Hosted by Javi and sharpclaw
Welcome, one and all, to the Rands Slam III Playoffs! After 8-count-em-8 thrilling Opens, and even a tiebreaker, we’ve narrowed down the competition to 32 players, each with their own skills and specialities. They’ve all made it this far—but who will emerge victorious?
Prizes
The winner of the Rands Slam III will receive a custom avatar and a Smogon banner for a full year, a month-long Room Prize Winner rank and joinphrase, and be inducted into the Randbats Hall of Fame.
How does the tour work?
Matchups will be determined by ranked choice. Each round, competitors will rank their top 5 Opens (not formats—so, for example, “Gameboy Classic” rather than “Gen 2”), then share that ranking privately with both hosts (Javi and myself). From those submitted rankings, the top 3 Opens from the higher seed, and top 2 from the lower seed, will be chosen, in alternating order, and announced; in the event of ties/repeats, the next Open on the respective player’s ranking will be chosen. No repeats are allowed.
Once the 5 Opens for each series have been determined, players will battle. The higher seed will pick from among the 5 Opens for game 1, and loser picks afterward. (For clarity: when a multi-format Open is chosen, the choosing player picks a single format from within that Open.) The first player to 3 wins advances to the next round.
Please note:
1. All scheduling attempts MUST be done publicly on Smogon Walls. No other proof of communication will count for act calls regarding scheduling attempts.
2. You MUST post replays of your wins.
We strongly recommend familiarizing yourself with the Smogon Tournament Rules and General Guidelines, if you haven’t already. If you have further questions, don’t hesitate to contact the tour hosts here on Smogon.
Round 1
MichaelderBeste2 vs 35Q71N
snorlax142857 vs Eeveeto
Kaneki-san vs Piapia
HaunterBoy28 vs RSB
MrSoup vs platinumCheesecake
Amaranth vs Kinetic1000
mj vs PikaPlayer
Clementine vs paolode99
Lady Writer vs Yes or no my dude
Sylveon used calm mind vs Medeia
Fant'sy Beast vs Wait2Seconds
Casual dot exe vs Failbor
Lrogue vs Michielleus
Shadows4 vs livid washed
Luchik vs RandomPopplio
LoSconosciuto vs JJ09LIE
THE DEADLINE TO SEND IN YOUR OPEN RANKINGS IS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12TH AT 11:59PM GMT-5.
THE DEADLINE FOR ROUND 1 IS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19TH AT 11:59PM GMT-5. GOOD LUCK, AND HAVE FUN!
Welcome, one and all, to the Rands Slam III Playoffs! After 8-count-em-8 thrilling Opens, and even a tiebreaker, we’ve narrowed down the competition to 32 players, each with their own skills and specialities. They’ve all made it this far—but who will emerge victorious?
Prizes
The winner of the Rands Slam III will receive a custom avatar and a Smogon banner for a full year, a month-long Room Prize Winner rank and joinphrase, and be inducted into the Randbats Hall of Fame.
How does the tour work?
Matchups will be determined by ranked choice. Each round, competitors will rank their top 5 Opens (not formats—so, for example, “Gameboy Classic” rather than “Gen 2”), then share that ranking privately with both hosts (Javi and myself). From those submitted rankings, the top 3 Opens from the higher seed, and top 2 from the lower seed, will be chosen, in alternating order, and announced; in the event of ties/repeats, the next Open on the respective player’s ranking will be chosen. No repeats are allowed.
Once the 5 Opens for each series have been determined, players will battle. The higher seed will pick from among the 5 Opens for game 1, and loser picks afterward. (For clarity: when a multi-format Open is chosen, the choosing player picks a single format from within that Open.) The first player to 3 wins advances to the next round.
Players may pick from any of the 8 opens from the Slam, which are, for ease of reference:
DS Classic
Gameboy Classic
Gen 7
Gen 8
Gen 9
Gen 9 Doubles
Multi Factory
Multi Hackmons
DS Classic
Gameboy Classic
Gen 7
Gen 8
Gen 9
Gen 9 Doubles
Multi Factory
Multi Hackmons
Please note:
1. All scheduling attempts MUST be done publicly on Smogon Walls. No other proof of communication will count for act calls regarding scheduling attempts.
2. You MUST post replays of your wins.
We strongly recommend familiarizing yourself with the Smogon Tournament Rules and General Guidelines, if you haven’t already. If you have further questions, don’t hesitate to contact the tour hosts here on Smogon.
What constitutes ghosting in a Random Battles game can be a particularly fine line, so before commenting during a battle, always ask yourself: “Would my comment reveal information that hasn’t already been explicitly revealed in this battle?” Examples of ghosting include suggesting that an unexpectedly fast Pokemon might be holding a Choice Scarf, pointing out that a Zoroark’s disguised level proves it’s a Zoroark, etc.
Round 1
MichaelderBeste2 vs 35Q71N
snorlax142857 vs Eeveeto
Kaneki-san vs Piapia
HaunterBoy28 vs RSB
MrSoup vs platinumCheesecake
Amaranth vs Kinetic1000
mj vs PikaPlayer
Clementine vs paolode99
Lady Writer vs Yes or no my dude
Sylveon used calm mind vs Medeia
Fant'sy Beast vs Wait2Seconds
Casual dot exe vs Failbor
Lrogue vs Michielleus
Shadows4 vs livid washed
Luchik vs RandomPopplio
LoSconosciuto vs JJ09LIE
MichaelderBeste2 vs 35Q71N -
snorlax142857 vs Eeveeto -
Kaneki-san vs Piapia -
HaunterBoy28 vs RSB -
MrSoup vs platinumCheesecake -
Amaranth vs Kinetic1000 -
mj vs PikaPlayer -
Clementine vs paolode99 -
Lady Writer vs Yes or no my dude -
Sylveon used calm mind vs Medeia -
Fant'sy Beast vs Wait2Seconds -
Casual dot exe vs Failbor -
Lrogue vs Michielleus -
Shadows4 vs livid washed -
Luchik vs RandomPopplio -
LoSconosciuto vs JJ09LIE -
snorlax142857 vs Eeveeto -
Kaneki-san vs Piapia -
HaunterBoy28 vs RSB -
MrSoup vs platinumCheesecake -
Amaranth vs Kinetic1000 -
mj vs PikaPlayer -
Clementine vs paolode99 -
Lady Writer vs Yes or no my dude -
Sylveon used calm mind vs Medeia -
Fant'sy Beast vs Wait2Seconds -
Casual dot exe vs Failbor -
Lrogue vs Michielleus -
Shadows4 vs livid washed -
Luchik vs RandomPopplio -
LoSconosciuto vs JJ09LIE -
THE DEADLINE TO SEND IN YOUR OPEN RANKINGS IS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12TH AT 11:59PM GMT-5.
Hosts WILL be aggressive about setting deadlines for Open-ranking submissions, and we WILL harangue players to get them submitted quickly. Let's keep things moving, folks!
