Apologies for the delayed reply - it was a whirlwind of a weekend! Sunday's tournaments were the most fun I've had in a while. Great to see so many familiar faces and some very enthusiastic newcomers :) Our MVP of the day was Blckman02 who donated 3 stunning trophies for our winners - they even had the name of the tournament engraved! We had a total of 28 participants (worth noting that this was 11 fewer than had RSVP'd) and our placers were as follows:
1st - Yami
2nd - DeceasedCrab
3rd - Left Burst
4th - JBlade11
As DeceasedCrab mentioned, we encountered an unprecedented number of fakes yesterday - primarily Made in China launchers and launcher grips, but also several fake beyblades in Classic, and a few players using 12 without a frame in our Pick 3 Choose 1 trial event after. I agree with DeceasedCrab that there appears to be a need for more information (pictures!) regarding fakes, especially as they pertain to accessories, which inexperienced bladers hardly ever recognize as unofficial. Kudos to the parents who read the rules and arrived early to clear their parts with the judges!
Although we've simplified our ruleset since the introduction of Classic, it appears there's still some confusion as to what is and isn't legal. With DeceasedCrab's permission, I believe that including his list of which parts specifically are and are not legal in the official Classic guide would help remedy this issue. Let's make sure that our rulebook continues to be a working document as new parts are released! Gaia Dragoon, for example, is a single layer but based on most interpretations of the rules shouldn't be legal in Classic (it contains metal), yet it hasn't yet been added to the list of banned parts. Since this isn't the thread for Qc'er than Lightning, I'll save my thoughts on P3C1 for later; that being said, I think the common theme of this weekend was that as we continue to introduce and iterate on new formats and concepts, it's incredibly important that we keep our members (organizers and otherwise) in the loop. Things like our proposal for a Pick 3 Choose 1 format should be available for public commentary prior to experimental trialing. Likewise, as updates get made to our official format rulebooks, it's important that we keep the players in the know - none of us judges should be assuming that a part is banned if an announcement hasn't been made. A big thank you to everyone who judged and helped out on Sunday, and I look forward to seeing you all again in 2 weeks!
Edit: Tournament Results
1st - Yami
2nd - DeceasedCrab
3rd - Left Burst
4th - JBlade11
As DeceasedCrab mentioned, we encountered an unprecedented number of fakes yesterday - primarily Made in China launchers and launcher grips, but also several fake beyblades in Classic, and a few players using 12 without a frame in our Pick 3 Choose 1 trial event after. I agree with DeceasedCrab that there appears to be a need for more information (pictures!) regarding fakes, especially as they pertain to accessories, which inexperienced bladers hardly ever recognize as unofficial. Kudos to the parents who read the rules and arrived early to clear their parts with the judges!
Although we've simplified our ruleset since the introduction of Classic, it appears there's still some confusion as to what is and isn't legal. With DeceasedCrab's permission, I believe that including his list of which parts specifically are and are not legal in the official Classic guide would help remedy this issue. Let's make sure that our rulebook continues to be a working document as new parts are released! Gaia Dragoon, for example, is a single layer but based on most interpretations of the rules shouldn't be legal in Classic (it contains metal), yet it hasn't yet been added to the list of banned parts. Since this isn't the thread for Qc'er than Lightning, I'll save my thoughts on P3C1 for later; that being said, I think the common theme of this weekend was that as we continue to introduce and iterate on new formats and concepts, it's incredibly important that we keep our members (organizers and otherwise) in the loop. Things like our proposal for a Pick 3 Choose 1 format should be available for public commentary prior to experimental trialing. Likewise, as updates get made to our official format rulebooks, it's important that we keep the players in the know - none of us judges should be assuming that a part is banned if an announcement hasn't been made. A big thank you to everyone who judged and helped out on Sunday, and I look forward to seeing you all again in 2 weeks!
Edit: Tournament Results
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Our MVP of the day was Blckman02 who donated 3 stunning trophies for our winners - they even had the name of the tournament engraved! We had a total of 28 participants (worth noting that this was 11 fewer than had RSVP'd) and our placers were as follows:![[Image: BdlIk4o.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/BdlIk4o.jpg)
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