The Arena is proud to announce the 4th Annual Duel of Swords (DoS) Round Robin Cup!
ConceptThe DoS Round Robin Cup is a sporting competition where teams of armed duelists test themselves against each other in a battle of wits, skill, and camaraderie. Every team will fight each other once within a four-week period, pitting three of their duelists against the opposing team on a single night.
Prizes
The first-place prize is the Duel of Swords Round Robin Cup! Winning team members will receive bragging rights plus a DoS Round Robin Cup 2023 Icon.
The Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is given to the duelist who accumulates the most points throughout the tournament.
Number of Teams & Matches
We require a minimum of three up to a maximum of five teams for this tournament. With five teams in a Round Robin format, you can expect to have four team fights, once with each other team.
Rosters & Registration
Each team will have a roster of four to five duelists including a captain OR four to five duelists plus a non-fighting team manager. The captain/team manager will be responsible for making sure all team fights are scheduled and conducted in a timely manner, and for submitting duelists the night of a scheduled match.
You may submit up to two (2) characters for the tournament. However, you may only captain one team. Every duelist (character) must fight at least one duel in the Round Robin Cup. Please take careful note of the composition of your teams to ensure there are no conflicts.
Registrations are open immediately and will remain open until Saturday, September 2nd at 11:59pm ET. Valid registrations are taken first come, first serve until we have five teams.
Required Information for Team Registration
Team Name:
Team Captain/Manager: (please specify if you are a Captain or a Manager)
Names of the duelists on the Team: Please include their Forum Username if different from their character name. e.g. Matt Simon (Goldglo)
Matchups
Matchups will include three (3) duelists from each team. The captain/team manager is responsible for coordinating matchups with all the other teams. You must pick a date where at least three of the duelists on your team are available on the same night. The “Home” Captain is responsible for posting the date, time, and location of the match to the Public Notice Board in a reply to this thread. The “Home” team may choose any dueling venue for their match (the Outback, the Arena, the Arcade or Twilight Isle).
Scheduled matchups may begin as early as Sunday, September 10th at 7pm ET.
All scheduled matchups MUST be posted by Saturday, September 23rd at 11:59pm ET.
All matchups MUST be completed no later than Saturday, October 7th at 11:59pm ET.
Matchups can occur on any night, in any venue (chosen by the Host team), between 7pm - 2am ET.
Note: We have extended the time beyond regulation dueling for one hour earlier.
On the night of a scheduled match, starting at the arranged time, the captains/team managers will put forward duelists in this format:
“Visitor” team A puts forward Duelist A1
“Home” team B counters with Duelist B1
“Home” team B puts forward Duelist B2
“Visitor” team A counters with Duelist A2
Both team captains/managers then submit their third duelist to the DoS official for the third blind match. Once all the matchups are announced, duelists may duel simultaneously or sequentially in whatever format is best for them.
Example
Atrebla is the “Home” team with TinyTopaz as the Team Manager. The Pirates from Heck are the “Visiting” Team with Napoleon Bonarat as the Team Captain.
Napoleon publicly announces Tick Tock Croc as their first duelist.
TinyTopaz counters with Mathias DeWinter
TinyTopaz then announces Secondat as their second duelist.
Napoleon counters with Jingo.
Topaz and Napoleon both send a DM to Conner Reid with their third duelist. Topaz submits Will Wulfson, Napoleon submits himself as the third duelist. Conner Reid announces the third match is Will Wulfson versus Napoleon Bonarat.
The duelists decide to all watch Secondat and Jingo fight first since Jingo has to leave earlier, followed by Tick Tock Croc vs. Mathias then Will Wulfson vs. Napoleon.
Ranks & Individual Fights
Each individual duelist, regardless of rank, has three fancies during a DoS Round Robin Cup match. Duelists must use the format /chal [roomcode] dos “Opponent Name” True format to complete the match. Please select True for the title fight is important as these fights do not count towards your official standings record. Matches are completed in the dueling venue chosen by the Home team.
Officials
Matchups will be officiated by a member of the Duel of Swords Staff (Alasdair Galloway, Ebon Ilnaren, Tippletoe Timbers) or an appointed substitute. You do NOT need to arrange a caller.
No-Shows / Incomplete Rosters
If a team is unable to field three duelists on the night of the arranged match, they will forfeit each duel they cannot provide a duelist to fight. Forfeits are counted as victories for the opposing teams.
Match Scoring
For each fight, the first duelist to reach five points with at least a one-point lead is considered the winner. The results of a fight apply to the overall score as follows:
Hit Points: One (1) point for each point earned in the duel, to a maximum of 5.
Win Points: Three (3) points for winning the fight.
Shutout Points: Two (2) points for the winner of a shut-out.
Forfeits: A forfeit is worth three (3) points for the ‘winning’ team.
Example: Atrebla vs Pirates from Heck
First Match: 5-3 victory for Atrebla
Second Match: 5-0 victory for Pirates from Heck
Third Match: 5-4 victory for Atrebla
Total: 16 points for Atrebla, 17 points for Pirates from Heck
Tournament Scoring
All points earned by a team are tallied at the end of the Round Robin Cup. The team with the most points wins. Should two teams earn the same number of points at the end of the Round Robin tournament, the team with the most individual matches won will be the victor.
Example: Round Robin Final Results
Atrebla: 20 points,
Pirates From Heck: 24 points, 5 matches won
Dangerous Curves: 22 points,
Team Twilight: 24 points, 6 matches won
Team Twilight wins the DoS Round Robin Cup.
2023 Schedule
- Registrations Open: Immediately
- Registrations Close: Saturday, September 2nd, 11:59pm ET
- Tournament Begins: Sunday, September 10th, 7pm ET
- Deadline to Schedule Matches: Saturday, September 23rd, 11:59pm ET
- Tournament Ends: Saturday, October 7th, 11:59pm ET
