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2021 has ended a while back, but we didn't have a Player of the Fourth Quarter yet. Anyway, here you can read about all the winners of the fourth quarter and a recap of all tournaments that has ended. With ExCaL, we have a very consistent nummer 1. However, the top 3 might be a bit more surprising. ApOcALyPs and FlameIORI complete the top 3, and GameReplays had an interview with both players!

Here you find the discussion page related to the Player of the Quarter and the interviews.

1. ExCaL

The quarter was barely started and ExCaL was already behind. It was ApOcALyPs who was the number one in the beginning of the quarter. However, ExCaL managed to get him on the number one spot before the quarter was over with 4 tournament wins.

He started off with the Champions League, a long tournament with 3 group stages. ExCaL qualified with easy by winning all his sets in the qualifications in the UK/Germany group. -Wraith (1) and Logica (3) were the only players that got a win off ExCaL. The first group stage was quite the same, victories against Kin9T0X1C (8-0), ExiLe (8-0) and THEGAME03 (7-1) resulted him in winning the group and qualifying for the next round.

Another group stage with spL (8-2), Dense (8-2) and Leader (9-1) granted him a spot in the Final Four. In the semifinal he won vs BoYcaH (7-2) and ViViD was the final opponent: 7-3 was the score and gave him the first tournament win in the fourth quarter.

spL was also the opponent in the final of another King of BO1 tournament, where ExCaL's stealth won vs spL's tank. A small tournament resulted in the 2nd win.

The Kaution Kup was the tournament where ExCaL surpassed ApOcALyPs. A perfect score in the semifinals vs DoMiNaToR (7-0) didn't scare Fargo for the finals. It was Fargo who was slightly ahead after 9 games, but it was ExCaL who won the final after winning 3 games in a row: 7-5.

Another short tournament, the Christmas Special, resulted in his fourth win. After beating BiG^SiZe in the semifinals, he won with 7-3 vs Marakar. After destroying the lixes of Marakar, he could easily push into the base in the final game (see above picture).

Performances
Winner Champions League
Winner King of BO1
Winner Kaution Kup
Winner Christmas Special

2. ApOcALyPs

ApOcALyPs might be the biggest surprise. He was the 2nd best performing player in the last quarter, and with 2 victories he might be another upcoming player that will knock on the expert door in 2022.

The first win was the 3vs3 ShockReplays tournament, where he won against Ammo/FireLorD/Queenmuff in the finals. His team consisted of himself, ViViD and FlameIORI.

ApOcALyPs won also the Continental Cup, the little brother of the Champions League. In the Middle East/Africa Group #01, ApOcALyPs qualified for this tournament and was placed in a group with Moliere, HeRo and TwoFacePH. Moliere was the only one who made it a close set (5-3), and both players were qualified for the next round.

Speaking about close sets, ApOcALyPs vs Goldfish was the closest set in the tournament. A decider was needed for ApOcALyPs to get rid of this fish (6-5). An epic tt got him such an advantage in the early game that this paint mirror was over in 5 minutes (see above picture). A 6-3 win in the semifinals vs Hsn'Leb made him qualify for the final where he meet Moliere again. This time it wasn't as close as the first time, a 7-2 victory resulted in the second tournament win for ApOcALyPs.

A third place in the High Semi High Stakes (7-6 vs Queenmuff) was his third noticable performance that made the list for this quarter.

Due to his impressive performances, ApOcALyPs was selected as the player to do an interview with. Here you can find the interview.

Performances
Winner 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament
Winner Continental Cup
Third place High Semi High Stakes

3. FlameIORI

FlameIORI completes the top 3. As mentioned above, FlameIORI's first tournament win came from the 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament. The second win he got in the High Semi High Stakes.

FlameIORI had a comfortable run. A 6-2 victory vs Moliere in the quarterfinals, a 7-2 win vs Queenmuff and FlameIORI was in the final, where Metti was his opponent. Another 7-2 victory meant his 2nd tournament win this quarter. The last game of this final was on Natural Threats (stealth vs tox), where the buggies of FlameIORI were a pain in the ass for Metti (see above).

Just as ApOcALyPs, FlameIORI won also 2 tournaments in the fourth quarter of 2021. As we could not decide who to do an interview with, we went for two interviews. Here you can find out more about FlameIORI and his fabulous hair.

Performances
Winner 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament
Winner High Semi High Stakes

4. Wraith

Teenager Wraith got high in the list. He got defeated in the semifinals with Size and Leader for the 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament.

Wraith managed to reach the finals for the October Ladder Wars after beating EirKkk (3-1), but lost the final vs Flameck with 3-0.

The next edition resulted in his first and only tournament win for this quarter. 3-0 vs TeeeZ in the semifinals and 4-1 against PePsI made him climb the rankings of the Player of the Quarter, resulting in the fourth spot.

Performances
Winner Ladder Wars November
Runnerup Ladder Wars October
Semifinals 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament

5. Marakar

Marakar has been knocking on the expert door for a while now. He won the Not An Expert Not A Problem by beating spL (6-5) in the quarterfinals, Roll (7-5) in the semifinals and Reznov (7-5) in the finals. Recent performances in challenges vs experts raised the discussion already: Is Marakar expert?

He got invited for the Christmas Special and won in the semifinals against BiG^SiZe. ExCaL won against him in the finals, resulting in 1 win and 1 second place this quarter.

Performances
Winner Not An Expert Not A Problem
Runnerup Christmas Special

5. MrCallMeSam

Marakar shares the fifth spot with MrCallMeSam, another teenager who made the top 5. MrCallMeSam won the Conference League by beating El-NiNo^9 in the final (7-3). MrCallMeSam also got second in the Clanwars in the month October.

Performances
Winner Conference League
Runnerup Clanwars October

5. ViViD

It is getting a bit crowded in the top 5 this quarter, as ViViD is another player that reached the top 5. ViViD won the 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament, and reached the finals of the Champions League. After beatin Roll (7-3) in the Final Four, it was ExCaL who took the win in the final: 7-3. After this tournament, ViViD was busy and didn't enroll in tournaments. If he did, he would be a good contester for the first spot.

Performances
Winner 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament
Runnerup Champions League

8. FreeStyLeR

FreeStyLeR won the Clanwars of October. Truth to be told, this wasn't the most active month in CW history. However, FreeStyLeR did won a CW month before, so it might be his even if it was more active. FreeStyLeR also reached the semifinals of the Kaution Kup, where the match for third place was not played.

Performances
Winner Clanwars October
Semifinals Kaution Kup

9. Flameck

Flameck won the Ladder Wars of October in a final vs Wraith (3-0), which was the only time he reached the final four of any tournament, resulting in spot 9 in this list.

Performances
Winner Ladder Wars October

10. Moliere

Moliere was adopted by the Dutch in the 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament and with this Dutch/French combination, he got a third place. The final was reached in the Continental Cup, where he lost against ApOcALyPs. In a King of BO1 Tournament, he got defeated in the semifinals against late winner ExCaL.

Performances
Runnerup Continental Cup
Third place ShockReplays Tournament
Semifinals King of Bo1

11. Reznov

Reznov got in the finals of the Not An Expert Not A Problem by defeating StaZzz with 7-2. He lost the final vs Marakar, with 7-5.

A third place in the King of BO1 was won by defeating Moliere after losing in the semifinals against Spl.

Performances
Runnerup Winner Not An Expert Not A Problem
Third place King of BO1

11. Fargo

The final of the Kaution Kup probably still hurts Fargo. He was very close to win against Excal and was ahead a few times. However, in the end it was Excal who took another victory win by beating Fargo with 7-5.

Fargo got third place in A Christmas Special by beating BiG^SiZe after losing to Excal in the semifinals of this mini-tournament.

Performances
Runnerup Kaution Kup
Third place Christmas Special

13. Queenmuff

Queenmuff got in the finals of the 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament with Ammo and Firelord, against all odds. She was the only one who predicted a place in the finals for this team.

A semifinal was reached in the High Semi High Stakes Tournament, where she lost vs FlameIORI (2-7). The match for bronze also ended in a defeat (6-7 vs Apocalyps)

Performances
Runnerup 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament
Semifinals High Semi High Stakes

14. Ammo

Got in the finals of the 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament.

Performances
Runnerup 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament

14. Firelord

Got in the finals of the 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament.

Performances
Runnerup 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament

14. El^Nino

El^NiNo got into the finals of the Conference League, but lost vs MrCallMeSam.

Performances
Runnerup Conference League

14. Metti

Metti lost the final in the High Semi High Stakes vs FlameIORI.

Performances
Runnerup High Semi High Stakes

14. Spl

Spl lost only one match in the final vs Excal, unfortunately this was the King of BO1, resulting in him losing this final.

Performances
Runnerup King of BO1

14. Pepsi

Pepsi lost the final of the Ladder Wars November.

Performances
Runnerup Ladder Wars November

21. Teeez

Same tournament as above, Teeez got himself to third place.

Performances
Third place Ladder Wars November

22. ROLL

ROLL reached the semifinals of the Champions League, but end up losing both in the semifinals (vs Vivid) and the match for third place (vs Boycah). The match for third place was won in Not An Expert Not A Problem.

Performances
Semifinals Champions League
Third place Not An Expert Not A Problem

22. StaZzz

A third place in the Clanwars of October and a semifinal for the Not An Expert Tournament resulted in spot 22 for StaZzz.

Performances
Third place Clanwars October
Semifinals Not An Expert Not A Problem

24. Humanity

Got third place with Moliere and SeriouslySerious.

Performances
Third place 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament

24. SeriouslySerious

See above.

Performances
Third place 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament

24. Boycah

Boycah reached the semifinals of the Champions League where fate put him up against Excal. After losing this match, he got third place by beating ROLL.

Performances
Third place Champions League

24. Coa

Coa lost vs late winner MrCallMeSam, but got a whopping 7-1 victory vs Apex for third place.

Performances
Third place Conference League

24. Dominator

Dominator got a big loss vs Excal in the semifinals, he didn't even make it on the scoreboard. The match for third place was won by defealt.

Performances
Third place Kaution Kup

24. BiG^SiZe

Danish viking teamed with Leader and Wraith for the 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament and got into the semifinals.

Performances
Semifinals 3vs3 ShockReplays Tournament

24. Leader

See above.

Performances
Semifinals ShockReplays Tournament

24. Hsn'Leb

Hsn'Leb didn't qualify for the Champions League, but got far in the Continental Cup. He lost the semifinals vs late winner Apocalyps (3-6).

Performances
Semifinals Continental Cup

24. Unleashed0000

Same performance as Hsn'Leb, Unleashed0000 lost vs Moliere (1-6) in the semifinals. The match for third place never got played.

Performances
Semifinals Continental Cup

24. Apex

Apex got also defeated in the semifinals, and lost the match for third place too. El^Nino (0-6) and Coa (1-7) were a bit too strong for Apex.

Performances
Semifinals Conference League