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Post by Mercy Flush on Nov 17, 2015 0:30:42 GMT
Full details to be announced in the next few weeks(/days). A global PM will be sent to all forum members once we have the clearence for an official signup to begin. The tournament has been roughly ear-marked to commence in the 1st week of January 2016.
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Post by Mercy Flush on Nov 19, 2015 14:28:14 GMT
Copy of e-mail sent out to members today:
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Post by Squiggy on Nov 19, 2015 14:32:44 GMT
Dang, BB2 only I was getting excited then!
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Post by Mercy Flush on Nov 19, 2015 14:44:49 GMT
Yeah sorry bro, still plenty of BB1 action to be had this season though don't worry!
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Post by vinnypett on Nov 19, 2015 16:59:03 GMT
First off congrats to everyone that participates With Phoenix open. This is a real show of our presence, level of competition, and sportsmanship as a whole. Thanks especially to all the admins. You have done a hell of a job building this network!
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Post by Mercy Flush on Feb 6, 2016 11:26:05 GMT
Ok World Cup Coaches, The last small pieces of preparation are being done before our tournament can begin. But everything is just about up to speed, so let me fill you all in on the latest state of play. 1st off, we received an excellent response & have a very intriguing mix of Iron Phoenix veterans, online stars & new BB2 coaches all vying for the coveted golden tickets! Thank you all very much for signing up & i now cannot wait for the action to begin.
Our final coach list has been sent to Focus for admin purposes & will be verified on the 9th Feb. Focus want all leagues to begin at the same time & so we will have to wait until the 11th Feb. At this date our schedule threads will become live & you will be free to play your week 1 matches from then. The openning 'week' will run from Thursday 11th - midnight (GMT) Tuesday 23rd for an initial 'settling in' period. From then on week deadlines will be midnight (GMT) every Tuesday & the new week will begin 00.01 (GMT) each Wednesday morning.
... As for tournament structure, we decided to expand from 4 to 6 groups of 6. for the playoff 16 this will mean the top 2 teams from each group gain automatic playoff qualification with the 4 best 3rd place teams gaining the remaining 4 wildcard places. (Wildcards will be determined by points scored {i.e 3 for a win/1 for a draw}, if equal on points then TD difference will be assessed {TD+ Vs TD-}, the 3rd tiebreaker will be the best fluff contribution {e.g. match report, team story etc - this will be determined by a panel of impartial non BB2 WCQ coaches} ...no fluff?... pffff... then it will be determined via online RNG simulator #exciting!.)
The Groups have been seeded, but the playoffs will not be - total random draw. Therefore where you finish in the group will not influence who you will get paired against in the playoffs. On conclusion of the group stage the playoff teams will be informed. The playoffs will be given a possible 2 week berth in order to accomodate for any international timezone challenges.
WARNING: BB2 Overtime rules will be in effect as of this stage. OT rules will be fully explained prior to playoff commencement.
As a rule of good communication - all info & essential updates will be exclusively via the forum from now on. To keep in the loop we expect you to check in on the forum threads every 48 hours.. especially when your match has yet to be played. To activate PM notifications direct to your e-mail please check the following settings:
Go into Profile, Edit Profile, Notifications. Change Personal Message to Instant or Smart.
I'll be in touch again in 5 days time, the greatest show on earth is about to begin..
i really hope the World Cup 2016 champion will be an Iron Phoenix. Mercy.
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Post by thespydyr on Feb 8, 2016 16:42:22 GMT
If I only earn a ticket through Iron Phoenix and not my home league, GOBBLN (of which I am an admin)...and then win the whole thing...can I still claim it for GOBBLN...hahahaha jk, jk!
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Post by Mercy Flush on Feb 8, 2016 16:52:51 GMT
lol, ooohh the shame of it! How could you ever face your fellow GOBBLN's again? Looks like you'd become our very own adopted mercenary, Peyton Manning style!
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Post by thespydyr on Feb 9, 2016 15:56:02 GMT
hehehe
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Post by Mercy Flush on Feb 11, 2016 21:10:32 GMT
The 2016 World Cup Qualifiers have begun!! Begin scheduling your matches here:iron-phoenix.freeforums.net/board/112/2016-world-championship-qualifier-tournament
Week 1 will run until 23rd of Feb for a 'settling in' period (OFC if we finish up before then I will roll to week 2 earlier). Throughout the event I urge you to visit the forums frequently (especially if you have yet to play your game) while scheduling please use the forum threads provided (if you schedule outside the forum i.e via PM or steam please copy & paste your correspondence on the sched thread to help keep us in the loop).
Once you've played a match, post in the NBC thread for a validation request & let us know the score & that the match was completed to the final whistle. Match reports are of course much appreciated also! Anyone planning to stream or broadcast their games feel free to post kickoff times & links in this thread so we can watch the action! Here's the link:
iron-phoenix.freeforums.net/thread/2576/sports-match-validations-stories-results
I am delighted to announce that we have been awarded with 2 tickets to the World Cup Finals in May, so BOTH finalists in this tournament will be representing Iron Phoenix in the main event.
I'll keep you all updated via PM with any further news & developments as they occur & also to let you know when the next round of matches begin (23rd feb or sooner)
Enjoy!
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