So, the final Deathmatch (Victims) Round 1 Group Stage is done:
| Group A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
% |
Points |
| Kerim |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
7 |
55 |
90.03 |
12 |
| Quarrel |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
43 |
29 |
14 |
59.73 |
9 |
| Tibbett |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
29 |
40 |
-11 |
42.15 |
6 |
| Solange |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
29 |
39 |
-10 |
43.55 |
3 |
| Mr White |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
58 |
-48 |
14.55 |
0 |
Not that surprising a winner, but that’s a substantial form score for Kerim too.
This round of Deathmatches produced some close games, hence the Solange form average bettering Tibbett’s, although at this point it’s the number of points that counts.
Mr White - OK, not a great example of an innocent Victim but he’s part of the family. Retrospectively. I mean, that Mathilde doesn’t have a father, doesn’t have a grandfather either, although given the proclivities and penchant for “killing” both of them indulged in, perhaps that’s for the best. Are these good male role models? Could Mr White do with more sympathy as a Victim? Is there anyone else in Spectre who would count?
| Group B |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
% |
Points |
| Jill Masterson |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
14 |
43 |
80.23 |
12 |
| Della Leiter |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
48 |
19 |
29 |
72.6 |
9 |
| Felix (NTTD) |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
39 |
27 |
12 |
60.03 |
6 |
| Strutter |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
19 |
47 |
-28 |
29.5 |
3 |
| Gen. Ourumov |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
61 |
-56 |
7.65 |
0 |
Fair old showing there for Della Leiter; although she does bear a knife, so watch it, sonny.
Ourumov - yeah, not a huge “Victim” either. I realise I forgot about Dmitri Mishkin (easily done). Next time, it’s him. Questionable whether he will really fare any better.
A Goldfinger Goldthingy wins the group again… see below.
| Group C |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
% |
Points |
| Severine |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
15 |
38 |
77.8 |
12 |
| Mathis (QoS) |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
39 |
31 |
8 |
55.4 |
9 |
| Paula |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
44 |
25 |
19 |
64.05 |
6 |
| Naomi |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
22 |
46 |
-24 |
32.35 |
3 |
| Zukovsky (TWINE) |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14 |
55 |
-41 |
20.25 |
0 |
Surprising result for Mathis, perhaps, and the best performance in a group for any Quantum of Solace element. How long he survives before being shoved in a skip is over to the wisdom of the voters. Yikes.
I watched that performance by wassname as Severine again the other evening. That bit in the bar, where she trembles the voice and the gasper all in one go… I’m in love. She has my sympathy, amongst other things. Second Round match against Andrea Anders, which makes sense as it’s basically the same character.
Naomi - another “not really” Victim but got the popular vote when asked who it would be for The Spy who Loved Me. I still think it’s Commander Talbot.
| Group D |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
% |
Points |
| Aki |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
18 |
36 |
75 |
12 |
| Andrea Anders |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
29 |
12 |
58.9 |
9 |
| Paris Carver |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
31 |
37 |
-6 |
46.38 |
6 |
| Plenty O’Toole |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
36 |
34 |
2 |
51.8 |
3 |
| General Moon |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
56 |
-44 |
17.93 |
0 |
Die Another Day last again, no points again, although not the worst showing for the film here when compared to other Round One Group Stages, and it’s hard to think of any other Victim for that film, apart from sense, decency, taste, logic and MY SOUL.
Aki and Andrea possibly two of the more tragic examples?
Both Paris and Plenty get through as Lucky Losers… for the moment, anyway.
| Group E |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
% |
Points |
| Corrine Dufour |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
20 |
32 |
72.23 |
12 |
| Vijay |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
44 |
24 |
20 |
64.6 |
9 |
| Countess Lisl |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
32 |
36 |
-4 |
47.23 |
6 |
| Saunders |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
34 |
33 |
1 |
50.58 |
3 |
| Draco |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
60 |
-49 |
15.38 |
0 |
OK, so the Draco business… next time, Campbell, then. At least he dies. However, would he have fared any better in this, the Group of Incredibly Grisly Death? Everyone else here is so… brutally offed.
An Octopussy thing finally gets through the Group Stage - but can Vijay crack the Top Ten? (NB he never actually did - highest was 18th in the World, July 1980 (and yes, I obviously looked that up)). Can fiction surpass fact?
Corrine perhaps a surprise winner, but death by dog is horrid (and needs to be acknoweledged as possessing the underrated ability to change her footwear mid-chase, a talent only surpassed by being able to read).
Form table
| Form table |
After Round 1 Group Stage (form % chance of success) |
| Kerim |
90.03 |
| Jill Masterson |
80.23 |
| Severine |
77.8 |
| Aki |
75 |
| Della Leiter |
72.6 |
| Corrine Dufour |
72.23 |
| Vijay |
64.6 |
| Paula Kaplan |
64.05 |
| Felix Leiter (NTTD) |
60.03 |
| Quarrel |
59.73 |
| Andrea Anders |
58.9 |
| Mathis (QoS) |
55.4 |
| Plenty O’Toole |
51.8 |
| Saunders |
50.58 |
| Countess Lisl |
47.23 |
| Paris Carver |
46.38 |
| Solange |
43.55 |
| Tibbett |
42.15 |
| Naomi |
32.35 |
| Strutter |
29.5 |
| Zukovsky (TWINE) |
20.25 |
| General Moon |
17.93 |
| Draco |
15.38 |
| Mr White |
14.55 |
| General Ourumov |
7.65 |
Kerim will take some shaking, but Round 2 often is the point of extreme choppy-changey. The cut is at Solange, but Paris Carver wasn’t the strongest of the Lucky Losers so the mid-pack could still flutter about a bit.
Overall Round 1 Group Stage performance
For the Deathmatches for this year, that’s the last of the Group Stages.
There have been 8 Round Ones, with the Groups all identical (this was deliberate,and will feed later comment). With 3 points for a Win, 1 for a Draw, the maximum number of points was 96. Ooh, sums.
|
Round 1 Group Stage points / 96 max |
| Goldfinger |
93 |
| From Russia with Love |
75 |
| The Spy who Loved Me |
74 |
| OHMSS |
73 |
| Casino Royale |
69 |
| You Only Live Twice |
69 |
| Skyfall |
68 |
| Diamonds are Forever |
67 |
| Moonraker |
65 |
| Thunderball |
60 |
| Tomorrow Never Dies |
55 |
| For Your Eyes Only |
47 |
| The Man with the Golden Gun |
46 |
| Live and Let Die |
42 |
| A View to a Kill |
39 |
| Licence to Kill |
39 |
| Dr No |
36 |
| No Time to Die |
36 |
| The Living Daylights |
35 |
| GoldenEye |
30 |
| Quantum of Solace |
21 |
| Spectre |
21 |
| Octopussy |
16 |
| The World is Not Enough |
15 |
| Die Another Day |
1 |
Right, so…
Goldfinger won 7 groups of 8, dropping to second place only for - Song (surprisingly?). Still, that’s some performance. As is Die Another Day, sorta. Sweet Baby Jesus and all his little demons, that’s crap.
Where points are even - Casino Royale had more group winner places than You Only Live Twice; A View to a Killl had a group winner, Licence to Kill didn’t (albeit that Della and her cake knife were damned close; watch her); Dr No scored in more groups (fewer zero points) than No Time to Die; as between Quantum of Solace and Spectre, the spread of points was the same, the number of zeroes the same, the number of second places the same so very little between them other than chronology, alphabetic order and the slightly thin rationale that Quantum of Solace had a more even spread of point scoring over the eight events. Spectre earned 18 of its 21 in September. I accept that is only fluke of order of subject matter. But - it matters not. It’s a fight to do very, very badly or very, very badly a little bit more badly.
GoldenEye - underachieving there?
More soon