroids 8 Uranus 12
After the fourth day's play:
The Asteroids 11 Uranus 16
After the last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, JANUARY 2021
no.3 seed: The Asteroids 11 vs. no.8 seed: Uranus 17
So the winner of the 53rd Interplanetary Knock-Out, January 2021, is
Uranus
A tremendous yell of triumph resounds from the stands of Ceres Stadium. This is not only a victory for the Uranians. In a way it is a huge refresher for the tournament itself, showing all the teams who have so far never won that there is hope for new blood to enter the list of champions. For now is the first occasion since September 2017 that a new name has been added to that list.
When the arm-and-tentacle-waving has died down a bit, a different murmur of excitement begins to flow amongst the ranks of spectators. The question that agitates them is, who will step up to receive the trophy? The Sunnoad of Ooranye? No, not till over two thousand years have passed will that Uranian ruler be able to leave his world. Who else, then?
Ah, look who's here - a pair of representatives from the Jamie Ross universe, in which Uranus harbours a civilization that can send its people further afield. Here come Alisna the Symbiote and Leader Myker, to take from the hands of Zendexor the System Orrery with its multiple revolving spheres...
The trophy-tally now is as
follows: 13 for Jupiter, 11 for Mars, 10 for Venus, 7 for Saturn, 4 for
Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 each for Vulcan and Uranus.
december 2020 - the 52nd tournament
first round: 1-5 december 2020:
no.1 seed: Pellucidar 9 vs. no.17 seed: Neptune 16
no.9 seed: The Asteroids 20 vs. no.25 seed: Ceres 2
no.5 seed: Venus 10 vs. no.21 seed: Amalthea 17
no.13 seed: Mercury 13 vs. no. 29 seed: Umbriel 6
no.3 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 8 vs. no.19 seed: Earth 13
no.11 seed: Triton 16 vs no.27 seed: Io 6
no.7 seed: Mars 8 vs. no.23 seed: Titan 3
no.15 seed: The Moon 7 vs. no.31 seed: Cerberus 5
no.2 seed: The Reefs of Space 8 vs. no.18 seed: Pluto 14
no.10 seed: Iapetus 0 vs no.26 seed: Comets 4
no.6 seed: Saturn 22 vs. no.22 seed: Planet X 10
no.14 seed: Ganymede 4 vs. no.30 seed: Oberon 5
no. 4 seed: Jupiter 24 vs. no.20 seed: The Sun 11
no.12 seed: Vulcan 15 vs. no.28 seed: Ariel 3
no.8 seed: Uranus 10 vs. no.24 seed: Europa 5
no.16 seed: Callisto 3 vs. no.32 seed: Pallas 4
second round, 6-10 december 2020:
no.17 seed: Neptune 10 vs. no.9 seed: The Asteroids 16
no.21 seed: Amalthea 6 vs. no.13 seed: Mercury 20
no.19 seed: Earth 12 vs. no.11 seed: Triton 6
no.7 seed: Mars 21 vs. no.15 seed: The Moon 14
no.18 seed: Pluto 10 vs no.26 seed: Comets 13
no.6 seed: Saturn 20 vs. no.30 seed: Oberon 5
no. 4 seed: Jupiter 20 vs. no.12 seed: Vulcan 12
no.8 seed: Uranus 13 vs. no.32 seed: Pallas 3
quarter-finals, 11-15 december 2020:
no.9 seed: The Asteroids vs. no.13 seed: Mercury
no.19 seed: Earth vs. no.7 seed: Mars
no.26 seed: Comets vs. no.6 seed: Saturn
no. 4 seed: Jupiter vs. no.8 seed: Uranus
After the first day's play:
The Asteroids 3 Mercury 3
Earth 1 Mars 1
Comets 0 Saturn 6
Jupiter 2 Uranus 2
After the second day's play:
The Asteroids 5 Mercury 4
Earth 2 Mars 4
Comets 3 Saturn 13
Jupiter 3 Uranus 3
After the third day's play:
The Asteroids 6 Mercury 4
Earth 2 Mars 6
Comets 3 Saturn 17
Jupiter 7 Uranus 3
After the fourth day's play:
The Asteroids 8 Mercury 4
Earth 2 Mars 6
Comets 3 Saturn 22
Jupiter 9 Uranus 3
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, DECEMBER 2020
no.9 seed: The Asteroids 9 vs. no.13 seed: Mercury 4
no.19 seed: Earth 3 vs. no.7 seed: Mars 10
no.26 seed: Comets 4 vs. no.6 seed: Saturn 30
no. 4 seed: Jupiter 12 vs. no.8 seed: Uranus 4
semi-finals, 16-20 december 2020:
no.9 seed: The Asteroids vs. no.7 seed: Mars
no.6 seed: Saturn vs. no. 4 seed: Jupiter
After the first day's play:
The Asteroids 0 Mars 0
Saturn 2 Jupiter 2
After the second day's play:
The Asteroids 0 Mars 1
Saturn 5 Jupiter 4
After the third day's play:
The Asteroids 4 Mars 3
Saturn 10 Jupiter 8
After the fourth day's play:
The Asteroids 6 Mars 5
Saturn 11 Jupiter 10
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, DECEMBER 2020
no.9 seed: The Asteroids 7 vs. no.7 seed: Mars 5
no.6 seed: Saturn 13 vs. no. 4 seed: Jupiter 13
Saturn vs Jupiter has run into extra time!
Replay of semi-final match, 21 December 2020:
no.6 seed: Saturn 3 vs. no. 4 seed: Jupiter 3
Yet more extra time needed!
Replay of semi-final match, 22 December 2020:
no.6 seed: Saturn 1 vs. no. 4 seed: Jupiter 1
And again yet more extra time needed!
Replay of semi-final match, 23 December 2020:
no.6 seed: Saturn 4 vs. no. 4 seed: Jupiter 2
the final, 23-5 december 2020; result out 26 dec:
no.9 seed: The Asteroids vs. no.6 seed: Saturn
After 23rd Dec:
The Asteroids 4 Saturn 8
After 24th Dec:
The Asteroids 6 Saturn 9
After the last day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, DECEMBER 2020
no.9 seed: The Asteroids 6 vs. no.6 seed: Saturn 13
So the winner of the 52nd Interplanetary Knock-Out, December 2020, is
Saturn
In a year that has been dominated by Jupiter, to the extent that the Jovians have taken eight trophies in twelve competitions, most of the System breathed a sigh of relief that the giant planet was (after several replays) at last knocked out in this month's semi-finals. Compared to that epic struggle the actual final was rather an anti-climax, yet it is being celebrated as a well-deserved win for the Saturnians who have been the most energetic contenders in the last rounds. A ragged, exhausted cheer went up from the stands as the spidery Ringed Planet captain, Xagelthad, stalked up to the podium to receive the Curtis Newton Trophy from Zendexor.
The swaying phasmidae from the Asteroids meanwhile could be heard whispering, "September 2017" - taking comfort from memories of the glory days when they did beat the Saturnians in the final.
The trophy-tally now is as
follows: 13 for Jupiter, 11 for Mars, 10 for Venus, 7 for Saturn, 4 for
Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 for Vulcan.
november 2020 - the 51st tournament
first round, 1-5 november 2020:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 14 vs. no.17 seed: Earth 11
no.9 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 7 vs. no.25 seed: Ariel 4
no.5 seed: Saturn 9 vs. no.21 seed: Comets 9
no.13 seed: Iapetus 10 vs. no. 29 seed: Io 7
no.3 seed: Pellucidar 4 vs. no.19 seed: Neptune 9
no.11 seed: The Reefs of Space 5 vs no.27 seed: Umbriel 3
no.7 seed: Mercury 6 vs. no.23 seed: Ganymede 2
no.15 seed: Amalthea 7 vs. no.31 seed: Cerberus 5
no.2 seed: Venus 21 vs. no.18 seed: Vulcan 17
no.10 seed: Uranus 12 vs no.26 seed: Leda 3
no.6 seed: Mars 16 vs. no.22 seed: Callisto 3
no.14 seed: Planet X 9 vs. no.30 seed: Pallas 1
no. 4 seed: The Asteroids 9 vs. no.20 seed: Triton 7
no.12 seed: The Sun 8 vs. no.28 seed: Titan 4
no.8 seed: Pluto 7 vs. no.24 seed: Europa 4
no.16 seed: The Moon 9 vs. no.32 seed: Ceres 5
First-round replay, 6 November 2020:
no.5 seed: Saturn 4 vs. no.21 seed: Comets 0
second round, 6-10 november 2020:
no.1 seed: Jupiter 11 vs. no.9 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 7
no.5 seed: Saturn 23 vs. no.13 seed: Iapetus 8
no.19 seed: Neptune 8 vs. no.11 seed: The Reefs of Space 5
no.7 seed: Mercury 11 vs. no.15 seed: Amalthea 10
no.2 seed: Venus 8 vs. no.10 seed: Uranus 12
no.6 seed: Mars 10 vs. no.14 seed: Planet X 9
no. 4 seed: The Asteroids 13 vs. no.12 seed: The Sun 8
no.8 seed: Pluto 8 vs. no.16 seed: The Moon 7
quarter-finals, 11-15 november 2020:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.5 seed: Saturn
no.19 seed: Neptune vs. no.7 seed: Mercury
no.10 seed: Uranus vs. no.6 seed: Mars
no. 4 seed: The Asteroids vs. no.8 seed: Pluto
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 4 Saturn 3
Neptune 3 Mercury 3
Uranus 4 Mars 1
The Asteroids 3 Pluto 5
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 7 Saturn 6
Neptune 5 Mercury 3
Uranus 6 Mars 7
The Asteroids 5 Pluto 5
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 11 Saturn 8
Neptune 6 Mercury 5
Uranus 9 Mars 13
The Asteroids 10 Pluto 7
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 16 Saturn 14
Neptune 9 Mercury 11
Uranus 13 Mars 19
The Asteroids 14 Pluto 11
After the fifth day's play:
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS, NOVEMBER 2020
no.1 seed: Jupiter 23 vs. no.5 seed: Saturn 18
no.19 seed: Neptune 13 vs. no.7 seed: Mercury 15
no.10 seed: Uranus 16 vs. no.6 seed: Mars 25
no. 4 seed: The Asteroids 18 vs. no.8 seed: Pluto 13
semi-finals, 16-20 november 2020; results out 21 nov:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.7 seed: Mercury
no.6 seed: Mars vs. no. 4 seed: The Asteroids
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 5 Mercury 0
Mars 2 The Asteroids 2
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 7 Mercury 2
Mars 2 The Asteroids 2
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 10 Mercury 4
Mars 8 The Asteroids 3
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 20 Mercury 8
Mars 12 The Asteroids 6
After the fifth day's play:
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS, NOVEMBER 2020
no.1 seed: Jupiter 24 vs. no.7 seed: Mercury 9
no.6 seed: Mars 14 vs. no. 4 seed: The Asteroids 8
THE FINAL, 21-25 NOVEMBER 2020; RESULT OUT 26 NOV:
no.1 seed: Jupiter vs. no.6 seed: Mars
After the first day's play:
Jupiter 2 Mars 1
After the second day's play:
Jupiter 3 Mars 3
After the third day's play:
Jupiter 32 Mars 16
After the fourth day's play:
Jupiter 32 Mars 18
After the fifth day's play:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT, NOVEMBER 2020
no.1 seed: Jupiter 37 vs. no.6 seed: Mars 22
So the winner of the 51st Interplanetary Knock-Out, November 2020, is
Jupiter
In exasperation at the dominance of the giant planet, fans of other teams are spreading a new nickname for the Jovian team: the "Jumpers", derived from the common ejaculation of the spaceways, "Jumping Jupiter!" - expressing dumbfounded dismay.
Bandolian the team captain saunters up to the podium to reach for the trophy like someone routinely retrieving his own coat and hat from a locker. The hexans and Morgors in the stands adopt a quite casual swagger. Indeed, last month's victory by the Venusians is almost forgotten now, and we're back in the Jovian era as though it had never ended.
The trophy-tally now is as
follows: 13 for Jupiter, 11 for Mars, 10 for Venus, 6 for Saturn, 4 for
Mercury, 3 each for The Asteroids and Titan, and 1 for Vulcan.
october 2020 - the 50th tournament
first round, 1-5 october 2020:
no.1 seed: Pellucidar 54 vs. no.17 seed: Amalthea 31
no.9 seed: Mars 39 vs. no.25 seed: Comets 16
no.5 seed: Venus 34 vs. no.21 seed: Triton 14
no.13 seed: The Moon 20 vs. no. 29 seed: Ariel 10
no.3 seed: The Asteroids 58 vs. no.19 seed: The Reefs of Space 49
no.11 seed: The Sun 21 vs no.27 seed: Leda 8
no.7 seed: Uranus 15 vs. no.23 seed: Io 14
no.15 seed: Earth 21 vs. no.31 seed: Ceres 8
no.2 seed: Jupiter 43 vs. no.18 seed: Neptune 22
no.10 seed: Iapetus 11 vs no.26 seed: Titan 11
no.6 seed: Mercury 26 vs. no.22 seed: Europa 20
no.14 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 55 vs. no.30 seed: Umbriel 12
no. 4 seed: Saturn 27 vs. no.20 seed: Callisto 21
no.12 seed: Planet X 21 vs. no.28 seed: Ganymede 21
no.8 seed: Vulcan 14 vs. no.24 seed: Pallas 8
no.16 seed: Pluto 36 vs. no.32 seed: Titania 0
Replays, 6 October:
no.10 seed: Iapetus 1 vs no.26 seed: Titan 1
no.12 seed: Planet X 4 vs. no.28 seed: Ganymede 0
Second replay of Iapetus vs Titan, 7 October:
no.10 seed: Iapetus 1 vs no.26 seed: Titan 1
Third replay of Iapetus vs Titan, 8 October - at last a result:
no.10 seed: Iapetus 10 vs no.26 seed: Titan 3
second round, 6-10 october 2020:
no.1 seed: Pellucidar 17 vs. no.9 seed: Mars 16
no.5 seed: Venus 23 vs. no.13 seed: The Moon 17
no.3 seed: The Asteroids 17 vs. no.11 seed: The Sun 16
no.7 seed: Uranus 23 vs. no.15 seed: Earth 17
no.2 seed: Jupiter 21 vs. no.10 seed: Iapetus 21
no.6 seed: Mercury 23 vs. no.22 seed: no.14 seed: Asteroid Progenitor Planet 12
no. 4 seed: Saturn 24 vs. no.12 seed: Planet X 18
no.8 seed: Vulcan 15 vs. no.16 seed: Pluto 16
Once again, Iapetus gets to be involved in a replay. 11th October:
no.2 seed: Jupiter 5 vs. no.10 seed: Iapetus