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Welcome, Smogon, to the first edition of NU Majors! This is the premier edition of an annual NU Circuit Tour where you can test your mettle against the top players in the community. Unlike most elimination tours, where your opponent is a matter of chance, NU Majors ensures that every participant plays a broad swath of the tier's playerbase as you fight your way to the top.
The tournament is divided into two stages - a round-robin qualifier and an elimination bracket. During Stage 1, players will be divided into pools, where they will play every other member of the pool in a best-of-one round robin. High prolific players will be selected as 'Pool leaders' to ensure that each pool is as fair as can be.
At the end of Stage 1, each player will be ranked within his or her pool. The top two players of each pool will advance to Stage 2, where they will be entered into a single elimination bracket. The top 16 of Stage 2 will be awarded varying levels of NU Circuit Points, as well as a small number of points for anyone who makes it to Stage 2.
This is a standard USM NU tournament.
Stage 1 of this tournament will be a round robin series. Players will be placed in pools, and must play all other opponents in their pool.
Each pool will have a Pool Leader who will be handpicked by the tournament hosts.
Stage 1 matches will be best-of-one. You may switch teams between opponents.
Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown.
If any changes to the tier occur during Stage 1, they will not be implemented until Stage 2.
You must be active in scheduling with your opponents. The tournament hosts will be very strict about activity during Stage 1. Please use the VM wall so that your activity attempts are visible, and be as specific as possible when scheduling.
Stage 1 is a round robin format. This means that you are expected to play every opponent in your pool, even if you lose the first couple of games. If you are unwilling to commit to this format, do not sign up. You are also agreeing to playing games with potential substitutes.
Stage 2 is a single elimination bracket, where you will play best of three series with your matched opponent.
Saving replays is mandatory, in the case of a dispute you must be able to prove that you won your game.
Stage 1 of this tournament will be a round robin series. Players will be placed in pools, and must play all other opponents in their pool.
Each pool will have a Pool Leader who will be handpicked by the tournament hosts.
Stage 1 matches will be best-of-one. You may switch teams between opponents.
Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown.
If any changes to the tier occur during Stage 1, they will not be implemented until Stage 2.
You must be active in scheduling with your opponents. The tournament hosts will be very strict about activity during Stage 1. Please use the VM wall so that your activity attempts are visible, and be as specific as possible when scheduling.
Stage 1 is a round robin format. This means that you are expected to play every opponent in your pool, even if you lose the first couple of games. If you are unwilling to commit to this format, do not sign up. You are also agreeing to playing games with potential substitutes.
Stage 2 is a single elimination bracket, where you will play best of three series with your matched opponent.
Saving replays is mandatory, in the case of a dispute you must be able to prove that you won your game.
Standard Rules & Clauses
Sleep Clause: A player cannot put two or more different opposing Pokémon to sleep using attacks that induce sleep to opposing Pokémon.
Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on their team. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
Evasion Clause: A player cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize in their Pokémon's movesets.
OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
Endless Battle Clause: Any moveset on any pokemon that is capable of intentionally causing an endless battle is banned from competitive play.
Species Clause: A player cannot have two of the same Pokémon on their team. For example, a player cannot have two Koffing on his or her team.
Evasion Clause: A player cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize in their Pokémon's movesets.
OHKO Clause: Players cannot use Horn Drill, Guillotine, Sheer Cold, or Fissure in any of their Pokémon's movesets.
Timer Clause: If a player exhausts the timer, he/she loses.
Endless Battle Clause: Any moveset on any pokemon that is capable of intentionally causing an endless battle is banned from competitive play.
Personal Highlight pool: Rotom
Don't take the pool leaders too seriously, it was a mixture of playing ability and activeness / willingness to play that was taken into consideration.
Please specify your pool in your winpost. If you see your name twice in a pool, let me know ASAP, this would have been due to implications in pool sizes. Deadline for playing all your pool games is April the 7th, 23:59 GMT. Extensions will not be given under any circumstances. Substitutes will be randomized in as needed.
Defiant Passimian is not allowed for pools.
PLEASE MAKE A SMOGON GROUP PM WITH YOUR POOL FOR SCHEDULING
have fun !
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