Deathlist Cup 2023

[wannamaker 344]

1 hour ago, Sir Creep said:

My limited research thus far doesn’t project well for many points/deaths in April either.  

 

Lost 2 great picks with Lloyd Webber's son and the Malayan Actor dying early. Still not searching for names since I can still lose my match, but it does look a bit dull for April deaths.

[gcreptile 8,031]

After the strong start there wasn't much happening this month. And I really don’t know who to pick next month. In terms of creative and good picks I'm blank. Hell, maybe Jimmy Carter will live for another whole month.

[msc 15,936]

Am I still losing my tie? I lost track of the tiebreaks (yes, that I invented, I know I know0.

[Banana 743]

Should be noted, Grim's pick Thijs Slegers https://nltimes.nl/2023/03/27/psv-spokesperson-recruited-thousands-stem-cell-donors-dies-age-46

[Captain Hemlock 404]

I was also considering someone who might not have been accepted: the co-owner of a Fort Lauderdale bar called The Elbo Room, but as it turns it she died before the end of the month too.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-spring-break-bar-owner-dead-alleged-domestic-battery-incident

[arghton 4,644]

Taiwan independence activist Zhong Yiren, picked here by TheKillingTime is dead but his two English "obits" are both bot-written. 

[Spade_Cooley 7,592]

14 hours ago, msc said:

Am I still losing my tie? I lost track of the tiebreaks (yes, that I invented, I know I know0.

 

I'll do an update and calculate who actually goes through in the current draws later on tonight. End of the month has really snuck up on us.

[Spade_Cooley 7,592]

The dry patch does tally with what I was thinking at the end of last year, that this wasn't going to be a high-scoring year for dead-pooling at all. 2020 cleared out a lot of the generic "elderly and old people illnesses" with COVID, and 21/22 saw people diagnosed with cancer over that time dying sooner because of the hospital backlogs. Now everything's back to normal, we're almost starting with a game reset.

[Death Impends 6,003]

It's been very underwhelming on the front page too on a personal level. Interesting people are still dying, but compared to last year they are disproportionately misses (Huey "Piano" Smith, Bert I. Gordon, all these Gooseberry drops). Makes me extra glad for my decision to pick Napoleon XIV.

[Spade_Cooley 7,592]

Yep, with Jon Bruce and Zhong Yiren both currently failing the QO test, it's down to PSV Eindhoven press spokesman Thijs Slegers to bring some life (death) to this round of cup action. Slegers was diagnosed with acute leukemia in 2020 and subsequently underwent a stem cell transplant, but last month discovered his body had rejected it and had very little time left on this planet. His story received plenty of attention in the Netherlands, sparking a stem cell recruitment drive across the country, and even got some publicity in the UK thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic declaring Slegers his "only friend in Holland". The big-nosed choker yet again failed to secure a victory when it mattered though, as Slegers died at 46. Grim Up North goes 7 points up over Perhaps as a result. 

 

The hunt for a Zhong Yiren QO could prove decisive: msc is currently beating TheKillingTime by dint of having more hits, but any news source in English confirming ZY's death would send TKT through.

 

gcreptile 17 vs Arghton 0
alt obits guy 9 vs YorkshireBanker 0
deadsox 7 vs Gooseberry Crumble 0
The Old Crem 3 vs Banana 9
diego 3 vs Sir Cunto 9
Sideik 6 vs wannamaker 9

GuyFromFuture 0 vs CaptainChorizo 6
CalebH 0 vs Captain Hemlock 6
BabyBlue 0 vs Annami 6
Hell 6 vs LizLemon 0
Perhaps 9 vs Grim Up North 16
An Fear Baeg 6 vs Pop_Zeus 0 
ladyfiona 3 vs DevonDeathTrip 6
SpadeCooley 6 vs JoeMoneypenny 3
TQR 9 vs MariNisia 9
msc 6 vs TheKillingTime  6

[Grim Up North 3,314]

Girish Bapat dead now too

 

Good news for Captain Chorizo - I was already struggling for a full 11 for April and my April joker's just died :-(

 

 

[Spade_Cooley 7,592]

And it's "bap's out" for the DL Cup, thanks to the death of former guardian minister of Maharashtra Girish Bapat. Grim Up North becomes top scorer for the round, while Arghton scores a futile consolation.

 

gcreptile 17 vs Arghton 3
alt obits guy 9 vs YorkshireBanker 0
deadsox 7 vs Gooseberry Crumble 0
The Old Crem 3 vs Banana 9
diego 3 vs Sir Cunto 9
Sideik 6 vs wannamaker 9

GuyFromFuture 0 vs CaptainChorizo 6
CalebH 0 vs Captain Hemlock 6
BabyBlue 0 vs Annami 6
Hell 6 vs LizLemon 0
Perhaps 9 vs Grim Up North 19
An Fear Baeg 6 vs Pop_Zeus 0 
ladyfiona 3 vs DevonDeathTrip 6
SpadeCooley 6 vs JoeMoneypenny 3
TQR 9 vs MariNisia 9
msc 6 vs TheKillingTime  6

[Spade_Cooley 7,592]

Right, my team for the next round is in the custody of Joey, so I guess entries are now open.