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Tournament Organizer: Keefie
Assistant Tournament Organizer: Icepack
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Premier Division Topic <-> Second Division Topic<-> Scoreboard Sheet<-> Map Usage Sheet
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Sign-ups close 23:59:59 CC Time on Tuesday, November 3rd
First round Starts: Sunday, November 22nd
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CL17 Final Standings
CL17 Final Standings
Premier Division
FALL
ACES
OLDS
LHDD
REP
A^
ATL
LION
Second Division
LOW
FOED
RET
GON
RGV
KNT
AFOS
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FALL
ACES
OLDS
LHDD
REP
A^
ATL
LION
Second Division
LOW
FOED
RET
GON
RGV
KNT
AFOS
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CL18 Format
CL18 Format
Basic Format:
Clans play each other within their divisions to determine division winners and which clans get promoted or relegated.
Each division will have between 5-8 clans, depending on the number of clans. The higher level division will always have equal or more participants than the division below.
Both divisions play a double round robin, i.e., each clan plays each other twice in the same round, with 12 home and 12 away games in each round. Each set of 12 games is considered a match.
Per match, points will be awarded as follows:
The clan with the most points in each division will be the winner of that division.
Tie-Breaker Rules:
If 2 or more clans end up with same amount of points their placement will be based on (in order):
In the unlikely event 2 clans still end up tied, they will play another round with home and away games to determine their placement.
Note:
Clans play each other within their divisions to determine division winners and which clans get promoted or relegated.
Each division will have between 5-8 clans, depending on the number of clans. The higher level division will always have equal or more participants than the division below.
Both divisions play a double round robin, i.e., each clan plays each other twice in the same round, with 12 home and 12 away games in each round. Each set of 12 games is considered a match.
Per match, points will be awarded as follows:
- Win: 2 Points
- Draw: 1 Point
- Loss: 0 Points
The clan with the most points in each division will be the winner of that division.
Tie-Breaker Rules:
If 2 or more clans end up with same amount of points their placement will be based on (in order):
- Game Difference
- Difference in head-to-head results
- Difference in head-to-head game wins
- Difference in head-to-head away game wins (if still more than 2 clans tie)
- Difference in total away wins
- Difference in total away game wins
In the unlikely event 2 clans still end up tied, they will play another round with home and away games to determine their placement.
Note:
- Games won by forfeit do not count as game wins for the tie-breaker rules.
Promotion & Relegation
Promotion and Relegation
Once the Final standings are determined, a Priority Order will also be determined. This will be a list of all the finishing positions from top to bottom starting with Premier Division 1st place and ending with last place of the Second Division. The 2 highest ranked clans of the Second Division will be moved in the Priority Order to above the 2 lowest ranked clans of the Premier Division. The last two places in Premier Division drop to below 2nd place in Second Division.
- For example, consider a league with 15 teams, Premier Division with 8 and Second Division with 7 clans.
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
Becomes:
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
S1
S2
P7
P8
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
Signing Up
Signing Up
CL 17 Priority Order:
Eligibility:
To sign up, please post:
Notes:
- FALL
- ACES
- OLDS
- LHDD
- REP
- A^
- ATL
- LION
- LOW
- FOED
- RET
- GON
- AFOS
- GOAT
- MAS
Eligibility:
- To be eligible for entering CL18, a clan must be a member of (or eligible to join) the CAT Forum.
- To be eligible for entering CL18, a clan must have a minimum of 10 active players. It is highly recommended that you have several more than that.
- New clans or clans that did not participate in CL17, will be placed in the lowest division.
To sign up, please post:
- Clan Name and Abbreviation
- First Contact
- Second Contact
- Request Privileges for both Contacts: Yes/No
Notes:
- By signing up your clan, you, your clan and your players express understanding of and agreement with, the format, the rules, the notes and the comments found in this post.
- If anything is unclear or you have any questions, do NOT sign up until you have posted your question(s) and received an answer.
Use of Games, Maps, Settings and Players
Games, Maps, Settings and Players
Games:
Every round will consist of 2 matches, i.e., 12 home and 12 away games between the same clans, a total of 24 games.
For every round the 2 clans will set up the following 12 home games with their choice of maps and settings:
Maps:
Settings:
The following settings are not allowed:
Players:
Every round will consist of 2 matches, i.e., 12 home and 12 away games between the same clans, a total of 24 games.
For every round the 2 clans will set up the following 12 home games with their choice of maps and settings:
- 4 Doubles
- 4 Triples
- 4 Quads
Maps:
- A map may not be used while it is still in Beta.
- Each map can be used a maximum of 3 times during the main course of the tournament.
- A map can only be used once per home set, per round.
- The random map option can be used without limitation.
Settings:
The following settings are not allowed:
- Speed
- Manual
- Freestyle
Players:
- Players can play a maximum of 5 games per match and 9 games total per round.
- Clans need to use a minimum of 10 different players per match (set of 12 games).
- A player who plays for one clan in CL18, cannot play for another clan in CL18.
Creating, Posting and Filling Games
Creating, Posting and Filling Games
We will have rounds starting every 3 weeks, on a Sunday (see schedule). The clan contacts are responsible for creating their clans' (home) games, inviting their players and ensuring the games are filled correctly and in a timely manner. Merely inviting players does not mean that the game is filled!
At the start of every round the home clan contacts have to:
The deadline for doing all of the above is the Sunday listed in the schedule at 23:59 hours (CCT). Period!
Creating, posting and inviting the home teams needs to be done by the same Sunday the round starts!
All away games must be filled by the following Sunday at 23:59 hours (CCT).
This means ALL games should be started within one week of the round's start date.
IMPORTANT: Communication is key!
Clan contacts should contact the TO's if they have a problem meeting a deadline and/or if they know they are going to be absent for a certain period of time. We may be able to help to avoid missing a deadline by granting an extension or privileges to the second clan contact, for example. Other clan members should warn their clan contacts if they see a deadline may be missed. If the clan contacts are unresponsive, clan members should contact the TO's.
Notes:
At the start of every round the home clan contacts have to:
- Create the home games
- Post the home games (game numbers only) in the appropriate thread
- Invite the home players
The deadline for doing all of the above is the Sunday listed in the schedule at 23:59 hours (CCT). Period!
Creating, posting and inviting the home teams needs to be done by the same Sunday the round starts!
All away games must be filled by the following Sunday at 23:59 hours (CCT).
This means ALL games should be started within one week of the round's start date.
IMPORTANT: Communication is key!
Clan contacts should contact the TO's if they have a problem meeting a deadline and/or if they know they are going to be absent for a certain period of time. We may be able to help to avoid missing a deadline by granting an extension or privileges to the second clan contact, for example. Other clan members should warn their clan contacts if they see a deadline may be missed. If the clan contacts are unresponsive, clan members should contact the TO's.
Notes:
- To avoid ongoing games from having to be remade it is strongly recommended that the away clan contacts check the home games for errors before inviting their players.
- It is optional to send a PM to the opposing clan contacts with the games and/or assigned players.
Schedule
Schedule
As mentioned above, one round will be played every 3 weeks. Rounds will always start on a Sunday. Every round will consist of 1 set of 12 home and 1 set of 12 away games (2 matches) between the same clans, a total of 24 games.
Schedule, based on divisions of maximum 8 clans:
[*]The schedules for each division will be posted in the division threads.[/list]
Schedule, based on divisions of maximum 8 clans:
- Start Round 1: November 22nd
- Start Round 2: December 13th
☃☃☃ Holiday Break ☃☃☃ - Start Round 3: January 3rd
- Start Round 4: January 24th
- Start Round 5: February 14th
- Start Round 6: March 7th
- Start Round 7: March 28th
[*]The schedules for each division will be posted in the division threads.[/list]
Medals
Clan Achievement Medals will only be awarded to the members of the winning clan from each division. A member must play in at least 3 games to qualify.
Clan Achievement Medals will be awarded to each division’s MVP; the winning Clan will choose their MVP.
Clan Achievement Medals will be awarded to each division’s MVP; the winning Clan will choose their MVP.
Rules and Infractions
Rules:
Consequences for infractions that do not have a specific penalty assigned and any other offenses and issues, will be determined on a case by case basis, depending on the severity, repetitiveness and possible effects on the results of this tournament. The consequences can vary from, but are not limited to, a warning to the remaking of a game, forfeits or point deductions, removal of privileges or clan contacts, expulsion of a player or disqualification of a clan.
- All the CC and Clan rules will be in effect, unless stated otherwise in this post.
- 1st Infraction: The offending clan will receive an official 1st Warning.
- 2nd Infraction: The offending clan will receive an official 2nd Warning.
- 3rd Infraction: The offending clan will receive their official Final Warning.
- 4th Infraction: The offending clan will receive a 1 point deduction from their overall points total.
- 5th Infraction: The offending clan will receive a 2 point deduction from their overall points total.
- 6th infraction: The offending clan will receive a 3 point deduction from their overall points total.
- 7th infraction: Expulsion from the competition. All results annulled.
Notes:- Unofficial warnings or reminders may be issued at the TO's discretion for minor first time offenses.
- When a warning has been issued for missing a deadline, the next deadline will be 24 hours after the warning was issued.
It is up to each Clan to check their oppositions' games.
- For a game to be remade it must be brought to the attention of the oppositions main contact and the TOs before the start of round 2
- Any game that is remade after being registered in the database, and before round 2 of the game starts, has to be posted in the appropriate thread in a new post. That post also has to state which game it replaces.
- If a player joined more than the maximum games per match (set of 12 home or away games), the opposing clan may choose which game(s) with said player must to be remade.
Consequences for infractions that do not have a specific penalty assigned and any other offenses and issues, will be determined on a case by case basis, depending on the severity, repetitiveness and possible effects on the results of this tournament. The consequences can vary from, but are not limited to, a warning to the remaking of a game, forfeits or point deductions, removal of privileges or clan contacts, expulsion of a player or disqualification of a clan.
- Note:
- All infractions and penalties will be posted in the corresponding division threads.
- Clans are expected to meet all deadlines.
- However, as life does sometimes get in the way, a clan may have 2 deadline extensions throughout the competition.
- The request must be sent by PM to Keefie.
- Extensions are 24 hours by default. A longer extension may be given if requested.
- If clan y's opponent for round X receives an extension for their Home set in round X than clan y receives equal extension for filling away games, such that clan y has at minimum 5 days to fill.
- All extensions granted will be posted in the corresponding division threads.
- Clans can request privileges for either their first clan contact or for both clan contacts. A request to have both contacts receive privileges can come at any stage of the tournament.
- Privileges come with responsibilities: See: Clan Challenge Privileges
- If 2 sets of games are created and posted, the set posted first will count as the official set of games.
- Any issues arising from both clan contacts having privileges; such as creating, posting, filling 2 sets of games, missing deadlines because of a misunderstanding between clan contacts, etc., falls under the responsibility of the clans.
- Any problem arising from both contacts having privileges will result in the immediate removal of the privileges of the second contact.
- Note:
- A list of clan contacts with privileges will be posted in the corresponding division threads.
- If a clan leaves CL18, after it has begun, for whatever reason(s), all results involving this clan will be annulled. The clan will not be eligible to enter CL19, unless issues that caused the abandonment are addressed to the satisfaction of the TO.
General Comments
Comments:
- If clans notice any issues or rule breaks, please report this by PM to groovysmurf immediately, especially if time sensitive.
- For any issues and/or questions with regards to the clan database, please contact groovysmurf.
- The TOs will do their best to keep on top of things, send general reminders, check for inconsistencies, etc. However, the ultimate responsibility for following the rules rests with the clan contacts.
- The format and the rules are subject to change if deemed appropriate by the CD Team.
