POLIAC'24 Auntum Season - Day 26

Full Schedule & Ranking table for GOLDEN LEAGUE

The twenty-sixth round of the Golden League was dominated by the leaders, who are confidently marching towards final success, but there is still a long and bumpy road ahead. The lead of the top two over the third-place player is already significant, and it can be assumed that the question of the championship this season will be decided between @danmaruschak and @benbow2017.

Sensations and Key Decisions:

Leader Takes Revenge: Leader @danmaruschak avenged his unexpected loss to @browery in the fourteenth round. This time there was no surprise—the American confidently defeated the Pole and strengthened his position as leader.

Vice-Leader's Tight Fight: @benbow2017 secured an important victory after a close fight. His rival was @wahacoce, who put up very tough conditions for the title contender. Both achieved scores close to 30k steps, and the difference between them was less than a thousand steps. Despite the loss, @wahacoce received the Best Score among Losers award.

Fight for Third Place: The battle for third place continues. Currently, @new.things and @manuvert have the best chances of success; both secured confident victories in their matches, and they did not have easy rivals.

@bucipuci Continues His Escape: Not long ago, @bucipuci occupied the relegation-threatened spots to the SL. For over a week now, he has been doing quite well, and there can be no more talk of a relegation threat. In this round, the Czech defeated @mushanov, who is currently threatened with relegation. The Bulgarian's deficit to the safe spots held by @revlat35 and @itz.inno is only six points, so with a little commitment, anything is still possible.

@patif2025's Relegation: @patif2025 seems to have resigned herself to relegation to the SL, as evidenced by her lower-than-usual activity. In this round, she conceded the match to @itz.inno without a fight.

Round 26	2025-10-16	Results
@danmaruschak	@browery	30889 - 21039
@revlat35	@cezary-io	15378 - 22866
@erikklok	@sk1920	15101 - 26199
@itz.inno	@patif2025	15900 - 0
@benbow2017	@wahacoce	29540 - 28579
@mushanov	@bucipuci	7536 - 38891
@manuvert	@ptaku	27152 - 16717
@merthin	@fredkese	20216 - 15911
@new.things	@racibo	28309 - 14426

Best score in Golden League - @bucipuci - 100 AFIT
Best score among losers - @wahacoce - 100 AFIT

Standings After Round 26

#	Player	Points	For	Against
1	@danmaruschak	66	635574	507110
2	@benbow2017	63	595610	422949
3	@new.things	54	569416	433645
4	@manuvert	51	611871	502611
5	@cezary-io	48	544047	486823
6	@ptaku	48	463025	465534
7	@wahacoce	45	499086	436325
8	@racibo	42	476361	459880
9	@merthin	39	562949	505181
10	@fredkese	36	504132	564492
11	@bucipuci	33	544779	440486
12	@sk1920	33	423429	486567
13	@browery	30	518006	569539
14	@erikklok	30	454820	504169
15	@revlat35	27	481744	573767
16	@itz.inno	27	432393	496941
17	@mushanov	21	364782	505293
18	@patif2025	6	178144	498856

What's Next?

Ahead of us is Round 28, a rematch round that could once again change the balance of power:

• @cezary-io vs @benbow2017: An important duel for both – @cezary-io is fighting for the TOP 6, and @benbow2017 is fighting for the POLIAC championship.
• @danmaruschak vs @itz.inno: Leader vs. a player fighting to escape the relegation zone.
• @ptaku vs @racibo: A direct duel for a spot in the TOP 8.
• @bucipuci vs @new.things: Will the defending champion surprise another strong rival?

Full Schedule & Ranking table for SILVER LEAGUE

The twenty-sixth round of the POLIAC Silver League only confirmed that the fight for promotion to the Golden League will be incredibly interesting and exciting. Currently, there are two main candidates with a slight advantage over the other players, but this SL season has proven that anything can still happen.

Leader Pulls Ahead, Podium Battle Continues

Leader @caspermoeller89 once again recorded the best score of the round (22,526 steps) and secured a confident victory against @homesteadlt. He is undoubtedly one of the main candidates for promotion.

Right behind the Dane is @tom45p, who defeated @pinkhub this round. I am curious about the Czech player's determination in the final stretch of the season—will he withstand the pressure?

For the past few days, another Czech player, @actifit-godfish, was mentioned among the favorites, but two consecutive matches conceded by walkover caused him to lose contact with the top two and drop to fifth place.

@silvertop jumped onto the podium, mainly thanks to the points gifted by the Czech. The solid American has a chance to return to the GL after just one season in the lower league.

I had high hopes for @flemingfarm before the season. Last season, he came literally close to promotion to the GL. At the beginning of this season, the American showed good, consistent form, but then something happened, and he suffered a few losses. We'll see if he's preparing for a killer season finale.

Round 26	2025-10-16	Results
@ronnie10	@pjansen	13877 - 12521
@jjprac	@davidthompson57	15519 - 8527
@caspermoeller89	@homesteadlt	22526 - 10761
@pinkhub	@tom45p	10983 - 12767
@flemingfarm	@krakonos	8878 - 11752
@svanbo	@a07	1243 - 0
@borniet	@asia-pl	7224 - 6011
@silvertop	@actifit-godfish	15045 - 0
@zubygeee	@alovely088	0 - 13059
@atongis	@elizabethbit	6059 - 9645

Best score in Silver League - @caspermoeller89 - 100 AFIT
Best score among losers - @pjansen - 100 AFIT

Standings After Round 26

#	Player	Points	For	Against
1	@caspermoeller89	69	441699	256900
2	@tom45p	66	448874	286583
3	@silvertop	60	378406	228282
4	@flemingfarm	57	401640	277245
5	@actifit-godfish	57	361485	264298
6	@alovely088	51	344656	261359
7	@davidthompson57	51	310150	233581
8	@jjprac	45	308128	259829
9	@elizabethbit	45	268451	270301
10	@ronnie10	42	300776	291016
11	@homesteadlt	42	285907	266777
12	@pjansen	39	304761	271114
13	@atongis	31	200909	235426
14	@krakonos	30	245734	264681
15	@asia-pl	30	212312	255104
16	@borniet	27	162641	234621
17	@svanbo	18	72447	247153
18	@pinkhub	16	80804	230120
19	@a07	0	0	246022
20	@zubygeee	0	0	249368

What awaits us today in round?

• @tom45p vs @homesteadlt: Leader @tom45p must win to maintain 2nd place.
• @actifit-godfish vs @caspermoeller89: Will @actifit-godfish defeat leader @caspermoeller89 and reduce the deficit?
• @silvertop vs @pjansen: @silvertop has a chance to score 3 points and tie @tom45p if the latter loses.
• @elizabethbit vs @flemingfarm: @flemingfarm must win to catch @silvertop.
• @krakonos vs @davidthompson57: @davidthompson57 must win to join the fight for the TOP 5.