The closest match in DDR History

Crono · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:48 am Post subject: The closest match in DDR History

I recently had a conversation with some friends at a DDR tournament about some of my good memories, and one that came to mind was from an incredible match at a tournament I hosted back in 2005.

This is a link to the closest match in DDR History. It is the final round of the 2005 Canadian Winter DDR Conference, Pickles vs. EvilPeer. Surely, you think, there could have been closer matches? This, however, wasn't a normal tournament as it was held on a Stepmania machine and the final round was a 28 minute edit made by Fo0by (maker of Ayu Trance and many others) specifically for this tournament. The end scores are only 1 point apart. (16,497 - 16,496)

The video I've linked to is about a 5 minute bit with the intro to the song, a few short clips from each person's playthrough, and then the announcement of the final scores. (And the reactions that followed)

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
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Zonic · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:53 am Post subject:

Around 5:45 you hear their reactions.

ddrpros · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject:

thats just crazy. pickles shouldve won.. =)
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ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

That's nothing to finishing a round in a tournament with tying DP scores and 5 difference in long score.

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DDR125 · Basic Member Joined: 16 Jul 2007

Wow...

definitley the closest match in DDR history.

Crono · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:27 am Post subject:

iGalaxy · Trick Member Joined: 11 May 2006

voldekillssnape · Trick Member Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Location: Fontana,CA

wow, that was pretty sick

Syxx · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland

canadian accents YAAAAAAAAAA
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æ¢é¨ · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jul 2007

Pssssst. Go Pickles. >

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hello · Trick Member Joined: 09 Mar 2004 Location: CA

Here's the closest match I've ever seen...very entertaining. The amazing thing is, it's on Vertex^2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eutDspLfilU

Favorite quote: "there's no way this is going to be close...someone is just going to dominate."

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

The V^2 one is pretty crazy, but not as crazy as the first one.

Crono, I was actually joking about that. But there are a lot of close matches when you get some good enough players. Obviously, it's nothing next to a 1 point difference on a 4000 max combo chart though.
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flotastic · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

maybe not the closest match, but pretty fucking amazing. ddr finals at rocky mount 8.

LoM kevbo v bluemystic - 0g to 2g
PSMH kevbo v bluemystic - 2g to 0g

double elim with kevin in the losers, first match best two of three: (kevin then mike)
LoM - 0 to 2
Burning Heat - 5 to 8

second match best three of five: (kevin then mike)
On the Jazz - 3 to 0
Max 300 - 3 to 2
PSMH - 2 to 0

kevin had a total of 13 greats, to mystic's total of 12. on five songs (3 ten footers). ridiculous.
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Tenchi50 · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:03 am Post subject:

that's insane.

downloading the file right now.

oh btw,i think i'm gonna adopt your dp system
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Crono · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:50 am Post subject:

My apologies for the time it's taken me to reply properly, I just don't check ddrfreak enough these days. (mods don't kill me, please)

iGalaxy: Unfortunately the person who had the real video camera during those finals never uploaded the tapes, so what you have is a compilation of the clips from someone's digital camera that will only record 1-minute clips. Pretty ghetto, eh? At least we got something of it. And...by the way, as far as what's really worth seeing with that song...the thing most worth it is actually trying the stepfile yourself...it's just like this total trance you go into like nothing you've ever experienced...totally weird playing a 28-minute song...

Syxx: You like how we sound, eh?

dj DEW: I kind of feel sorry for Pickles, he lives in a city that doesn't even have a working ITG 2 now, and even when they did it wasn't very reliable. He still came 2nd at the ITG conference this year, without even playing a game for like...4 months. Not bad. (He was up against another really good player, Adrian, not sure what he is on GS, but he's obviously still pretty good to beat Pickles even out of practice)

SoymilkCharlie: Oops, I guess I didn't pick up on the sarcasm there, sorry. (It's more like a 6800 max combo too, I believe)

flotastic: That would have been something to see, I love how the worst scores by far are on Burning Heat. I've only heard secondhand about some american tournaments from people who went to NAT '05 and that one New York tournament where it was Pickles vs. The Reflex in the final round. I know there were some really good matchups there too. (Oh, and there was Remember September in Toronto where Lil Q quad starred Mythology vs. Pickles' 4 exellents...that was pretty intense from what I heard, even if it wasn't as close) You still playing ITG these days?

Tenchi50: Feel free to! I've always thought the standard DP system was a little too harsh for misses/boos when most of the focus, realistically, is on PA.
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daikenkai =[ · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject:

Crono · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject:

They also look pretty tired in that, I'd be willing to bet they can do a little better playing fresh. That's always the disappointing thing about finals, usually people don't want to play the hard 12s/13s, or if they do they really don't perform to their full potential.
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Tenchi50 · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject:

so umm...i have the pack. but i cant find this song. yea...where is it?
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