WHC X: LIVE second round draw

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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Welcome Ladies and Gents, to the live draw for the World's Hardest Creature X second round. Sixteen combatants will be facing off in 8 head to head match ups, lasting 48 hours each. The first four will be played from Monday to Wednesday of next week, while the second four match ups will take place from Wednesday to Friday. No beast can be drawn against a beast from their qualifying group.

The beast numbers for the draw are:

1 - Honey Badger
2 - Tarantula Hawk
3- Hippo
4 - Chinstrap Penguin
5 - Jaguar
6 - Alligator Snapping Turtle
7 - Seagull
8 - Cassowary
9 - Grasshopper Mouse
10 - Polar Bear
11 - Malayan Sun Bear
12 - Wolverine
13 - Salt Water Crocodile
14 - Siberian Tiger
15 - Shrew
16 - Bullet Ant

So, lets start the draw....

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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First out of the hat is no 5.

That's the Jaguar who has made a fine start to his WHC career, winning Group B. He'll be up against....

no 4, thats the Chinstrap Penguin.

Exciting stuff, two debutantes going at it. We're guaranteed a first timer in the quarter finals.

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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Next up is no 1,

That's Honey Badger, the peoples champion.

He'll be facing off against....

no. 7

That's the Seagull. He'll be hoping to swoop into the quarters. Tough ask, though.

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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The third match up will be...

No. 9,

That's the Grasshopper Mouse, he's nicely established as a knock out rounds competitor. Can he go all the way to the final this year?

He's up against...

no 14, the Siberian Tiger, he's had a solid start to WHC X, cruising through ion second place in hios group.

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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Our final Monday Match up will be...

No. 13

That's Salt Water Croc, five time finalist and winner of WHC VIII and IX, a formidable opponent to say the least.

He'll be going head to head against...

no. 11

That's the Malayan Sun Bear. Wow! What a heavyweight match up, a severe test for both competitors.

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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The first wednesday match up will be...

no 10...
That's the Polar Bear, who has never been defeated in this tournament, but is of course competing for the first time in several years. Will rustiness give his opponent a chance?

His opponent will be...

no 2...

Tarantula Hawk. ooh, thats a tough one for T. Haw.

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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Next up we have...

no 16...

That's bullet ant

he's up against...

no. 8

Cassowary.

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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Next is...

no 3...

That's Hippo, a former champ and perennial contender

his match up will be against...

no15...

that's Shrew. A battle of little against large.

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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Our final match up will be...

no. 12...

That's Wolverine, winner of a grueling play off game against Mantis Shrimp.

He'll be up against...

no. 6, Alligator Snapping Turtle, another debutante. Will he be able to make a major statement and move on the the quarters at Wolverine's expense?

That concludes the draw for the second round. Get your stats, facts, photos and videos ready. The beasts need you!

 

SeagullofMalaysia

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Tough draw for the Tiger, but beating the GM is achievable. Come on, you Russian-icon eating felines!

 

GoldWithFalmer

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Just a little clip to whet the appetite-neither in the rounds tho