Welcome to the Ubers Open, where the bird is the word.
Tournament Rules:
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Grand Slam rules can be found here.
- Standard XY Ubers.
- Best of three, single elimination.
- The banlist for this tournament is the same as the Ubers ladder of the Smogon University server of Pokemon Showdown.
- If tier changes occur during the middle of a round, they will take effect in the subsequent round.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown! unless both players agree otherwise.
- Sharing replays is always nice to help keep track of the progression of the metagame
Identity
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
Battle Clauses:
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Swagger Clause
- Species Clause
- Endless Battle Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
Pairings:
dice vs Anty
DD. vs Potato 14798
Brap* vs supersaiyan3
MoxieInfinite* vs The TurtleLord
Muk vs bugzinator
aim vs Zamrock
absdaddy vs The Hitman*
LzrGunPewPew vs Tesung
Aladyyn vs Nayrz
Decision Makers* vs Brazilian Army
Gizmozian vs Melodic Dystopia
Kojes vs steve_man
gr8astard vs Seismitoad
Shaian vs TheKFC
s_aman vs Nas**
DontStealMyPenguin vs Wepwn
Sapientia vs TewMew
Bluwing vs Anttyaz
Hack vs (Metal Sonic vs failsohard** )
Joryn vs Jirachie
Fixed vs -Tsunami-**
Aurious vs Minority Suspect
radianthero156 vs MetalGro$$**
KratosMana vs (Meru vs -leon-)
Sunny.** vs Drum'n'Bass
(Lord Ninjax vs d0nut***) vs McMeghan
BKC vs Level 56
The DragonKnight vs Steeljackal<3
Yagura vs U-Turn Out
Omfuga vs malefic
Dallaren vs chimpact - Extension
@xlydaz vs Steve Angello
Tele vs SOMALIA
Caledrith* vs Ger9119
NotAGymLdr** vs iampie
Sinclair vs Myzozoa
M Dragon vs SoulDragonite
@aeononar vs Calloflochie
Melee Mewtwo** vs SilentVerse
meeps vs WhiteQueen
SoulWind vs ApplepieFTW
Thetwinmasters vs TheFourthChaser
(final flash vs praj.pran )vs @xtrashine
V0x vs xInsREW
Bouffalant vs Toxzn
soviet vs Kebabe**
King UU vs Max Carvalho
@latiospro vs orch
TGMD vs Psychotic
UCN vs (namehtmas vs D4RR3N )
sparksblade vs NightFox - Extension
Haruno vs blunder
finalninja243 vs Zendom
Raducan vs Lady Gaga
Mael vs Tomahawk
Rolaz vs z0mOG
Lasagne vs chramsr
Nabooru** vs Elismae'
Pwnemon vs BLOOD TOTEM
FLCL vs Celeberty
Moony vs Santuga
majaspic22 vs Phil
Terraquaza vs Made To Kill - Extension
Pearl. vs sugarhigh
Deadline:
Wednesday, September 17th at 11:59 GMT+2 for extensions.
Sunday, September 21st at 11:59 PM GMT+2 for all matches.
Standings:
You can see the current standings for Grand Slam III here.
Highlight Matches:
soviet vs kebabe:
Soviet is once again up against a reputable player. This time, instead of Problems's kryptonite, he has to fight against a Swedish extraordinaire. Will Kebabe's renowned gimmicks pull him another win or will Soviet's experience allow him to keep a cool ahead and play past the surprises?
BKC vs Level 56:
BKC is one of the best players in this game. Level 56 thinks he's one of the best players in this game. Will level 56 assert his dominance in the Ubers metagame or will he end up violated like a 14 year old girl?
Reminder:
Gengarite is, unofficially, not banned.
* - Coin Flip
** - Activity
*** - Activity (extension game)
Thanks to Zracknel for contributing the artwork for the tournament!
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