Stage 1
Groups
In the group stage, 112 fighters are organized into 16 groups, each containing seven people. Each group undergoes its own round-robin tournament to determine the best players within each group.
Fighters, you have been placed into groups with random seeding. You may complete your assigned matches in any order, but it is your responsibility to complete them in a timely manner.
Find your group here. (http://viceunderdogs.com/index.php?topic=8378.0)
At the time of your match, have any VCDC Admin or Referee (http://viceunderdogs.com/index.php?topic=8111.0) administer your match. Contact information for referees and admins can be found here (http://viceunderdogs.com/index.php?topic=8120.0).
You will play exactly one match with each other person in your group. If you'd like a list of matches, you can find them in the Group Standings thread here (http://viceunderdogs.com/index.php?topic=8377.0).
Matches conducted without an admin present are invalid.
Conducting Matches
You will play a match with each player in your group.
Each match consists of three sets. In each set, you have five duels. Here's the breakdown:
- Match — an arranged game with a player in your group with three sets
- Set — five duels (for consistency and stats tracking, you must play all five)
- Duel — a single round that ends when an opponent is killed
Players must start each duel with 100HP and 0 armour.
Scoring
For each match win, the winner gets 2 points.
For each set win, the winner gets 1 point.
No points are deducted for losses.
If a player wins three sets and therefore the match, they gain 5 points. If a player wins two sets and the match, they gain 4 points. If a player loses two sets but wins one set, they still gain 1 point.
At the end of the group stage, the four players in each group with the most points advance.
Exception: If a duel ends with both fighters killing each other simultaneously, the duel will be discarded. It will not count towards the score.
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.
Note that there is no automatic scorekeeping on the server and health is not automatically restored on kills.
Posting Match Results
After completing a match, go to your appropriate thread for the round being played and reply with this form:
[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]