Hogg
grubbing in the ashes
Welcome, Smogon, to the very first UU Classic! This is the second in our annual UU Tour Circuit where you can test your mettle against the top players in the community. The UnderUsed Classic is a chance to celebrate the history of the UnderUsed tier through the generations. Participants will compete in separate UU tournaments for the ADV, BW and DPP generations, culminating in playoffs and finals where players must compete in all three generations for the chance at winning a UU Tour Winner banner. Additionally, players who make playoffs will be awarded points that will count towards the Smogon Championship of 2017.
This tournament format should be familiar to anyone who has participated in Smogon's Grand Slam or Classic tournaments. The format consists of three separate tournaments: the BW UU Cup, the DPP UU Cup and the ADV UU Cup. Each participant will earn points for how far they advance in each Cup, following the same point system used in Grand Slam and other tours (see here for more details). When all three cups have been completed, the top eight players with the most points will advance to the play-offs. There they will compete in a best-of-three series consisting of all three generations until we have an undisputed Smogon UnderUsed Classic Champion.
Signups for the first Cup go up on January 1, 2017, with each Cup staggered by a week:
- BW UU Cup, hosted by dodmen - January 1, 2017
- DPP UU Cup, hosted by GrilledClawitzer - January 8, 2017
- ADV UU Cup, hosted by Pearl - January 15, 2017
Expect this tour to deliver many great matches between the top UU players in the community, and I'm sure we'll see both old faces and new returning to these tiers. Good luck to all the participants :)
Signups for the first Cup will be posted on Sunday, 1 January in the Circuit Tournaments forum.
HYPE!
HYPE!