[MACADEMIC]

Hello all!

As you probably already know Vdomini had to withdraw his participation from the tournament. Therefore we unfortunately have to reduce the number of participants to 16 to ensure a fair and balanced tournament with an equal number of players in each group.

The four players on the first waitinglist have been moved back to the waitinglist. We want to give all of them an equal chance to qualify for the 16th position in the tournament. The most committed and strongest player will be able to participate.

The players on the waitinglist are:

1. dkwookie
2. Ratman91101
3. draux
4. JRHOODY1

Qualification Match Saturday 15/01/2011 at 2000UTC

Due to the shortage of time, we cannot wait for all players to play each other like in the group phase of the tournament. Therefore, I will host a 30 minute dogfight today Saturday 15/01/2011 at 2000UTC, in which I will fly as a referee in a bomber and retire to a corner of the action respectively fly high above as to not interfere. I will be clearly distinguishable as a bomber on the map, so don't waste your time and lives with me. Map and weather will be established randomly. Players have to chose either P-51 D5 or P-51 B. Armament as per the tournament rules, landings and bomb dropping are not allowed and lead to disqualification. The player with the least amount of deaths at the end of the 30 minute qualification match will qualify for the 16th position in the tournament. If two or more players end up with the same amount of deaths, the match will be repeated until we have a clear result.

The qualification match will take place if a minimum of 2 players show up. The others will have forfeited their chance to qualify. If only one player shows up, he will have qualified without having to play a match. If none shows up, we will pick one player out of the four according to the commitment and frequency of playing recently shown.

I'm sorry about this late change but we have to deal with the new situation in the best possible way. If you're one of the four on the waitinglist, please indicate whether or not you're planning to take part in the qualification match later today. Any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you for your understanding.

MAC

P.S.: make sure you have me on your Friends list, if it is full make room for me. I will invite everyone I can see on PSN at the stated time to join a text chat to meet before the qualification match.