Underused Champions League II
(OP stolen from last year's thread teehee!)
(OP stolen from last year's thread teehee!)
Hi all and welcome to this year's UUCL! Underused Champions League is an auction-based format consistent of 8 teams playing head-to-head for 7 weeks. That means that we are initially looking for 8 managers + assistant managers. The format for this tournament will be the following:
- SV1
- SV2
- Flex 1A
- Flex 2A
- Flex 3A
- Flex 4A
- Flex 1B
- Flex 2B
- Flex 3B
- Flex 4B
The current format is, as explained:
SV1
SV2
Flex 1A
Flex 2A
Flex 3A
Flex 4A
Flex 1B
Flex 2B
Flex 3B
Flex 4B
2 Slots of SV will be played with no gimmicks involved. Flex tiers, however, are a new conceptwe stole from NU we will be introducing this tournament. An Explaination for this can be seen here as initially proposed by Malekith for WCOP. These flex tiers would play the same role as the team chosen tiers proposed on that post, with available tiers ranging from SS to RBY. So in other words, the pool of available tiers will be: SS / SM / ORAS / BW / DPP / ADV / GSC / RBY.
The way it will work is quite simple. Let's say I, Bouff, am managing the tycoons with my friend Lyssa, whereas Estarossa is managing the ladies, and we will be facing each others on the following week. The tournament will have two deadlines: one for tier picking (lets say, for example, midnight EST Saturday), and one for the lineups (11:59 PM EST Sunday). On Saturday, I PM the host with my four picks: SS, SM, ORAS and GSC, while Estarossa does the same, picking DPP, ADV, RBY and BW. Once every team has made their choice, the host will announce on the manager channel in UU cord every teams pick, which is when we will be informed of them. So, in this case, I now know Estarossa chose DPP, ADV, RBY and BW, and they know i chose SS, SM, ORAS and GSC. From there, we know our match-up will be as follow:
SV1
SV2
Flex 1A => SS
Flex 2A => SM
Flex 3A => ORAS
Flex 4A => GSC
Flex 1B = BW
Flex 2B => DPP
Flex 3B => ADV
Flex 4B => RBY
Note there's no back and forth between managers and/or hosts, nor is there a priority order for picking. Every team simply has to blind pick their tiers, and then send their respective lineups by the end of the week like usual. So once flex tiers are chosen, the tour plays out as normal, just with a dynamic tier ordering. Now, the following week we'll be playing against ASKOV managing the ASKOVillains. This time, we decide to pick SM, SS, RBY and BW, while their team picks DPP, ADV, GSC and BW. Does this mean two BW games are going to be played? Yes, it does. Reminder: the same team can't pick two of the same tiers, but the same tier can be picked twice in the same matchup. I can't chose BW two times, but i can chose BW and so can my opponent. This adds a lot of strategy and decision making for managers and teams involved. In the event of tiebreaks, they'll be played out normally, with lower seed picking first.
Since this format requires managers to communicate with the hosts twice (first for flex picks, then for lineups), we will be using two seperate deadlines for them. Exact times are TBD and will be discussed once we have our 8 manager pairs. One managers communicate to hosts their picks via PMs, the hosts will announce them on our uucl managers channel chat on discord, then managers will have until that week's deadline to send their lineups.
SV1
SV2
Flex 1A
Flex 2A
Flex 3A
Flex 4A
Flex 1B
Flex 2B
Flex 3B
Flex 4B
2 Slots of SV will be played with no gimmicks involved. Flex tiers, however, are a new concept
The way it will work is quite simple. Let's say I, Bouff, am managing the tycoons with my friend Lyssa, whereas Estarossa is managing the ladies, and we will be facing each others on the following week. The tournament will have two deadlines: one for tier picking (lets say, for example, midnight EST Saturday), and one for the lineups (11:59 PM EST Sunday). On Saturday, I PM the host with my four picks: SS, SM, ORAS and GSC, while Estarossa does the same, picking DPP, ADV, RBY and BW. Once every team has made their choice, the host will announce on the manager channel in UU cord every teams pick, which is when we will be informed of them. So, in this case, I now know Estarossa chose DPP, ADV, RBY and BW, and they know i chose SS, SM, ORAS and GSC. From there, we know our match-up will be as follow:
SV1
SV2
Flex 1A => SS
Flex 2A => SM
Flex 3A => ORAS
Flex 4A => GSC
Flex 1B = BW
Flex 2B => DPP
Flex 3B => ADV
Flex 4B => RBY
Note there's no back and forth between managers and/or hosts, nor is there a priority order for picking. Every team simply has to blind pick their tiers, and then send their respective lineups by the end of the week like usual. So once flex tiers are chosen, the tour plays out as normal, just with a dynamic tier ordering. Now, the following week we'll be playing against ASKOV managing the ASKOVillains. This time, we decide to pick SM, SS, RBY and BW, while their team picks DPP, ADV, GSC and BW. Does this mean two BW games are going to be played? Yes, it does. Reminder: the same team can't pick two of the same tiers, but the same tier can be picked twice in the same matchup. I can't chose BW two times, but i can chose BW and so can my opponent. This adds a lot of strategy and decision making for managers and teams involved. In the event of tiebreaks, they'll be played out normally, with lower seed picking first.
Since this format requires managers to communicate with the hosts twice (first for flex picks, then for lineups), we will be using two seperate deadlines for them. Exact times are TBD and will be discussed once we have our 8 manager pairs. One managers communicate to hosts their picks via PMs, the hosts will announce them on our uucl managers channel chat on discord, then managers will have until that week's deadline to send their lineups.
The hosts for this edition are...to be determined soon : D. The manager selection process is, for the most part, subjective. However, users who have shown strong involvement in UU and have no active or recent punishments will be favoured over users who fail to meet the criteria.
Manager name:
Assistant manager: (if there's any)
Team name:
(note that there isn't a specific theme for team names but they'll be subject to approval)
If you are a returning manager, make sure to identify the team which you are reclaiming by the letter assigned to it. Returning managers will be given priority to reclaim their existing teams, but they may not take over a team that was not previously theirs.
Manager name:
Assistant manager: (if there's any)
Team name:
Returning manager:
Previous team:
Example:
Manager name: Bouff
Assistant manager: afuyeas
Team name: The Violet City Vtubers
Returning manager: Yes
Previous team: A
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For new managers, the returning managers have priority to claim their previous teams, so when choosing a team to take over, try to choose one that will not be taken. Below are the list of teams, their assigned letter, and list of retains:
Manager name:
Assistant manager: (if there's any)
Team name:
Team preference 1:
Team preference 2:
example:
Manager name: Paulie Gualtieri
Assistant manager: Chrissy Moltisanti
Team name: The Pine Barrens
Team preference 1: B
Team preference 2: C
Assistant manager: (if there's any)
Team name:
(note that there isn't a specific theme for team names but they'll be subject to approval)
- Only one manager can self buy for each team;
- Self buy price will be a flat 20k, this will count towards your retain pool (aka if you self buy you can only retain two more players and not three more);
- Every team must have a minimum of 13 players (10 starts + 3 subs);
- Every team will be given a budget of 130k for self buys and auction
- If you'd like to retain a player, the price will be equal to their UUCL I price + 3k, with a minimum price of 10k;
If you are a returning manager, make sure to identify the team which you are reclaiming by the letter assigned to it. Returning managers will be given priority to reclaim their existing teams, but they may not take over a team that was not previously theirs.
Manager name:
Assistant manager: (if there's any)
Team name:
Returning manager:
Previous team:
Example:
Manager name: Bouff
Assistant manager: afuyeas
Team name: The Violet City Vtubers
Returning manager: Yes
Previous team: A
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For new managers, the returning managers have priority to claim their previous teams, so when choosing a team to take over, try to choose one that will not be taken. Below are the list of teams, their assigned letter, and list of retains:
Manager name:
Assistant manager: (if there's any)
Team name:
Team preference 1:
Team preference 2:
example:
Manager name: Paulie Gualtieri
Assistant manager: Chrissy Moltisanti
Team name: The Pine Barrens
Team preference 1: B
Team preference 2: C
Here are the previous team's managers - please indicate in your signup what your team preferences are as described in the spoiler above.
- Team A: Mikan Island Monster Carrots (vivalospride and Pak)
- Team B: Vanilluxe Iced Latte (@gulch and Estarossa)
- Team C: Cinnabar MissingNoNames (Killintime and Accel)
- Team D: Twinkatons (Avarice and @-Howkings)
- Team E: The Amazing Ambipoms (Petros and starbitstorm)
- Team F: Gilderoy Lokix (Jeza.p and dunoks)
- Team G: Soul Dew Syndicate (Plague and seraphz)
- Team H: Azelf on the Shelf (AJ and Taka)
UUCL I Standings / Prices
Deadline for signups will be Sunday, October 4th, 11:59 PM -4, but may end sooner if candidates are exceptionally good. If you have any questions, feel free to ask any UU staff members. Also yes, this will be a custom avatar tournament.
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