#tournament format

We will start, as we did last time, with all the characters randomized and put into polls of 3. There will be two batches of 11 polls followed by one batch of 12 polls, for a combined total of 34 polls.

Characters will be ranked by vote count within the winners AND losers groups.

The top 13 winners will receive a spot in round 2 of the winners bracket.

The other 21 winners, plus the top 17 losers, will receive spots in the first round of the winners bracket, for a total of 51 winners bracket characters.

The other 51 losers will be seeded into the losers bracket. Of this group, the top 13 will receive byes, and the other 38 will compete in the first round.

Any ties will be broken by a tiebreaker round.

All above colored groups will receive randomized seeding within the groups.

After the first round of the losers bracket (L1), the 19 winners will advance, and we will go to the first round of the winners bracket (W1). The 19 winners of that round will advance in the winners bracket, and the 19 losers will drop to the losers bracket to battle the 19 winners of L1 in round L2, and the winners of that round will move on to round L3.

The pattern in the previous step will continue through the entire tournament.

Other rules will remain the same:

All polls will last one week, except tiebreaker and bonus polls, which will last a day.

Any tiebreakers in the first round will be used solely to break the tie, and not counted towards the characters' official vote counts.

The first round will be staggered, so at some point, the first batch might be about to expire while the second is in the middle and the third is just kicking off.

When we get to the bracket phase, the batches and rounds will also be staggered as we are able. When we get down to 8 polls per batch or less, obviously it will be harder to stagger.

Returning voters, this will look a little different than the previous tournaments. But also, a little similar.

Rules this season

I think the easiest way to explain this is round by round:

Round 1: all 25 characters will be randomly seeded in 5 polls of 5. The top 2 from each poll, as well as the top 6 wild cards across all polls, will move on to the winners bracket.

If we need any tiebreakers, they will happen here.

Round L1: the other 9 players who did not make the winners bracket will compete in 3 polls of 3.

Round L2: the 3 losers of L1 will compete in a single poll. The loser of that poll will take 25th place.

Round W1: the 16 players in the winners bracket will be randomly seeded and compete in 8 matchups. The winners will move on, the losers will each randomly match up with one of the 8 players left in the losers bracket.

After that, we will alternate using this pattern:

Losers Bracket round matching up the winners of the last losers bracket round vs the losers of the last winners bracket round

Losers Bracket round matching up the winners of the last losers bracket round

Winners bracket round matching up the winners of the last winners bracket round

Once a player loses in the losers bracket, they will be eliminated and revealed.

The odds breakdown is written as a temperature check on a tournament that finally has National Hockey League stars back. It argues that futures prices are less about hype and more about which rosters can survive a two week sprint where one late read becomes elimination.

It explains why this board feels different, with Milan venues, construction pressure, and ticket demand all adding to the edge. The main stage outside Santa Giulia Arena becomes part of the mood, because everything around the rink signals urgency before a puck drops. It also lays out why the market clusters around the same contenders: roster ceiling, bracket path, and goaltending variance that can flip a week on one rebound.

From there it turns the board into tiers. It frames true longshots as teams that need a goalie week to drag a favorite into mud, then moves up to spoiler capable programs that can punish one bad night. At the top, the prices keep circling the same heavyweight contenders, with Sweden and Finland close enough to bite if the front runners blink

Often confused terms are scramble vs best ball format. Most amateurs have the opposite views on these formats and as such mix up the meanings. I thought it would be a good idea to explain these two formats as they are the usual playing methods of charity or team golf tournaments. It really is counterintuitive, but not hard to understand.Continue reading Scramble Vs Best Ball Format

Round L5 has been completely posted and will expire on Friday. After that round is over, here's a reminder of where we will be at:

Group 1 (8 batches of 11 and 1 batch of 12 in round 1, 1 batch of 5 in round 1.5)

Round 1 (all 300 characters, polls of 3, winner of each poll and top 28 wild cards moved to the winners bracket, other 172 moved to the losers bracket)

Round 1.5 (tiebreakers for wild card slots and losers bracket byes, and meta polls about the tournament)

Group 2 (4 batches of 11 in round L1, then 8 batches of 8 per round)

Round L1 (worst 88 characters from round 1, polls of 2 from now on, plus 1 more meta poll about the tournament)

Round L2 (other 84 characters from the losers bracket and 44 winners of round L1)

Round W1 (all 128 characters in the winners bracket)

Round L3 (64 winners of round L2 vs 64 losers of round W1)

Group 3 (4 batches of 8 per round)

Round L4 (64 winners of round L3)

Round W2 (64 winners of round W1)

Round L5 (32 winners of round L4 vs 32 losers of round W2)

You are here.

Group 4 (2 batches of 8 per round)

Round L6 (32 winners of round L5)

Round W3 (32 winners of round W2)

Round L7 (16 winners of round L6 vs 16 losers of round W3)

Group 5 (1 batch of 8 per round)

Round L8 (16 winners of round L7)

Round W4 (16 winners of round W3)

Round L9 (8 winners of round L8 vs 8 losers of round W4)

Group 6 (1 batch of 4 per round)

Round L10 (8 winners of round L9)

Round W5 (8 winners of round W4)

Round L11 (4 winners of round L10 vs 4 losers of round W5)

Group 7 (1 batch of 2 per round)

Round L12 (4 winners of round L11)

Round W6 (4 winners of round W5)

Round L13 (2 winners of round L12 vs 2 losers of round W6)

Group 8 (1 poll per round)

Losers bracket semifinal (2 winners of round L13, loser takes 4th place overall)

Winners bracket final (2 winners of round W6)

Losers bracket final (winner of losers bracket semifinal vs loser of winners bracket final, loser takes 3rd place overall)

All round L3 polls are now posted! Here's a preview of what's to come:

Round L4 is coming up next, where we match up the winners of round L3.

Then round W2, where the winners of round W1 go at it.

And then round L5 comes along and takes the winners of round L4 vs the losers of round W2.

Each of these three rounds will have 32 matchups grouped into 4 batches of 8 polls a piece.

So the same process as the last three rounds, but only half as long.

The same pattern will hold true for the rest of the tournament:

Rounds L6, W3 and L7 will each feature 2 batches of 8 polls.

Starting at round L8, we will no longer split rounds into batches. Rounds L8, W4 and L9 will each feature 8 polls.

Rounds L10, W5 and L11 will each feature 4 polls.

Rounds L12, W6 and L13 will each feature 2 polls.

At that point we will be down to 4 characters.

Round L14 will be a single poll between the two remaining losers bracket characters. The loser will take 4th place and the winner will move on to round L15.

Round W7 will feature the two remaining winners bracket characters. The loser will drop to round L15 and the winner will move on to the championship.

Round L15 will feature the losers bracket champion and the winners bracket runner up. The loser will take the bronze medal and the winner will move on to the championship.

So once again, the same pattern will occur in these three rounds, but only half as many characters will participate.

Are One-Night Tournaments Good or Bad for Combat Sports? has been published on http://www.scifighting.com/2014/09/20/34237/are-one-night-tournaments-good-or-bad-for-combat-sports/

Are One-Night Tournaments Good or Bad for Combat Sports?

STLBW : Mass Appeal Madness III January 11th/12th, 2014 Danno's American Pub 7895 Watson Rd, Marlborough Missouri (in St. Louis) The third annual Mass Appeal Madness event is STLBarWarz' marque tournament of the year. We invite the best in the Midwest to come take on STL on our home turf, which is a great opportunity for the often overlooked Midwest contingent to level-up their game at the onset of the Road to Evo tournament season. Whether you are a hardcore traveling pro, or a local pot monster, MAMIII will provide an excellent weekend of games & events for all - perfect for networking for other fighting game enthusiasts in your local region. We don't call this tournament a major, instead we choose to label Midwest Regional. It may embody some of the hype of a major, but also intimacy and down home DIY elements of a local homespun event. We encourage all to come.. get the word out .. and train up! MASS APPEAL MADNESS EATS YOUR BRAIN! - MMCVoraciousWays Featured Games: [$10 Entry] - Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition : v.2012 ($300 Pot Bonus!) - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 ($300 Pot Bonus!) - Tekken Tag Tournament II ($100 Pot Bonus!) - Injustice : Gods Among Us ($100 Pot Bonus!) - King of Fighters XIII ($100 Pot Bonus!) - Skullgirls ($100 Pot Bonus!) pre-register @ www.massappealmadness3.webs.com Side Events: [$5 Entry] - DiveKick (PC) - Killer Instinct (XBoxOne)

register in person, Sunday, January 12th!

Featured Exhibitions:

- St. Louis x The Outsiders! (UMVC3 5v5) - Your game didn't make it into the line-up? Want to hold a special money match on stream?  Contact us to schedule an exhibition match to showcase your favorite title or settle a feud!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DAY ONE: Jan 11th, 2014 : Saturday

================================== OPENING @ 11am - Registration & Casuals

Morning 12pm ->4pm///  STLBW Stream : AE Brackets (Run Down to Top 8)  PJSWinning Stream : Skullgirls / KOFXII (Both ran down to top 4) Afternoon 4pm-8pm/// STLBW Stream : UMVC3 Brackets (Run Down to Top 8)  PJSWinning Stream : Injustice / TTT2 (Both ran down to top 4)

Evening : 8pm->Close///  Featured Events/Exhibitions  STLBW Stream : Featured Money Matches/Challenge Matches PJSWinning Stream : Skullgirls Finals (Top 4) -> Big Blue Cabinet Casuals Until Close

DAY TWO: Jan 12th, 2014 : Sunday

================================== OPENING @ 11am - Casuals/Networking STLBarWarz Stream - Finals @ 12 Noon - KOFXIII Top 4 - Injustice Top 4 - TTT2 Top 4 - SSFIV Top 8 - UMVC3 Top 8 PJSWinning Stream @ 12 Noon - Killer Instinct (XBox One) - DiveKick (PC) - Casuals on Big Blue Cabinet

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes:

$20 Day of Event Venue $15 Venue w/ Pre-registration $10 Venue w/ Pre-approved set-up (Console w/ ASUS screen unless otherwise cleared w/ staff)

On Sunday we will be allowing all spectators to come free of charge. However if you will be playing casuals either in the vintage arcade area or the main casuals area there will be a standard $5 charge.