ONLINE FORUM OPEN CUP (tournament)

[Manjovovic]

Add gamertag: xg4

[Manjovovic]

Add gamertag: wonder mover

UK
Ranked no.12 in the world

[B1gBat3s]

im ready for the tourny looks like there will be some tough competetion now, good! also if u wna edit my rank i like 500 or summot now but i think adidas live season might be a good or bad thing just depends if international teams can play or not..? i hope they can cos im using international teams all the time at the moment

[Manjovovic]

Originally Posted by B1gBat3s

im ready for the tourny looks like there will be some tough competetion now, good! also if u wna edit my rank i like 500 or summot now but i think adidas live season might be a good or bad thing just depends if international teams can play or not..? i hope they can cos im using international teams all the time at the moment

Yes, as it reads in the rules/format international teams, clubs etc are fine. You only can't use custom teams, created teams/players, world eleven, classic eleven...

Don't worry about rankings because we can see all players updated rank on the leaderboard. Though the seedings will be made based on yesterdays rankings because we started seeding players from yesterday (with exception of new entrees today).

[IrishMike1888]

Can I Join Plzz M8 My Gt Is Irish Mike 1888

[Manjovovic]

Originally Posted by IrishMike1888

Can I Join Plzz M8 My Gt Is Irish Mike 1888

Yes, you're in. Cheers. Just made it

[Manjovovic]

Add gamertag: HSK Endzeit

[Manjovovic]

Entrees are now officially closed.

However if anyone is interested in joining they can still drop their gamertag here in this thread, and if you are lucky you can come in as a wild card, which means if somebody pulls out before the competition begins then you can replace them.
Once the competition begins on Monday December 15 no replacement will be allowed to enter.

[Manjovovic]

The full draw should be released by Thursday December 11 afternoon

[Costantini09]

hey does anyone know how to join that Gillette tournament?

[chan8263]

I'm not sure should I write it on here cuz this is the first time I'm surfing
on foreigner website.

Originally Posted by Manjovovic

You don't have to fill in everything. Only identification is compulsory

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PLAYER ENTRY FORM

IDENTIFICATION:
Enter your gamertag id, nickname, age, country, the team you will usually use (you can change this any time)

a. Your online ranking and online level (if you do have them).
- I don't have my ranking yet.

b. If you don’t have an online ranking or online level then what (amateur/world class etc) level do you usually play the game?
- World Class.. Sometimes Legend

c. Even if you have a low online ranking, how often do you play offline/unranked matches and if you were able to play online ranked regularly what do you think your ranking could be?
- I usually win on ranking matches. But I don't have ranking yet

d. How long have you been playing EA Sports FIFA games?
- 6 Months

e. If you’ve participated in FIWC or other tournaments do indicate your positions/last round if you want to boost your ranking here. If at any time it is proven that any player has provided false information with regard to these details to boost his rank/seedings then the player in question will be disqualified from the current Season. But he/she can re-enter next season in the qualifying round.
- none

f. How many seasons of manager mode have you played on FIFA 09 and what were your best achievements with which team?
- I'm now playing Rochdale (English League 2) at ChampionShip League

g. How many console teams you believe you cannot beat offline (against the computer) on world class level? Can you beat all the computer teams on legendary level?
- I can beat Legendary level team if I choose team of same class

h. What is your win-lose ratio online?
- Sorry I don't have idea

i. What is an approximate win-lose ratio offline against human teams? How many different human players have you played off line?
- I always play on live

k. Do you want to change the format and rules in any way? Enter your suggestions here.
- Nope.

* For Season 2 all players seeding will be based on their performances during Season 1 plus their already established ranking/seeding for Season 1 OR the noted experience for new players. Performances over the season will be the most important indicator for returning players. However the other factors will obviously be important for first time entrees in Season 2.

[Manjovovic]

Originally Posted by Costantini09

hey does anyone know how to join that Gillette tournament?

Everything you need to know is in this link:
Xbox.com | Calendar of Events - EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming Sweepstakes Official Rules

Personally you should rather join the FIFA Interactive World Cup. If you don't have PS3 then pitch up at one of the events closest to you. I was surprised how many top 20 Xbox Live players never even heard of it.

[spanishmaraca]

count me in please

[Manjovovic]

Originally Posted by spanishmaraca

count me in please

I'm assuming you play on ps3? This is for Xbox Live. If you have the system you can enter your gamertag as a wildcard entry.

[Manjovovic]

Meet the Top 16 seeds

*Gamertag (Country player is from)
Statistics as at 9 December 2008

1. fillerose (Sweden)
World Number Three
743 wins, 161 losses

2. wonder mover (United Kingdom)
World Number 12
Won 406, losses 57

3. A cos09 (USA)
World Number 19
No.1 Rank in the USA
Won 500, lost 95

4. johnny graham (United Kingdom)
World Number 41
397 wins, 77 losses

5. Sims17 (USA)
World Number 97
421 wins, 69 losses

6. ZZ Marty ZZ (United Kingdom)
World Number 79
536 wins, 141 losses

7. XO Heartcore (United Kingdom)
Top 50 in the UK last week
Win-Loss record to be confirmed

8. Da big blast (Northern Ireland)
World Number 231
241 wins, 33 losses

9. Bobby063 (England)
World Number 144
552 wins, 272 losses

10. B1gbat3s (England)
World Number 539
239 wins, 53 losses

11. Mills2301 (United Kingdom)
Ranked 573 in the World
310 wins, 114 losses

12. Xxcliff1984xx (Australia)
Top 1000 rank in the World

13. xg4 (United Kingdom)
152 wins, 43 losses

14. Matt3011 (United Kingdom)
82 wins, 13 losses

15. Eddydagr8 (United Kingdom)
74 wins, 13 losses

16. Ruudvantarun (India)
95 wins, 29 losses

* SeagullTim (United Kingdom)
Ranked 375 in the World
Would normally be ranked no.10 seed in this competition, but since he came in as a late wildcard entry after the deadline he isn't officially seeded

[Manjovovic]

The First Group Stage

Group A
fillerose (Sweden)
xg4 (United Kingdom)
Eddydagr8 (United Kingdom)
MMK Guardian (Holland)
Scouse mouse99 (United Kingdom)
Top mojo 88 (United Kingdom)

Group B
wonder mover (United Kingdom)
B1gbat3s (England)
Withykevin (Italy)
MartinP 2211 (United Kingdom)
Makaus (Denmark)
hsk endzeit (Germany)

Group C
A cos09 (USA, CT)
Sims17 (USA)
Dyssie (USA)
Espitia805 (USA, PST)
Jdadi (USA, Eastern Time)
Godziruh (USA, West Coast)

Group D
johnny graham (United Kingdom)
Mills2301 (United Kingdom)
Daz343 (United Kingdom)
Ash29k (Finland)
Albetotomba1985 (Switzerland)
SeagullTim (United Kingdom)

Group E
ZZ Marty ZZ (United Kingdom)
Xxcliff1984xx (Australia)
Ruudvantarun (India)
Sheppy01 (Australia)
Birdy999 (United Kingdom)
Chan8263 (Korea Republic)
royster77 (United Kingdom)
asroma1980 (USA)
ezyyyy (Sweden)
lsg force (India)

Group F
Da big blast (Northern Ireland)
Matt3011 (United Kingdom)
Kamal6666 (Saudi Arabia)
Kawnholio (South Africa)
Lee1804 (United Kingdom)
Robdexler (United Kingdom)

Group G
XO Heartcore (United Kingdom)
Bobby063 (England)
Jamie LFC 89 (United Kingdom)
Derdocar (Austria)
reflex dynamic (Holland)
irish mike 1888 (Ireland)
Griffiths2007 (United Kingdom)
J P14YLE (United Kingdom)





* We needed to get an even number of teams in each group so that all players in each group will have the same amount of matches per day. This will be easier to inform all players for fixture times. Due to the number of player entrees in the first group stage we have six teams per group, with the exception of Group G which has eight teams.

The top three teams from each group will progress to the Second Group Stage. The 4th placed team from Group G, which has 8 teams, also progresses. See the Second Group Stage draw below

[Manjovovic]

Wild card entry

Gamertag: SeagullTim
World Number 375 rank

[Manjovovic]

Second Group Stage

Group 1
Group A winner
Group D winner
Group B runner up
Group C third place
Group E third place
Group F third place

Group 2
Group B winner
Group E winner
Group A runner up
Group C runner up
Group F runner up
Group G runner up
Groupd D third place
Group G 4th place

Group 3
Group C winner
Group F winner
Group G winner
Group D runner up
Group E runner up
Group A third place
Group B third place
Group G third place



* The top two teams from each group progress into the quarter finals, together with the third placed teams from Group 2 and Group 3 because there's 8 teams in those groups. See the quarter final draw below

[Manjovovic]

Knock Out Stage


Quarter Final Draw

Knockout 1
Group 1 winner vs Group 2 third place

Knockout 2
Group 2 winner vs Group 3 third place

Knockout 3
Group 3 winner vs Group 2 runner up

Knockout 4
Group 1 runner up vs Group 3 runner up



Semi Final Draw
Knockout 1 winner
vs
Knockout 3 winner

Knockout 2 winner
vs
Knockout 4 winner



Final
Figure it out

Enjoy!

[B1gBat3s]

just a small thing that could help, on the group tables can you put the seedings of the people next to their names (if possible) in brackets or summot cos im really lazy and i dont wna keep scrolling up lol

and this will also help as we progress through the tournament because you can easily see if your playing a seeded player or not

[Manjovovic]

Complete Fixture Schedule



All time indications are based on Central European Time (CET). Each player is responsible to convert their time zones accordingly. We recommend adding your opponents as Friends on Xbox Live so that you can communicate and organise your fixtures without problems. For rules on setting up fixtures and problem solving goto Page 1 of this thread. Take special note of an additional rule no.11 on match-fixing.

NB. Each gamer usually plays two matches per day with the exception of rest days. Wherever possible kick off times are set to accommodate different time zones. Read the rules section on how to reschedule the time of your fixtures with your opponent's permission.

The kickoff times will be final on Saturday. At this point you are allowed to contact me to adjust the times.

After Saturday 3pm Central European Time the fixtures will be final. From then on if you want to change a fixture you must read the rules on how to go about it (page 1). It will still be possible to contact me but you will have a problem if your opponent doesn't want to change the kickoff time from then on.

The Groups with just Europeans or countries near Europe are easy enough.
The Group with Australians has a complication in that fixtures are early to accommodate them Down Under. However we hope the UK players in that group are fine. If not contact us and we will find a solution.
The groups with Americans should suite everyone as those matches are the latest. But if you still have a problem contact me before Saturday 3pm CET.





First Group Stage Fixtures







Group A

Monday 15 December

6pm Central European Time
fillerose (Sweden) vs Top mojo 88 (United Kingdom)
xg4 (United Kingdom) vs Scouse mouse99 (United Kingdom)
Eddydagr8 (United Kingdom) vs MMK Guardian (Holland)

7pm Central European Time
fillerose (Sweden) vs Scouse mouse99 (United Kingdom)
xg4 (United Kingdom) vs MMK Guardian (Holland)

Tuesday 16 December

6pm Central European Time
fillerose (Sweden) vs MMK Guardian (Holland)
xg4 (United Kingdom) vs Eddydagr8 (United Kingdom)
Scouse mouse99 (United Kingdom) vs Top mojo 88 (United Kingdom)

fillerose (Sweden) vs Eddydagr8 (United Kingdom)


7pm Central European Time
xg4 (United Kingdom) vs Top mojo 88 (United Kingdom)
Scouse mouse99 (United Kingdom) vs MMK Guardian (Holland)
Eddydagr8 (United Kingdom) vs Top mojo 88 (United Kingdom)

Wednesday 17 December

6pm CET
MMK Guardian (Holland) vs Top mojo 88 (United Kingdom)





Group B

Monday 15 December

6pm CET
B1gbat3s (England) vs Makaus (Denmark)
Withykevin (Italy) vs MartinP 2211 (United Kingdom)

7pm CET
B1gbat3s (England) vs hsk endzeit (Germany)

Tuesday 16 December

6pm CET
Withykevin (Italy) vs Makaus (Denmark)

7pm CET
Withykevin (Italy) vs hsk endzeit (Germany)

Wednesday 17 December

6pm CET
B1gbat3s (England) vs Withykevin (Italy)
Makaus (Denmark) vs hsk endzeit (Germany)






Group D

15 December

6pm Central European Time
johnny graham (United Kingdom) vs Ash29k (Finland)
Daz343 (United Kingdom) vs SeagullTim (United Kingdom)

7pm Central European Time
johnny graham (United Kingdom) vs Daz343 (United Kingdom)
Albetotomba1985 (Switzerland) vs SeagullTim (United Kingdom)

16 December

6pm Central European Time
johnny graham (United Kingdom) vs Albetotomba1985 (Switzerland)
Mills2301 (United Kingdom) vs Seagulltim (United Kingdom)
Daz343 (United Kingdom) vs Ash29k (Finland)

7pm Central European Time
johnny graham (United Kingdom) vs Mills2301 (United Kingdom)
Daz343 (United Kingdom) vs Albetotomba1985 (Switzerland)
Ash29k (Finland) vs Seagulltim (United Kingdom)

8pm CET
Mills2301 (United Kingdom) vs Ash29k (Finland)


17 December

6pm Central European Time
johnny graham (United Kingdom) vs Seagulltim (United Kingdom)
Mills2301 (United Kingdom) vs Daz343 (United Kingdom)
Ash29k (Finland) vs Albetotomba1985 (Switzerland)

7pm Central European Time
Mills2301 (United Kingdom) vs Albetotomba1985 (Switzerland)







Group G

15 December

6pm Central European Time
XO Heartcore (United Kingdom) vs Jamie LFC 89 (United Kingdom)
Bobby063 (England) vs reflex dynamic (Holland)
Derdocar (Austria) vs J P14YLE (United Kingdom)
irish mike 1888 (Ireland) vs Griffiths2007 (United Kingdom)

7pm Central European Time
XO Heartcore (United Kingdom) vs Bobby063 (England)
Jamie LFC 89 (United Kingdom) vs irish mike 1888 (Ireland)
Derdocar (Austria) vs Griffiths2007 (United Kingdom)
reflex dynamic (Holland) vs J P14YLE (United Kingdom)

16 December

6pm Central European Time
XO Heartcore (United Kingdom) vs reflex dynamic (Holland)
Bobby063 (England) vs Jamie LFC 89 (United Kingdom)
Derdocar (Austria) vs irish mike 1888 (Ireland)
Griffiths2007 (United Kingdom) vs J P14YLE (United Kingdom)

7pm Central European Time
XO Heartcore (United Kingdom) vs irish mike 1888 (Ireland)
Bobby063 (England) vs Griffiths2007 (United Kingdom)
Jamie LFC 89 (United Kingdom) vs J P14YLE (United Kingdom)
Derdocar (Austria) vs reflex dynamic (Holland)

17 December

6pm Central European Time
Bobby063 (England) vs Derdocar (Austria)
irish mike 1888 (Ireland) vs J P14YLE (United Kingdom)

7pm Central European Time
XO Heartcore (United Kingdom) vs J P14YLE (United Kingdom)
Bobby063 (England) vs irish mike 1888 (Ireland)

18 December

6pm Central European Time
Bobby063 (England) vs J P14YLE (United Kingdom)






Group C

15 December

4am Central European Time
A cos09 (USA) vs Dyssie (USA)
Godziruh (USA) vs Espitia805 (USA)

5am Central European Time
A cos09 (USA) vs Godziruh (USA, West Coast)
Sims17 (USA) vs Espitia805 (USA)

16 December

2am Central European Time
A cos09 (USA) vs Sims17 (USA)
Dyssie (USA) vs Godziruh (USA)

3am Central European Time
Dyssie (USA) vs Espitia805 (USA)
Sims17 (USA) vs Godziruh (USA, West Coast)


17 December

2am Central European Time
A cos09 (USA) vs Espitia805 (USA)
Sims17 (USA) vs Dyssie (USA)






Group E

15 December

12 o' clock Central European Time
Xxcliff1984xx (Australia) vs Birdy999 (United Kingdom)
Ruudvantarun (India) vs Chan8263 (Korea Republic)

1pm CET
Xxcliff1984xx (Australia) vs Sheppy01 (Australia)
Birdy999 (United Kingdom) vs Chan8263 (Korea Republic)

16 December

12 o' clock Central European Time
Ruudvantarun (India) vs Birdy999 (United Kingdom)
Sheppy01 (Australia) vs Chan8263 (Korea Republic)

1pm CET
Xxcliff1984xx (Australia) vs Ruudvantarun (India)
Sheppy01 (Australia) vs Birdy999 (United Kingdom)

16 December and 17 December

6pm Central European Time
Further matches from this group are now to be played on an availability basis. Players are recommended to be online at this time and the organisers online on Xbox (Derdocar) will set you up with a new match which will count toward this group which previously gave problems due to the early kick off times of Australians. You are also recommended to add the following new players to your friends list and play them anytime on either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and these matches will count for the group. Here are the new players to add for this group:

royster77 (uk)
asroma1980
ezyyyy (sweden)
lsg force










Group F

15 December

8pm Central European Time
Da big blast (Northern Ireland) vs Kamal6666 (Saudi Arabia)
Matt3011 (United Kingdom) vs Robdexler (United Kingdom)
Kawnholio (South Africa) vs Lee1804 (United Kingdom)


9pm Central European Time
Da big blast (Northern Ireland) vs Matt3011 (United Kingdom)
Robdexler (United Kingdom) vs Lee1804 (United Kingdom)


16 December

8pm Central European Time
Da big blast (Northern Ireland) vs Lee1804 (United Kingdom)
Matt3011 (United Kingdom) vs Kamal6666 (Saudi Arabia)
Kawnholio (South Africa) vs Robdexler (United Kingdom)

9pm Central European Time
Da big blast (Northern Ireland) vs Robdexler (United Kingdom)
Matt3011 (United Kingdom) vs Kawnholio (South Africa)
Kamal6666 (Saudi Arabia) vs Lee1804 (United Kingdom)

10pm Central European Time
Kamal6666 (Saudi Arabia) vs Kawnholio (South Africa)



17 December

8pm Central European Time
Da big blast (Northern Ireland) vs Kawnholio (South Africa)
Matt3011 (United Kingdom) vs Lee1804 (United Kingdom)
Kamal6666 (Saudi Arabia) vs Robdexler (United Kingdom)





The fixtures for the Second Group Stage will be made on December 19.

Rough Schedule for the rest of the competition:

*Those who work on weekends should let me know so I can reschedule their Second Group phase and knock out fixture times when we reach that round

19 December: Rest Day
20-23 December: Two Second Group Stage fixtures per day, with exception of the last day which only has one remaining match

24-26 December: Rest Days

27 December: Quarter Finals
28 December: Semi Finals
29 December: Final

[Manjovovic]

Originally Posted by B1gBat3s

just a small thing that could help, on the group tables can you put the seedings of the people next to their names (if possible) in brackets or summot cos im really lazy and i dont wna keep scrolling up lol

and this will also help as we progress through the tournament because you can easily see if your playing a seeded player or not

We encourage suggestions.

We actually decided not to include the seedings in the Group and fixture list so that when opponents look for gamertag's they do not mistakenly type the number of the seeding as well.

In your case its easier because Wonder Mover is the only other seed in your group. He is ranked number two here. You are number 10 seed. Nobody else is seeded in your group. Though if you look at WithyKevin's record it's also pretty good.

[B1gBat3s]

ok cheers, at least theres logic behind what your saying

got another question... im just thinking what happens if somebody says something like player A beat player B but player B says he beat player A, shud we just take picture proof of the final score and send em over through msn or summot cos i dont like cheaters

[Manjovovic]

Originally Posted by B1gBat3s

ok cheers, at least theres logic behind what your saying

got another question... im just thinking what happens if somebody says something like player A beat player B but player B says he beat player A, shud we just take picture proof of the final score and send em over through msn or summot cos i dont like cheaters

These circumstances are already discussed in the rules section. I recommend everyone reads it. You can take any manner of proof you want. Also choose to have the scores on email. There are other solutions in the rules. Another one is that if there's a problem later you can always take a photo of your statistics on your player hub statistics page. They have a list of your recent results there. There's definite solutions.

Cheers

[Manjovovic]

Do take note of an update to the points system in the rules section for the specific effect of walkovers and withdrawn gamers.