Post by BioLogIn on Aug 18, 2010 16:28:28 GMT -5
Schedule
All times are GMT +0 (Greenwich time it is). F.e. 'Starting September 9th' means 'after 00:00 of September 9th in GMT +0', and 'Till September 23th' means 'before or on 23:59 of September 23th'.
Starting August 19th till September 8th
Registration.
Starting September 9th till September 23th
Modified Swiss Round 1.
Starting September 24th till October 10th
Modified Swiss Round 2.
Starting October 12th till October 26th
Modified Swiss Round 3.
Starting October 27th till November 10th
Modified Swiss Round 4.
Starting November 10th till November 11th
Reserved
Starting November 12th till December 3rd
Semi-Finals
Starting December 4th till December 25th
Finals
Rules
Tournament is divided into 2 stages.
First stage is 4 rounds of modified swiss. That means:
1) Everybody starts with 0 points. Any win is 3 points, draw is 1 point, any lose is 0 points.
2a) Each round you are paired VS 3 (three) opponents. That's 3 simultaneous games you have to finish in two weeks. You play one game VS each of your opponents. During swiss stage you are never paired against an opponent you have already encountered in this tournament.
2b) During Swiss stage Intentional Draws are allowed. I.e. you can declare result of you game as a DRAW on mutual agreement with your opponent. If you opt for ID, your unfinished (or unstarted) game is considered as a DRAW for tournament purposes. However, you have this option only until you actually finish the match. If you have finished your match, you must report its result; reporting any result that differs from actual match result is treated as cheating.
3) After each round your score is counted. Then (unless 4 rounds are over) you are (randomly) paired VS another 3 opponents with the same score (if possible).
4) After 4 rounds of modified swiss (which means everybody gets 12 games) top-4 proceeds to the second stage - play-off. Ties are breaked based on tiebrakers (which are sum of your opponent's points). it is VERY possible that there will be more then a few people with the same score on places 3-6, so if you don't want to depend on your opponents - just win everything XD
Second stage is single elimination tournament for 4 players. 1st players (based on swiss standings) is paired VS 4th player, 2nd player is paired VS 3rd player. All matches are best of three games, i.e. you need to win 2 games to advance.
All tournament games should be friendly fast paraFC maladroit. All players in all tournament games should clearly indicate what type of game is it (f.e. say "Tournament match, group 5." or "Tournament match, play-off round 2, second game" in the beginning of the game). Winner of the game is responsible for reporting the result to a judge. If there is no winner in the game, last player to enter moves is responsible.
All players of the tournament agree to play in fast pace. Judge will monitor slow play and may issue warnings for the slow play. Multiple warnings may lead to game loss and\or to DQ from tournament.
If any match is not finished in time, Head Judge determines the match outcome based on game position AND players activity. Head Judge may announce a winner OR add some time to the match. All participants of the tournament are to completely agree with any Head Judge's decision.
Titles
There will be a handful of titles to fight for during this tournament:
1) Warlocks 2010 Tourney Champion
Doh. The actual winner of this tourney receives the title.
2) Rookie-2010
This title only for players with ELO <1700 on the moment of Tourney start. The one to finish higher in tourney standings wins the title. Think of it as a separate "standings" for new players.
3) Breakthrough-2010
For player with best standings after the tourney related to expected standings before the tourney start (which are, in turn, will be done by sorting players by ELO).
League and Clans
Tournament is not a part of the League, is not affected by any special rules, clan positions, titles, etc. However, there may be some internal clan titles\competitions at stake during the tourney, which is completely up to Clans to decide.
Tournament Officials:
Head Judge: BioLogIn
Judge: ?
All times are GMT +0 (Greenwich time it is). F.e. 'Starting September 9th' means 'after 00:00 of September 9th in GMT +0', and 'Till September 23th' means 'before or on 23:59 of September 23th'.
Starting August 19th till September 8th
Registration.
Starting September 9th till September 23th
Modified Swiss Round 1.
Starting September 24th till October 10th
Modified Swiss Round 2.
Starting October 12th till October 26th
Modified Swiss Round 3.
Starting October 27th till November 10th
Modified Swiss Round 4.
Starting November 10th till November 11th
Reserved
Starting November 12th till December 3rd
Semi-Finals
Starting December 4th till December 25th
Finals
Rules
Tournament is divided into 2 stages.
First stage is 4 rounds of modified swiss. That means:
1) Everybody starts with 0 points. Any win is 3 points, draw is 1 point, any lose is 0 points.
2a) Each round you are paired VS 3 (three) opponents. That's 3 simultaneous games you have to finish in two weeks. You play one game VS each of your opponents. During swiss stage you are never paired against an opponent you have already encountered in this tournament.
2b) During Swiss stage Intentional Draws are allowed. I.e. you can declare result of you game as a DRAW on mutual agreement with your opponent. If you opt for ID, your unfinished (or unstarted) game is considered as a DRAW for tournament purposes. However, you have this option only until you actually finish the match. If you have finished your match, you must report its result; reporting any result that differs from actual match result is treated as cheating.
3) After each round your score is counted. Then (unless 4 rounds are over) you are (randomly) paired VS another 3 opponents with the same score (if possible).
4) After 4 rounds of modified swiss (which means everybody gets 12 games) top-4 proceeds to the second stage - play-off. Ties are breaked based on tiebrakers (which are sum of your opponent's points). it is VERY possible that there will be more then a few people with the same score on places 3-6, so if you don't want to depend on your opponents - just win everything XD
Second stage is single elimination tournament for 4 players. 1st players (based on swiss standings) is paired VS 4th player, 2nd player is paired VS 3rd player. All matches are best of three games, i.e. you need to win 2 games to advance.
All tournament games should be friendly fast paraFC maladroit. All players in all tournament games should clearly indicate what type of game is it (f.e. say "Tournament match, group 5." or "Tournament match, play-off round 2, second game" in the beginning of the game). Winner of the game is responsible for reporting the result to a judge. If there is no winner in the game, last player to enter moves is responsible.
All players of the tournament agree to play in fast pace. Judge will monitor slow play and may issue warnings for the slow play. Multiple warnings may lead to game loss and\or to DQ from tournament.
If any match is not finished in time, Head Judge determines the match outcome based on game position AND players activity. Head Judge may announce a winner OR add some time to the match. All participants of the tournament are to completely agree with any Head Judge's decision.
Titles
There will be a handful of titles to fight for during this tournament:
1) Warlocks 2010 Tourney Champion
Doh. The actual winner of this tourney receives the title.
2) Rookie-2010
This title only for players with ELO <1700 on the moment of Tourney start. The one to finish higher in tourney standings wins the title. Think of it as a separate "standings" for new players.
3) Breakthrough-2010
For player with best standings after the tourney related to expected standings before the tourney start (which are, in turn, will be done by sorting players by ELO).
League and Clans
Tournament is not a part of the League, is not affected by any special rules, clan positions, titles, etc. However, there may be some internal clan titles\competitions at stake during the tourney, which is completely up to Clans to decide.
Tournament Officials:
Head Judge: BioLogIn
Judge: ?