Hello everyone!
Our registration period has come to a close, and with all the seedings calculated and pairings entered into the bracket, it's time to start!
We reached a total of 56 accepted registrations this year, a clear improvement over the 34 participants of the previous RKWC editions. However, according to the current rules this would result in a playoff round in which 24 participants would have to be eliminated right away - a scenario that me and Natso would prefer to avoid.
For this reason, we decided to cancel the playoff round and change the format to a full double elimination bracket. This comes at the cost of a two week time loss, but it allows everyone to get a second chance in the lower bracket and us to stay true to the shape of the challonge bracket.
The match format for the 2021 RKWC is the same as in previous years: 10 games of 3+2, and whilst either player can stop the match as soon as a decisive advantage (5.5 points) has been reached, it is also possible to fully complete the 10-game-series. If a match ends in 5-5, then pairs of two 3+2 games will be played until the score is unequal after an even number of games. In case the score reaches 8-8 the same procedure is repeated with the time format changing to 1+0.
As every round of the Racing Kings WC lasts for one week, matches from the first round should be completed by the end of July 4.
The first round pairings from the double elimination bracket are listed below. Each players' seeding is shown behind their username.
@Imakemanymistakes (9) - @Sohil_526 (56)
@Yehonatan-Chess (10) - @Sid1410 (55)
@vlad_00 (11) - @AyAaNiScOoL (54)
@sriramprasad (12) - @Keertana2019 (53)
@Francis920 (13) - @CHlivelylemon (52)
@Artem_Medvedev-04 (14) - @NamedTacoLord (51)
@RacingKingsKing (15) - @S_U_R_J_Y_A (50)
@DrawingLikeAnish (16) - @TheUnknownGuyReborn (49)
@seawon0808 (17) - @atanwiN (48)
@JesusRC-218 (18) - @Somebody457 (47)
@Mohamed-Adnan (19) - @LaWeNfOrCeR17 (46)
@marvochan (20) - @Victor222-elrey (45)
@luka3916 (21) - @andreas2011 (44)
@TommyNelson (22) - @Ben_634 (43)
@GreatIndian1212 (23) - @Special_Yeet (42)
@QueenEatingDragon (24) - @pepellou (41)
@Heroines1 (25) - @punyagupta (40)
@Adhi_chess (26) - @AbleJazzyArtist (39)
@Dangerouskid (27) - @BayorMiller (38)
@satkat142857 (28) - @Chijss (37)
@Vibranium18 (29) - @Natso (36)
@T_Challa_4ever (30) - @airprint (35)
@Meet-Rav (31) - @paulinho98 (34)
@VladislavAlikin (32) - @juancruzariasTDF (33)
@CyberShredder (1), @RoyalManiac (2), @r2300 (3), @mmo_mikhail (4), @seth_7777777 (5), @Fc_Manchester_City (6), @kowder05 (7) and @The_Troubled_Patzer (8) are seeded directly into the second round. Your first match has to be completed by the end of July 11, so make sure to keep an eye on the first round pairings and contact your opponent once they have completed their first match.
As soon as you read this, please follow these steps:
- contact your opponent and offer at least three match times (saying you're available a whole day counts for two)
- if you agreed on a match time, please post the time in this thread
- play your match
- post the result, and a link to the first game in the match results thread
- wait for your next pairing to be announced (you're only out of the RKWC if you have lost TWO matches, not immediately after your first defeat)
All rules can be viewed on sites.google.com/view/racingkingswc/2021-rkwc/2021-rules but if there are any questions you can't find an answer to, don't hesitate to contact @RoyalManiac or @Natso.
All data regarding the seeded ratings can be found here: sites.google.com/view/racingkingswc/2021-rkwc/2021-entrants
The bracket for the 2021 RKWC can be found here: challonge.com/rkwc2021
Good luck to all participants!
Our registration period has come to a close, and with all the seedings calculated and pairings entered into the bracket, it's time to start!
We reached a total of 56 accepted registrations this year, a clear improvement over the 34 participants of the previous RKWC editions. However, according to the current rules this would result in a playoff round in which 24 participants would have to be eliminated right away - a scenario that me and Natso would prefer to avoid.
For this reason, we decided to cancel the playoff round and change the format to a full double elimination bracket. This comes at the cost of a two week time loss, but it allows everyone to get a second chance in the lower bracket and us to stay true to the shape of the challonge bracket.
The match format for the 2021 RKWC is the same as in previous years: 10 games of 3+2, and whilst either player can stop the match as soon as a decisive advantage (5.5 points) has been reached, it is also possible to fully complete the 10-game-series. If a match ends in 5-5, then pairs of two 3+2 games will be played until the score is unequal after an even number of games. In case the score reaches 8-8 the same procedure is repeated with the time format changing to 1+0.
As every round of the Racing Kings WC lasts for one week, matches from the first round should be completed by the end of July 4.
The first round pairings from the double elimination bracket are listed below. Each players' seeding is shown behind their username.
@Imakemanymistakes (9) - @Sohil_526 (56)
@Yehonatan-Chess (10) - @Sid1410 (55)
@vlad_00 (11) - @AyAaNiScOoL (54)
@sriramprasad (12) - @Keertana2019 (53)
@Francis920 (13) - @CHlivelylemon (52)
@Artem_Medvedev-04 (14) - @NamedTacoLord (51)
@RacingKingsKing (15) - @S_U_R_J_Y_A (50)
@DrawingLikeAnish (16) - @TheUnknownGuyReborn (49)
@seawon0808 (17) - @atanwiN (48)
@JesusRC-218 (18) - @Somebody457 (47)
@Mohamed-Adnan (19) - @LaWeNfOrCeR17 (46)
@marvochan (20) - @Victor222-elrey (45)
@luka3916 (21) - @andreas2011 (44)
@TommyNelson (22) - @Ben_634 (43)
@GreatIndian1212 (23) - @Special_Yeet (42)
@QueenEatingDragon (24) - @pepellou (41)
@Heroines1 (25) - @punyagupta (40)
@Adhi_chess (26) - @AbleJazzyArtist (39)
@Dangerouskid (27) - @BayorMiller (38)
@satkat142857 (28) - @Chijss (37)
@Vibranium18 (29) - @Natso (36)
@T_Challa_4ever (30) - @airprint (35)
@Meet-Rav (31) - @paulinho98 (34)
@VladislavAlikin (32) - @juancruzariasTDF (33)
@CyberShredder (1), @RoyalManiac (2), @r2300 (3), @mmo_mikhail (4), @seth_7777777 (5), @Fc_Manchester_City (6), @kowder05 (7) and @The_Troubled_Patzer (8) are seeded directly into the second round. Your first match has to be completed by the end of July 11, so make sure to keep an eye on the first round pairings and contact your opponent once they have completed their first match.
As soon as you read this, please follow these steps:
- contact your opponent and offer at least three match times (saying you're available a whole day counts for two)
- if you agreed on a match time, please post the time in this thread
- play your match
- post the result, and a link to the first game in the match results thread
- wait for your next pairing to be announced (you're only out of the RKWC if you have lost TWO matches, not immediately after your first defeat)
All rules can be viewed on sites.google.com/view/racingkingswc/2021-rkwc/2021-rules but if there are any questions you can't find an answer to, don't hesitate to contact @RoyalManiac or @Natso.
All data regarding the seeded ratings can be found here: sites.google.com/view/racingkingswc/2021-rkwc/2021-entrants
The bracket for the 2021 RKWC can be found here: challonge.com/rkwc2021
Good luck to all participants!
