First topic message reminder :CEA Team War Playoffs 2013
FEBRUARY 1, 2013 is the start date.Welcome to the post-season tournament that pits the top teams against each other to determine who is the dominant force on the CEA forums!
As stated previously, this is a single elimination bracket tourney that pits the top 6 teams in a cut-throat competition. A few things set this apart from wars during the league:
*The top 2 teams will have BYES in the first round.
*Each war will be SINGLE ELIMINATION with SIX hearts (explained later).
*Every war and individual duel will use a K factor of 25 for their ELO ranking calculation (usually 15). That means that these duels will raise or drop your ranking in bigger jumps than in the regular season. This sets the playoffs apart and makes the duels and wars much more “significant”.
When the brackets are initially setup, it will look like this:
ROUND 1#1 Team – BYE
#2 Team – BYE
#3 Team vs. #5 team
#4 Team vs. #6 Team
SEMI-FINALS#1 vs. #4 or #6
#2 vs. #3 or #5
FINALSLast two teams left.
AS you can see, placement during the season significantly affects your matchups and determines how much work your path to victory will require.
FORMAT-Every war will have 6 hearts and single elimination. This means as soon as you lose, you’re out. First team with 6 wins, wins that round.
-Each team will allow their whole teams to participate. It doesn’t matter if the number of members are uneven. Full rosters will be used on both sides.
-Each war will have 10 days to be completed. This will be STRICTLY enforced as these playoffs need to finish before the next banlist.
!No war roster modifications can be made after the playoffs start!If you add a new member during the playoffs, they will not be allowed to participate in the current playoffs for obvious reasons.
As soon as February 1st rolls around, the playoff matchups will be created and wars can commence immediately. If there are any questions, please feel free to post here or PM me.
Good luck to everyone!