Intel can do it, WHY CAN'T WE?

[LazaHorse]

Since the berth of the Strategy division, we have been trying to put together a League of Legends tournament. Frankly, it hasn't been done for two primary reasons. 1, League games go for a while so it's hard to get people to devote enough time to a tournament. 2, lesbihonest... people got lazy. Still we do need a tournament, so here is how I as an ex-advisor see it going down.

 

Get a pool of either 30 or 40 people; no more, no less. You need some multiple of 10 and 20/50 are too low/high time wise.

Have a first night of three rounds worth of randomly picked 5v5 matches. For 30 people there will be 3 matches a round (4 for 40). The teams will be RANDOMLY PICKED to prevent people from just picking their friends who they know will be good. It will also encourage clan comradery among people who may or may not know each other. In any case, EACH PLAYER will play in one of the matches each round. At the end each player will have 3 games played and a record of wins and losses.

The top 10 players of the 30 (15 if 40) will then go into another randomly picked 5v5 match to decide the final winners of the tournament. If there are 15, the top 5 will have a bye into the final round while the other 10 play out a match. The five who are in the winning team of the FINAL match (you can do best of 3 if you want) will be the winners of w.e prize is decided upon. IEM gave them each a $50,000 check. I think we can manage at least 25 (an RP card?).

 

So as you can see I see it as a round robbin of randomly picked matches out of a pool of 30/40 people. From that round robbin will be a final match to get a winning team of 5 players. I think coming in with chosen teams of 5 is a bit unfair and honestly stupid. Again lesbihonest, I would pick 4 people who I know are very good and go in with the intent of making the tournament boring and un-fun for newer players.

 

Problems: How do you pick the last 10/15 if people have tied scores? There's a number of ways.

TSM rule 1v1s. Put people against each other with the same champion and first one to die/take the other's tower wins.

Put it to vote of the other players as to which players deserve it most.

Have everyone save KDA ratios (for support players) and decide upon those tied by their Kill-Assist/Death ratios.

Randomly pick. Bad option, but it's available.

 

Post your suggestions on how the tournament should go and whether or not you intend on taking part. Help the strat division put together a much needed tournament for HG!

[-O-P-rime]

We're working on it.

 

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