Draft: Tournament Series
Hosted by Old Man Reaver
Cohosted by DJXO9
Approved by Earthworm
Tournament Rules
The Tournament
Overview
This tournament series is a chain of live OU Concealed Draft mini-tournaments held over IRC. Specifically, it is held on #pokedraft on SynIRC (the easiest way to get there is by using this client and typing in #pokedraft for the channel).
Schedule
- This tournament will have a span of 8 Saturdays, beginning Saturday, February 27th.
- A tournament thread will be posted in the Tournaments forum at 8:00 EST. Post in that thread saying “in” if you want to play. Signups close at 8:45 EST.
- The tournament begins at 9:00 EST. Please be in #pokedraft by that time, or you risk being subbed out.
Logistics
- Each mini-tournament will be single-elimination using standard laddering clauses.
- Tournaments will have a cap of 32 players, but we can go to 64 if there are enough willing participants. Signups are taken on a first-come, first-serve basis with subs being taken after the cap.
- After signups have been filled, the organizer (usually me) will split participants into pools of 4 and post pool winner matchups. Each pool will play an OU CONCEALED DRAFT using the process outlined in the “Concealed Draft Summary” section below to determine a pool winner. The pool winners play each other using the pool winner matchups to determine a tournament winner.
- There are 5-10 minutes between rounds. That gives you plenty of time for getting your team tweaked for your next opponent. If you are running behind, just notify one of the hosts.
- We will be using Smogon Tour scoring (but not penalities) to keep track of points.
- At the end of the series, a final tournament, the Championship, will be held with the 8 players with the most points to determine the overall winner of the series. There is no specific date for this tournament yet.
Concealed Draft Summary
This is the format we will be using for each tournament.
- Tournament participants are split into pools of four. Each pool drafts by itself.
- Within each pool, DraftBot will explain the drafting commands and then PM each player a pack of 10 Pokemon.
- Via PM, each player will select one Pokemon from the pack. After each player has selected, DraftBot will pass the packs. Each player gets someone else’s pack, minus the Pokemon which that person had selected, and each player selects once again.
- This process continues until each player has 8 Pokemon. DraftBot will post matchups, which are to be followed in a single elimination fashion until a winner from each pool is determined. Players may only use the Pokemon which they have drafted.
You only draft once per tournament. You use the same set of 8 for the entirety of the tournament.
Additional Rules/Guidelines
1. Please use your forum name as your IRC nickname.
2. It should be obvious, but you aren’t allowed to use any Pokemon other than the ones you have selected during the draft process for the entire tournament.
3. In the past, we have sometimes allowed for a small trading session immediately after the draft process. However, there will be no trading allowed during these tournaments. It makes keeping track of each player’s picks annoying.
4. DO NOT SIGN UP UNLESS YOU PLAN TO STAY THE WHOLE TIME. The mini-tournaments should not last as long as the Smogon Tour, but it is possible. If you sign up and the tournament starts, do not leave #pokedraft of your own intention until you lose. If you do, you will be banned from the next tournament. IF YOU LEAVE MORE THAN ONCE, YOU WILL BE BANNED FROM THE WHOLE SERIES.
5. After all of the pool winners have been determined, the host will ask for a list of each pool winner's picks to post on the tournament thread. If you are a pool winner, you are required to inform the host of your picks.
6. Matches should be played on Doug's Create-a-Pokemon Server. Smogon University is far too laggy for this noble tournament. =P
Tips
- Editing your team between rounds is strongly recommended. You will be aware of your opponent's picks, so build your team to counter-team him or her as best as you can.
- #pokedraft is available 24/7, and as long as DraftBot is online and there are people willing to do a draft, feel free to run your own draft for practice. To start the type of draft that will be used during the tournaments, type !concealed PlayerA PlayerB PlayerC PlayerD, and then !OU in #pokedraft. (There are a few other modes supported by DraftBot. Feel free to try them out.)
Other Information
Standard Laddering Clauses
- Evasion Clause
- Freeze Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Soul Dew Clause
- Species Clause--You are allowed to have more than one of the same Pokemon in your 8 picks, but you aren't allowed to use both in the same battle.
Smogon Tour Scoring
64 man:
R1 – 1
R2 – 2
R3 – 3
R4 – 5
R5 – 7
Winner – 9
48 man:
R1 – 1
R2 – 2
R3 – 3
Round Robin Finals
Finalists – 5
Winner – 8
32 man:
R1 – 1
R2 – 2
R3 – 3
R4 – 5
Winner – 7
24 man:
R1 – 1
R2 – 2
Round Robin Finals
Finalists – 4
Winner – 6
(Tour doesn't have 16-man, but we need it anyway)
16 man:
R1 – 1
R2 – 2
R3 – 3
Winner – 5
Standings
FINALISTS
Bad Ass - 16
tophway - 13
Earthworm - 12
dbolt - 11
Justinawe - 7
KnightoftheWind - 6
reyscarface - 6
Atticus - 6
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Arin - 5
Class - 5
mind - 5
purplefingers - 5
terryaki - 4
SevveN - 4
Alakapimp - 4
Gouki - 3
pastel - 3
apologies - 3
drcossack - 3
Kaxtar - 3
StevenSnype - 3
zorbees - 2
Fuzznip - 2
Amake - 2
Atamisk - 2
TheFourthChaser - 2
Rolfkip - 2
Jolteon17 - 2
jun - 2
romeojustdie - 1
Pride - 1
GoldenKnight - 1
xadow - 1
Age of Kings - 1
yankees123 - 1
goofball - 1
Sledge - 1
MN. - 1
calum - 1
Igor - 1
Scythraptor - 1
porygon3 - 1
Orcelot005 - 1
YounhaJjang - 1
LinIsKorean - 1
GoldenSun - 1
dura - 1
Towelie - 1
Maple Sandwich - 1
exilejhh - 1
Bad Ass - 16
tophway - 13
Earthworm - 12
dbolt - 11
Justinawe - 7
KnightoftheWind - 6
reyscarface - 6
Atticus - 6
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Arin - 5
Class - 5
mind - 5
purplefingers - 5
terryaki - 4
SevveN - 4
Alakapimp - 4
Gouki - 3
pastel - 3
apologies - 3
drcossack - 3
Kaxtar - 3
StevenSnype - 3
zorbees - 2
Fuzznip - 2
Amake - 2
Atamisk - 2
TheFourthChaser - 2
Rolfkip - 2
Jolteon17 - 2
jun - 2
romeojustdie - 1
Pride - 1
GoldenKnight - 1
xadow - 1
Age of Kings - 1
yankees123 - 1
goofball - 1
Sledge - 1
MN. - 1
calum - 1
Igor - 1
Scythraptor - 1
porygon3 - 1
Orcelot005 - 1
YounhaJjang - 1
LinIsKorean - 1
GoldenSun - 1
dura - 1
Towelie - 1
Maple Sandwich - 1
exilejhh - 1
Past Tournaments
Pools
Runner-ups in each pool are underlined.
A = Justinawe = Tyranitar, Gliscor, Vaporeon, Rotom-A, Venusaur, Steelix, Sceptile, Ambipom
undisput3d
romeojustdie
pastel
B = dbolt = Machamp, Infernape, Heracross, Forretress, Raikou, Slowbro, Medicham, Clefable
Kaxtar
Pride
Calum
C = SevveN = Zapdos, Porygon2, Machamp, Smeargle, Steelix, Quagsire, Honchkrow, Ursaring
BunnyMaster
tophway
purplefingers
D = zorbees = Heatran, Azelf, Scizor, Magnezone, Donphan, Uxie, Crobat, Smeargle
locopoke
Corndog
GoldenKnight
E - bad_ass = gliscor, heracross, gengar, weavile, kabutops, abomasnow, mismagius, swellow
YTP
xadow
reyscarface
- F = Alakapimp = Magnezone, Jolteon, Flygon, Nidoking, Gyarados, Snorlax, Swellow, Froslass
Age of Kings
Finals
-
R1
Justinawe (A) v. dbolt (B)
SevveN (C) v. zorbees (D)
bad_ass (E) v. Alakapimp (F)
R2
dbolt v. SevveN
SevveN v. bad_ass
bad_ass v. dbolt
- Congratulations to Bad Ass!
Runner-ups in each pool are underlined.
A = Justinawe = Tyranitar, Gliscor, Vaporeon, Rotom-A, Venusaur, Steelix, Sceptile, Ambipom
undisput3d
romeojustdie
pastel
B = dbolt = Machamp, Infernape, Heracross, Forretress, Raikou, Slowbro, Medicham, Clefable
Kaxtar
Pride
Calum
C = SevveN = Zapdos, Porygon2, Machamp, Smeargle, Steelix, Quagsire, Honchkrow, Ursaring
BunnyMaster
tophway
purplefingers
D = zorbees = Heatran, Azelf, Scizor, Magnezone, Donphan, Uxie, Crobat, Smeargle
locopoke
Corndog
GoldenKnight
E - bad_ass = gliscor, heracross, gengar, weavile, kabutops, abomasnow, mismagius, swellow
YTP
xadow
reyscarface
- F = Alakapimp = Magnezone, Jolteon, Flygon, Nidoking, Gyarados, Snorlax, Swellow, Froslass
Age of Kings
Finals
-
R1
Justinawe (A) v. dbolt (B)
SevveN (C) v. zorbees (D)
bad_ass (E) v. Alakapimp (F)
R2
dbolt v. SevveN
SevveN v. bad_ass
bad_ass v. dbolt
- Congratulations to Bad Ass!
Pool 1:
Scimjara vs. Fuzznip
justinawe vs. yankees123
Pool 2:
goofball vs. askaninjask
goldensun vs. dbolt
Pool 3:
Sledge vs. Amake
pastel vs. bunnymaster
Pool 4:
Rolfkip vs. bad_ass
KnightoftheWind vs. Rodan
Semifinals:
Fuzznip vs. dbolt
pastel vs. Knightofthewind
Finals:
Knightofthewind vs. dbolt
Congratulations to Knightofthewind!
Scimjara vs. Fuzznip
justinawe vs. yankees123
Pool 2:
goofball vs. askaninjask
goldensun vs. dbolt
Pool 3:
Sledge vs. Amake
pastel vs. bunnymaster
Pool 4:
Rolfkip vs. bad_ass
KnightoftheWind vs. Rodan
Semifinals:
Fuzznip vs. dbolt
pastel vs. Knightofthewind
Finals:
Knightofthewind vs. dbolt
Congratulations to Knightofthewind!
Prelims
POOL 1 = purplefingers
Igor
Sledge
brksocsc
POOL 2 = Bad Ass
matty
Kaxtar
dbolt
POOL 3 = Earthworm
KnightoftheWind
MN.
TanzAufDemVulkan
POOL 4 = Gouki
Rolfkip
locopoke
tophway
Finals
purplefingers (1) v. Bad Ass (2)
Earthworm (3) v. Gouki (4)
Bad Ass v. Gouki
Congratulations Bad Ass!
POOL 1 = purplefingers
Igor
Sledge
brksocsc
POOL 2 = Bad Ass
matty
Kaxtar
dbolt
POOL 3 = Earthworm
KnightoftheWind
MN.
TanzAufDemVulkan
POOL 4 = Gouki
Rolfkip
locopoke
tophway
Finals
purplefingers (1) v. Bad Ass (2)
Earthworm (3) v. Gouki (4)
Bad Ass v. Gouki
Congratulations Bad Ass!
Pool 1:
calum vs. supermarth64
reyscarface vs. tophway
calum vs. reyscarface
Pool 2:
class vs. kaxtar
pastel gets a bye!
pastel vs. class
Pool 3:
drcossack vs. brksocsc
bad_ass vs. whistle
bad_ass vs. drcossack
Finals:
class vs. reyscarface
class vs. bad ass
reyscarface vs. bad ass
calum vs. supermarth64
reyscarface vs. tophway
calum vs. reyscarface
Pool 2:
class vs. kaxtar
pastel gets a bye!
pastel vs. class
Pool 3:
drcossack vs. brksocsc
bad_ass vs. whistle
bad_ass vs. drcossack
Finals:
class vs. reyscarface
class vs. bad ass
reyscarface vs. bad ass
Pool 1 = Mind (Gliscor, Hippowdon, Roserade, Suicune, Spiritomb, Dusknoir, Scizor, Magmortar)
Rodan
drcossack
dbolt
Pool 2 = reyscarface (scizor, gliscor, vaporeon, rotom-a, dragonite, arcanine, gallade, hariyama)
cayr
Class
KnightoftheWind
Pool 3 = Rolfkip (Starmie, Gliscor, smeargle, Heracross, Shedinja, Aerodactyl, Magnezone, Ninetales)
yankees123
Amake
Kaxtar
Pool 4 = Earthworm (Skarmory, Tyranitar, Cresselia, Slowbro, Yanmega, Weezing, Miltank, Abomasnow)
TheFourthChaser
Thorns
supermarth64
Pool 5 = terryaki (Blissey, Swellow, Skarmory, Rotom-A, Aerodactyl, Arcanine, Heracross, Tentacruel)
tophway
Scythraptor
King-Gram
Pool 6 = Atamisk (Medicham, Salamence, Roserade, Snorlax, Charizard, Gallade, Slowbro, slowking)
SplitYourPain
Explosionzz
YounhaJjang
Finals
mind v. reyscarface
Rolfkip v. Earthworm
terryaki v. Atamisk
mind v. Earthworm
Earthworm v. terryaki
mind v. terryaki (irrelevant)
Congratulations Earthworm!
Rodan
drcossack
dbolt
Pool 2 = reyscarface (scizor, gliscor, vaporeon, rotom-a, dragonite, arcanine, gallade, hariyama)
cayr
Class
KnightoftheWind
Pool 3 = Rolfkip (Starmie, Gliscor, smeargle, Heracross, Shedinja, Aerodactyl, Magnezone, Ninetales)
yankees123
Amake
Kaxtar
Pool 4 = Earthworm (Skarmory, Tyranitar, Cresselia, Slowbro, Yanmega, Weezing, Miltank, Abomasnow)
TheFourthChaser
Thorns
supermarth64
Pool 5 = terryaki (Blissey, Swellow, Skarmory, Rotom-A, Aerodactyl, Arcanine, Heracross, Tentacruel)
tophway
Scythraptor
King-Gram
Pool 6 = Atamisk (Medicham, Salamence, Roserade, Snorlax, Charizard, Gallade, Slowbro, slowking)
SplitYourPain
Explosionzz
YounhaJjang
Finals
mind v. reyscarface
Rolfkip v. Earthworm
terryaki v. Atamisk
mind v. Earthworm
Earthworm v. terryaki
mind v. terryaki (irrelevant)
Congratulations Earthworm!
Pool 1 = Alakapimp (blissey, starmie, yanmega, Alakazam, froslass, Porygon-Z, ludicolo, electrode)
TheFourthChaser
BOE
Raseri
Pool 2 = Arin (tyranitar, celebi, Vaporeon, snorlax, Abomasnow, Hippowdon, Walrein, Jumpluff)
drcossack
undisput3d
Justinawe
Pool 3 = apologies (Salamence, Breloom, Kingdra, Porygon2, Dugtrio, Ludicolo, Crobat, Espeon)
dbolt
yankees123
porygon3
Pool 3 = Earthworm (Heatran, Metagross, Zapdos, Dragonite, Kingdra, Charizard, Miltank, Ludicolo)
supermarth64
Golden Sun
Orcelot005
Pool 5 = Jolteon17 (swampert, azelf, kingdra, dragonite, togekiss, ninetales, ursaring, mismagius)
LinIsKorean
brownballa55
Pool 6 = tophway (latias, rotom-a, mamoswine, clefable, porygon-z, bronzong, torterra, hitmontop
)
Pride
reyscarface
cayr
Alakapimp v. Arin
apologies v. Earthworm
Jolteon17 v. tophway
Earthworm v. Arin
Arin v. tophway
Earthworm v. tophway
Congratulations tophway!
TheFourthChaser
BOE
Raseri
Pool 2 = Arin (tyranitar, celebi, Vaporeon, snorlax, Abomasnow, Hippowdon, Walrein, Jumpluff)
drcossack
undisput3d
Justinawe
Pool 3 = apologies (Salamence, Breloom, Kingdra, Porygon2, Dugtrio, Ludicolo, Crobat, Espeon)
dbolt
yankees123
porygon3
Pool 3 = Earthworm (Heatran, Metagross, Zapdos, Dragonite, Kingdra, Charizard, Miltank, Ludicolo)
supermarth64
Golden Sun
Orcelot005
Pool 5 = Jolteon17 (swampert, azelf, kingdra, dragonite, togekiss, ninetales, ursaring, mismagius)
LinIsKorean
brownballa55
Pool 6 = tophway (latias, rotom-a, mamoswine, clefable, porygon-z, bronzong, torterra, hitmontop
)
Pride
reyscarface
cayr
Alakapimp v. Arin
apologies v. Earthworm
Jolteon17 v. tophway
Earthworm v. Arin
Arin v. tophway
Earthworm v. tophway
Congratulations tophway!
Pool 1 = Class (Gengar, Infernape, Aerodactyl, Abomasnow, Crobat, Gallade, Forretress, Walrein)
K_Arcanine
reyscarface
arin
Pool 2 = Atticus (flygon, empoleon, dugtrio, infernape, hitmontop, heracross, ludicolo, ursaring
)
majesan
goldensun
Eo
Pool 3 = dbolt (Salamence, Bronzong, Vaporeon, Porygon-Z, Mamoswine, Magmortar, Staraptor, Milotic)
undisput3d
ackcody
dura
Pool 4 = jun (Tyranitar, Scizor, Heracross, Roserade, Uxie, Rhyperior, Claydol, Gardevoir)
Sousa09
chenn
stevensnype
Pool 5 = justinawe (scizor, Empoleon, Infernape, Celebi, Dusknoir, Porygon2, Hitmonlee, Electrode)
Sir_Chris
bad ass
tophway
Pool 6 = drcossack (starmie, scizor, raikou, aerodactyl, azelf, moltres, sceptile, venusaur)
apologies
liniskorean
twistedpox
Class v. Atticus
dbolt v. jun
justinawe v. drcossack
Atticus v. dbolt (DQ)
dbolt v. justinawe
Atticus v. justinawe
Congratulations Atticus!
K_Arcanine
reyscarface
arin
Pool 2 = Atticus (flygon, empoleon, dugtrio, infernape, hitmontop, heracross, ludicolo, ursaring
)
majesan
goldensun
Eo
Pool 3 = dbolt (Salamence, Bronzong, Vaporeon, Porygon-Z, Mamoswine, Magmortar, Staraptor, Milotic)
undisput3d
ackcody
dura
Pool 4 = jun (Tyranitar, Scizor, Heracross, Roserade, Uxie, Rhyperior, Claydol, Gardevoir)
Sousa09
chenn
stevensnype
Pool 5 = justinawe (scizor, Empoleon, Infernape, Celebi, Dusknoir, Porygon2, Hitmonlee, Electrode)
Sir_Chris
bad ass
tophway
Pool 6 = drcossack (starmie, scizor, raikou, aerodactyl, azelf, moltres, sceptile, venusaur)
apologies
liniskorean
twistedpox
Class v. Atticus
dbolt v. jun
justinawe v. drcossack
Atticus v. dbolt (DQ)
dbolt v. justinawe
Atticus v. justinawe
Congratulations Atticus!
Pool 1 = Kaxtar Latias, Infernape, Tyranitar, heracross, Roserade, crobat, Hitmonlee, Quagsire
Metabeast
Class
Towelieee
Pool 2 = Purplefingers blissey, azelf, gengar, rhyperior, hitmontop, hippowdon, slowbro, espeon
Brownballa55
exilejhh
Amake
Pool 3 = Tophway jirachi, metagross, yanmega, dugtrio, gallade, froslass, slowking, tangrowth
Liniskorean
Justinawe
-Mind-
Pool 4 = StevenSnype (Infernape, Gyarados, Gengar, Registeel, Raikou, Staraptor, Hitmonlee, Roserade)
Maple Sandwhich
Zaptres
Jolteon17
Tophway vs. Kaxtar
Purplefingers vs. StevenSynpe
Purplefingers vs. Tophway
Congratulations Tophway!
Metabeast
Class
Towelieee
Pool 2 = Purplefingers blissey, azelf, gengar, rhyperior, hitmontop, hippowdon, slowbro, espeon
Brownballa55
exilejhh
Amake
Pool 3 = Tophway jirachi, metagross, yanmega, dugtrio, gallade, froslass, slowking, tangrowth
Liniskorean
Justinawe
-Mind-
Pool 4 = StevenSnype (Infernape, Gyarados, Gengar, Registeel, Raikou, Staraptor, Hitmonlee, Roserade)
Maple Sandwhich
Zaptres
Jolteon17
Tophway vs. Kaxtar
Purplefingers vs. StevenSynpe
Purplefingers vs. Tophway
Congratulations Tophway!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask Old Man Reaver, DJXO9, Witz, Pride, undisput3d, or yankees123. It'll probably be easier to get us on IRC than by forum PM, but feel free to do either. Direct specific programming-related questions about DraftBot to Witz. For more about draft, check out the draft thread in Stark Mountain.