[quote=“Ardez;19805”]
So why is seeding not random after the first week? What if too many teams have no points yet in the cup? My team won’t be ready for this Saturday, but we may be competing later in the series(Week 3-4).[/quote]
This ensures better play in the cups, and eliminates concerns for prizes. Let’s say v568 and INI got lobbed against eachother for the first round, wouldn’t be very exciting, would it? Teams that have previously played will be seeded, basically teams with no previous experience in the cups will have a seed of none and will be randomly thrown into the brackets after the seeded teams if that makes sense?
Example: Team Alpha, Gamma, and Omega sign up for the cup. They have all played before, and get seeded as 1, 2, and 3, respectfully. Team Beta and Delta both sign up and haven’t played before, there for have no ranking. Team Beta and Delta get randomized seedings in the bracket, making Delta seed 4 and Beta seed 5, so in the end the seedings for the bracket are as follows:
Alpha - 1
Gamma - 2
Omega - 3
Delta - 4
Beta - 5
[quote=“Ardez;19805”]
Also, What if all of the players on a team change except for the team captain throughout the tournament. Example ~ Players A, B, C, D, E are all on a team. Week 2 B leaves, Week 4 C and D leave, Week 6 E leaves(all players were replaced in time to compete that week). Have they lost points during this process? Technically the team never broke apart and reformed, people just left. The captain and name haven’t changed.[/quote]
I’ve been thinking about this, honestly. I think the safe route to go is just to have points follow the team’s name, as long as there is one member. Here is my reasoning:
If Team Alpha has 5 players, A, B, C, D, E, and get replaced like you said, they still have to prove their worth. If they consistently lose, their points will not carry them, as they will get eliminated on the first or second round, and other teams will get more points than them. However, if they consistently win, then they will continue to earn more points and hold their spot.
However if Team Alpha completely breaks apart, those points cannot be transferred to anyone else. If a group reforms with Team Alpha’s name, they will not inherit those points.
[quote=“Ardez;19805”]
Also, what is your policy on backup players as may be needed if somebody can’t make it? Are you able to submit backups when you submit your team? If a team is missing a player on game day and backups aren’t allowed, then what will happen to that team? Auto-Forfeit or can they try and play down a man?[/quote]
Ringers are okay, whether they are not a roster or not. If a team is constantly using ringers, however, they will be talked to. I understand stuff happens and the rest of the team may want to play, a lot of people like to chill out in Mumble and see if they can ring for a team if needed as well. However, I will say that a team should use the same line-up throughout a bracket if at all possible.
No problem! I rather you ask now then the day of and not get a proper response. ^^
