The NU Open I - Round 4

***Zebraiken**** · Sep 24th, 2012, 5:52:15 PM

amazing logo by Zracknel!

Welcome to the NU Open, where all of your old favorites like Charizard and Pikachu (lol) reside. We're almost at the end of the Grand Slam, so do your best in the final stretch!

Tournament Rules:

General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
Grand Slam rules can be found here.
Standard BW2 NU.
Best of three, single elimination.
The banlist for this tournament is the same as the NU 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.*

Gothitelle is BANNED from UU, and thus from the NU Open.

a bunch of rulings I expect you all to read

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.

Battle Clauses:

Evasion Clause
OHKO Clause
Sleep Clause
Species Clause
Timed Battle
Team Preview

extensions

Amell vs Pocket
kokoloko vs Ginku

Extensions have 2 days (September 26th) to complete their matches before I coinflip them. Please get them done as soon as possible, thanks!

Round 4 Matchups:

FLCL vs Pocket
blarajan vs kuja20
Ciele vs Master of the Six Kings
Zebraiken vs mfhoundoom
Vintage Books vs Nachos
McMeghan vs Annoyer
Ginku vs senegal
CrashinBoomBang vs MMF

as always, if anyone wants to do hl matches (not that there really are many this time around) please contact me!

Deadline is September 30th.

Quick note about activity wins. If your opponent gives you an explicit date and time he can play, or he gives you exact times where he's free, please DO NOT simply respond with "i'm free sometime next week." That will get your opponent the activity win every time. Make an effort to actually schedule a match. A lot of activity wins last round were decided because of this.

CrashinBoomBang · Sep 24th, 2012, 5:54:42 PM

k will get this done etc

MMF · Sep 24th, 2012, 5:54:54 PM

i see CBB all the time etc etc etc blah blah blah we'll play sometime

***Zebraiken**** · Sep 24th, 2012, 7:33:27 PM

Won 2-1 in close games, ggs.

mfhoundoom · Sep 24th, 2012, 7:34:13 PM

Lost, ggs.

***kokoloko**** · Sep 24th, 2012, 11:52:19 PM

black

**Furai** · Sep 25th, 2012, 5:38:02 AM

ZEBRAIKEN LET'S GO IT

Alexander. · Sep 25th, 2012, 5:55:15 AM

McMeghan, CBB, blarajan and Ciele

Ginku · Sep 25th, 2012, 5:19:28 PM

I won gg

***kokoloko**** · Sep 25th, 2012, 5:20:00 PM

lost to ginku because we was undeniably lucky as shit

black

Ginku · Sep 25th, 2012, 5:20:50 PM

(he lost mirror matches and braviary is strong as fuck)

Django · Sep 25th, 2012, 5:21:04 PM

gg

CrashinBoomBang · Sep 25th, 2012, 5:21:07 PM

GG guys was fun

***kokoloko**** · Sep 25th, 2012, 5:21:55 PM

yeah mirror matches

lost every tie and got crit game 1

outskilled bro

also...

black

'twas fun though

still mad

fuck you

Master of the Six Kings · Sep 25th, 2012, 5:47:44 PM

So, the deadline is in place even if PS doesnt come back on? I'm rather SOL until it comes back on myself which may make playing my match difficult...

***Zebraiken**** · Sep 25th, 2012, 6:37:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Master of the Six Kings

So, the deadline is in place even if PS doesnt come back on? I'm rather SOL until it comes back on myself which may make playing my match difficult...

I highly doubt PS will be down until the deadline is up. If it is, I'll make adjustments then.

Amell · Sep 25th, 2012, 11:26:32 PM

lost to pocketk for r3, ggs

gl on next rounds

**Pocket** · Sep 25th, 2012, 11:27:09 PM

thanks, Amell - sorry for the hax in our 3rd game

Amell · Sep 25th, 2012, 11:28:25 PM

it's not your fault, ^_^

Nachos · Sep 26th, 2012, 1:12:55 PM

contacted opponent.

Ciele · Sep 27th, 2012, 6:58:56 PM

Won against Master of the Six Kings, good games

**blarajan** · Sep 27th, 2012, 9:33:15 PM

Won 2-0, GGs man!

kuja20 · Sep 27th, 2012, 9:33:25 PM

Lost 2-0 to Blara in 2 good games. Good luck in the future rounds.

Vintage Books · Sep 28th, 2012, 4:19:48 AM

contacted nachos

CrashinBoomBang · Sep 29th, 2012, 6:14:44 PM

Won 2-1 against MMF in 2 good games and 1 terrible one, ggs I guess...

Sep 24th, 2012, 5:52:15 PM	#1
*Zebraiken underdog of the year Super Moderator** Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,201 shine ∞ Mentor	The NU Open I - Round 4 amazing logo by Zracknel! Welcome to the NU Open, where all of your old favorites like Charizard and Pikachu (lol) reside. We're almost at the end of the Grand Slam, so do your best in the final stretch! Tournament Rules: General tournament rules and regulations can be found here. Grand Slam rules can be found here. Standard BW2 NU. Best of three, single elimination. The banlist for this tournament is the same as the NU 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.* Gothitelle is BANNED from UU, and thus from the NU Open. a bunch of rulings I expect you all to read 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. Battle Clauses: Evasion Clause OHKO Clause Sleep Clause Species Clause Timed Battle Team Preview extensions Amell vs Pocket kokoloko vs Ginku Extensions have 2 days (September 26th) to complete their matches before I coinflip them. Please get them done as soon as possible, thanks! Round 4 Matchups: FLCL vs Pocket blarajan vs kuja20 Ciele vs Master of the Six Kings Zebraiken vs mfhoundoom Vintage Books vs Nachos McMeghan vs Annoyer Ginku vs senegal CrashinBoomBang vs MMF as always, if anyone wants to do hl matches (not that there really are many this time around) please contact me! Deadline is September 30th. Quick note about activity wins. If your opponent gives you an explicit date and time he can play, or he gives you exact times where he's free, please DO NOT simply respond with "i'm free sometime next week." That will get your opponent the activity win every time. Make an effort to actually schedule a match. A lot of activity wins last round were decided because of this. Last edited by Zebraiken; Sep 30th, 2012 at 6:31:41 PM.

Sep 24th, 2012, 11:52:19 PM	#6
*kokoloko i wanna dedicate this song to all the lettuce out there Super Moderator** Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,382	black __________________

Sep 25th, 2012, 5:38:02 AM	#7
Furai echoes in the dead of dawn Moderator Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,205	ZEBRAIKEN LET'S GO IT __________________ *#gohard* \| Wolfpack (Ubers RMT)

Sep 25th, 2012, 5:20:00 PM	#10
*kokoloko i wanna dedicate this song to all the lettuce out there Super Moderator** Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,382	lost to ginku because we was undeniably lucky as shit black __________________

Sep 25th, 2012, 5:21:04 PM	#12
Django The gloves are off Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,682 The wisdom teeth are out	gg __________________

Sep 24th, 2012, 5:54:42 PM	#2
CrashinBoomBang You only stack once. Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 717	k will get this done etc

Sep 24th, 2012, 5:54:54 PM	#3
MMF Give me the strength to part this sea Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 537 PM/VM me for an NU rate! Also part of NU QC VM me for a check!	i see CBB all the time etc etc etc blah blah blah we'll play sometime

Sep 24th, 2012, 7:33:27 PM	#4
*Zebraiken underdog of the year Super Moderator** Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,201 shine ∞ Mentor	Won 2-1 in close games, ggs.

Sep 24th, 2012, 7:34:13 PM	#5
mfhoundoom Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 182	Lost, ggs.

Sep 25th, 2012, 5:55:15 AM	#8
Alexander. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,187	McMeghan, CBB, blarajan and Ciele

Sep 25th, 2012, 5:19:28 PM	#9
Ginku my Angel's on Angel dust Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 572	I won gg

Sep 25th, 2012, 5:20:50 PM	#11
Ginku my Angel's on Angel dust Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 572	(he lost mirror matches and braviary is strong as fuck)

Sep 25th, 2012, 5:21:07 PM	#13
CrashinBoomBang You only stack once. Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 717	GG guys was fun

Sep 25th, 2012, 5:21:55 PM	#14
*kokoloko i wanna dedicate this song to all the lettuce out there Super Moderator** Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,382	yeah mirror matches lost every tie and got crit game 1 outskilled bro also... black 'twas fun though still mad fuck you __________________

Sep 25th, 2012, 5:47:44 PM	#15
Master of the Six Kings Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 791 Where soccer is the correct terminology and bacon isn't dishonest	So, the deadline is in place even if PS doesnt come back on? I'm rather SOL until it comes back on myself which may make playing my match difficult...

Sep 25th, 2012, 11:26:32 PM	#17
Amell Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 248 Brazil	lost to pocketk for r3, ggs gl on next rounds

Sep 25th, 2012, 11:27:09 PM	#18
Pocket Talonflame :D Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,296 Bergenfield	thanks, Amell - sorry for the hax in our 3rd game __________________ Dark Horse Project: Conquer the Ladder! \| Word of Wisdom for Trainers \| Smogon Doubles: Let's Make It Official!

Sep 25th, 2012, 11:28:25 PM	#19
Amell Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 248 Brazil	it's not your fault, ^_^

Sep 26th, 2012, 1:12:55 PM	#20
Nachos The Extreme Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,352	contacted opponent. __________________ You Only Stack Once

Sep 27th, 2012, 6:58:56 PM	#21
Ciele Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 623	Won against Master of the Six Kings, good games

Sep 27th, 2012, 9:33:15 PM	#22
blarajan no abuse pls Moderator Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,795 Mentor	Won 2-0, GGs man! __________________ Team Babby: Little Cup in Ubers RMT

Sep 27th, 2012, 9:33:25 PM	#23
kuja20 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 593	Lost 2-0 to Blara in 2 good games. Good luck in the future rounds. __________________ Bourbon "Truth is a thing which only appears to those who have observed, considered, and made a choice. At the end of the path you chose lies the truth. Believe in it, and continue without faltering."

Sep 28th, 2012, 4:19:48 AM	#24
Vintage Books Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 506 Australia	contacted nachos __________________ [11:15] itchni i always image vintage books to be part of a mafia real life [11:15] itchni but like a sexy girl mafioso

Sep 29th, 2012, 6:14:44 PM	#25
CrashinBoomBang You only stack once. Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 717	Won 2-1 against MMF in 2 good games and 1 terrible one, ggs I guess...