First ever OCUK Sponsored VR Table Tennis Tournament

melmac · 10 Apr 2018 at 21:57

For all the owners of Eleven: Table Tennis, your day has finally come. I am organising The first ever OCUK Table Tennis Tournament.

Overclockers UK have kindly offered to donate a prize for the winner, maybe even a runners up prize. And it's because of them that this is been organised.

Since this is all new to everyone, this thread will be used to discuss the format of the competition, rules, etc. Things like,

Is it limited to OCUK forum members or open to everyone?
How many sets per match?
Will it be a league or cup competition?

Anything else you can think of just comment below. All suggestions welcome.

Do you think you have what it takes to take on your fellow forums members and win? Register your interest here

If you in want in post your name in a comment followed by "definitely in"

Players so far:

Lokiss
Rocksteddy
Rossiboy001
Slam
Uncle Petey
Borsch
Ale Bro
ArmitageShanks
CGrieves
Chris182008
Mmart94

Closing date for entry to the tournament is April 27th. So sign up as soon as possible.

Here is a Video to get you all in the mood

melmac · 12 Apr 2018 at 12:51

lokiss said:
I'm definitely game. The biggest issue is time I think, we need a window where matches can be played. Everything would be numbers depending, perhaps with 16+ a knockout competition that would give 8 match up's. A round 10 or so would suit a mini league. A best of 3 or maybe 5 games, 3 in a league, perhaps played twice over as a reverse fixture. 5 would better suit a small tournament

Having reverse fixtures is a great idea. I guess the final format will depend on the numbers who enter.

NikTheSHNIK said:
What I would probably do is organise some heats on the forums to come up with 4 semi finalists. Then we can organise a date to play the semi finals. Live stream those semi's and the final and come up with a winner. That way the maximum number of people can join in the fun, there is something to play for and can have a meaningful end to the competition.

Thoughts?

Another good idea, Having heats combined with home and away fixtures should lead to a pretty balanced tournament. I also agree with keeping it in house.

Keep the suggestions coming

melmac · 12 Apr 2018 at 12:51

RockSteddy said:
What a great Idea, nice going Melmac and OCUK i'm definitely up for this!

Would look forward to a rematch Melmac but I think I'd need to get some serious practice in

FlukeRogi said:
I played Melmac at it once - IT'S A TRAP!

newbs

melmac · 12 Apr 2018 at 13:40

It's just a bit of banter. Rocksteddy and me are about the same skill level. And Fluke, well, Fluke is better at shooting things

And, Seriously, as organiser I was thinking of not playing unless to make up numbers. Thanks for the offer of swag, but really, I am happy to do it. Save the swag and give it to the runner up, or most entertaining player or best newcomer. Or, even better, maybe as a spot prize for one the spectators in the Final?

melmac · 13 Apr 2018 at 12:33

Ok, Can people who are interested in playing please say so. Need to start getting an idea on numbers. If you want to play in the tournament post your name in a comment followed by "definitely in"

Will add your name to the opening post when you do.

Thank you.

melmac · 13 Apr 2018 at 12:55

rossiboy001 said:
Definitely in. Love this game. Had a go with this with the Vive Pro, with some Oculus addon app I cant remember the name which runs Oculus versions through steam. (I have the Oculus store version) Im guessing that not only does this not make the vibration feel on the wands destroying some of the illusion of hitting the ball, but the resolution will be Oculus version. Im assuming if i buy this through steam version that i will have better resolution and vibration or should i just stick to Oculus and run it with that HMD and knuckle controllers?

Contact the guys from Eleven Table Tennis, they might give you a key for the steam Version. I know people on the rift got a key for the Oculus version when it was released.

melmac · 13 Apr 2018 at 15:09

Let other people know too, spread the word. More people involved the better. Might be able to get a regular event going.

melmac · 15 Apr 2018 at 11:57

ssmacc said:
Would love to join in but I can't hit f'ing ball in!!!
although it might be the 5 beers I've just had...
(seriously, great idea though)

Don't worry about your skill level. It's just a bit of fun. Should I add your name to the list of people entering?

melmac · 15 Apr 2018 at 13:25

NikTheSHNIK said:
Looking forward to this!

Gerinako said:
Oh lord, I bought this the other day when on offer but I can't even beat Amateur

FlukeRogi said:
I played Melmac at it once - IT'S A TRAP!

ArmitageShanks said:
I still can't spin the ball, which is a major disadvantage. Great idea though!

Borsch said:
I'd love to play but need to sort out my play space, don't fancy braking my knuckles playing table tennis

Lakeland said:
Amazing idea. Really need to get my setup in a bigger room as it doesn’t lend itself to vr tt!!

Are you guys in?

melmac · 16 Apr 2018 at 14:49

7 Players already :cool:

What about setting the closing date for entries to the 27th of April with the intention of starting games the first week in May?

melmac · 16 Apr 2018 at 15:24

ale bro said:
Eleven TT has a really active discord - join here for the latest on eleven etc. https://discord.gg/445Adt

The tournament is only open to Forum members.

melmac · 17 Apr 2018 at 12:24

ViveUK Team said:
Hi

Love the idea of this, there are a few of us at HTC towers that would love to be a part of this if you'll have us. Had my first go of this a few days ago and it looks fun.

well, the more the merrier. If any of you want to join in just make an account here at OCUK forums and register your interest

melmac · 18 Apr 2018 at 13:15

Closing date for entry to the tournament is April 27th. So sign up as soon as possible.

melmac · 25 Apr 2018 at 12:26

NikTheSHNIK said:
Looking forward to this!

Format depends a little on how many players are entering once we have an idea of numbers we can decide on length of game. I'd like to see it open to forum members only. However if people want to make an account to be able to join in then I wouldn't ask for a minimum post count or something like that.

Nik, are you entering?

Gerinako said:
Oh lord, I bought this the other day when on offer but I can't even beat Amateur
It's really good though

Gerinako, will you be putting your name down for the competition?

Lakeland said:
Amazing idea. Really need to get my setup in a bigger room as it doesn’t lend itself to vr tt!!

Lakeland, get your room sorted yet? Will I put your name down?

melmac · 25 Apr 2018 at 12:27

ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT FOR ENTRY!!

melmac · 25 Apr 2018 at 12:31

ViveUK Team said:
Hi

Love the idea of this, there are a few of us at HTC towers that would love to be a part of this if you'll have us. Had my first go of this a few days ago and it looks fun.

Hello, haven't heard back from you? Are you guys entering?

melmac · 25 Apr 2018 at 13:12

NikTheSHNIK said:
I won't be no.

I will sort out arrangements for spectating so we can stream the finals. I'll be needed for duties on that.

Will chase up @ViveUK Team !

That's a shame, I am sure some of the players entering would have liked to have played against you.

For all the rest, great stuff and thanks.

melmac · 25 Apr 2018 at 13:14

If we could get 3 more people to enter it would be really good.

melmac · 30 Apr 2018 at 12:23

ViveUK Team said:
Hi

Love the idea of this, there are a few of us at HTC towers that would love to be a part of this if you'll have us. Had my first go of this a few days ago and it looks fun.

NikTheSHNIK said:
Will chase up @ViveUK Team !

Any word on this? Want to organise the competition and need to finalise numbers as soon as possible.

melmac · 1 May 2018 at 14:50

NikTheSHNIK said:
OCUK

lokiss said:
Player

Borsch said:
Player

Slam said:
Player

rossiboy001 said:
Player

ArmitageShanks said:
Player

Uncle Petey said:
Player

ale bro said:
Player

CGrieves said:
Player

chris182008 said:
Player

Mmart94 said:
Player

RockSteddy said:
Player

ViveUK Team said:
Maybe

Ok guys, we are going to get this show on the road :cool:

I am going to make a new thread for the actual competition. But, Just wanted to run the rules, format etc by you all before that. I am presuming that everybody has the Steam version of Eleven Table Tennis? If you haven't already, please add your Steam name to your posts.

Format:

The players will be split into 3 groups of 4. The top two players from each group will go into the Quarter finals along with the two best third place players. I know one group at the moment will only have 3 players, but, hopefully ViveUK will join in before the group stages are over. But, if that doesn't happen, the player in third place in the group of 3 will play against the third place player in the lowest position from the other groups for that final quarter final spot.

Matches will be home and away but on the same day. The Matches will consist of 5 minute warm ups and then 3 games with one player hosting. Then switch to the other player hosting with another 5 minute warmup and 3 more games. So there will be a total of 6 games for each match. The 5 minute warmup is just to get the ping levels right for the two players. Matches should only take 45 minutes probably less.

In the event of a tie, the player who wins the most away games wins the match. If it's still level after that, it's down to score difference.
You will get 3 points for a win, 1 point for a loss.
If two players end on the same points in the table their positions will be decided on the head to head between those two players.
If 3 players are on the same points, it will be number of away games won, then point differences.

Quarter Finals and Semi finals will be 8 games with the Final 10 games.

Rules:
The rules will be Eleven Table Tennis rules in game but with just a few additions.

1. Serve: You have to make sure the other player is ready before serving.
2. Home player serves first.
3. You must use the default bat.
4. Studio Environment with green table and white ball.
5. Disconnects: If one player has a network/real life problem and has to step away from the game, The game continues from the score that the player left at.

Other bits and Pieces:

When the other thread is setup and games begin It's important that players post the results of their matches. Not just the final results, but the final score of each game.
It would also be good if players can post in the other thread the time and dates that they are going to play so that people can spectate if they want.

Ok, Have a few questions for you all.

Is everyone happy with the format? I know it's normally best of 3 or best of 5 for table tennis tournaments. But, I want players to get home and away games without it actually been a whole new match.

Should players save the replays of every game they play?

Do players want to arrange the games themselves or do we want set times? I was thinking maybe that players organise the group games between themselves but for the latter stages of the tournament have set dates and times for each match. IF players want set times, then they would need to send me days and times that suit them to play and I will try to work out fixtures based on those times and post them in the tournament thread. If players want to organise the group games themselves, then I just set a date that the group games have to be played by.

Any other issues or things that you can think of? Let me know before Wednesday evening. I hope to start the Tournament this weekend and run it over the month of May, with the final on the 1st of June. Or Do you all want it quicker than that? Run it over two weeks or something?

Lastly, It's only for fun. Remember that!!