Welcome to the 9th edition of ADPL, and the third sponsored by Trainer Academy! Hosted by myself and cala_aa . This is a team tour that will encourage learning a team tour environment through placing undrafted players in a pool that will be automatically distributed among the teams, with one week of guaranteed play time for each player. From prepping, mock games, tiebreaks, last second substitutions, crazy upsets, and heartbreak: no matter the skill level players WILL be able to participate. The teams who will succeed will need to not only succeed in crafting a team of skilled individuals for all listed tiers, but also be able to lift up their less experienced players to unexpected wins. For less experienced players, this is one of if not the best opportunities to get drafted and compete for a custom avatar, as well as experience a higher level of play than they may be used to. The changes to format this year include 8 teams instead of 10, a 7 week regular season, and 3 managers per team as opposed to 2. The tiers are listed below:
Stour Bo3 (SV, SS, SM)
SV OU
SV OU
SV OU
SS OU
SM OU
ORAS OU
BW OU
DPP OU
ADV OU
GSC OU
RBY OU Bo3
The general forum tournament rules will apply to this tournament.
ADPL Server (required to manage)
Use the following format to sign up to manage:
Smogon Name:
Co-Manager(s) (if applicable):
Returning manager/player? If so, what franchise:
Top 3 Team preferences: (Example: 1. Phantom Troupe 2. Lunar Legion 3. Marshadow Mafia)
A brief description on why you should be chosen to manage:
Deadline: <t:1772343900:f>
Stour Bo3 (SV, SS, SM)
SV OU
SV OU
SV OU
SS OU
SM OU
ORAS OU
BW OU
DPP OU
ADV OU
GSC OU
RBY OU Bo3
Undrafted players will be placed in a pool that will be randomly distributed among teams equally following the public draft. The goal is to maximize the amount of undrafted players distributed to each team, as to promote a learning environment for as many people as possible. Each team will have 2 undrafted players randomly assigned to them. Each player in the team, regardless of if they are drafted or not, will be required to play at least one game throughout the regular season.
Players who are inactive will be handled on a case-by-case basis by hosts, but it is also up to the managers of each team to ensure that especially undrafted players are able to take place in discussions surrounding prep for each week. If managers attempt to abuse this rule to replace subpar players, there may be consequences decided by host discretion.
Managers will be expected to lead their team each week and make substitutions as necessary. Each week they will submit a line-up to hosts detailing which players will play what tier. They will also be responsible for attending the auction and drafting a team of players, the exact date of which to be determined at a later time. Because of this tour's nature, managers will also have extra responsibility to ensure that the less experienced players are not being intentionally excluded from discussions, and that they leave this tour with a meaningful experience. Managers will also be asked to keep track of what players have and have not played, as all players on the roster, undrafted or not, will be required to be fielded for at least one game. Hosts will have final say in the event there is an issue that arises.
Retainer rules:
A team may retain up to 4 players total, including managers, but is not required to retain any. For example you may self-buy two out of the three managers, then you would only be able to retain up to 2 additional players from the previous roster. The maximum amount of managers able to be self-bought is 2. Without any managers retained, the limit is 3 retained players. Undrafted players from the previous year will be ineligible for retaining. For example, Ironclad Infernapes could not elect to retain LBN.
The cost to retain a player on their first year as a retention will be the HIGHER of the following two scenarios (unchanged from last year):
1. The amount that the player went for in the last auction + 3k (ex. if Oglemi was bought for 13k, it would cost 16k to retain him)
2. 10k, if the previous price + 3k would end up being lower than 10k (ex. if Oglemi was bought for 6k, his retaining cost would be 10k, not 9k)
Remember that a player bought for under 10k during last year's auction will not necessarily cost just 10k to retain. If Oglemi was bought for 9k in last year's auction, he would cost 12k to retain this year, not 10k.
A team may retain up to 4 players total, including managers, but is not required to retain any. For example you may self-buy two out of the three managers, then you would only be able to retain up to 2 additional players from the previous roster. The maximum amount of managers able to be self-bought is 2. Without any managers retained, the limit is 3 retained players. Undrafted players from the previous year will be ineligible for retaining. For example, Ironclad Infernapes could not elect to retain LBN.
The cost to retain a player on their first year as a retention will be the HIGHER of the following two scenarios (unchanged from last year):
1. The amount that the player went for in the last auction + 3k (ex. if Oglemi was bought for 13k, it would cost 16k to retain him)
2. 10k, if the previous price + 3k would end up being lower than 10k (ex. if Oglemi was bought for 6k, his retaining cost would be 10k, not 9k)
Remember that a player bought for under 10k during last year's auction will not necessarily cost just 10k to retain. If Oglemi was bought for 9k in last year's auction, he would cost 12k to retain this year, not 10k.
When signing up to manage, you must select a franchise which was present in the previous year's edition of ADPL. While the name and logo does not need to stay consistent, it will be relevant with regards to what players can be retained. Since the number of teams is reducing from 10 to 8 this year, two teams rosters will not be eligible for retaining. The previous year's doc for reference.
Tomb Raiders 
Galaxy Guardians
Phantom Troupe
O'Block Okidogis
Andromeda Galaxy Cosmogs:
Void Phantoms
Marshadow Mafia
Celadon City Chancers
Ironclad Infernapes
Lunar Legion
Tomb Raiders Galaxy Guardians Phantom Troupe O'Block Okidogis Andromeda Galaxy Cosmogs: Void Phantoms Marshadow Mafia Celadon City Chancers Ironclad Infernapes Lunar Legion Each team will have 140k credits. Each team will have the option to purchase up to two managers, and, if they do so, 20k will be subtracted from the team's credits for the first purchased manager, then 15k for the second.
The auction will be scheduled between the Managers and Assistant Managers so that at least one member from each team will be able to stay during the entire auction.
Once a time is set, the Managers, Assistants, and hosts will join a room where the auction will take place. Spectators are allowed to see the auction, but will not be allowed to speak. Discussions about what happens in the auction should be happening in an appropriate chat, such as the tournament's Discord.
The hosts will ask the first team to nom a player. The nomination order will follow a snake pattern (meaning the order will be fully reversed every round). The tiers each player signed up for will be informed after every nomination. Then the bidding will commence, each player will have a starting bid of 3k, and every manager can put their bids on the chat raising a minimum of 0.5k (or 500) credits. If after some seconds there are no new bids, the player is sold to the team with the highest current bid. There will be a 5 second warning before the bidding for a player is closed. Managers are expected to have a list of players they intend to nominate, and draft, so the auction goes as quickly and seamlessly as possible.
Each team must complete a roster of 12 starters and 2 substitutes, including managers that have purchased themselves to play. 3k or more will be paid for every player, therefore a team can't spend a value that will result in his or her team being unable to reach the minimum of players. The players from the undrafted pool will be added after the auction, so they will not count in the 14 required players.
The auction will be scheduled between the Managers and Assistant Managers so that at least one member from each team will be able to stay during the entire auction.
Once a time is set, the Managers, Assistants, and hosts will join a room where the auction will take place. Spectators are allowed to see the auction, but will not be allowed to speak. Discussions about what happens in the auction should be happening in an appropriate chat, such as the tournament's Discord.
The hosts will ask the first team to nom a player. The nomination order will follow a snake pattern (meaning the order will be fully reversed every round). The tiers each player signed up for will be informed after every nomination. Then the bidding will commence, each player will have a starting bid of 3k, and every manager can put their bids on the chat raising a minimum of 0.5k (or 500) credits. If after some seconds there are no new bids, the player is sold to the team with the highest current bid. There will be a 5 second warning before the bidding for a player is closed. Managers are expected to have a list of players they intend to nominate, and draft, so the auction goes as quickly and seamlessly as possible.
Each team must complete a roster of 12 starters and 2 substitutes, including managers that have purchased themselves to play. 3k or more will be paid for every player, therefore a team can't spend a value that will result in his or her team being unable to reach the minimum of players. The players from the undrafted pool will be added after the auction, so they will not count in the 14 required players.
The general forum tournament rules will apply to this tournament.
ADPL Server (required to manage)
Use the following format to sign up to manage:
Smogon Name:
Co-Manager(s) (if applicable):
Returning manager/player? If so, what franchise:
Top 3 Team preferences: (Example: 1. Phantom Troupe 2. Lunar Legion 3. Marshadow Mafia)
A brief description on why you should be chosen to manage:
Deadline: <t:1772343900:f>
