Playoffs have come once again to get another page in the history books. 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.
Last 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.
- 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 [We are currently looking for volunteers. This will be editted when they are found.]
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.
This Season's Changes
As
stated above we are always looking for means of improvement. I honestly
think last season was our best, even with the time constraint. 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 eight days after
today. This will give people 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 2 by Friday, April 8th 11:59PM EST you will receive 100 coins.
- If you finish Round 4 by Sunday, April 10th 11:59PM EST you will receive a little pack of cards.
- If you finish Round 6 by Sunday, April 17th 11:59PM EST you will receive a rare of my choice.
Events specifics Allisbrawl Winter Playoffs 2011 Singles. Host:
Enrish Send Enrish a PM on AiB Via clicking this text Link to Singles Playoffs bracket:
http://allisbrawl.com/brackets/bracket10317.gif All players meet up in Tournament Chat 3 at 8 PM EST the following dates:
Monday April 11th. Round 1 and round 2 of the singles bracket will be played out.
Tuesday April 12th. Round 3 and round 4 of the singles bracket will be played.
Wednesday April 13th. Round 5 of the singles bracket will be played.
Monday April 18th. Round 6 and 7 of the single bracket will be played.
Tuesday April 19th. Round 8 of the singles bracket will be played.
Wednesday April 20th. Round 9 and 10 of the singles bracket will be played.
Tuesday April 26th. Losers finals will be played.
Thursday April 28th. Grandfinals!!!
Allisbrawl Winter Playoffs 2011 Doubles. Host:
Enrish Send Enrish a PM on AiB Via clicking this text Link to Doubles Playoffs bracket:
http://allisbrawl.com/brackets/bracket10316.gif All players meet up in Tournament Chat 4 at 9 PM EST the following dates:
Monday April 11th. Round 1 and round 2 of the doubles bracket will be played out.
Tuesday April 12th. Round 3 and round 4 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Wednesday April 13th. Round 5 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Monday April 18th. Round 6 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Tuesday April 19th. Round 7 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Wednesday April 20th. Round 8 of the doubles bracket will be played.
Tuesday April 26th. Losers finals will be played.
Thursday April 28th. 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.