Wait so is anyone allowed to enter the MLG tournament? I was planning on going to Summer Jam since it's only 2 hours away from me, but I will consider going to MLG too.
Anyone can enter but those who placed top 8 in the online qualifier are guaranteed a spot in the actual bracket. 8 others will be competiting for the longest win streak to place you in that bracket.
Obviously if MK is officially added to the circuit this retarded way of playing will be nonexistent and a typical entry and bracket system would be implemented.
From the MLG page:
"If you were one of the Top 8 Players from the Online Qualifier:
You can skip all of the Friday and Saturday play
You go straight into the single elimination, 1v1 Championship Bracket tournament, along with the eight players with the longest winning streaks on Friday and Saturday
The Championship Bracket begins at 12PM on Sunday, on the MLG Booth stage"
What happened to the 1v1 32-player bracket that was supposed to follow ladder play? No announcments, nothing. I assume it never happened or is not going to happen because there is no mention of it anywhere on mlg or gamebattles where the ladder play took place.
Aren't they supposed to pick the top 8 from the online 32-bracket (which pays out $2000 to the winner) to have a guaranteed spot in the Raleigh tourney?
Also, where in the hell is info on the mlgpro website for Raleigh about MK9?
This is very poorly organized.
Follow this link for the official article from MLG on MK at Raleigh -
http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/compete-in-the-mortal-kombat-tournament-live-at-mlg-raleigh
Here are the rules with some important things in bold.
Official Rules:
Please note: If a player from the OQ Top 8 does not show up, that spot will be filled by a player from the walkup competition, based on winning streaks.
A. All Matches will consist of 1 Game (This is in regards to qualifying for the win streak)
B. Players will line up to the competition stations on a first come first serve basis.
C. The winner of the Match will remain seated.
D. Players will be competing to reach the highest Win Streak by defeating as many consecutive opponents as possible. Once a Player loses a Match or leaves the competition station, the Player’s Win Streak is ended.
E. Referees will keep track of the Players with the highest Win Streak throughout Friday and Saturday.
F. A minimum of 8 Players and maximum of 16 Players with the highest Match Win Streak will advance to the Bracket Competition. Number of Players will be based on the attendance of the Raleigh Online Qualifier Ladder Players.
G. If there is a tie for entry to the Bracket, the tied Players will compete prior to the start of the Bracket on Sunday to determine who advances. All tied Players will play each other once in one Game. The Player(s) with the most wins will advance to the bracket. This process will continue until all ties are broken.
Bracket Competition Format
A. 16 Player Bracket
B. Single Elimination.
C. The top 8 Players from the Raleigh Online Qualifier Ladder will be seeded into the Bracket based on their Ladder placing. 1-8 seeds will be reserved for the Online Qualifier Players.
D. The Players with the highest Match win streak from the open competition will be seeded into the Bracket behind the Online Qualifier Players based on their Win Streak.
E. All Matches, except for the Finals Match, will consist of a Best of 3 Games (first to 2 wins) series.
F. The Finals Match will consist of a Best of 5 (first to 3 wins) series.
G. A tiebreaker Match to decide 3rd and 4th Place will take place prior to the Finals.
General Rules
A. Controllers will be provided. Players may use a wired FightStick if approved by the Tournament Admin.
B. In the case of a PS3/TV malfunction, the Game will be restarted from the beginning.
C. Any sign of cheating may result in a Forfeit of the Game, disqualification from the Event, and ejection from the venue.
D. Players may not use any Kombat codes. Breaking this Rule will result in a Forfeit of the Game.
E. The winning Player in Open Competition or the higher seeded Player in the Bracket may choose whether to play as Player 1 or Player 2. If a winning Player in Open Competition does not exist and both Players are unable to agree, a coin flip will be used.
F. In the Open Competition, the challenging Player must select their Character first. If a winning Player does not exist, a coin flip will be used.
G. In the Bracket Competition, Players may request a Blind Pick of Characters for the Game 1 of a Match. The winner of the previous Game must select their Character for the upcoming Game, first. The loser of the Game must then choose their Character for the upcoming Game.
