Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

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Re: Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

Postby bennymacca » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:40 pm

will games from the championship series be awarded points towards the leaderboard?
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Re: Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

Postby Garth Kay » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:47 pm

bennymacca wrote:will games from the championship series be awarded points towards the Dream Team Score Board?


The answer is yes they will, until I see another reason not to. Or are you implying from the NPL champs for Season 1?

In reality I would like to see some points awarded for some larger field CHallenge Away events.
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Re: Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

Postby bennymacca » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:53 pm

i would just hate to see a scenario where the top 5 on the dream team leaderboard are all top 3 place getters in the big events with little other results
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Re: Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

Postby Garth Kay » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:59 pm

bennymacca wrote:i would just hate to see a scenario where the top 5 on the dream team leaderboard are all top 3 place getters in the big events with little other results


Ok not the Dream Team Leader Board - it is the Dream Team Score Board.

And only time will tell.

But if I was 888 I would want people with a proven track record of results in big fields, pressure situations, when I am investing in them in other tourneys.
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Re: Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

Postby AceLosesKing » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:08 pm

Garth Kay wrote:Tell me why points should not be awarded for Satellites, one off special events Qualifying finals and Satellites or the Semi Finals.


Points are generally used for state finals. Regular consistency over x weeks is rewarded by a top 5 placing and entry into y final. Awarding points for a tournament where anything but 1st could be regarded as a failure, seems stupid to me. Ok, so you finished 3rd out of 400, well done. Not begrudging that. When I enter a satelitte, I check the payout scale. I will always be going for that position that awards the prize. Finishing 11th when the FT pays in a 500+ field is the same as finishing 500th. I wouldn't expect anything.

I have no problem with awarding points for the DT LDB through Champs events.

Garth Kay"Which of these tournaments has more on the line and mean more to you as win - 150 person regular freeroll, 350 player tournament with $100 cash and a Grand Final seat up for grabs. What tournament winning means the more to you as an individual and that players would be more interested in hearing about?[/quote]

350 player, for both, and its not even close. I can see what you're saying here.

[quote="Garth Kay wrote:
As stated before the Dream Team Scoreboard is about big scores and players doing well in all facets of our competition. Whilst consistency and mass volume is the key; the fact that someone has a big score in a field in excess of 200 should be recognised as well and as such be present on the scoreboard.


I think benny the cunt and I have confused the goals and aspects of the DT LDB. At least I assumed that the events that would be counted would be open for everyone to play (freerolls). They would all award the same points structure, so regular, high finishes are the key. Opening up events at Champs for qualification for the DT LDB seems unfair to players who haven't qualified. But I'm not going to get into that.

I guess it comes back to the old argument. What's better, 1 win in a 1000+ field and 2 FT's or 11 FT's and a 3rd in a 200+ field. You're obviously going for big wins and big rewards over overall consistency on the DT LDB.
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Re: Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

Postby BigPete33 » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:24 pm

Please stop calling it a DT LDB.

If there's one single thing that's good about it it is that it's no longer incorrectly called a leaderboard.


Scoreboard, luckboxboard, no life board... all of those are fine :)
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Re: Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

Postby bennymacca » Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:46 pm

Garth Kay wrote:Who said anything about rewarding consistency?


888pl Website wrote:from: http://www.888pl.com.au/promotion.aspx?ID=80
The Dream Team Score Board is all about consistency


apparently you did, or at least someone from 888pl.


(p.s just being a smart arse)
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Re: Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

Postby BigPete33 » Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:31 pm

Consistently playing, not consistently playing well.


Subtle difference :P
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Re: Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

Postby AceLosesKing » Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:49 pm

BigPete33 wrote:Consistently playing, not consistently playing well.


Subtle difference :P


We've had this discussion before :P
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Re: Points Awarded in Grand Final Qualifier?

Postby BigPete33 » Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:50 pm

Hey, benny the cunt brought it up :)
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