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Welcome to the Doubles Newsroom! Here, any new promotions or retirements from important positions such as tier leader, forum moderator, or council member within the tier will be posted about.
Qwello Lee has decided to step down from council. We thank him for his valuable input throughout SS and wish him all the best. In his place is returning council member qsns! Their ability to quickly scope out the new meta will be of great value as we navigate uncharted waters.
Paraplegic has stepped down from his duties, including as moderator and council member. We thank him for everything he's done for the tier over the years.
In more positive news, zoe is our newest moderator! We look forward to having her on the team going forwards.
With umbry stepping down from DOU Council, we are happy to fill that spot with GenOne. We want to thank Umbry for all her contributions to the tier, and wish her the best. We’re excited for what Genone has to offer the doubles council to help us navigate Pokemon Home!
JRL has stepped down from the DOU Council, who we thank for his valuable insight into the tier during his time.
Promoted to fill his place is bage1! Anyone active in the tier over the past year will be well aware of one of DOU's biggest rising stars, and we look forward to having him on board.
GenOne is is G(en)One, Nido-Rus goes out the Nidoor, Left Open for Someone Else
GenOne and Nido-Rus have both recently decided to step down from the DOU Council, we thank them both for their valuable time while wishing them well in their life outside DOU and hope it is indeed 100x better.
This means the Council are now looking for new members, if you're interested in joining (or contributing to tours or other forum projects), please apply using the form here!
Related to the last post, we have four new council members in Akaru Kokuyo, eragon, JRL, and zee! They are all strong players with unique and valuable insights into the metagame, and are sure to be positive additions going forwards.
Also, a big thank you to everyone who has took the the time to fill out the form, applying for council or hosting, it's a big help!