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Art by Ticken edit by Syrinix
Art by Ticken edit by Syrinix
How this works
There are 8 teams. Each team has 8 starters and 4 substitutes. The 8 teams will be randomly divided up into 2 groups of 4 teams each. Each team will play every other team in that group, where a win earns 2 points and a tie earns 1. You are allowed to replay a game if you have tied. After the group stage, the two teams with the most points from each group will advance. Week 4 will be the playoff round between the first and second placed teams from opposite groups, with the winners moving on to the week 5 finale. Note that this schedule is subject to tiebreakers (explained below). All standard Smogon tournament rules and procedures apply.
Tiebreaker
In the event of two teams being tied for a spot in the playoffs based on points and win differential, or a tie in the playoffs/final itself, we will have a tiebreaker round. One metagame will be picked by each manager, and each manager will also pick one metagame to strike. Additionally, each manager will submit a backup meta to strike in case their choice is the same as the opposing team's pick. The third format will be determined at random by the hosts from the remaining unpicked, unstruck metagames. In the event that the picks and strikes from each manager are the same, the hosts will determine both the second and third format at random based on the remaining options. All three metagames must be unique, so no format can be picked twice.
Substitutes
Substitutes are allowed in this tournament. A player that has been subbed out during a week may not be subbed into any other slot. Multiple substitutions may occur in the same slot. Substitutions will be not be allowed in tiebreak series unless the hosts mandate it. However, since we prioritize games being played, we will consider extension requests so long as they're reasonable. We will also be reluctant to give activity wins to those who are clearly fishing for them.
Replays
Replays are required. If replays are not provided, the match will need to be replayed or will be considered a dead game.
The tier lineup is as follows:
- SS 2v2 Doubles (Bo5)
- SS Almost Any Ability
- SS Anything Goes
- SS Balanced Hackmons
- SS Godly Gift
- SS Mix and Mega
- SS NFE
- SS STABmons