Group I:
Luxis, Timinator
Group J:
Warlight, Dodo
Group K:
Gnuffone, Zibik
Group L:
Myhand, Widzsz (sorry if im spelling that wrong)

Scores for predictors will be released soon

Group I: Timinator, Red
Group J: dreuj, dodo commander
Group K: Gnuffone, lobstrosity
Group L: myhand, Frankdeslim

The results for predictions of round 1 are in!
1st JSA = 20
2nd Mushishushi (same picks as JSA, so loses tiebreaker) = 20
3rd High Seeds (picking pot 1 for first, pot 2 for second) = 19
4th Platypus = 16
5th Seahawks = 12
5th Qi = 12

Congratulations to Frankdeslimste as he is the last to advance to round 2! Now it is the moment we've all been waiting for, here are the templates:

Macedonia 1vs1:
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TemplateID=306574

Land&Sea 2vs2:
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TemplateID=306569

Now, to all participants please read settings and maps very carefully, the templates are a novelty as far as I know and they will test how well players can adapt to non-standard settings (still both are 0% luck and only 1 card at disposal, so should be balanced). I will make the games and tournaments shortly!

Here are the game and tournament links:

1vs1 RR tournaments:
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=4756
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=4757
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=4758
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=4759

Group I 2vs2 games:
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237613
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237614
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237616

Group J 2vs2 games:
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237631
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237632
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237633

Group K 2vs2 games:
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237643
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237644
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237645

Group L 2vs2 games:
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237652
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237653
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=4237654

To all participants please join 1vs1 tournaments and 2vs2 games immediately. All games are practise so they will not affect your stats in any way (hear that myhand?). The rules are exactly the same as in 1st round, every game is worth one point, top 2 out of each group advance. Good luck to all participants!

READ SETTINGS AND MAPS CAREFULLY!

out of curiosity, how many times did the 2 winners win their team game? what %?

Another curiosity: couldn't you chose a nicer map? That gave me cancer.

The 2v2 at least..

+1 red

+2 ^^

I think you forgot to turn off the superbonus in Vardar Valley in the Macedonia template.

land & seas! i wish i had known about this tournament!

Predictions

Group I:
Timinator (the big dog)
Red (clifford the big red dog)
Luxis (maybe 1 or 2)
Polish Player (thanks for playing)

Group J:
dreuj (maybe 2 or 3)
Yoshi (maybe 3 or 4)
Warlightvet (wild card)
dodo commander (maybe 3)

Group K:
Gnuffone (il duce)
zibik21 (maybe 1 or 3)
lobstrosity (maybe 2 or 4)
TheWarlightMaster (thanks for playing)

Group L:
Frankdeslimste (1st, even if myhand plays 1v1s)
Widzisz (3rd or 4th if myhand plays 1v1s)
Featherbucket (wild card)
myhandisonfire (he will give himself too much pressure and drop out)
Ineffable (thanks for playing)

Champions league in Macedonia ? who would know.... This 2 vs 2 map -> "I will make the games and tournaments shortly!" - cancer is spreading from creator t_T

map for 2v2 is ridiculous.
who is ok for change map into a classic template/map?

Seeing as you meanies kicked me out in the first round, I vote that you suffer Sze choices in silence.

I will enjoy watching you bumble around the map, clueless and angry. Hopefully you will all bitch in the chat to each other about it and I will read it and smile =).

Yeah... I won't change the templates for this round. I specifically used a map that nobody knew about since it has good strategic value and it has not yet been played that much, it requires more thought than some of the "standard 2vs2" templates. If you want to win Champions League adapt to new settings, they make sense, the fact that they are not standard does not mean they are not strategic.

For the 1vs1 Macedonia I left out one superbonus, it will be relevant in terms of mid-game strategy.

I thought a lot when I saw the map. Some of my thoughts:

- holy shit that is ugly!
- wow. -5 bonuses. shitty mapmaking. fictional map nobody cares about.
-hahahahahaha! those poor bastards!
- i'm so happy i didn't join that tournament.
- is sze using these players as guinea pigs, in some sadistic way?

Some of my thoughts now:

- Fizzer and Sze are a lot alike
- good job making a template people enjoy

Yep and what is important gives no pleasure from it. If i want to think more i play chees. 2 vs 2 map is unbalanced and crap camp mode me ff. Give a loser spot for me and gl people -> me ff.