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Yes, you read that right, Spinoff is back on!

After a little negotiation the guys at the MCM Expo have agreed to give us some space for the tourney. Awesome, right? Now here's the hard part: forget everything you have previously heard about Spinoff. Seriously, it'll just confuse the hell out of you. Let's start a fresh, okay?

Okay. Spinoff is now a two day event. It'd be great if you could make both days but if you can only make one then that is fine too. We will have the main tourney on Saturday 23rd. It is scheduled to start at 12:00. This may be pushed back till like 12:30 if people are stuck in queues, etc, but no later than this. If you want to take part you must have registered before then. We will have free battles and demos to the other Expo attendees on both the Saturday (when we're not doing the tourney) and the following Sunday. We may have a mini tourney on the Sunday, depending on the number of people.

The actual tourney will start at roughly midday on the Saturday. If you've put down that you're coming and I can see you're not there then I can wait a bit but I'd like to get it started around that time. I'll post a picture or something later but for now, my number is *number deleted because you don't need it anymore*. Use as appropriate (running late, can't find us, etc.)

As Spinoff is now being hosted inside the Expo, you must buy a ticket. You can either buy a Fast Track Ticket that will allow you early and relatively queue free access to the event, or you can turn up on the day and buy a ticket when you get there. However, if you do this then you may have to wait in some pretty long queues. For that reason, it is advised that you order tickets in advance. For more inormation, please look here: http://www.londonexpo.com/show_information/tickets.html

Transport to the Excel Center is easy as it has very close train and DLR links. Just start at the Excel Center and work backwords to your house! If you have any queries on how to get there then please PM me so I can help you out. Alternatively, this may be of help: http://www.excel-london.co.uk/visitors/travel

It would be nice if you could PM me or post to say you're definitely coming but if not then don't worry. In any case, spread the word and bring along as many friends as you can!

If you have any other questions or queries please ask here or PM me. I'll be sure to answer quickly. If it is a smaller question I would appreciate it if you PMed me rather than spamming up the thread. Thanks a lot in advance. Wink


Obviously the most important part is that we all get to meet and battle each other, but, as an added bonus, we have some prizes. Wink

~Saturday~
1st Prize: 4x RBV2
2nd Prize: 3x RBV2
3rd Prize: 2x RBV2

~Sunday~
1st Prize: 1x RBV2
2nd Prize: 1x RBV2
3rd Prize: 1x RBV2

For those of you who are curious, RBV2 is a pretty awesome RB. Most of the blades in it have good parts, and there's the chance of getting a Libra which is obviously a staple part. Here's what you could win:

Aquario 105B
Aquario DF145SF
Bull DF145HF
Libra 100F
Libra D125HF
Pisces D125BS
Virgo 100B
Virgo 125BS


It seems an attendance list is necessary so.....here we go. Joyful_3 It'd be great if anyone who is 'unconfirmed' could confirm whatever their answer may be as soon as possible. I do apologise if there are any mistakes, I'm sure you can understand that with all the 'it's on', 'no it's off', 'no it's on', 'no it's off' stuff, it is a little confusing. ^^;

Hosts (both days)
Rocky
Blitz
BeyUK-Espio

Confirmed Attendees (saturday unless stated otherwise)
Agitation
BEYKID247
beysharkboy
Beyunit-DL
Brian (no idea, Espio's mate)
Charlotte (possibly both days? need to ask Blitz)
cutewolfsam (possibly both days)
dieddead46 (sunday only)
Driger
KidTala
LeeDraciel
Munkerz (both days)
Newt (no idea)
revertedtozero
Ryan (no idea, Espio's mate)
Samstar1990
Serpentious
TowelTerror
Yuki-Kiba-Chan

Not so sure about...
Willz
Iwillstealyourpocky
Zander
Pikachao
Gravity Fox
kaneholt
revertedtozero
GBB-Shadow
Mistrix636
Azuki-san

I am hesitant to put any more than that. I don't want people to be put down for something they had no intension of going to and then people getting annoyed at them for it. ^^; Who knows, I may have already put too much. :X

As you can see on page 12, Espio is working on another list but let's wait a little till that's updated here. :3

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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

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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.

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May. 18, 2009  4:42 PM
 
(May. 17, 2009  8:35 PM)cutewolfsam Wrote: there is about 50 ticket stand things.Grin

Wait, there is? That is awesome.

Anyway, I didn't see what Khel said but yeah, let's get back to the topic and not my problems. PM otherwise.
May. 18, 2009  4:50 PM
 
(May. 18, 2009  4:40 PM)KidTala - KT Wrote: What's Round Robin & Block Round Robin?

Anyways, talking about that..
2 Groups, each person plays twice, the top 2 people in those groups go in into the quarter finals and so on.

Round Robin is where everyone battles each other, and the people with the most points/ wins moves on to the semi-finals/ finals to battle each other.

Round Robin Block System is where everyone is divided into groups and battle each other within that group. Then the winner of each group (block) moves on to the finals battle each other.


Oh, sorry Zander Unhappy Didn't mean to offend you or anything.
May. 18, 2009  5:25 PM
 
(May. 17, 2009  8:47 PM)Rocky Wrote: Also, there aren't 'about 50 ticket things'.....it will probably have changed since last year (the whole Expo is about 30% bigger in itself) but there will probably be like......four.
May. 18, 2009  5:29 PM
 
Thanks for letting me see that Driger, that helps so much. >_>
May. 18, 2009  5:46 PM
 
I can't see nothing on Driger's post?
May. 18, 2009  6:26 PM
 
It was the quote that Driger was refering to if i'm correct.Is that right Driger?
May. 18, 2009  6:36 PM
 
Yes, I was quoting what Rocky said about the ticket stalls.

This is getting off topic.
May. 18, 2009  8:13 PM
 
when is the next tournament after the spinnoff id really like to go to them all
May. 18, 2009  8:15 PM
 
It hasn't yet been finalized. They're probably more focused on Spinoff right now instead of future events, considering it's less than a week away.
May. 18, 2009  8:19 PM
 
(May. 18, 2009  8:13 PM)tyson x 09 Wrote: when is the next tournament after the spinnoff id really like to go to them all

There might be one in the summer: UK Summer Meet but like Khel said, the focus is now on the Spinoff.
May. 18, 2009  8:50 PM
 
Yes the UK Summer meet as been postponed due to the spinoff being put back on(thankyou lord).
May. 18, 2009  9:27 PM
 
Erm, what is the situation in awarding Beypoints at this event? I aware that if we have randoms take part then some members won't get their BP. Are we going to record all the victories and losses and then report them to a comittee member on the Sunday or Monday?

Because of the internet issue that I pointed out further back in the post, this appears to be a concern. It will be a lot of work for the comittee to do. How will forum members remember who they won/lost against?
May. 18, 2009  9:30 PM
 
(May. 18, 2009  9:27 PM)BeyUK-Espio Wrote: Erm, what is the situation in awarding Beypoints at this event? I aware that if we have randoms take part then some members won't get their BP. Are we going to record all the victories and losses and then report them to a comittee member on the Sunday or Monday?

Because of the internet issue that I pointed out further back in the post, this appears to be a concern. It will be a lot of work for the comittee to do. How will forum members remember who they won/lost against?

Pen and paper. Perhaps you've heard of it?
May. 18, 2009  9:31 PM
 
I'm pretty sure that anyone doing a tournament will record the matches and then report them to a Committee member. I was planning to do this with Battle At The Fort atleast.
EDIT: That too, of course.^^^
May. 18, 2009  9:35 PM
 
Ya don't say?? I was thinking along the lines of whether it would be best for use to record and give to you or just have them record themselves.

(May. 18, 2009  9:30 PM)Bey Brad Wrote: Pen and paper. Perhaps you've heard of it?
May. 18, 2009  9:50 PM
 
I still intend to use the internet if possible, whether it be all day or just a few minutes here and there. Peolpe need to be able to register after all. I'm still trying to find out how much it would be.

In the case of no internet then we would record each battle in order on the tournament record sheets (separate to the RR grid sheets). Actually, I intend to do this anyways so that we have something to refer to at any time.

I guess I would send these to a mod unless Brad could let me edit stuff for the weekend. I don't really know how that works though, but I believe Anubis did something similiar before? That's not essential though.
May. 18, 2009  9:53 PM
 
For 24 hours of unlimited internet at the expo will cost £10 for the BT Openzone website.
May. 18, 2009  9:55 PM
 
Wouldn't it make most sense to just set up a table in microsoft excel, or even a word document with a table, and just add the scores of each round for each player next to each name? I mean, the scores will need to be recorded in the tournament anyway, so this'd just make the whole thing more manageable.
May. 18, 2009  10:00 PM
 
(May. 18, 2009  9:55 PM)dieddead46 Wrote: Wouldn't it make most sense to just set up a table in microsoft excel, or even a word document with a table, and just add the scores of each round for each player next to each name? I mean, the scores will need to be recorded in the tournament anyway, so this'd just make the whole thing more manageable.

That makes a lot of sense. However, they would need to be recorded in such a fashion so as everybody got their BP distributed properly.
May. 18, 2009  10:02 PM
 
(May. 18, 2009  9:55 PM)dieddead46 Wrote: Wouldn't it make most sense to just set up a table in microsoft excel, or even a word document with a table, and just add the scores of each round for each player next to each name? I mean, the scores will need to be recorded in the tournament anyway, so this'd just make the whole thing more manageable.

This doesn't make sense, it needs to be recorded in order and with each winner and loser individually, so just writing their wins next to their names doesn't make sense.

Is it really that hard to write the Winner and Loser's name on a piece of paper, guys? This is pretty ridiculous. There will be a printable template available in the next day or two, but the information you need to keep is just

Winner / Loser
Winner / Loser
Winner / Loser

For an event, you shouldn't place the burden of reporting matches on each user. Not only is that a lot to place on the user, but it's pretty much inviting the results to be reported incorrectly. There's almost no chance it would go well.
May. 18, 2009  10:09 PM
 
This is what I was trying to get at. I have the WBO Tournament Record sheets that Blitz found somewhere on here. We had the intention on using this, but if there was a simpler method then we would opt for that obviously. The understand the spreadsheet idea wouldn't work for obvious reasons.

One person should be left in charge to take results, so myself, Blitz and Rocky with alternate who is doing what. This removes any complications with getting the results mixed up with too many people recarding battles. This will also enable the three of us to battle other members and members of the public.

I know I'm probably making a big deal out of nothing. Brad, you have experiance in this sirt of stuff, we don't. Worrying and stressing is part of my nature when it comes to something huge like this.

(May. 18, 2009  10:02 PM)Bey Brad Wrote: Is it really that hard to write the Winner and Loser's name on a piece of paper, guys?
May. 18, 2009  10:13 PM
 
I'm not gonna create an Excel table. We'll have a grid with all the names on each side so that we can see who needs to battle who for the actual tourney. We'll have a separate sheet that just has a list of battles (both tourney and freebattles), in order, and who won against who. This is what I had already thought in any case. Obviously we would have more than one sheet. This is okay, yes? :\

EDIT: Espio, while there are certainly many things to worry about, I'm not sure this is one of them. And I don't see how you can possibly get simpler than the WBO Tournament Record Sheets. :X
May. 18, 2009  10:14 PM
 
We must create an excel spreadsheet which employs vba macros allowing us to create linear progression models telling us the mean, standard deviation, and of course variance in battles. From this data we should be able to find our beta which is essentially our awesomeness factor. Only then can we be fully prepared.
May. 18, 2009  10:15 PM
 
I'm just going to print another 20 Battle record sheets before the event. That will give me 30 sheets that can hold 25 battles.

Total LOLZ at Khel!
May. 18, 2009  10:15 PM
 
(May. 18, 2009  10:13 PM)Rocky Wrote: I'm not gonna create an Excel table. We'll have a grid with all the names on each side so that we can see who needs to battle who for the actual tourney. We'll have a separate sheet that just has a list of battles (both tourney and freebattles), in order, and who won against who. This is what I had already thought in any case. Obviously we would have more than one sheet. This is okay, yes? :\

EDIT: Espio, while there are certainly many things to worry about, I'm not sure this is one of them. And I don't see how you can possibly get simpler than the WBO Tournament Record Sheets. :X

Glad to see that you understand it. Yes, this is exactly it.
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