IWCQ worlds qualification improvements

1nfernal2000·9/5/2016, 6:02:16 PM·3 votes·485 views

Watching the final 4 stage of the IWCQ, I have noticed that in the event of a strong team faltering once, it could lead to a situation where the top 2 teams are playing for a spot and then the next two. Even if you disagree with my interpretation of teams' skill levels, I hope you appreciate that such a scenario could arise under the current format.

I propose that the top 4 are, instead of 1v4 and 2v3 for the worlds spots, are instead seeded 1 to 4 in a Page-McIntyre qualification bracket without the grand final (since 2 teams go to worlds, an overall winner is unnecessary). The way this works is as follows:

Match A: Team 1 plays team 2. The winner progresses to worlds. Match B: Team 3 plays team 4. The loser is eliminated. Match C : The loser from match A and the winner from match B from play in the final match. The winner goes to worlds.

This gives the teams that finished 1st and 2nd an advantage over those who finished 3rd or 4th, and should hopefully ensure the best 2 teams go to worlds, because it is unlikely that a significantly better team will lose in a Bo5 format (unlike in a Bo1).

This is 1 more match than in the current format, though with the expansion of league as an eSport I think this is well worth the extra day of play. I hope this gets to the point where a Rioter can read it, think the idea is worth mentioning to their superiors (if they need too) and either note it down for implementation next year or give a satisfactory reason why it wouldn't be feasible.

3 Comments

TurquoiseYoshi9/5/2016, 7:29:04 PM2 votes

So like the LCS Relegation tournament. I like it.

1nfernal20009/5/2016, 6:17:06 PM1 votes

Because I forgot to set up a poll, this will do. Up vote** this comment** for yes, down vote for no. Could someone comment to this so if it swings heavily downwards and is hidden, people know to show it (tell them it's a pseudo-poll please).

EDIT: Specified this comment as pseudo-poll counter.