Welcome to the Roses 2009!
Every year, two British universities (Lancaster and York) battle it out over a weekend of sport, with points awarded to the winning side for each event. This huge event (the biggest of its kind in Europe) is called
Roses , named after the brutal Wars of the Roses between the Houses of Lancaster and York in the 1400s.
This tournament will be as close to the event as possible, with a mix of Singles, Doubles, Triples and Quads games. Your opponents and team-mates will all be randomly assigned using random.org.
PREMIUM PLAYERS ONLY PLEASE! And if you have a lot of people on your foe list it would make things REALLY complicated, so minimal foe lists please.
For winning each game you will be awarded either 1, 2 or 4 points. Between
Phases the groups will be shuffled around, and at the end of each
Stage the lowest scoring players will be eliminated. Please see the tournament structure below for more details. At the end of the tournament the player with the most points overall will be declared the winner!
Please note: All games will have a limit of
35 rounds. Any games that take longer than this will be declared void and no points will be awarded.
A different map is assigned for each event of the Roses weekend, some have quite obvious reasons as to why I picked them, others are either not so obvious or just because I fancied it!
Here's how the tournament will go:
Stage 1 96 players: 4 groups of 24
Games to be played: 33
Stage 1 Phase 1 show: Stage 1 Phase 1 Details
9 games will be sent out in 3 batches, with settings as follows:
show: Stage 1 Phase 1 Summary
Code: Select all Maps Used # of times Points AvailableCode: Select all Style # of times Points Available19
Groups are then swapped around, ensuring different opponents for the next phase.
Stage 1 Phase 2 show: Stage 1 Phase 2 Details
9 games will be sent out in 3 batches, with settings as follows:
show: Stage 1 Phase 2 Summary
Code: Select all Maps Used # of times Points AvailableCode: Select all Style # of times Points Available26
Groups are then swapped around again for the last time this stage.
Stage 1 Phase 3 show: Stage 1 Phase 3 Details
15 games will be sent out in 7 batches, with settings as follows:
show: Stage 1 Phase 3 Summary
Code: Select all Maps Used # of times Points AvailableCode: Select all Style # of times Points Available38
After these 33 games I will compile all 96 players into one scoreboard. The bottom 24 players will be eliminated from the tournament. Stage 2 72 players: 3 groups of 24
Games to be played: 33
Stage 2 Phase 1 show: Stage 2 Phase 1 Details
15 games will be sent out in 5 batches, with settings as follows:
show: Stage 2 Phase 1 Summary
Code: Select all Maps Used # of times Points AvailableCode: Select all Style # of times Points Available31
Groups are swapped around
Stage 2 Phase 2 show: Stage 2 Phase 2 Details
18 games will be sent out in 5 batches, with settings as follows:
show: Stage 2 Phase 2 Summary
Code: Select all Maps Used # of times Points AvailableCode: Select all Style # of times Points Available35
After these 33 games I will compile all 72 players into one scoreboard. The bottom 24 players will be eliminated from the tournament. Stage 3 48 players: 2 groups of 24
Games to be played: 39
Stage 3 Phase 1 show: Stage 3 Phase 1 Details
19 games will be sent out in 4 batches, with settings as follows:
show: Stage 3 Phase 1 Summary
Code: Select all Maps Used # of times Points AvailableCode: Select all Style # of times Points Available51
Groups are swapped around
Stage 3 Phase 2 show: Stage 3 Phase 2 Details
20 games will be sent out in 4 batches, with settings as follows:
show: Stage 3 Phase 2 Summary
Code: Select all Maps Used # of times Points AvailableCode: Select all Style # of times Points Available53
After these 39 games I will compile all 48 players into one scoreboard. The bottom 24 players will be eliminated from the tournament. Stage 4 24 players: 1 group of 24
Games to be played: 26
Stage 4 show: Stage 4 Details
26 games will be sent out in 8 batches, with settings as follows:
show: Stage 4 Summary
Code: Select all Maps Used # of times Points AvailableCode: Select all Style # of times Points Available73
After all 131 games, the player with the highest number of points will be declared the Winner of Roses 2009! Please sign up below!
