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DPP World Cup 2026
Hosted by Regiboob, Murphy Lawden, jrm-gray_, and bynum.
Tournament Rules and General Guidelines
Spreadsheet
Welcome to the second installment of DPP World Cup!
The format for the entire tournament will be as follows:
DPP OU Bo3
DPP OU Bo3
DPP OU Bo3
DPP OU Bo1
DPP OU Bo1
DPP OU Bo1
The tournament will comprise 16 teams of 9-10 players: 6 starters and 3-4 substitutes. Each team must have at least one captain, who may be supported by a secondary captain if they so desire. Captains may also be players, though this is not required.
In the first stage of the tournament, the 16 teams will be split into 4 pools of 4 teams each. Over the following three weeks, teams will face each of the other teams in their pool in the 6v6 format above. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. At the end of stage one, the teams will be seeded by points. If teams are tied on points, teams with the higher win/loss differential will be seeded higher. (To be clear, win/loss differential is based purely on the result of full matches; Bo3 slots count for 1 win regardless of whether it was 2-0 or 2-1, and they count the same as Bo1 slots.) If teams are tied on both points and win/loss differential, their head-to-head records will then be taken into consideration. A playoffs tiebreak will only occur if:
Teams are tied on all three counts (i.e. they have the same points and win/loss differential, and they tied in Stage 1); and
Qualification for playoffs is at stake (if teams are tied for the first seed, their seeding will be randomised).
Tiebreaks will feature three games of DPP OU Bo1.
After stage one, the top two teams in each pool progress to the playoffs. Sets will be in the same 6v6 format, with the same tiebreak format of 3 Bo1s. Playoffs this year will be seeded as follows:
On activity decisions: Activity decisions will be made in a similar fashion to any other standard Smogon team tournament. Be transparent in scheduling, flag scheduling conflicts early, and keep the hosts in the loop. Teams have either 30 minutes from the scheduled time or 20 minutes from the team ping to produce a player (the original player or a substitute) - whichever is longer.
DPP OU Bo3
DPP OU Bo3
DPP OU Bo3
DPP OU Bo1
DPP OU Bo1
DPP OU Bo1
The tournament will comprise 16 teams of 9-10 players: 6 starters and 3-4 substitutes. Each team must have at least one captain, who may be supported by a secondary captain if they so desire. Captains may also be players, though this is not required.
In the first stage of the tournament, the 16 teams will be split into 4 pools of 4 teams each. Over the following three weeks, teams will face each of the other teams in their pool in the 6v6 format above. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. At the end of stage one, the teams will be seeded by points. If teams are tied on points, teams with the higher win/loss differential will be seeded higher. (To be clear, win/loss differential is based purely on the result of full matches; Bo3 slots count for 1 win regardless of whether it was 2-0 or 2-1, and they count the same as Bo1 slots.) If teams are tied on both points and win/loss differential, their head-to-head records will then be taken into consideration. A playoffs tiebreak will only occur if:
Teams are tied on all three counts (i.e. they have the same points and win/loss differential, and they tied in Stage 1); and
Qualification for playoffs is at stake (if teams are tied for the first seed, their seeding will be randomised).
Tiebreaks will feature three games of DPP OU Bo1.
After stage one, the top two teams in each pool progress to the playoffs. Sets will be in the same 6v6 format, with the same tiebreak format of 3 Bo1s. Playoffs this year will be seeded as follows:
On activity decisions: Activity decisions will be made in a similar fashion to any other standard Smogon team tournament. Be transparent in scheduling, flag scheduling conflicts early, and keep the hosts in the loop. Teams have either 30 minutes from the scheduled time or 20 minutes from the team ping to produce a player (the original player or a substitute) - whichever is longer.
Week 1
Brazil vs US Northeast
Italy vs US South
Oceania vs Canada
France vs Germany
US Midwest vs Asia
Spain vs US West
China vs Europe
United Kingdom vs Latin America
Week 2
Italy vs Brazil
US South vs US Northeast
France vs Canada
Oceania vs Germany
Spain vs US Midwest
US West vs Asia
United Kingdom vs Europe
Latin America vs China
Week 3
Italy vs US Northeast
Brazil vs US South
Canada vs Germany
Oceania vs France
Asia vs Spain
US West vs US Midwest
United Kingdom vs China
Latin America vs Europe
Brazil vs US Northeast
Italy vs US South
Oceania vs Canada
France vs Germany
US Midwest vs Asia
Spain vs US West
China vs Europe
United Kingdom vs Latin America
Week 2
Italy vs Brazil
US South vs US Northeast
France vs Canada
Oceania vs Germany
Spain vs US Midwest
US West vs Asia
United Kingdom vs Europe
Latin America vs China
Week 3
Italy vs US Northeast
Brazil vs US South
Canada vs Germany
Oceania vs France
Asia vs Spain
US West vs US Midwest
United Kingdom vs China
Latin America vs Europe
Rules
- Schedule via Smogon VMs. It's easier for me to make decisions for activity calls when I can actually see what went down with scheduling.
- On activity decisions: They will be handled in a similar way than PLs, i.e activity wins will only be handed as last resort. I will be reluctant to give activity wins to those who are clearly fishing for them, be transparent about your activity and most importantly, communicate with the opposing team and myself if there is any kind of trouble during the scheduling process. In any case, activity calls will not be made before the round is over.
- On substitutions: Given the unusual format of this world cup, substitutions are also treated the same as in PLs. When making a substitution, please tag myself, the captains of the opposing team, and the player affected by the substitute to ensure that everyone is made aware. Players who have already played in the week or were subbed out in the same week cannot be subbed back in.
- Matches are to be played on smogtours.
- Replays are mandatory for all games.
Week 1
Brazil (3) vs (3) US Northeast
DPP OU Bo3: Sossa vs Highlord
DPP OU Bo3: lighthouses vs awyp
DPP OU Bo3: leoperi vs Laurel
DPP OU Bo1: Luigi vs reggg
DPP OU Bo1: Shitrock enjoyer vs Padeli
DPP OU Bo1: mielke vs Kaboom
Italy (3) vs (3) US South
DPP OU Bo3: coco vs Tenebricite
DPP OU Bo3: Honor vs bynum
DPP OU Bo3: mikellazzo vs A Welcome Guest
DPP OU Bo1: nightcore vs tier
DPP OU Bo1: Asuya vs Gamebooadvanced
DPP OU Bo1: stairwaytohell vs Loven
Oceania (5) vs (1) Canada
DPP OU Bo3: 199 vs Kristyl
DPP OU Bo3: Drifting vs TyCarter
DPP OU Bo3: Stallion vs Dababy2
DPP OU Bo1: Shadow079 vs Mishimono
DPP OU Bo1: Frailty vs jscurf
DPP OU Bo1: Steam Buns vs mayo
France (4) vs (2) Germany
DPP OU Bo3: BlazingDark vs entrocefalo
DPP OU Bo3: Emeral vs hida
DPP OU Bo3: Mustounet vs Fantos13
DPP OU Bo1: oiponabys vs Feaniix
DPP OU Bo1: SFG vs flunki
DPP OU Bo1: Marshall.Law vs ukaaa
US Midwest (2) vs (4) Asia
DPP OU Bo3: BIG WILL vs Lady Bug
DPP OU Bo3: Sam vs Void
DPP OU Bo3: Rainer24 vs Neko
DPP OU Bo1: goldmason vs Typical_bastard
DPP OU Bo1: sky vs avlavlavlavl
DPP OU Bo1: Deezcastforms vs DazzlingCream
Spain (3) vs (3) US West
DPP OU Bo3: Real FV13 vs Ctown6
DPP OU Bo3: SEROO vs Dwagon
DPP OU Bo3: Javi vs EJ
DPP OU Bo1: Sheik : vs Zerkas
DPP OU Bo1: Shiritu vs Tbolt
DPP OU Bo1: Luispeikou vs velvet
China (3) vs (3) Europe
DPP OU Bo3: Indulge in dreams vs mien
DPP OU Bo3: Vusty vs Track
DPP OU Bo3: Raceding vs Rubyblood
DPP OU Bo1: Chaos23333 vs SalvatoreSesso
DPP OU Bo1: baibaiats vs Proszz
DPP OU Bo1: fyfyk vs Mkns1070
United Kingdom (5) vs (0) Latin America
DPP OU Bo3: Baddy vs As de Corazones
DPP OU Bo3: Django vs Blåhaj Blast
DPP OU Bo3: jyusaan vs Wamr
DPP OU Bo1: george182 vs Endill
DPP OU Bo1: LB vs Mendeez
DPP OU Bo1: Underlying vs ziloXX
Deadline for Week 1 is October 4th, 2026 at 11:59PM GMT -4 , GLHF!
Brazil (3) vs (3) US Northeast
DPP OU Bo3: Sossa vs Highlord
DPP OU Bo3: lighthouses vs awyp
DPP OU Bo3: leoperi vs Laurel
DPP OU Bo1: Luigi vs reggg
DPP OU Bo1: Shitrock enjoyer vs Padeli
DPP OU Bo1: mielke vs Kaboom
Italy (3) vs (3) US South
DPP OU Bo3: coco vs Tenebricite
DPP OU Bo3: Honor vs bynum
DPP OU Bo3: mikellazzo vs A Welcome Guest
DPP OU Bo1: nightcore vs tier
DPP OU Bo1: Asuya vs Gamebooadvanced
DPP OU Bo1: stairwaytohell vs Loven
Oceania (5) vs (1) Canada
DPP OU Bo3: 199 vs Kristyl
DPP OU Bo3: Drifting vs TyCarter
DPP OU Bo3: Stallion vs Dababy2
DPP OU Bo1: Shadow079 vs Mishimono
DPP OU Bo1: Frailty vs jscurf
DPP OU Bo1: Steam Buns vs mayo
France (4) vs (2) Germany
DPP OU Bo3: BlazingDark vs entrocefalo
DPP OU Bo3: Emeral vs hida
DPP OU Bo3: Mustounet vs Fantos13
DPP OU Bo1: oiponabys vs Feaniix
DPP OU Bo1: SFG vs flunki
DPP OU Bo1: Marshall.Law vs ukaaa
US Midwest (2) vs (4) Asia
DPP OU Bo3: BIG WILL vs Lady Bug
DPP OU Bo3: Sam vs Void
DPP OU Bo3: Rainer24 vs Neko
DPP OU Bo1: goldmason vs Typical_bastard
DPP OU Bo1: sky vs avlavlavlavl
DPP OU Bo1: Deezcastforms vs DazzlingCream
Spain (3) vs (3) US West
DPP OU Bo3: Real FV13 vs Ctown6
DPP OU Bo3: SEROO vs Dwagon
DPP OU Bo3: Javi vs EJ
DPP OU Bo1: Sheik : vs Zerkas
DPP OU Bo1: Shiritu vs Tbolt
DPP OU Bo1: Luispeikou vs velvet
China (3) vs (3) Europe
DPP OU Bo3: Indulge in dreams vs mien
DPP OU Bo3: Vusty vs Track
DPP OU Bo3: Raceding vs Rubyblood
DPP OU Bo1: Chaos23333 vs SalvatoreSesso
DPP OU Bo1: baibaiats vs Proszz
DPP OU Bo1: fyfyk vs Mkns1070
United Kingdom (5) vs (0) Latin America
DPP OU Bo3: Baddy vs As de Corazones
DPP OU Bo3: Django vs Blåhaj Blast
DPP OU Bo3: jyusaan vs Wamr
DPP OU Bo1: george182 vs Endill
DPP OU Bo1: LB vs Mendeez
DPP OU Bo1: Underlying vs ziloXX
Deadline for Week 1 is October 4th, 2026 at 11:59PM GMT -4 , GLHF!
Brazil (0) vs (0) US Northeast
DPP OU Bo3: Sossa vs Highlord
DPP OU Bo3: lighthouses vs awyp
DPP OU Bo3: leoperi vs Laurel
DPP OU Bo1: Luigi vs reggg
DPP OU Bo1: Shitrock enjoyer vs Padeli
DPP OU Bo1: mielke vs Kaboom
Italy (0) vs (0) US South
DPP OU Bo3: coco vs Tenebricite
DPP OU Bo3: Honor vs bynum
DPP OU Bo3: mikellazzo vs A Welcome Guest
DPP OU Bo1: nightcore vs tier
DPP OU Bo1: Tizio Potente Ao vs Hacker
DPP OU Bo1: stairwaytohell vs Loven
Oceania (0) vs (0) Canada
DPP Bo3: 199 vs Kristyl
DPP Bo3: Drifting vs TyCarter
DPP Bo3: Stallion vs Dababy2
DPP Bo1: Shadow079 vs Mishimono
DPP Bo1: Frailty vs jscurf
DPP Bo1: Razachu vs mayo
France (0) vs (0) Germany
DPP OU Bo3: BlazingDark vs entrocefalo
DPP OU Bo3: Emeral vs TONY MONTANA
DPP OU Bo3: Mustounet vs Fantos13
DPP OU Bo1: oiponabys vs zugubu royale
DPP OU Bo1: SFG vs flunki
DPP OU Bo1: Marshall.Law vs ukaaa
US Midwest (0) vs (0) Asia
DPP OU Bo3: BIG WILL vs Lady Bug
DPP OU Bo3: Sam vs Void
DPP OU Bo3: Rainer24 vs Neko
DPP OU Bo1: goldmason vs Typical_bastard
DPP OU Bo1: sky vs avlavlavlavl
DPP OU Bo1: Deezcastforms vs DazzlingCream
Spain (0) vs (0) US West
DPP OU Bo3: Real FV13 vs Ctown6
DPP OU Bo3: SEROO vs Dwagon
DPP OU Bo3: Javi vs EJ
DPP OU Bo1: Sheik : vs Zerkas
DPP OU Bo1: SoulWind vs Tbolt
DPP OU Bo1: Luispeikou vs velvet
China (0) vs (0) Europe
DPP OU Bo3: Indulge in dreams vs mien
DPP OU Bo3: Vusty vs Track
DPP OU Bo3: Raceding vs Rubyblood
DPP OU Bo1: Chaos23333 vs SalvatoreSesso
DPP OU Bo1: baibaiats vs Proszz
DPP OU Bo1: fyfyk vs Mkns1070
United Kingdom (0) vs (0) Latin America
DPP OU Bo3: Baddy vs Airi
DPP OU Bo3: Django vs Blåhaj Blast
DPP OU Bo3: jyusaan vs Wamr
DPP OU Bo1: george182 vs Endill
DPP OU Bo1: LB vs Mendeez
DPP OU Bo1: Underlying vs ziloXX
DPP OU Bo3: Sossa vs Highlord
DPP OU Bo3: lighthouses vs awyp
DPP OU Bo3: leoperi vs Laurel
DPP OU Bo1: Luigi vs reggg
DPP OU Bo1: Shitrock enjoyer vs Padeli
DPP OU Bo1: mielke vs Kaboom
Italy (0) vs (0) US South
DPP OU Bo3: coco vs Tenebricite
DPP OU Bo3: Honor vs bynum
DPP OU Bo3: mikellazzo vs A Welcome Guest
DPP OU Bo1: nightcore vs tier
DPP OU Bo1: Tizio Potente Ao vs Hacker
DPP OU Bo1: stairwaytohell vs Loven
Oceania (0) vs (0) Canada
DPP Bo3: 199 vs Kristyl
DPP Bo3: Drifting vs TyCarter
DPP Bo3: Stallion vs Dababy2
DPP Bo1: Shadow079 vs Mishimono
DPP Bo1: Frailty vs jscurf
DPP Bo1: Razachu vs mayo
France (0) vs (0) Germany
DPP OU Bo3: BlazingDark vs entrocefalo
DPP OU Bo3: Emeral vs TONY MONTANA
DPP OU Bo3: Mustounet vs Fantos13
DPP OU Bo1: oiponabys vs zugubu royale
DPP OU Bo1: SFG vs flunki
DPP OU Bo1: Marshall.Law vs ukaaa
US Midwest (0) vs (0) Asia
DPP OU Bo3: BIG WILL vs Lady Bug
DPP OU Bo3: Sam vs Void
DPP OU Bo3: Rainer24 vs Neko
DPP OU Bo1: goldmason vs Typical_bastard
DPP OU Bo1: sky vs avlavlavlavl
DPP OU Bo1: Deezcastforms vs DazzlingCream
Spain (0) vs (0) US West
DPP OU Bo3: Real FV13 vs Ctown6
DPP OU Bo3: SEROO vs Dwagon
DPP OU Bo3: Javi vs EJ
DPP OU Bo1: Sheik : vs Zerkas
DPP OU Bo1: SoulWind vs Tbolt
DPP OU Bo1: Luispeikou vs velvet
China (0) vs (0) Europe
DPP OU Bo3: Indulge in dreams vs mien
DPP OU Bo3: Vusty vs Track
DPP OU Bo3: Raceding vs Rubyblood
DPP OU Bo1: Chaos23333 vs SalvatoreSesso
DPP OU Bo1: baibaiats vs Proszz
DPP OU Bo1: fyfyk vs Mkns1070
United Kingdom (0) vs (0) Latin America
DPP OU Bo3: Baddy vs Airi
DPP OU Bo3: Django vs Blåhaj Blast
DPP OU Bo3: jyusaan vs Wamr
DPP OU Bo1: george182 vs Endill
DPP OU Bo1: LB vs Mendeez
DPP OU Bo1: Underlying vs ziloXX
