[16:04] #Rach: Alright, let me just preface this with some special thanks
[16:05] #Rach: First, the managers! Great job on everything you did for the tournament
[16:05] #Rach: Second, everyone that worked on spreadsheets
[16:05] #Rach: Third, the participants, this tournament grows every year thanks to you
[16:06] #Rach: Last year's tournament's signups was a month, and this year's was only 2 weeks
[16:06] #Rach: But the signup count was still higher
[16:06] #Rach: So that's pretty amazing
[16:07] #Rach: Most of the awards this year are statistics, and while we wanted to do more elaborate and interesting things such as "Haxiest Game" and other things of the sort, that idea flopped
[16:07] #Rach: Let's get started
[16:08] #Rach: Oh yeah, and also thanks to the programmers that makes formats possible
[16:08] #Rach: (;
[16:08] #Rach: *make
[16:08] #Rach: The first award is Top 3 players of the tour
[16:08] #Rach: In 3rd for this award, we have Victini’s xGang (8-1; 73.9%)
[16:09] #Rach: In 2nd, we have Raikou’s Longhiep341 (8-1; 77.2%)
[16:09] #Rach: In 1st, we have Raikou’s Bugzinator (9-1; 79.1%)
[16:10] #Rach: Next up, we have "Manager's Player", managers gave us the player they believe excelled in more ways than one
[16:10] #Rach: For Hoopa, we have LordST
[16:11] #Rach: For Marshadow, we have lucas2543
[16:11] #Rach: For Raikou, we have bugzinator
[16:11] #Rach: For Victini, we have xGang
[16:11] #Rach: For Diancie, we have Amaranth
[16:12] #Rach: For Sky Shaymin, we have HeroicTobias
[16:12] #Rach: For Regirock, we have Roseybear
[16:12] #Rach: And for Meloetta, we have Irpachuza
[16:13] #Rach: Next up, another statistics based award, "MVP By Format"
[16:13] #Rach: For Gen 8 Random Battles, Victini’s Sylveon used calm mind (7-1; 71.4%)
[16:13] #Rach: For Gen 7 Random Battles, Victini’s Sylveon used calm mind (7-1; 71.4%)
[16:13] #Rach: uh
[16:13] #Rach: I did that wrong
[16:14] #Rach: For Gen 7 Random Battles, Hoopa’s LordST (6-2; 73.6%)
[16:14] #Rach: I'm good at copy paste
[16:14] #Rach: For Gen 5 Random Battles, Regirock’s Roseybear (6-1; 68.4%)
[16:14] #Rach: FOr Gen 4 Random Battles, Raikou’s Bugzinator (9-1; 79.1%)
[16:15] #Rach: For Gen 3 Random Battles, Victini’s xGang (8-1; 73.9%)
[16:15] #Rach: For Monotype Random Battles, Diancie’s Maroon (5-2; 61.1%)
[16:15] #Rach: For Hackmons Cup, Victini’s Sharp_Claw (6-3; 63.4%)
[16:15] #Rach: For Super Staff Bros, who other than Marshadow’s I want a lamp (6-2; 61.9%)
[16:16] #Rach: For Battle Factory, Raikou’s Lax (6-3; 60.0%)
[16:16] #Rach: For BSS Factory, Hoopa’s SoTsoT (5-3; 59.1%)
[16:16] #Rach: And for our Best of 3 Format, Raikou’s Longhiep341 (7-1; 75.0%)
[16:17] #Rach: Next up, "Jack Of All Trades"
[16:17] #Rach: This award is for players who demonstrated excellence in more than just one format.
[16:17] #Rach: First up, Victini’s Trade (7-2; 68.1%)
[16:17] #Rach: And Skymin’s Legendary (6-1; 68.4%)
[16:18] #Rach: Next award we have is "Playoffs MVP"
[16:18] #Rach: That award goes to Victini’s sharp_claw (2-0; 100%)
[16:19] #Rach: Here's a fun one, "Most Times Went to 3 Games"
[16:19] #Rach: Victini’s A fruitshop owner (7 times)
[16:20] #Rach: Next award, "Best Draft Value" Player who performed the best despite their draft numbe
[16:20] #Rach: *number
[16:20] #Rach: Raikou’s Bugzinator, drafted 9th round, (9-1; 79.1%)
[16:21] #Rach: "Most RNG in a single game"
[16:21] #Rach: not a racist vs andyb0y https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8monotyperandombattle-1050604300
[16:22] #Rach: And our final award this year, "Best Manager", which is decided by me, and nobody knows who I picked until now
[16:22] #Rach: There's a lot that goes into my decision, it's not just "oh yeah them"
[16:22] #Rach: I try to factor in as many things as possible
[16:23] #Rach: BEFORE I say who won THIS year
[16:23] #Rach: I'd like to remind you that Sagar won last year, and hey that's pretty cool!
[16:23] #Rach: But this year
[16:24] #Rach: There are a couple of honorable mentions, but
[16:24] #Rach: I feel like most would agree with me
[16:24] #Rach: When I let you know
[16:24] #Rach: not a racist stepped up and was an amazing manager deserving of Best Manager, this year! Congratulations!
[16:25] #Rach: Honorable Mentions: Marshadows: i want a lamp / MG and Victinis: a random duck / sharp_claw
[16:25] #Rach: They were in close contention too
[16:25] #Rach: In no particular order
[16:26] #Rach: This concludes our awards, but a few more things I want to say
[16:26] #Rach: Thank you again, I really appreciate everyone and you make it worthwhile, I'm so happy with the success that this tournament has had
[16:27] #Rach: We weren't even sure if RBTT 1 was going to be a success
[16:27] #Rach: But it was, then RBTT 2 was a bigger success, and RBTT 3 was a bigger success
[16:27] #Rach: Just keep growing, you guys are the best
[16:28] #Rach: Also, in my own decision, I've decided not to host any more RBTTs after this year, but I'd like to thank you for making it a wonderful trilogy experience for me
[16:28] #Rach: If you have any questions about RBTT 4, please direct them to Cake, the host of RBTT 4
[16:28] #Rach: Thank you again (I can't say thank you enough lol), bye!
#Rach left