USTA April Beginner Tak Tournament 2021

Prizes

Door Prize

Just for showing up to all your matches, you will get one of your games analyzed by a high level player, similar to the following:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oF4ubIu7Fi4KFrjNqFWByYzIGgavbtDZQ1F6WrG-U3o/edit?usp=sharing

First Place

First pick of:

Second Place

Remaining prize from above

Rules

  • You do NOT need to be a member of the USTA to participate.
  • You do NOT need to be a resident of the US to participate.
  • Official game rules are used, except where changed below.
  • Games are to be played on size 6 board with time controls set at 15 +10.
  • Please coordinate your matches on Discord in the #tournaments channel.
  • Players must complete 2 matches per week.
  • Each match consists of 2 games, where the players alternate starting colors.
  • Scoring is Win, Loss, or Draw.

Tiebreaks:

Tiebreaks for Round Robin are built in to Toornament:

  1. Match wins/draws/losses (overall)
  2. Points (head-to-head)
  3. Most played matches
  4. Match score difference (head-to-head)
  5. Match score difference (overall)

If for some reason there remains a tie after these, Blitz matches of 3 +5 time controls on size 6 board, with alternating starting colors will be played until a winner is decided.

Tiebreaks for the Playoff will be Blitz matches as outlined above until a winner is decided.

Format

Groups of Round Robin (everyone plays everyone else in their group) and then a playoff between the top contender in each group.

Participants

Name Playtak username
AJ phase_spaced
cAlx01 cAlx
dFruh
DoomsBeard
gueenee
henry
Jack christopher
Joagwa
Khainit
kindred_faer
KorokBean
Korric
nuvic
Pwhaug
Reytio
Skolin Alff
Sky sky_is_here
Stoker
T0afer
tanglebones
thealan
tomgeese
totallykvothe fr_totallykvothe
Warshift

Results

Stage 1: Group Stage

Stage 2: Playoffs

View Games

View live commentary VODs on Youtube:

Semifinals

Gueenee vs. Doomsbeard Game 1
Gueenee vs. Doomsbeard Game 2

Alff vs. phase_spaced Game 1
Alff vs. phase_spaced Game 2

Finals

phase_spaced vs. Gueenee Game 1
phase_spaced vs. Gueenee Game 2

External Links

tournament site

Other Beginner Tournaments

2022 January
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