The 2023 Doubles OU Circuit will consist of the following tournaments:
- Two Doubles Seasonals: Winter and Fall
- Doubles Ladder Tournament
- Doubles Classic IV
- Official Smogon Doubles Tournament III
- Doubles Homefield
Seasonals:
1st: 16 CP
2nd: 13 CP
3rd: 11 CP
4th: 10 CP
5th-6th: 9 CP
7th-8th: 8 CP
9th-12th: 7 CP
13th-16th: 6 CP
17th-24th: 5 CP
25th-32nd: 4 CP
33rd-48th: 3 CP
49th-64th: 2 CP
65th-96th: 1 CP
Note: If a given Seasonal has less than 96 entrants, 65th-96th place will not receive CP.
Doubles Ladder Tournament:
1st: 10 CP
2nd: 8 CP
3rd-4th: 6 CP
5th-8th: 4 CP
9th-16th: 2 CP
Doubles Classic:
1st: 13 CP
2nd: 10 CP
3rd-4th: 8 CP
5th-8th: 6 CP
9th-16th: 4 CP
17th-24th: 2 CP
25th-32nd: 1 CP
Note: The winners of each individual cup within Doubles Classic will get a 2 CP bonus added to their overall CP from Doubles Classic, while the finalists from each individual cup will get a 1 CP bonus. This bonus can be claimed twice; for example, a player who wins BW Cup and places 2nd in XY Cup and SM Cup will receive a 3 CP bonus.
Official Smogon Doubles Tournament:
1st: 20 CP
2nd: 16 CP
3rd-4th: 13 CP
5th-8th: 10 CP
9th-16th: 8 CP
17th-23rd: 6 CP
Out at 6-3: 4 CP
Out at 5-3: 3 CP
Out at 4-3: 2 CP
Out at 3-3: 1 CP
Doubles Homefield:
1st: 13 CP
2nd-3rd: 10 CP
4th-6th: 8 CP
7th-12th: 6 CP
13th-24th: 4 CP
25th-48th: 2 CP
FAQ:
1. What are Seasonals?
Seasonals are the most straightforward of our tournaments and serve as the flagship tournaments for the DOU Circuit. They are large, double elimination tournaments that generally take around 14-15 weeks to fully finish. Each round you will be paired up with an opponent and play a Bo3 SV Doubles OU set, during which you will be allowed to switch teams between games. Seasonals will be held in the Winter (January) and Fall (August). These tournaments will be seeded as well; Winter Seasonals will use the final 2022 Circuit standings to seed its entrants, while Fall Seasonals will use the current 2023 Circuit standings.
2. What is Doubles Ladder Tournament?
In this tournament, people will be signing up to ladder for a full week to rank as high as possible. The highest ranking finishers may earn a spot in the playoffs. This cycle will continue for four weeks and culminate in a single elimination, best-of-three playoff for all qualifiers. There will be four laddering periods, with four participants from each qualifying for a 16-man playoff. As always, these qualifiers will be decided by ELO at the end of the laddering period. There will be no wild card entrants or byes in playoffs.
3. What is Doubles Classic?
Doubles Classic will function similarly to the Smogon Classic. It will consist of four separate single elimination tournaments played in four different tiers: SS DOU, SM DOU, XY DOU, and BW DOU. Based on their results in these four tournaments, the top 16 players will play out a single elimination playoff consisting of best-of-three sets, with the first game being played in the tier selected by the higher seed, and each subsequent game played in the tier selected by the loser of the previous game. This year, players may claim the bonus CP (2 for the winner, 1 for the finalist) from 2 cups instead of just 1. For example, a player who wins BW Cup and SM Cup will receive 4 points instead of just 2.
4. What is Doubles Homefield?
Homefield will replace Doubles Majors this year, to add another tournament with an oldgen element. The tour will mimic the format of Ubers Homefield. Upon signup, players will select an oldgen Doubles OU tier that is their “homefield” for the rest of the tournament. The tournament will be single elimination, and each matchup will be a best of 3 with the first game played in SV DOU. The next game will be played in the loser of the previous game’s homefield. We are confident Doubles Homefield will be an exciting addition to the circuit.
5. When are all these tournaments happening?
Check the second post in this thread for the circuit schedule!
*Regarding restricting access to tournament matches
In order for access to be restricted to a tournament set, both players must consent (i.e., the default is public room, modjoin off). Furthermore, viewing access to tournament matches may not be restricted in any way in the following scenarios:
- During or after Top 8 of single elimination tournament brackets, including playoffs of tournaments with a qualifying + playoff component
- During or after Round 10 of Seasonals
- At any point during Doubles Premier League
- At any point during Doubles Invitationals
Any games with restricted access under the specified scenarios will be considered invalid and must be replayed. For example, Player A wins game 1 of a set, then modjoins game 2 and wins game 2. Game 2 will not be counted and must be replayed for the set to be complete.
Anyone found to be abusing the rule (e.g. hiding a room when you know you'll lose so it will be invalid) will be punished severely.
We're looking forward to another great year of tournaments, hope to see you join!
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