The FormatThe Sky Tournament is a four week, 2v2 event where 16 teams are whittled down through multiple stages, until we have one we can crown the champion of Icarus. We begin with two weeks of Group Stage. Each team is seeded into a group with three others, and between them, five best of one matches will be played. Win two, and you've advanced to the championship bracket. Lose two, we hope to see you for the next tournament. Two teams from each group will advance.
Once we have our eight teams who've passed the group stage, they will be seeded into the Championship Bracket for the third weekend. The four quarterfinals matches will be played simultaneously, as to not have an unduly long round. The semifinals will then leave us with two remaining teams.
You have a week to prepare for your last challenge, for on the fourth weekend we have the Finals Match. Our two top teams will compete in an intense best of five series, from which we will see who truly is the strongest crew in the skies.
The LootFor each member of our champion team, Muse will be providing one costume item, alongside a gift copy of Guns of Icarus Online. Give it to your friend, your "bro", your compadre. Or keep it for yourself and make a smurf account with an amusing name. We won't judge. You earned it.
The SignupPost in
this thread team names and crew rosters. Rosters may be modified at any point, the only hard rule being that nobody may play on two separate teams. You may provide a logo to be used on stream. Teams both old and new are welcome; everyone gets a chance to show their stuff. Signups will close on Monday, May 20th, five days before the event kickoff.
The ScheduleAll days are currently scheduled to start at 4PM Eastern Standard Time. You can find that in your local time
here. We're estimating each day to run about three hours.
The Live StreamEach day of the Sky Tournament will be streamed live and cast by analysis wizards
Qwerty2jam and
PapaParadox. The plan is to have every match on stream, with the exception of the championship bracket, where only one quarterfinals match will be broadcasted with the semifinals, due to time concerns. Be sure to
tune in!
Feel free to use this thread to post any questions or concerns you may have. The signup thread is here. You may also add me on Steam to contact directly. Hope to see you in the sky!
