Playoffs have come once again and will be as exciting as ever. After
many months of epic battles and stunning upsets, 60 of our finest
singles ladder participants and 30 of our best doubles teams are ready
and eager to duke it out vs each other to show us all who's
really the best.
So without further ado, here are the cold hard facts about how this will get done.
Important pre-words: It
is every players/teams own responsibility to schedule their own
matches before the deadline of every round. If you are not able to
schedule your match before the set time for chat, then you MUST be in
chat to play your match(es). Failure to do so will put you in risk of
being disqualified and thus given a loss for the round in question.
In addition to this, it is also the responsibility of ALL
ladder players/teams to send the host of his/her playoffs
event(Enrish) a PM about the outcome of the match right after it gets
done. Even if the host is in the singles chat with you, you must PM
him the results (not chat PM). We need to be certain that nothing is
overlooked or forgotten. Failure in sending this PM can result in
reprimands as stated above.
Also, please make sure your
inbox/outbox always has room. I will be updating everyone after every
round (except days where there are two rounds) telling you who you play,
when I expect the matches to be done, and more. If you are only in the
Doubles playoffs, then the captains will be receiving the PMs.
I,
and nobody else is your babysitter. Because of this, I will most likely
NOT be in the chat rooms most nights. I will try to have at least two
staff members in the room at all times, but there shouldn't be a need
for it. All you have to do is contact your opponent(s), schedule a time
that works for both/all of you, play the set and PM me the results
before the deadline. That's four easy steps. You don't only have a good
23 to 95 hours to get the match done, we scheduled a special hour just
for you to get it done. If no referees are in the room when the
scheduled time is up, your opponent isn't there and he/she didn't PM
beforehand, please take a screenshot of the chat so we have proof they
weren't there. Be warned though, if we find out you lied about their
presence you will be disqualified.
Bracket images.
The
bracket images for each playoffs event will be updated daily. In
order to see the latest update, you will have to press ctrl+F5 while
looking at the brackets. Don't forget this.
Europeans,
we know this set schedule doesn't really work for you. Because of this,
it is your job to get your matches in as early as possible so you can
advance as far as possible.
Some new changes
Every
season, we look for ways on how to make the playoffs better for all and I
think this time around we found some good ideas.
- Volunteered
staff members will be monitoring the chats to prevent confusions. As
stated about, they should not be needed, but in case of emergency there
will, or should be 2-5 people in the chat rooms during the playoffs.
They will, or should be the only people in their with bold referee name
colors, so memorize the referee badge color so you know who to contact.
Please keep in mind though that they are volunteers, and that there is
no need to harass them if they weren't there to help you at the time.
- To
prevent some chaos and confusion, I have decided to divide up the two
events into two different chat rooms. From now on, or at least for this
playoffs season, singles playoffs will take place in Tournament Chat 3
from 8pm to 9pm EST and doubles playoffs will take place in Tournament
Chat 4 from 9pm to 10pm EST.
- Two very special people have
volunteered to record playoff matches. We will aim to have the finals
recorded, but if you, whether you're a viewer or participant, have a match
you would like to have recorded, please PM kyleisreal or Nicki Minaj
beforehand. Please give them as much time as possible to know about
your request. Just like the staff members, they are voluntarily doing
this, so please don't get mad if they're not there to record your
matches. Also, besides the fact that they'll most likely have multiple
requests if participants in the match don't approve of their recording,
then they obviously can't get into the room to record it.
- On
days there are two rounds that need to be played, there are two
deadlines. The first match is expected to be done within thirty minutes
of starting time, and the second round should be done within the hour.
That would be 8:30pm EST and 9pm EST for singles, and 9:30pm EST and
10pm EST for doubles. If you have not appeared in the chat twenty
minutes after the round was scheduled to start, you will be disqualified
from that round. People who have opponents who are MIA(Missing In
Action) at such time must screenshot it, send it to me through a PM, and
inform the chat watcher. For days where there is only one round, if you
have not appeared after 30 minutes of the scheduled time, you will be
disqualified. Please follow the same procedure. If you are unable to
make it, please PM me and your opponent(s) of that day. Falling three
rounds behind could still get you disqualified.
- This was
always suggested behind the scenes, but now it's time to leave it out in
the open. If you are a participant in either playoffs please do not
change your name until the playoffs are over. It makes it far more
difficult to contact you.
Events specifics Allisbrawl Fall Ladder 2010 Singles. Host:
Enrish Send Enrish a PM on AiB Via clicking this text Link to Singles Playoffs bracket:
http://allisbrawl.com/brackets/bracket9766.gif All players meet up in Tournament Chat 3 at 8 PM EST the following dates:
Monday December 6th. Round 1 and round 2 of the singles bracket will be played out.
Tuesday December 7th. Round 3 and round 4 of the singles bracket will be played.
Wednesday December 8th. Round 5 of the singles bracket will be played.
Thursday December 9th. Round 6 of the single bracket will be played.
Monday December 13th. Round 7 and 8 of the singles bracket will be played.
Tuesday December 14th. Round 9 and 10 of the singles bracket will be played.
Wednesday December 15th. Losers finals will be played.
Thursday December 16th. Grandfinals!!!
Allisbrawl Fall Ladder 2010 Doubles. Host:
Enrish Send Enrish a PM on AiB Via clicking this text Link to Doubles Playoffs bracket:
http://allisbrawl.com/brackets/bracket9767.gif All players meet up in Tournament Chat 4 at 9 PM EST the following dates:
Monday December 6th. Round 1 and round 2 of the doubles bracket will be played out.
Tuesday December 7th. Round 3 and round 4 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Wednesday December 8th. Round 5 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Thursday December 9th. Round 6 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Monday December 13th. Round 7 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Tuesday December 14th. Round 8 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Wednesday December 15th. Losers finals will be played.
Thursday December 16th. Grandfinals!!!
And
with that, let's wish all of the competitors good luck! I'm sure I'm
not the only one who is looking forward to following the playoffs as
they progress.