8th Trials - Announcements

[CCCombobreaker]

It has come to the TrOs' attention that there is currently no rule regarding Mastership of an element should the competitors fail to play their Phase 4 - Finals Match before the deadline.  There are currently just a little over 24 hours remaining until this deadline for the 8th Trials.  Before the deadline, a ruling will be in place regarding if the matches are not played.

Do not expect an extension, and I highly recommend playing your matches before the deadline as the ruling will definitely be one that strongly discourages failure to complete the match.

[CCCombobreaker]

The following additions have been made to the 8th Trials Rules:

In the event there are not two participants in an Element at the end of Phase 3, the final battle will be between the single participant and an opponent to be chosen by the TrOs before the start of Phase 4.  If the participant loses to the chosen opponent, that Element will have no Master until one is victorious in a subsequent Trials.

In the event there are no participants in an Element at the start of Phase 4, that Element will have no Master until one is victorious in subsequent Trials.

In the event the Final Battle goes unplayed for an Element:
1) If one player can provide overwhelming evidence of their availability for the match, and the inability or unreliability of their opponent to play the match, that player may be awarded the victory pending consultation between TrOs and available Council members. 
2) If both players were active but unable to find an agreeable time or both were inactive or otherwise unwilling or unable to play the match, there will be consultation between the TrOs and available Council members, and it is most likely there will be no Master for that Element until one is victorious in subsequent Trials.

[CCCombobreaker]

The 8th Trials have concluded!

You can see the winners here.

Congratulations to all the new (and few repeating) Masters, and thank you to all who participated in the event and the hype! 

If you have any feedback (especially positive feedback) please post it here.  It will be considered as rules are drafted for the 9th Trials.

As current GrandMaster deuce22 retained his title of Master of Aether, and was the winning General of War 7, there will be no GrandMaster battle at this time.