**ULEB CUP 2008/2009

[Fipa]

Hello everyone,

As you may know, I am hosting a euroleague basketball tournament, and so far, it looks succesfull and entertaining. So now, I decided to host a Uleb Cup tournament, which is, in real life, a little less atractive tournament than the Euroleague, but it doesn't have to be so here, on CC.
In this tournament, the number of teams is bigger. There will be 32 teams, hence 32 players playing 1 on 1 games. Each player will select his team and home preferences (map, cards, fortification, fog or no fog). All the games will be sequential. Freemiums are welcome.

Rules:

There will be 3 rounds: Regular Season, Last 16 and Final Eight.

REGULAR SEASON:

Eight groups of four teams each will play in round-robin competition, with all teams playing a total of six games. The eight group winners and the eight second-place teams in each group will advance to the Last 16.

LAST 16:

Four groups of four teams each will play in round-robin competition, with all teams playing a total of six games. The four group winners and the four second-place teams will advance to the Final Eight. The Last 16 teams will be automatically placed in their respective groupsresulting from the final Regular Season standings. No Last 16 draw will be held.

NOTE: if two players have the same amount of points, the score difference will decide who the better placed one is. The score difference is the amount of rounds in all of your games. The less number of rounds, the better score difference you have.

FINAL EIGHT:

At the Final Eight, the quarterfinals will feature Last 16 group winners facing second-place teams from different Last 16 groups in a best of 5 matchup. The four quarterfinal winners will meet in a best of 5 semi-finals. The semi-final winners will play in a best of 7 Final game.The winner of the Final will be the EUROCUP champion.

NOTE: The Final Eight will be played on a random map with the following settings: sequential, flat rate, chained, no fog.

Pick your teams and let's get it going.

REGULAR SEASON

Group A

Chorale Roanne (France)--angola (Extreme Global Warming, chained, escalating, no fog)
Zadar (Croatia)--pimphawks70 (Prohibition Chicago, unlimited, flat rate, no fog)
Maroussi Costa Coffee (Greece)--John Price (Arctic, chained, no cards, no fog)
ASK Riga (Latvia)--Goosy (Alexander's Empire, unlimited, flat rate, no fog)

Group B

Dynamo Moscow (Russia)--RAM16 (Pearl Harbor, chained, no cards, no fog)
Lukoil Academic (Bulgaria)--Lucifer4o (USA, chained, flat rate, fog)
Barons/LMT Riga (Latvia)--Godd (Civil War, chained, no cards, fog)
Unics Kazan (Russia)--BagwellTheGreat (Hong Kong, unlimited, flat rate, no fog)

Group C

Besiktas Cola Turka (Turkey)--plash.ricrem (Canada, chained, flat rate, no fog)
BC Khimki (Russia)--jasonyee (Canada, chained, flat rate, no fog)
Benetton Basket Tamoil (Italy)--ciancama (Middle East, unlimited, escalating, no fog)
Le Havre (France)--doochbagbill (Arms Race, chained, no cards, fog)

Group D

Aris BSA 2003 (Greece)--Fipa (Crossword, chained, escalating, fog)
Turk Telecom (Turkey)--SNARF17WD (Feudal War, unlimited, flat rate, fog)
Bnei Eshet Tours Hasharon (Israel)--Stephen Wayne (Halloween Hollows, chained, no cards, no fog)
Panellinios BC (Greece)--xerro (Doodle Earth, chained, no cards, no fog)

Group E

Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)--DimnjacarStef (Age Of Merchants, chained, escalating, no fog)
Asvel Basket (France)--ga7 (New World, chained, no cards, fog)
BC Azomash (Ukraine)--General Flashman (Scotland, unlimited, flat rate, no fog)
Kalise Gran Canaria (Spain)--DBandit70 (Waterloo, unlimited, no cards, fog)

Group F

Brose Baskets (Germany)--joriki (Arms Race, adjacent, no cards, no fog)
PGE Turow (Poland)--wrexham (Feudal War, chained, no cards, fog)
Spirou Basket (Belgium)--tom913 (City Mogul, unlimited, escalating, no fog)
BC Red Star (Serbia)--lach07 (Draknor-Level 1, chained, flat rate, no fog)

Group G

Pamesa Valencia (Spain)--Ibrox Legend (Britain, chained, no cards, no fog)
Artland Dragons (Germany)--HighlanderAttack (Arms Race, unlimited, no cards, fog)
Fortitudo Bologna (Italy)--nagerous (Tamriel, chained, escalating, no fog)
BC FMP (Serbia)--Koki (Europa, adjacent, no cards, fog)

Group H

Iurbentia Bilbao Basket (Spain)--acores2005 (Iberia, chained, no cards, fog)
KK Hemofarm Stada (Serbia)--qwert (Imperium Romanum, chained, flat rate, no fog)
Cez Nymburk (Czech Republic)--gambler21210 (Feudal War, chained, no cards, fog)
KK Buducnost (Montenegro)--Hacx5nine (Texan Wars, chained, flat rate, fog)

TOP 16

Group I

Group A first place
Group C first place
Group B second place
Group D second place

Group J

Group B first place
Group D first place
Group A second place
Group C second place

Group K

Group E first place
Group G first place
Group F second place
Group H second place

Group L

Group F first place
Group H first place
Group E second place
Group G second place

I will also be taking reserves

[Fipa]

Reserved for standings and schedules

[HighlanderAttack]

Please sign HighlanderAttack up with Artland Dragons (Germany)

Arms Race
Seq
no cards
unlimited forts
foggy

Thanks

[Fipa]

Sure thing, you're in

[amazzony]

Now you come with these great tournaments... Good luck with this one and you know where to find me when needed

[acores2005]

im in with Iurbentia Bilbao Basket (Spain)

Iberia
Sequential
no cards
chained
foggy

[Fipa]

Now you come with these great tournaments... Good luck with this one and you know where to find me when needed

Tell you what, I will take a team, and if you come back, I let you replace me. Sounds god?

Acores in

[pimphawks70]

Zadar (Croatia)-- chicago prohibition flat rate unlimited forts sunny sequntial

[Ibrox Legend]

Parmesa Valencia please

Britain
Seq
No Cards
Chained
Sunny

[ga7]

Heheh, I like a lot the format of your 1vs1 tourneys =) In for ASVEL! New World, No cards, Chained, Foggy please.

[SNARF17WD]

I'll take anybody ,
My settings are feudal war , unlimited , foggy , flat

[lach07]

Hey, I'll take BC Red Star.

Draknor - Level 1. Flat Rate, Chained, No Fog.

Cheers, Lach07

[Fipa]

Heheh, I like a lot the format of your 1vs1 tourneys =) In for ASVEL! New World, No cards, Chained, Foggy please.

Thank you, I hope you are enjoying the first one . You're in, as are all the rest.

SNARF17WD I didn't put you in yet, as you are undecided, so I will put you in at the end, to give the others a chance to chose their team, but you're in

[SNARF17WD]

No probs , just give me the team no one wants

[ciancama]

I'm in....Benetton basket (Italy)

my home map:
Middle East
standard
escalating
unlimitied
fog: no

[Fipa]

I'm in....Benetton basket (Italy)

my home map:
Middle East
standard
escalating
unlimitied
fog: no

In

[Godd]

Put me up on top

Civil war
seq
No cards
Chained
FOG

[wrexham]

Any team ...

Settings ... feudal war ... chained ... foggy ... no cards

[Fipa]

You're in. I'll put you in the tourney at the end, to let the other players chose their team

[Stephan Wayne]

in please
dont have a preference on team

Halloween hallows
seq
no spoils
no fog
chained

[joriki]

Hi Fipa -- thanks for the invitation!
Sign me up for Brose Baskets (Germany).
Arms Race!, no spoils, adjacent, no fog.

[Fipa]

Hi Fipa -- thanks for the invitation!
Sign me up for Brose Baskets (Germany).
Arms Race!, no spoils, adjacent, no fog.

I thought you would chose that team . Thanks, you're in. Stephen Wayne also

[DBandit70]

Yes count me in

Kalise Gran Canaria (Spain)--
(if not avaliable, please assign me to another team)

Waterloo, Foggy, Unlimited Forts, sequential, no cards

[Fipa]

Yes count me in

Kalise Gran Canaria (Spain)--
(if not avaliable, please assign me to another team)

Waterloo, Foggy, Unlimited Forts, sequential, no cards

Sure thing you're in

[nagerous]

Fortitudo Bologna (Italy)

tamriel, chained esc