'Ace of Aces Tournament - Mustang Trophy, officially sponsored by Gaijin and 1C'.

[edal86]

* Hope you guys like the Stats new look

[McQ59]

Impressive Edal!
(I just have to try to improve my own stats I guess... )

[edal86]

Originally Posted by McQ59

Impressive Edal!
(I just have to try to improve my own stats I guess... )

lol, dont worry I am sure you will do fine, you are a very tough opponent you just have to look out for those silly mistakes (accidental crashes)

* sorry I could not answer to your invitation a few hours ago, I was in the middle of starting my match against themeistor

[MACADEMIC]

Originally Posted by edal86

* Hope you guys like the Stats new look

Great job my friend. Thank you very much!



MAC

[MACADEMIC]

Hello all,

I'd like to introduce the way we are going to establish the quarterfinal pairings. As you know we had to create three groups instead of the planned four due to a last minute change in the number of participants. This makes quarterfinal pairing a little more involved, but we have a solution to this problem.

To recapture, the first two from all groups and the third from group C will directly qualify for the quarterfinals. The last quarterfinalist will be determined by elimination match between the third of group A versus group B.

Since the group compositions are already known, and to exclude any doubts, the best way to determine the pairings is to randomize the list of quarterfinalists and formulate a pairing procedure. The pairing procedure will take two exclusion criteria into account:

1. Same level shall not play against same level.
2. Players from same group shall not face same group players in QF.

Having a randomized list of 8 quarterfinalists, the pairings will be established in sequence of their order, taking exclusion criteria into account. Where a pairing cannot be done because of exclusion criteria, we'll 'jump' over the non suitable opponent until we find one without exclusion criteria. The next pair will be determined by going back to the first quarterfinalist who was 'jumped' over and continue in sequence.

For example, we have this list of quarterfinalists after randomizing (note, in this example the third from group A has won the elimination match):

1. 3A
2. 2B
3. 3C
4. 1B
5. 2A
6. 1A
7. 2C
8. 1C

The quarterfinals would be:

QF1: 3A:2B
QF2: 3C:1B
QF3: 2A:1C -> note 2 'jumps' due to exlusion criteria
QF4: 1A:2C -> back to first one jumped over to find next suitable

I will randomize the list today January 28th at 1200UTC and publish thereafter. The pairing procedure however will only applied after completion of the group stage, using the randomized list. This is due to the the last quarterfinalist being unknown until then.

I hope everybody will agree that this is fair and transparent.

MAC

[McQ59]

Thanks Edal. I'm working on it... and I really hope to be on your six a bit later on! Tallyho!

The job and effort - and not at least the creativity - you two Generals above me lay down in this tournament are truly great!

[MACADEMIC]

Hi,

This is the official randomized list for the quarterfinals. Pairing will be done upon conclusion of the group stage.

MAC

[MACADEMIC]

Hello all,

I just went over the randomized list and realized that due to the composition of the list there is no uncertainty to the pairings. They can already be established now following the pairing procedure. No need to wait!

The QF pairings are:

QF1 3C:1A
QF2 1B: 2A
QF3 2C: 3A/B
QF4 1C:2B

MAC

[MACADEMIC]

Hi guys,

Look what Edal's got in his home...



MAC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LRNE4Fbckk

[BRIGGBOY]

wow mac that is one fine trophy. i should of climbed out of my camel for that. i will be back in BOP skies soon.