Rookie Rivals - Low Elo 1v1 Tournament

It is with great pleasure that I announce my next tournament - Rookie Rivals! This event is targeted at players with an elo of below 1000 who are looking to join a tournament with the intention to learn more about the game/drafting/strategy, and meet fellow Age enthusiasts in the process!

Rookie Rivals is a simple double elimination tournament where players choose a Home Map Set (HMS) for the entirety of the event. The HMS options are as follows: Hybrid, Water, Open Land, Closed Land, and Chaos. Players can choose a HMS that they feel suits their playstyle (or alternatively, one they feel is a weakness that they hope to improve upon), and will go into each match up knowing the HMS of their opponents. This creates an environment where players can feel comfortable and confident with their maps, and less intimidated about how to prepare for their opponent’s maps.

(Note: If you are unfamiliar with any of the terminology used here, we have a ‘lingo guide’ in Discord!)

For the full rules and settings, please view the information booklet here.

Eligibility:​

To enter Rookie Rivals you must have a current elo of 1000 or below.
There is no minimum elo, however players must join with the intention to compete.
Your highest elo reached cannot be above 1050.
You must have 10 1v1 RM games on your account prior to sign-ups closing.
Accounts created after the 30th of May will not be accepted.
Players suspected of smurfing will be disqualified as a preventative measure.

Home Map Sets:​

Hybrid: Baltic, Nomad, Four Lakes.
Water: Team Islands, Water Nomad, Nile Delta.
Open Land: Arabia, Atacama, Acropolis.
Closed Land: Arena, Oasis, Regicide Fortress.
Chaos: Megarandom, Land Madness, Socotra.

All HMS choices will be public. Once sign ups close your HMS cannot be changed.

Format:​

Double Elimination, meaning once you lose your first set, you move to ‘losers bracket’ where you have a second chance to progress.
All rounds are BO3 (Best of Three) until; Semifinals BO5; Finals BO5 or BO7 (players can choose).

Higher seeded player is player A, lower seeded player is player B.
Game 1 map is determined by: of the remaining home map sets (those which players have not chosen as their HMS), player A bans a HMS, player B bans a HMS, continued until one HMS remains. Of those 3 maps in the remaining HMS, player A bans one, player B bans one, and the remaining map is played. If you need clarification about this, please ask in Discord.
Game 2 map: Loser of G1 chooses a map from their HMS.
Game 3 map: Loser of G2 chooses a map from their HMS.

For BO5 sets:
Game 4 map: Loser of G3 chooses an unused map from their HMS.
Game 5 map: Loser of G4 chooses an unused map from their HMS.

For BO7 sets:
Game 6 map: Played on the final unused map from the loser of G5’s HMS.
Game 7 map: Played on the final unused map from the loser of G6’s HMS.

Timeline:​

Sign-ups open Monday 30th May (now!!).
Sign-ups close Wednesday 8th June (@ 23:59gmt).
Bracket released Thursday 9th June.
Round 1 begins Friday 10th June.
One week per round.

Sign Up:​

Please sign-up via this google form - https://forms.gle/1zR2tdXX2aTvJqoz8
Once you have signed up please join my Discord server, as this is where all communications will unfold: https://discord.gg/TroubleTown
(If you have not joined the Discord server by Friday 10th June you will receive an admin loss.)

 

Hey, finally a tournament I can no longer participate in. Good luck for the organizers and have fun to all players.

 

Your highest elo reached cannot be above 1050.

I was so hyped but now crying out loud as mine is 1095. But I also love to watch low elo tournaments. Good luck to participants!

 

Aww I haven't been over 1050 elo since 2020, but I did peak at 1088 back then

 

Can't use Discord unfortunately, don't have a phone number to verify. Was probably not going to join anyway. Good luck with this.

 

Finally a tournament for me. Oh, no. My rating is too high. Still no tournament for me...

 

FYI - Sign ups close TOMORROW! Wednesday 8th at 23:59gmt

 

Can't wait to watch some SICK tourney games when I can't sleep at 3am

 

BRACKET IS RELEASED: https://challonge.com/rookie_rivals

 

Round 1 has started and the games have been SO entertaining! Check out some of the sets here:

via Flatch_ - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1501427788
via Nodscouter - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1501794967
via LilTrouble__ - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1501550898