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Gameweek 33 – News, GW32 Review & Competition Updates
Silver Shield for H-N HAM FIGHTERS • Cup finalists confirmed • Another huge 200-point Gauntlet swing
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📰 Gameweek 33 News
Gameweek 33 questions have been posted, and the deadline, as always, is kick off of the first game, which this week is
12:30pm on Saturday 18th April.
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⚽ Gameweek 32 Review
The headline from Gameweek 32 belongs to H-N HAM FIGHTERS,
who reminded everyone exactly why they are top of the Season Gauntlet by producing an outstanding
Silver Shield. A perfect 6/6 on the 50-point questions for 302 points
is a superb return at any stage of the season, but to do it now, with the pressure rising everywhere,
felt especially big. It was the sort of week leaders produce when the chasing pack are trying to close in.
There was a strong group trying to stay in touch, but nobody could live with that clean sweep.
CTRL ALT DE LIGT, TK PREDICTIONS
and FREE ESTATE KENMARE all posted 252 with 5/6,
while ALLISON WONDERLAND and ARCTICUS were right behind on 251.
Those are excellent totals and in many Gameweeks they would have put teams right in the frame for first,
but H-N HAM FIGHTERS left no room for anyone else this time.
The next block of scores still showed solid weeks, even if they lacked the final push needed to win it.
DE LIGT MY BALLS, THE DELGANY SHARKS,
AN A CORSE CELTIC 🤟🤤 and FC LIVERPOOL all reached 201,
while RATHFARNHAM RATS and BLASTERS FC were just behind on 200.
They all stayed competitive, but this was a week where one missed 50-point answer could quickly become the difference
between being near the top and getting lost in the middle.
Further down, LEAVE MY ARSELONA and MAXIE PADS took 151,
with I PREDICT DEEZ TINGS just behind on 150.
Then there was another cluster around the low 100s, with PREDICTED IT ADMIN1,
TEAM NAME TAKEN and 2INAROW all on 102,
while CUNHA BELEBA!?, MOORE-4-2,
SKY BLUE BLUES and DYNAMO CHICKEN KIEV finished on 100.
The roughest cards of the week belonged to MANLYCHESTHAIR UTD and
BANDWAGONESQUE, who could only manage 51 and 50 respectively.
That is the way these late-season Gameweeks can go. One week you are flying, the next week you are scrambling just to limit the damage.
But for H-N HAM FIGHTERS, there was no damage at all — just a statement performance from the current Gauntlet leader.
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🏆 Competitions Update
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Predicted It Cup – Finalists Confirmed
Big shout out to our two finalists:
ARCTICUS and
THE DELGANY SHARKS.
They have come through very different journeys to get here, but both have absolutely earned their place in the final.
Semi-Final: ARCTICUS vs SKY BLUE BLUES
Leg 1: ARCTICUS 201 – 51 SKY BLUE BLUES
Leg 2: ARCTICUS 251 – 100 SKY BLUE BLUES
Winner: ARCTICUS
This semi-final was all about control. ARCTICUS built a huge lead in the first leg
and then backed it up with another strong display in the second. There was no late wobble, no opening for a comeback,
just a calm, convincing performance over two weeks. That is especially impressive when you remember that
SKY BLUE BLUES had already produced one of the best comebacks of the tournament earlier in the knockout rounds.
ARCTICUS simply never let them believe this tie could turn.
Semi-Final: LEAVE MY ARSELONA vs THE DELGANY SHARKS
Leg 1: LEAVE MY ARSELONA 200 – 151 THE DELGANY SHARKS
Leg 2: LEAVE MY ARSELONA 151 – 201 THE DELGANY SHARKS
Winner: THE DELGANY SHARKS
This was a very different story. THE DELGANY SHARKS were behind after the first leg,
but they stayed alive and found exactly the response they needed in Gameweek 32. Winning the second leg 201–151
was enough to turn the whole tie around. It was not wild domination, it was something more dangerous:
patience, experience, and a team that knew the tie was still there to be won.
What makes this final even better is the contrast between the two teams. THE DELGANY SHARKS
are one of the great original names in Predicted It history, an OG member from the very first season.
They were the first ever Season Gauntlet Champions back in 2022/2023,
they were a Play Off Three Winner in 2024/2025,
and they have also been a Super Sevens Winner in 2025/2026.
There have even been rumours that THE DELGANY SHARKS might be the first team ever inducted into the
Predicted It Hall Of Fame, and a Cup win here would surely do their case no harm at all.
On the other side stands ARCTICUS, a brand new player in their very first season.
And yet here they are: second in the Season Gauntlet, into the Cup Final, and looking completely at home in the biggest moments.
Their Cup run has had a bit of everything. In the Last 16 they brushed aside H-N HAM FIGHTERS,
then in the quarter-finals they drew the first leg 150–150 with MOORE-4-2 before exploding in Leg 2,
and now they have come through the semi-finals with authority. For a first-season player, that is some statement.
Predicted It Cup Final Preview
ARCTICUS vs THE DELGANY SHARKS
Leg 1: Gameweek 33
Leg 2: Gameweek 34
Winner: TBD
It is a brilliant final on paper: the decorated original versus the fearless newcomer.
THE DELGANY SHARKS have shown they can handle pressure and survive tight ties,
while ARCTICUS have looked ruthless whenever the opening appears.
One brings pedigree, one brings momentum, and over two legs that should make for a superb final.
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Super Sevens – Early Leaderboard
After the opening week of the final Super Sevens, H-N HAM FIGHTERS
already lead the way on 302 thanks to that perfect 6/6 card.
Behind them, FREE ESTATE KENMARE, CTRL ALT DE LIGT
and TK PREDICTIONS all sit on 252, with
ALLISON WONDERLAND and ARCTICUS just behind on 251.
It is only the first week, so nothing is settled, but H-N HAM FIGHTERS have given everyone else an early number to chase.
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Season Gauntlet – Another Huge Swing Lands
Gameweek 32 saw another massive question resolved in the Season Gauntlet, this time a
201-point preseason prediction. The question asked whether every team would lose at least
4 games in the 2025/2026 season. With Arsenal losing at home to Bournemouth,
that answer is now confirmed as Yes.
What made it such a big moment was the split: the community was almost right down the middle,
with 45.2% backing Yes and 54.8% backing No.
Those are exactly the sorts of questions that can rip open the standings in one go.
At the top, H-N HAM FIGHTERS remain first and have now pushed on to 8,857.
That leaves them 353 points clear of ARCTICUS in second on 8,504,
with THE DELGANY SHARKS third on 8,312.
It is still a strong position for the leader, but it is not a done deal, especially with two of the closest challengers
also busy fighting for the Cup.
Just behind that top three, DE LIGT MY BALLS are fourth on 8,276,
only 36 points behind THE DELGANY SHARKS, while AN A CORSE CELTIC 🤟🤤 sit fifth on 8,050.
Then comes RATHFARNHAM RATS on 7,848 and
CUNHA BELEBA!? on 7,795.
The top end is still packed with quality, and a couple of strong weeks could change the order again very quickly.
Below them, there is still a sizeable chasing pack trying to force their way back into the conversation.
SEVILLA EURO KING are on 7,628,
MOORE-4-2 on 7,602, and
LEAVE MY ARSELONA complete the top ten on 7,578.
Then you have CTRL ALT DE LIGT on 7,498 and
2INAROW on 7,448, both still close enough to keep applying pressure if they can string together a few big cards.
The main point now is simple: these big-value questions are shaping the season.
We have already seen 100-point and 200-point answers land in recent weeks, and every time one drops,
the Gauntlet takes another sharp turn. H-N HAM FIGHTERS are still the team to catch, but with ARCTICUS and THE DELGANY SHARKS both chasing
in the standings and meeting in the Cup Final at the same time, there is a real sense that the next couple of Gameweeks
could define the entire season.
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