Team Assailant won Niles, IL regionals 02/04/06

[Mike]

Team Assailant has won this regional event, the biggest regional ever in Chicago IL regionals ever, with 223 people attending this regional which was on 02/04/06..

Yes, Saul Sr. has got 1st Place just this past Saturday. He beat a ton of really good people that day. He went 10-1 which is very good. He is now eligible for 06 Nats once again, just like he was for 05. And, also, who attended this event, great job to everyone there, hope to see you all at 03/04/06 Misty Mountain, 03/26/06 Pastimes, or 04/(01/02)/06 Pastimes(New Banlist). Good luck to all, and once again, this is Team Assailant, and my name is Michael Kalish

Team Members with Nats Invites:

Wil Ruth(Top 8) Misty
Saul Sr.(1st Place) Pastimes

Members Without Nats Invites, but will soon come:

Kris Kalish
Mike Kalish
Arthur Aumann
Max Aumann
Chris Merigold
Seth Christman
Saul Jr.

Some good accomplishments including last 4 regionals...

Records:

Feb 4, 2006 Chi Regionals:

Saul Sr. 10-1(1st Place)
Kris Kalish 6-2(11th Place)
Mike Kalish 6-2(24th Place)
Arthur & Max Aumann 5-3
Chris Merigold 5-3
Wil Ruth 5-3
Seth Christman 4-4
Saul Jr. 4-4

Jan 28, 2006 Indy Regionals:

Mike Kalish 6-2(9th Place)
Saul Jr. 5-3
Kris Kalish 4-4
Saul Sr. 4-4

Dec 17, 2005 Chi Regionals:

Kris Kalish 6-2(9th Place)
Mike Kalish 6-2(15th Place)
Saul Sr. 5-3
Chris Merigold 4-4
Saul Jr. ??

Dec 10, 2005 Madison Regionals:

Wil Ruth 6-2(Top 8)
Saul Sr. 5-2(9th Place)
Arthur Aumann 5-2(??)
Max Aumann ??
Seth Christman ??
Mike Kalish ??
Kris Kalish ??

Team Assailant's Roster in order from UDE rating system as of today(Point Values/Rounds from Pastimes just this saturday has not been fully uploaded, so here are the most accurate results from UDE)

William Ruth
Michael Kalish
Arthur Aumann
Saul N. Ruiz Sr.
Kris Kalish
Max Aumann
Chris Merigold
Saul N. Ruiz Jr.
Seth Christman

[ROACH_R7]

Hey U All Jus Got Lucky And Didnt Have To Face Team Trinity. We B Lookin' 4 U Next Time. And Thats A Callange.

[Mike]

Hey U All Jus Got Lucky And Didnt Have To Face Team Trinity. We B Lookin' 4 U Next Time. And Thats A Callange.Not luck, mostly skill and knowing when to use the cards the right way. Team Trinity?? I'm confused? Are you guys new or something. Never heard of you guys, and if this is a such team, please name your members and we can have a team battle depending on how many people you guys have.

[ROACH_R7]

rigth now there is like 4 members we jus came togreaher at regionals. so we new. u probley heard a guy yelling cas he was pissed that was me. eric nelson tha leader. my other members want to remand annamoius.

[_Badfish]

Umm.. ya no offense to your team or any individual, but Saul lucksacked a lot.

[RjAkaPeanut4U]

Well you guys have alot of x-4 and x-3 records, which arent really nice looking on a creds page, but we all had to start out somewhere, right?

This really is a sight for sore eyes, usually the only team you see winning up there is team pie, which are all rulesharks/noobs/rippers etc.

GJ and GL.

[_Badfish]

LoL you obv no nothing about the Chicago Metagame (no offense), i dont think Team Pie wins very much anymore.

[Mike]

Nelson-I remember you played my bro at pastimes dec 17, which you beat him unfortunately, which i thought you were sort of crazy, since dunno, lol

FlamingTurkey-lol, i don't know who you are. And, still, even though Saul topdecked, he got some nice draws too, and conserved some of his cards too, and even always doing dark hole 1-1 that day a lot which payed off. His deck was actually good i thought. He made such comebacks though too, which was nice, and he did not Lucksack people either, I HATE that term, he just pulled off an Assailant, which is better than Lucksacking, lol, just thought about that. But, he eventually had to break our curse of 1 person getting 9th at the past 3 regionals which sucked. what's your name by the way?

Peanut -dude-ummm, team pie is good, but not in Chi-Town's meta, i think Mitch Noggle & Justin Heitz are the best people, but they run weird decks for Misty/Iowa meta's. which don't run Decree/Tomato's. mostly beatdown & Tsuky decks and Airknight pwners, also with OTK also. Chi-Town's Meta is better than any other I think, Indy/Madison/Iowa has weird meta. No offense.

[_Badfish]

Well, i dont play a lot of yugioh anymore, but i'm Andrew Tenjum, im on team UCCK.

i dont plan on entering another regs until April for obvious reasons. i'll b at the pcqs though =/

[Saulmix]

Thank you guys for all your congratulations and support. Niles Regionals was indeed crazy. It was nice to see the best from the midwest. It seems that everybody decided to show up on the same day. I know that a lot of people criticized Past Times, but I feel that they did the best that they can do under the circustances. Nobody expected that many people. Some people feel that I get lucky and that I Top deck the right card at the right time. Luck can only carry you some much. Sure Luck it is a factor in this game, but It is impossible to play in 11 rounds and played at minimum of 25 duels and expect that luck will pull you through against very tough competition. Most people build their decks based on their style of play and with some sort of a game plan that puts you in a position to win.

Saul Sr.
Member of Team Assailant

[_Badfish]

i'm not questioning your skill or anything, its just i dont think you would of won (you probbaly would have top 8) without a lot of luck on your side.

[RjAkaPeanut4U]

Turkey -- No offense tooken, I DONT know anything about that meta. I jsut remember that I always saw them posting "Team Pie takes Niles regionals" etc.

[tightsavage4ever]

Can I join?? My cred's arn't that good though :(. Numerous 3-5 finishes at regional's and just recently won a local turney with 7people there.

[Saulmix]

Flaming Turkey,

I agree that lucks does come in handy in tough spots, but some people seem to run very fast and efficient decks that gives you the impression that they always use the best card in every duel.

Saul Sr.

[MegamanEXE]

Hey guys this is Joe. Great job winning regs Saul. Why did you have to win in the top 8, if you would have lost in the 1st round of top 8 i would have gotten my invite passed down to me because i got 6th again. :mad: Just joking, I'm very happy for you, cause you are probaly one of the best sportmanship people i know. When you lose you don't whine about the other person getting lucky, and when you win your not all like "O I'm so great I beat you!".
But i was one spot away from the invite AGAIN! I have to stop losing so early in the top 8.
But great job saul. In the top 8 you beat both of the people that beat me that day. :D

[Saulmix]

Joe,

I Know that you have the skill and going to be getting yor invite probably at the next Regional. Too bad that we could not keep you in Team Assailant. You are great talent.
Saul Sr.

[MegamanEXE]

Thanks Saul.

[ROACH_R7]

Be At Tha Prerelses Next Week In Chicago. I'll Be Tha 1 In Tha Trinity T-shirt. And We'll Get It On

[DarkAssailant]

u guys shud come to SJC Durham. ull learn pretty quick how good u r there.

[Saulmix]

Team Assailant in Chicago is seriously thinking on going to SJC Durham. Air Fares are about $236 round trip and we are hoping that we can get in for under $150. We will keep you inform if this is a reality and what members will be attending. I am sure that they are a lot of good players in North Carolina and we are looking foward dueling you guys.

Saul Sr.
Member of Team Assailant

1. Feb.20, 2005 IL Regional 11Th Place.
2. April 09, 2005 WIsconsin Reg. 7Th ( TOP EIGHT).
3. May 21, 2005 WIsconsin Regional. 15Th Place.
4. November 13, 2005 IL Regional 12Th Place.
5. December 10, 2005 Wisconsin Regional 9Th Place.
6. Feb. 04, 2006 IL Reg. 1ST PLACE Largest Chicago Reg. Ever 223 players.
7. National Player 2005 6W-4L July 02, 2005.
8. Shonen Jump Chicago 6W-3L October 29, 2005.
9. National Qualifier 2006.
10. Level 01 Judge and Tournament Organizer

[Mr. C]

Where could we find decklists for this event?

[pineapple4brains]

Hmmm I thought i read something about you guys taking every top8 spot.

didn't keep that promise didja :D

anyways good job...Also all this biatching about topdecking is alot of shiznit.