Poem and original OP by Level 51
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could guess thy one ability?
In what world and in what time
Would you need to run Cloud Nine?
Who would use a set like this?
Why'd my Ninetales' Blizzard miss?
And which user, and which donk,
Stays in on Fini with their Conk?
For when my Fini threatened harm,
What made your Conk click Hammer Arm?
Why the Hammer Arm, again?
In what dimension runs your brain?
Who clicks Protect in front of 'Cott?
Is that even a brain you've got?
When I claimed hax my enemy's fault
And shower'd Smogon with my salt:
Did I smile my reqs to see?
Do I qualify for TC?
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal mouth could tell,
How to escape from Elo hell?
Dust off your Melmetal and pitchforks! Ready your torches and your Incineroar! It's time for an all-new Doubles Ladder Tournament, with your host MajorBowman! This will be the first of two Doubles Ladder Tournaments happening this year, so these points can be crucial for qualifying for the 2020 Invitational. But before you get around to smashing Hard Trick Room and trampling down the ladder, here are a few specifics you should know. Please read every one of the rules; important information lies within. This is to prevent confusion, especially regarding the qualification process.
The Rules
Relevant Dates
(all times US Eastern time / GMT-4)
Week 1
START | February 25, 2020, at 12:00 am
END | March 2, 2020, at 11:59 pm
Week 2
START | March 3, 2020, at 12:00 am
END | March 9, 2020, at 11:59 pm
Week 3
START | March 10, 2020, at 12:00 am
END | March 16, 2020, at 11:59 pm
Week 4
START | March 17, 2020, at 12:00 am
END | March 23 2020, at 11:59 pm
Qualifiers
Cycle 1
LightScreener | Alt: Luisin | ELO: 1866
Qwello Lee | Alt: Pistacchio | ELO: 1857
umbreon098 | Alt: Alice | ELO: 1857
tenzai | Alt: Daiya | ELO: 1788
Cycle 2
poseidonTHEking | Alt: Papiloco | ELO: 1796
SMB | Alt: ANTETOKOUNMPO | ELO: 1788
Shadowmonstr4 | Alt: Shadow7 | ELO: 1787
Z strats | Alt: Yoda2798 | ELO: 1784
Cycle 3
zikam | Alt: Sawamura | ELO: 1875
Kiichikos | Alt: Tomoe | ELO: 1853
DLT JRL BELL | Alt: JRL 023 | ELO: 1835
YoBuddy | Alt: YoBuddy | ELO: 1834
Cycle 4
Frania | Alt: not ezrael | ELO: 1831
lazatron | Alt: UBeatUpIFlee | ELO: 1827
Akaru Kokuyo | Alt: Crapras | ELO: 1822
miltankmilk | Alt: Mike Trout | ELO: 1814
Playoffs
Top 16
(1) zikam vs Z strats (16)
(2) LightScreener vs Shadowmonstr4 (15)
(3) umbreon098 vs SMB (14)
(4) Qwello Lee vs tenzai (13)
(5) Kiichikos vs poseidonTHEking (12)
(6) DLT JRL BELL vs miltankmilk (11)
(7) YoBuddy vs Akaru Kokuyo (10)
(8) Frania vs lazatron (9)
Top 8
(16) Z strats vs Frania (8)
(2) LightScreener vs YoBuddy (7)
(14) SMB vs DLT JRL BELL (6)
(4) Qwello Lee vs poseidonTHEking (12)
Top 4
(16) Z strats vs Qwello Lee (4)
(2) LightScreener vs SMB (14)
Finals
(4) Qwello Lee vs SMB (14)
CP Payouts
1st: 10 CP
2nd: 8 CP
3-4: 6 CP
5-8: 4 CP
9-16: 2 CP
That's it! Good luck to all of our participants, and may the best ladderer win!
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could guess thy one ability?
In what world and in what time
Would you need to run Cloud Nine?
Who would use a set like this?
Why'd my Ninetales' Blizzard miss?
And which user, and which donk,
Stays in on Fini with their Conk?
For when my Fini threatened harm,
What made your Conk click Hammer Arm?
Why the Hammer Arm, again?
In what dimension runs your brain?
Who clicks Protect in front of 'Cott?
Is that even a brain you've got?
When I claimed hax my enemy's fault
And shower'd Smogon with my salt:
Did I smile my reqs to see?
Do I qualify for TC?
Drampa! Drampa! Burning bright,
On ladder room, half past midnight;
What immortal mouth could tell,
How to escape from Elo hell?
Dust off your Melmetal and pitchforks! Ready your torches and your Incineroar! It's time for an all-new Doubles Ladder Tournament, with your host MajorBowman! This will be the first of two Doubles Ladder Tournaments happening this year, so these points can be crucial for qualifying for the 2020 Invitational. But before you get around to smashing Hard Trick Room and trampling down the ladder, here are a few specifics you should know. Please read every one of the rules; important information lies within. This is to prevent confusion, especially regarding the qualification process.
The Rules
- The engine of the tournament is the regular Pokemon Showdown Doubles OU ladder, not a new one. All normal Doubles Rules and Clauses apply. All qualification will be done on this ladder. The top 16 players (selected as described below) will be placed into a best of 3 single elimination bracket playoffs.
- You need to make a new alt account for this tournament. Your alt name must begin with DLTS1 to make determining the top players for each cycle easier. To show that your account is clean please include in your sign-up post a picture of your laddering alt. You are not required to make a new alt for each ladder cycle.
- In order to sign up for the Doubles Ladder Tournament, please create a post in this thread listing your alts. You are allowed an unlimited number of alts, so don't worry about starting over with a new one; just remember to keep to the format for each alt you create, and please update your post each time you create a new alt. Include in your post a picture of your "clean" alt (one that shows the join date).
- You must create and register a new alt before you play any battles on it. We will be checking the registration date of all alts; in order to qualify for this tournament, they must be registered on or after February 25, 2020.
- The ladder portion of the tournament lasts 4 weeks (this is different from last year!). The cutoff times for each week are listed below; at the cutoff time, one of the tournament hosts will take a screenshot of the ladder. In order to qualify for the playoffs, your alt must be among the top 4 newly made alts in this screenshot. If a player in the top 4 of a given week is already qualified, their alt will be ignored when counting the top 4 alts for that week.
- During the playoffs stage, players will be seeded by their ELO at their respective screenshot time.
- Don't show unsportsmanlike behavior on the ladder. If we have a reason to believe you forfeited a game to boost a friend's account, you will be punished. If you try to prevent your opponent from joining the battle again after a disconnection, you will be punished. If you ask someone to forfeit to you, you will be punished. The consequences could range from disqualification for one week, the entire tournament, or even a tournament ban in extreme cases. Again, please please use your common sense.
- In your sign-up post, please include a line reflecting the fact that you have read and understand the rules. Your alt may not be considered eligible if your post does not contain this line.
Relevant Dates
(all times US Eastern time / GMT-4)
Week 1
START | February 25, 2020, at 12:00 am
END | March 2, 2020, at 11:59 pm
Week 2
START | March 3, 2020, at 12:00 am
END | March 9, 2020, at 11:59 pm
Week 3
START | March 10, 2020, at 12:00 am
END | March 16, 2020, at 11:59 pm
Week 4
START | March 17, 2020, at 12:00 am
END | March 23 2020, at 11:59 pm
Qualifiers
Cycle 1
LightScreener | Alt: Luisin | ELO: 1866
Qwello Lee | Alt: Pistacchio | ELO: 1857
umbreon098 | Alt: Alice | ELO: 1857
tenzai | Alt: Daiya | ELO: 1788
Cycle 2
poseidonTHEking | Alt: Papiloco | ELO: 1796
SMB | Alt: ANTETOKOUNMPO | ELO: 1788
Shadowmonstr4 | Alt: Shadow7 | ELO: 1787
Z strats | Alt: Yoda2798 | ELO: 1784
Cycle 3
zikam | Alt: Sawamura | ELO: 1875
Kiichikos | Alt: Tomoe | ELO: 1853
DLT JRL BELL | Alt: JRL 023 | ELO: 1835
YoBuddy | Alt: YoBuddy | ELO: 1834
Cycle 4
Frania | Alt: not ezrael | ELO: 1831
lazatron | Alt: UBeatUpIFlee | ELO: 1827
Akaru Kokuyo | Alt: Crapras | ELO: 1822
miltankmilk | Alt: Mike Trout | ELO: 1814
Playoffs
Top 16
(1) zikam vs Z strats (16)
(2) LightScreener vs Shadowmonstr4 (15)
(3) umbreon098 vs SMB (14)
(4) Qwello Lee vs tenzai (13)
(5) Kiichikos vs poseidonTHEking (12)
(6) DLT JRL BELL vs miltankmilk (11)
(7) YoBuddy vs Akaru Kokuyo (10)
(8) Frania vs lazatron (9)
Top 8
(16) Z strats vs Frania (8)
(2) LightScreener vs YoBuddy (7)
(14) SMB vs DLT JRL BELL (6)
(4) Qwello Lee vs poseidonTHEking (12)
Top 4
(16) Z strats vs Qwello Lee (4)
(2) LightScreener vs SMB (14)
Finals
(4) Qwello Lee vs SMB (14)
CP Payouts
1st: 10 CP
2nd: 8 CP
3-4: 6 CP
5-8: 4 CP
9-16: 2 CP
That's it! Good luck to all of our participants, and may the best ladderer win!
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