Blader's Kingdom: South #2
2200 Millpark Dr, the Woodlands, TX 77380, The Woodlands, TX 77380
Meet at the pavilion - same place if you attended Blader's Kingdom South #1!
Come out to experience competitive battles and fierce competition! In a joint effort to start up the WBO community in Houston, ZestyPhresh and I are working together to extend the competition to all you South Texas bladers - hope to see you there!
The tournament is expected to last from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM but is subject to change depending on the number of people who show up.
PRIZES:
1st Place: 2 Volume 26 Random Boosters
2nd Place: 1 $30 Gift Card for 4gaming/Four-Gaming Beyblade Store (thanks to StayCool)
My adult is Richard Cheng: richardcheng28@gmail.com
Note: IMPORTANT: The tournament will be set up slightly differently than usual in accordance to the Blader's Kingdom Tournament Setup. Here are the rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CHia...soOeg/edit
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to PM ZestyPhresh or I, and one of us will try to get you the answer as soon as we can.
Need-to-Know Information
1. During Registration, Open Your Account Page
1. During Registration, Open Your Account Page
Open your account page on your mobile device (if possible) during registration to help us keep things quick.
2. Arrive On Time
You must arrive by the tournament start time to enter. We cannot add new players to an event once it begins. If you're running late, contact the host.
3. Stay Aware of Your Belongings
We do everything possible to ensure a safe environment, but can't be held responsible for lost or stolen goods. Keep your gear close by!
4. The Tournament Will Last At Least a Few Hours
This event is likely to last at least a few hours. If you can't commit to the entire tournament, you're welcome to come watch and play for fun instead!
5. Listen For Your Username To Be Called
Your name will be called when it's time for your next battle. If you need to leave early or take a break, tell a judge. Missing a match could mean disqualification!
6. Players Must Meet Regional Product Age Restrictions
All players in this event must meet the age restrictions on Beyblade products in their region. TAKARA-TOMY recommends Beyblade for ages 6+. Hasbro recommends Beyblade for ages 8+. Players under these ages may only participate with the permission of their parent/guardian.
7. Players Under 18 Must Be Accompanied by a Parent/Guardian
If you are under 18 years old, a parent/guardian must accompany you and be present for the duration of the event.
8. Contests, Raffles, Gambling, Betting, and Selling Are Prohibited
Advertising the sale of any product or service, as well as posting about any contest, raffle, gambling, or betting on this event page and conducting them at the event without approval by Fighting Spirits Inc. staff is prohibited. Please contact the Organized Play team if you require approval.
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Be sure to subscribe to him if you want to keep seeing these tournaments happen. Also, the Szasse Games social media accounts will post updates on future tournaments, so be sure to check those out. Thanks again to StayCool for the 2nd Place prize.
Thank you everyone for coming, we are already excited and going to start planning the next event!
For people who are interested in some more details about ranks:
Due to the large number of participants, despite this not being a ranked event, we decided to test out using WBO's preferred bracket generator app, Challonge. Also, due to our competitors mostly being underage participants, we decided to remove the coin wager system (which really changes this back away from a Nightwing standard, but makes the most sense for our audience here in Texas. Encouraging wagering and bets is somewhat frowned upon for younger members of the hobby!!). For all future events which are hosted through WBO, we will continue to use Challonge. There are a few things to be aware of with this system!
-- Once we hit the "Start Tournament" button, participants cannot be added. Due to this event being unranked and since we were not specific about the registration timelines, we did allow some stragglers to come in; this meant they were not in the original Challonge bracket and I needed to track their points separately, and consider the below calculations to place them within the ranks. In future, there will be a 100% firm cutoff time and this will be clearly communicated!
-- Next time, I will work on seeding players better, as today was fully randomized seeding and that made for some unfair match-ups - though we had no complaints and everyone seemed to have fun, being placed against opponents closer to your skill level would be better! We are also discussing hosting a "Pro" and "Amateur" as separate tourneys - more on that as we work out details.
-- Challonge completes calculations based on your opponents scores and the difference - for example, you might have had 15 match points, but place below top 8 because your scores were 5-4, and someone with only 12 match points, but had a score of 5-0, gets bumped up higher than you in rank. Also, you get more points if bladers you defeat proceed to do well in their later matches. As we were only able to have time for 3 rounds today, there were some very close ranks so many of these calculations would have been more detailed if all 6 rounds could have been played.
-- Some people had to leave partway through today, I made the executive decision to have two players play a match and then use their scores against someone else who had a missing person; the missing person got zero. This is not a standard Challonge rule; in future, no match will be played and the person without an opponent will receive a win and 5 points. This can be good and bad - you get the extra match points, but the above calculations will also come into effect and if your opponent continues to no-show for more matches, they don't count as well towards your ranked total.
This is just a summary of my learnings today, and hopefully some of the finer points can be improved next time. Overall I still think today was great! Thanks everyone!
Brynessa
The First Round matches were mixed up due to latecomers and people who left early, so only the finals bracket is present.