Major+ 2008 Summer Doubles League [Winners: 1st Post]

[Jonsvoll]

Jonsvoll and larsin won
Game 2720056
Game 2640133

[pjdonald]

I am going away for 4 days. So no updates till then.

Can we get a scoreboard update on the 6th then?

[luckywar]

Surf and luckywar win games:

Game 2640066
Game 2719957
Game 2720037
Game 2719997
Game 2719957
Game 2720096

[firstholliday]

Jim and 1st win Game 2720049

[Forefall]

scoreboard update please =)

[Jonsvoll]

Jonsvoll and larsin won

Game 2719971
Game 2720103

[surfingmace]

surfingmace and luckywar win game 2719958

[AndrewB]

I just came back.

All the tables will be updated tomorrow morning, on 8th of July.

Sorry guys, but i had to leave unexpectedly. Please stand by.

[DiM]

full update.
round 1: 6-2
Game 2453224 - rd 10 - edbeard & DiM lost vs trapyoung & jpeter15
Game 2453019 - rd 9 - edbeard & DiM lost vs Siedshow99 & General Mojo
Game 2453134 - rd 10 - edbeard & DiM won vs Blind Date & Seulessliathan
Game 2453090 - rd 9 - edbeard & DiM won vs bigbullyweedave & -Marcos-
Game 2453228 - rd 21 - edbeard & DiM won vs AndrewB & David_Wain
Game 2453131 - rd 8 - edbeard & DiM won vs chard & Condor
Game 2453020 - rd13 - edbeard & DiM won vs DBandit70 & mbass
Game 2453088 - rd17 - edbeard & DiM won vs Forza AZ & dragon dor

round 2: 5-3
Game 2541899 - rd 10 - edbeard & DiM won vs trapyoung & jpeter15
Game 2541904 - rd 8 - edbeard & DiM won vs AndrewB & David_Wain
Game 2541858 - rd 9 - edbeard & DiM lost vs Seulessliathan & Blind Date
Game 2541772 - rd 8 - edbeard & DiM won vs Siedshow99 & General Mojo
Game 2541773 - rd 9 - edbeard & DiM won vs DBandit70 & mbass
Game 2541813 - rd 10 - edbeard & DiM lost vs bigbullyweedave & -Marcos-
Game 2541855 - rd 8 - edbeard & DiM won vs chard & Condor
Game 2541809 - rd 11 - edbeard & DiM lost vs Forza AZ & dragon dor

round 3: 4-4
Game 2640199 - rd 12 - edbeard & DiM won vs trapyoung & jpeter15
Game 2640204 - rd 6 - edbeard & DiM lost vs AndrewB & David_Wain
Game 2640158 - rd 10 - edbeard & DiM lost vs Seulessliathan & Blind Date
Game 2640044 - rd 11 - edbeard & DiM lost vs Siedshow99 & General Mojo
Game 2640046 - rd 10 - edbeard & DiM lost vs DBandit70 & mbass
Game 2640100 - rd 11 - edbeard & DiM won vs bigbullyweedave & -Marcos-
Game 2640155 - rd 12 - edbeard & DiM won vs chard & Condor
Game 2640097 - rd 14 - edbeard & DiM won vs Forza AZ & dragon dor

round 4: 2-3
Game 2719934 - rd 8 - edbeard & DiM won vs Siedshow99 & General Mojo
Game 2719980 - rd 8 - edbeard & DiM lost vs Forza AZ & dragon dor
Game 2720024 - rd 8 - edbeard & DiM lost vs Seulessliathan & Blind Date
Game 2720063 - rd 9 - edbeard & DiM won vs trapyoung & jpeter15
Game 2720068 - rd 9 - edbeard & DiM lost vs AndrewB & David_Wain

[AndrewB]

Tables are updated as of today. We still need to wait for the outcome of some games.

Please verify and report any discrepancies.

[luckywar]

Game 2720089 - surfingmace & luckywar win

[AndrewB]

gp24176281 - thinktank receive formal citation for trying to arrange game results with opponents.

Let it be warning and reminder to everyone:

Quote from the CC Rules:

Unwritten Rules

Obviously any gross abuse of the game is forbidden. This includes but is not limited to: throwing games

[firstholliday]

hmm were was that drew?

[jiminski]

gp24176281 - thinktank receive formal citation for trying to arrange game results with opponents.

Let it be warning and reminder to everyone:

Quote from the CC Rules:

Unwritten Rules

Obviously any gross abuse of the game is forbidden. This includes but is not limited to: throwing games

yeah, what happened and where ?

[firstholliday]

jim and 1st win Game 2720097

[firstholliday]

Our poule is so so so very close that 1 cheating game could prevent a team from going thrue to the next round.

This can't be the case in the best tourney ever. If they really tried to their have to be according messures.

1st

[AndrewB]

Game 2640130

[AndrewB]

Actually they were penalized by 1.1MP for attempting to do that.

[AndrewB]

I was thinking about the format of the tournament. And i think the following would work the best:

in round 1 we have 36 teams
in round 2 we have 24 teams
in finals we have 12 teams

in round 1 we have 4 groups
in round 2 we have 2 groups
in finals we have 1 group

that way we decrease the number of teams every round by 12.

I think that would work the best. What do u say, guys?

And hopefully will reduce the number of cheating attempts? That everyone is not so desperate anymore LOL

[firstholliday]

either that or 36/18/9

works both fine for me.

[AndrewB]

either that or 36/18/9

works both fine for me.

that would be more difficult to pick up 18 teams out of 4 groups

[gp24176281]

AndrewB,

This is a formal protest on us being panalized. I find it out of place.

I wasn't aware it's not aloud (as was specifically indicated on the game chat). Moreover, as indicated in the chat, I was certain it's aloud. If I wanted to go behind the back of anyone or be dishonest in any way, I would have not done it on chat.

and to the point:
1. It was an inocent(!!!) offer as indicated from the chat.
2. Nothing really happen in the end of the day.

Thus,
I kindly request to reconsider the panalization.

I would welcome any remark by the other players as well, after reading this massage.

gp

[jiminski]

AndrewB,

This is a formal protest on us being panalized. I find it totally out of place.

I wasn't aware it's not aloud (as was specifically indicated on the game chat). More specifically I indicated that in the chat that I'm certain it's aloud. If I wanted to go behind the back of anyone or be dishonest in any way, I would have not done it on chat but by other means.

I searched the thread and couldn't find any mention that deals are not aloud. I ask u to reconsider due to this fact. It was an inocent misunderstanding that certainly doesn't call for such a punishment.

gp

you offer to throw a game and did not know it was not allowed?

good grief! with the exception of when you are playing in your 4 year old nephews non-affiliated Snap tournament, in what competition in the world is that acceptable behaviour?

[dcc1220]

I searched the thread and couldn't find any mention that deals are not aloud. I ask u to reconsider due to this fact. It was an inocent misunderstanding that certainly doesn't call for such a punishment.

gp

Mention of throwing any game is under the rules of the site, it does not have to be included in the rules of a specific tournament. If you were somehow unaware of this rule it is unfortunate, but with the very limited information I have seen the punishment seems appropriate.

No one can deny that some tournaments' setup encourage this type of event. I am in another tourney where we are awarded points based on the place we finish in each game. This encourages some very strange play at times by players whose goal becomes to finish 2nd or 3rd, and do not intend to win the individual game.

[jiminski]

I searched the thread and couldn't find any mention that deals are not aloud. I ask u to reconsider due to this fact. It was an inocent misunderstanding that certainly doesn't call for such a punishment.

gp

Mention of throwing any game is under the rules of the site, it does not have to be included in the rules of a specific tournament. If you were somehow unaware of this rule it is unfortunate, but with the very limited information I have seen the punishment seems appropriate.

No one can deny that some tournaments' setup encourage this type of event. I am in another tourney where we are awarded points based on the place we finish in each game. This encourages some very strange play at times by players whose goal becomes to finish 2nd or 3rd, and do not intend to win the individual game.

Screw that! i want to win every game and i don't care who i play in the next round! If i win this tournament it is because I deserved to.

And i am sure my partner will agree with that

Just look at some of the gamechat between me and Firstholliday (my partner)as adversaries in Standard Escalator games!
You will see that we give no quarter to each other (though friends, and partners in other games) let alone to anyone else! (in fact we are probably harder on one-another, as our opinion matters more!)

Regardless of that, In this Tourney it does not affect who we play and to think it permissible to arrange a formal agreement in chat to throw a game, is at best naive.

Naivety is not a defense when it belies commonly accpeted codes of decency.