SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard DPP OU tournament.
- This tournament will be a Global Championship. (explained below!)
- You may switch teams in between battles for your Best of 3s.
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown! (Main or SmogTours).
- Replays will not be required until Top 16.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from RoA Forum Moderators. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the DPP OU metagame in the middle of a round, that change will be in effect starting the next round.
- Do not cheat. Cheating will result in a disqualification. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
- Signing up with more than one account.
- Ghosting or being ghosted by another player.
- Manipulating match outcomes.
- Do not harass or insult your opponents. I reserve the right to disqualify anyone breaking this rule. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Each round will consist of 2 stages. In the first stage, each player will be given 2 pairings. They will play a Best of 3 vs both opponents. After the first stage is completed, players who won both their matches will go straight through to the next round, while players who lost twice will be eliminated. The players who went 1-1 will battle it out in a tiebreaker Bo3 in stage 2 to join the two-time winners in the next round.
Example Breakdown (64 Players)
Round 1: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 32 Bo3 matches (64 unseeded players, subs period) & Stage 2
Round 2: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 16 Bo3 matches (32 unseeded players) & Stage 2
Round 3: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 8 Bo3 matches (16 unseeded players) & Stage 2
Round 4: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 4 Bo3 matches (8 unseeded players) & Stage 2
Round 5: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 2 Bo3 matches (4 unseeded players) & Stage 2
Finals: Stage 1 - 2 sets of Bo3 matches (2 unseeded players) & Stage 2
Stage 1 End: Players with 2 match wins go through, and those with 2 losses are eliminated.
Stage 2: Players with a 1-1 record play each other in a Bo3 match to see who progresses (or wins the final).
TLDR:
You play two Bo3s each round against two different opponents.
Win both Bo3s in Round: Advance to Next Round.
Lose both Bo3s in Round: Eliminated from Tournament.
Go 1-1 in Bo3s in Round: Play in a final Bo3 in Stage 2. Winner of the set moves on while loser is eliminated.
Resources
DPP OU Resources can be found here. Sample teams can be found here. You can join the DPP Discord here.
Scheduling guidelines can be found here. Activity win guidelines can be found here.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me via Discord or Smogon DM.
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