The 2nd Cutstuff Duel Tournament of Champions

[King Dumb]

Thought we were done with summer-hype events? Think again! The last vanilla duel tournament MM8BDM saw was in 2012. As mapping events tone down and nothing else MM8BDM stands to occupy you, the time has come... the time to find the next Duel Champion.

No classes. No teams. Nothing to distract from the meaning of the competition. Just raw dueling; one-on-one, head-to-head action. Your will to win and be the best will drive you through this competition. This is the reboot, the redux, the sequel...

The 2nd Cutstuff Duel Tournament of Champions!

THE BRACKET
http://challonge.com/championtourney2

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General Rules

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1. All duels will be played in MM8BDM version 4a.

2. All duels must be played with the newest version of the Duel Item Patch, currently on version v4-4. Grab it here!
3. All duels must be to ten (10) frags, with no time limit.

4. Each match will be best of three duels. Each duelist will pick one map, and the third map (if necessary) will be decided upon mutually.

5. The following maps are banned, at this current time: MM5CRY, MM5GYR, MM5WAV, MM6WIN, MM8CLO, MMWTDW1, MM4DIV. MM3DW1 is open only to mutual agreement. Non-vanilla maps may be used upon mutual agreement, though I reserve the right to disqualify a duel if I discern that the map used is not at all capable of housing a proper duel, or if any glitches, bugs, etc. are abused. These bans are subject to change.

6. Server hosts must ensure that the following parameters are in place (in addition to all normal parameters for public hosting):
a) Crouch OFF
b) Chasecam OFF
c) Forced Respawn ON
d) Skill 2
e) Unlagged OFF
f) Autoaim OFF
g) Drop weapon on death OFF
h) Suicide OFF
i) Spawnfarthest ON
j) Mapvotes ON

7. If you do not duel one on of the Best-Ever duel servers that I run, the server host must be able to provide logs should I request them.

8. Duels played on the server of one of the participants (where they have that low, low ping) will only count upon agreement by both teams.

9. Cases of lag will be handled on a case-by-case basis. As general rules, lag related to clients’ local machines (ie, other programs, etc.) will not be excused; lag based on connection issues with the server will be excused in most cases and the appropriate actions will be taken.

10. As tournament host, I reserve the right to add, remove, or change rules as I see fit to maintain a smooth, functional, and equally fair tournament.

Instead of a group phase and a double bracket phase, this tournament will be a simple, double-elimination, bracket-style competition. That means that if you lose once, you will enter the loser's part of the bracket, and will still have a chance to win the whole thing!

As mentioned above, I will be updating the Duel Item Patch before the matches for this tourney begin.

This tournament, like all others, depends upon the commitment of its competitors. Not only skill, but determination and willpower as well will be your allies. Remember, this tournament is about more than winning; it's about conquering your personal obstacles and proving how good you can be. I'm going to make sure this tournament runs smoothly and briskly, so start training now! You'll need it; this has the potential to be one of the most competitive tournaments we'll see. So sign up, commit, and carry yourself to the top!

Sign-up Form:

In-Game Names:
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames):
Time Zone:
Location (some sense of latitude):
General Times Available:

Current deadline to sign up is Wednesday, July 30 11:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00). If you feel the instinct to sign up, do so! Who knows what could happen?

Competitors:

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1. EazyDI
2. Korby
3. Michael
4. Kapus
5. Awbawlisk
6. Jman
7. Lego
8. Watzup7856
9. LlamaHombre
10. The Killer Nacho
11. Sir Juicy
12. Knux
13. Shade Guy
14. Magnet Dood
15. Fyone
16. !o! Woohoo
17. Care Boby
18. Laggy Blazko
19. Mendez
20. Lighjing/Wengar
21. DarkWaRloCk
22. PandarusK
23. Gumballtoid
24. BlackermanZX
25. King Dumb
26. SmashBroPlusB

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As always, please comment with all concerns and questions!

[EazyDI]

In-Game Names: EazyDI
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames): Skype if you already have me added, Cutstuff
Time Zone: EST
Location (some sense of latitude): New Jersey
General Times Available: Any time within the next month, just make sure to contact me.

[Korby]

In-Game Names: Korby,...................................................bob
Ways to Contact: Cutmail, Skype if you have me being all paranoid, I'd prefer not to post my skype name on public places :>
Time Zone: bEST
Location (some sense of latitude): Morpylin
General Times Available: 2 pm - 3 am

[Michael]

Yuh

In-Game Names: Michael or Mickle
Ways to Contact: Cutstuff or Skype (michael_4797)
Time Zone: CST
Location (some sense of latitude): Texas
General Times Available: Anytime

[Hallan Parva]

You blatantly say you're going to edit the Duel Items Patch before the competition, yet nowhere do you have listed what's banned in Duel as a result of using said patch. I think a list of removed weapons and items should be posted somewhere around here, for clarity's sake.

[Kapus]

In-Game Names: I'm Kapus.
Ways to Contact: Skype (kapus4) or just send me a PM.
Time Zone: something about EST
Location (some sense of latitude): Texas
General Times Available: Any day that isn't Friday, Saturday or Monday.

I've been playing duel a lot lately, but it's mostly been in a rather playful manner. I've been doing mono runs and limiting my weapon selections here and there. I hope these limitations have brought eventual strengths. I'm gonna try and go all out now!

[Awbawlisk]

I thought about it..

In-Game Names: Awbawlisk the Tormentor
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames): Skype: obelisk_the_tormentor2 | Steam: Mitsuto Kiriya (awbawlisk101), CS PM
Time Zone: CST
Location (some sense of latitude): Same as the one above me
General Times Available: I'll try to be free, until August 26th comes that is.

Time for a world of pain

[Jman]

I said I wasn't going to join, I really don't want to go through another horrible loss at the hands of you know who, but...

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Anywhoo...

Ingame Name: Jman
Times Available: Usually anytime of any day... until August 26th, college starts then.
Timezone: Central Time
Location: Texas, USA
Contact: Cutstuff PM, or Skype if you already have me added

[Russel]

I'm in!

In-Game Names: Twitch, Captain Crocodile, Lego, Sobek
Ways to Contact: Skype [you have me already but k; legofan20], Steam [legocs77/Sobek], Cutmail
Time Zone: CST
Location: Hey look a chain of the same state.
General Times Available: Basically all times up until August 22, then I will need to learn my new schedule.

I would say something witty related to my alias, but I can't think of anything that isn't just weird.
I thought of one.

I demand a sandwich!

[Watzup7856]

In-Game Names: Watzup7856, Ness, Sonic Da Hedgehog!!!!!!!!!!!!, Derek
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames): Cutstuff, Skype (Watzup7856)
Time Zone: EST time
Location (some sense of latitude): Ohio
General Times Available: ERRYDAY

[LlamaHombre]

In-Game Names: LlamaHombre
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames): Cutstuff, Skype (llama.hombre), Steam (LlamaHombre)
Time Zone: EST
Location (some sense of latitude): Maryland
General Times Available: Early on in the tourney, I'll be available pretty much any time. After about a month or so from now, however, I'll need some prior notification as to when you're available.

[The Killer Nacho]

In-Game Names: The Killer Nacho, Nacho, The Killer Nacha
Contact: Skype is killer.nacho, Cutstuff PM
Time Zone: EST
Location: South US in EST
General Times Available: For the purposes of this tourney and its timings, Friday, Saturday, maybe Sunday

I have a really bad feeling I'll have to drop out of this, but I'll see how it goes for now.

[Sir Juice]

Awww Ye, you already know what it is
In-Game Names:Sir Juicy, Sheng Bau
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames):Skeep - Metabee09
Time Zone:CST
Location (some sense of latitude):Midwest
General Times Available:Just about anytime However when school starts 5pm to 11pm

[Knux]

I'm going to get lolrekt, but who cares. :P

In-Game Names: Knuxman
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames): Cutmail
Time Zone: AST
Location (some sense of latitude): Puerto Rico
General Times Available: During the night, mostly. Might be on during the afternoon, though.

[Shade Guy]

The nostalgia is strong with this event. I'll even try to go back to dueling on my desktop like I did two years ago for this!

In-Game Names: Shade Guy
Ways to Contact (please include all relevant usernames): Skype (shade_guy), Steam (shade_guy) and Cutstuff PM
Time Zone: AEST
Location (some sense of latitude): Australia
General Times Available: Most likely all day on Fridays and weekends, late afternoon/evening onwards for all other days. Keep in mind that due to time zones, afternoon for me likely means close to midnight the previous day for you.