Major+ 2008 Summer Doubles League [Winners: 1st Post]

[jiminski]

does it count as a 3-way clan war?^^

ooooh good point! if we win, we will tell Ocelot in the CLA thread.

[AndrewB]

I would not count this as a clan war. We had all the different participants, with and without a clan. Also in the clan war you are not supposed to play your team mates. Here you did.

It is a team challenge.

[AndrewB]

Condor - Chard are penalized for 1 person joining in games:

3486760
3486748

Goggles Paisano - pjdonald and forefall mozes are penalized for failing to appear at game

3486721

[jiminski]

I would not count this as a clan war. We had all the different participants, with and without a clan. Also in the clan war you are not supposed to play your team mates. Here you did.

It is a team challenge.

hehe did you have a sense of humour and irony transplant Andrew .. hehe silly bugger.

[Forefall]

We were just waiting for them to join! Our bad.

[jonboyau]

How can you penalize the second time for not joining when one member of the first time never did? They can't join until both members of team 1 are in. We are still waiting for one of our games to start too. 3486789

[Blitzaholic]

go THOTA

may I ask how many teams are left? and how many teams of THOTA are left?

12 total: 3 Monki, 3 LoW, 3 THOTA, 3 other

wow, that sounds about right, can i make a team now or does anyone in THOTA need a sub? I was in vegas for over 2 weeks and could not join this one but wanted too, any slots needed for THOTA reserves? or is this allowed?

[BENJIKAT IS DEAD]

can i make a team now or does anyone in THOTA need a sub? I was in vegas for over 2 weeks and could not join this one but wanted too, any slots needed for THOTA reserves? or is this allowed?

want to jump in and try to steal the glory at the end?

we are into our 11th (of 12) batch of 11 games each - approx 110 down and 22 to go.. so a bit late!

[AndrewB]

I would not count this as a clan war. We had all the different participants, with and without a clan. Also in the clan war you are not supposed to play your team mates. Here you did.

It is a team challenge.

hehe did you have a sense of humour and irony transplant Andrew .. hehe silly bugger.

LOL, apparently.

[AndrewB]

How can you penalize the second time for not joining when one member of the first time never did? They can't join until both members of team 1 are in. We are still waiting for one of our games to start too. 3486789

you have received the penalty for game 3486721. Not for 3486789.

None of the 2 teams has joined in 2 days.

[AndrewB]

can i make a team now or does anyone in THOTA need a sub? I was in vegas for over 2 weeks and could not join this one but wanted too, any slots needed for THOTA reserves? or is this allowed?

want to jump in and try to steal the glory at the end?

we are into our 11th (of 12) batch of 11 games each - approx 110 down and 22 to go.. so a bit late!

To be precise, each finalist will play 3*44=132 games in total.

There will be 144*4+264*(2+1)=1368 games in the total tournament. Which makes this one of the biggest tournament in the history of CC.

I will run next tournament some time second part of November. There will be even more games there See you all there!

Please post your suggestions. it is time for you to get heard

[jonboyau]

I know- I didn't mean our game. I was sticking up for forefall and mozes I mentioned the game number we were in as another game that had not started yet this round.

Anyway, never mind- to heck with them. They are beating the crap out of us this round anyway.

How can you penalize the second time for not joining when one member of the first time never did? They can't join until both members of team 1 are in. We are still waiting for one of our games to start too. 3486789

you have received the penalty for game 3486721. Not for 3486789.

None of the 2 teams has joined in 2 days.

[firstholliday]

Sign jim and me up for the november series.
(i'll be away for 5 weeks but i'll have a sub)

[AndrewB]

The last set of the games will start on Monday, Oct 27.

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Next season thoughts...

Any chance of kicking out the maps that have starting territory counts of 12 and 15? - they have a serious first mover advantage.

I know you have your structure pretty set, but have you considered a "full league", where everyone plays everyone else to start with, before a bottom % (half maybe) are culled? Then start again with the remaining teams but with twice the number of games - rinse and repeat for a third time.

[AndrewB]

Next season thoughts...

Any chance of kicking out the maps that have starting territory counts of 12 and 15? - they have a serious first mover advantage.

I know you have your structure pretty set, but have you considered a "full league", where everyone plays everyone else to start with, before a bottom % (half maybe) are culled? Then start again with the remaining teams but with twice the number of games - rinse and repeat for a third time.

good idea. I would have to update the map list anyhow.

I was thinking about the full league. In fact it was my ideal way of running the league. But the table of standing will become so huge!

I am not sure if i can make it work. But now I have added the sending personalized PMs with the game numbers... Let me see what I can do.

[Frop]

What about starting out with groups where everybody plays each other once and following that up with a bracket system (including a Winners Bracket and Losers Bracket)?

[AndrewB]

What about starting out with groups where everybody plays each other once and following that up with a bracket system (including a Winners Bracket and Losers Bracket)?

Not sure if i like the bracket system, especially where so much luck is involved...

[jiminski]

What about starting out with groups where everybody plays each other once and following that up with a bracket system (including a Winners Bracket and Losers Bracket)?

Not sure if i like the bracket system, especially where so much luck is involved...

Well i think you have the system almost perfect ... perhaps you 'could' have a best of 5 knock-out after an initial phase of League games.

First phase - Leagues proceed in the normal way
Quarter Final - Best of 5 Knock-out stage
Semi Final - Best of 5 Knock-out stage
Final - Last 2 teams play a best of 7 or perhaps 9 to decide the champion

but really i am talking for talkings sake

[firstholliday]

i like it just the way it is.

[jiminski]

well actually i think the present system gives Jim and Fisty the best chance of victory! .. so i too think you have it absolutely right and no need for change!

anyone who agues against that at this point is trying to lessen the probability of our victory. By definition any dissenters as to the present structure are very frugal of spirit and graceless!

note for Andrew: jim is joking.

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note for Andrew: jim is joking.

[AndrewB]

ok, ok, laugh at my expense

[jiminski]

ok, ok, laugh at my expense

hehe

[firstholliday]

update?