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After our slip down the rankings at Tour 2, Ka-Pow! are scheduled to play against LeedsLeedsLeeds, Manchester Ultimate and Reading at Tour 3.
Our first game sees us play against Manchester with our only result against them this year being a tired legs loss at Fog Lane. Manchester will be pumped to try and prove that they belong in the A-Tour and to prove that their victory against us wasn't just the result us having 9 players for that game.
Our second game comes against newly promoted Reading. After finishing 26th at Tour 1, Reading rose through the ranks at tour 2 finishing 3rd in B-Tour (20th overall) and will get their first taste of A-Tour ultimate this season.
Our last game comes against Leeds who we have again played once this season at Fog Lane where we were able to notch a victory. With us coming in off a game against Reading and Leeds coming in straight off a grudge match against Manchester, we should be trying to seize momentum early.

A-Tour Preview:

- The newly promoted JR1 and Reading could end the weekend looking to finish outside the bottom spots, but after finishing 27th and 26th at Tour 1 before rising to A-Tour promotion at Tour 2, they may have their eyes on a few upsets and continued improvement.
- Fire 1 (and Ka-Pow!) have to be going into this weekend with that 5th place finish as the aim to build some momentum for the tough London Regionals and Nationals competitions ahead with Europeans being the season goal for both clubs.
- Can Devon 1 continue their assault on the top of the A-Tour after notching a big win against Fire 1 at Tour 2? They seemed full of confidence after their big win and made some ridiculous plays including a greatest for a score against Fire 1 and will want to build on their impressive performance.
- Will anyone upset the Top 4? Clapham have already won the Tour title, but there will be no complacency to be found as they build towards Chesapeake, Regionals, Nationals, Euros and next season. Chevron will be looking at this tour as the last chance to beat Clapham without a National title on the line. GB Under 23s will be looking to win this tournament as the ultimate final preparation before the World Championships and EMO will want to consolidate their already fantastic performance throughout the tour season so far.
- Is there more to Brighton City? After two finishes outside just outside the top 5 tour clubs, they must be looking at ways to take that final step and really challenge like they have in the past.

Saturday's games to watch:

09:00 - EMO1 vs Devon features two young and athletic teams with big goals for this tournament. Will the GB duo of Colonel and Rich Gale (are GB World Games players there?) be the deciding factor between these two teams?
10:35 - Chevron vs Emo could be electric with both teams propensities for making big plays on both sides of the disc.
12:10 - Leeds vs Manchester seems to have evolve into a grudge match this year with players leaving Leeds for Manchester after the end of last year. With both teams playing each other multiple times this season and finishing with similar results this could be a tight one.
13:45 - Chevron vs Devron. Devon is jokingly referred to as Chevvy's feeder club, but it's easy to see why with a huge sum of players over the years making the move. As such, Devon will come out guns blazing trying to prove themselves and will see this as a shot for another scalp after handling Fire1 at Tour 2.
15:20 - GB Under 23s vs Brighton. In years past this could have simply been billed as an athletic youngsters versus experienced veterans game, but with Brighton's influx of University stars this year that won't be the case. Will Brighton be able to take the next step in this game or will the GB squad use this to build momentum for their final game against...
16:55 - GB Under 23s vs Clapham. A win against Clapham at tour would be the ultimate confidence booster going into the World championships with some of their USA counterparts currently sparring against top USA clubs teams on the Nexgen bus. This Clapham team seems like they are in the type of season where a stumble is unlikely though.