The Nugget Bridge Major 2 Has Begun: Round 1 Pairings Posted
The first round of the Nugget Bridge Major is now underway. In total 159 players have stepped up to challenge a packed field to become the second Major Champion of Nugget Bridge. There will be 8 rounds of single-elimination play for this tournament. The first round will conclude Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 11:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time. Any matches not concluded prior to that time will be judged based on activity or a coin flip depending on the activity level of both participants.
Remember the rules for this tournament:
- Each match will be played in a best of 3 series, and teams cannot be changed between those games. However, teams can be changed after the conclusion of each round.
- The current VG Modified Ruleset will be used.
- Matches can be played on either WiFi or Pokemon Online, however if a battling medium cannot be agreed upon, Wi-Fi must be used. Do not use Pokemon Showdown for round 1!
- This is not a live tournament, schedule your battles with your opponent before the round deadline.
Anything not covered here will be handled at the discretion of the NBC Major host, makiri.
Find your opponent in the bracket here. While you are there, show us your future sight by entering our predictions tournament. Register an account on challonge.com with the same name as your Nugget Bridge forums account and pick your winners! The user with the most psychic prowess will receive a little something from Nugget Bridge to keep him or her from turning those powers against us. This tournament will lock on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 11:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, so get your predictions in!
Prizes
The Nugget Bridge Major is the largest and most contested tournament of the Nugget Bridge Circuit. As such, it is worth the most Nugget Bridge Circuit points. But that’s not all! Because of the intense level of competition involved in even the first round, we’re going to sweeten the pot a little bit more for the top finishers. Full prizes for the Nugget Bridge Major:
1st Place:
- 1,000 Nugget Bridge Circuit points towards an invite to the season-ending Nugget Bridge Invitational
- Nugget Bridge t-shirt
- 450 Nugget Bridge Circuit points towards an invite to the season-ending Nugget Bridge Invitational
- 250 Nugget Bridge Circuit points towards an invite to the season-ending Nugget Bridge Invitational
- 80 Nugget Bridge Circuit points towards an invite to the season-ending Nugget Bridge Invitational
- 5 Nugget Bridge Circuit points towards an invite to the season-ending Nugget Bridge Invitational
2nd Place:
- 700 Nugget Bridge Circuit points towards an invite to the season-ending Nugget Bridge Invitational
- Nugget Bridge t-shirt
- 450 Nugget Bridge Circuit points towards an invite to the season-ending Nugget Bridge Invitational
- 140 Nugget Bright Circuit points towards an invite to the season-ending Nugget Bridge Invitational
- 50 Nugget Bridge Circuit points towards an invite to the season-ending Nugget Bridge Invitational
- 1 Nugget Bridge Circuit point towards an invite to the season-ending Nugget Bridge Invitational
But for those of you who are knocked out of competition early, never fear. If your predictions are sound, you can walk away from the Nugget Bridge Major a little richer, too. The user who has the best predictions bracket, as decided by the user with the most prediction points after the tournament, will receive a $10 Amazon.com gift card.
Good luck to everyone and have fun!
About the Author
makiri started playing VGC in 2008 and has been an advocate for VGC play since then. With three Regional Championship victories and multiple other high placings, makiri is a seasoned competitor ready to impart knowledge of the game to others.
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