Best Ever Guitarist Tournament Bracket - Games

RockyRaccoon

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Here's the bracket for the Best Ever Guitarist tournament:

http://challonge.com/besteverguitarist

I assigned the 28 required byes to the top-28 nominated guitarists on Rolling Stone's Greatest Guitarists list.

As for when we'll actually start this tournament, whenever is fine by me. I'm not sure what tournaments are in the queue.
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RockyRaccoon wrote:

Here's the bracket for the Best Ever Guitarist tournament:

http://challonge.com/besteverguitarist

I assigned the 28 required byes to the top-28 nominated guitarists on Rolling Stone's Greatest Guitarists list.

As for when we'll actually start this tournament, whenever is fine by me. I'm not sure what tournaments are in the queue.

This all looks good, but is there any way not to have two of my nominations go up against each other in the first round?
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Kiki

Both my entries will be facing each other in the second round as well. I can't deal with choosing one from the other.

Hayden

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RockyRaccoon wrote:

http://challonge.com/besteverguitarist

I assigned the 28 required byes to the top-28 nominated guitarists on Rolling Stone's Greatest Guitarists list.

Can we not to do that? Anxious

Like, 2 of my noms still go through, but I don't think that's fair. That list is fairly narrow minded.

I understand that some nominations are just obviously great, but I don't think this is the best way to choose which ones.

EDIT: And Jack White is #17 on that list, yet hasn't been put through... Think

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meccalecca

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Kiki wrote:

Both my entries will be facing each other in the second round as well. I can't deal with choosing one from the other.

You're a silly one.
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RockyRaccoon

Is it solipsistic in here or is it just me?

Gender: Male

Age: 34

Location: Maryland

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Hayden wrote:

Can we not to do that? Anxious

Like, 2 of my noms still go through, but I don't think that's fair. That list is fairly narrow minded.

I mean, unless you can think of a better way of assigning byes
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RockyRaccoon wrote:

I mean, unless you can think of a better way of assigning byes

Just put them in the initial group and shuffle them.

It would just be a three-way final, right?

albummaster

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Kiki wrote:

Both my entries will be facing each other in the second round as well.

I think I'm another one with two of my entries facing each other (no biggie as I don't expect they'll get that far anyway). Should be a good tournie, looking forward to it...

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meccalecca

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Hayden wrote:

Can we not to do that? Anxious

Like, 2 of my noms still go through, but I don't think that's fair. That list is fairly narrow minded.

I understand that some nominations are just obviously great, but I don't think this is the best way to choose which ones.

It's totally fair. They're the ones pretty much everyone knows. Would you rather see a lesser known guitarist have to be pitted against Hendrix in round 1. I'd rather see the lesser knows battle it out in round one and gain momentum/fans before dealing with the giants..
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Hayden

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meccalecca wrote:

It's totally fair. They're the ones pretty much everyone knows. Would you rather see a lesser known guitarist have to be pitted against Hendrix in round 1. I'd rather see the lesser knows battle it out in round one and gain momentum/fans before dealing with the giants..

I get that, but there are still giants in the first round that weren't pushed forward. Hell, Django Reinhardt, Kevin Shields, Wes Montgomery, Ali Farka Toure, Lee Ranaldo and John Fahey are still there. Yeah, I get there isn't room for everyone, but it's kinda just the rock giants that moved through... I dunno Think

If it's just me, then it doesn't matter, but I'm not finding it the best idea. Still looking forward to this though.