Smogon Grand Slam - Introduction

***Iconic**** · May 7th, 2012, 1:50:30 PM

The Smogon Grand Slam is a new tournament designed to ensure every Smogon-supported Gen V tier is represented in an official tournament. While the decision to return the Smogon Tour back to its multi-generation origins caused quite the stir, the Smogon Grand Slam will allow players of the UU, Ubers, RU, NU, and LC metagames to test their skills in a high-level tournament setting with a trophy on the line.

So what will this format be you may ask? Interestingly enough, it's more or less a hybrid of the preexisting official tournaments. The Smogon Grand Slam will be comprised of five separate tournaments: The UU Open, The RU Open, The Uber Open, The NU Open, and The LC Open. As you might expect, each Open will be a single elimination, best-of-three tournament. In other words, they will be the same format as the Official Smogon Tournament. There will be a point system identical to that of the Smogon Tour, meaning players will score points based on how many rounds they win in each tournament. The eight players with the most points after the five tournaments are completed will qualify for the playoffs where they will duke it out in a best-of-five series (UU, RU, Ubers, NU, and LC of course) to determine who is the champion of these five metagames.

As alluded to before, since this is an official tournament, the winner of the playoffs will naturally win a trophy! Up for grabs is this beautiful turquoise masterpiece created by the lovely and diligent Earthworm:

Signups for each Open will be posted after the completion of Round 1 of the previous Open, which we suspect will be after about two weeks. Note that hosts are allowed to participate in the Open they are hosting, but if they choose to do so, a third party will create match-ups. Here is a list of the order of the Opens, including the hosts and the date signups will be posted.

The UU Open - Hosted by JabbaTheGriffin (July 16th)
The RU Open - Hosted by Oglemi (July 30th)
The Uber Open - Hosted by bojangles (August 13th)
The NU Open - Hosted by Zebraiken (August 27th)
The LC Open - Hosted by Aerrow (September 10th)

If there are any questions or concerns feel free to post them in this thread and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Big thanks to Earthworm, Bloo, and Aldaron for helping to get this tournament off the ground. Also kudos to Stellar for the awesome tournament names.

Keep in mind this tournament will be BW2 for its entirety. If tier shifts occur during a round, they will be taken into account in the subsequent round.

Good luck to all! and no johns :)!

For logistic reasons, I'll only update the onsite points after an Open concludes, but Vinc2612 is maintaining a very useful Google Document with current min/max points that everyone should check out!

***Bloo***** · May 7th, 2012, 1:51:00 PM

WOW!

***Aldaron**** · May 7th, 2012, 1:55:03 PM

Of the three great avatars currently on this page, mine is clearly the best!

WOW!

***kokoloko**** · May 7th, 2012, 1:56:23 PM

~~SMASH~~ SLAM

Nantsuki. · May 7th, 2012, 2:04:10 PM

Good

MikeDecIsHere · May 7th, 2012, 2:08:57 PM

beautiful

Edit: Turquoise? Should have made it pink :[ Still cool though

WhiteQueen · May 7th, 2012, 2:09:20 PM

Make me the winner of the UU and RU Opens already, unless hax defeats me

DetroitLolcat · May 7th, 2012, 2:12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat WhiteQueen

Make me the winner of the UU and RU Opens already, unless hax defeats me

haxorus isn't allowed in UU and RU

noob

Kidding of course, this will be a fun tournament! It seems like it will take half the year though...

mien · May 7th, 2012, 2:23:40 PM

What happens if like 5 players end up reaching the eight place?

Novaray · May 7th, 2012, 2:32:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat MikeDecIsHere

beautiful

Edit: Turquoise? Should have made it pink :[ Still cool though

Smogon Tour trophy is already pink O.O

Grand Slam is COOL

The QWAZ · May 7th, 2012, 2:52:00 PM

Brilliant, thanks to everyone who made this.

**Raseri** · May 7th, 2012, 3:02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat The QWAZ

Brilliant, thanks to everyone who made this.

This. brb learning ubers

WhiteQueen · May 7th, 2012, 3:21:58 PM

Fuk ubers and lc. but im unstoppable at UU and RU. Nu, eh. So it's fair

AlphaJolt · May 7th, 2012, 3:33:04 PM

I'll be taking LC home, but I guess I should learn some of the other metas.

Malekith · May 7th, 2012, 4:10:50 PM

Interesting, good job!

mostwanted · May 7th, 2012, 4:30:45 PM

Lies Aldaron, my avatar is always superior than everyone else's.

WOW!

shnen · May 7th, 2012, 4:32:52 PM

woo, NU!

**M Dragon** · May 7th, 2012, 4:33:24 PM

Excellent idea.

CakesOfSpan · May 7th, 2012, 4:45:15 PM

Reminds me a lot of the tennis opens, and the world tour final. :p

This may actually get me into playing these different tiers, should be a lot of fun!

***Birkal**** · May 7th, 2012, 4:48:41 PM

Good work; can't wait to see people studying these metagames. I still don't understand why we aren't using the rainbow trophy.................

Steamroll · May 7th, 2012, 5:01:35 PM

because I can, NU is going to be the most fun!

**Vinc2612** · May 7th, 2012, 5:02:26 PM

Time to learn ~~five~~ three new tiers.

Looks great =D

Draycos7 · May 7th, 2012, 5:05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Steamroll

GAH SEIZURE

This tournament looks great! Looking forward to joining.

Twannes · May 7th, 2012, 5:08:30 PM

learn new tiers go :D

animenagai · May 7th, 2012, 5:16:10 PM

This is a great idea! We definitely want all the current tiers to be represented in tourneys :).

I suggest adding OU in here. The OU open will lure in a lot of players, and if they do well, that may lead them to learn the other tiers and compete in them.

May 7th, 2012, 1:50:30 PM	#1
*Iconic Super Moderator** Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,784 Canadaland Mentor	Smogon Grand Slam - Introduction The Smogon Grand Slam is a new tournament designed to ensure every Smogon-supported Gen V tier is represented in an official tournament. While the decision to return the Smogon Tour back to its multi-generation origins caused quite the stir, the Smogon Grand Slam will allow players of the UU, Ubers, RU, NU, and LC metagames to test their skills in a high-level tournament setting with a trophy on the line. So what will this format be you may ask? Interestingly enough, it's more or less a hybrid of the preexisting official tournaments. The Smogon Grand Slam will be comprised of five separate tournaments: The UU Open, The RU Open, The Uber Open, The NU Open, and The LC Open. As you might expect, each Open will be a single elimination, best-of-three tournament. In other words, they will be the same format as the Official Smogon Tournament. There will be a point system identical to that of the Smogon Tour, meaning players will score points based on how many rounds they win in each tournament. The eight players with the most points after the five tournaments are completed will qualify for the playoffs where they will duke it out in a best-of-five series (UU, RU, Ubers, NU, and LC of course) to determine who is the champion of these five metagames. As alluded to before, since this is an official tournament, the winner of the playoffs will naturally win a trophy! Up for grabs is this beautiful turquoise masterpiece created by the lovely and diligent Earthworm: Signups for each Open will be posted after the completion of Round 1 of the previous Open, which we suspect will be after about two weeks. Note that hosts are allowed to participate in the Open they are hosting, but if they choose to do so, a third party will create match-ups. Here is a list of the order of the Opens, including the hosts and the date signups will be posted. The UU Open - Hosted by JabbaTheGriffin (July 16th) The RU Open - Hosted by Oglemi (July 30th) The Uber Open - Hosted by bojangles (August 13th) The NU Open - Hosted by Zebraiken (August 27th) The LC Open - Hosted by Aerrow (September 10th) If there are any questions or concerns feel free to post them in this thread and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Big thanks to Earthworm, Bloo, and Aldaron for helping to get this tournament off the ground. Also kudos to Stellar for the awesome tournament names. Keep in mind this tournament will be BW2 for its entirety. If tier shifts occur during a round, they will be taken into account in the subsequent round. Good luck to all! and no johns :)! For logistic reasons, I'll only update the onsite points after an Open concludes, but Vinc2612 is maintaining a very useful Google Document with current min/max points that everyone should check out! __________________ ◠‿◠ Last edited by Iconic; Sep 9th, 2012 at 6:13:20 PM. Reason: zracknel rules

May 7th, 2012, 1:55:03 PM	#3
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May 7th, 2012, 1:56:23 PM	#4
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May 7th, 2012, 2:08:57 PM	#6
MikeDecIsHere Laying the Groundwork for the Pound Work Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,840 Staten Island Mentor	beautiful Edit: Turquoise? Should have made it pink :[ Still cool though __________________

May 7th, 2012, 1:51:00 PM	#2
*Bloo* mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix Administrator** Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,457 Mentor	WOW!

May 7th, 2012, 2:09:20 PM	#7
WhiteQueen Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,343	Make me the winner of the UU and RU Opens already, unless hax defeats me

May 7th, 2012, 2:23:40 PM	#9
mien Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 644 Belgium	What happens if like 5 players end up reaching the eight place?

May 7th, 2012, 2:52:00 PM	#11
The QWAZ Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 527 Oxford, UK	Brilliant, thanks to everyone who made this. __________________ VM/PM for an OU or RU rate. <undisputed\afk> who is qwaz

May 7th, 2012, 3:21:58 PM	#13
WhiteQueen Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,343	Fuk ubers and lc. but im unstoppable at UU and RU. Nu, eh. So it's fair

May 7th, 2012, 3:33:04 PM	#14
AlphaJolt Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,674 Minnesota	I'll be taking LC home, but I guess I should learn some of the other metas. __________________ ASB Profile [19:35:22] <@Charmander> alphajolt just has the worst luck [19:35:22] <@Charmander> like [19:35:35] <@Charmander> his luck is worse than prem's lc abilities [03:49:23]<toshimelonhead> jolteon's shiny looks like gf pissed on the normal one

May 7th, 2012, 4:10:50 PM	#15
Malekith Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 839 Spain	Interesting, good job!

May 7th, 2012, 4:30:45 PM	#16
mostwanted Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 938	Lies Aldaron, my avatar is always superior than everyone else's. WOW!

May 7th, 2012, 4:32:52 PM	#17
shnen Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 823 London	woo, NU!

May 7th, 2012, 4:33:24 PM	#18
M Dragon The north wind Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,143	Excellent idea. __________________

May 7th, 2012, 4:45:15 PM	#19
CakesOfSpan Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 217 North Carolina	Reminds me a lot of the tennis opens, and the world tour final. :p This may actually get me into playing these different tiers, should be a lot of fun! __________________ White FC: 0518.9529.8583 Need VGC '12 Practice? Want some tips? Feel free to PM me!

May 7th, 2012, 4:48:41 PM	#20
*Birkal We have the technology. Super Moderator** Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 3,017 The Mentor	Good work; can't wait to see people studying these metagames. I still don't understand why we aren't using the rainbow trophy................. __________________

May 7th, 2012, 5:01:35 PM	#21
Steamroll Woof Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,766 (*・_・)ノ⌒┻━┻ Mentor	because I can, NU is going to be the most fun! __________________ *Pokemon Showdown!* \| *#pokemon!* \| *teambats!* *emoticons!* \| *chat logs!* \| *Gen VI!* \| *roller coaster!* \| *Henry!*

May 7th, 2012, 5:02:26 PM	#22
Vinc2612 I guess I'll never learn Moderator Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 739 France	Time to learn ~~five~~ three new tiers. Looks great =D

May 7th, 2012, 5:08:30 PM	#24
Twannes Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 422 Netherlands	learn new tiers go :D __________________ www.youtube.com/user/Blueye95 Every day i'm battlin' OU Peak: #39 RU Peak: #19

May 7th, 2012, 5:16:10 PM	#25
animenagai Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,202 I make it rain silver points!	This is a great idea! We definitely want all the current tiers to be represented in tourneys :). I suggest adding OU in here. The OU open will lure in a lot of players, and if they do well, that may lead them to learn the other tiers and compete in them. __________________ http://i.imgur.com/YHkSQ.png