This is an ongoing stickied thread for Top 10 “area” ranking battles (different from tournaments) for the West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee Regions. You are welcome to participate in either of these.
Rules are forthcoming for each specific region.
[Western Tennessee Area Rankings and Rules
Rules and Regulations
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– General Information and Format –
The rankings change according to players challenging the rank above them. A player is ONLY allowed to challenge the rank directly above them. The only exception to this rule is ranks #2 and #3 are able to challenge for the #1 spot (similar to boxing). If you lose a challenge, you cannot challenge up again during that session.
A challenge for a rank can be established at any time but may ONLY be played at Fight Night OR at an approved event/gathering where at least TWO approved judges are present. All ranked matches are FT5 or FT10 and must be decided upon. If the players are unable to come to a conclusion, the player with the higher rank gets to make the final decision.
– How to –
All challenges will be played in the order they are issued according to date and time. No longer will you have to wait for the player ranked above you to have their match first. There is only ONE exception to this rule:
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[]A player may use a Challenge Point. This point will allow a player to put a challenge match from the rank below them on “hold”, allowing the said player to challenge up FIRST before defending their rank. As an example: Rank #6 wants to challenge rank #5, but rank #5 uses his challenge point. This allows rank #5 to challenge #4 BEFORE having to defend against #6, even though #6 issued the challenge ahead of time.
[]The ONLY way to receive a challenge point is to: (1) First, defend your rank and win, (2) then challenge UP a rank and win. A player can only hold ONE challenge point at a time. So basically, a player either has a point, or they don’t. A player cannot stock pile them.
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– Absent Penalties –
If a player is absent, their rank is put on hold and lower ranked players are able to jump them and challenge players ranked above the absent player. An example of this would be #5 is absent, but #6 and #4 are present. Rank #6 is then able to pass #5 and challenge #4. If #4 loses, then #4 is dropped to rank #6. If a player is absent for 2 straight weeks and does not inform an approved judge that their rank needs to be frozen, then that player will forfeit ranked matches.
– Extended Leave of Absence –
If a player is going to be on a leave of absence, players do have the option of “freezing” their rank. This allows the rank below them to bypass and challenge the rank above them. However, a player’s rank can only be frozen for a limited amount of time (up to 4 weeks). A player must inform an approved judge how long their rank will be frozen for to keep track. Afterwards, if a player fails to show up the to Fight Night or an approved event/gathering the week following the leave of abence time period, that player is dropped from the ranks and everyone else moves up.
– Open / Vacant Ranks –
If players are dropped from the rankings and there are open ranks available, players will be filled into those ranks according to the following stipulations:
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[]If there is currently a ranbat season going on, the spot will be filled by an unranked player who finished the highest in the most recent ranbat.
[]OR, if there isn’t a ranbat season going on, then they will be awarded to unranked players in the order challenges were issued to the #10 rank.
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Contacts for ranked matches, ranbats, questions, whatever can be made by contacting Squabbler, Severin, or Lycan.
Fight Nights are held EVERY Wednesday at:
Hastings
1245 North Germantown Parkway
Cordova, TN 38016
Updated Memphis Top 10 as of 11/03/2010
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[]Severin
[]Hiryu
[]Cylus
[]Eraser
[]Rukus
[]pJan
[]Justin
[]Bishop
[]Lycan
[]Gene
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Recent Challenges and Shifts in Rankings - From 11/03/2010
Results
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- Season One of MemphisRanbats has concluded. New Top 10 set.
Middle Tennessee rules and location:
Game Galaxy
5252 Hickory Hollow Parkway #2005
Hickory Hollow Mall
Antioch, TN 37013
Matches/Challenges must be announced in this thread or at least somehow told to me. If not, all matches will take place at Game Galaxy during the week or Thursdays 6pm-9pm at Game Galaxy. If a higher ranked player is challenged and does not show, they will lose their rank and go down 1 spot.
Rules for #10 rank. First challenge match for #10 takes place. The winner of the match IMMEDIATELY has rights to challenge #9 BEFORE another challenged #10 match takes place.
Updated 8/28 (all rankings for Middle Tennessee frozen until further notice) Highest Ever Ranking
- Shawn (previous 3, defeated Max 5-3) 1
- Max (previous 1, lost to Shawn 5-3) 1
- Josh (previous 2 Forfeit Week #1 to Shawn) 3
- Eugene (previous 5, defeats Patrick via Forfeit) 4
- Patrick (previous 4, Forfeit Week #2 to Eugene) 4
- Chris Brown (previous 7, defeated Eddie 5-4) 6
- Eddie (previous 6, lost to Chris Brown 5-4) 5
- Jacob Sparks (previous 7) 7
- Andrew (previous 8) 8
- Phil (previous 9, lost to Chris Brown 5-4) (defeated unranked Alex 5-0, defeated unranked Fenix 5-0) 9
PLEASE NOTE AGAIN, CHALLENGES MUST BE ANNOUNCED/MADE in this THREAD and MUST be played at Game Galaxy during the week or BY Thursday 6pm-9pm at Game Galaxy.
Official Challenges for week of 9.1.2010 (Thursdays 6pm-9pm if challenged matches are not played by 9/1/10 6pm)
Chris defeated Eddie 5-4
Jacob Sparks defeated Andrew 5-0