The Proving Ground (#1) (Sign Ups Closed)

[Illuvial]

Why hello! I have decided to host a Live Double Elimination tournament, and would love to have some of you beautiful posters participate!

RULES:
1) All characters aloud (even Meta Knight)
2) 3 Stock
3) 8 minute time limit
4) No items
5) Stalling and MK infinite cape glitch are banned
6) Modified APEX stagelist is being used
- Neutrals
--- Battlefield, Smashville, Final Destination, Lylat Cruise, Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
- Counterpicks
--- Pokemon Stadium 1, Halberd, Castle Siege, Delfino Plaza, Frigate Orpheon, Brinstar, Norfair
7) First stage will be chosen by whoever has the lower bracket number (randomly chosen, see bracket for your number). After that first match the loser decides the next stage.
8) Matches will be best 2 of 3
9) Winners Finals, Losers Finals and Grand Finals will all be best 3 of 5


The time the tournament will start will depend on what is convenient for everyone, but the day will either be a Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

Once the tournament has begun I will put the Bracket in the second post (marked *reserved* currently) and you will all have 3-5 weeks to play your matches. All results for the matches will be posted here, and I will update the bracket as results come in. A chat room will be provided once the tournament has started so that you may all communicate quickly and efficiently.

If you are interested in participating or are signed up, I highly recommend that you select the "watch this thread" option so that you will receive notifications on the status of the tournament.

Registration format:
Forum name
Nickname (if applicable)
Friend Code for Brawl
Time Zone
List of what times work best for you (to help with planning)


Player List:

Illuvial - Time Zone [CST] - (0304-7494-4331)

TheMasonOrder (Mason) - Time Zone [EST] - (4513-3064-5871)

pokemongeof (Geof) - Time Zone [EST] - (0475-6643-1075)

Zeth - Time Zone [GMT] - (3139-6905-3528)

TheFatalNinja - Time Zone [CST] - (3351-3720-4208)

carrotfoot64 (Carrot) - Time Zone [CST] - (0173-3403-1523)

ZachAttax64 (Zach) - Time Zone [CST] - (2065-8381-3090)

NeoDarkLord (TraLaw) - Time Zone [EST] - (1377-0697-3571)

*NOTE, IF PLAYER INTEREST IS LOW I WILL LOWER THE PLAYER COUNT FROM 16 DOWN TO 8 TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS.

 

[Illuvial]

Bracket - http://challonge.com/TheProvingGrounds1


Chatroom - http://chat.parachat.com/chat/login...th=740&height=500&bg=eeeeee&fg=000000&lang=en

 

[Illuvial]

*Reserved for in-depth tournament results and finished bracket image*

 

[TheMasonOrder]

I want to try getting in to competitive smash again. I'll join.

Forum name: TheMasonOrder
Nickname: Mason
Friend Code for Brawl: 4513-3064-5871
Time Zone: EST
List of what times work best for you: This Sunday or next weekend.

 

[pokemongeof]

I want in!
Forum name: pokemongeof
Nickname (if applicable): Geof
Friend Code for Brawl: 0475-6643-1075
Time Zone: EST
List of what times work best for you (to help with planning): Next Sunday

 

[Zeth]

I'm new to the competitive scene, so I won't do well, but eh.

Forum name: Zeth
Nickname (if applicable): Zeth
Friend code for Brawl: 3139-6905-3528
Time Zone: GMT
List of what times work for you (to help with planning): Any time, honestly.

 

[Illuvial]

I'm new to the competitive scene, so I won't do well, but eh.

Don't worry about it man! This is only my second tournament, and the two personal friends that are going to sign up soon have never been in a tournament before.

The important thing is to go in thinking positive and just enjoying the experience. Who knows, maybe someone in this tourney will become a sparring partner that you will both benefit from playing and talking with.

But I definitely give you props for joining, most newcomers would just cower out of tournaments altogether, so this is definitely a good sign on your part!

 

[The Fatal Ninja]

Aw Andy you're being official!

Forum name: The Fatal Ninja
Friend Code for Brawl: 3351-3720-4208
Time Zone: Central
List of what times work best for you (to help with planning): Don't think it matters.

 

[carrotfoot64]

Silly, Illuvial! I have been in tournaments before! Just not the super regulated ones.

Forum name: carrotfoot64
Nickname (if applicable): Carrot
Friend Code for Brawl: 0173-3403-1523
Time Zone: Central
List of times: Any day that isn't April 6th, 7th, or 14th. All day on other weekends. Afternoons of weekdays.

 

[Deleted member]

Forum Name: ZachAttax64
Nickname: Zach
Friend Code for Brawl: 2065-8381-3090
Time Zone: Central
List of Times: Any day that isn't April 20th.

 

[NeoDarkLord]

Forum name: NeoDarkLord
NickName:TraLaw
Friend Code for Brawl:1377-0697-3571
Time Zone:EST
list of times: Any Day as long as its after 3 o'clock school n stuff

 

[Deleted member]

Oh yeah, on weekdays it has to be after 3:40 pm cst.

 

[Illuvial]

Good stuff, if no one else joins by Thursday 8:00 PM (CST) I will have the tournament be a 8 man tourney.

 

[Deleted member]

Where is this tourney going to be held? Like, the matches be said and etc?

 

[Illuvial]

It is an online tournament (obviously) so what I will do is setup a chat room and players will communicate with their opponent either in the chatroom or via PM to add each other and figure out a time to play your matches.

And your second question makes no sense to me... What?

 

[Deleted member]

The second question was like an add on to the first thing.
I want to know where the chatroom where we do stuff is. AIB? Here? Some random irc thing?

 

[pokemongeof]

When is this tourney happening?

I can't do it 2day.

Going on vacation really soon. Also i can't do it next Sat.

April 21s is good!

 

[DumbLemon]

I would like to join.


Forum name:Dumblemon

Friend Code for Brawl:2151-3184-8208
Time Zone UTC London
List of what times work best for you (to help with planning) Saturday Or Sunday 3PM

 

[Illuvial]

The second question was like an add on to the first thing.
I want to know where the chatroom where we do stuff is. AIB? Here? Some random irc thing?

I will be posting the chatroom and tournament bracket tomorrow at around 4:30 (CST). The chatroom will be a Parachat room.

 

[pokemongeof]

Ok. Also I thought the tourney could be 2nite at 8:00. It was the ending for registration.

 

[Illuvial]

Ok. Also I thought the tourney could be 2nite at 8:00. It was the ending for registration.

Tomorrow works best for everyone, so it will start tomorrow.

 

[Deleted member]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
(6 of these people seem to be new to smashboards. Lets **** up some ****)

 

[pokemongeof]

Tomorrow works best for everyone, so it will start tomorrow.

Wait 2morrow?!?! I can't make it! Noo!!!


Hold on. It starts 2morrow. Will it end 2morrow?!?!

 

[Illuvial]

Did you even read the original post? You will have 3-5 weeks to finish your matches.

 

[Deleted member]

Weeks?! Oh damn, this is gonna go slow. If everyone finishes their matches before then, can we move on?

 

[Illuvial]

Of course, you can play your matches as soon as possible, and I chose weeks just for that big safety cushion of time, ya know?

 

[pokemongeof]

Did you even read the original post? You will have 3-5 weeks to finish your matches.

Oops. Didn't see that. XD

 

[Illuvial]

Bracket and chatroom link have been posted (check the second post), you may begin as soon as possible.

Try contacting your partner via private message and setup a time to meet in the chatroom for the match. If you send a private message and receive no reply in 3-4 days, send me a message and I will try to contact them myself, I'd I get no reply then you will win by default.

In the case of unbearable lag or other issues outside of both players control, I will flip a coin to decide to moves on.

Good luck!

 

[Deleted member]

Really Illuvial? The point of a bracket is to put people who are good away from eachother, not first round.
We're the only people who have really been on smashboards for a while it seems. (Besides geof) >_>

 

[The Fatal Ninja]

Just cause we're new doesn't mean we aren't good.

 

[Illuvial]

Really Illuvial? The point of a bracket is to put people who are good away from eachother, not first round.
We're the only people who have really been on smashboards for a while it seems. (Besides geof) >_>

This is how I interpreted your comment.
"Really illuvial? I wanted to stomp people who are new rather than have a challenge".

Besides, I am not that great in my opinion. You seem to act as though the only way to be good at Smash is to own an account on Smashboards.

I randomized the bracket, it is ok. This is supposed to be more for fun and as a positive learning experience for newer competitive smashers anyways.

And as for our match, I will not be free today, but the rest of the weekend should work fine.


Also, please remember to post who won each round as well as what character you were both using for each round

 

[Deleted member]

It's like having a bunch of mediocre players, and then like, nairo vs ally first or second round.
Also, when there are like 6 people that all join smashboards on the same week and have 1 post, I would think they're new. (Speaking of which, are these irl friends or something that you convinced to join? They've only posted on here)

 

[NeoDarkLord]

mason won i lost 2-0

 

[TheMasonOrder]

^
btw, I was using Marth and Neo was using G&W 1st match then Toon Link 2nd match.

 

[Illuvial]

Good stuff!

And Zach, I am not that good at the game lol

 

[NeoDarkLord]

well to be fair mason was great at marth but if their was no lag like hell i would of pulled a 2-1 loss or even a victory but thats the drawback of online tournaments so ya live and ya learn

 

[Deleted member]

Really? From what I got of you, you seemed like you'd be a very good player.

 

[Illuvial]

What do you mean? And carrotdude64 and The Fatal Ninja can vouch for my not-goodness lol

 

[Deleted member]

Idk, something about you seemed like you had been very experienced.
Oh and what are we doing with that chat? Like, no one goes on it so...

 

[pokemongeof]

Really Illuvial? The point of a bracket is to put people who are good away from eachother, not first round.
We're the only people who have really been on smashboards for a while it seems. (Besides geof) >_>

What does that mean?

Anyways, good luck to you all!