QUOTE(blankerroo @ Apr 29 2006, 11:37 PM)
Auricom, are you in charge of the running of the tournament? Are you sure there aren't any registration fees for joining the tournament? I think there is one lah: a one time registration fee of RM35. This is because the person in charge at the CC told me that I have to pay for registration, at least once.
But from what I have reconfirmed by asking the guy in charge of the CC just now, there will be 8 slots per week available. But you can't just simply come to play any time: this is because you need to submit the registration form latest by 4th May 2006, which is before the prelims for Week 1.
Thus, this leaves us with the high possibility that the organisers will collect all the forms submitted, then divide the players into each week's qualifiers. And for Weeks 1, 2 and 3, the winner will go on to the finals in Week 4 (on Saturday). The losers from Weeks 1,2 and 3 (possibly 7 per Week, if all the slots are filled up) will go on to the Losers' qualifiers on Week 4 (on Friday), where they will play each other, and there, the top 5 players will go on to the finals on Saturday.
Therefore, we can see that in a way, the qualifiers are also a bit like 'double elimination': even the losers will have one last chance to qualify via Week 4...
But this is just based on what I asked the guy in charge at the CC. Are the organisers reading this? Can you please confirm whether what I write here is true?
Hi there blankerroo,
I think you mis-read my last post. Week 1, 2 and 3's prelims are
free, no registration fee required. For PES5, there will be 8 slots weekly, strictly on a first come first serve basis. So please hand in your registration forms early to ensure your spot this week. = )
As for Week 4 however, there will be a registration fee of RM35/person.
Also you might want to read
this page to have a basic understanding of how the prelims will be ran.