Welcome to the NU Open.
Tournament Rules:
- General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
- Grand Slam rules can be found here.
- Standard BW2 NU.
- Best of three, single elimination.
- The banlist for this tournament is the same as the NU ladder of the Smogon University server of Pokemon Showdown.
- If tier changes occur during the middle of a round, they will take effect in the subsequent round.
- Battles should take place on Pokemon Showdown! unless both players agree otherwise.*
Identity
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
I expect many battles to be completed under alts and I expect many battles to be completed on other servers to prevent scouting. These kind of factors are pretty bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting
Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. It is the silliest thing I have ever heard, any battler worth their marbles has more than one team. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any forceful scouting, whether it be spying on another teams irc channel or following your opponent around on PO. There is a difference between "ipl is known for using stall" and "let me follow ipl around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter.
With that said, I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. However, given the fact that this is the big stage, I am sure a lot of people want to watch, so don't be too mean.
Timer Clause
As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment.
Disconnections
If a player disconnects and either player contends that they could still win, the optimal solution is to recreate the exact situation the disconnection occurred at during the battle. If it is agreed between players that this is not feasible due to unreasonable battle length, highly improbable circumstances, or some other reason, the player who did not disconnect may choose to rematch with either the same teams or (the option to use) new teams. Timing out is still classified as a loss, unless the reason for timing out is a disconnection. If there is any suspicion that a disconnect was carried out deliberately to take advantage of this rule in any way, we reserve the right to exercise a harsh punishment. Do not do it.
I know that was a lot to read, but it is all necessary for me to have posted here so everyone can see it in the case of a dispute. I don't want any confusion or any problems.
Battle Clauses:
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Timed Battle
- Team Preview
Participants:
Use VMs to contact each other: this will allow me to track activity much more easily. Also hanging out in #gslam on IRC is cool.
el poeta vs New Breed
Dcae vs ThisMysteriousGuy
kingmitus vs MicfiJasan
Dude24 vs undisputed
Pat Labor vs Kenny
Kiyo vs Bryce
Lolkomori vs SilentVerse
Zorodark vs Pocket
cxinlee vs Kuja20
ZodiacTheKid vs Myzozoa
JirachiCelebiMew vs ~Greencore
Dr. Ciel vs Enguarde
Asator vs pokebasket
Fiction. vs Furai
Imanalt vs ThunderBlunder
Sayonara vs kokoloko
Fuzznip vs DestinyUnknown
Hantsuki vs Eo Ut Mortus
The Hitman vs kael
Dice vs Weirdishitsux
tennisace vs papai noel
Demonkiller vs majaspic22
Huskisson906 vs Django
The Immortal vs Reiku
Kushalos vs NightFox
Brap vs Double01
~Mercury~ vs Finchinator
TPO3 vs ScraftyIsTheBest
Sapientia vs Chieliee
Nelson vs Destiny Bondage
toshimelonhead vs Treecko
TIWSS vs Limitless
King vs Hack He Must
Celever vs The Unlucky One
Cherub Agent vs kebabe
Nova vs Terraquaza
Meeps vs Ruppy
King of Random vs Articblast
Ezio vs Sidfrid
Dark Death vs BKC
Thatsjustpeachy vs Lasagne21
Coren37 vs PDC
DarkAbyss vs Ciele
CaseKace vs Brammi
Malekith vs Andeby
CyberOdin vs Bean
Annoyer vs Grimsly
Royalty vs Laga
Honor vs fatty
Raseri vs Vinc2612
Remedy vs The Quasar
Chisposo vs Bad Ass
Jinzoo vs Zebraiken
Moose V vs Melee Mewtwo
-Manu- vs Nefask
Scorpdestroyer vs LonelyNess
Hot N Cold vs Kingler12345
lucarioman5 vs Haund
ShakeItUp vs Ryanor
Brandon Terk vs Metal Sonic
Wepwnemon vs Stinson
BLINGAS vs Sweet Jesus
PasY_G vs Silver Ghost
FLCL vs PsYch071c
NeverUsedTier vs Bloo
M Dragon vs TyranitarPhantom
Kojes vs RT.
davidness vs Anno Nyme
Froggy vs Jayde
skylight vs Raichy
Nachos vs HSA
Silvershadow234 vs CBTerrakion
Aerialace TM40 vs Marshall.Law
Governess vs Cicada
Level 51 vs MAlkaviano
DetroitLolCat vs Malfunction
Raiza vs Guayo
Jcpdragonx vs AB2
Soulgazer vs Mylo Xyloto
Laurel vs TheFourthChaser
llvallejoll vs DarkLoïc
Sweep vs The Leprechaun
Orphic vs Alexander
Dragonforce vs ebeast
Swamp-Rocket vs august
XxP0RP01S3M4ST3RxX vs blarajan
Wintersun vs Mafreel
Heist vs Temptation
atomicllamas vs D4RR3N
Seco453 vs Tyrano
DittoCrow vs noname4505
InsaneDragoniteHD vs DC.
Leonardo DiCaprio vs 1996ITO
SoulWind vs Adam Lambert
vileman vs Mew
Afro Smash vs Qwilphish
Let me know if there are any typos in your name. I tried to catch most of them.
Highlight Matches
Fuzznip vs DestinyUnknown
Hantsuki vs Eo Ut Mortus
Raseri vs Vinc2612
Deadline is 11 days from this post, Sept 15th. This is a strict deadline.
For those that want their battle livecasted:
http://smogon.com/forums/threads/livecasted-battle-compendium.3487261/#post-4799641
The current standings are available here: http://goo.gl/rkS0M7
*Note: If you're uncomfortable playing on Pokemon Showdown, matches can be played on Pokemon Online v2.
Thanks to Zracknel for contributing the artwork for the tournament!
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