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Introduction
GSC OU Global Championship is a standard GSC OU Tournament with a goal to find the best GSC OU player of the year. Previous winners are Lavos, HSA, and false.
Each round will consist of 2 stages. In the first stage, each player will be given 2 sets of pairings in which they play a first-to-2-win match (best-of-3 excluding ties) vs their opponent. After the first stage is completed and the host has determined wins, players who win both their matches go through to the next round, while players who lost twice are eliminated. The players who have won 1, lost 1, battle it out in a tiebreaker FT2W match in stage 2 to join the two-time winners in the next round; or the player wins the tournament in the case of a final. In a 3-way final, an FT2W 3-way round-robin is played, to determine the winner, and repeated if necessary.
The prize returns from last year: a $50 (or equivalent) Amazon gift card will be given out to the winner!
The winner will also earn the right to display
in their signature.
Past GSC OU Global Championship Tournaments
Additionally, the winner of GSC OU Global Championship will earn the right to compete in the year-end RoA Forum Championship, competing in the GSC OU division for the
medal (to go in their signature).
You can also earn qualification points for the year-end GSC OU Championship.
GSC OU Championship 2021 Points
GSC OverUsed Format
Banned Pokémon
Celebi, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Mew, Mewtwo.
Banned Moves
Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize (Evasion + OHKO moves).
Clauses
Evasion Clause, Sleep Clause, Species Clause.
Tournament Format: pseudo-double elimination (64 man as an example)
Round 1: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 32 FT2W matches (64 unseeded players, subs period) & Stage 2
Round 2: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 16 first-to-2-win matches (32 unseeded players) & Stage 2
Round 3: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 8 first-to-2-win matches (16 unseeded players) & Stage 2
Round 4: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 4 first-to-2-win matches (8 unseeded players) & Stage 2
Semifinals: Stage 1 - 2 sets of 2 first-to-2-win matches (4 unseeded players) & Stage 2
Finals: Stage 1 - 2 sets of first-to-2-win matches (2 unseeded players) & Stage 2
Stage 1 End: Players with 2 match wins go through, and those with 2 losses are eliminated.
Stage 2: Players with a 1-1 record play each other in an FT2W match to see who progresses (or wins the final).
Arrange location: Profile posts on the Smogon Forums.
Battle location: Pokémon Showdown! Smogon Tournaments Server
Tie Rules
Battles ending in with no Pokémon on either side, due to a Self-KO move (Explosion / Self-Destruct), result in a tie.
Battle ties do not progress either player towards winning the match.
Deadlines
Stage 1 (Sets 1 and 2) Deadline: May 13 8:00 PM EDT (UTC-4)
Stage 2: June 20 8:00 PM EDT (UTC-4)
MESSAGE TO ALL PLAYERS: PLEASE POST HOW MANY GAMES YOU WIN IN IN YOUR WINPOSTS!!!
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