8-7-6-5 Fractured America Cup [Winner: magiiiiiic]

[WorldCup4James]

The board of Tournament Directors now officially posting a new Minimum Requirements Update that requires all tournaments to

last no longer than 1 year in length

As a result, I have changed the spoils from Flat Rate to Escalating, as, under current conditions, play cannot possibly finish within one year.

There are 2 ongoing games, Quarterfinals Game A (Game 8294183) and Quarterfinals Game B (Game 8294184), each with 3 players.

To allow for this first round of the Quarterfinals to finally finish, I will create a new 3-player game with Escalating spoils for the players in each game. The winner of this "side game" (so to speak) will advance into the Semifinals of the tournament.

Here are the links to both games:

Escalating Side-Game for the Quarterfinals Game A: Game 9265124. Players: [player]xman5151[/player], [player]gsailor1015[/player], [player]sparkyball[/player].

Escalating Side-Game for the Quarterfinals Game B: Game 9265125. Players: [player]LFAW[/player], [player]murphy16[/player], [player]magiiiiiic[/player].

After both games finish, we will begin Round 2, in which the 28 remaining players are randomly divided into 4 games of 7 players each.

All games to be created in this tournament will now have Escalating spoils, as agreed upon by the organizer and players of the tournament.

Again, I apologize for the massive delays. I should have seen this coming from the start.
James

[xman5151]

Good decision James, this tournament would take several years probably if a switch wasn't made, thanks and good luck all the rest of the way!

[xman5151]

Our groups side game is done.

[WorldCup4James]

Our groups side game is done.

Great! Thanks for cooperating and playing that out. xman5151 advances to Semifinals, everyone else in that game: gsailor1015, ndrs, Jobiwan, Woodruff, sparkyball, kuma32478, and earlybirdbrew will have another chance in Round 2, the 7-player games.

[LFAW]

Ours is still stuck :/ x

[LFAW]

Magic wins. All 3 games I have suicided in so that we takes home the goods.

Well played.

[WorldCup4James]

All 4 opening games have now been resolved. The 4 players advancing to the Semifinals are [player]xman5151[/player], [player]magiiiiiic[/player], [player]stokiepaul[/player], and [player]zhartley[/player].

As the name implies, this was just the "8" player phase, meaning that the remaining 28 players will now be randomly divided and placed in 7-player games.

Each player was given a number according to this list (excludes those players advancing from last round):
[spoiler=List of Players]Active Players

[player]hagardunor[/player]
[player]Woodruff[/player]
[player]kuma32478[/player]
[player]LFAW[/player]
[player]simmons4[/player]
[player]patsfan12[/player]
[player]Gilligan[/player]
[player]ckyrias[/player]
[player]Jobiwan[/player]
[player]MattiWacklin[/player]
[player]Vladdie[/player]
[player]ndrs[/player]
[player]WorldCup4James[/player]
[player]kumandgo13[/player]
[player]rmjw10[/player]
[player]sparkyball[/player]
[player]earlybirdbrew[/player]
[player]Enustik[/player]
[player]razoget999[/player]
[player]catnipdreams[/player]
[player]theheadholes[/player]
[player]murphy16[/player]
[player]gsailor1015[/player]
[player]Willy![/player]
[player]isaiah40[/player]
[player]Maverick0711[/player]
[player]buttersbaby[/player]
[player]aalii[/player][/spoiler]

[spoiler=Randomization for Round 2, Quarterfinals]

Here is your sequence:

4
14
13
8
9
7
6
28
2
17
15
10
12
25
19
18
21
3
20
5
11
26
22
1
23
16
27
24

Timestamp: 2011-08-22 02:25:48 UTC

[/spoiler]

Thus,
Round 2
[spoiler=Game A- 9620700]LFAW
kumandgo13
WorldCup4James
ckyrias
(Reserve for Jobiwan)
Gilligan
(Reserve for patsfan12)[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Game B- Game 9620803]Woodruff
aalii
earlybirdbrew
rmjw10
MattiWacklin
ndrs
isaiah40[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Game C- Game 9620054]razoget999
Enustik
theheadholes
kuma32478
catnipdreams
simmons4
Vladdie[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Game D- Game 9620055]Maverick0711
murphy16
hagardunor
gsailor1015
sparkyball
buttersbaby
Willy![/spoiler]

Note: Reserves for banned players are needed in Game A; because these players are banned, I cannot yet send them invites so I will wait until reserves are found until I create the game; they are being actively searched for to minimize further delays.


The winner of each game will advance to the Semifinals, and then everyone else, again, will have another chance and play in a 6-player game.



Again, I express the utmost apologies and am very embarrassed by the inexcusable delays with this tournament.

Hopefully, the switch from Flat Rate to Escalating spoils should speed up games and get this tournament on the right track.


Regards,
James

[n_nikko]

In, if you still need one

[mwaser]

I'm in if you still need people . . . .

[WorldCup4James]

I'm in if you still need people . . . .

Got you, along with n_nikko, in, replacing Vladdie and Jobiwan, respectively.

[magneto_acolyte]

I'll be a reserve if needed at any future time.

[fruitsmoothieboy]

im in

[vegassuspect]

im in

[WorldCup4James]

I'll be a reserve if needed at any future time.

magneto_acolyte has taken over for sparkyball.

im in

fruitsmoothieboy has taken for kumandgo13.

im in

vegassuspect has taken over for Woodruff.


3 of the 4 games should soon begin now, as the opening ins those games have been filled. I am still searching for two more reserves! Again, great apologies for the delays.

[Gromph]

count on me if u still need a reserve

[thelord]

And me if you still looking

[WorldCup4James]

count on me if u still need a reserve
[/spoiler]

Gromph takes over for earlybirdrew.

And me if you still looking

thelord takes over for ndrs.


Excellent! Thanks to all the reserves for committing to this tournament and keeping it alive!

[Freaky1]

In Please

[WorldCup4James]

In Please

As of now, it appears that we secured enough reserves to take over for the inactive players. But, if you want, I can add your name to the top of the reserves list, so that the next spot open is directly yours.

[WorldCup4James]

For those that lost their lives on September 11, 2001 for all those heroes who sacrificed everything that day, and for all those who continue to sacrifice their lives day in day out in the name of freedom and justice, we shall never forget.

[WorldCup4James]

The 4, 7-player games of Round 2 have now finished. The winner of each game has advanced to the Semifinals: these 4 are [player]n_nikko[/player], [player]isaiah40[/player], [player]theheadholes[/player], and [player]Maverick0711[/player].

This was just the "7" player phase, meaning that the remaining 24 players will now be randomly divided and placed in 6-player games.

Each player was given a number according to this list (excludes those players advancing from last round and the previous, 8-player game round):
[spoiler=List of Players, 1-24][player]hagardunor[/player]
[player]vegassuspect[/player]
[player]kuma32478[/player]
[player]LFAW[/player]
[player]simmons4[/player]
[player]Gilligan[/player]
[player]ckyrias[/player]
[player]smestelle236[/player]
[player]MattiWacklin[/player]
[player]mwaser[/player]
[player]thelord[/player]
[player]WorldCup4James[/player]
[player]Freaky1[/player]
[player]rmjw10[/player]
[player]magneto_acolyte[/player]
[player]Gromph[/player]
[player]Enustik[/player]
[player]razoget999[/player]
[player]catnipdreams[/player]
[player]murphy16[/player]
[player]gsailor1015[/player]
[player]Willy![/player]
[player]buttersbaby[/player]
[player]aalii[/player][/spoiler]

[spoiler=Randomization for Round 3, Quarterfinals]

Random Sequence Generator

Here is your sequence:

2
11
12
16
4
8
17
9
22
24
14
6
19
20
3
21
7
5
13
15
1
23
10
18

Timestamp: 2011-11-11 17:28:06 UTC

[/spoiler]

Thus,
Round 3
[spoiler=Game A- 10071100]Game 10071100

vegassuspect
thelord
WorldCup4James
Gromph
LFAW
smestelle236[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Game B- Game 10071101]Game 10071101

Enustik
MattiWacklin
Willy!
aalii
rmjw10
Gilligan[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Game C- Game 10071102]Game 10071102

catnipdreams
murphy16
kuma32478
gsailor1015
ckyrias
simmons4[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Game D- Game 10071103]Game 10071103

Freaky1
magneto_acolyte
hagardunor
buttersbaby
mwaser
razoget999[/spoiler]


The winner of each game will advance to the Semifinals (as before), and then everyone else, again, will have ONE more chance in a 5-player game.

I have applied a 50-Round limit to all games. I did not think it would be neccesary with Escalating spoils but one of our games from last round I had to apply the round limit due to a stalemate.

Again, very sorry for the slow, crawling pace of this tournament. Hopefully it will make the victory more satisfying...

Good luck in your next game!
James

[farinelli]

I'm in.

[WorldCup4James]

I'm in.

farinelli is in, replacing banned [player]Willy![/player]

[thehippo8]

Did you still need a replacement?

[WorldCup4James]

Did you still need a replacement?

[player]thehippo8[/player] is in, replacing [player]Enustik[/player]. Thank you!