ADV OU GC

[CENTER]Sponsored by [USER=8157]Lutra[/USER]
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[B]Signups[/B] | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Semi-finals | Finals

[B][SIZE=5][U]Introduction[/U][/SIZE][/B]

ADV OU Global Championship is a standard ADV OU Tournament with a goal to find the best ADV OU player of the year.
The defending champion is [USER=129513]Lavos[/USER].

Each round will consist of 2 stages. The first stage each player will be given 2 sets of pairings in which they play a first-to-2-win match (best-of-3 excluding ties) vs their opponent. After the first stage is completed and the host has determined wins, players who win both their matches go through to the next round, while players who lost twice are eliminated. The players who have won 1, lost 1, battle it out in a tiebreaker FT2W match in stage 2 to join the two-time winners in the next round; or the player wins the tournament in the case of a final. In a 3-way final, a FT2W 3-way round-robin is played, to determine the winner, and repeated if necessary.

The prize returns from last year: a [B]$50 (or equivalent) amazon gift card[/B] will be given out to the winner!
The winner will also earn the right to display [IMG]http://www.smogon.com/tiers/oldgen/global_trophy.png[/IMG] in their signature.

[B][U]Past ADV OU Global Championship Tournaments[/U][/B]

[URL='https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/adv-ou-global-championship-2018-50-prize-finals-won-by-lavos.3640532/']ADV OU Global Championship 2018[/URL]

Additionally, the winner of ADV OU Global Championship will earn the right to compete in the year-end RoA Forum Championship, competing in the ADV OU division for the [IMG]http://www.smogon.com/tiers/oldgen/roach_top_record.png[/IMG]medal (to go in their signature).

You can also earn qualification points for the year-end ADV OU Championship.

[B][U]ADV OU Championship 2019 Points

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[SIZE=5]ADV OverUsed Format[/SIZE][/U][/B]

[FONT=Georgia][B][U]Banned Pokémon[/U][/B]
Deoxys, Deoxys-Attack, Deoxys-Defense, Deoxys-Speed, Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Mew, Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Wobbuffet, Wynaut.
[B][U]Banned Moves[/U][/B]
Double Team, Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Minimize, Sheer Cold (Evasion + OHKO moves).
[B][U]Banned Moves on Pokémon[/U][/B]
Ingrain on Smeargle.
[B][U]Clauses[/U][/B]
Sleep Clause, Species Clause,[/FONT]

[B][U][SIZE=5]Tournament Format : pseudo-double elimination (64 man as an example)[/SIZE][/U]

Round 1:[/B] Stage 1 - 2 sets of 32 FT2W matches (64 unseeded players, subs period) & [I]Stage 2[/I]
[B]Round 2:[/B] Stage 1 - 2 sets of 16 first-to-2-win matches (32 unseeded players) & [I]Stage 2[/I]
[B]Round 3:[/B] Stage 1 - 2 sets of 8 first-to-2-win matches (16 unseeded players) & [I]Stage 2[/I]
[B]Round 4:[/B] Stage 1 - 2 sets of 4 first-to-2-win matches (8 unseeded players) & [I]Stage 2[/I]
[B]Round 5:[/B] Stage 1 - 2 sets of 2 first-to-2-win matches (4 unseeded players) & [I]Stage 2[/I]
[B]Finals:[/B] Stage 1 - 2 sets of first-to-2-win matches (2 unseeded players) & [I]Stage 2[/I]
[B][I]Stage 1 End:[/I][/B] Players with 2 match wins go through, and those with 2 losses are eliminated.
[I][B]Stage 2: [/B][/I]Players with a 1-1 record play each other in a FT2W match to see who progresses (or wins the final).

[B]Arrange location: [/B]Profile posts on the Smogon Forums.
[B]Battle location: [/B][URL='http://smogtours.psim.us/']Pokémon Showdown! Smogon Tournaments Server[/URL]

[B][U]Tie Rules[/U][/B]

Battles ending in with no pokemon on either side, due to a Self-KO move (Explosion / Self-Destruct), result in a tie.
Battle ties do not progress either player towards winning the match.

Signups are projected to end around 128 and be open for at least 3 days.[/CENTER]