The K League United Elimination Game - Round 9

Round Eight saw us say goodbye to five more competitors as tensions continue to heighten in our K League United Elimination Game. A heroic Seoul E-Land ruined chances for many as they returned from a goal down to defeat high flying Ansan Greeners 2-1. Elsewhere, Daejeon Citizen upset the supposed odds with an easy victory over a lacklustre Suwon FC. With lives tumbling, we enter Round Nine of the challenge.

Round Eight Roundup

“HE’S CUT! HE’S CUT! THE RUSSIAN’S CUT!!” Is from the movie Rocky IV when Rocky made the seemingly invincible Ivan Drago bleed. It’s kind of resonating with me after I lost my first life in Round Eight. So it goes. 

We’re saying goodbye to five players after Round Eight, Viva La K-League, Michael Welch, (Incheon) Luke Evans, Adhitya Pratama, and Jun Kim. 

Looking over the teams they chose, three of them lost a life on Jeju. Jeju was supposed to be a title contender this season. Instead, they’re causing heartbreak on this website. Pohang caused problems for two of them, another team that is incredibly difficult to predict this season. 

They all played an incredibly solid game, but luck just wasn’t with them. 

James Edrupt, Lex Nadene, and Wonbin Bae are the only three players who still have all three of their lives. Nearly half of all of the players we began with are no longer with us. 13 players have only one life, while six have two. 

We will NOT be playing on Wednesday as the K-League 2 are not playing. For fairness, I always make my pick publicly. For Round Nine, I will be choosing Asan Mugunghwa. 
- Jon Christian

Name	Lives
James Edrupt	3
Lex Nadene	3
Won-bin Bae	3
Adam Hicks (round 2)	2
Ferdinand Scheibl	2
Jon Christian	2
Matthew Binns	2
Todd Wilde	2
이재혁	2
Becky Webb	1
Branko Belan	1
Chris Sink (Round 3)	1
Dan Croydon	1
David Hill	1
Jack Murland	1
James Mckeon	1
Mark Kelly (round 2)	1
Paul Carver	1
Phil Mason	1
Ross Davis	1
Scott Whitelock	1
Steve Price	1
@6thofjun	0
Adhitya Pratama (R 2)	0
Alex Cook (round 2)	0
Andy Clay	0
Ansan Supporters	0
Dan Lovell	0
Dani Deudermont Glez	0
David Yoon (Round 3)	0
John Cassidy	0
Jonny Cook (round 2)	0
Kevin (round 2)	0
Kyle Gobler (Round 2)	0
Luke Evans	0
Michael Welch (Round 2)	0
Mike O’Neil	0
Paul Neat	0
Ryan Walker	0
Ryan Walters	0
Stephen Waddell	0
Tim Barnes	0
Viva La K-League	0

Rules

Take a look at the upcoming matches and select a side that you think will not lose this weekend, but you must not select a team you have previously picked in the first eight rounds. If your team is defeated, you lose a life. When you have no lives remaining, then it is game over for you.

We are not playing the midweek fixtures as only K League 1 are in action.

However, the game between Seoul E-Land and Daejeon Citizen has only recently been postponed and will not be played until August. As people still have have over half their choices left, we kindly ask you to ignore the absence of this fixture and select from the teams that are available this weekend.

Teams must be in twenty four hours prior to the first kick off. For this week, that deadline is Friday 4th May at 2:00pm KST.

If you miss the deadline, you will lose a life.

It must also be mentioned that unfortunately this game is no longer open to new competitors. Entry closed after round three, but please make sure to take part next year!

Please enter using the form at bottom of this article. If you wish to change your decision prior to the deadline, please contact either Jon Christian or site editor Matthew Binns. You can also contact them if you cannot remember which teams you selected in previous rounds, though please make sure to check for your name in our previous weekly posts if you can.

Prizes

Besides K League supporters across the country presenting you with respect and admiration, we are also giving away a K League United kit (both shirt and shorts), in addition to a standard match ticket (home or away) for any competition featuring a K League side playing in Korea in the current or following season. Tickets will not be offered for matches outside of the country.

For those wishing to partake from outside of the Korea peninsula, the K League United kit will be sent out to you free of charge via a standard international shipping service

Fixtures

As mentioned above, this game only takes place on the weekend when both leagues are playing unless stated otherwise, in which case you will be contacted via email with generous notice.

Upcoming fixtures for the ninth round are as follows:

Saturday 5th May
Incheon United vs Jeju United
Jeonnam Dragons vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Ulsan Hyundai vs Pohang Steelers
Daegu FC vs Gyeongnam FC
Sangju Sangmu vs Gangwon FC
FC Seoul vs Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Seongnam FC vs Suwon FC
FC Anyang vs Asan Mugunghwa
Ansan Greeners vs Busan IPark
Bucheon 1995 vs Gwangju FC

Entry Form

Enter your selection for the weekend's fixtures using the form below before Friday 4th May 14:00 KST.  If you have are having trouble entering your details, you can click here to view a more mobile friendly version.