TripleAthlon: Sissy wins Game 4, reclaims overall lead

17 November 2024

With her eighth consecutive win in a single game played under 3T rules, World Champion Sissy reclaimed the overall lead on Sunday evening.

After 1:35 hours of play, under severe pressure from three of Harry’s pawns, Sissy threw a “2” to convert her second match point for her fourth yellow pawn at the end of her first PWL.

It was yet another bitter evening for Nici who displayed a strong performance but missed a match point to finish her third PWL seconds before Sissy finished the game.

Nici’s last single-game win came over a month ago in Game 10 of the World Championship and she has been struggling the get some momentum ever since. On Saturday evening, she had her fourth red pawn halfway around the track on a PWL when Harry claimed the points in Game 3 played under 3+ rules.

Aggregate score (points target: 7):
Sissy 5, Harry 3, Nici 0

Game 5 and 6 are scheduled for the coming weekend, Game 7 might be played at Monday Night MÄDNess. While Sissy is 2 points away from the title, one point in Game 5 (GP) would already get her in a tactically excellent situation ahead of Games 6 (3T+) and 7 (3T).

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