Welcome to the second iteration of the DPP World Cup! Can Team China defend their title? Or will another team be able to usurp the throne and claim the title of DPP World Champion? Only one way to find out!
This is the thread for you to sign up to captain your team in the DPP World Cup. Captains may be players themselves, though they are under no obligation to do so. Teams may have either one or two captains. If you are interested in captaincy, read this post carefully before providing the following information in this format on this thread:
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Captain:
Co-captain (Optional):
Team:
Relevant experience:The format for the entire tournament will be as follows:
In the first stage of the tournament, the 16 teams will be split into 4 pools of 4 teams each. Over the following three weeks, teams will face each of the other teams in their pool in the 6v6 format above. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. At the end of stage one, the teams will be seeded by points. If teams are tied on points, teams with the higher win/loss differential will be seeded higher. (To be clear, win/loss differential is based purely on the result of full matches; Bo3 slots count for 1 win regardless of whether it was 2-0 or 2-1, and they count the same as Bo1 slots.) If teams are tied on both points and win/loss differential, their head-to-head records will then be taken into consideration. A playoffs tiebreak will only occur if:
After stage one, the top two teams in each pool progress to the playoffs. Sets will be in the same 6v6 format, with the same tiebreak format of 3 Bo1s. Playoffs this year will be seeded as follows:
On activity decisions: Activity decisions will be made in a similar fashion to any other standard Smogon team tournament. Be transparent in scheduling, flag scheduling conflicts early, and keep the hosts in the loop. Teams have either 30 minutes from the scheduled time or 20 minutes from the team ping to produce a player (the original player or a substitute) - whichever is longer.
- DPP OU Bo3
- DPP OU Bo3
- DPP OU Bo3
- DPP OU Bo1
- DPP OU Bo1
- DPP OU Bo1
In the first stage of the tournament, the 16 teams will be split into 4 pools of 4 teams each. Over the following three weeks, teams will face each of the other teams in their pool in the 6v6 format above. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. At the end of stage one, the teams will be seeded by points. If teams are tied on points, teams with the higher win/loss differential will be seeded higher. (To be clear, win/loss differential is based purely on the result of full matches; Bo3 slots count for 1 win regardless of whether it was 2-0 or 2-1, and they count the same as Bo1 slots.) If teams are tied on both points and win/loss differential, their head-to-head records will then be taken into consideration. A playoffs tiebreak will only occur if:
- Teams are tied on all three counts (i.e. they have the same points and win/loss differential, and they tied in Stage 1); and
- Qualification for playoffs is at stake (if teams are tied for the first seed, their seeding will be randomised).
After stage one, the top two teams in each pool progress to the playoffs. Sets will be in the same 6v6 format, with the same tiebreak format of 3 Bo1s. Playoffs this year will be seeded as follows:
On activity decisions: Activity decisions will be made in a similar fashion to any other standard Smogon team tournament. Be transparent in scheduling, flag scheduling conflicts early, and keep the hosts in the loop. Teams have either 30 minutes from the scheduled time or 20 minutes from the team ping to produce a player (the original player or a substitute) - whichever is longer.
Please note that this tournament is capped at 16 teams. Should there be more than 16 candidates, we may ask certain countries / regions to provide preliminary rosters for us to gauge their relative strength and competence. We may also ask certain countries and / or regions to consider merging.
Feel free to reach out to me or any of the other hosts if you have any questions!
Teams and captains will be announced by Monday, the 14th of September.
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