The World Cup of Pokémon 2018 - Introduction

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The World Cup of Pokémon 2018
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One year ago, Team US East defended their title yet again in a thrilling finals against the up-and-coming Team Europe. This year has seen some major changes, including a major redistricting among US teams and a brand new format. How will the new changes shake things up in 2018, with the 13th iteration of the World Cup of Pokémon? Will any of the new US teams prove to be as fearsome as the former Team US East, or will another part of the globe walk away with the Cup?

As was discussed previously, the format this year will be 4 SM OU / 1 ORAS OU / 1 BW OU / 1 DPP OU / 1 RSE OU / 1 GSC OU / 1 RBY OU. Captain sign-ups will be posted this weekend. In the meantime, eligibility requirements are being posted now to help teams prepare.

Previous World Cups:


Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility requirements are listed below. Most of these rules remain largely unchanged from last year's WCOP. If you have any specific questions about eligibility, please contact me or another Tournament Director.

Players who previously participated in WCOP

If a player participated in WCOP 2017, they will be locked onto their team from the previous year, barring the following exceptions:
  • If the team they most recently played for no longer exists, they will be treated as a player eligible for new teams (see below).
  • If a player's region has changed, they may choose to instead play for the region currently associated with their forum IPs. This is a one-time choice; doing so forfeits their previous eligibility. They will not be able to be grandfathered back onto their previous team in the future, and even if they return to their old region in the future, this eligibility will remain forfeited.

If a player did not participate in WCOP 2017 but did participate in a previous edition of WCOP, they have the option to either play for the team that matches their current forum IPs, or to be grandfathered onto their most recent team. If they choose to be grandfathered, they forfeit their eligibility for the team matching their current IP. If they choose to play under their current eligibility, they forfeit their ability to be grandfathered back onto their old team at a future date.


Players eligible for new teams

Players that are not locked on a team and are not eligible for grandfathering (new players or players whose previous teams no longer exist) may only play for the regions associated with their forum IPs. Tournament directors will not consider any other means of identification for regional eligibility. Please do not submit real-world identifying documents such as passports or birth certificates.

If a player has IPs to prove that they spend extended periods of time in multiple regions within the past 12 months (e.g. students who attend university in one region and live in another), they can apply to join the team associated with either region. TDs will review this on a case-by-case basis. Eligibility for the rejected team will be forfeited.

Players with significant periods of provable residency prior to the past 12 months may apply to join the team associated with their old IPs. The TD team will consider these applications on a case-by-case basis, but as a general rule, the minimum amount of time we will consider is one year of residency in the old region. As referenced above, you MUST be able to verify said residency via forum IPs; if your IPs do not reflect this prior residency, your application will not be accepted. Eligibility for the rejected team will be forfeited.

"Cultural eligibility" rules were removed in the previous edition of WCOP, and have not been reinstated.

As a reminder, hosts and TDs reserve the right to reject any player they deem to be insufficiently eligible. An example of this would be a player whose IP drastically changes merely days before the start of the tournament.

Alice grew up in France, and currently lives in Toronto. Her forum IPs from the past 12 months reflect that she resides in Toronto. While her IPs show a couple of visits to France during her Smogon tenure, they do not reflect any long-term residency. Alice is eligible to play for Team Canada, but is NOT eligible to play for Team France.

Bob spends much of the year at university in California, but his parents live in Iowa. His forum IPs from the past 12 months reflect that he spends extended periods of time in both California and Iowa, and therefore he is eligible to play for either Team US West or Team US Midwest. Once he chooses to play for one team or the other, his future eligibility is locked to that region.

Carla used to live in Brazil but currently resides in Sweden. While her forum IPs from the past 12 months reflect that she currently primarily resides in Sweden, her forum IPs confirm that from 2014 to 2016 she primarily resided in Brazil. She is eligible to play for either Team Brazil or Team Europe. Once she chooses to play for one team or the other, her future eligibility is locked to that region.

Daniel played on Team Oceania in WCOP 2017. He is locked onto Team Oceania for WCOP 2018.

Elena previously played for Team Germany in WCOP 2015 and 2016, but did not participate in the most current edition of WCOP. She currently resides in Greece. She can either play for Team Greece or be grandfathered onto Team Germany. Once she makes this choice, she forfeits the eligibility for her other location.

Fernando previously resided in Venezuela and played on Team LA in WCOP 2017, but subsequently relocated to Texas (confirmed via forum IPs). He has a one-time opportunity to change his regional eligibility to match his current location and play for Team US South. Doing so forfeits his previous eligibility, even if he moves back to Venezuela in 2019.

The Future

Moving forward, we will only have two categories: those who participated in the most recent edition of WCOP, and those who did not. Players who participate in WCOP 2018 will be team-locked for WCOP 2019 (with the same exceptions as listed above). Players who do not participate in WCOP 2018 will have their eligibility determined as though they were new players (using the same rules listed above).

In addition, we are going to be relegating both the 15th- and 16th-placed teams in the future, increasing the number of slots for potential new teams up to two.
 
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Before I announce my entry into my first World Cup since the first one 15 years ago, I would like to address the doubt concerning my eligibility. Moreover, I'm sure you'd like to learn more as to why exactly team Asia has piqued my interest. I have a strong relationship with Asia, you see--specifically the rich land of India. While the boorish layman refers to it as "the land of brown people," erudite sages such as myself realize that India is not brown, but rather gold.

Now, I need not remind you that I possess the legendary blade known as "Shimtup," which has been passed down throughout the generations to only the most exemplary warriors. However, what you may not be cognizant of is how exactly this blade came into my possession. In one of my previous adventures, I journeyed to the land of India in search of renown and so that my sundry exploits would also be recognized in the east. After stepping on an enormous pile of cow feces which gave off a pungent odor so foul it would make even the most saintly soul swear in frustration, I tumbled down a hill. At the bottom was a lake with three beautiful Indian women who were all naked as the day they were born, of course. One of them invited me to come in with them, so I, with my young, arrogant mind that had not yet ripened from the passage of time, perceived this as as a golden opportunity for a sexual encounter. Oh, how wrong I was.

Upon stripping and swimming towards them, it suddenly began to rain. Before I knew it, there was a torrential downpour and furious bolts of lightning were crackling everywhere. I panicked and attempted to exit the water, as I did not want to end up like a fried fish, but then a gigantic whirlpool formed in front of me. Tried as I might, I could not swim away from it. Eventually my exhausted flesh gave up the will to live, though my spirit remained strong. And so I was swallowed by the whirlpool.

uuhhh....oohhhh......

hrrmmfff.....urrrrgghhh.....

I am sorry, but the events that transpired after this are still so recent in my mind. It's a little disturbing for me; perhaps we should rest here and I'll continue the story at a later time.

IN FOR TEAM ASIA. IN FOR NEW GLORY AND RENOWN.
 
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this thread reminds me, does anyone have like ANY definitive info on WCOP I? when doing the hall of fame research its like this tournament never happened - you can't even prove that the finals were PLAYED as far as i can tell. apocryphally, oceania won but like there's legit nothing i could find. as best i could tell the teams were made up of something like four players?

edit: meant to write asia won wcop 1 mb mb
 
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