Goldy's Gauntlet Week 3 Report

Statistics note: the figures below count the seven BO1 games that were actually played. Seven Round 1 byes and the Xynta–artcank 0–0 administrative advancement are excluded from gameplay statistics.

Event Overview

Week 3 at a Glance

Week 3 belonged to Xavi324. After a Round 1 bye, the eventual champion beat lobaobh, Head3968, and artcank in succession, closing every played round 1–0.

artcank produced the other finalist run, opening with a 1–0 win over alanpitanga, advancing through an unplayed 0–0 result against Xynta, and then defeating lynxpqp 1–0 in the semifinal. lynxpqp and Head3968 completed the top four.

Fourteen players registered, nine entered the bracket, and seven games were actually played. QueenMace, Krimm, zsebaszigre, MariePosa, and Secretgaming registered but did not appear in the bracket.

Final Placements

Standings

Place	Player	Finish	Played Record
1	Xavi324	Champion	3–0
2	artcank	Runner-up	2–1 played; advanced once administratively
3–4	lynxpqp	Semifinalist	1–1
3–4	Head3968	Semifinalist	1–1
5–8	ElectroBlade	Round 2	0–1
5–8	psychastore	Round 2	0–1
5–8	lobaobh	Round 2	0–1
5–8	Xynta	Round 2 bracket exit	0–0 played
9	alanpitanga	Round 1	0–1

Bracket Record

Round-by-Round Results

Round 1

artcank 1 — 0 alanpitanga

Xynta — bye

lynxpqp — bye

ElectroBlade — bye

Xavi324 — bye

lobaobh — bye

psychastore — bye

Head3968 — bye

Round 2

lynxpqp 1 — 0 ElectroBlade

artcank advanced over Xynta — 0–0, no game played

Head3968 1 — 0 psychastore

Xavi324 1 — 0 lobaobh

Semifinals

artcank 1 — 0 lynxpqp

Xavi324 1 — 0 Head3968

Final

Xavi324 1 — 0 artcank

Champion Spotlight

Xavi324 Finishes the Job

Xavi324's title run was short, direct, and perfect: three opponents, three wins, no dropped games.

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 2	lobaobh	Win
Semifinal	Head3968	Win
Final	artcank	Win

Deck: Zelies · Earthen · Shoshanna, Rebuilder of Earth. The complete code is available in the event deck archive.

Played Games Only

Matchup Outcomes

Round	Winner	Winning Paragon	Loser	Losing Paragon
R1	artcank	Catherine Lapointe	alanpitanga	Gnaeus Valerus Alpha
R2	lynxpqp	Catherine Lapointe	ElectroBlade	The New Dawn
R2	Head3968	Nehemiah	psychastore	Lemieux
R2	Xavi324	Shoshanna	lobaobh	Gnaeus Valerus Alpha
SF	artcank	Catherine Lapointe	lynxpqp	Catherine Lapointe
SF	Xavi324	Shoshanna	Head3968	Nehemiah
Final	Xavi324	Shoshanna	artcank	Catherine Lapointe

Small-Sample Event Data

Week 3 Meta Snapshot

Eight decks were recorded: three Marcolian, two Earthen, two Kathari, and one Shroud. Xynta had no recorded deck because neither bracket entry contained a played game.

3 / 8Marcolian Decks

3–0Shoshanna Champion Record

2 / 4Marcolian Semifinalists

Competitive takeaway: Xavi324's Shoshanna list was the only undefeated deck in played games. Catherine Lapointe put two players into the semifinals and carried artcank to the final.

Source note: this report is based on the tournament record supplied for Week 3. Byes and the unplayed 0–0 administrative advancement are separated from games that were actually played.