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 Apr 03, 2015 2:54 pm

SpiritedWolfe says... · Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:54 pm

Firestarter wrote:All second round matches will begin at 12 pm noon (GMT) on Friday 4th April - Good Friday!

So is that today or is that tomorrow? Because today is Friday, but then tomorrow is the fourth...

[insert really cool and fun quote here]
Check out my novel shenanigans.
Or request a review from me.
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Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:20 am

Firestarter says... · Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:20 am

It started yesterday! Go go go! I'm away for the weekend so had no time to write a fancy starting post.

@Morrigan @Dracula @megsug @PickledChrissy @Tuesday @Meandbooks @Kyllorac @Wolfare1

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Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:47 am

Pretzelstick says... · Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:47 am

Spoiler

@Morrigan @Dracula @megsug @PickledChrissy @Tuesday @Meandbooks @Kyllorac @Wolfare1

YAY! It's time for the YWS Cup II
Let's review like crazy and help a lot of writers.
*cheers you on!*

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Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:17 pm

Pretzelstick says... · Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:17 pm

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@Morrigan @Dracula @megsug @PickledChrissy @Tuesday @Meandbooks @Kyllorac @Wolfare1

*cheers everyone on here to write some awesome number of reviews!

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Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:03 pm

AdmiralKat says... · Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:03 pm

My eyes 0-o

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Some scurvy dog looking at my post, eh?

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Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:40 pm

Kale says... · Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:40 pm

Unless you are Tuesday or Firestarter, do not tag me about the YWS Cup.

It's annoying.

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Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:42 pm

ScarlettFire says... · Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:42 pm

@pretzelsing, aren't you worried that that gif might trigger people's epilepsy?

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Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:45 pm

Pretzelstick says... · Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:45 pm

@Kyllorac, I removed you from the list of tagged people.
@ScarlettFire- I didn't really realize that it was going to be so bright and flashy and quick so I will remove it.

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads only lives once
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Life isn't about finding yourself; it's about recreating yourself. ~George B. Shaw

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Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:43 am

Dracula says... · Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:43 am

I reckon I'm out this round. Life called.

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Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:29 pm

Mea says... · Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:29 pm

*prods quietly* What happened to this?

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Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:35 pm

Tuesday says... · Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:35 pm

@Meandbooks i was going to ask the same thing.

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she/they

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Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:23 pm

Kale says... · Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:23 pm

I think real life ate everyone in this final round. x_x

Except @Tuesday.

Spoiler

Enjoy that thing called "free time" while you still have it. It disappears with age in an inversely proportional relationship.

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Sun Apr 26, 2015 11:30 pm

Dracula says... · Sun Apr 26, 2015 11:30 pm

Is this cancelled or something?

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Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:03 am

Iggy says... · Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:03 am

Guys, I imagine @Firestarter is just a bit busy right now. @Meshugenah, could you text him and ask what he wants to do; if he wants someone to take over or something?

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