Glacial 3.2 League Event AND Tournament - Limerick, 8th October 2011

Hi all,
It's been a while but we're ready to start back with events in Limerick. As you know, we have discussing how to best serve both our local players and those of you from further afield.

It seems very clear that a weeknight league would better cater for the Limerick players, and proper tournaments on a Saturday would be of greater interest to players from all over the country.

Because a number of out-of-town players attended the first league event of the season, it woud be unfair to move the league to a week-night midseason. However, we do want to start running proper tournaments as soon as possible.

With all this in mind, we are going to be running a day of SSF4AE which will incorporate a league event followed immediately by a proper tournament.

Venue: Moviedrome, Limerick
Date: Saturday 8th Octover 2011
Preregistration: 1200-1230
League Event: 1230-1430
Tournament: 1430-1830

Given the fact that this will be the first time we are running this, we need to make sure that events start and finish on time. The league should be finished in 2 hours and we can push on with the tournament after a short break.

The price of the event is to be determined, as I need to speak to the owner of moviedrome regarding the finances. It will probably be 15 euro as with other events, and any discounts will go towards the prize pool.


TOURNAMENT RULES (modified from Inferno rules)
The format is groups into a top 8/16 double elimination bracket. All matches played are best of 3 in groups and in the top 16 bracket. We’ll be running on 360. There is no seeding for either event, but tournament results will count twoards for the seeding of future tournament events. Please bring your own controller/converter!

Tournament Rules and Format
Prize pot will be split 60/30/10 among the top 3 finishers.

Format is as follows, a seeded group stage followed by a double elimination stage. Each match in the group stage will consist of 3 sets with each set beings best of 3 rounds. The third set of a match in the group stages will only be played in the event of a tie after the second set. If one player wins the first 2 sets the third set is not played.

After the group stage is over a draw will take place to determine the first round upper bracket matches of the double elimination stage. Winners of a group will be randomly drawn against the runner ups of other groups. The first round of the lower bracket will also be a random draw from the players who lost in the first round of the upper brackets.

Each match in the double elimination stage will be best of 3 sets and each set is best of 3 rounds.

People who arrive after the tournament starts are not garunteed a place in the tournament but we will try to acommodate them if possible.

1. All characters are selectable.

2. Custom controllers and button configuration is allowed.

3. Turbo is banned. Anyone who is caught using this feature will be disqualified.

4. Players can change characters in each round of the double elimination phase. However once a match has started they may only change characters in a match after loosing a set. The winner of the first set must stick to his character he started the set with and may only change if he looses the second set, in which case the winner of the second set must then stick to the character he used in the second set.

4. Double Blind select available in the event of people being concerned about counter picking. An admin will assist with this if required.

5. Rock, paper, scissors is used in the event of people being unable to agree on which side they want to sit on.

6. In the event of a player pausing a game during a round or his stick/pad fails during a round, he forfeits the round unless both players agree to carry on. If there is a dispute an admin will resolve the dispute.

7. Players who are overly disruptive during a competition or who are distracting other players can be removed from the tournament at the discretion of the tournament admins.


LEAGUE DETAILS
Prize fund:
One overall money pot now. €3 per session per player will go into the fund for the end of season. Top 3 get a payout. Once again, a raffle prize (David Sirlin's "Playing To Win") will be up for grabs; each attendee gets one ticket per session attended.

Points:
1st: 15
2nd: 12
3rd: 10
4th: 8
5th-8th: 6
8th-16th: 3
16th-xth: 1

Format:
Straight-up league. Everyone plays everyone in a best-of-three match.

League Standings after Session 1:
1st: Shokashi - 15 points (+15)
2nd: FutureGuy - 12 points (+12)
3rd: D4RK ONION - 10 points (+10)
4th: Robert - 8 points (+8)
5th-8th: Burning Eclipse - 6 points (+6)
5th-8th: Sabre0001 - 6 points (+6)
5th-8th: Nathan - 6 points (+6)
5th-8th: Mr. K - 6 points (+6)