Tourney: Bench Micro Draft 2

ABCCOMM presents...

This is mainly a placeholder, to get it on the calendar, the date is subject to change, depending on what other tournaments are announced.

2011 - http://www.lfgss.com/thread69140.html

For this year I want to make a few changes, as I wasn't entirely happy with the format last year.

It will be a 5 player team, draft pick.

~~For one, I want to make it a set number of players, probably 5 or 7.

Last year I thought 5 is the perfect number of players for this, but the trend with New Format and the Regional Bench Minor seems to be for 6-10. I'd still really like to see 5 player teams though.

The other question is whether to make it a draft, or just let teams enter with whatever lineup they want.

I think both options would make good tournaments, though losing the draft would lose the ABC reasoning behind doing it last year.

I'm also tempted to spread it over two days, if I go with the non-draft option, though it would still essentially be a no-frills tournament.

I'm love to see some discussion of the various options.~~

In terms of format it will be 30 minute games, unlimited goals, a couple of rounds of Swiss, followed by single elim.

awesome!

5 player teams, picked by draft

awesome!

5 player teams, picked by draft

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Yeah, that's my preference too.

Awesome.

I would also quite like to see 5 player teams non draft, jst to see what happens

Yeah, it's something i've thought about for a while, but I think it would better as a major tournament, top 5 man teams from around europe etc.

I'm not sure I (or London) have it in me to organise another major tournament in a year, I'll probably stick to the LII, and the various fun tournaments (ABC,Bench Micro,24H)

Would be interesting not to do a draft; just let people submit 5 player teams they form in private.

^ this is also a good way to do it.
#willletbearpickmine.

Would be interesting not to do a draft; just let people submit 5 player teams they form in private.

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#hideyodadhideyo...

One of the really interesting things about 5 man non-draft teams would be what the existing teams would do. Sure two teams can combine, and maybe one person can't make it, but it could also create tough choices (I guess the same as Karlsruhe 2 vs 2)

I'm in!

Last years really stood out for me as one of the most fun in the calendar, good team spirit all round and the draft made it exciting up until the night before. In for sure.

nice rappers
dead mic
d'ings
thirdtappers
spring brap
call me rappers* (ahem paging greg and will)
le'crappers

spring brap
Awesome.

I've moved the 3v3 vs New Format discussion to a new thread, to keep this just about the tournament.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread80289.html

spring brap is awesome

Dead Nice?

well nice.

My vote is to keep draft format.

I was gutted not to make it and heard from all the Brighton lot that they learnt loads from being on teams with captains who could give them advice and support on court.

There are enough tournaments for the better players to stretch their legs whilst many of us need events like this to up our game.

Yep, draft is going to happen for sure, maybe 5 team non-draft as well, later in the summer.

looking forward to this.

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   (all 5 of us)