Current Events > CEper SMASH BROTHERS INVITATIONAL 2021: October 22nd-24th!!! (Prize details)

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PiOverlord
10/12/21 10:49:32 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhgDibw7vB4

Man, how time flies, right? I still remember seeing the inklings chase each other in their goop, and thought Splatoon 3 was already getting announced (in fairness, Splatoon was 2015, 2 was 2017. I could have seen Nintendo cashing in on Splatoon being their yearly franchise). Then, as someone who doesn't act crazy over game announcements, I saw the Smash symbol and went WILD. It still feels like sometimes, we should still be in the Sm4sh era, but alas, the end of Ultimate is upon us.

Well, the end is terms of awaiting further excitement through characters we all know and love. I don't know about you, but damn, was FP2 a hot one. Biggest star of the 2010's, Steve; a top 3 iconic final boss, Sephiroth; and now Disney's own cross-over maniac, Sora; all in one location together for us to duke out with icons like Mario, Link, and R.O.B. With Sora's announcement, I would like to announce my own 3rd ever invitational: The PiOverlord's 2021 CEper Smash Bros Invitational is returning with the full fire Smash Ultimate rained down upon us, but there's once difference: I have a job! Random thing to say? Maybe, but that means one thing: I have moneyto bri... I mean persuade some of you to join. It doesn't matter, though, because the person that's going to win that money is none other than me when I win ;)

With that said, let's reveal what the prizes will be with a few caveats that will be listed in the paragraph directly below (given out October 29th at the latest since that's when I receive my first paycheck. If the promised sign-on bonus is received before then, then the payouts will be given as soon as I receive that in my account).
  • THE CHAMPION: $100.00
  • The First-place LOSER: $50.00
  • Literally choked before the finals: $25
  • Also literally choked before the finals: $25


Alright, with $200 in the prize pool, I hope this encourages some of you to join. The prize pool is contingent on a successful crowd as the entry fee is $0. That means all $200 is coming out of my pocket. If less than 4 show up, the tournament will be simply canceled. If only 4 people show up, then I'm not paying people for getting last place and prizes will only be $25 for first and $10 for 2nd. 5-8 will mean the prize is cut to $10 for the semi-finalists, and half of what the current prize is for 1st and 2nd. Anything above 8 contestants (including myself) will guarantee the prize pool listed above. The number of contestants will only include those considered final contestants, which means they entered and were not disqualified for no-shows or any other reason. I reserve the right to disqualify you for any reason if deemed necessary.

Alright, now that we got that boring stuff about money that no one cares about, who's ready to talk about the tournament itself? As a tournament-fanboy, meaning I literally love the concept of tournaments more than the actual competition itself, I present you with the following guidelines:

PiOverlord's 2021 CEper Smash Bros Invitational Guidelines and Rules

How will this tournament work?
This tournament will be divided into the Play-In and Playoff components, each with its own set of guidelines. The Play-In will involve a series of match-ups that will determine each contestant's record. The top 8 records from Play-In will then be seeded from best to worst record and move onto a single set/elimination playoff format.

The Play-In Rules:
  • Each contestant will face every other contestant twice
  • One matchup will be on a Battlefield Variant stage while the other will be on a Final Destination (Omega) stage
  • Each matchup will have a 5-minute time limit and 2-stocks for each fighter
  • In the event of sudden death, a 1-stock match will happen immediately afterwards to determine the winner of the match
  • To not be disqualified, a fighter must show up to 75% of their matches
  • A no-show is an automatic loss for the no-shower. The opponent will not receive a win and records will be calculated by percentage of wins
  • In the event a contestant is disqualified, all matchups recorded beforehand will be void. Any wins or losses obtained against them will no longer count
  • Every fighter is allowed, and contestants are allowed to switch among fighters during the tournament
  • When the play-in is finished, the records will be ranked from best to last. The top 8 records move on to the playoffs.


Playoff-seeding tie-breakers
As stated, only seeds #1-8 are accepted into the tournament. In the event there are ties for any seed, the following will be used to break the tie in order
  1. The fighter with a better record against the other will obtain the higher seed
  2. A single 2-stock match will decide the tie-breaker. The fighters may choose a FD or Battlefield stage.
  3. In the event of a 3-way tie:
  • Proceed with step 1. If step 1 still results in a tie, move on to the below points
  • Whoever has the best Final Destination/equivalent record will win the top seed of the 3
  • repeat steps 1-2



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PiOverlord
10/12/21 10:49:37 PM
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Playoff rules:
  • Each round is single-elimination. You lose the set, you are eliminated from the tournament.
  • Each matchup set will be a best-of-3 series
  1. The first match will be any Final Destination (Omega) or Battlefield Variant stage
  2. The second match will be any legal stage that the higher/better seed chooses (the list of legal stages will be released later)
  3. If a third match is required, it will be a Final Destination (Omega) if a Battlefield Variant was the first match and vice versa.
  • Matches will have a time-limit of 7 minutes with 3-stocks for each fighter.
  • If Sudden Death occurs, the match will be reset, and whoever takes a stock first wins the match
  • The playoffs will not have a bracket due to unpredictability of upsets. In the 2nd round, the highest remaining seed will face the lowest remaining seed, the 2nd highest remaining against the 2nd lowest remaining.. Obviously, the finals are between the two remaining fighters.
  • In the event a playoff contender is disqualified during the playoffs:
  1. If during the first round, the best eliminated contestant from play-in will be made the #8 seed and every other fighter is bumped up one seed until that spot is filled (This will occur if there are more than one disqualified fighter).
  2. If during the 2nd round, the fighter that lost to the disqualified fighter will take their place
  3. If, God forbid, during the finals, the fighter that lost to the disqualified fighter will take their place
  • Just like during the play-in, every fighter is available to use and a contestant may switch between fighters as often as they like


Special rule for the CHAMPIONSHIP Round
  • The only rule for the championship round is that the first and 3rd matches have to be on Final Destination (Omegas are excluded) or Final Destination (Battlefield Variant). It's the FINAL match for crying out loud!!!


This tournament is open for contestants and those who want to watch for fun alike. That being said, if the tournament is a success, I will need an assistant to open up a 2nd arena. As I cannot be there, I am relying on said assistant to adhere to the rules set above as the official for making sure fighters abide by stage rules and accurate results are reported to me.

If a rule is broken during a match, I will simply reset the match (regardless if the fighters notice that they broke a rule before or after the void match is over).

Final Notes about the tournament beforehand:
  • Please sign up ahead of time so I have an accurate count and know how to plan fights
  1. If you do not know if you're schedule is free that weekend, and need to sign up at the last second if you find you are free, then I will of course still accept any fighters at any point. You can at least let me know if you're thinking about it.
  • Please look at the schedule that will be listed below before signing up
  • Please use your best judgement in deciding if you'll be able to make it
  1. Of course, you can always reverse your decision. I know life is a little hard to schedule sometimes


The Tournament Schedule (Subject to Change)

October 22nd
  • Will start approximately 7 E.T. on that Friday
  • We will try to get every FD stage done first
  • If the schedule is clean, we will start BF Variant stage matches too
October 23rd
  • Will start approximately 7 E.T. on that Saturday
  • We will try to get every Battlefield Variant stage done
  • We will try to get any remaining matches done from yesterday
  • Disqualifications will be made if necessary
  • If the schedule is clean, we will start the first round of playoffs
October 24th (Playoff Tournament)
  • Will start approximately 7 E.T. on that Sunday (obviously we will work around playoff contender schedules as well)
  • Disqualifications will be made if necessary
  • We will finish the tournament


Keep in mind, you technically don't have to show up on the 22nd. If you do not, though, you are at risk for disqualification as we need the matches done by the 23rd.

I know this was incredibly long, but if you read it all, I appreciate it. Please join the tournament; it will be fun, and you may win big money for just being good at Smash Bros. Thank you for your time, and if you join, GOOD LUCK! Be on the lookout as I may have exhibition matches between now and the tournament just for fun as well if you want to de-rust!

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MegaTech
10/12/21 11:08:03 PM
#3:


I cant make it but i will bump this as your tourney stuff was fun in the past.

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PiOverlord
10/12/21 11:19:44 PM
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MegaTech posted...
I cant make it but i will bump this as your tourney stuff was fun in the past.
That first tournament was a journey! I still wonder how I pulled it off. The guidelines are the same as that one, so if people show up, hopefully we actually fit in the schedule unlike last time! The first one had Smash hype on its side, but I'm hoping maybe I can draw some people in from Sora hype and money!

It's a bummer you can't make it as your Yoshi was fun to fight. Still, if you find you suddenly do have the time, you're of course, welcome to join. Regardless, feel free to hop on one of the exhibition sessions if a crowd starts to come. Thanks for bumping it, though, I appreciate it! I probably need to bump this during prime CE hours tomorrow as I don't know if making the topic so late was a good idea. I always get motivated at night for these projects, when I need to get motivated a few hours beforehand!

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AngelsNAirwav3s
10/13/21 12:28:48 AM
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I am interested, cant commit for sure though

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PiOverlord
10/13/21 1:09:51 AM
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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...
I am interested, cant commit for sure though
Heck yeah. Hope you're able to join! I know it's hard to commit for anyone right now; with it being 10 days away still, but hopefully as it gets closer, we'll all know our schedules.


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anttttt
10/13/21 1:21:21 AM
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i can probably join
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HannibalBarca3
10/13/21 1:33:04 AM
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I might be able to join. Maybe, maybe.

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PiOverlord
10/13/21 1:52:00 AM
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anttttt posted...
i can probably join

HannibalBarca3 posted...
I might be able to join. Maybe, maybe.
Great! This is what I like to hear!

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-GalacticBass-
10/13/21 2:19:59 AM
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I would like to join but I work on weekends so I unfortunately won't be able to make it.

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CrackerJacker07
10/13/21 2:25:51 AM
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I will fight
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PiOverlord
10/13/21 11:31:45 AM
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-GalacticBass- posted...
I would like to join but I work on weekends so I unfortunately won't be able to make it.
Bummer :/ As stated, though, if your time suddenly finds you off, let me know. Feel free to participate in our exhibition matches if you ever have the time.

CrackerJacker07 posted...
I will fight
Nice! Good luck and see you at the tournament.

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Simon_Petrikov
10/13/21 3:01:59 PM
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tagging in case i get my internet fixed by next week.

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PiOverlord
10/13/21 3:53:00 PM
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Simon_Petrikov posted...
tagging in case i get my internet fixed by next week.
That'd be sick. I still have you tagged as the champ when I had that separate tournament specifically for that!

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PiOverlord
10/13/21 6:16:55 PM
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I'm bumping for the hopefully prime time CE crowd.

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LostForest
10/13/21 7:23:58 PM
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I'm in!

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PiOverlord
10/13/21 8:17:35 PM
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LostForest posted...
I'm in!
Great! Good luck.

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PiOverlord
10/14/21 5:04:39 PM
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$100 if we get 9 or more contestants!!!

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pojr
10/14/21 5:10:49 PM
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just curious, who are the previous winners of this?

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PerseusRad
10/14/21 5:14:43 PM
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Ill join, but I hope you can @ me and others who signed up when the time comes, just in case we forget.

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PiOverlord
10/14/21 7:58:02 PM
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pojr posted...
just curious, who are the previous winners of this?
both times it was @7NATOR

He went perfect last time, and was near-perfect the year-before. I'm probably going to recreate this on the Smash board but will make sure it won't constitute as board invasion to link to this topic over there beforehand.

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PiOverlord
10/14/21 7:58:39 PM
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PerseusRad posted...
Ill join, but I hope you can @ me and others who signed up when the time comes, just in case we forget.
Of course! I'll probably @ you the day before and the day of just so you get a pre-reminder and then the actual reminder itself.

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pojr
10/14/21 8:14:03 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
both times it was @7NATOR

He went perfect last time, and was near-perfect the year-before. I'm probably going to recreate this on the Smash board but will make sure it won't constitute as board invasion to link to this topic over there beforehand.
Interesting, never heard of him. He certainly has never played with us on CE, maybe he's from the smash board like you said. Since he won twice in a row, he must be some kind of smash god. Do you have the brackets from last year or the year before? Just curious.

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MegaTech
10/14/21 8:35:33 PM
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Pretty sure he beat me in the finals in the first tourney with piranha plant and ganon against my Yoshi. Dang that was almost 3 years ago O.o

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PiOverlord
10/14/21 8:41:37 PM
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Well, I recall the first time was just a stroke of luck I think. He really doesn't pop up much on CE, and I think I @'ed him for the 2nd one since it wouldn't make sense to not invite the defending champion.

The first one's topic is lost to time. If you look on... "that site" it happened during the period that all those topics got deleted (only the names of them are up but none of the posts). Here's the tournament sheet results, though with every matchup: https://docdro.id/AecaeYr (I hope this link works)

The 2nd one didn't draw many in; I think only 4 people showed up officially even though many said they wanted to. Just a lot of people that dropped out at the last second unfortunately. 7NATOR still went 12-0, though, so he earned it.

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PiOverlord
10/14/21 8:47:40 PM
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MegaTech posted...
Pretty sure he beat me in the finals in the first tourney with piranha plant and ganon against my Yoshi. Dang that was almost 3 years ago O.o
Yeah, he pretty cleanly cut through the post-season. I'm just happy to see I got a win off him in the play-in part, lol. If I recall @FL81 actually performed pretty well against him with his Zelda, but just happened to lose two close matches. I lost a very close series to @PatrickMahomes 's Snake.

My Little Mac did pretty well, though. Couldn't touch @Simon_Petrikov 's Richter, though; had better results against him with Piranha Plant.

I might just @ all the previous tournament contestants just in case they have any interest.

If 12 people show up, I might alter the post-season guidelines to copy what I did before with the top 4 seeds getting a bye as a reward for having the best records. Idk, we'll see.

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EyeWontBeFooled
10/14/21 8:49:07 PM
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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...
I am interested, cant commit for sure though


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pojr
10/14/21 9:06:32 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
Well, I recall the first time was just a stroke of luck I think. He really doesn't pop up much on CE, and I think I @'ed him for the 2nd one since it wouldn't make sense to not invite the defending champion.

The first one's topic is lost to time. If you look on... "that site" it happened during the period that all those topics got deleted (only the names of them are up but none of the posts). Here's the tournament sheet results, though with every matchup: https://docdro.id/AecaeYr (I hope this link works)

The 2nd one didn't draw many in; I think only 4 people showed up officially even though many said they wanted to. Just a lot of people that dropped out at the last second unfortunately. 7NATOR still went 12-0, though, so he earned it.
lol I'll have to check it out. i bet there's going to be a new winner this time around lol.

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LostForest
10/14/21 10:46:35 PM
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pojr posted...
lol I'll have to check it out. i bet there's going to be a new winner this time around lol.

Let's be real it's gonna be Anttt, lol.

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PiOverlord
10/15/21 8:59:52 PM
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LostForest posted...
Let's be real it's gonna be Anttt, lol.
I haven't kept up with the CEmash scene. How good is he?

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HannibalBarca3
10/15/21 9:23:02 PM
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He beats pro players.

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anttttt
10/15/21 11:01:16 PM
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i'm so rusty and haven't practiced in a long time

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PerseusRad
10/15/21 11:02:50 PM
#33:


anttttt posted...
i'm so rusty and haven't practiced in a long time

need to do grinding more i think
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pojr
10/15/21 11:04:16 PM
#34:


LostForest posted...
Let's be real it's gonna be Anttt, lol.
yes, that is the person i had in mind when i made that original post, but i was being subtle about it. i asked PiOverlord for the previous brackets to see how ant did not win in the past couple years, and now i know why...because he didn't enter lol.

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7NATOR
10/15/21 11:09:41 PM
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I do read Current Events, but I very rarely post here. In any case, I want to enter again, Though I might be very rusty. I also want to use Sora when he comes out
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PiOverlord
10/15/21 11:14:33 PM
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Perhaps we'll do an exhibition round soon.

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PiOverlord
10/16/21 12:12:51 AM
#37:


7NATOR posted...
I do read Current Events, but I very rarely post here. In any case, I want to enter again, Though I might be very rusty. I also want to use Sora when he comes out
I didn't even see this when I posted, but what's up! Our two-time champion! I respect the choice to use Sora; I waited to make the tournament until then because I was hoping someone would be brave enough to do so.

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PiOverlord
10/17/21 12:27:48 AM
#38:


Bump.

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PiOverlord
10/17/21 11:25:39 PM
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Sora's coming soon!

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PiOverlord
10/18/21 11:54:40 PM
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I will make Sora my tertiary.

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HannibalBarca3
10/19/21 8:50:02 PM
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Bump

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PiOverlord
10/20/21 9:16:26 PM
#43:


I have some bad news guys. This is going to have to be delayed one week. I was assigned to audit an inventory count. This is a little unexpected because I'm supposed to have protected time for training, but whatever; if work says to do it, then I'll do it.

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fohstick
10/20/21 9:17:16 PM
#44:


when's the CE SFV tournament?
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tremain07
10/20/21 9:18:26 PM
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I wish I could join but I'm certain some changes in my life are gonna eat up my time soon

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PiOverlord
10/20/21 9:19:13 PM
#46:


fohstick posted...
when's the CE SFV tournament?
Perhaps you should organize it. I'm sure some would be keen to joining it.

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LostForest
10/20/21 10:27:59 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
I have some bad news guys. This is going to have to be delayed one week. I was assigned to audit an inventory count. This is a little unexpected because I'm supposed to have protected time for training, but whatever; if work says to do it, then I'll do it.

Ah that's a bummer, dude. Though if it's pushed to next weekend, I might be out. Saturday I've got a Halloween party, and Sunday is Halloween itself.

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