South-West Tournament Championship 2014

[Darkson]

The Welsh Open in January, ARBBL in March, Cakebowl in June, Gert Bowl in July, The ACC in August and The Exiles Open in September are running the South West Tournament Championship (SWTC) again this year.



In short, by attending at least three of the six events you are entered in to Championship. Your top three results (with the exceptions below) will be scored and the top coach will win a trophy to be presented in September at the Exiles Open (or as soon as possible if not attending).

To qualify for the SWTC you must attend at least 3 of the 6 mentioned tournaments. Your three highest placing’s in the ones you attend will used for your score; however there must be at least two different races in those three. If you take Wood Elves (for example) for a third time your lowest score with them will drop off and not be considered, or if you take Skaven to all six only two will be considered for the SWTC score.

The coach who places first will receive 10 points, second 9 points, third 8 points and so on down to 10th place winning 1 point. Everyone else scores 1. Then every coach is awarded a bonus point for every full 10 players below them in the ranking.
This means everyone scores for playing and those that top the tables at larger events (inherently harder to do) earns a few more points to reflect the extra challenge.
For example, the top placed player in a 32-man tournament will gain 13 points (10+3), whereas the winner of 20-man tournament will gain 11 points (10+1).


Alongside this (and separately – looking at you Mr Glowworm ) is the SWTC Stunty Cup. The highest placed Stunty Coach will receive 10 points, second place 9 points third 8 points and so on down to 10th place winning 1 point. Everyone else scores 1. Then every coach is awarded a bonus point for every full 10 players (Stunty or not) below them in the ranking. The "two races" caveat on the main score is dropped in the case of Stunties. Qualifying Stunty teams are Goblins, Halflings, Ogres, Lizards with no Saurus and Underworld with no Skaven.
For example, a Stunty coach finishes 8th in a 20 man tournament and wins the Stunty Cup. For the main list he earns 4 points (3+1). For the Stunty Cup he earns 11 points (10+1).

Any planned “one-day only” coaches (historically @ARBBL) will not be counted for the number of coaches in a tournament – coaches who just don't show will.

After the points are counted at Exiles Open in September a trophy will be awarded to the highest placed Coach and Stunty Coach.

I hope all that makes sense to everyone, if it doesn't please ask here and one of the organisers will, hopefully, pop in and answer any queries.

Qualifying tournaments:
Welsh Open, 25th/26th January - Winner: AndyDavo
ARBBL Open 2014, 1st/2nd March - Winner: besters
Cakebowl 4, 14th/15th June - Winner: sann0638
Gert Bowl IV – No Hope, 19th/20th July - Winner: Dionysian
Albion Coast Cup X, 23rd/24th August
Exiles Open 6(66): Dead Rising, 13th/14th September

[Darkson]

Main Table: the competitors




And the rest:

[Darkson]

Stunty Table (split to a separate post so not to confuse Glowworm to much ).

[Glowworm]

Mate, ill be lucky to make 3 this year, but we shall see.....

[lunchmoney]

Should this be in tourney discussion rather than tourney postings (2013 was)?

[lunchmoney]

Looks good, and thanks to Darkson for taking the job of scoring this year's championship.

[Darkson]

Should this be in tourney discussion rather than tourney postings (2013 was)?

Nope, deliberately put it here so it's noticeable with the respective tournaments.


(I might even abuse my powers and make it a sticky... )

[lunchmoney]

Fair enough. Glue this up

[Itchen Masack]

Well I'm still not happy with the stunty cup scoring, but its your competition, run it how you wish!

Just seems a bit weird that potentially player A could win 3 tourneys outright whilst player B could finish in say the bottom 5 in 3 different tourneys and they might both get 30pts.

[Loki]

Well I'm still not happy with the stunty cup scoring, but its your competition, run it how you wish!

Just seems a bit weird that potentially player A could win 3 tourneys outright whilst player B could finish in say the bottom 5 in 3 different tourneys and they might both get 30pts.

Stunty now has "Then every coach is awarded a bonus point for every full 10 players below them in the ranking." which is didn't last year.

What I don't get is that the, at least two races rule, being relaxed. If you only play one Stunty race and win then you are surley the SW Ogre or Goblin or Halfling champion not the SW 'Stunty' Champion.

[Glowworm]

What I don't get is that the, at least two races rule, being relaxed. If you only play one Stunty race and win then you are surley the SW Ogre or Goblin or Halfling champion not the SW 'Stunty' Champion.

Because most stunty coaches prefer to stick to one "flavour" of stunty, that was logic behind the desicion IIRc.

You can of course score with 2 or more stunty legal teams if yo so desire, as I believe you did last year.....

[Loki]

Surely many non-Stunty coaches have a preferred flavour. Why should Stunty coaches be allowed to stick with their preferred brand of mayhem but not the other half of the SW championship?

[Darkson]

Because.

[Loki]

Good enough

[lunchmoney]

Stunty players have a choice of 5 races, everyone else has the full complement available to choose from. Maybe that's why we did it.... Cant remember exactly.