2015 Summer Infinity Cup

The 2015 Summer Infinity Cup was the very first iteration of the Infinity Cup. Sixteen (16) boards were scheduled to compete in a single-elimination bracket to see who was to be crowned as the first-ever champion of the Infinity Cup. The cup was streamed on the Official /icup/ Hitbox by , and individual matches were later uploaded to the /icup/ Dailymotion.
Despite several mishaps including a serious communications failure that lead to fielding a goalkeeper with boosted stats, necessitating the voiding and replaying of two matches, the first Infinity Cup was widely regarded as a success, and drew an average crowd of at least 300. The Round of 16 matches was held on June 27th, the Quarterfinals on June 28th, replays from the /leftypol/ mishap on July 3rd, the Semifinals and 3rd Place Match on July 4th, and the Final on July 5th. 
The Final, which saw offensive machine face off against God-backed drew the largest crowd of any match, with over 600 in attendance, including 8chan's leader . /a/ won the match 8-5, rounding out an incredible run during which they scored six goals per game, on average. edged out 3-2 to take home third.
The Golden Boot ended up being shared between /a/ striker DIO BRANDO, and /christian/'s very own St. Paul, as both scored eleven goals during the tournament.
==Competitors==
Sixteen teams competed in the inaugural Infinity Cup:
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==Bracket==
===Round of 16===
Main article: Summer 2015 Infinity Cup Round of 16
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====/leftypol/ stat error and voided matches====
On June 30, two days after destroyed 6 - 3, an anon pointed out that /leftypol/'s goalkeeper had significantly higher stats than /pone/'s. A subsequent investigation into /leftypol/'s export found that their goalkeeper had been assigned 77pts for all stats, to the 70 of other teams -- this being the product of a rule change late into planning for Infinity Cup I and nobody checking team exports before the cup began. As a result, the following matches were voided, and replayed on July 3, 2015.
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One of 's goalkeeper was also found to have 77pts for all stats, but he was not fielded in the team's match against . /co/ went on to lose the match 3 - 0, and the match was not affected by the error.
===Quarterfinals===
Main article: Summer 2015 Infinity Cup Quarterfinals
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===Semifinals===
Main article: Summer 2015 Infinity Cup Semifinals
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===Third Place Game===
===Final===
Main article: Summer 2015 Infinity Cup Final
==Statistics==
===Goals===
The Golden Boot award for the Summer 2015 Infinity Cup was a tie between DIO BRANDO of , and St. Paul of . Both players scored an impressive 11 goals in 4 games. The runner up for the Golden Boot was 's Strelok, with 9 goals, while 's Sundowner and Strelok's teammate Zergface tied for third with 7 goals.
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* DIO BRANDO
* St. Paul
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* Strelok
;7 goals
* Sundowner
* Zergface
;6 goals
* Aryanne
* Kaiser Reinhardo
* St. Peter
* Jacob
;Own goals
* Janitor
===Scoring===
*Toal number of goals scored: 127
*Average goals per match: 8.27
*Hat tricks: 13 ('s DIO BRANDO (2); 's St. Paul (2); 's Aryanne (1); 's Bane (1); 's Jacob (1); 's Kaiser Reinhardo (1); 's Starlight Glimmer (1); 's Strelok (1); 's St. Peter (1); 's Videla (1); 's Wade Davis (1))
*Most hat tricks, individual: 2 (DIO BRANDO, St. Paul)
*Most hat tricks, on team: , 4 (St. Paul (2), Jacob (1), St. Peter (1))
*Total number of penalties awarded: 1
*Penalty conversion rate: 100%
*Most goals by one team: - 25
*Fewest goals by one team: and - 0
*Most goals conceded: - 20
*Fewest goals conceded: , , and - 3
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