Original OP by Level 51
It's time to kick off the National Dex Doubles Circuit, starting with the National Dex Doubles Ladder Tournament,what a mouthful with your host Smudge! This tournament can earn you vital points towards qualifying for the 2024 National Dex Doubles Circuit Championship. But before you get around to clicking Tailwind and trampling down the ladder, here are a few specifics you should know. Please read every one of the rules; important information lies within. This is to prevent confusion, especially regarding the qualification process.
The Rules
Relevant Dates
(all times US Pacific time / GMT-8)
Cycle 1
START | February 26th at 12:00 am
END | March 3rd at 5:59 am
Cycle 2
START | March 3rd at 6:00 am
END | March 9th at 11:59 am
Cycle 3
START | March 9th at 12:00 pm
END | March 15th at 5:59 pm
Cycle 4
START | March 15 at 6:00 pm
END | March 22nd at 11:59pm
Qualifiers
Cycle 1
1. NDDLT Kottbulle - 1805.7448899983 Astro Nation Shoe
2. nddlt eragon - 1759.3713896078657 eragon11145
3. nddlt. - 1740.699116722 bage1
Cycle 2
1. NDDLT SeaLife 1762.0986009544 SeaLife
2. nddltxqiht 1723.8704357649522 xqiht
3. nddltFadedRadiance 1716.6889643280122 Glimmer
Cycle 3
1. NDDLT NotMcBruh 1766.2448070028 McBruh
2. NDDLT drap(ion)ist 1727.118789912102 Daepiquejt
3. nddlt ihateladder 1720.7592804649 Voltix
Cycle 4
1. nddlt xieeee 1705.4648689334 xieeee
2. NDDLT Bot 1678.4401824108302 Test Bots
3. nddlt jellado 1656.2314253839 sir jelloton
Playoffs
TBD
CP Payouts
Good luck to all of our participants, and may the best ladderer win!
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could guess thy one ability?
In what world and in what time
Would you need to run Cloud Nine?
Who would use a set like this?
Why'd my Ninetales' Blizzard miss?
And which user, and which donk,
Stays in on Fini with their Conk?
For when my Fini threatened harm,
What made your Conk click Hammer Arm?
Why the Hammer Arm, again?
In what dimension runs your brain?
Who clicks Protect in front of 'Cott?
Is that even a brain you've got?
When I claimed hax my enemy's fault
And shower'd Smogon with my salt:
Did I smile my reqs to see?
Do I qualify for TC?
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal mouth could tell,
How to escape from Elo hell?
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could guess thy one ability?
In what world and in what time
Would you need to run Cloud Nine?
Who would use a set like this?
Why'd my Ninetales' Blizzard miss?
And which user, and which donk,
Stays in on Fini with their Conk?
For when my Fini threatened harm,
What made your Conk click Hammer Arm?
Why the Hammer Arm, again?
In what dimension runs your brain?
Who clicks Protect in front of 'Cott?
Is that even a brain you've got?
When I claimed hax my enemy's fault
And shower'd Smogon with my salt:
Did I smile my reqs to see?
Do I qualify for TC?
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal mouth could tell,
How to escape from Elo hell?
It's time to kick off the National Dex Doubles Circuit, starting with the National Dex Doubles Ladder Tournament,
The Rules
- The main phase of the tournament is the regular Pokemon Showdown National Dex Doubles ladder, not a new one. All normal National Dex Doubles Rules and Clauses apply. All qualification will be done on this ladder. The top 12 players (selected as described below) will be placed into a best of 3 single elimination bracket playoffs.
- You need to make a new alt account for this tournament. Your alt name must begin with NDDLT to make determining the top players for each cycle easier. For example, I might register the alt "NDDLT Smudge" for laddering. To give us a way to identify each account, please include in your sign-up post your alt name(s) in plain text, as well as a picture of your laddering alt(s). You are not required to make a new alt for each ladder cycle.
- In order to sign up for this tournament, please create a post in this thread listing your alts. You are allowed an unlimited number of alts, so don't worry about starting over with a new one; just remember to follow the name format for each alt you create, and please update your post each time you create a new alt. However, keep in mind that your GXE and game count does not matter, so many accounts are not necessary. Do not make a new post. Include in your post a picture of your "clean" alt before playing any games on it. If an alt in the Top 3 at the end of a cycle is not registered in this thread at the time the cycle ends, it will be ignored.
- You must create and register a new alt in this thread before you play any battles on it.
- The ladder portion of the tournament spans 4 cycles lasting 7 days each. The cutoff times for each cycle are listed below; at the cutoff time, one of the moderators will take a screenshot of the ladder. In order to qualify for the playoffs, your alt must be among the top 3 newly made alts in this screenshot. If a player in the top 3 of a given cycle is already qualified, their alt will be ignored when counting the top 3 alts for that cycle. Cycles will have adjusted end times to give players from different regions and timezones a better chance at being on at the end of the cycle. The top player of each cycle will earn a bye in the single eliminations playoff round, and the winner of the single elimination bracket will earn an auto-invite to the Circuit Championship!
- In order to break potential ties, the unrounded ELO of each player who qualifies in a given cycle will be recorded. Your unrounded ELO can be found by using the following URL: https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/~~showdown/action.php?act=ladderget&user=[your username here]
- For the playoffs stage, players will be seeded by their ELO at their respective screenshot time.
- Don't show unsportsmanlike behavior on the ladder. If we have a reason to believe you forfeited a game to boost a friend's account, you will be punished. If you try to prevent your opponent from joining the battle again after a disconnection, you will be punished. If you ask someone to forfeit to you, you will be punished. If you try to fish for matchups against yourself on alternate accounts (i.e. boosting), you will be punished. The consequences could range from disqualification for one cycle, the entire tournament, or even a tournament ban in extreme cases. Again, please please use your common sense. Please also be kind to your fellow player.
- In keeping with OLT and other ladder tournaments, all ladder games involving a player with a NDDLT prefix are now forced to be public. If you have the "Don't allow spectators" box checked when you start a NDDLT game, your game will be public and you will be met with this message: "This battle is required to be public due to a player having a name starting with 'NDDLT'."
- In your sign-up post, please include a line reflecting the fact that you have read and understand the rules. Your alt may not be considered eligible if your post does not contain this line.
Relevant Dates
(all times US Pacific time / GMT-8)
Cycle 1
START | February 26th at 12:00 am
END | March 3rd at 5:59 am
Cycle 2
START | March 3rd at 6:00 am
END | March 9th at 11:59 am
Cycle 3
START | March 9th at 12:00 pm
END | March 15th at 5:59 pm
Cycle 4
START | March 15 at 6:00 pm
END | March 22nd at 11:59pm
Qualifiers
Cycle 1
1. NDDLT Kottbulle - 1805.7448899983 Astro Nation Shoe
2. nddlt eragon - 1759.3713896078657 eragon11145
3. nddlt. - 1740.699116722 bage1
Cycle 2
1. NDDLT SeaLife 1762.0986009544 SeaLife
2. nddltxqiht 1723.8704357649522 xqiht
3. nddltFadedRadiance 1716.6889643280122 Glimmer
Cycle 3
1. NDDLT NotMcBruh 1766.2448070028 McBruh
2. NDDLT drap(ion)ist 1727.118789912102 Daepiquejt
3. nddlt ihateladder 1720.7592804649 Voltix
Cycle 4
1. nddlt xieeee 1705.4648689334 xieeee
2. NDDLT Bot 1678.4401824108302 Test Bots
3. nddlt jellado 1656.2314253839 sir jelloton
Playoffs
TBD
CP Payouts
- 1st - 100 points (auto-invite)
- 2nd - 10
- 3rd-4th - 8
- 5th-8th - 6
- 9th-12th - 4
Good luck to all of our participants, and may the best ladderer win!
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