If You Don't Like the Weather...Doubles[Winners: 1st Post]

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Winners: xMBKx & dragon dor
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For a brief period of my youth I lived in Western Kansas and the people there were fond of saying "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute and it'll change." This trite bit of small-talk fodder is the inspiration for my latest tournament. The winning team will have made it through seven rounds of alternating "hot" and "cold" maps and will be crowned "Western Kansas Small Talkin' Champs." For the first round, match-ups will be determined by highest seed against lowest seed based on a teams combined score (minimum combined team score of 2500-ish please). But here's the twist. After each round the winners as well as a decreasing number of "wild card" teams will advance. From the 2nd round onward matchups will be randomly determined by random.org. The "wild card" teams will be the ones who A) won a single game in the round and B) had the greatest total number of game rounds played throughout that round. Game round totals reset with each new tournament round, and if there are not enough teams who won a single game "wild cards" will be based on total game rounds alone. If an additional tiebreaker is needed it will be a coin flip. Freemiums are welcome but you must keep two game slots reserved for this tournament at all times. Please have your partner confirm if you sign up together, and if you don't have a partner we'll try to match you up with one. All games will be 2:2/sequential/escalating/chained/sunny, and rounds will be best of three. Without any further ado, let's look at the details for each round.
Important New Rule
Effective round two, any team that misses a turn will be ineligible to advance to the next round via the wild card. Of course you will still advance if you win two games in the round, but you can not be a wild card team if you miss any turns. There were entirely too many missed turns in the first round and they really slow the entire tourney down. Thank you for your understanding.

Round One: Cities (32 Teams)
Hong Kong
Montreal
Cairns Metro (if necessary)
Who advances? The 16 winning teams plus 8 "wild cards" for a total of 24 teams.

Round Two: Small Countries (24 teams)
Portugal
Iceland
Philippines (if necessary)
Who advances? The 12 winning teams plus 4 "wild cards" for a total of 16 teams.

Round Three: Regions (16 teams)
Middle East
Great Lakes
Dust Bowl (if necessary)
Who advances? The 8 winning teams plus 2 "wild cards" for a total of 10 teams.

Round Four: Large Countries (10 teams)
Brazil
Canada
Australia (if necessary)
Who advances? The 5 winning teams plus 1 "wild card" for a total of 6 teams.

Round Five: The Extremes (6 teams)
Africa
Arctic
Extreme Global Warming (if necessary)
Who advances? The 3 winning teams plus 1 "wild card" for a total of 4 teams.

Round Six: New Maps (4 teams)
Indian Empire
Greenland
WWI Ottoman Empire (if necessary)
Who advances? The 2 winning teams only. No more "wild cards" but the would be "wild card" from this round gets to choose the third and potentially deciding map (from among those used in this tournament) for the Final Round.

Final Round: TBD (maps to be chosen from among those used in this tournament)(2 teams)
Map One: Chosen by Team One
Map Two: Chosen by Team Two
Map Three: Chosen by Round Six's would-be "wild card" (if necessary)

That's it, thanks for your consideration and good luck!

Reserves
1. Jezequel
2. phillyredneck and gdbudman
3.
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Round One Results

Seedings and First Round Match Ups
round 1 winner wild card team eliminated
1. AndrewB and Nephilim [5089] vs. 32. TeddyTurtle and Jess052 [2284]
2. dragon dor and xMBKx [5006] vs. 31. Joshyboy and Zarg78 [2571]
3. bigroo4601 and aspalm [4800] vs. 30. Diego_CR and Ries89 [2700]
4. LFAW and Lozzini [4663] vs. 29. Amish Ninja and nola_lifer [2702]
5. gannable and ironwood [4458] vs. 28. sportsgod24 and xstu78x [2929]
6. bfunny27 and DBandit70 [4315] vs. 27. gamemaster and Lindax [3147]
7. chard and Condor [4256] vs. 26. AzureX and Millacus [3161]
8. Nicky15 and jamicbeksue [4048] vs. 25. MyTurnToWin and conquerhero [3245]
9. b00060 and smegal69 [4006] vs. 24. Gilligan and Johnny Rockets [3262]
10. MrMoody and InsomniaRed [3930] vs. 23. WPBRJ and Kraphtone [3402]
11. EagleofGreenErth and whitestazn88 [3845] vs. 22. Hopscotcher and danryan [3451]
12. lordnex and freakns [3744] vs. 21. owenator and DJoach [3456]
13. FrancisBoyle and amos_trask [3731] vs. 20. I GOT SERVED and PepeAtila [3461]
14. sirron and babagonosh [3730] vs. 19. skepticCS and ghirrindin [3504]
15. nashlloyd and jerry1111 [3722] vs. 18. DIBS and waiting4oct [3521]
16. Witt13 and jdw35 [3691] vs. 17. tyche73 and Shazar77 [3608]

Round Two Results

Round Two Matchups (courtesy of random.org) round 2 winner wild card team eliminated
I GOT SERVED and PepeAtila vs. chard and Condor
AndrewB and Nephilim vs. EagleofGreenErth and whitestazn88
Joshyboy and Zarg78 vs. Gilligan and Johnny Rockets
Amish Ninja and nola_lifer vs. gannable and ironwood
DIBS and waiting4oct vs. Nicky15 and jamicbeksue
LFAW and Lozzini vs. WPBRJ and Kraphtone
MyTurnToWin and conquerhero vs. b00060 and perchorin
dragon dor and xMBKx vs. tyche73 and Shazar77
Witt13 and jdw35 vs. gamemaster and Lindax
sirron and babagonosh vs. FrancisBoyle and amos_trask
bigroo4601 and aspalm vs. AzureX and Millacus
MrMoody and InsomniaRed vs. lordnex and freakns

Randomization of Round Two

There were 24 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

I GOT SERVED and PepeAtila
chard and Condor
AndrewB and Nephilim
EagleofGreenErth and whitestazn88
Joshyboy and Zarg78
Gilligan and Johnny Rockets
Amish Ninja and nola_lifer
gannable and ironwood
DIBS and waiting4oct
Nicky15 and jamicbeksue
LFAW and Lozzini
WPBRJ and Kraphtone
MyTurnToWin and conquerhero
b00060 and smegal69
dragon dor and xMBKx
tyche73 and Shazar77
Witt13 and jdw35
gamemaster and Lindax
sirron and babagonosh
FrancisBoyle and amos_trask
bigroo4601 and aspalm
AzureX and Millacus
MrMoody and InsomniaRed
lordnex and freakns
Timestamp: 2009-06-28 06:54:54 UTC

Round Three Results

Round Three Matchups (courtesy of random.org) round 3 winner wild card team eliminated
Witt13 and jdw35 vs. Gilligan and Johnny Rockets
lordnex and freakns vs. gannable and ironwood
gamemaster and Lindax vs. WPBRJ and Kraphtone
chard and Condor vs. MyTurnToWin and conquerhero
b00060 and perchorin vs. sirron and babagonosh
AndrewB and Nephilim vs. FrancisBoyle and amos_trask
dragon dor and xMBKx vs. Nicky15 and jamicbeksue
AzureX and Millacus vs. Joshyboy and Zarg78

Randomization of Round Three

There were 16 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Witt13 and jdw35
2. Gilligan/Johnny Rockets or MrMoody/InsomniaRed
3. lordnex and freakns
4. gannable and ironwood
5. gamemaster and Lindax
6. WPBRJ and Kraphtone
7. chard and Condor
8. MyTurnToWin and conquerhero
9. b00060 and perchorin
10. sirron and babagonosh
11. AndrewB and Nephilim
12. FrancisBoyle and amos_trask
13. dragon dor and xMBKx
14. Nicky15 and jamicbeksue
15. AzureX and Millacus
16. Joshyboy and Zarg78

Timestamp: 2009-07-10 01:42:01 UTC

Round Four Results

Round Four Matchups (courtesy of random.org) round 4 winner wild card team eliminated
chard and Condor vs. Gilligan and Johnny Rockets
Nicky15 and jamicbeksue vs. sirron and babagonosh
b00060 and perchorin vs. gannable and ironwood
dragon dor and xMBKx vs. Joshyboy and Zarg78
gamemaster and Lindax vs. AndrewB and Nephilim

Randomization of Round Four

There were 10 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. chard and Condor
2. Gilligan and Johnny Rockets
3. Nicky15 and jamicbeksue
4. sirron and babagonosh
5. b00060 and perchorin
6. gannable and ironwood
7. dragon dor and xMBKx
8. Joshyboy and Zarg78
9. gamemaster and Lindax
10. AndrewB and Nephilim

Timestamp: 2009-07-27 07:20:21 UTC

Round Five Matchups (courtesy of random.org) round 5 winner wild card team eliminated
sirron and babagonosh vs. AndrewB and Nephilim
dragon dor and xMBKx vs. chard and Condor
gannable and ironwood vs. Nicky15 and jamicbeksue

Randomization of Round Five

There were 6 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. sirron and babagonosh
2. AndrewB and Nephilim
3. dragon dor and xMBKx
4. chard and Condor
5. gannable and ironwood
6. Nicky15 and jamicbeksue

Timestamp: 2009-08-16 00:42:40 UTC

Round Six Matchups (courtesy of random.org) round 5 winner NO MORE WILD CARDS eliminated
gannable and ironwood vs. chard and Condor
AndrewB and Nephilim vs. dragon dor and xMBKx

Randomization of Round Six

There were 4 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. gannable and ironwood
2. chard and Condor
3. AndrewB and Nephilim
4. dragon dor and xMBKx

Timestamp: 2009-09-02 01:52:29 UTC

[DIBS]

I'm in Perch....don't have a partner though.

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[your 63 year old aunt]Oh DIBS, for you I could make such a match![/your 63 year old aunt]

[LFAW]

LFAW and Lozzini in please

[gannable]

gannable and ironwood

[waiting4oct]

Dibs, I"ll be your partner if you'll have me.

[I GOT SERVED]

I'm down, as long as you get me a partner.

[WPBRJ]

ok in with kraphtone

[EagleofGreenErth]

Haven't read the topic yet but put me down as an entry for now. I'll let you know for sure once I get around to reading the entire post.

EDIT- I'm definitely in! My partner is to be determined....

[whitestazn88]

hey, sign me up with eagleofgreenerth

[EagleofGreenErth]

^^^Eagle approves.

[Lindax]

gamemaster & Lindax would love to play please.

Combined score: 3147

Lx

[PepeAtila]

In, I understand somebody need a partner?

[JoshyBoy]

JoshyBoy and Zarg78 in please!

Total combined score: 2571

[lozzini]

LFAW and Lozzini in please

confirm

[AzureX]

sign me (AzureX) and Millacus up as a team. Thanks!

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Everyone in up to here. I've got DIBS and waiting4oct paired up as well as I GOT SERVED and PepeAtila. If there are any problems with these arrangements pm me. Thanks for the quick response everyone, tell you friends!

[DAAAAAAANG]

in please

FrancisBoyle
amos_trask

[Hopscotcher]

I'm in! I'll find a partner.

[nashlloyd]

nashlloyd & jerry1111 3722 points.

please sign us up sounds fun.

[TeddyTurtle]

Perch can you sign me and Jess up on the same team?

[jgalioto]

sign up bigragooch and jgalioto
Combined: 4700

[Hopscotcher]

danryan is in with me. I told him to confirm

[danryan]

confirmed.