Day of Defeat Community

The core among you have been greatly supportive of the CEVO effort to host a DoD event. It is your continued hard work and dedication that keeps us committed to proceeding with an event of some kind. However, we currently stand only 5 days away from the closing of team registration (Aug 20) and the sign-ups so far are extremely disappointing. At this time of writing there are only 18 fully registered teams, of which 7 are in the Professional Division.

In light of these circumstances we need to announce changes to the format and structure of the event. It is, as a matter of organizing a functional event, impossible to host an 8-week season format with such a low turnout. Teams inevitably break-up during the season and only the best teams from a larger pool are supposed to make playoffs.

Event Format will be as follows:

50+ Registered Teams
-The event will proceed as originally intended as an 8-week season with two divisions (Amateur and Professional). Teams will be seeded for playoffs based on seasonal performance. Winners of the playoffs will take earn a share of a $5,000 cash prize pot.

Between 33-49 Teams (inclusive)
-The event will proceed with an 8-week season with all teams competing in a single division (Open). Teams will be seeded for playoffs based on seasonal performance. Winners of the playoffs will take earn a share of a $3,500 cash prize pot.

Between 16-32 Teams (inclusive)
-The event will be a straight double-elimination tournament that will run over a two-week period. All players currently registered may request a refund before we proceed with this style of event since it is not the originally expected 8-week season format. Teams will be seeded to the best of our ability, or seeded randomly if no generally fair seeding system can be developed. The winners will earn a share of a $2,000 cash prize pot.

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We’re sincerely hoping for a rally in sign-ups in these final days of registration because we really do want to hold a successful full-season event with the potential for many in the future. We need your support to do this, please get your teams fully signed-up as soon as possible.

Questions & Concerns:

Please direct all questions directly to CEVO|Stockson, Head of Day of Defeat. You can often find him on IRC in #cevo, or you can contact him by e-mail: rstockson@cevolved.com.

Source: http://www.cevolved.com/?page=forum&func=viewthread&id=3462&forumID=37