Xonotic World Cup Series 2017 Major #1

Hello Xonoticans!

This is the first part of the new Xonotic World Cup Series

Read all information about the Major/Minor here: http://forums.xonotic.org/showthread.php?tid=6694

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, 21st January 2017: Check-in: 17:00 CET | Tournament start: 18:00 CET | End: Winner Bracket Semifinal / Loser Bracket until we can't go on // http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/
Sunday, 22nd Januray 2017: Start: 18:00 CET

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.
If you do not let an admin know then you might get disqualified from the tournament for delaying matches.

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; packer; thearcoN


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

136.243.145.236:30160 | wtwrp.de:30160 - [Duel Cup] wtwrp (1) - [Germany]
136.243.145.236:30142 | wtwrp.de:30142 - [Duel Cup] wtwrp (2) - [Germany]
136.243.145.236:30003 | wtwrp.de:30003 - [Duel Cup] wtwrp (3) - [Germany]
188.68.34.60:26000 | devfull.de:26000 - [Duel Cup] devfull (1) - [Germany]
188.68.34.60:26001 | devfull.de:26001 - [Duel Cup] devfull (2) - [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]
176.9.99.204:26001 | nu.fps.io:26001 - [Duel Cup] fps (4) - [Germany]
176.9.99.204:26002 | nu.fps.io:26002 - [Duel Cup] fps (5) - [Germany]
91.134.143.13:26000 | [Duel Cup] PsyX France - [France]
185.61.149.227:26000 | [Duel Cup] PsyX Latvia - [Latvia]
185.86.149.34:26000 | [Duel Cup] PsyX Sweden - [Sweden]
139.162.240.165:26001 | [HUB] Duel (LONDON) - [United Kingdom]

2.3 Map picking

Rounds before Winner Bracket Semifinal
- Best of 3 (Bo3) (= 2 map wins needed)
- Heads/Tails->Cointoss + Drop-Drop-Pick-Pick-Drop-Drop -> 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-Pick-Pick-Drop-Drop"

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 picks the 1st map to be played
6. Cointoss loser picks the 2nd map to be played
7. Cointoss winner removes a map
8. Cointoss loser removes a map
[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, Final Rage, Fuse, Mint, 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: 30 EUR
2nd: 15 EUR
3rd: 5 EUR

4.2 Notes

• The prize distribution will be finalised after the tournament.
  

4.3 Donations
The prizepool is 50 EUR 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, packer or thearcoN in that case.

4.4. Donators

50 EUR by thearcoN

5. Media

5.1 Streams

YouTube by packer
Twitch (POV) by Islinn

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Invited players (11):

Dodger
GATTS
Islinn
Mirio
Mossepo
SpiKe
SPLAT
stdi
thearcoN
Waldi
ZeRoQL

Qualified players (5):

dekrY
Diomedes
Tommy
twoism
proraide

This new system is a great idea! Thanks for doing it guys <3
I'm in!

Hold your horses dekrY, try to qualify first, by beating my ass in minors=)

Hold your horses dekrY, try to qualify first, by beating my ass in minors=)

Don't be so sure about minoring me. Maybe i'll get an invitation and will dance on expensive floors in a slick tux with a hottie ;P

Is there a need for 3 threads Mirio, can you merge them? Make's following this confusing.

Can we get a london git server?

Too many Germans invited!

We happily announce the date for the upcoming tournament:

21st & 22nd January 2017

Please tell us if you are not available, so we can find a replacement in time.

1. Islinn - 30 EUR
2. thearcoN - 15 EUR
3. SPLAT - 5 EUR
4. Mossepo
5.-6. Diomedes
5.-6. Waldi
7.-8. Mirio
7.-8. proraide
9.-12. GATTS
9.-12. SpiKe
9.-12. Tommy
9.-12. ZeRoQL
13.-16. dekrY
13.-16. Dodger
13.-16. stdi
13.-16. twoism

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ggs!

This does mean that the Top 12 are already qualified for the next Major tournament.

First of all thanks for hosting another amazing tournament once again, for everyone, playing or speccing, to enjoy.

Secondly a huge thank you to every participant, saw some pretty amazing and unexpected games, ggs!

Then last but not least thanks to thearcoN for giving me not only a hard semifinals, but also a hard Grand Final gg wp my friend.

Looking forward to the next tourney =)

Congrataz Islinn!

Well deserved Islinn!