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We're here to announce the 2024 AG circuit! The circuit is a collection of individual tournaments spread throughout the year with varying classifications, generations, with and formats all coming together to allow players to earn points for the final showdown - the AG Championship, where the top 16 performers will battle to earn the title of AG circuit champion! This will reward a banner and a custom avatar to showcase their achievement as the top AG player of 2024. This thread will also give information on the details behind the tournaments that have been revamped from 2023.
Key:
Tournament Name | Classification - Signups Start Date - Expected Finals Date (host)
Winter (January / February)
AG Winter Seasonal | Type A - January 8th - April 22nd - Hosted by Eledyr
Spring (March / April / May)
AG Classic Playoffs | Type B - March 18th - June 17th - Hosted by lotiasite
SS AG Cup - Hosted by Fc
SM AG Cup - Hosted by Geysers
ORAS AG Cup - Hosted by Kinetic
AG Ladder Tournament | Type A - April 22nd - June 3rd - Hosted by Concept Everything
AG Homefield | Type B - May 20th - July 8th - Hosted by lotiasite
Summer (June / July / August)
AG Summer Seasonal | Type A - July 22nd - November 4th - Hosted by Sificon
DPP AG Tournament | Type C - August 5th - September 23rd - Hosted by TBD
Autumn (September / October / November)
AG Triathlon | Type B - September 2nd - October 21st - Hosted by Fc
AG Last Chance Qualifier | Type B - October 21st - December 9th - Hosted by TaxFraud
December
AG Championship VI - Hosted by Frozoid
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AG Team Tournaments
(Participation doesn't earn circuit points)
AG Winter Team Tour* | Starting January 8th - Hosted by WrathoftheLeopard and Heika
AG Premier League VI | Starting June 5 - Hosted by TBD
Note that some dates may be subject to change.
*name subject to change
- Tournament Points System:
- Tournament Details:
AG Seasonals:
Seasonals are Bo3 SV AG double elimination tournaments that will run twice (Winter and Summer) throughout the course of the circuit. The matchups for a Seasonal are not seeded.
AG Ladder Tournament:
This tournament is divided into two main components: a 2-week qualifying phase and a playoffs phase.
The qualifying phase is divided into 2 cycles of 1 week each. Players will ladder on designated alts and try to reach the highest Elo score possible by the end of the cycle. The 8 players with the highest Elo will qualify for playoffs, and then players will start laddering again on fresh alts for the next week. Once the 2 qualifying cycles have concluded, the qualified players will be entered into a seeded best of three single elimination bracket that will progress until one player is crowned the winner.
AG Classic:
This two-phase tournament will use previous AG rulesets in similar fashion to the Smogon Classic. The first phase of AG Grand Prix consists of three individual tournaments: the SS cup, the USUM cup, and the ORAS cup. Each of these tournaments will be unseeded best of three single elimination. Players who advance in these tournaments will earn points towards the Grand Prix playoffs - the top 16 players with the most points at the end of all 3 tournaments will be entered into a seeded single elimination bracket to determine the winner. The playoffs format will be a best of three of all three formats, so players must excel in multiple formats to come out on top! The individual cup tournaments do not give points towards the Circuit Playoffs. However, you will receive points for qualifying for the playoffs.
AG Triathlon:
A single elimination Bo3 featuring the 3 old generations of AG - SS, USUM, and ORAS. The loser of the first match (fixed to SS unless both players agree to a different generation) will then decide on the next generation to be played.
AG Homefield:
A single elimination Bo3 where each player selects one old generation of AG to be their "homefield". They will then play a Bo3 which starts in SV AG, then goes to the loser's homefield generation.
DPP AG Tournament:
A single elimination Bo3 tournament featuring DPP AG. A low stakes bracket to give exposure to our least represented metagame.
AG Last Chance Qualifier:
A single elimination Bo3 SV AG tournament that provides a last chance at getting points to qualify for the circuit championship.
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Anything Goes Premier League:
A team tournament where managers will draft players in an auction to assemble their team, after which all the teams will face off in a round robin. Once all the teams have played one another, the top team will advance to finals, while the second and third placing teams will face off for a chance to make it to finals as well. The tiers played and the number of teams will be determined closer to the date of the tournament.
Anything Goes Winter Team Tournament*:
This is Anything Goes' winter team tournament, featuring different tiers and team formatting to AGPL.
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AG Circuit Playoffs:
At the end of the year, the top 16 players with the most Circuit Points will compete in a seeded, 16-player single elimination tournament; the winner will earn the AG Champion banner and a custom prize! The playoffs will be an SV AG Bo3.
Seasonals are Bo3 SV AG double elimination tournaments that will run twice (Winter and Summer) throughout the course of the circuit. The matchups for a Seasonal are not seeded.
AG Ladder Tournament:
This tournament is divided into two main components: a 2-week qualifying phase and a playoffs phase.
The qualifying phase is divided into 2 cycles of 1 week each. Players will ladder on designated alts and try to reach the highest Elo score possible by the end of the cycle. The 8 players with the highest Elo will qualify for playoffs, and then players will start laddering again on fresh alts for the next week. Once the 2 qualifying cycles have concluded, the qualified players will be entered into a seeded best of three single elimination bracket that will progress until one player is crowned the winner.
AG Classic:
This two-phase tournament will use previous AG rulesets in similar fashion to the Smogon Classic. The first phase of AG Grand Prix consists of three individual tournaments: the SS cup, the USUM cup, and the ORAS cup. Each of these tournaments will be unseeded best of three single elimination. Players who advance in these tournaments will earn points towards the Grand Prix playoffs - the top 16 players with the most points at the end of all 3 tournaments will be entered into a seeded single elimination bracket to determine the winner. The playoffs format will be a best of three of all three formats, so players must excel in multiple formats to come out on top! The individual cup tournaments do not give points towards the Circuit Playoffs. However, you will receive points for qualifying for the playoffs.
AG Triathlon:
A single elimination Bo3 featuring the 3 old generations of AG - SS, USUM, and ORAS. The loser of the first match (fixed to SS unless both players agree to a different generation) will then decide on the next generation to be played.
AG Homefield:
A single elimination Bo3 where each player selects one old generation of AG to be their "homefield". They will then play a Bo3 which starts in SV AG, then goes to the loser's homefield generation.
DPP AG Tournament:
A single elimination Bo3 tournament featuring DPP AG. A low stakes bracket to give exposure to our least represented metagame.
AG Last Chance Qualifier:
A single elimination Bo3 SV AG tournament that provides a last chance at getting points to qualify for the circuit championship.
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Anything Goes Premier League:
A team tournament where managers will draft players in an auction to assemble their team, after which all the teams will face off in a round robin. Once all the teams have played one another, the top team will advance to finals, while the second and third placing teams will face off for a chance to make it to finals as well. The tiers played and the number of teams will be determined closer to the date of the tournament.
Anything Goes Winter Team Tournament*:
This is Anything Goes' winter team tournament, featuring different tiers and team formatting to AGPL.
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AG Circuit Playoffs:
At the end of the year, the top 16 players with the most Circuit Points will compete in a seeded, 16-player single elimination tournament; the winner will earn the AG Champion banner and a custom prize! The playoffs will be an SV AG Bo3.
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