The YWS Cup II

Firestarter · 2015-02-19T14:29:37Z

The YWS Cup II The Second Critiquing Championship Start: March, 2015 Current champion: @guineapiggirl http://i.imgur.com/KuBjwyx.jpg ENTRY IS NOW CLOSED Current Entrants (32): Morrigan Wolfare1 AdrianMoon Zhia pretzelsing Strange LadySpark Lauren2010 KatyaElefant Iggy Demeter StellaThomas CHRISSY321 lostthought QueenAnne Kyllorac Dracula Meandbooks PenguinAttack Pamplemousse TheWanderingWizard Adnamarine PickledChrissy Widdershins Arkhaion ArcticMonkey AstralHunter megsug 1morestupidlovesong buggiedude2340 Juniper Gravity FIRST ROUND DRAW BELOW YWS Cup II First Round Draw Beautifully, we have the exact number for a round of 32. This means there will be 16 ties, with 16 winners and 16 losers. Whoever wins will go through to the Second Round. The draw was randomised using paper and a hat. The First Round Draw All times are in GMT . Convert here for your local time The matches will be staggered to prevent us destroying YWS. Matches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 will be played between February 28th, 2 pm, and March 7th, 2 pm. Matches 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, & 16 will be played between March 7th, 5 pm and March 14th, 5 pm. Please pay close attention to the start and end times of your match. I will endeavour to PM you before the start of your match to remind you and also before the end, but is your responsibility to be aware of when your match is occurring. The winner is the user with the most reviews posted within the time stated. Match 1 Zhia versus Juniper February 28th, 2 pm - March 7th, 2 pm. Match 2 Widdershins versus buggiedude2340 February 28th, 2 pm - March 7th, 2 pm. Match 3 PenguinAttack versus Iggy February 28th, 2 pm - March 7th, 2 pm. Match 4 Strange versus AstralHunter February 28th, 2 pm - March 7th, 2 pm. Match 5 Morrigan versus TheWanderingWizard February 28th, 2 pm - March 7th, 2 pm. Match 6 AdrianMoon versus Arkhiaon February 28th, 2 pm - March 7th, 2 pm. Match 7 meandbooks versus ArcticMonkey February 28th, 2 pm - March 7th, 2 pm. Match 8 wolfare1 versus KatyaElefant February 28th, 2 pm - March 7th, 2 pm. Match 9 pamplemousse versus QueenAnne March 7th, 5 pm - March 14th, 5 pm Match 10 Lauren2010 versus PickledChrissy March 7th, 5 pm - March 14th, 5 pm Match 11 Dracula versus LadySpark March 7th, 5 pm - March 14th, 5 pm Match 12 pretzelsing versus Adnamarine March 7th, 5 pm - March 14th, 5 pm Match 13 Demeter versus megsug March 7th, 5 pm - March 14th, 5 pm Match 14 lostthought versus CapitalMonday March 7th, 5 pm - March 14th, 5 pm Match 15 StellaThomas versus Gravity March 7th, 5 pm - March 14th, 5 pm Match 16 1morestupidlovesong versus Kyllorac March 7th, 5 pm - March 14th, 5 pm We now have 32 entrants and entry is currently closed. Knock-out championship. Randomly drawn rounds create a match between two users. Some users may receive byes in the first round. A match consists of a week-long reviewing battle. The user with the most reviews at the end of a week wins the match. This is calculated by comparing your review total at the start of the match to your review total at the end of the match. In the case of a tie, there will be a coin flip to decide the winner. If an entrant drops out, the highest scoring winner from the previous round will be reinstated. If an entrant drops out during a match, the other entrant will win that match automatically. The winner receives the adoration of his peers and a £25 Amazon voucher (roughly $38 American, or $50 Australian). The previous winner is @guineapiggirl To receive the Amazon voucher, you will need to provide me with your e-mail address. I will not retain this information. I am the judge and ultimate arbiter of any disputes about match scores and winners. Further explanations of the schedule will be posted once the number of entrants have been established. CHANGES TO PREVIOUS RULES If you entered the championship last time, there are some changes to the rules: 1. Unsportsmanlike behaviour will not be tolerated. This includes tactics such as writing reviews but not posting them until the very last minute to obfuscate your review total, and make it more difficult for your opponent to understand the size of the challenge. Such tactics will be punishable by either score deduction or automatically losing the match. I am the final arbiter of all disputes to do with unsportsmanlike behaviour and will take a very hard line on it in this competition. 2. Matches which end in a tie will be decided by coin flip. 3. Art & Photography reviews do not count. The only reviews which are counted are the same ones which YWS itself counts. Therefore, the only reviews which count towards your match total are the ones on the YWS leaderboards.

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Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:14 am

Kale says... · Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:14 am

Let it be known that, as a result of the YWS Cup II, PenguinAttack has at long last reviewed something of mine.

It only took, what? Six years?

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Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:03 pm

Firestarter says... · Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:03 pm

I won't be around for the ending of the matches tomorrow at 2 pm GMT so don't be alarmed if I don't post the results immediately. I will confirm the results in the early evening.

Also, as Teacake013 has not replied, @Dracula will go through to the second round due to LadySpark pulling out.

Nate wrote:And if YWS ever does become a company, Jack will be the President of European Operations. In fact, I'm just going to call him that anyways.

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AdmiralKat

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:53 pm

AdmiralKat says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:53 pm

Don't mind Wolf and I... We are just tying at 75 to 75.... NOT LIKE IM ABOUT TO CRY BECAUSE WE TIED!

Whale. Whale. Whale. What do we have here?
Some scurvy dog looking at my post, eh?

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:36 pm

Rin321 says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:36 pm

If it is not too late- I need to drop out!

I did not realize what day it was and I will be really busy this week with school, and home, and things like that! Sorry to all! Maybe next time!

If any one wants to join last minute, here is the spot! Again- sorry to all!

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what are you?

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:44 pm

lostthought says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:44 pm

*silently wishes for a new opponent because she had over 40 reviews planned*

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Tuesday

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:44 pm

Tuesday says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:44 pm

Could I possibly join? I mean I never played a "reviewed game" in my life... If that's okay?

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:36 pm

Pretzelstick says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:36 pm

Why are so many people dropping out? This make me sad

because this is so much fun and the prize is really great!
And the scores 1-0? That really isn't the YWS Cup spirit, it should be more like 30-40? What is happening with you all reviewers?

Wake up guys, we really need to start doing mega-reviews and the numbers should be high!

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AdmiralKat

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:42 pm

AdmiralKat says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:42 pm

or you could go insane like Wolf and I and do 75 to 75!

Whale. Whale. Whale. What do we have here?
Some scurvy dog looking at my post, eh?

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lostthought

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:42 pm

lostthought says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:42 pm

OO, CAN CM JOIN BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SOMEONE TO FIGHT REVIEWS WITH PRETTY PLEASE

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SpiritedWolfe

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:46 pm

SpiritedWolfe says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:46 pm

Round two is about to start, lost. Unless Fire approves it in the next 15 minutes, it seems unlikely.

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Tuesday

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:51 pm

Tuesday says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:51 pm

It's okay if I don't join.. I know its a late start in the game, i just thought since some people were dropping out I thought I could even out the teams in a sense..

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:01 pm

Firestarter says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:01 pm

Okay, @CapitalMonday and @lostthought. CapitalMonday you are taking CHRISSY321's spot. You are now battling each other starting now!

Nate wrote:And if YWS ever does become a company, Jack will be the President of European Operations. In fact, I'm just going to call him that anyways.

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:12 pm

Firestarter says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:12 pm

Matches 9-16 of the First Round have begun!

Nate wrote:And if YWS ever does become a company, Jack will be the President of European Operations. In fact, I'm just going to call him that anyways.

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:29 pm

Firestarter says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:29 pm

Matches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 have finished!

Final scores

Match 1

Zhia x - x ~~Juniper~~

JUNIPER PULLED OUT SO ZHIA GOES THROUGH!

Match 2

Widdershins 8 - 7 buggiedude2340

WIDDERSHINS ADVANCES TO THE SECOND ROUND IN A NAIL-BITER! BUGGIEDUDE HAD AN EIGHTH REVIEW BUT I WAS DONE AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE THE START OF THE MATCH SO DOES NOT COUNT!

Match 3

PenguinAttack 3 - 6 Iggy

NOT QUITE THE BOUT WE WERE EXPECTING, BUT IGGY ADVANCES! SOMETIMES LIFE GETS IN THE WAY!

Match 4

Strange 2 - 1 AstralHunter

WELL... THIS DIDN'T EXACTLY GET GOING, BUT STRANGE LIMPS THROUGH IN TO THE SECOND ROUND.

Match 5

Morrigan x - x ~~TheWanderingWizard~~

THEWANDERINGWIZARD PULLED OUT SO MORRIGAN IS THROUGH!

Match 6
AdrianMoon 1 - 0 Arkhaion

IN A VERY QUIET MATCH, ADRIANMOON'S 1 REVIEW IS ENOUGH TO PUT HIM THROUGH!

Match 7

meandbooks 17 - 14 ArcticMonkey

HERE WE GO ... THIS IS BETTER! MEANDBOOKS ADVANCES TO THE SECOND ROUND IN A HIGH SCORING MATCH WITH ARCTICMONKEY!

Match 8

wolfare1 75 - 75 KatyaElefant

WOW. CONGRATS TO BOTH THESE COMPETITORS. IN ONE OF THE HIGHEST SCORING YWS CUP MATCHES EVER, THEY BOTH FINISH ON 75.

As the rules state:

In the case of a tie, there will be a coin flip to decide the winner.

I flipped a coin and the winner is: WOLFARE1! Congrats.

If anyone else drops out in the 2nd round, KatyaElefant will be first in line to be reinstated as the highest scoring loser, followed by ArcticMonkey.

To summarise, the entrants going through to the second round are:

@Zhia
@Widdershins
@Iggy
@Strange
@Morrigan
@AdrianMoon
@meandbooks
@wolfare1

Nate wrote:And if YWS ever does become a company, Jack will be the President of European Operations. In fact, I'm just going to call him that anyways.

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Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:43 pm

SpiritedWolfe says... · Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:43 pm

Katya, I'll win it for you <3

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