hosted by A Cake Wearing A Hat and sharpclaw
[final logo pending]
Welcome, one and all, to Random Battles Team Tour IX!
RBTT is on the precipice of big changes, with its 10th iteration on next year's horizon—so let's run it back more or less as we know it, one last time.
Tournament Formats
Each of the 8 teams will play 16 matchups per week, with all formats played as best of 3 except as noted. The formats in RBTT IX will be:
Code:
Gen 9 Rands Bo5
Gen 9 Rands Bo3
Gen 9 Rands Bo3
Gen 8 Rands Bo3
Gen 7 Rands Bo3
Gen 6 Rands Bo3
Gen 5 Rands Bo3
Gen 4 Rands Bo3
Gen 3 Rands Bo3
Gen 2 Rands Bo3
Gen 1 Rands Bo3
Gen 9 Random Doubles Bo3
Gen 9 Random Doubles Bo3
Gen 9 BSS Factory Bo3
Gen 9 Hackmons Cup Bo3
Random Roulette Bo3Teams and Managers
Each team will have sixteen starter slots and four substitute slots, and will be drafted via snake draft format on or around January 11th. Each team, in a randomized order, will select 1 player each round, with draft order reversal at the end of each round (i.e. teams will draft in the following order: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, repeat).
RBTT manager signups are open to the public. These signups begin today, December 7th; details regarding what managers need in their posts (e.g. co-manager, mascot, etc) are in the signups thread OP.
Tournament Schedule
Manager Signups: December 7—20
Player Signups: December 27—January 9
Player Draft: on or around January 11, time TBD
Week 1: January 12
Questions? Direct them to me, my fellow RBTT host A Cake Wearing A Hat, or staff members in the Random Battles PS Room. Otherwise, here's to a great RBTT IX!