VCDC Finals

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Stage 3
The Finals


In the final stage, the eight players still standing compete in a single-elimination bracket.

Two months have passed since the start of this season. 132 matches in total have been scheduled. Two stages later, it's finally time to crown a winner!

The stakes have also been raised. This last stage is a single-elimination bracket. As a result, a loss in the quarterfinals results in complete elimination from the tournament. A loss in the semifinals results an advance to the third-place match.

Players have been seeded according to their performance in the Swiss knockout stage; high-seeded players will face off against the lower-seeded.

This format change has resulted in modifications to the rules. Read below.

The admins have also agreed to divide up some of the prize pool money to reward everyone who has advanced to this stage.

Prize Distribution
All eight fighters who have advanced to this stage will receive a $250,000 reward on Littlewhitey's. The four fighters who advance to the semifinals will receive an additional $500,000. The remaining prize money will be divided up as mentioned in the prize pool thread: 50% for first place, 30% for second, and 20% for third.

The prize distribution now looks like this:

• $19,824,703 ($19,074,703 first place prize + $750,000)
• $12,194,822 ($11,444,822 second place prize + $750,000
• $8,379,881 ($7,629,881 third place prize + $750,000)
• $750,000
• $250,000
• $250,000
• $250,000
• $250,000

To receive your reward, contact Stormeus.

Find your matches here.

At the time of your match, have any VCDC Admin or Referee administer your match. Contact information for referees and admins can be found here.


The Rules

Elimination matches are much riskier — a single loss results in complete elimination from the tournament. In order to give fighters a good opportunity to prove their skills, the way matches are conducted will change.

Rather than using the typical set/round system that were used in groups and Swiss, matches will be played until one player reaches nine points. After a player wins nine rounds, the game is over and that player is the winner. Whether a game is 9-0 or 9-8, the first person to get nine points advances in the tournament.

Because this is an elimination bracket, there won't be any more scoring.

Because the summer is winding down, and in order to avert any unnecessary stress, there are no deadlines for match completion. However, we do ask that fighters don't delay their matches for a month because of this fact.

Matches conducted without an admin present are invalid.

Players must start each duel with 100HP and 0 armour.

Starting a Match

• Join the server you and your opponent will be dueling on.
• Use /newmatch and use /addblue to invite your opponent to join.
• Have an admin use /referee to join your game as a ref.

Posting Match Results
After completing a match, go to the appropriate thread for the round being played and reply with this form:

Code: [Select]

[b]Player:[/b]
[b]Opponent:[/b]
[b]Results:[/b]
[b]Winner:[/b]
[b]Screenshots (for proof):[/b]
[b]Comments (if any):[/b]
[b]Admin who watched:[/b]

Sample response:

Player: [VU]Stormeus
Opponent: =TRC=morphine
Results: 9-2 morphine
Winner: =TRC=morphine
Screenshots (for proof): <screenshot of agreement on score>
Comments (if any): got curbstomped
Admin who watched: [VU]Stormeus

Morphine would advance.