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Do you think you have skill in the Doubles metagame? Do you like to compete against the best? Are you one of those people like McMeghan who just signs up for basically every tournament? If so, this is the announcement for you! The Doubles forum staff have teamed up to produce what is perhaps the most ambitious tournament in Smogon history! The Doubles Circuit consists of a bunch of small all-comers tournaments where participating gives you points (based on standing). At the end of the season, whoever amasses over 100 points gets a seat in the culminating event: the Invitational, a Swiss-paired finale with a single elimination LIVE top four! The winner of this invitational not only gets to brag about how awesome they are, but will receive a custom banner on the Smogon forums, and perhaps more! I'm using so many exclamation points because this is ridiculously exciting!
Here's what to look for on the Smogon forums over the next nine months if you're interested in participating:
- 8 Minitours. Hosted in the Doubles subforum, these are best of one, single elimination blitz tourneys with 3-4 day rounds and a penchant for wonky formats. Though they're more lighthearted than the other tournaments, they're valuable to shore up your point totals—heck, you can get into the invitationals on minitours alone, if you're good enough.
- 2 Seasonals. These more serious events are Swiss-paired with a single elimination top 8. They will all be good old-fashioned standard best of three, week-long round, Smogon Doubles. Winning one is an automatic invite, and worst come to worst, you get a guaranteed 5-7 rounds of quality Doubles battling!
- 1 Major. This is really the big kahuna Doubles tournament each year. No restrictions on sign-up, but players are based in seeded double-elimination bracket pools based on earlier tournaments—so if you've been signing up for everything, you can force other good players out of your pool to ease competition! Top 2 from each pool move into a single elimination top 16, and the four best places will all get guaranteed invites! This is the last tournament of the circuit, so make sure you don't miss the final push to earn your spot!
Spreadsheet with the Schedule / Point Breakdown / Standings
managed by Zach (Braverius) and Level 51 and Pwnemon
Currently Running Tours:managed by Zach (Braverius) and Level 51 and Pwnemon
Completed Tours:
1st Doubles Circuit Minitour - Standard XY Doubles
Won by: Darkmalice
Runner-up: Nollan
2nd Doubles Circuit Minitour - Standard BW2 Doubles
Won by: Robert Alfons
Runner-up: Pwnemon
3rd Doubles Circuit Minitour - Doubles Ubers
Won by: Fireburn
Runner-up: Dashspin
Doubles Circuit Spring Seasonal
Won by: makiri
Runner-up: Pinoy Pwnage
4th Doubles Circuit Minitour - Scraping the Barrel
Won by: BLOOD TOTEM
Runner-up: U-Turn Out
5th Doubles Circuit Minitour - No Items
Won by: TheFourthChaser
Runner-up: Level 51
6th Doubles Circuit Minitour - Doubles UU
Won by: Level 51
Runner-up: wllmagic
Doubles Circuit Summer Seasonal
Won by: Lohgock
Runner-up: Haruno
7th Doubles Circuit Minitour - A Little One
Won by: Scene
Runner-up: Audiosurfer
8th Doubles Circuit Minitour - Set Me On Fire
Won by: Level 51
Runner-up: TGMD
Doubles Circuit Major
Won by: Haruno
Runner-up: Braverius
Won by: Darkmalice
Runner-up: Nollan
2nd Doubles Circuit Minitour - Standard BW2 Doubles
Won by: Robert Alfons
Runner-up: Pwnemon
3rd Doubles Circuit Minitour - Doubles Ubers
Won by: Fireburn
Runner-up: Dashspin
Doubles Circuit Spring Seasonal
Won by: makiri
Runner-up: Pinoy Pwnage
4th Doubles Circuit Minitour - Scraping the Barrel
Won by: BLOOD TOTEM
Runner-up: U-Turn Out
5th Doubles Circuit Minitour - No Items
Won by: TheFourthChaser
Runner-up: Level 51
6th Doubles Circuit Minitour - Doubles UU
Won by: Level 51
Runner-up: wllmagic
Doubles Circuit Summer Seasonal
Won by: Lohgock
Runner-up: Haruno
7th Doubles Circuit Minitour - A Little One
Won by: Scene
Runner-up: Audiosurfer
8th Doubles Circuit Minitour - Set Me On Fire
Won by: Level 51
Runner-up: TGMD
Doubles Circuit Major
Won by: Haruno
Runner-up: Braverius
Leaderboard: Click HERE for Level 51 and Pwnemon's swag standings
Point Breakdown:
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