Xonotic Duel World Cup 2016

Hello my fellow Xonotic'ers!

First of all I want to say thanks to everyone that has been able to participate in the previous Xonotic Winter Duel Cups. I was not that convinced in beginning of it, but it turned out to be rather popular as well as it generated some really close games for the viewers.

For some while ago me and thimo talked lightly about gathering the best Xonotic players possible and make an invite-tournament with some money in it but the idea more or less floated away during christmas/new-years holidays and Xonotic Winter Duel Cup tournaments in the weekends. However, now as we have talked through our ideas around this tournament as well gotten Mirio on it we decided we don't want to host an invitational-cup but instead have it for everyone in the community. Everyone should have a chance on the prizepool!

We are really happy to announce Xonotic Duel World Cup 2016!

1. General

Join #xonotic.cup ( https://webchat.quakenet.org/?channels=xonotic.cup )

1.1 Double Elimination

There will be a Winner Bracket and a Loser Bracket.
If you lose a match, you will drop to the Loser Bracket and continue playing.
If you lose again you are out of the tournament

1.2 Schedule

Saturday, 26th March 2016: Check-in: 17:00 CET | Tournament start: 18:00 CET | End: Once we reach Winner Bracket Semifinals // http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/
Sunday, 27th March 2016: Start: 15:00 CEST

If a player has to leave for some time, he has to message one of the admins! We will try to schedule his match a bit later then.

1.3 Demos
Admins can ask a player to give them their demos. If a player refuses to give them, a warn will be issued.

1.4 Registration
You can register from NOW until the tournament starts by a) posting here or b) messaging an admin or c) show up in #xonotic.cup at given date!

1.5 Admins
Mirio; thearcoN; thimo; packer


2. Matches organisation

2.1 How-to
Simple: Talk to your opponent (#xonotic.cup!) and play it on one of the follwing servers.

2.2 Servers

136.243.145.236:30003 | wtwrp.de:30003 - [Duel Cup] wtwrp (1) - [Germany]
136.243.145.236:30142 | wtwrp.de:30142 - [Duel Cup] wtwrp (2) - [Germany]
136.243.145.236:30160 | wtwrp.de:30160 - [Duel Cup] wtwrp (3) - [Germany]
213.136.82.20:26000 | reyart.fr:26000 - [Duel Cup] reyart (1) - [Germany]
213.136.82.20:26001 | reyart.fr:26001 - [Duel Cup] reyart (2) - [Germany]
85.25.47.35:26000 | devfull.de:26000 - [Duel Cup] devfull (1) - [Germany]
85.25.47.35:26001 | devfull.de:26001 - [Duel Cup] devfull (2) - [Germany]
85.25.47.35:26002 | devfull.de:26002 - [Duel Cup] devfull (3) - [Germany]
178.63.2.231:26001 | fps.io:26001 - [Duel Cup] fps (1) - [Germany]
178.63.2.231:26002 | fps.io:26002 - [Duel Cup] fps (2) - [Germany]
178.63.2.231:26003 | fps.io:26003 - [Duel Cup] fps (3) - [Germany]
91.121.31.73:26000 | [Duel Cup] psyx (1) - [France]
91.121.31.73:26001 | [Duel Cup] psyx (2) - [France]
212.71.239.248:26000 | [Duel Cup] Champ - [United Kingdom]
185.10.202.214:26001 | [HUB] Duel (LONDON) - [United Kingdom]
31.186.251.227:26001 | [HUB] Duel (FRANKFURT - GERMANY) - [Germany]
91.121.223.225:26001 | [HUB] Duel (PARIS) - [France]


2.3 Map picking

Rounds before Winner Bracket Semifinal
- Best of 3 (Bo3) (= 2 map wins needed)
- Heads/Tails->Cointoss + Drop-Drop-Drop-Drop-Pick-Pick -> If it ends 1:1 the remaining map is the decider. No draws possible.

Winner Bracket Semifinal and follwing rounds
- Best of 5 (Bo5) (= 3 map wins needed)
- Heads/Tails->Cointoss + Drop-Drop-Pick-Pick-Pick-Pick -> If it ends 2:2 the remaining map is the decider. No draws possible.

Grand Final
- Best of 7 (Bo7) (= 4 map wins needed)
- WB Winner decalres a map he 'wins' and goes 1-0 up, LB winner picks 1st map. After that map loser will pick the next map.

Breakdown of "Heads/Tails->Cointoss + Drop-Drop-Drop-Drop-Pick-Pick"

1. One of the players chooses Heads or Tails
2. vcall cointoss
3. Cointoss winner removes a map
4. Cointoss loser removes a map
5. Cointoss winner removes a map
6. Cointoss loser removes a map
7. Cointoss winner picks the 1st map to be played
8. Cointoss loser picks the 2nd map to be played
[if 3rd map needed:]
9. Remaining map gets played!

2.4 Matches report
One of the players should write the result in #xonotic.cup please, preferable with a Stats URL.


3. In game play

3.1 Game format
- 1v1 Duel (XPM)
- Timelimit: 10
- Fraglimit: 0

3.2 Map pool

Aerowalk, Blood Run, Downer, Final Rage, Fuse, Silent Siege, Stormkeep

A match has to be played again if the players did not play it on one of these maps.

3.3 Forfeiting

You may forfeit during a match of course, without getting penalties.
Obviously the map or match will be lost.


4. Prizes

4.1 Prize pool

1st. 280 EUR
2nd. 100 EUR + Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Keyboard
3rd. 75 EUR + AMD Gigabyte Radeon HD6850 1GB PCI-E GPU
4th. 75 EUR
5th. 30 EUR
6th. 30 EUR
7th. 15 EUR + 5 TF2 Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys
8th. 15 EUR + 5 TF2 Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys
9th. 5 TF2 Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys
10th. 5 TF2 Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys
11th. 5 TF2 Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys
12th. 5 TF2 Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys

4.2 Notes

• The prize distribution will be finalised after the tournament.
  
• The GPU is barely used and it's value lies between 50 USD -70 USD.
  
• The Keyboard is brand new, unopened and worth about 120 USD
  

4.3 Donations
The prizepool is 620€ at the moment but it might grow as we keep it open so the community can donate to the prize pool if they want to.
Contact Mirio, thimo or thearcoN in that case.

4.4. Donators

boomboom - (up to) 50 TF2 Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys
matuka - 150 EUR
Mirio - 20 EUR
own-[nf]-age - 100 EUR
SPLAT - Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Keyboard
thearcoN - 200 EUR + AMD Gigabyte Radeon HD6850 1GB PCI-E GPU
thimo - 150 EUR

5. Media

5.1 Streams

Zlive - https://www.twitch.tv/zlive/
rAAFTV - https://www.twitch.tv/raaftv

5.2 Interviews
by Antibody

• Mirio
  
• SPLAT
  
• KojaK
  
• Islinn
  
• Smilecythe
  

5.3 Top 5 survey
by thimo

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Confirmed players (34):
ai
boomboom
Calinou
Champion_The
Cirruz
dekrY
Dodger
Draelor
Facjad
Finko
GATTS
Grunt
Islinn
KaadmY
Kankipappa
KojaK
Lightbringer
Magician
Mirio
morfar
Mossepo
packer
Ploplo
Saphire
sawa
SilenceKiller
SlyxT
Smilecythe
speciaL1-
SPLAT
thearcoN
twoism
zeroql
-z-

USA Sawa

Thanks!

Cirruz here, I'm in.

I'll stream.

Hello! (I prefer "Xonotician")
I cannot survive, make my time.

UPDATE:

Silentsiege replaces Warfare as map #7.

Should be able to play.

+.

:>

if i were awarded the tf2 crate keys, would i be forced to accept them ?

Yeah, I'll fly down to where you are, forcibly install Steam on your machine, and give you the keys=) If you don't want the keys I can sell them on SCM and buy you a game on steam, or convert it to Paypal money (1.75$ per key minus Paypal transfer fee).

if i were awarded the tf2 crate keys, would i be forced to accept them ?

If you don't want them you will of course not be forced to accept them.

Well count me in!

Ploplo
France

I guess I could join, I definitely won't win but I do like to support esport, especially Xonotic.

Sign me up.

I would like to participate too. ^^ (hoping my opponent(s) will not be bored by my lack of skill)
Facjad, France.

In a short time, we have gathered relatively many players for xonotic cup standards, so keep on signing up, folks! Also, spread the word, if you have retired or old xonoticcers lazy-assing around, let them know and lets get them back up playing!

Also, i wanna challenge some instagibbers to try out vanilla mod I know its a big threshold to cross at first, you could rely on nex fine on your first games and do your insane 75% accuracies! =) Come in and show your aims

Will there be groups or are everyone in the same bracket? Latter would be nice, I'm kind of tired of cups with max 3 opponents

Same bracket with double elimination. With 22 players participating you have to play at least 5 matches to win. Or 9 matches if you are unlucky in the first round=)

I would like to participate too. ^^ (hoping my opponent(s) will not be bored by my lack of skill)
Facjad, France.

Great! I signed you up.
If you want to practice before the tournament I am sure you will find lots valuable fun at #xonotic.pickup on IRC.

Will there be groups or are everyone in the same bracket? Latter would be nice, I'm kind of tired of cups with max 3 opponents

20 would be the limit for a group stage (Reversion Cup style), which is considered. But likely it will be a Double Elimination bracket.

c̶a̶n̶n̶o̶n̶ ̶f̶o̶d̶d̶e̶r̶ twoism here, sign me up

Yea, well, you know... I hope I can make it to that tourney!

Debugger from Austria (so my country is represented at least )

Cheers

No! We need two austrians
Count me in too!

SlyxT from Austria (Y)

Really nice to see so many players signing up for this!

Yes it'$ a $trange phenomenon, $o many player$ all of a $udden :>

Well.. still cool to see all the players =)