RedCafe FIFA12 Tournament - League & Knockout (PS3)

WR

Update: Gameweek 3:

You may now play your second set of games, even if you haven't played everyone once. Since no-one has played everyone once, I will put the limit at 15 games maximum for the end of the week (18th Jan)
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Please only join if you have time to play 4 games or so a week from January 1st. This can be increased if we are moving at a fast rate of games.

I haven't made a definitive decision about how many games will be played as of yet. I'm hoping we can get at least 20 participants which will allow two leagues of 10 players followed by a knockout round hosting the top 4 teams from each group. If we get more than 20 then there will be more players per league, or possibly another league.

Players will play each other twice if we have 14 or under players in each group and once if there are any more. Understandably, if there are too many games to be played then people can become bored and lose interest. Ideally, everyone will play a fixed amount of games per week and you'll play everyone once before playing an opponent again. As always some people have more free time than others so some will finish playing their games quicker than others. I think the best way to ensure the table stays in sync is to have limits on games per week:

Minimum of 2 games a week
Maximum of 6 games a week

No 5 star teams are allowed. Like the last tournament, you must use a different team every game. Once you have used, say Spurs, you won't be able to use them again in the competition. It's the best way to ensure people don't stick to the likes of Madrid and will hopefully test ability more than it would with getting used to one team.

When the tournament is finished, I'm hoping to be able to make sure everyone has a rank, even if you didn't get into the final 8. It gives you more of an incentive to play, even if you know you aren't one of the stronger players. I haven't decided how to do it yet but it'd properly involve playing the corresponding position in the other league. For example, 7th position of both groups would play each other for rank 13, with the loser getting rank 14. It'd allow a nice table to list the best (and worst ) players.

With Christmas being a busy period it'll probably be best to wait until 2012 before we started getting going. Pop your PSN down if you want to play. The groups will be drawn randomly.

I'll keep a note of which player has used which team to make things easier.

Post your scores in the following format

Caf Username (Team Name) 3 - 0 (Team Name) Caf Username

Total players - 22
Wayne_Rooney (joe_thered)
Levo91 (Levo956) - Levo is a newbie. Games will have to be organised via PM.
Vidic_In_Moscow (Ryan2501)
Lynk (MrLynk)
puNANI (krayziebone92)
Big-Red (BPK27)
TheGame (psm2010)
EdWeatherall (EdWeatherall)
Snow (Snaedal)
Urbanned (bean824)
Xander45 (Hemming87)
Sarni
Hal9000 (Zeeeeeeebra)
Jacob (iackeh)
Zen86 (azen_86)
Damien1990 (Damien1990UK)
Eriku (esoervik)
ben_united (bseear)
DanNistelrooy (Dan260599)
Red Pavan (Red-_-Pavs)
vuc (vuc_9)
FortBoyard (FortBoyard90)

WR

The 2 leagues are:

A
Wayne_Rooney
Levo91
Vidic_In_Moscow
Lynk
EdWeatherall
Burrow
Urbanned
Hal9000
Damien1990
vuc
StuCol101

B
puNANI
Big-Red
TheGame
Xander45
Jacob
Zen86
Eriku
ben_united
DanNistelrooy
Red Pavan

• Games are 6 minutes per half. Tactical defending must be used.
• Do not play extra time. Submit the score after 90 minutes.
• You play each person twice. Do not play someone for the second time without facing everyone at least once.
• The top 4 from each group will qualify to the knockout stages.
• You will definitely play a person from another group in the first knockout game.
• 1st and 2nd place of both leagues are the top seeds and will randomly be faced against 3rd or 4th place in the other league.
• Even if you don't finish top 4, you will play the corresponding position in the other league to determine an overall rank.

Tables after week 2:


List of 4.5 star teams:

Lynk

I'm in. (MrLynk)

Vidic_In_Moscow

I'm in. (Ryan2501) I don't mind helping to organise if needed too.

Nobody will ever know

Makki

I'm in. (markozindovic)

Big-Red

In

TheGame

Im in, psn is psm2010. I see my score posting format has caught on from the last tournament

RonaldoVII

I want to enter and defend my title () but I haven't played Fifa for a while so I'll give this a miss as I doubt I'll be on to play the games. I'm sure there'll be one around Easter.

EdWeatherall

I'll play
But this always fails

WR

I'll ensure it won't
PSN?

Snow

Sure, I'm in (PSN Snaedal)

I highly recommend a google spreadsheet to keep tabs on the results and standings. Easier for everyone if the link is in the OP or first comment.

Also, no minimum nr. of manual controls or maximum assisted controls to keep it a bit balance? I'd be a lot better player if I'd have some assist for shooting. I'm quite rubbish at 1v1's tbh.

TheGame

Might be worth setting a deadline for invites.

Persian-Fred

I'm in. You'll need someone to prop up the rest of the table.

My PSN is bean824

WR

The only restrictions you can have are semi-assisted and manual. I think getting people to have particular controls (e.g semi shooting, assisted passing, manual lobbed balls) could be a bit too fussy and unfair on the players that only have played default assisted controls.
What do you invites?
I can do the table.

Big-Red

So are you saying the highest assisted setting that can be used is semi?? I'd think about letting the the non manuals use assisted through balls, because it's all or nothing with that.

Persian-Fred

I meant that you'll need someone to finish last - to prop up the table

WR

The 3 controller options are assisted, semi and manual. (well, the ones that you can restrict people to playing with if you chose them) Semi is pretty much manual. It's manual through & lobbed balls with semi shooting, crossing and passing.

I still think that we shouldn't have controller restrictions. It'd give too much of an advantage to people who've been using them for years against people who have never used them before.

I see.

Big-Red

I agree, just couldn't make sense of what you said.

TheGame

I meant set a deadline for ppl to declare their interest for the tournament.

WR

January 1st, think I put it in the OP.

Xander45

Sign me up, should be a giggle.

Hemming87 is the PSN.

Sarni

I'm in. I won't really be available all that much but I should be able to cope with games limit, I will mostly want to play on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Hal9000

I'm in

My PSN: Zeeeeeeebra

WR

PSN?

Is that your PSN?

Hal9000

Yes, edited my original post to clarify.

WR

Cheers. Just need at least 8 more now.

Big-Red

Send a few PMs to lads with the game, Walrus, Zarlak etc.

Persian-Fred

WR, don't be tempted to fix the draw and end up drawn against me... I don't want the humiliation of a 10-0 defeat

WR

I reckon you're a good player, it's all part of the bluff, isn't it?

Big-Red

I should have my tagline changed to "I beat Wayne_Rooney at FIFA once"

Persian-Fred

You got me

Nah, I'm decent going forward, but I just can't defend whatsoever.... and defending seems to be the way that you beat the better players on this years FIFA

Jacob

Jacob (iackeh)

Vidic_In_Moscow

Pavs will want to be entered too.

WR

Is that a newbie?

Big-Red

Think he means Red Pavan RedCafe United on FIFA 12 (PS3)

Zen86

Count me in (azen_86)

EdWeatherall

EdWeatherall

Damien1990

I'm in too if there's still space.

PSN: Damien1990UK

Eriku

I'm in too!

PSN: esoervik

WR

17 now. Should easily get 3 more before Jan 1st. Could start early if we have enough.