2019-2020 QRO Season
| 2019-2020 QRO Season | |||
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| Regular Season | |||
| Duration | August 16th, 2019 to March 22nd, 2020 | ||
| Tournament | |||
| Duration | April 5th, 2020 to May 3rd, 2020 | ||
| ERC Champions | Kahoot Krushers | ||
| WRC Champions | Liberation City Cyclones | ||
| Minor Cups | |||
| Founders Traditional Champions | Lindin Founders | ||
| Brightwater Champions | David City Bureaucrats | ||
| Upper Desert Rivalry Champions | Verisitium Vipers | ||
| Champions Cup | |||
| Date and Site | May 3rd, 2020 Shah Stadium, Mechanicsburg | ||
| Champions | Kahoot Krushers | ||
| Elite Championship | |||
| Date and Site | December 22nd, 2019 United Creed Center, Baltimore | ||
| Winners | ERC Elite Championship Team | ||
August 16th, 2019. The 2019 QRO Elite Championship was played on December 22nd between elite teams from the WRC and ERC at the United Creed Center in Baltimore, and was won by the ERC Elite Championship Team. The final game of the regular season was played on March 22nd, 2020, and the tournament began on April 5th, ending with the 2020 QRO Champions Cup on May 3rd, won by the Kahoot Krushers.
Contents
Transactions
Retirements
Off-Season
Trades
Off-Season
In-Season
Free Agents
Off-Season
In-Season
Coaching Changes
Off-Season
In-Season
Uniform and Stadium Changes
Stadiums
- The Liberation City Cyclones play their last season in Penseljekx Stadium. Next season they are scheduled to move to the newly built Bismarck-Stevenson Dome, projected to be completed in late May.
- Petruzelli Bank Stadium, home of the Yadlapaville Defenders, is scheduled to undergo a major renovation, increasing seating by 4,000 and increasing the quality of the stadium overall. The renovations are scheduled to go from June until August.
- The lease on Belt Overlook Stadium in Lindin expires on September 22nd, 2019, however the Lindin Founders opt to renew the lease for another 9 years. If they had not, they would have had to negotiate a new stadium, or relocate.
Uniforms
- The BizTown Mailers unveiled their new alternate uniforms in July of 2019, and wore them for numerous games during the season.
- The Baltimore Lightning agree to a uniform sponsorship deal with the Apajakx Corporation.
Regular Season Standings
By Conference
Below are standings by conference. Teams in bold made the tournament, while teams in bold italics are division leaders. The number one seed has an asterisk indicating a preliminary round bye week.
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By Division
Below are standings for the season by division. Teams in bold are the division leaders, and teams in italics made the tournament.
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Western Roofball Conference:
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Statistics
Individual Leaders
Category Player Team Statistic Points per Game Matthew Runkler Liberation City Cyclones 98.4 Completions per Game Johnny Bastan Kahoot Krushers 9.8 Catches per Game Robert Wright IV Kahoot Krushers 5.2 Completion Percentage Lisa Faucette Bakersfieldville Breadbakeesdekline 68.7% Tussles Won per Game Brian Will Minersville Miners 5.1 Turnovers per Game Gregory Dig Fort McCarthy Liberators 4.3 Fouls per Game Kendall Erosyt Jameisville Elves 3.9 Steals per Game Susan Naiame Port Landavisislanders Preachers 4.6 Blocks per Game Johnny Long Lindin Founders 7.7 Interceptions Xam Jameson Maximum City Pitch Black 37 FT Percentage Miles Treeborg Liberation City Cyclones 94.7%
Individual Game Highs
Category Player Team Statistic Points Matthew Runkler Liberation City Cyclones 180 Completions Lisa Faucette Bakersfieldville Breadbakeesdekline 11 Catches Rodney Tanner Maximum City Pitch Black 9 Tussles Won Brian Will Minersville Miners 9 Turnovers Alicia Batroth Jameisville Elves 8 Fouls June Brodude Port Jaron Barbarians 7 Steals Susan Naiame Port Landavisislanders Preachers 8 Blocks Carla Benchley Verisitium Vipers 10 Interceptions Robert Wright IV Kahoot Krushers 5
Team Leaders
Category Team Statistic Points per Game Verisitium Vipers 376.8 Completions per Game Bakersfieldville Breadbakeesdekline 28 Completion Percentage Bakersfieldville Breadbakeesdekline 71.2% Tussles Won per Game Minersville Miners 8.2 Turnovers per Game Port Jaron Barbarians 6.3 Fouls per Game West Snowy Grinders 5.2 Steals per Game Port Landavisislanders Preachers 6.1 Blocks per Game Lindin Founders 11.2 Interceptions Verisitium Vipers 78 FT Percentage Liberation City Cyclones 84% Point Differential Kahoot Krushers +77.4 Attempted Uproofs per Game Fort McCarthy Liberators 3.4
Awards
Player of the Week Awards
The following players were named the ERC and WRC players of the week for the thirty week season:
End of Year Awards
The end of the year awards for the QRO were presented at the 27th Annual QRO Awards, which were held at the Fauweed Convention Center on
Elite Team Selections
Main article: 2019 QRO Elite Championship
The 2019 QRO Elite Championship took place on December 22nd, 2019, between the ERC Elite Championship Team and the WRC Elite Championship Team. These two teams include the best players from each conference each year, who then play against each other. The ERC Team won in 2019, and the rosters for each team are below. Bold font denotes the MVP for each side.
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Cup Most Valuable Players
The four cups played during the 2019-2020 Roofball season were the Founders Traditional Cup, the Brightwater Cup, the Upper Desert Rivalry Cup and the Champions Cup, which each had a most valuable player. The Founders Traditional Cup MVP Award was given to Lindin Founders player Jake Coleman, the Brightwater Cup MVP Award was given to David City Bureaucrats player David Farikx, and the Upper Desert Rivalry Cup MVP Award was given to Verisitium Vipers player Carter Fareid. The QRO Champions Cup MVP Award was given to Kahoot Krushers player Johnny Bastan.
Tournament Standings
Main article: 2020 QRO Playoff Tournament
The 2020 QRO Playoff Tournament began on April 3rd, 2020 with the preliminary round, which played one game on the 3rd, four games on the 5th, and one game on the 7th. The 3 teams that move on from the preliminary round in each conference will advance to the divisional round, along with the #1 seed. In this round, there are two games on April 12th, one game on April 10th, and one on April 14th. The highest seed plays the lowest seed, and the other two seeds play. The two winners from the divisional round then advance to the title game for each conference, and play. Both title games were played on April 19th. The winners of each conference then take a week break for the minor cups, and on May 3rd the two play in the QRO Champions Cup, which was won this year by the Kahoot Krushers.
Cups
Main articles: 2020 Upper Desert Rivalry Cup, 2020 Founders Traditional Cup, 2020 Brightwater Cup.
Each year, the QRO holds three minor cups, which are invitationals to the best eligible teams for each event each year. These are the QRO Brightwater Cup, the QRO Upper Desert Rivalry Cup, and the QRO Founders Traditional Cup. The Upper Desert Rivalry Cup was held on April 22nd, 2020, and was won by the Verisitium Vipers, who played against the Bakersfieldville Breadbakeesdekline. The Founders Traditional Cup was held on April 23rd, 2020, and was won by the Lindin Founders, who played against the Minersville Miners. Finally, the Brightwater Cup was held on April 24th, 2020, and was won by the David City Bureaucrats, who played against the BizTown Mailers.
Media
The 2019-2020 season was the 6th year of the current 7-year television and media contract between the Quentinian Roofball Organization and the Founders Sports Network, Diamond Television Network, Quentinian Broadcasting Corporation, Venturian Media Network, and numerous online sites and companies. The QBC and DTN split the Sunday games in the current regular season version of the contract, with the DTN taking the earlier games and the QBC taking the later games. This includes the Sunday night primetime game, which the QBC broadcasts as its branded program Sunday Night Roofball. DTN then broadcasts its Tuesday night primetime program, Roofball Recharge, and the FSN broadcasts its Friday night program, titled Friday Night Roofball. The VMN broadcasts all primetime and tournament games to foreign nations.
This season, the web streaming company VentureTrans partnered with the league for the 6th consecutive season under the media contract to broadcast all primetime games on their site, as well as all primetime preliminary and divisional games.
