Hecthor Doomhammer's 1 vs 1 Tournament 2017

[SoScared]

Doomhammer 1 hour before registration closes:

[Hecthor Doomhammer]

First 16 to sign up get the spot.
If it turns out we have close to 32, then I guess I'll have to host another tournament for the other ppl at some point later down the line.

EDIT

OR
we could deny access to the tournament for any one already participating in the Master's division. (as in: Are you in the Master's Division? then you don't get to enter my tourney)

This way we could have a nice set up where potential players are not scared from seeing Master's divisionists sign up

but we have about a month or so to discuss this
By June 1st I'd like to set up the final post for the announcements and sign ups

[Hecthor Doomhammer]

I have edited the First Post with all the information that I currently have.

I still need a mappool

[SoScared]

Totally forgot about the tournament image. Will have it done this week-end!

Can provide a good bulk of maps tomorrow. How many do you want in the pool?

[Hecthor Doomhammer]

10 maps would be enough

[SoScared]

Rated top-bottom intuitively (not necessarily a general best-worst maprank so don't hold it against me), decent maps to use for tournament play. Pick and choose:

SideStep
Dual Cold Front
Behind The Veil 2
Agenda (custom map) http://resource.openra.net/maps/20908/
Ensio Kaivo
Pitfight (custom map) http://resource.openra.net/maps/19730/
Keep Off The Grass 2
Alpine Waters (custom map) http://resource.openra.net/maps/20712/
Winter Storm
Patches (custom map) http://resource.openra.net/maps/19729/
Operation Goldmine
Northwest Passage
Quarantine (custom map) http://resource.openra.net/maps/12202/
Sirocco (custom map)
Singles
Ore Lord
Unit 0594 (custom map) http://resource.openra.net/maps/20804/
Warwind
Green Belt (custom map) http://resource.openra.net/maps/19727/
Siberian Pass
Polar Disorder
Desert Rats (custom map) http://resource.openra.net/maps/19748/

[SoScared]

Unfortunately I don't have too much time to fix up anything advanced but I threw something quick together:

http://i.imgur.com/Br09DWo.png

The .png added on top of a dark background gets to look like this.

http://i.imgur.com/WVVKuW5.png

I do have the Gimp image so all text/objects can be adjusted. Also I've only started to use Gimp so I got a lot to learn about how that program works.

[jaZz_KCS]

I do have the Gimp image so all text/objects can be adjusted. Also I've only started to use Gimp so I got a lot to learn about how that program works.

Yeah it presents itself like it is used as PhotoShop but a few things are handled differently.



Regarding the tournament I think the way it sits now fits perfectly. I should be around during that timeframe, if anything urgent arises I shall notify you immediately.

[Hecthor Doomhammer]

Gatekeeper said he will gladly participate in a Post Finals bonus match vs the winner to also defend his crown.

But what's more intersting is the fact he suggested we'd also block out the players that naturally promote to the Masters in the GL. as well as the Hidden Route player.
Which in turn gave me the idea to allow those that are demoted to Minions to be allowed to enter the tournament, so as they can fight for a chance to stay in the Masters.

Thus upcoming Saturday I am going to announce the tournament.

[SoScared]

Well as of now because of forfeits only Fahrrad is up for a qualifier match vs 3rd Minions so I that would be pretty underwhelming.

But at the end of the day I wouldn't be too comfortable with seeding from events that isn't fully open as that is a fundamental principle of the league.

[Hecthor Doomhammer]

You know what? This has become far too complicated for what it's worth.
My tournament was originally meant as an event that had nothing to do with the RA:GL and while the original prize and idea seemed like fun, the complication that comes with the Hidden path, promotions and demotions by default and what not is too complicated for me to handle at this moment.
(honestly my mind is currently occupied with the new upcoming job that allows me to work full time during the day for the first time in 3 years, and I can't really keep a straight thought on this tournament)

That is why my final decision is that the whole prize of the GL Masters is thrown out the window.
Which means that every one that wants can enter.
I'm going back to the original plan and I'm sticking with it.

[noobmapmaker]

Just don't complicate things:

anyone can enter, if a non RAGL member wins then he joins the masters.. since he has proven that he can beat everyone else, including masters that have played.

If a master wins nothing happens.

The prize is a really nice extra that makes this tournament way more interesting. Don't ditch it and dont make it complicated. The original setup (as described above) was perfect.

[SoScared]

Sounds sensible. One thing I've learned is that simplicity is key and as long as players gets the opportunity to play with minimal hassle they'll provide all the umph you'd ever need.

Ofc the original 1st place Masters' seed offer is there for the taking should you change your mind.

[Hecthor Doomhammer]

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Greetings ladies and gentlemen. My name is Hecthor Doomhammer and welcome to the second edition of the Hecthor Doomhammer Red Alert 1vs1 Tournament (tm).
Seeing as how last year’s tournament went in terms of organisation and execution, I am happy be hosting another edition of this kind of tournament.

In this topic you can sign up for the tournament, as well as give feedback.
The registration closes on Friday June 23rd at 23:59 GMT
Once registration closes I will personally inform each player on when exactly their first match will take place.
To allow for a proper planning, I’ve made a concept bracket here to give an indication on when matches are scheduled.

Starting Saturday July 1st at 10:00 AM GMT / 12:00 PM GMT 16 of you will be waging a 2 weekend war to decide who take the honor, glory and the prize money on Sunday July 9th

Just like last year’s edition, each round will have different rules depending on which country you can and cannot select. Listed below.

The prizepool is currently sitting at €160, but depending on how many players sign up, the final prize may differ. Also, if people want to pitch in, they are more than welcome to send me a PM on the forum.

Hosted and livestreamed from my channel on Twitch and joined by SoScared, FiveAces and Jazz_KCS as tournament officials. All matches will be streamed live and later edited and uploaded to my Youtube channel.

Our contestants are:

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Once again we will be starting the tournament on 01-07-2016 @ 10:00 AM GMT / 12:00 PM CEST
All rules are stated below.
The registration closes on Friday June 23rd at 23:59 GMT
The clock is ticking


Tournament all round setting:

- The Tournament will be purely 1 vs 1.
- The Tournament will be purely Red Alert 1.
- the version of OpenRA used for this tournament will be 20170527.
- The tournament will be single elimination, meaning if you lose a round, you're out.
- Each round has different rules in terms of country selection and a different length. Listed below
- The tournament will have a minimum of 8 players and a maximum of 16 players.
- the tournament will not happen if by the closing of the registration time we have 7 or less players.
- All players MUST be registered on the Sleipnir's forums as there we will handle any communication towards the players.
- We shall use Mumble’s [64h] as the online service for this tournament.
- SoScared, Jazz and FiveAces are the tournament officials. They will not be allowed to enter the tournament.
- I have the final say.


Timeframe and rules:

- All the matches will be livestreamed on MY channel as the main channel, FiveAces and SoScared are allowed to further promote this by streaming it on theirs.
- The Tournament will consist of 2 weekends starting Saturday July 1st. Ending Sunday July 9th.
- If at any moment a player is not able to play on his scheduled day, it's game over. His opponent automatically advances.
- If a player doesn't show up without notifying me before hand, he's out of the tournament, no matter which round he plays in.
- Connection issues are NOT a reason to postpone your match. We will give a 15 minute maximum technical support. If after 15 minutes the connection is not fixed, the player has to forfeit.

Match set up and rules:

- Round 1: Players pick the country they want. Meaning no random and no random Soviets / Allies. They may re-select their country after each match for a Best of 3.
- Round 2: Players force random country not random soviets / allies. Every match is forced random for a Best of 5.
- Semi finals: All country mirror matches meaning 5 matches, all will be played. The order is: France - Ukraine - Britain - Russia - German. The winner will be determined from a Best of 5 set up.
Finals & Bronze match: Players pick their single strongest country for a Best of 7.

Mappool and settings:

The player listed first in each match up will be the one to select the map for the first match. The other player will select the 2nd map and so forth.
Maps that will be selected through Random Number Generator by me:
- 3rd match in Bo3
- 5th Match in Bo5
- 5th match in the Semi Finals
- 7th match in Bo7

Maps are:
- Sidestep
- Dual Cold Front
- Singles
- Ore Lord
- Northwest Passage
- Winter Storm
- Behind The Veil 2
- Keep Off The Grass 2
- Polar Disorder
- Desert Rats
- Green Belt
- Siberian Pass
- Snow off
- Warwind

Prizes:

Prizes: (currently prizepool is €160)

SoScared pledged €60
NoobMapMaker pledged €25
Wippie pledged €35
FiveAces pledged ??
I myself will pledge € 40


- €100 first prize + Guaranteed Red Alert Global League Season 4 Master Division’s spot
- €50 second prize
- €10 3rd place.

- If more donations come in towards a prizepool, the prizes will change.
once the first registrations are in here is the bracket
Prize Pool will depend on how many people sign up

FAQ:
Q:Why not double elimination? That way ppl who get eliminated may still have a chance.
A: I am going to handle the organization of this tournament as a bit of a World Cup Soccer. there's no double elimination in there either. You get 1 shot. You mess up: you're out.
Also to prevent players from thinking they don't need to show up for their match without any real consequences.
Also, I only have a limited amount of time each day that I can stream and I don't want this tournament to drag on forever.

Q: Why stream all of the matches, and not let the players warm up off stream and only show 1 match which will count?
A: Players are able to get a feel for each other off stream in their own time. On stream it's game on, all or nothing.
In my eyes the fun and competitive aspect of a Best of 3, is that they fight the first match, learn from their mistakes and take advantage of that in the second match, and if it does lead to a 3rd match, it'd be that both players would play at their best. Same goes for Bo5 and Bo7.

Q: Why stream all matches, and not only stream the replays of the winning match?
A: Because with replays, ppl can play at any given time, but that also means they can decide when they play and I as organizer of this tournament would have to readjust the schedule on when matches would be casted. That would end up a clusterfuck.
Besides this, in other Mods for other games I’ve seen tournaments be hosted where the organizer required replays from people and sent a deadline on when the replays should be sent in. But people wouldn’t play their matches, thus not send in their replays at the deadline and the tournaments got canceled, or important matches would not get played, resulting in an incomplete tournament.

Q: What is with the weird country set up in each round? Why not have any 1 of the rules for every round?
A: I like to be unique. Taking ideas from the communities and merging them all into 1 to keep everyone satisfied, at least for 1 round. This should make things interesting. Looking back at last year, people seemed to enjoy the challenge, so why not do it again?

Q: Is there going to be a way that participants could come onto the stream for a little interview on their matches?
A: That is possible with the Mumble server. Probably Semi Finals and beyond. We will be using the Mumble Server for this.

Q: Is there a way to involve the RA:GL with this tournament in some way or form?
A: There were plans to include a guaranteed spot for the RA:GL Masters Division as an added prize, but that would mean several players had to be excluded and the way to figure out which player to include and exclude is way too complicated for a tournament such as this. So no. The RA:GL and this tournament have nothing to do with one another.

[SoScared]

\o/ Looks glorious!

I forgot to add the dates to the banner. I could fix that for a quick update tonight.