Dota 2 Ireland Season 1

cherryghost

Ok, I think it's high time we get a proper league and running don't you think? Instead of confining to just boards users, the competition will be open to all Irish players!

To get the most exposure, there's now a Dota 2 Ireland Facebook page to help spread word of the competition.

The rules will be subject to change depending on the amount of teams enter, but initially we'll be looking at pooling everyone into one group, then determining a division 1 and division 2 league from there. There will be small prizes up for grabs from yours truly (Dota items probably).

Application form can be found here. Signups close on Sunday Oct. 13th.


On a related note, we'll be looking for Dotatv and Twitch casters for the games! Anyone can cast so long as they're not playing in another match at the same time.

cherryghost

1 week left, 2 teams signed up thus far and 4 more interested at the moment.

I'll throw a few quid for the winner as well as Dota items to spice it up a bit.

Dreddybajs

I'll submit a team for it, just haven't gotten around to it yet.

Tar.Aldarion

have I been allocated a team and not told yet? Where can haz see sign ups

cherryghost

Signups are on an auto generated sheet when the form is filled, for some reason I can't share it but I'll post next Sunday the entirety. Also no, you're not on a team yet.

Done

cherryghost

A huge thanks to dreddy who's managed to lure convince Pyrion Flax to volunteer casting some of the Dota 2 Ireland matches!

On another note, 3 more days people! Get those teams in!

Dreddybajs

Team submitted. Get hype!

KarmaBaby

Any other misfits like myself looking to make up a team?

cherryghost

KarmaBaby wrote: »

Any other misfits like myself looking to make up a team?

Sign up as solo, as it stands I think we could throw together a team of randoms

KarmaBaby

cherryghost wrote: »

Sign up as solo, as it stands I think we could throw together a team of randoms

Didn't realise I could do that. Thanks.

cherryghost

Awesome, I think we can make almost 7 teams now 8 would be great, then we would divide into 2 divisions. I'll post all the details Sun/Mon

Tar.Aldarion

I'll try and put together a team on sunday

Tar.Aldarion

I'll try and put together a team on sunday

cherryghost

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

I'll try and put together a team on sunday

You're on a team already with Kag?

Tar.Aldarion

cherryghost wrote: »

You're on a team already with Kag?

Oh, the monkey didn't even tell me, that's me sorted so

U shut it

Tar.Aldarion

Giff me mana

Tar.Aldarion

Giff me mana

Dustaz

signed up

cherryghost

Today's the last day to sign up folks!

KarmaBaby

Sorry, but you can take my name off the list. I'm not gona have much time for the game for a while.

cherryghost

Signups are closed! We now have the following lineups:

Team|Roster
Granga|eLe[C],Ripchen,Waterboy,The Big D,Aturis,Wraith.
WTF|cherryghost,blueexorcist,Mojojojo,depony,deconduo
Unnamed Team|Vanilla Thunder, PHG, Fennikusu, Sinbad269, rcazzy
Love2feed|kaG, Taraldrion, Known, Joe, Gooderz, Mikey
Dire Strats|Dreddybajs, Kuruz, Red350, Rocketknight, Relax
Unnamed Team 2|Justice, Trixer, TheCraigness, Mikdee, grizgrizzly
Shiny Orb Express|Fiquem, LightKisu (captain), flyingcomma, Krox, FRANCH (stand-in)
Drama|Aldo (c)Phil, Flavio, Shadowrath, Enbee, Flow

I ask for captains of each unnamed team to form a team name (Vanilla Thunder and Justice respectively. As for the solo's grouped together, I'll PM you guys each other's Steam profiles.

To make this as fair as possible, we will start from midweek next week onwards. This will give the solo teams time to play together and form some kind of strat.

Also, since we now have 8 (one team is missing a 5th but shouldn't be a problem, one of us can always stand-in if needs be), we will initially group everyone together. Rules will be as follows:

1. 1st stage is a prelim group where everyone will play each other once, with a best of 1. 3 points are awarded to winners. I reckon this will take about 2 weeks to complete due to time constraints etc(3rd week in Oct-Start of Nov).
2. The top 4 are grouped into division 1 and the bottom 4 are grouped into division 2.
3. In the event of a 4th/5th draw, they will play a best of 1, winners progress to division 1.
4. Group games will be best of 2, everyone will play each other once. Again 3 points per win. (again should take 2 weeks to complete)
5. After group positions are determined, a final elimination bracket starts. The top 2 from each division are placed in the upper bracket, the bottom 2 into the lower bracket.
6. Elimination will be best of 3. Losers of winners brackets are still in the game, they are moved down to the losers bracket. (about a week or so)
7. Semi finals and finals are best of 5.
8. All heroes are allowed.


That's it really. So about a months play, average a game or two a week I'll PM out all captains to share each other's Steam a/c's so when it comes to start week, you guys can organize the prefferred times for the matches. Just be sure to announce it to myself or deconduo 24 hours prior to the game so we can get a caster prepared etc.

Good luck!

Tar.Aldarion

cherryghost wrote: »

Signups are closed! We now have the following lineups:

Ooooh secret lineups :pac:

cherryghost

There! Granja's | ****ed up the table :P

Dreddybajs

Might be an idea to run it over a shorter amount of time, my experience with online leagues is that people tend to not play/go AWOL with longer run times and it might fizzle out. Either that or set 2-3 day periods where specific matchups are supposed to happen and let the captains work out when suits to play each other in those time frames, just so it's a bit less laissez-faire.

Huskar mid

cherryghost

Dreddybajs wrote: »

Might be an idea to run it over a shorter amount of time, my experience with online leagues is that people tend to not play/go AWOL with longer run times and it might fizzle out. Either that or set 2-3 day periods where specific matchups are supposed to happen and let the captains work out when suits to play each other in those time frames, just so it's a bit less laissez-faire.

I would agree but I've had a fair amount of people say they can't do x-x dates for particular reasons. I think it might speed up over the halloween break though

Personally I'd want my team to get through as many of the prelims as quick as possible. It's just up to the other teams to agree time and date. If everyone finishes quicker then that's great.

NeoSlicerZ

Though I'm not playing, I think your format is far too long. Space it so it can finish in a weekend, then run more. BO1s, no loser bracket, bo3 finals. Having a long format lends itself to delays or simply matches not getting played. Knocked out teams can play each other for experience/fun.

cherryghost

Well you can count me out if you want to do it over one weekend. How about your idea spaced over 2 weeks instead then? Teams randomly drawn and then we can seed based on the results for next time.

Tar.Aldarion

I can also play it fast, maybe more shorter ones would be good yeah. Both ways work fine for me. Probably have to force people to play fast all right or they just forget about it and wander off, judging by the reddit league!

cherryghost

Okie dokie, will we try elimination in a 2 week time period then, starting next week?

Tar.Aldarion

Sounds good to me.

grizzly

Add me on one of the empty teams. Steam grizgrizzly.

cherryghost

Will do. I'd like a 3rd or 4th opinion on shortening the competition before we confirm

grizzly

Dreddybajs wrote: »

Might be an idea to run it over a shorter amount of time, my experience with online leagues is that people tend to not play/go AWOL with longer run times and it might fizzle out. Either that or set 2-3 day periods where specific matchups are supposed to happen and let the captains work out when suits to play each other in those time frames, just so it's a bit less laissez-faire.

Yeah, 2-3 days were any teams that show all get to play each other. More flexible then having specific matchups on set days.

Dustaz

Have to agree the intial format is far too cumbersome. Prelims, 2 groups then a bracket? far too many games.

Either make it a single (double elim if you want) bracket, or 2 randomly drawn pools with the top teams playing off in a final with everything BO1 till the final.

Tar.Aldarion

random double elim b01 and b03 finals sounds good.

cherryghost

Okie dokie, so double or single elim peoples? Double may take too long but honestly can't tell. If we got 2 games going at the same time the losers bracket can be played the same night maybe.

cherryghost

Right ladies and gents, we've now decided on double elimination! Thanks to Dec who did up the page. Teams have been randomly drawn and here's what we got!


We aim to start maybe midweek next week, 4 of the teams haven't really played together and hence need to gel a bit.

Tar.Aldarion

Good work! Brackets area good touch.

Dreddybajs

Great stuff lads. Maybe time for a new thread, OP with the bracket and team list etc?