2012 Official Sprite Tournament

[klodasmone]

WHAT IS IT?
Second official spriting tournament of mayhem, chaos and bloodshed with 12 random contestants. The quickest volunteers - man your battle-stations. (Just post in this thread, if you would like to participate.)

RULES?
With only 12 contestants, there will be a theme for every separate duel. Contestants should PM me 4 themes of their own choosing for the showdown. All of them will be picked randomly. The contestants will have 14 days to present the finished work. The following next 14 days will be the ones of voting.

We will also need 3 judges, which will have 3 points to add to the winners of the duels, ergo 9 in total. (Want to be judge? PM me or post here and maybe you'll have the opportunity to rant on the contestants consciences with authority, - although if you're a veteran, who doesn't want to compete - you'll have the priority. I won't be a judge, though I will write something on the participants entries.) All participants after their losses will have a two point vote concerning the duels in the further events of the tourney.

Further explanation on voting:

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The voting only seems perplexed and intricate, but it's pretty much simplistic: each judge can give 3 points/votes to the winner of each of the duelist (4 duels, if 8 players; 8 duels, if 16 players), thus making it 9 points/votes per participant from three judges. The participants can evaluate with two points/votes in regards to other duels not their own. Other forum members can cast 1 point/vote only. Pretty much summed it up.

2012 OST (Official Sprite Tournament) evaluations guidelines:

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In what ways does the finished sprite use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of their implied counter-parts?

• How accurate in adaptation is the final sprite to the suggested theme?
• What are the common conventions/innovations that it uses?
• To what extent does the finished sprite challenges conventions? (i.e. is it unusual or very typical of the theme/genre)

How effective is the combination of the finished sprite and the original LF2 version? (i.e. is it close to it, or maybe turns to simple anime cell-shading)

• Place the 3 ‘sprites’ (your own as judges’, the contestants’ & your perfect imaginary one) – how do they look together? Why do you think the finished sprite effectively promote itself against the other two? How does it do/doesn't do this?

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

• Use surveys and the votes of the forum to determinate your lapses in judgment. Analise the results – look for patterns – pick out individual quotes – what conclusions can you draw from what people have said about the sprites? What have you learned from them?

TIME-TABLES?
Quarter-finals: 2012.09.28 - 2012.10.12
Voting: 2012.10.13 - 2012.10.26

Semi-finals: 2012.10.27 - 2012.11.09
Voting: 2012.11.10 - 2012.11.23

Finals: 2012.11.24 - 2012.12.07
Voting: 2012.12.08 - 2012.12.21

Contestants: EXG9, Hero destroyer, Gad, Marko pro, Kashif, LutiChris, mundvoll_, The Hari, Sonic Boom, erbuslayer, -|Mark975|-, bashscrazy (12 pos. taken, 0 vacant left, just in chase we are looking at 12 contestants)
Judges: Alblaka, The Lost Global Mod, Apocalipsis (0 vacant left)

Quarter-finals:
A. The Hari vs Gad : Theme - robots
B. bashscrazy vs Marko pro : Theme - professional attire \or\ important figures
C. Kashif vs Sonic Boom : Theme - DragonBallz
D. EXG9 vs erbuslayer : Theme - getting injured (must be a new pose)
E. -|Mark975|- (DISQUALIFIED) vs Hero destroyer : Theme - animals
F. LutiChris (DISQUALIFIED) vs mundvoll_ : Theme - aliens

Entries frozen, voting is started. Just post the names in your post to vote for the ones you like for discussion's sake (add a reason why, if you like). Voting will last for two weeks, until 2012.10.26. Good luck.

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Semi-finals:

G. The Hari vs bashscrazy : Theme - Lord of the Rings
H. Sonic Boom vs EXG9 : Theme - steampunk
I. Hero destroyer vs mundvoll_ : Theme - sexy girls

Entries frozen, voting is started. Just post the names in your post to vote for the ones you like for discussion's sake (add a reason why, if you like). Voting will last till 2012.11.23. Good luck.

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Finals:

Voting in Progress!

J. The Hari vs Sonic Boom vs mundvoll_ : Theme - Hero Fighter LF2-style

Voting will last till 2012.12.21.

Cast your vote!

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And the Champione of 2012 Official Sprite Tournament is...

mundvoll_

By a close two point margin he has beaten The Hari, who takes second, and in a honorable third place proudly stands Sonic Boom.

Grats to the glorious winners, thanks to all the daring participants and lazy aristocratic judges, and, of course, respect to all the active voters and silent protectors!

Don't forget to do some cocaine to celebrate New Year's. See you next time. On the same empire, probably a different time. Salut!

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12 players chart:


8 players chart:

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16 players chart:

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P.S. The chart will be updated in the following week.