Quote (minifoot @ 7 Dec 2010 12:29)

mini - timmy 5:0

Quote (mikeyjd @ 7 Dec 2010 23:12)

me3:mini5

Quote (ferdia @ Dec 7 2010 08:32pm)

apologies for too much off topic - Steffer / Harabec, I am aware you are both very competitive and yes 1 vs 16 2 vs 15 would give the highest ranked players a massive advantage to proceed quickly through the KO phase, but from experience its no fun to scrape into a last 16 and then to be vs the best players straight away. I originally changed it to this format (@49) to give lower ranked players a (small!) chance to compete in their 1st duel of the KO phase. I would ask you both to reserve judgement until after the tournament and then look back on the results. What you should see is that most of the favourites will still progess. By structuring the tournament in this way it opens the door for more builds to upset results, thereby making the tournament more dynamic and adding an element of uncertainty, thus reducing stagnation.

Regards
Ferdia

happy to discuss over pm, back to results here now!

Quote (Steffer @ 8 Dec 2010 09:23)

but it simply dosnt make sence that it will be better to advance as maybe nr. 5-8 then it is to advance as nr. 1-4 etc :S

usualy u would play to win, but now you would play to end at a lower spot to have better chance in the KO?

Quote (Perserker[PvP] @ Dec 8 2010 08:36am)

the group phase just reduces the tour players to a number 2^i, i=1, 2, 3, ... so that we can make a ko phase out of it.
the fact that i want to give everyone a chance and that i want to erase char advantages is more important than giving good players an even better chance to win the tour.

Quote (minifoot @ Dec 8 2010 09:47am)

i think the fact that 16 advances out of 18 is ridiculous