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:
- Wolf and Hawk metal capstones: https://worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/tak-a-beautiful-game/products/tak-wolf-and-hawk-metal-capstones?variant=43985287500
- Travel Tak Set: https://worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/all/products/temerant-tak-set
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:
- Match wins/draws/losses (overall)
- Points (head-to-head)
- Most played matches
- Match score difference (head-to-head)
- 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
Other Beginner Tournaments
| 2022 | January | ||
| 2021 | January | April | July |