Announcement 2021 OU Circuit

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Hello everyone, I'm glad to announce that the prestigious OU Tournament Circuit will return in 2021! The circuit will consist of official tournaments and unofficial circuit tournaments in order to determine who is qualified to compete in the OU Championship at the end of the year. The winner of the OU Championship will receive a red ribbon. The circuit will consist of the following tours (keep in mind these are the Round 1 dates, meaning that sign-ups will start 1 week prior to the start date).

2021 OU CIRCUIT SCHEDULE


WINTER:
Official Smogon Tournament XVII
- January 11th

SPRING:
Smogon Tour 31 - March 12th
OU Majors - March 15th
OU Stour Tour - May 3rd

FALL:
Official Ladder Tournament VIII
- June 28th
OU Seasonal - August 9th
Smogon Tour 32 - September 18th
OU Championship III - December 14th

We will be using the point system explained in this thread with Type A, B and C Tournaments having a maximum of 2400, 1600 and 800 equivalent points respectively.

Type A Tournaments:
  • Official Smogon Tournament: The first tournament of the year and an official one as well. The format is a Bo3 SS OU Single Elimination tournament and the winner will also be awarded a golden trophy.
  • OU Majors: This tournament is new and will be replacing the OU Spring Seasonal. The format for this tournament is unique, as players will be placed into a pool with other players and will then be required to play in a round robin setting. You will play each player in your pool in a Bo1, and then the best 2 records from each pool will advance to the second round. Starting from the second round, the format will change to a traditional single elimination tournament until the end of the tournament.
  • OU Seasonal: This tournament will have a Bo3 Double Elimination format, in which players get a second chance at victory after losing a series. If a player loses a set, they will be placed in a separate bracket, while the undefeated winners continue in their bracket. This also happens to be the last single elimination tournament in the circuit.
Type B Tournaments:
  • OU Stour Tour: The Stour Tour is a Bo3 Single Elimination tournament that mimics the Smogon Tour playoffs format, with the 3 most recent OU gens being played. This year it will include SS OU, SM OU, and ORAS OU.
  • Official Ladder Tournament: The infamous Official Ladder Tournament will be our second Type B tournament. It was previously a Type A tournament, but after some discussion, we decided to move it to Type B. This was mainly due to the Stour Tour being the only Type B tournament. The Official Ladder Tournament involves a qualification phase taking place in the dangerous SS OU Ladder for 4 weeks, followed by playoffs. Points will be given to those that qualify for the 32-man playoffs. This tournament is known for bringing new names to the tour scene, and gives them a chance at the second current generation OU individual trophy of the year.
Type C Tournaments:
  • Smogon Tour 31: Points earned in the official SS OU live tours of Smogon Tour will count towards the OU circuit. Points will be distributed for the overall performance among SS OU Smogon tournaments. Note that SM OU and ORAS live tour performances will not be taken into consideration as they are part of the Ruins of Alph circuits.
  • Smogon Tour 32: The second season of Smogon Tour and the last tournament to start before the championship. Points from SS OU live Smogon Tour points will count towards the circuit.
 

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Hi, we have 2 announcements to make today.

The first of which is that signups for the OU Majors tournament are now live! You can sign up here: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ou-majors-signups.3679493/

The second announcement is that #FINCHTOUR31 aka Smogon Tour 31 is starting next weekend on March 12th. You can click on this thread for more details: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/smogon-tour-31.3679411/

The following days and times will include live SS OU tournaments (all times in EDT, or GMT-4 except for the first 2 tournaments):

Week 1
  • Friday, March 12th @ 6 PM GMT-5
  • Saturday, March 13th @ 4 PM GMT-5
  • Sunday, March 14th @ 2 PM
Week 4
  • Friday, April 2nd @ 6 PM
  • Saturday, April 3rd @ 4 PM
  • Sunday, April 4th @ 2 PM
Week 7
  • Friday, April 23th @ 6 PM
  • Saturday, April 24h @ 4 PM
  • Sunday, April 25th @ 2 PM
 
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