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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Izerath" data-source="post: 2509979" data-attributes="member: 6743">Some other commentsIn my short conversation with Stephen Radney-MacFarland (the Tourney coordinator) he said that there was quite a bit of excitement that we made it into the finals. When I saw NINE (yes I counted) judges standing around our table watching the action, and SRM was snapping pictures of the table, I really began to think we were going to do it. The excitement around the table was electric, and it seemed like they almost expected us to win.Before SRM handled the pictures for the first place team, he asked me if we would return to compete again next year. My last parting words to him were: "If you think a close second place on the heels of a championship is going to scare us off, think again - we'll be bringing it again next year." In response, he smiled, laughed and said "Then we'll see you next year!"While I really wish we would have pulled it off, I certainly am not disappointed in retrospect.In football, it's like making the Superbowl back to back and only winning once, but it’s still quite an accomplishment. People begin to speak of dynasties when two appearances are made in the big game and a third consecutive appearance only validates a team’s greatness.I feel the same way about our D&D Open team. We should not be disappointed in our results. We gave it our all and left nothing on the table. Returning next year and shooting for the Open Championship once again, even if the result only gets us a 2nd or 3rd place showing, would lock down our place in Open history as one of the best teams EVER. As far as I am aware, no one team has ever placed in the tournament for 3 consecutive years. We could certainly email Stephen Radney-McFarland to find out, but I’m pretty sure this is the case. Even if it is not, we would become a modern day legend in Open Tournament history.So, to all of ATHF, I want to express sincere congratulations on our combined accomplishment. We have something very special in our team - a chemistry that just cannot be defined or replicated by many. Unfortunate luck may have robbed us of a repeat championship, but I don’t think the team that beat us this year has what we have.Watch out gamers. ATHF will return to the D&D Open ready to kick butt in 2006!Ron J aka Izerath</blockquote>

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