2018 National Champions: 18 & Over 3.5 men Intermountain

The National Champion was decided for the 3.5 men today in Orlando at the National Campus, and when all was said and done, Intermountain won it all.

The semis were loaded with self-rated players, Southern's and NorCal's rosters entirely self-rated and Florida's roster nearly all so, just Intermountain had mostly computer rated players.  Both winners, Intermountain and NorCal, won 3-2 each with match tie-breaks in matches so it was close, and Intermountain won to take the title.

Intermountain was the one team from my predictions that made the semis so it was not a surprise they won.  Southern and NorCal were teams I said would be right there though.

Another interesting observation is that not all the teams played 4 matches, not by design but it appears New England and Missouri Valley just didn't play their last match.  Perhaps injuries or fatigue were involved and both teams decided not to play.

Regardless, congratulations to Intermountain on the win.