I was trying to keep people's hopes up, but somehow... I already knew the winner for this edition of the "C.R.B.W.C." as soon as the 1/2 Finals were over! ;)

The reason for my absence in posting here is simple... I felt confident that the thread could remain open for a while without too much trouble and provide room for me to work on preparations for it's sister thread, the "M.B.W.C."! Sorry for my lack in posting nontheless... =/

Allright then! Time to post the final score and officially announce the winner for this edition!
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Final score count for the "CRBWC GRANDE FINALE" :

10 - LED ZEPPELIN - WINNER!!!
5 - ZZ TOP - Runner up...____________________________________________________

(Final voting scores and overall ranking list will be posted later...)

And to end it with a nice deserving poster for this edition:

It's closed... done... decided... officially declared! =)

And with this post, it also means that we... *wipes tear* ...conclude this edition... *gulp* ...of the Classic Rock Band World Cup!!!

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Buuuuut... don't worry! There will be a new edition coming! (o.O)

And to make sure that it will be even more exciting in battles, I want to ask you to please state your suggestions (if any) in this thread untill the new edition is launched and I will make sure to take them into consideration for the next edition!

Some guidelines might be needed though... try to make sure that the bands you suggest are :

- Classic Rock music bands;
- not too recent (new) bands
(founded during/in the 60's, 70's or 80's is key)
- and try to avoid the 'one-time-hit-only' bands!

Closing...
Thanx to everyone for participating in this edition! I had a lot of fun reading all the posts and reasonings and it was awesome to run the competition! Without your efforts and votes, it wouldn't have been possible... a BIG THANX!!! =D

I'm still gathering all the bands and even though I have a lot of them lined up, I still need additional bands to add to the groups at the start of the competition...

So I'm asking people to suggest bands that haven't been featured in the last competition yet! =)

Some ideas I alreayd have are the following:

- Cheap Trick
- REO Speedwagon
- Warrant
- Gotthard

Nothing is final yet, so all suggestions are welcome!

And it won't be untill after the summer before the new edition launches, so there's plenty of time! ;)

I'm working on that right now guys... I still have to make a final ranking based upon the votes given in the last edition... once I have them all lined up, I will post it here and we can work from there on out, ok? Give me a little time... ;)

Here we are people! As promised... this is the total and final ranking for this edition of the "C.R.B.W.C." competition! You chose...
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1) LED ZEPPELIN - CRBWC WINNER 2011-2012! (57 votes total)
2) ZZ Top - Runner Up (46 votes total)

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3) Pink Floyd (54 votes total)
4) Van Halen (50 votes total)

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5) Queen (49 votes total)
6) The Beatles (44 votes total)
7) The Eagles (31 votes total)
8) Boston (24 votes total)

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9) U2 (39 votes total)
10) Aerosmith (30 votes total)
11) Ozzy Osbourne (19 votes total)
--) Rush (19 votes total)
13) Scorpions (16 votes total)
--) KISS (16 votes total)
15) Def Leppard (15 votes total)
16) Twisted Sister (11 votes total)

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17) Guns 'n Roses (17 votes total)
18) AC/DC (15 votes total)
19) The Doors (12 votes total)
20) Journey (11 votes total)
21) Lynyrd Skynyrd (10 votes total)
--) Steve Miller Band (10 votes total)
--) Whitesnake (10 votes total)
24) Alice Cooper (8 votes total)
--) Bad Company (8 votes total)
--) The Who (8 votes total)
27) Jimi Hendrix (7 votes total)
--) Rainbow (7 votes total)
29) Dire Straits (5 votes total)
--) Genesis (5 votes total)
--) Motorhead (5 votes total)
32) Deep Purple (4 votes total)
--) Poison (4 votes total)
--) Yes (4 votes total)
--) RaTT (4 votes total)
36) Bon Jovi (3 votes total)
--) Triumph (3 votes total)
--) Ted Nugent (3 votes total)
--) Thin Lizzy (3 votes total)
40) Creedence Clearwater Revival (2 votes total)
--) Rolling Stones (2 votes total)
--) Heart (2 votes total)
43) Chicago (1 votes total)
--) Cream (1 votes total)
--) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1 votes total)
--) The Cult (1 votes total)
47) Cinderella (0 votes total)
--) Golden Earring (0 votes total)
--) The Kinks (0 votes total)
--) Marillion (0 votes total)
--) Meatloaf (0 votes total)
--) Motley Crue (0 votes total)
--) Poco (0 votes total)
--) Rose Tattoo (0 votes total)
--) Status Quo (0 votes total)
--) Quiet Riot (0 votes total)
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Disclaimer: Some bands may appear to have more votes than others, yet they are ranked lower than that. The difference in votes is because of the total votes given; however, the ranking is based upon progression during the competition.
Bands that were eliminated during the stages are subsequently ranked based upon total votes, total of first and/or second choiced votes given during the group stage and alphabetically.

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For those that want to contribute to the "C.R.B.W.C." and suggest bands for the next edition (iwc. thank you!), here's your chance to have a look at the bands that were already featured!

If you feel that there are bands that haven't been featured yet, and you think they should have been, please state them in this thread and I will take them into consideration for the next edition! No spam posts and no promises though... ;)

UIn the end... again, thanx for those that have participated in this competition and took the time to vote and write up the reasonings for their favorite bands! =)