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The fifteenth iteration of the largest LC tournament, the LC Open, has begun! Many players will enter but only one can come out on top. I wish you all the best of luck!
Tournament Rules:
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Grand Slam rules can be found here.
- Standard SV LC.
- Best-of-three, single elimination. You may switch teams between each game.
- Battles should take place on Pokémon Showdown!, on the Smogtours server.
- SV cartridge win conditions are in place; there are no ties.
- Tiers are locked at the beginning of each round.
- Replays are mandatory beginning in Round 2.
this stuff is just the abbreviated version, for the full list of rules for Smogon Tournaments check here
Identity
About playing on alts: It is entirely allowed to play on an alt other than your own main forum name, though if your opponent wishes to confirm your identity, you must log on to your main alt to show them you are who you claim to be. This is to prevent people from pretending to be who they're not.
About playing on different servers: Tournament matches must be played on the Smogtours server. The Main PS! server is acceptable only if both parties agree to that. Other servers are not sanctioned by the TD team and playing in them might result in your game not counting. Protect yourself from that by playing in Smogtours, where we also have the power to recreate games that end due to DC's.
Scouting
On scouting opponents: Going through your opponents replays of tournament and ladder games is entirely allowed, as long as a game is public there is nothing preventing you from watching it. An exception to this is abusing powers granted to you by being staff on Smogon or PS! to gain access to information a normal user wouldn't have access to, which is strictly forbidden.
On leaking teams: Divulging private information about someone's planned team to their opponent is never allowed, and will be heavily sanctioned. Requesting that such information be divulged is also grounds for punishment. Keep your scouting to publicly available information and you'll be fine.
Timer Clause / Disconnections
On the Timer: The timer must stay on throughout the whole battle.
On Timeout losses: A player that loses by having all his time run out loses the game. This is only not the case if the player that received the timeout loss can be verified to have suffered a True Disconnection. Rematches are only allowed if there was a True Disconnection.
On True Disconnection: The TD team has a secret threshold of seconds that your timer must be at or above, from the moment you disconnect, for a timeout loss to be considered a True disconnection. If your game is determined to be a true disconnection if you played on Smogtours and contacted a TD before the room expired your game will be recreated up to the point the disconnect happened. It is the responsibility of the player that disconnected to get a TD into the room before it expires.
Identity
About playing on alts: It is entirely allowed to play on an alt other than your own main forum name, though if your opponent wishes to confirm your identity, you must log on to your main alt to show them you are who you claim to be. This is to prevent people from pretending to be who they're not.
About playing on different servers: Tournament matches must be played on the Smogtours server. The Main PS! server is acceptable only if both parties agree to that. Other servers are not sanctioned by the TD team and playing in them might result in your game not counting. Protect yourself from that by playing in Smogtours, where we also have the power to recreate games that end due to DC's.
Scouting
On scouting opponents: Going through your opponents replays of tournament and ladder games is entirely allowed, as long as a game is public there is nothing preventing you from watching it. An exception to this is abusing powers granted to you by being staff on Smogon or PS! to gain access to information a normal user wouldn't have access to, which is strictly forbidden.
On leaking teams: Divulging private information about someone's planned team to their opponent is never allowed, and will be heavily sanctioned. Requesting that such information be divulged is also grounds for punishment. Keep your scouting to publicly available information and you'll be fine.
Timer Clause / Disconnections
On the Timer: The timer must stay on throughout the whole battle.
On Timeout losses: A player that loses by having all his time run out loses the game. This is only not the case if the player that received the timeout loss can be verified to have suffered a True Disconnection. Rematches are only allowed if there was a True Disconnection.
On True Disconnection: The TD team has a secret threshold of seconds that your timer must be at or above, from the moment you disconnect, for a timeout loss to be considered a True disconnection. If your game is determined to be a true disconnection if you played on Smogtours and contacted a TD before the room expired your game will be recreated up to the point the disconnect happened. It is the responsibility of the player that disconnected to get a TD into the room before it expires.
Battle Clauses:
- Evasion Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
- Contact your opponent as soon as possible upon the round going up. Activity cases are going to be handled in a very strict manner.
- When scheduling, offer a wide selection of times when you are available to play. 1 hour of activity on one or two weeknights is unlikely to be considered acceptable.
- Schedule specifically - do not schedule for "Friday afternoon" or "Sunday morning", pick a date, a time and note the timezone.
- If I catch news of ghosting or some other sort of atrocious behavior, I reserve the right to investigate to the full limits of my ability in conjunction with the TD team provided there is adequate evidence to warrant it.
Last but not least, aside from points towards qualifying for Grand Slam playoffs, this tournament is part of the LC Tournament Circuit, so points for that will also be awarded accordingly depending on how well you do.
Good luck to all competitors!
Huge thanks to iss for generously donating $1,000 in prize money, which will be distributed as follows:
1st: $400
2nd: $200
3rd/4th: $100
5th–8th: $50
Pairings (https://www.smogon.com/tools/bracketmaker/view/21098/):
wssi vs Nemosse
As de Corazones vs Rio Vidal
Fluore vs turtwigmygoat
ilesaural vs DeMarvelous
JustFranco vs Taka
Tenebricite vs egalvanc
hybone vs Unstoppable1
rahul_3301 vs Mafrazinho
(Winner of lettuce vs. SEROO) vs okjakdfjs
RoyalReloaded vs (Winner of Kafkafka vs. benadryl)
Xiri vs Rubyblood
not enjoying lc vs Magician
Gochan vs Itoshiflwr
(Winner of tazz vs. Laroxyl) vs Ox the Fox
termnal vs mj
Yves Stone vs (Winner of kimer vs. TGA)
APOGRAPHA vs agenS
ysjssg vs Nashrock
ict vs 8truc
(Winner of Trawkan vs. Rec) vs zS
Ash KetchumGamer vs shuixin
wail vs IsaiahMeep
doso749 vs Hyssou
(Winner of MuffinMelody vs. Zenadark) vs (Winner of genisu vs. Vxltarktimi)
Snak vs (Winner of DripLegend vs. Ziyeh)
abra xdd vs etern
Greedy_eb vs Ninja
Pais vs trace
(Winner of Akeras vs. Bouff) vs CapitanPabloskii
RL vs Fragments
(Winner of colorednaem vs. Hockey1) vs Eniigma
captainfrosket vs ambi_
Monai vs Eviolite Bisharp
Laurel vs MZ
Axzel vs fate1q
MyPokemonRBad12 vs Soul King0
Gray vs prav33n
Éric vs PolloAriosto
FireShell vs Hairoll
Lightniong vs Coconut
big tony 2014 vs Eternal Spirit
(Winner of dirtbowl vs. Milkylex) vs Mok3s
Amiya vs MGdos16
Msousa vs kythr
spell vs SammyCe123
Uhiiko vs Mada
eifo vs sn00syw00sy
coconut1234 vs Cielau
(Winner of Exi0022 vs. Irene) vs Megastar54
Tempo di anguria vs Ampha
KeshBa54 vs Huargensy
xonks vs (Winner of latias999999999 vs. yerdunc)
Colin vs Know treasure
Kasp vs Raichy
Lokifan vs Coolbai
bleahey vs IbrahimDawud
SASAGEYO vs PTKmoekyuun
THE_CHUNGLER vs NinjaCaro
Bluxio vs DugZa
Arcanine1929 vs (Winner of Stories vs. L Lawliet)
RaJ.Shoot vs Meru
(Winner of sky vs. Felony) vs giove97
Kev vs Acehunter1
poison dax vs David Watts
(Winner of SOM/05 vs. Daharan) vs Scottie
Malekith vs Fille
Agera vs liliou
(Winner of Yash Vortex vs. Shion) vs pdt
Slikkles vs PigWarrior19
bbeeaa vs Akotelette
mipc vs (Winner of Leroipolux vs. Analytic)
TakingNotesKinda vs ETJX
Rybak vs GhastlyPixie
Braga S2 vs FoulplayG
Star vs Airi
Fogbound Lake vs PixelBob
Fabriisse vs JustOut459
(Winner of Gondra vs. Aoi_happy) vs hi.naming is hard
Hirosaki vs Ainzcrad
HSOWA vs seraphz
(Winner of jackuzzler vs. naruto(sage)) vs Hiko
Shadow079 vs ZyzoTRW
Career Ended vs Vusty.
Tbp24 vs Failbor
S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs heileone
akxhdwy vs MemphisDepay
mrfraud vs (Winner of l'habitat vs. corviknightlover)
zause vs Nichalho
HAVOCKNIGHT vs Kits
YaVR_1 vs teamo
Envy vs Thiago Nunes
Luispeikou vs Mkns1070
Kingler vs Zokuru
Regiboob vs Rats220
SoulWind vs (Winner of Premonitions vs. Lime)
shreyashhy vs bricknermon
Cyrakii vs Ashbala
Smaiden1 vs Cluelessmagnet
(Winner of db vs. Kate) vs Vulpix03
vwnz vs Fernanch
VlTRIOL vs (Winner of BlackKnight_Gawain vs. MkenroyW)
Stecolomaxx vs Supraz
Tizio vs 4tup
RohM152_ vs velvet
Metallica126 vs TheFranklin
Sk3no vs TanDaMan
robjr vs Lumevija
(Winner of crying vs. Hachimaki) vs (Winner of Leni vs. Concept)
(Winner of Saintt vs. Octperlover) vs lax
Medeia vs mind gaming
Tarre25 vs (Winner of tko vs. Thootjuh)
Lux2821 vs luisin
jyusaan vs cute vn
Dugtrio Is Broken vs StepC
Flabeauf vs deaje
Chaos23333 vs Novax
Call me PK vs Padparadscha
lighthouses vs Click>Think
Expulso vs sequoia
LB vs zugubu royale
Django vs Papillon
Heatranator vs (Winner of Sificon vs. sheepie)
rarre vs (Winner of Zcarlett vs. eldids)
Hoops vs darkman64
Wanony vs Dragon246
ampharos4ever vs Skyiew
Bohrier vs zvbcv
Dwagon vs jjjnkn
Deadline:
April 12 at 11 PM EDT/UTC-4
MESSAGE TO ALL PLAYERS: PLEASE POST ALL ROUND 2 REPLAYS IN YOUR WINPOSTS!!!
REPLAYS/ACTIVITY DECISIONS HERE
