Tier Ruleset
Sleep Clause, Species Clause
Banned Moves: Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize, Sheer Cold, Swagger
Banned Abilities: Moody
Note that this tier is equivalent to Smogon's BW2 Ubers
Tournament Format
The first round will last two weeks, and will consist of one three battle set (NOT Bo3) each week (two in total). After these two sets, all players with less than three wins will be eliminated.
Subsequent rounds will switch over to single elimination, or if a bracket cannot be constructed from the number of players that progress then the second round will have the same format as the first round, which repeats iteratively until a single elimination bracket can be created. If necessary, further modifications to the format may be made.
Seeding
All seeds for the first round will be randomly determined. Seeding will be implemented after the first round based on results in the first round (this is reset if creating a single elimination bracket is impossible).
Prize money
Players will receive $15, $10 or $5 AUD for placing first, second or third respectively in this tournament. This prize will be offered for each tournament this season. Additionally, players who rank in the top three of the season rankings will receive $15, $10 or $5 AUD for first, second and third respectively (the maximum value that can be won over the season is $60). Because these prizes are rather small, I will not pay them out immediately, instead recording who has won what. When you wish to receive your prize money, it will be on you to pm me, including details of how you'd like to be paid (note that gift cards are a good option that might otherwise be overlooked)
Season standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XzbeLSWd4BYYM29KXxhM20NgV81IkBHUdk-6c20OKxQ/edit?usp=sharing
Initial Stage Week One- Deadline is Monday 23rd July
All matches are three battles, NOT Bo3
Ortheore 2-1 Freya
Acsel (dead) p2
Alfredo_Rivero 1-2 Lasen
Sas0 1-2 Pidgey Gordito
byronthewellwell 3-0 Quint
Lycans 2-1 SaDiSTiCNarwhal
Initial Stage Week Two- Deadline is Monday 30th July
All matches are three battles, NOT Bo3
Lasen (activity) Freya
SaDiSTiCNarwhal 3-0 Acsel
byronthewellwell (dead) p2
Alfredo_Rivero 0-3 Sas0
Ortheore 3-0 Quint
Lycans 2-1 Pidgey Gordito
Quarterfinals - deadline is Monday 6th August (extensions are available since that makes for a short round)
All matches for the remainder of the tour are Bo3
1. Lasen vs bye
2. Sas0 1-2 Lycans
3. SaDiSTiCNarwhal 0-2 byronthewellwell
4. Ortheore 2-1 Pidgey Gordito
Semifinals - deadline is Thursday 16th August (extensions available if weekend is needed)
5. Lasen ?-2 Lycans
6. byronthewellwell (activity) Ortheore
Finals
Lycans vs byronthewellwell
Third place
Lasen (forfeit) Ortheore
Sleep Clause, Species Clause
Banned Moves: Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize, Sheer Cold, Swagger
Banned Abilities: Moody
Note that this tier is equivalent to Smogon's BW2 Ubers
Tournament Format
The first round will last two weeks, and will consist of one three battle set (NOT Bo3) each week (two in total). After these two sets, all players with less than three wins will be eliminated.
Subsequent rounds will switch over to single elimination, or if a bracket cannot be constructed from the number of players that progress then the second round will have the same format as the first round, which repeats iteratively until a single elimination bracket can be created. If necessary, further modifications to the format may be made.
Tour format
This tournament is divided into two stages- the initial stage and the elimination stage
Initial stage
This stage consists of two rounds (one week each), with each round consisting of three battles. In order to advance to the next stage, each player must win three of their six battles. After the initial stage, the tournament progresses on to the elimination stage, unless it is absolutely impossible to create a reasonable bracket.
Elimination stage
This is single elimination, with each match being Bo3. Players are seeded as best as possible based on the results from the initial stage. The bracket should be able to be resolved with 1v1 and 1v1v1 matches, with at most a handful of byes.
Why I use this format
I've implemented this format to address issues with standard single elimination, where half of all players would play just a single match and be done with the tournament. That kind of result is thoroughly unsatisfactory for many players, especially those who expected to go deep into the tournament. The initial stage addresses this by requiring that all players play at least two sets, which is a more substantial experience, while also being relatively generous in terms of who progresses to the following round
This tournament is divided into two stages- the initial stage and the elimination stage
Initial stage
This stage consists of two rounds (one week each), with each round consisting of three battles. In order to advance to the next stage, each player must win three of their six battles. After the initial stage, the tournament progresses on to the elimination stage, unless it is absolutely impossible to create a reasonable bracket.
Elimination stage
This is single elimination, with each match being Bo3. Players are seeded as best as possible based on the results from the initial stage. The bracket should be able to be resolved with 1v1 and 1v1v1 matches, with at most a handful of byes.
Why I use this format
I've implemented this format to address issues with standard single elimination, where half of all players would play just a single match and be done with the tournament. That kind of result is thoroughly unsatisfactory for many players, especially those who expected to go deep into the tournament. The initial stage addresses this by requiring that all players play at least two sets, which is a more substantial experience, while also being relatively generous in terms of who progresses to the following round
Seeding
All seeds for the first round will be randomly determined. Seeding will be implemented after the first round based on results in the first round (this is reset if creating a single elimination bracket is impossible).
Prize money
Players will receive $15, $10 or $5 AUD for placing first, second or third respectively in this tournament. This prize will be offered for each tournament this season. Additionally, players who rank in the top three of the season rankings will receive $15, $10 or $5 AUD for first, second and third respectively (the maximum value that can be won over the season is $60). Because these prizes are rather small, I will not pay them out immediately, instead recording who has won what. When you wish to receive your prize money, it will be on you to pm me, including details of how you'd like to be paid (note that gift cards are a good option that might otherwise be overlooked)
Season standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XzbeLSWd4BYYM29KXxhM20NgV81IkBHUdk-6c20OKxQ/edit?usp=sharing
Initial Stage Week One- Deadline is Monday 23rd July
All matches are three battles, NOT Bo3
Ortheore 2-1 Freya
Acsel (dead) p2
Alfredo_Rivero 1-2 Lasen
Sas0 1-2 Pidgey Gordito
byronthewellwell 3-0 Quint
Lycans 2-1 SaDiSTiCNarwhal
Initial Stage Week Two- Deadline is Monday 30th July
All matches are three battles, NOT Bo3
Lasen (activity) Freya
SaDiSTiCNarwhal 3-0 Acsel
byronthewellwell (dead) p2
Alfredo_Rivero 0-3 Sas0
Ortheore 3-0 Quint
Lycans 2-1 Pidgey Gordito
Quarterfinals - deadline is Monday 6th August (extensions are available since that makes for a short round)
All matches for the remainder of the tour are Bo3
1. Lasen vs bye
2. Sas0 1-2 Lycans
3. SaDiSTiCNarwhal 0-2 byronthewellwell
4. Ortheore 2-1 Pidgey Gordito
Semifinals - deadline is Thursday 16th August (extensions available if weekend is needed)
5. Lasen ?-2 Lycans
6. byronthewellwell (activity) Ortheore
Finals
Lycans vs byronthewellwell
Third place
Lasen (forfeit) Ortheore
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