The Wipeout HD Cup

[KGB]

Well done Kanar and Blackwiggle for getting that sorted out, don't think I'll be making it out of the Falcon group alive . So is that how we are positioned on the board, I'm in the top slot and then Amorbis is in the second seeded spot?

[kanar]

Ok I just sorted this out wth blackwiggle, KGB;

seeded groups of death order is not your definitive position in the boards (we'll draw the order as soon as we'll have the definitive 192 listing. Oh & there's a list of waiting seeded player too, in case of an early seed withdrawal.

[blackwiggle]

No KGB it's not a seed rank in each group.
I just gave each of the 64 seeded pilots a number, ran a random sequence generator and that's basically how the groups ended up turning out.
Your number came up first in F group.
We had to make about 10 changes as there was a few instances of too many pilots of one country in a group.

[kanar]

I think my answer is better suited for kgb's question there mate lol (or my english understanding is def a no-go, which is possible too). Ok guys, a final explanation there, & I'm going to tweet this one.

Makana Westsidaz_________________ Makana Eastsidaz

Kestrel ____________________________Hawk (CCM = JJPAP)
Luna_bgd (SER) ________________________Z1r0rEi (UK)
Aiirwolf (SWE) _________________________chaos80 (SWE)
Dark_Phantom_89 (UK) __________________kingheim (FRA)
Ace3cube (FRA) ________________________OBH (UK)
Tug_14 (FRA) __________________________Kyonshi (CAN)
andybob35 (UK) ________________________TarotCardKiller (USA)
CHRIS_REDFIELD- (ITA) __________________JJPAP (DAN)
Constrictor4U (GER) _____________________Asayyeah (FRA)

Eagle _____________________________Owl
Leungbok (FRA) _________________________ericd7m (FRA)
SaturnReturn (HOL)______________________ TarquinFarqhuar (SCO)
Elhabib (AUT) ___________________________Connavar (BEL)
G-Superpilot (FRA)_______________________ Danterich (AUT)
Shawnfrecle (ITA) _______________________Drmannevond (NOR)
Unctuous (USA) _________________________Fyue3 (FRA)
Hellfire (UK) _____________________________Shapealot (UK)
Stinkleroy (UK) __________________________Xtriko (POR)

Falcon (CCM= KGB) _____________________________buzzard
KGB1971 (UK) _______________________________________fabimus (DEN)
Amorbis (UK) ________________________________________Wellington 86 (UK)
IDReaper (USA)______________________________________ Luxoflux (HOL)
Expitarius (FRA) _____________________________________ONlock (NOR)
Chesterknight (FRA) __________________________________morfeo378 (SPA)
Flaflasat (ITA) _______________________________________Elois-13 (FRA)
Yeldar2097 (HOL) ____________________________________Greenix (UK)
Alteregorr (ITA) ______________________________________Imre92 (FRA)

Vulture (CCM = Kanar)________________________Merlin
kanar (FRA) _____________________________________XBARNSTERX (UK)
Aka-sho (JAP) ___________________________________AnErare (HOL)
JPA2097 (GER) ___________________________________Woopzilla (UK)
Deepmix (PR)_____________________________________ il_mago_di_doz (ITA)
Vartazian (CAN) __________________________________pirahpac (FRA)
Zoth-Ommog (FIN)________________________________ pp234 (JAP)
amplificated (AUS) ________________________________wotan998 (FRA)
Rezatron (CAN) ___________________________________phaeton_pl (POL)

====> these are the seeded groups of death

and this

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is the board representation (x eight)
Order of the seeds in the seeded groups of death to be drawed soon (there's a list of waiting seeded player too, in case of an early seed withdrawal)
EASTSIDE = RIGHT PART OF THE BOARD

WESTSIDE = LEFT PART OF THE BOARD

& NO SEED OPPOSITION TIL ROUND 3

BOARD SAMPLE HERE

NOW HERE'S A BASIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN (LOL don't take that for real)

quarter-finals (fantasy stuff)

Luna Vs Leungbok
yeldar Vs JPA2097

AND ON THE OTHER SIDE

TarotCardKiller Vs ericd7m
Wotan998 Vs Luxoflux

FAQ
WTF are these seeds?

===> Leungbok, JJPAP, Blackwiggle, KGB1971, Pirahpac, SaturnReturn, Ace3 & Fyue3, DP89, OBH, Triboy, Yeldar, GS, Luna & me based ourselves on :

-Online rankings
-Connavar Rankings
-Avalon tournaments
-Other Zone tournaments
-Common knowledge of the level playing field

Then they gave me their list, and I realised a poll of their thoughts. Here are the most quoted names. I've some kind of seeded waiting list too, in case a seed would have to withdraw before the start of the competition.

WTF ARE THESE SEEDED GROUP OF DEATH?

-We launched a randomizer to sort 8 groups of 8 seeds, tweaked by nationality. Seed order in each group will be tossed later, with the definitive 192 pilot listing.


Hope I've cleared up everything there now.

[KGB]

Yeah, I didn't mean I thought I was the top seed in the group of course .

[Olol]

though i only 3 names atm, i hope to know more once this is done
cannot wait for this!!!

[JJPAP]

I bet JJPAP's poor little face dropped when he saw that

LOL, you bet it did, comrade
My entire head dropped off my shoulders! In fact I´m writing right now w/o a head, but it must be somewhere in the neighbourhood, I guess. I better take a walk trying to find it pretty soon, ´cause we have Nordic Sessions tonight ...
And thinking of 24 more fast madmen entering the Hawks Group in december, makes it all the more hardcore, almost surrealistic!
Wish I had to race every single one of you

[Jav]

Sensational line-up!

So question from me, are you put in 1 of the groups and play 1 opponent or do you play some of them / all of them?

[kanar]

hey jav, reread this one http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/sho...&postcount=564

then let me know if something's missing in my explanations, in short:

seeded order in their group to be sorted out, and global 192 toss to be done; you have 1 chance over 3 I think, to draw a seed first round. direct elimination like tennis mate remember gah no more battery on my laptop lool

[amplificated]

I think it would be like this:

-Group 1-
Seed 1------\___Seed 1------\
unseeded---/........................\____Seed 1
......................................... /
unseeded---\___ Seed 2------/
Seed 2------/

-Group 2-
Seed 1------\___Seed 1------\
unseeded---/........................\____Seed 1
......................................... /
unseeded---\___ Seed 2------/
Seed 2------/

And both Seed 1's would then play each other? I don't think you face anyone from the East Side if you're West side until the finals. Am I right?

[kanar]

exactly mate, & hope you guys will have a clear view with this post http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/sho...&postcount=564

seeded order in their group to be sorted out, and global 192 toss to be done; you have 1 chance over 3 I think, to draw a seed first round. And no possible seed opposition until round 3. direct elimination like tennis. The final huge massive board will be up real soon guys anyway.

[Jav]

Totally right.

256 players in 8 groups means 32 players in each group. 8 players are seeded in each group, and 24 are not. 1/4 chance you get a seeded, and 3/4 chance you get an unseeded player.

It also means you will only play someone from another group if you are the 'winner' of your group (the only one to come out of it alive).

Tough competition!

[amplificated]

One last thing worth clarifying that I can tell at the moment:
It's written here that East Side is the left side of the board and West Side the right; but above the group listings it has West Side on the left and East Side on the right, which I think should be correct since that's the horizontal axis while facing North (as is typical..).

[OBH]

Cant believe it.
My repaired ps3 survived one day :-

[kanar]

thx amplificated, corrected it now. OBH that's baaad news there. Tbh when you talked about the hoover sound I wasn't sure you'd keep it alive for long anyway. These old bit***s are like a first XBOX360 series RING OF DEATH = total crap.

[SuperNova]

Make that 2 open slots kanar, Forgot I was going to nepal/china/japan for 6 weeks starting December 14th.

Shame I get to miss this

[kanar]

woah what a nice trip there mate. Better than wipeout obviously I'm jealous. Big thanks for the update there, you're saving my time!

[mic-dk]

Those seeded groups are deadly

One minor niggle, Kanar; Fabulous Fabimus is (DEN), not norwegian, but I'm sure Fabi won't mind much to be an honorary Norwegian for this cup

[kanar]

thx mic for noticing this, correct now. Jeeeeeez spent the night sending confirmation pms. PLEASE guys answer asap, and let me know quickly if you're on the moon or something and can't compete in December. Also, these dates (dec 20 to January 9) can be tweaked a bit in function of your status by that time (means you could maybe arrange your meeting before, if we can sort the line up in advance, or to the contrary we could give you a few more days after Jan. 9 to complete your round (in the case you'll be back in the middle of the meeting scheduled window). Ok so guys, please confirm your status asap, so we could maybe begin the party earlier eh eh.

[Mr Phlanj]

dont worry haydn you can still use my ps3.

and if by some miracle you win your group then the final will be split screen