Six More 888poker ChampionChip Games Champions Crowned; Brazil Tops Medal Table
Table Of Contents
- Event #07 �C Weightlifting ChampionChip Games
- Event #08 �C Wrestling ChampionChip Games
- Event #09 �C Hammer Throw ChampionChip Games
- Event #10 �C Shooting (PKO 8-Max) ChampionChip Games
- Event #11 �C Fencing (PKO 8-Max) ChampionChip Games
- Event #12 �C Taekwondo (PKO 8-Max) ChampionChip Games
- ChampionChip Games Medal table
888poker has crowned another six ChampionChip Games champions, and it is Brazil who now leads the way in the medals table. With "DSNeher" taking down Event #10 �C Shooting (PKO 8-Max) ChampionChip Games, there have now been a trio of Brazilian champions.
Event #07 �C Weightlifting ChampionChip Games
The $55 buy-in Weighlifting ChampionChip Games event drew in 416 players, who created a $20,800 prize pool. The top five finishers saw their initial investment swell into a four-figure haul, with "zxcdsaqwe" coming out on top after defeating "Iaromachikne" heads-up, thus earning Albania their first medal of the festival. "zxcdsaqwe" walked away with $4,012 reasons to be happy.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | zxcdsaqwe | Albania | $4,012 |
| 2 | laromachikne | Brazil | $2,903 |
| 3 | absinttivaa | Finland | $2,113 |
| 4 | Sht.St | Ukraine | $1,530 |
| 5 | lbrarrossa | Brazil | $1,114 |
| 6 | kiskutya23 | $823 | |
| 7 | BeHappyyy | $605 | |
| 8 | The_Hoff_man | United Kingdom | $449 |
| 9 | Vitento | Brazil | $332 |
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Event #08 �C Wrestling ChampionChip Games
Belarus added a victory to the country's brace of third-place finishes courtesy of "SoCruelFold" coming out on top in the $22 buy-in Wrestling ChampionChip Games event. The Belarusian outlasted 537 opponents to scoop $2,194 of the $12,000 prize pool.
Malta's "ThLoneR4nger" finished second for $1,591, with ireland's "fastfingers" collecting $1,153 for their podium finish.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SoCruelFold | Belarus | $2,194 |
| 2 | ThLoneR4nger | Malta | $1,591 |
| 3 | fastfingers | Ireland | $1,153 |
| 4 | 4nick8. | United Kingdom | $842 |
| 5 | Samirco777 | Azerbaijan | $620 |
| 6 | karloff03 | United Kingdom | $456 |
| 7 | bawnaoo | Brazil | $337 |
| 8 | magnavita37 | Brazil | $250 |
| 9 | Higinosantos | Brazil | $187 |
Event #09 �C Hammer Throw ChampionChip Games
Ukraine enjoyed its third ChampionChip Games gold of the series when "Nzol888" finished in first place from a field of 516 in the $11 buy-in Hamer Throw event. The tournament ended in a three-way chop, with the final trio banking a significant percentage of the $6,000 prize pool.
Third-place went to "14caio_" of Brazil; they banked $680 as part of the deal. "shippp_it" of Canada was the runner-up, a finish worth $888, with Nzol888 of Ukraine bagging $900 and the title of champion.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nzol888 | Ukraine | $900* |
| 2 | shippp_it | Canada | $888* |
| 3 | 14caio_ | Brazil | $680* |
| 4 | Otyrar | Kazahkstan | $421 |
| 5 | wazapovich | Lithuania | $310 |
| 6 | Zaniacmaniac | Sweden | $228 |
| 7 | Ioncusapa | Romania | $168 |
| 8 | RiskMaximum | Germany | $125 |
| 9 | robertaellio | United Kingdom | $93 |
*reflects a three-way deal
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Event #10 �C Shooting (PKO 8-Max) ChampionChip Games
The tenth event of the 888poker ChampionChip Games was a $16.50 buy-in PKO 8-Max affair that saw 991 players take to the virtual felt and create a $14,865 prize pool. Some $2,125 of that princely sum is now nestled in the 888poker account of "DSNeher" after the Brazil navigated their way to the top of the payout table.
DSNeher defeated Germany's "RedbaronFTF" heads-up, resigning the German to a $1,353 consolation prize, the event's only other $1,000+ score.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DSNeher | Brazil | $1,197 | $928 | $2,125 |
| 2 | RedBaronTFT | Germany | $1,196 | $157 | $1,353 |
| 3 | govand14 | Sweden | $743 | $216 | $959 |
| 4 | topdraw14 | Brazil | $557 | $159 | $717 |
| 5 | Arthard1 | Belarus | $371 | $55 | $427 |
| 6 | PokaPlayaa | Austria | $260 | $206 | $466 |
| 7 | andrisht | Ukraine | $167 | $50 | $217 |
| 8 | Coffeesheep | Belarus | $112 | $169 | $281 |
Event #11 �C Fencing (PKO 8-Max) ChampionChip Games
Belarus captured its second gold of the series so far when "SFir1" came out on top of a 773-strong crowd in the $8.80 buy-in Fencing (PKO 8-Max) event. The Belarusian found themself heads-up against "mlundy9" of the United Kingdom after Ukraine's "Sowaaa" fell in third. SFir1 got the job done in the one-on-one segment of the tournament, and claimed a total prize worth $986, leaving the Brit to reel in a $719 consolation prize.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SFir1 | Belarus | $502 | $484 | $986 |
| 2 | mlundy9 | United Kingdom | $501 | $218 | $719 |
| 3 | Sowaaa | Ukraine | $312 | $43 | $355 |
| 4 | justplay1982 | Romania | $231 | $54 | $285 |
| 5 | Orlak6 | Romania | $154 | $33 | $188 |
| 6 | Blaziken232 | Ireland | $108 | $44 | $152 |
| 7 | sibannac6 | Brazil | $68 | $60 | $128 |
| 8 | mda.kanesh | Belarus | $47 | $44 | $91 |
Event #12 �C Taekwondo (PKO 8-Max) ChampionChip Games
The final ChampionChip Games event of our round-up is the $3.30 buy-in Taekwondo tournament, an eight-handed PKO tournament that paid out $2,500 thanks to 648 players buying in.
It was a Swedish one-two, with "Chillaxarn" brushing aside their fellow Swede "ErikOttoL" in the heads-up battle. The former's $3.30 investment turned into a $465 haul, with the runner-up netting $264. Sweden now has three medals in the ChampionChip Games.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chillaxarn | Sweden | $252 | $213 | $465 |
| 2 | ErikOttoL | Sweden | $252 | $12 | $264 |
| 3 | deiko0113 | Argentina | $156 | $12 | $168 |
| 4 | shaaai | Romania | $114 | $33 | $148 |
| 5 | mattapp | United Kingdom | $76 | $0.75 | $77 |
| 6 | Tsokhla | Ukraine | $53 | $32 | $85 |
| 7 | Scanman01 | Germany | $38 | $9 | $47 |
| 8 | Hunt04 | Canada | $30 | $13 | $44 |
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ChampionChip Games Medal table
Brazil continues to lead the way in the medals table despite winning one less medal than Ukraine. Both Brazil and Ukraine have three victories apiece, but Brazil keeps its nose in front thanks to a trio of runner-up finishes, in addition to a third.
Belarus shot up the standings thanks to two victories so far this week.
| Country | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Belarus | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | ||
| Albania | 1 | 1 | ||
| Denmark | 2 | 2 | ||
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Malta | 1 | 1 | ||
| Germany | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | ||
| Argentina | 1 | 1 |
