Wipeout World Cup 2009

[rdmx]

Even though some of my times are already in there (thank you!), I don't quite fancy entering in 240 updated times.

[Nyctalopian]

Excellent Video I love thanks OSSAMA... I'm just disappointed I am not my nickname ...

[blackwiggle]

I'm sure Connavar could come up with a filter that only used Multiplayer times entered over the 4 speeds.
So that's only 64 times that need to be entered.
After all,you will only be playing online.
Those will be the only times that matter.

REDUCE it to ONLINE MULTI PLAYER TIMES to sort who races who, and how the divisions are sorted.

[EPSILON]

I edit my first post again to include the list of KGB (Worldcup Pilots), thanks KGB, great Job !


ENGLAND

kgb1971 ------ OLOuk -- -------- Judas
Hellfire ------- Andybob35 ------- Peh-Hok
Greenix ------- Wellington
Amorbis ------- Lunar(English not Italian)

FRANCE

EPSILON ------- Nyctalopian
Kanar ---------- Spoon56
Kaori ---------- Wotan998
Asymeel ------- Kingheim

SCOTLAND

Stin
Osama bin haydn

PORTUGAL

Xtriko

CANADA

mjolnir74
Redscar
Darkdrium777

NETHERLANDS

Mad-ice
SaturnReturn
Luxoflux

AU-NZ

Blackwiggle
KIGO1987
djKyoto
trentdf

JAPAN

Aka-sho ------ suurenko
rerealm ------- ossama
Edelweiss ---- reach-big7
hn9354


U.S.A

TheFrostE
cerium
feisar31
LOUDandPROUD



ITALY

alterego
il_NIK

NORDIC

Tordmulen ------- Zoth-Ommog
Chaos80
JJPAP
Soccermums

[leungbok]

Ohh, i realise that i didn't said i was interested
You can add me

[blackwiggle]

I know of 2 others that intend to fly for USA and they are both damm fast.

Same for Italy.

Where the hell is the Spanish Team?

[yeldar2097]

count me in if there's room

[TearsToShreds]

Same here, hope there's still enough space in the Dutch Team?

[djKyoto]

I don't remember using the Blue AG-S livery.

[KIGO1987]

I know of 2 others that intend to fly for USA and they are both damm fast.

Same for Italy.

Where the hell is the Spanish Team?

It seems like PORTUGAL and Xtriko is the only player there. Hey Xtriko, does Spitfire2097 play HD as well?

[OBH]

This diagram sums up my idea for the tourny setup.

* Groups of 4 play each other twice, groups of 3 play each other 3 times.
* The winner of one group, plays the runner up of another.
* as you can see there are multiple teams of the same nationality in the same group, but only the highest ranking team can go through, even if they finish 1st and 2nd, guarenteeing theres not multiple teams of the same nationality after round 1.

As you can see ive included flags that currently arent present, and used the european flag to replace portugal as theres only 1 player!! obviously the nationalities taking part can change.

If anyone else with tourny setup ideas can make an image from it, we might actually come to a conclusion very quickly.

[AnErare]

I'll also race this potentially fantastic cup for team Netherlands if the setup and qualifications allow me

Awesome video Osama!

[djKyoto]

If it's nation based, why not do it like the Super 14 Scoring system?

Every nation team plays everybody (say over teams minus one weeks), and the team with the most total points gets 2 points (1pt for a draw).

Then at the end of it the top 4 nations vs each other in sudden death (1v4 and 2v3), then the two winners vs in final.

Gives a chance for everybody to play everybody, no?

[OBH]

Lets say for sake of argument, that all teams propsed are filled (including multiples) then thats 16 teams.

We'll need to play 15 games before leaving round 1.

Im all for as many games as we can get away with, but if people want to race all 16 tracks against each team... thats a REALLY long tournament.

[Axel]

Can I be in the tournament? I fly for England

[Constrictor]

@Epslion: Well, I'm in, too! Plz

Though, Need to find some mates for what ... a joined Austria/Swiss/German team, maybe.

btw, IMO 1st round(s) should be something like soccerworldcup setup: n groups w/ m teams. First 2 or 3 teams advance to the next round. Than next n group w/ m team or direct head-to-head depending on teamcount. Would prefer a 2nd group round with semi and finals following the group phase. Maybe for the losers of round 1 and 2 there could be a special loser racing cup so it's not so boring out there. my euro cents. I that was already said ... >/dev/null

[Mad-Ice]

I am sorry to say this Osama, but I totally do not like this system. If you are in a group of very strong teams, you can be knocked out very early. Or I don't understand it at all?

Especially because it is the first World tournament, we have to know how teams are compared to each other. See page 8 of this thread.

[KGB]

I suggested something like Haydn is proposing a while back. Personally it is my favorite of all the idea's. I have never seen a world cup where everyone plays each other, this will be a logistical and organizational nightmare and will take ages, lets just keep it simple PLEASE!

The whole point of a world cup is to see who is the best in the competition, if you get knocked out first round, tough! The favorites do not always win, the underdogs do not always loose (Denmark, Greece both came from no where in the Euro's). If England go out first round then fine, good luck to whoever beat them, it is their fault for not performing on the day.

Why do we have to make this so complicated, it is just meant to be a bit of a laugh.

EPSILON: Have you taken control of the list or am I still updating mate.

[Darkdrium777]

Then it's settled! We clone a nocturnal version of darkdrium777 for french->english translation purposes!

Come and get me!

IMO for simplicity's sake, have each country hold qualifier rounds from which the four best pilots will emerge (And backups for when real life takes precedence), and then from a random draw pit two different country teams together, have them climb a ladder this way until the finals.

And for those countries who have just too many pilots, use the division idea. The points don't add to those of the team competing for the world cup, but they still can be crowned winners of their division, with say an honourable mention.

[OBH]

@mad ice
to each their own no problem bud.

as exactly half teams qualify, we could easily continue the knockout system to determine 9th to 16th position. thats a minimum of 7 games each and a maximum of 9.

we'll then have larger nations coming in 2 positions though.

i guess i dont like pre-determined divisions. that means someones classed a weaker nation before we even start doesnt it?... unless im seeing it wrong.