Hey everyone,

Find attached the new schedule - some games on Sunday are changed to
account for a slight change in format. I recommend you look at the
attached image for a while to get your head round the basic structure
of things - you'll need to look at it more over the weekend as the
Excel spreadsheet doesn't say much about what positions each game is
for, but the image tells you everything.

http://www.seultimate.org/uni/regionals/outdoors_05-06/SEUOR.20team.1.1.xls
http://www.seultimate.org/uni/regionals/outdoors_05-06/20t_3b.png

Secondly, South East Uni Ladder League season 2 has finished! Thanks
to everyone who took part by playing games or hosting events this
year, and congratulations to Mohawks for winning the title!
There will be a presentation of prizes etc at Regionals, so remember
to bring along any donations you have. Also, please get your SPIRIT
votes for ladder league in this week - Wednesday evening is fine if
you want to talk to your team about it at practice.

Bring on regionals!

Felix


On 02/03/06, Felix <felix37@...> wrote:
> Hello SE Uni Ultimate,
>
> After hours slaving over Excel & Paint Shop Pro, plus debating with
> the uni committee, here it is: SE Uni Outdoor Regionals 2006 seedings
> & schedule! Probably the biggest UK Outdoor Uni Regionals ever!
>
> Seedings:
> The top 8 were decided by a new method of seeding which is being
> nationally adopted. Basically, your finishing position at Nationals /
> Div 2 for the previous Outdoor and Indoor National events earns you
> points towards your seeding. These points are weighted towards the
> relevent discipline 2:1.
> For example, if you won the last outdoor Nationals then you get 320
> points counting towards your outdoor seeding. If you won the last
> indoor Nationals then you get 160 points also towards your outdoors
> seeding. If you won Div 2 of those events, you get 160 / 80 points
> respectively.
> FYI I was in favor of having the results of the previous years
> regionals in the same discipline reflecting directly the seedings for
> the next regionals, but this other way of doing it is pretty good too.
> Teams under the top 8 I have seeded according to last years regionals,
> and under those teams, I have seeded it so they do not have to play
> their 1st teams before the semi-finals.
>
> Format:
> Double-elimination after pool play. This means if you get to the
> final, you can't drop down to 4th place. Instead, the losers of the
> semis battle against the 2 teams who finished second/third in their
> group and then won their crossover AND a game against another team in
> their situation. If you get to the 3rd/4th game then you can't drop
> down any lower. The losers of the 4 games between the crossover
> winners and then the semi-dropdowns play each other, ending in a
> 6th/7th place battle for a spot at Division 2 Nationals.
> The reasons I've chosen to do it this way are:
> Longer games for everybody (1 hr + cap on Sunday), so proper results
> can be attained without the need for tiring rematches - you have
> enough time to beat them the first time.
> There can be a Div 2 playoff, which I feel is essential in such a
> highly populated and contested region as ours.
> Last year's schedule wasn't great, by the admittance of the schedule
> writer at the time.
> Mainly, though, because it's an official schedule format for 3 teams
> qualifying from 20, detailed in the well respected UPA Manual of
> Championship Series Tournament Formats, which you can find on the UPA
> website.
>
> http://www.seultimate.org/uni/regionals/outdoors_05-06/SEUOR.20team.1.0.xls
> http://www.seultimate.org/uni/regionals/outdoors_05-06/20t_3a.png
>
> From what I've heard, Cambridge sounds like it's an awesome venue, so
> I'm really looking forward to this years Regionals.
>
> There'll be an AGM on Saturday at 5:40pm after everyone has showered,
> at which should be at least one representative from every club. We'll
> talk about next year's SE Uni Coord position, plus some other things
> I've not yet decided upon - email me your agenda items please, this is
> a great opportunity to put forward any ideas or suggestions you have.
> I'll email out an agenda next week. If you're planning on going home
> for the Saturday night (boo - stay and party!) then don't forget to
> send someone to the AGM. If you want to have it before the showers
> then let me know.
>
> Okay, phew, is that it? I think so. Bring on the Ladder League
> Finals! And then Regionals! Woo!
>
> Felix
>
> ps. remember, all your players have to be online-registered at ukultimate.com
> pps. apologies to players missing out on LWL Finals - I figured the
> skills day would be attended by more students
> ppps. check out the videos page on www.seultimate.org for a new Thrown
> Women's video.
> pppps:
> http://www.flatballphoto.co.uk/seultimate/video/womens/USWIR_1of3.divx
> http://www.flatballphoto.co.uk/seultimate/video/womens/USWIR_2of3.divx
>
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