And last year we had 64 lolcows. This year, we double it to 128 to Double the Competition!
1. So How Do I Determine The Lolcows?
Remember the 32 lolcows in the group stage for the previous summer tournament this year? Well, all 32 are in it, and are seeded. (I'll explain the seeding later)
The next 32, will be 31 runners-up for the groups for the qualifying rounds in the Summer Tournament, and the winner for this year's Autist of the Year Tournament.
So what about the final 64? Well, the next 48 are from the top 48 lolcows (as in, most replied) in the Lolcow Subforum who are not already included. This leaves us with 16 left. The remaining 16 are the Top 8 Loveshies from the Loveshy Therapy Center subforum, and the Top 8 Tumblrinas from the Tumblr subforum.
Of course, there will be restrictions on the lolcow choosing, and that is if a lolcow thread is locked for not being a lolcow or anything that doesn't prove said subject is a lolcow, the lolcow is not included for the tournament. Also, the lolcow thread must be last replied this year too.
And there you have it, 128 lolcows!
The next 32, will be 31 runners-up for the groups for the qualifying rounds in the Summer Tournament, and the winner for this year's Autist of the Year Tournament.
So what about the final 64? Well, the next 48 are from the top 48 lolcows (as in, most replied) in the Lolcow Subforum who are not already included. This leaves us with 16 left. The remaining 16 are the Top 8 Loveshies from the Loveshy Therapy Center subforum, and the Top 8 Tumblrinas from the Tumblr subforum.
Of course, there will be restrictions on the lolcow choosing, and that is if a lolcow thread is locked for not being a lolcow or anything that doesn't prove said subject is a lolcow, the lolcow is not included for the tournament. Also, the lolcow thread must be last replied this year too.
And there you have it, 128 lolcows!
2. The Road to Champions
This tournament will work differently compared with the previous two ones, so read on carefully!
i. Round of 128
i. Round of 128
Unlike the previous two tournaments, the 128 lolcows are drawn into 32 groups of 4. Each group will have 1 from the seeded list and 3 from the unseeded list. This is to ensure that the seeded lolcows won't face each other in a very early stage.
And for each group, there will be a knockout stage (NOT a group stage), where 4 lolcows from each group are put into a vote, and only one lolcow from each group will qualify to the next round, making it 32 lolcows for the next round!
ii. Round of 32
The first 8 lolcows will be in the seeded group, determined by their popularity in the Summer Tournament. The other 24 will be in the unseeded group. The 32 lolcows will be drawn into 8 groups of 4, 1 from seeded and 3 from unseeded. Same as the previous round, the 4 lolcows from each group are put into a vote, and only one lolcow from each group will qualify to the next round, making it 8 lolcows.
iii. Round of 8 (Semi-Finals)
No more seedings! The 8 lolcows are drawn randomly into 2 groups of 4, and this time you can vote for more than 1 lolcow for each group! The lolcows with the most votes from each group will qualify to the final, and the ones with the second-most votes from each group will be in the 3rd-place Playoff!
iv. Final and 3rd-Place Playoff
No need explanation for this, and the final will be the top of the thread as usual and the 3rd-place playoff will be in a StrawPoll as usual too.
Unlike the previous two tournaments, the votings will last for 48 hours instead of 24. So get hyped!
Also, in case of a draw, the winner will be determined by the number of posts in said lolcow's thread.
And for each group, there will be a knockout stage (NOT a group stage), where 4 lolcows from each group are put into a vote, and only one lolcow from each group will qualify to the next round, making it 32 lolcows for the next round!
ii. Round of 32
The first 8 lolcows will be in the seeded group, determined by their popularity in the Summer Tournament. The other 24 will be in the unseeded group. The 32 lolcows will be drawn into 8 groups of 4, 1 from seeded and 3 from unseeded. Same as the previous round, the 4 lolcows from each group are put into a vote, and only one lolcow from each group will qualify to the next round, making it 8 lolcows.
iii. Round of 8 (Semi-Finals)
No more seedings! The 8 lolcows are drawn randomly into 2 groups of 4, and this time you can vote for more than 1 lolcow for each group! The lolcows with the most votes from each group will qualify to the final, and the ones with the second-most votes from each group will be in the 3rd-place Playoff!
iv. Final and 3rd-Place Playoff
No need explanation for this, and the final will be the top of the thread as usual and the 3rd-place playoff will be in a StrawPoll as usual too.
Unlike the previous two tournaments, the votings will last for 48 hours instead of 24. So get hyped!
Also, in case of a draw, the winner will be determined by the number of posts in said lolcow's thread.
3. Results
i. Round of 128:
Draw: http://i.imgur.com/DggDA8V.png
Results: https://kiwifarms.net/threads/lolcow-of-the-year-2015-round-of-32-is-out.15598/page-4#post-1166368
ii. Round of 32:
Draw: http://i.imgur.com/7TxMH7O.png
Results: https://kiwifarms.net/threads/lolco...nd-of-8-is-underway.15598/page-5#post-1169996
iii. Round of 8 (Semi-Finals):
Draw: http://i.imgur.com/7dtEyiG.png
Results: https://kiwifarms.net/threads/lolco...layoff-wu-vs-shaner.15598/page-6#post-1174859
iv. Final and 3rd-Place Playoff:
3rd Place Result: https://kiwifarms.net/threads/lolcow-of-the-year-2015-final-cwc-vs-adf.15598/page-6#post-1176850
Draw: http://i.imgur.com/DggDA8V.png
Results: https://kiwifarms.net/threads/lolcow-of-the-year-2015-round-of-32-is-out.15598/page-4#post-1166368
ii. Round of 32:
Draw: http://i.imgur.com/7TxMH7O.png
Results: https://kiwifarms.net/threads/lolco...nd-of-8-is-underway.15598/page-5#post-1169996
iii. Round of 8 (Semi-Finals):
Draw: http://i.imgur.com/7dtEyiG.png
Results: https://kiwifarms.net/threads/lolco...layoff-wu-vs-shaner.15598/page-6#post-1174859
iv. Final and 3rd-Place Playoff:
3rd Place Result: https://kiwifarms.net/threads/lolcow-of-the-year-2015-final-cwc-vs-adf.15598/page-6#post-1176850
Winner: Ahuviya Harel
4. Current Stage
Congrats to Ahuviya Harel for winning the tournament!
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