05/11/2008: "Alvin vs Kevin"

Hey guys, girls, the gender confused, robots, the robotically confused, and Christian Shephard.

Movement
What an amazing few days we've had, and especially so today, where the #1 spot changed hands no less than 27 times! Well, maybe a little less than that, but it has been intense at the top. In my last news update I mentioned that no player had managed to be Site champion for 2 news updates in a row, and it didn't look like it was going to happen, with Kevin Borne setting some really great times early on, only for Alvin van Asselt to pull some great times out of the bag himself to inch in front. Kevin hit back. Alvin hit back. And these two have been trading the top spot all day. So congratulations to Alvin for having his nose in front at the moment this news is being written, and holding onto that Site Champion spot, and congratulations too to Kevin for this awesome battle we're witnessing.
These two are pushing each other to new heights, which can only be good for this site as a whole! smile

Whilst the battle up top is the main headline, there have been a few impressive movers elsewhere.
In the top10, Kristopher Will takes back a place and moves up to #3. David Schiering makes a small improvement and passes Giulio for 5th.
The most impressive move near the top has to be from Tim Shelbourne who passed quite a few players, moving from 12th to 7th, and becoming the best player from the UK in the process.

Cole Gilbert leads the North American charge, and currently sits on the cusp of the top 10, in 11th. I predict that Europe's dominance of the site top 10 will come to an end by the time the next update is written. Armando Cobian continues his rise from early this week, jumping ahead of his continental neighbors this update, up 3 places to 19. Markus Hobelsberger has been hitting some good times these last few days too, and moves up 4 places to 22nd. And Chuck Foster breaks into the top 30 for the first time, passing me so fast that all I can make out is a vague blur on the horizon and a possible green shell coming back to hit me.

Finally, move of the update goes to Joe Sebeny. #43 just 4 days ago. He now sits 10 places higher at #33.

Other News
Ooh! I bought some nice new shoes today. They're completely awesome! big grin

Other other news
Our domination percentage is a little down over the last few days, but I'm hopeful that we can start pushing towards 30% by the end of this month. Our site can only get better, and I have every faith that we'll win out in the end like we always do, so keep up the great work people. smile 28 different people currently hold at least 1 site record which proves the potential we have, and our strength in depth.

Until next time,
Peace!
- Suz