2018 Year End Doubles Round Robin Tournament: The Doubles Crown Series

[F15FreeEagle]

Current teams:
1. Tapeworm + Bearnecessities
2. Engel + Ndrm
3. Riskyone + Roscokov
4. Th-Child + dorcee
5. Ironztiger + StJude
6. Hortik + haWD
7. Cardinalsrule + TheGeneral
8. Linearcurve + TBD

With a partner declared on team 8 we will be ready to launch. I'll post updates here and direct message participants with links to their games.

No F15 or Sannheten? Even though I declared my partner before Linearcurve posted? Or General, for that matter?

 

[BearNecessities]

Whoops! Oversight on my part! I'll fix that.

We filled our 8 team quota with interest left over. To make the format work, group stage needs 4 teams each and we need an even number of groups (8 or 16 teams total). Would anybody be opposed to expanding the tournament to 16 teams? Total duration should remain the same, as games take place in parallel. If we stick to 8 teams, we will launch today.

Alternatively we can expand to groups of five, but that will increase tournament duration by a few weeks, something I'd like to avoid.

Current teams:
1. Tapeworm + Bearnecessities
2. Engel + Ndrm
3. Riskyone + Roscokov
4. Th-Child + dorcee
5. Ironztiger + StJude
6. Hortik + haWD
7. Cardinalsrule + TheGeneral
8. Sannheten + F15

Bonus teams:
9. Linearcurve + Luiscasanova
10. Engineerairborne + Norbs

 

[linearcurve]

please send invite to luiscasanova. He is in as my partner. So we will be the least experienced team in this tournament.

 

[linearcurve]

Linearcurve with Luisasanova. We'll bring the wine to the party.

 

[Cardinalsrule]

Whoops! Oversight on my part! I'll fix that.

We filled our 8 team quota with interest left over. To make the format work, group stage needs 4 teams each and we need an even number of groups (8 or 16 teams total). Would anybody be opposed to expanding the tournament to 16 teams? Total duration should remain the same, as games take place in parallel. If we stick to 8 teams, we will launch today.

Alternatively we can expand to groups of five, but that will increase tournament duration by a few weeks, something I'd like to avoid.

Current teams:
1. Tapeworm + Bearnecessities
2. Engel + Ndrm
3. Riskyone + Roscokov
4. Th-Child + dorcee
5. Ironztiger + StJude
6. Hortik + haWD
7. Cardinalsrule + TheGeneral
8. Sannheten + F15

Bonus teams:
9. Linearcurve + LC
10. Engineerairborne + TBD

I'm ok with expanding to 16, or leaving it at 10 teams. As long as everyone who wants to play gets to play.

Maybe give it a few more days and see if there are others, if not start it with 10, or 12, however many we have?

 

[BearNecessities]

I'm ok with expanding to 16, or leaving it at 10 teams. As long as everyone who wants to play gets to play.

Maybe give it a few more days and see if there are others, if not start it with 10, or 12, however many we have?

Sounds good, Cardinal. Sign ups will officially close on Wednesday, 11/14/18 at 8 pm Eastern (-5 GMT) . I can make it work with 10, 12, 15 or 16 teams by using wild cards out of group stage. 11, 13, and14 teams will not work, so the last teams to apply will be excluded to make our target numbers.

 

[norbs]

Can you please include engineerairborne and I

 

[BearNecessities]

Can you please include engineerairborne and I

Done!

 

[haWD96lz]

I'm fine with expanding. I think any even number should work? For example with 10 teams we can just do top 2 out of each group. With 12 do top 3 with first place getting a bye in the elimination round?

Just some thoughts.

 

[F15FreeEagle]

I am perfectly fine with expanding the amount of teams. The interest this has drawn in this relatively short of time is a very good thing.

Good work, Bear.

 

[engineerairborne]

I am perfectly fine with expanding the amount of teams. The interest this has drawn in this relatively short of time is a very good thing.

Good work, Bear.

+1

 

[BearNecessities]

The official tournament structure is out:

 

[TheGeneral]

This is exciting. Thank you for organising.

 

[th-child]

This is exciting. Thank you for organising.

Yup, +1.

 

[ndrm31]

which maps will be choosed?

 

[Roscokov]

Looks darn good sir!

Is it too late too suggest an entry fee for a prizefund?

 

[Cardinalsrule]

Looks darn good sir!

Is it too late too suggest an entry fee for a prizefund?

+1

 

[Edman6]

I'm interested but timing is bad - and all my favorite partners are already taken. Have fun!

 

[BearNecessities]

Looks darn good sir!

Is it too late too suggest an entry fee for a prizefund?

I'm happy to include a prize pool. How does one go about making that happen?

 

[Cardinalsrule]

I'm happy to include a prize pool. How does one go about making that happen?

Just announce what the entry fee is, when the tourney is over I'll subtract that amount from everyone and give the points to the winner.