Introducing the Tournament Player's Association (TPA). Loosely following the lead of the PGA and WTA sport tours the TPA is CCs first league for tournament players. Each week will feature a new TPA sanctioned tournament across a variety of game styles. We'll have team, assassin, 1v1, terminator, no spoil, escalating, fog, sunny and even mixed tournaments over the course of the year. Like the PGA and WTA there will also be 4 Majors (1 team, 1 1v1, 1 singles (4-8 player) and 1 assassin).
Scoring
Spoiler
Scoreboard will count several aspects (much like greens in regulation, etc that golf counts).
1. Total points - Player will get a total number of points based on their finish in each tournament so coming in 2nd in a 16 player tournament would garner .9375 points while a 2nd in a 64 player tournament would garner a score of .9844. Additionally larger tournaments will have a multiplier as its more difficult to win a 64 player tournament than it is to win a 16 player tournament and more difficult still to win a 128 player tournament. Thus the multipliers will be as follows: For tournaments with 16-31 players have a multiplier of 1, 32-60 would have a multiplier of 2, 61 to 89 would be a multiplier of 3, 90-130 would be a multiplier of 4, 131-220 a multiplier of 5 and 221 and over would be a multiplier of 6. In other words that 2nd place finish in a 64 player tournament would then be multiplied by 3 to garner that player a score of 2.95. There will be a running scoreboard with total scores for all players.
2. Total wins - A simple count for total number of wins in TPA certified tournaments
3. Finishes - Top 5/Top 10 and of course Titles
4. Winning percentage - wins/games played
5. Tournaments entered
1. Total points - Player will get a total number of points based on their finish in each tournament so coming in 2nd in a 16 player tournament would garner .9375 points while a 2nd in a 64 player tournament would garner a score of .9844. Additionally larger tournaments will have a multiplier as its more difficult to win a 64 player tournament than it is to win a 16 player tournament and more difficult still to win a 128 player tournament. Thus the multipliers will be as follows: For tournaments with 16-31 players have a multiplier of 1, 32-60 would have a multiplier of 2, 61 to 89 would be a multiplier of 3, 90-130 would be a multiplier of 4, 131-220 a multiplier of 5 and 221 and over would be a multiplier of 6. In other words that 2nd place finish in a 64 player tournament would then be multiplied by 3 to garner that player a score of 2.95. There will be a running scoreboard with total scores for all players.
2. Total wins - A simple count for total number of wins in TPA certified tournaments
3. Finishes - Top 5/Top 10 and of course Titles
4. Winning percentage - wins/games played
5. Tournaments entered
Spoiler
The schedule for upcoming tournaments will be kept and announced for 3 months in advance with each TPA sanctioned tournament coming into the Create/Join forum on Monday.
May 3 Highlanderattack
Format: Singles-Manual
May 10 keiths31
Format: Musical Chairs Singles
May 17 kratos644
Format: Team
May 24 Serbia
Format: Teams in 1v1
May 31 barterer2002
Format: Assassin
June 7 Jace22
Format: Quads
June 14 Lindax
Format: Doubles
June 21 poptartpsycho 1ST MAJOR
Format: Assassin
June 28 MarVal
Format: Terminator Nuclear
July 5 jrh_cardinal
Format: Large Singles
July 12 ralphcptc
Format: Mixed
July 19 Kinnison
Format: Large Singles
July 26 Night Strike
Format: Doubles
August 2 DJ Teflon
Format: Speed
August 9 Sir. Ricco
Format: Single (1v1)
August 16 barterer2002
Format: Random
August 23 safariguy5
Format: Team
August 30 amazzony
Format: Assassin
September 6 Lufsen75
Format: Singles Fog of War
September 13 amazzony
Format: Assassin
September 20 keiths31
Format: Team
September 27 TaCktiX
Format: Large Singles
October 4 barterer2002 2ND MAJOR
Format: Team (you will need 7 players on your team for this one)
October 11 flexmaster33
Format: N/A
October 18 psychobkrazy
Format: Mixed (Singles, 1v1 & Teams)
October 25 shaneback
Format: Singles (1v1)
November 1 keiths31
Format: Triples
November 8 Jace22
Format: Doubles
November 15 Kinnison
Format: 1v1 and doubles
November 22 Triples format
December 20 jpcloet
November 29 Gilligan
Format: Triples
December 6 HighlanderAttacks
Format:doubles flat chained foggy
December 13 shaneback
Format: triples
Format:
Format:singles large format
December 27 qwert
Format:league format
January 3 PepeAtila terminator
January 10 Lindax-doubles
January 17 Amazzony (Major-Terminator Format)
January 24 NotNowKato league format
January 31 anamainiacks
February 7 Darin44 singles
February 14 ralphcptc mixed
February 21 jrh_cardinal 1v1
February 28 benga singles
May 3 Highlanderattack
Format: Singles-Manual
May 10 keiths31
Format: Musical Chairs Singles
May 17 kratos644
Format: Team
May 24 Serbia
Format: Teams in 1v1
May 31 barterer2002
Format: Assassin
June 7 Jace22
Format: Quads
June 14 Lindax
Format: Doubles
June 21 poptartpsycho 1ST MAJOR
Format: Assassin
June 28 MarVal
Format: Terminator Nuclear
July 5 jrh_cardinal
Format: Large Singles
July 12 ralphcptc
Format: Mixed
July 19 Kinnison
Format: Large Singles
July 26 Night Strike
Format: Doubles
August 2 DJ Teflon
Format: Speed
August 9 Sir. Ricco
Format: Single (1v1)
August 16 barterer2002
Format: Random
August 23 safariguy5
Format: Team
August 30 amazzony
Format: Assassin
September 6 Lufsen75
Format: Singles Fog of War
September 13 amazzony
Format: Assassin
September 20 keiths31
Format: Team
September 27 TaCktiX
Format: Large Singles
October 4 barterer2002 2ND MAJOR
Format: Team (you will need 7 players on your team for this one)
October 11 flexmaster33
Format: N/A
October 18 psychobkrazy
Format: Mixed (Singles, 1v1 & Teams)
October 25 shaneback
Format: Singles (1v1)
November 1 keiths31
Format: Triples
November 8 Jace22
Format: Doubles
November 15 Kinnison
Format: 1v1 and doubles
November 22 Triples format
December 20 jpcloet
November 29 Gilligan
Format: Triples
December 6 HighlanderAttacks
Format:doubles flat chained foggy
December 13 shaneback
Format: triples
Format:
Format:singles large format
December 27 qwert
Format:league format
January 3 PepeAtila terminator
January 10 Lindax-doubles
January 17 Amazzony (Major-Terminator Format)
January 24 NotNowKato league format
January 31 anamainiacks
February 7 Darin44 singles
February 14 ralphcptc mixed
February 21 jrh_cardinal 1v1
February 28 benga singles
Sanctioning
Spoiler
To be sanctioned as a TPA event, tournaments must
- 1). Follow all CC tournament requirements
2). Have no point restrictions (although it may require a premium membership)
3). Have an organizer who has successfully run previous CC tournaments and is committed to running this one through
4). Allow for at least 30 players (singles/doubles) or 8 teams (triples/quad)
5). TO agrees not to send to any sort of "list" for the first 48 hours of sign ups to allow all players fair entry
6). TOs agree that for all sanctioned events that players will be accepted in the order in which they sign up regardless of all banned lists that a particular TO may have.
Joining the Tournaments
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There will be 52 TPA events through the year, one per week. Players do not have to join all 52 and indeed, may not be able to. It is expected that some of them will contain fewer players than everyone who is participating in the TPA. Not all TPA players will be guaranteed a slot in any tournament but must sign up in the usual manner. There will be an effort made, however, to ensure that ensure that there are enough of the larger tournaments also involved and many TOs are expanding upon some of their existing franchises to allow more players to participate.
Much like on the PGA and WTA tours however, players will receive points for any TPA tournament they enter.
Much like on the PGA and WTA tours however, players will receive points for any TPA tournament they enter.
Exemptions and Reserves
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TOs are allowed to offer exemptions (reserve a slot)for up to 5% of the slots, so a 30 player tournament could offer 2 exemptions, a 50 player would be 3, a 70 player tournament would be 4 etc. Team tournaments have one exemption per 16 teams (so with 8-16 teams there is 1 exemption, 17-31 would be 2 etc). If the organizer joins their own tournament, it is counted as one of the exemptions.
Exemptions may be used only for players who have won a previous TPA event or another tournament of the same type by the same organizer that was not a TPA event. All spots not reserved for an exemption must be open for sign ups.
Exemptions may be used only for players who have won a previous TPA event or another tournament of the same type by the same organizer that was not a TPA event. All spots not reserved for an exemption must be open for sign ups.
~All players need to understand that at this point there may still be some tweaking to do as we figure out how things work. Be prepared if changes are needed they'll be made.~
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