User:Mrmariokartguy/toruney2015proposal

Preliminaries
Nominations: Each voter nominates up to 16 shows. Top 64 advance to the main tournament. In the case that the cutoff is not exactly 64, a tiebreaker round may proceed. If the tie cannot be broken, the shows with the earliest first vote will advance and the higher seeding will be given to the show with the earlier vote.

Round 1
Shows: 64

Format: Knockout

Single elimination knockout. Matches determined by seeding.

Example:


 * 1) 1 is top seed, #64 is bottom seed

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Round 2
Shows: 32

Format: Group Stages

Shows grouped in pots of 4 based on seeding

Group consists of 1 show randomly drawn from each pot.

VD = vote differential

Repeat table for each group. Draws are permitted, granting each show 0.5 wins.

Rank best 2nd placed shows. Top 4 automatically progress, bottom 4 go to RotF. -

Round 3
Shows: 52

Format: Polling

Revenge of the Fallen occurs as a popularity contest, where the 4 shows with the most votes progress to the knockout stages.

Any eliminated show that made it past nominations will participate in this. This includes shows that lost in the first knockout stage (32), 4 worst second placed shows in group stages (4), and the 3rd and 4th placed shows in group stages (16). -

Round 4 and on
Shows: 16 --> 8 --> 4 --> 2 --> 1

Format: Knockout

Knockout stages occur, single elimination 1v1.

Round of 16 match-ups, and the bracket, are determined by drawing of pots. Pot 1 consists of group winners, Pot 2 consists of 4 best second placed teams and the 4 RotF winners.

Draw 1 at random from Pot 1, draw 1 at random from Pot 2. This will be 1 match-up.

First pairing will go in the top of the bracket, and will proceed down sequentially. No draws are permitted; in the event of a draw, a tiebreaker (length not specified) will occur. If still tied, higher seed progresses.