2017 PRO Chess League - Alex King's Playoff Bracket!
Greetings fellow PRO Chess League fans, and welcome to the playoffs!
Last week I solidified my lead among the pundits, and I am currently 7 points ahead of the field:
But anything can happen in the wild and wacky playoffs, so don't touch that dial!
This week I am treating you not only to my normal weekly picks, but to my full bracket for the entire playoffs!
| EASTERN | ||
| Norway – Mumbai | 11-5 | |
| Gorky – Riga | 5.5-10.5 | |
| CENTRAL | ||
| Cannes – London Lions | 9.5-6.5 | |
| Amsterdam – London Towers | 9.5-6.5 | |
| ATLANTIC | ||
| Toronto – Miami | 6.5-9.5 | |
| Montclair – Philadelphia | 9-7 | |
| PACIFIC | ||
| Dallas – San Jose | 8.5-7.5 | |
| San Diego – Rio Grande | 8.5-7.5 |
And here is my full bracket:
EASTERN
Norway - Mumbai / Gorky - Riga
Norway - Delhi / Budapest - Riga
Norway - Riga
CENTRAL
Cannes - London Lions / Amsterdam - London Towers
Marseilles - Cannes / Amsterdam - Stockholm
Marseilles - Stockholm
ATLANTIC
Toronto - Miami / Montclair - Philadelphia
Montreal - Montclair / Miami - Buenos Aires
Montreal - Miami
PACIFIC
Dallas - San Jose / San Diego - Rio Grande
St. Louis - San Diego / Dallas - Webster
St. Louis - Dallas
SEMIFINALS
Norway - Marseilles / St. Louis - Montreal
FINALS
Norway 7.5-8.5 St. Louis
You heard it here, folks! And I'd just like to point out that I called almost all of this back in Week 1 (https://www.chess.com/blog/AlexanderKing/2017-pro-chess-league-alex-king-s-picks-for-week-1), where my picks for the Final Four were Riga, Marseilles, Montreal, and St. Louis, and my pick for League Champion was St. Louis.
(Of course I reserve the right, if by some travesty my bracket happens to be wrong, to alter my weekly predictions for subsequent playoff matchups...)
See you tomorrow!
Alex
