[12/15] Grand Finale 1v1 Tournament

Greetings Zero-K fans.

We are going to have a 1v1 tournament to round the year off. This tournament is open to all players above 1800 in either competitive or casual whr. I would like to have a forum badge for the winner, but this may or may not happen.

Depending on the number of interested parties, a second tournament may run in parallel or on the 16th for those below this requirement.

The scheduled time for this tournament is 20:00 (8:00pm) UTC on 15 December 2018. See spoiler for helpful time conversion.
[Spoiler]



This go around we will be having format changes (again). This tournament will not have a swiss round, unlike the team games. Instead it will be Single Elimination best of 3.

Rules:
- Standard tournament etiquette applies.
- Please show up between 19:00 and 20:00 UTC for sign ins. Estimated run time is 2-4hrs.

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Streams:
https://www.twitch.tv/Dominiccasts
https://twitch.tv/harveyn
https://www.twitch.tv/randy_uk

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https://challonge.com/ZKGrandFinale1

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Signup list:

Total Signups	20
Total Attendance	17
Last minute signups	0
Attendance%	85%

Username	Status
Wesley	Attended
@[ffc]	Attended
Anarchid	Attended
GoogleFrog	Attended
[Fx]Drone	Attended
UnLuky	Dropped, Late
4hundred	Attended
spaceT	Attended
Timo	Attended
dyth68	Attended
[GBC]HarveyN	Attended
Darkstaron	Attended
Orfelius	Dropped,hoko dropped
PRO_rANDY	Attended
@Godde	Attended
Steel_Blue	Attended
hokomoko	Dropped
Kingstad	Attended
neatep	Attended
PetTurtle	Attended

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Results:

[Spoiler]

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Map pool:

Current pool:

map name	player	Round #
Thornford	Anarchid	Round 1
Quick Silver	Wesley	Round 2
Seth's Ravine 3.1	Manu12	Round 3
Titanduel	[Fx]Drone	Finals

Losers of the first match in a round may pick any map from the "second match" column. In event of a tie, the loser of the second match may pick from the tie breaker column.

Second Match	Tie Breaker
Aurelian	Avalanche
Iceland	Iced Coffee
Gecko Isle	Isle of Grief
Intersection	Tangled Isthmus Revised v1
Wanderlust	Into Battle
Downpour	Rapids
Adansonia	Adamantine Mountian
Ravaged v2	Hide and Seek
Barren 2	Glacies
Bandit Plains	IncultaV2
Trojan Hills	Alien Desert
Cull	FinnsRevengeRV4
Vittra v2.1	Living Lands

Edit: Due to the number of signups, I have changed the format from DE Bo3 to SE Bo3. I also came up with the replacement pool.

if it's 8:00 night sign me up and on saturday night sign me up ;d pls dont' change the date

Sign me up. Also please format the date properly! :P

quote: A single tourney feels a little underwhelming to give out badges, but if you make this a series and always transfer the badge to the winner or similar it might be more appropriate.

Pretty much what I was thinking too.

I'll get back from overseas 12 hours before the tournament starts, so I'll sign up on the off-chance my awake time coincides with the tournament.

quote: Ugh! I'm 1689 now, I think. Do I have time to climb 111 before the tourney? We shall see... Still, looking forward to seeing the titans slug it out.

Unfortunately, yes. If you can get 5 or so other people below 1800 who are willing to play 1v1, I can run a <1800 tournament in parallel or on the next day. You won't be competing for a forum badge though. Instead you get a little coin. I normally prefer to be very inclusive, and it pains me very much to say no. Rules are rules and 4hundred wanted a pro tournament. Think of this cap as a means of preserving your morale. It sucks so much to play one round and lose twice, then go to losers bracket and lose twice. The offer stands though!

[quote]Unfortunately, yes. If you can get 5 or so other people below 1800 who are willing to play 1v1, I can run a <1800 tournament in parallel or on the next day. You won't be competing for a forum badge though. Instead you get a little coin. I normally prefer to be very inclusive, and it pains me very much to say no. Rules are rules and 4hundred wanted a pro tournament. Think of this cap as a means of preserving your morale. It sucks so much to play one round and lose twice, then go to losers bracket and lose twice. The offer stands though! [/quote]



No worries! I completely understand. I think I might've gotten another litrpg author to play today by posting a video on Facebook. He has some Planetary Annihilation experience, so it should be interesting. He was super psyched about the game. I'd love to play against some lower ELO players for the sportsmanship - no badges required.

I still like the idea of a pro tournament. I've learned a lot watching some of the old tourney casts. Still have a long way to go, but I'm learning. I did really badly in my first Zero K tourney this summer. (I might've been a bit too high. Shh!) Seriously, though, I just wanted to see how much I'd advanced and do better than 7 out of 8 maybe. Haha.

But yeah, I'm super excited about the pro tourney and will be tuning in if Shadowfury333 casts.

All that said, if any other lobs wanna have a parallel tourney, let us know! ;)

I dont think i have time for this tournament,
Map: Seth's Ravine 3.1

quote: But I do hope it isn't in the swiss format and instead elimination with a loser's bracket.

quote: This go around we will be having format changes (again). This tournament will not have a swiss round, unlike the team games. Instead it will be Double Elimination best of 3.

Answer: There will not be a swiss round. It's purely DE. Swiss is for casual tournaments. This is a hardcore super ultra mega giga extremely serious tournament. Emphasis: serious. You're potentially fighting for the coveted master of the universe badge plus bragging rights! The next super mega blah blah serious tournament will be in 4-6 months where the badge will be up for grabs again.

I CAN CAST!

https://www.twitch.tv/dominiccasts as usual.