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 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, Enrish, 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.
Recent Season 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.
- 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.
Last Season's Changes
As
stated above we are always looking for means of improvement. I
honestly think last season was our best. We finally got a good schedule
and I'm looking forward to a similar one this season. In the end
though there were still some problems. Hopefully these new updates will
fix that!
- You'll notice in the
schedule below that we have the first scheduled match set for tomorrow.
This will give people some time to get ahead of the game. To ensure
that people take advantage of the extra time we offer rewards!
- Card Rewards!
- If you finish Round 1 by Monday, August 15th 11:59PM EST you will receive a pack of cards or a rare of my choice.
- If you finish Round 6 by Sunday, August 21st 11:59PM EST you will receive a pack of cards or a rare of my choice.
- You
have the option to obtain either one reward or both. This means that
even if you don't complete the first round in time you can still
complete the sixth round to claim one reward.
Events specifics Allisbrawl Spring Playoffs 2011 Singles. Host:
Enrish Send Enrish a PM on AiB Via clicking this text Link to Singles Playoffs bracket:
http://allisbrawl.com/brackets/bracket10959.gif All players meet up in Tournament Chat 3 at 8 PM EST the following dates:
Tuesday August 16th. Round 1 and round 2 of the singles bracket will be played out.
Wednesday August 17th. Round 3 and round 4 of the singles bracket will be played.
Monday August 22nd. Round 5 of the singles bracket will be played.
Tuesday August 23rd. Round 6 and 7 of the single bracket will be played.
Wednesday August 24th. Round 8 of the singles bracket will be played.
Monday August 29th. Round 9 and 10 of the singles bracket will be played.
Wednesday August 31st. Losers finals and Grand Finals will be played.
Allisbrawl Spring Playoffs 2011 Doubles. Host:
Enrish Send Enrish a PM on AiB Via clicking this text Link to Doubles Playoffs bracket:
http://allisbrawl.com/brackets/bracket10960.gif All players meet up in Tournament Chat 4 at 9 PM EST the following dates:
Tuesday August 16th. Round 1 and round 2 of the doubles bracket will be played out.
Wednesday August 17th. Round 3 and round 4 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Monday August 22nd. Round 5 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Tuesday August 23rd. Round 6 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Wednesday August 24th. Round 7 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Monday August 29th. Round 8 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Wednesday August 31st. Losers finals and Grand Finals will be played.
This
about wraps up the Playoffs article! I would like to apologize for
posting this so late. The original plan was to get it posted by the
second but problems arose that prevented us from doing so. We got this
to you as soon as we could. And with that, let's wish all of the
competitors good luck!