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Congrats to lache and thanks for those that entered so I could test out the xfire features. Seems like the website is actually really good for hosting tournies and gives you quite a few options of what you can do if anyone else was curious.

First match was played, looks like we are probably going to end up with 3 no shows for first round as well. You guys should be able to click on the part of the bracket with scores entered and be able to see the detailed score including the screenshots.

Still works for me, I pressed update a dozen times just to make sure. Never installed any gamespy patches/fixes so not sure whats up. Maybe it is down in europe based on you guys being 6+ hours ahead of us time wise, and will go down for u.s. players tomorrow?

Ill ask him for next one,  he's only been coming on about once a month though.

Its based on the name they registered on xfire with not their nickname, so its harder to tell. Aside from the ones you listed, Greg is efcsp4l,  Cute is easycofullsailing, teamusms is USMS 1.

I will post this in original post as well, the players have 2 days from start of each round to schedule with their opponent through xfire or the messaging system on the site. If you can't get a time set or if 1 person requests it, I will set a time that both players have to show up to. If someone doesn't show up to the time I set they are dqed. Try to schedule with your opponent as you don't want me setting a time, who/e ends up dqed will do nothing but complain.

If you finish your matches early and the person in your bracket also finished early, then you are free to start the next round of the bracket and the same 2 day rule will apply.

Long live the shitty work and school hours that will force people to pull out

For those wondering, the website randomizes the brackets. Only say so I have in it is giving someone a bye if there isn't an even amount of teams participating.

Tournament is full, brackets are up http://www.xfire.com/tournament/1688

Make sure to provide a screenshot when you submit the scores of the game. There is an option to upload it through the website. You guys are smart enough to get good at this game so I think you can handle figuring it out, if not though you can message me on the site or xfire/pm me.

Again, this is my test tournament using this xfire platform so I don't know how everything works and if I have control over some of the features once the tournament starts. For instance the What if I don't show up for a match question on the FAQ. Since there are people from many time zones it will be pretty much impossible to get everyone to play their matches at a specified time.  Here are some basic ones you guys need to know though from the wiki http://wiki.xfire.com/index.php/Main_Page

How do I report my score?
Once a match has been completed. You may click on your match in the tournament bracket to report the match score. Be sure to include an in-game screenshot of the match results.

When do I report my score?
Immediately after the match has been played. Once one team/player reports a score, the opposing team/player will have a set amount of time, designated by the tournament organizer, to report the score as well. If the timer expires, the score reported by the initial team will be recorded.

What if there’s a conflict?
The tournament admins will receive a notification, review the score report, and select the appropriate score.

What happens if I don’t show up for a match?
When you join a tournament, you are agreeing to show up for matches. To ensure fairness to all players, at the beginning of each tournament round players must appear within the time frame designated by the tournament creator. Failure to appear for a match at the scheduled start time of a tournament will result in a no-show forfeit and may result in other penalties.

What happens if I don’t report my score?
From the moment one team or player reports a score, you will have a window designated by the tournament creator to report yours as well. If you do not report your score within the allotted time the score reported by the initial team will be recorded.

Thanks.
You lose 1 ticket every 10 seconds on bleed.

I like butchers mod and might use it in a future tournament, but I am going to avoid it as default for this current tournament.
Here is what I am going to be going with after getting feedback on here and xfire.
If both players agree on a map then that will be the map played (stalingrad, if_berlin, dignitas, bugless mod, whatever you want), provide a screenshot of players agreeing so we don't have a dispute after.
If both players can't agree then the Default map will be if_stalingrad conquest 15 minutes 100 tickets.

Its hard to regulate bugging as a player can have old habits or accidentally do it. If a player bugs a few times then just play as is, but if you think a player is abusing it then you can request an admin/spectator to watch the game for bugging (if round has started, it will be reset when admin/spec gets in).

If both players agree on 1 server/region than that will be the official server/region, provide a screenshot of players agreeing so we don't have a dispute after.
If both players can't agree on a server/region then Default rounds - 1st round on Player A's region/server, 2nd round on Player B's region/server.
If no server available, my 1v1 servers in NYC and London will be used.

If players want to play the first to 10 method, then that is allowed as long as both players agree.
Make sure to get screenshots as people are notorious for changing their mind about what they said if it doesn't start going their way.

I haven't recorded last 3-4 dogfights as lilypad wasn't losing a point. Didn't know vita would end up scoring a point and PE going ham. PE said afterwards that he recorded some of the dogfight though so I am sure he is enough of an egomaniac to post it.

If a couple more people want to give input as to if that is the system they would rather play then I have no issues changing it up.

Why is it stupid? I understand the tactics involved and can see where a 2v2-5v5 would be worth doing conquest and going based on tickets, but this should be more about the actual aiming and mind games of a 1v1. I am open to changing the format but just saying it is stupid is a pretty stupid way to go about it.

Congrats to pilots ego for winning 10-2. The great Lilypad aka snaketits has been dethroned.