[Eddie]

Pretty big map pool. 5 non ladder maps too. Saw no mention of veto's? There is none i take it?

[Dox]

Originally Posted by Eddie

Pretty big map pool. 5 non ladder maps too. Saw no mention of veto's? There is none i take it?

Nope, as it says in the document, the first map of each round is predetermined, loser picks the next map. Originally I had a fairly small map pool, but I decided to expand it to increase variety 'cos I'm getting bored of seeing Shakuras/Tal'Darim/Shattered (and SOMETIMES Antiga) in every single Bo3.

It also helps to speed things up because some players take like 10+ minutes to go through the veto/veto/pick process when the results are ultimately the same.

[breadfan]

Sounds very interesting... I think how successful it turns out will come down a lot to how the points/rankings are allocated. Any chance of seeing some more info? Sounds like it'll be complicated to figure out on the fly, at the event

As a suggestion in the future (like I said, without knowing all the details of this one in particular) I wouldn't mind seeing a mixed format for future events...

Maybe BO3 double elim for qualification points and players knocked out in the first 3 or 4 rounds go into a swiss-style consolation bracket?

Also...

3. The style of this bracket also ensures that the best players are matched against the best players, whilst the lower tiers can play amongst themselves. It also provides an avenue for "up and coming" players to be rewarded with bonus points.

Was hoping to actually get to play some of these players who are quite a lot better than me skill-wise. For them, it might be an easy step up the qualifying ladder in the early rounds, and for me I get some replays against great opponents (who I otherwise don't get the chance to play while laddering) to pick through at my leisure

But I'm looking forward to it, might get some new practice partners out of it!