MCM Royale

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The MCM Royale will be the second MCM-sanctioned tournament, to be held after the conclusion of the MCM Cup either during the Winter of 2016/2017 or the Summer of 2017. As the name suggests, this tournament will be larger than the Cup, with around 100 potential participants from the three newly-organized divisions, RXT (RPG-Xfire-Tournytime), CRA (Codemasters Formula 1-Race Department-AOR), and FLHEX (FPS-Lucky-Hex).

108 participants were announced in the Tournament. As a large amount of these will be debutants, and to make the tournament simpler, participants will be assigned to one of three divisions "division": RPG-Xfire-Touryimte (RXT), Codemasters-RaceDepartment-AOR (CRA) and FPS-Lucky-Hex (FLHEX). RXT, which has 49 participants, will largely consist of the same participants as the MCM Cup, whereas the other two divisions will be purely debutants, CRA having 37 invitees and FLHEX having 22.

The tournament will be split in to three stages: The Division Stage, which will see all participants fighting within their divisions to avoid elimination; the Group Stage, which will see 32 participants from all divisions dueling in eight groups of four, with the bottom one from each group being eliminated; and a slightly altered Knockout Stage, which will see 16 placed in a knockout bracket to crown the winner.

Like the MCM Cup, a host was voted in through a two-round vote. In the Division Stage, 49 RXT participants will fight for 14 spots in the Group Stage, 37 CRA participants for 11 spots, and 22 FLHEX participants for 7, with each division deciding amongst themselves how to determine those who are eliminated, using their own potentially-customized format. For the Group Stage, each group will have a predetermined amount of participants from each division. The first five groups will have a share of 2-1-1 from divisions RXT-CRA-FLHEX, the next two will have 1-2-1, and the final group will have 2-2-0. The Knockout Stage will follow the same normal format of duels eliminating participants, however the format will change when the last 4 face each other, to allow previously-eliminated participants a "second chance".

Schedule[edit | edit source]

Date Day of week Event
September 7, 2016 Wednesday Participants was announced, as will divisions and their distribution in the Group Stage.
September 8, 2016 Thursday Host self-nominations were announced.
September 9, 2016 Friday Both rounds of the host vote took place and were announced, and the host was declared as Wolf.
September 12, 2016 Monday The format of the Division Stage will be announced.
The Division Stage will begin. For the FLHEX and CRA divisions, the stage will be finished before the RXT stage starts, to help make coverage easier.
Pots will be announced for the Group Stage.
Seeding will take place.
The Group Stage will begin.
The Group Stage will end.
The Knockout Stage will begin.
The Knockout Stage will end, the winner shall be crowned.

Participants[edit | edit source]

There are 108 participants total: 49 in RXT, 37 in CRA, and 22 in FLHEX. In the format name – division – MCM Cup result:

  • 22px .Grim. – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Acerees.png Acerees – CRA
  • Player flag for aMadMouse.png aMadMouse – CRA
  • Player flag for Andrew.png Andrew – RXT – Group stage
  • Player flag for Andy88.png Andy88 – RXT – Did not qualify
  • Player flag for Aurora.png Aurora – RXT – Quarter-Finals
  • Player flag for Bendy.png Bendy – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Beppo.png Beppo – CRA
  • Player flag for Beyond.png Beyond – CRA
  • Player flag for Blax.png Blax – RXT – Quarter-Finals
  • Player flag for Bly.png Bly – RXT – Did not qualify
  • 22px Brian – RXT
  • 22px Cavalier Roy – CRA
  • Player flag for Chef.png Chef – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Chicane.png Chicane – CRA
  • Player flag for Chicne.png Chicne – FLHEX
  • 22px Clone – RXT
  • Player flag for Commander51.png Commander51 – RXT – Round of 16
  • Player flag for Creed.png Creed – RXT – Round of 16
  • Player flag for da great ghost.png da_great_ghost – RXT – Group stage
  • Player flag for De Lovely.png De_Lovely – RXT – Round of 16
  • 22px Delgado – CRA
  • Player flag for Destroyer.png Destroyer – RXT – Semi-Finals
  • Player flag for Digger.png Digger – RXT – Winner
  • Player flag for Dookmaster.png Dookmaster – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Dr. Jones.png Dr. Jones – RXT – Round of 16
  • Player flag for Dysania.png Dysania – CRA
  • Player flag for Emil Praga.png Emil Praga – CRA
  • Player flag for English Paladin.png English Paladin – RXT
  • Player flag for Equinox.png Equinox – RXT
  • Player flag for Erasmusguy.png Erasmusguy – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Fallen.png Fallen – RXT – Did not qualify
  • 22px Fiodis – RXT
  • Player flag for Fixer.png Fixer – RXT – Did not qualify
  • Player flag for Flamerwolf.png Flamerwolf – RXT – Did not qualify
  • Player flag for Fordo.png Fordo – RXT – Round of 16
  • 22px Fuyjin – CRA
  • Player flag for Gadget.png Gadget – FLHEX
  • 22px Harry – FLHEX
  • 22px Hero_unit – RXT
  • Player flag for Hoff.png Hoff – CRA
  • Player flag for Holdit.png Holdit – RXT – Did not qualify
  • Player flag for Iggy.png Iggy – FLHEX
  • 22px Insomnia – CRA
  • Player flag for Iraffnix.png Iraffnix – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Jay.png Jay – CRA
  • Player flag for Jersias.png Jersias – CRA
  • Player flag for JoeViiZaa.png JoeViiZaa – CRA
  • Player flag for Kifla.png Kifla – CRA
  • Player flag for Kirennian.png Kirennian – CRA
  • Player flag for Kit Fisto.png Kit Fisto – RXT – Round of 16
  • Player flag for KrAyZiE1991.png KrAyZiE1991 – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Kris.png Kris – RXT – Did not qualify
  • Player flag for Lemmiwinks.png Lemmiwinks – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Link.png Link – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Lrand.png Lrand – RXT – Did not qualify
  • Player flag for M3hran.png M3hran – CRA
  • Player flag for Marco FD.png Marco FD – CRA
  • Player flag for MattreX.png MattreX – CRA
  • 22px MetroidNut – RXT
  • Player flag for Mr. Longus.png Mr. Longus – FLHEX
  • 22px Multi21 – CRA
  • Player flag for Naga.png Naga – RXT – Group stage
  • Player flag for Neil Bywater.png Neil Bywater – CRA
  • 22px Nicky FD – CRA
  • Player flag for None.png None – RXT – Group stage
  • Player flag for Noob Cybot.png Noob_Cybot – RXT – Semi-Finals
  • Player flag for Oak.png Oak – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Omega.png Omega – RXT
  • Player flag for Onyx.png Onyx – RXT – Quarter-Finals
  • Player flag for Padawan.png Padawan – RXT – Runner-up
  • Player flag for Periwinkle.png Periwinkle – RXT – Group stage
  • Player flag for Philter.png Philter – CRA
  • Player flag for Poi.png Poi – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Poppleton.png Poppleton – CRA
  • Player flag for Punisher.png Punisher – CRA
  • 22px R777R – CRA
  • 22px Raccoon – RXT
  • 22px Ranger – CRA
  • Player flag for Revan.png Revan – RXT – Round of 16
  • Player flag for Robbie.png Robbie – RXT
  • 22px Schmucks – RXT
  • 22px SenR – CRA
  • 22px Shaki – CRA
  • Player flag for Shepp.png Shepp – RXT – Did not qualify
  • Player flag for Skeeter.png Skeeter – RXT – Quarter-Finals
  • Player flag for Snow Angel.png Snow Angel – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Static.png Static – RXT
  • Player flag for Steel.png Steel – CRA
  • 22px SteveRogers – CRA
  • 22px Stobart Chilton – CRA
  • 22px StonerSteve – RXT
  • Player flag for Strew.png Strew – RXT – Group stage
  • Player flag for Suicidal Biscuit.png Suicidal Biscuit – CRA
  • Player flag for Summer.png Summer – FLHEX
  • Player flag for The Genius.png The Genius – CRA
  • Player flag for Toe.png Toe – RXT – Group stage
  • Player flag for Tourny.png Tourny – RXT – Did not qualify
  • Player flag for Tundra.png Tundra – RXT – Did not qualify
  • Player flag for Tyson.png Tyson – RXT – Group stage
  • Player flag for Vat.png Vat – RXT – Did not qualify
  • Player flag for Viceguy.png Viceguy – CRA
  • Player flag for WatsOn.png WatsOn – FLHEX
  • Player flag for WeeKiwi.png WeeKiwi – CRA
  • Player flag for Winnie Der Puh.png Winnie Der Puh – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Wolf.png Wolf – RXT – Round of 16
  • Player flag for Xenon.png Xenon – FLHEX
  • Player flag for Yoshi.png Yoshi – FLHEX

Host[edit | edit source]

The table below shows the 13 participants who put forward their own nomination to host on September 8 2016. On September 9, all players voted for a host in a two-round system, with players not being allowed to vote for themselves. The first round reduced the list down ready for the second, final round. The nominee to achieve the most votes in round one was to advance, as well as any nominee who achieves 75% or more of those votes, up to a maximum of four other nominees. If no one achieved 75% of the leader's votes, the second most-voted-for nominee would've advanced.

Wolf was announced the host on September 9. As it turned out, 8 participants fell within 75% of the highest vote of 11, but the five-nominee maximum applied, so Commander51, Kris and Tourny were eliminated.

Name Division Round
1st 2nd
Player flag for Wolf.png Wolf RXT 10 25
22px Insomnia CRA 10 24
22px SteveRogers CRA 10 23
Player flag for Poi.png Poi FLHEX 11 21
Player flag for Acerees.png Acerees CRA 11 15
Player flag for Commander51.png Commander51 RXT 9
Player flag for Kris.png Kris RXT 9
Player flag for Tourny.png Tourny RXT 9
Player flag for Iraffnix.png Iraffnix FLHEX 8
22px Schmucks RXT 8
Player flag for None.png None RXT 5
Player flag for Naga.png Naga RXT 4
Player flag for Vat.png Vat RXT 4

Division Stage[edit | edit source]

The Division Stage will see each of the three Divisions (RXT, CRA, FLHEX) fighting within themselves to determine who to eliminate in preparation for the Group Stage. While the divisions may decide amongst themselves the format of their stage, the two "new" divisions, CRA and FLHEX, will each be required to have a system that enables definitive ranking of the qualified participants, effectively crowning a victor within their division.

CRA will likely have a system that will see participants play as many different opponents as possible, and a different points system that will be wholly aggregated at the end to determine rankings.

FLHEX will likely have a normal group-and-knockout format, but with larger groups and a more complex knockout round with playoffs to help determine rankings.

Group Stage[edit | edit source]

The group stage will see 32 participants battling for 16 spots in the Knockout Stage, in eight groups of four with the top two from each group progressing. The Group Stage will feature 14 RXT participants, 11 CRA participants, and 7 FLHEX participants.

Knockout Stage[edit | edit source]

Participants will be placed in to two pots according to how they ranked in the Group Stage, which will then be seeded randomly so for the first duel, someone from Pot 1 faces someone from Pot 2.

The bracket will be split in to two stages: The Bracket of 16, and the Final Bracket.

The Bracket of 16 will be fairly conventional in that each duel results in an elimination, however there will be no finals so the bracket will effectively be split down the middle. The winners from the Round of 4 – conventionally called the Semi-Finals – advance to the Final Bracket, along with the six other participants who faced faced those winners (one from each half of the Round of 16, Round of 8, and Round of 4).

The Final Bracket will consist of four rounds, with the bracket split in half until they converge in the last round: The Second Chance 16, the Second Chance 8, the Semi-Finals, then the Final. Remember how everyone who faced the Round of 4 victors was given a place in this bracket? Well, the first round sees the respective loser of the Round of 4 face the loser of the Round of 16. Whoever wins then faces the loser of the Round of 8, and the winner of that duel features in the Semi-Finals, against the other Runner of 4 winner. Then it's business as usual; the winners of the Semis go on to the Final, and that duel crowns a victor.

The rationale behind this is that it reduces the "luck" effects of the random seeding. For example, say during the whole tournament it was obvious two people (Sigma and Tau) had a large margin over the other participants, but due to the seeding of the knockout table, they were to face each other in the Round of 16. The duel went on and Tau went on to win the tournment, but Sigma was eliminated at merely the Round of 16 despite the fact he should by all rights be able to get to the Final, robbing us of a substantial finale. In the new model, Sigma could still lose his Round of 16 duel, but he'd have a second chance by being placed in the Final Bracket due to losing against a Round of 4 winner (Tau). He'd progress through the bracket easy as toast, get to the Final, and we'd be given the finale we deserve.

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Bracket of 16[edit | edit source]

Round of 16 Round of 8 Round of 4
Duel 1
Pot 1 seed 1
Duel 9
Pot 2 seed 1
Winner duel 1
Duel 2
Winner duel 2
Pot 1 seed 2
Duel 13
Pot 2 seed 2
Winner duel 9
Duel 3
Winner duel 10
Pot 1 seed 3
Duel 10
Pot 2 seed 3
Winner duel 3
Duel 4
Winner duel 4
Pot 1 seed 4
Pot 2 seed 4
Duel 5
Pot 1 seed 5
Duel 11
Pot 2 seed 5
Winner duel 5
Duel 6
Winner duel 6
Pot 1 seed 6
Duel 14
Pot 2 seed 6
Winner duel 11
Duel 7
Winner duel 12
Pot 1 seed 7
Duel 12
Pot 2 seed 7
Winner duel 7
Duel 8
Winner duel 8
Pot 1 seed 8
Pot 2 seed 8

Final Bracket[edit | edit source]

Second chance 16 Second chance 8 Semi-Finals Final
Duel 15 Duel 17 Duel 19
Loser duel 1/2/3/4 Loser duel 9/10 Winner duel 14
Duel 21
Loser duel 13 Winner duel 15 Winner duel 17
Winner duel 19
Duel 16 Duel 18 Duel 20
Winner duel 20
Loser duel 5/6/7/8 Loser duel 11/12 Winner duel 13
Loser duel 14 Winner duel 16 Winner duel 18