Welcome to the fifth edition of UUPL! This thread is to be used for general discussion, memes (as long as they're better than Shiba's), and other such shenanigans. An explanation of the format as well as retentions and relegations can be found below.
This year, 8 teams will be facing off against each other over the course of 7 weeks in a round robin format, and the top 4 teams will advance to a playoffs stage. Right now, we are aiming for 10 playing slots per team, but we might only be able to fit 8 depending on the number of sign-ups. The proposed format for 10 slots is 3 SM UU / 2 ORAS UU / 2 BW UU / 1 DPP UU / 1 ADV UU / 1 Manager, while the proposed format for 8 slots is 2 SM UU / 2 ORAS UU / 1 BW UU / 1 DPP UU / 1 ADV UU / 1 Manager.
Every team is allowed to retain up to 2 players from last year, and can buy retention rights off other teams. A player that went for 7k or less last year will cost 10k to retain, while everything above 7k will cost last year's price + 3k. The reason 10k is chosen as the minimum is due to that being the average cost of a player in the 10 slots format. Every manager is required to draft 9 players and 2 subs minimum, and every team starts out with 110k credits.
As always, both the manager of a team and the player he wishes to retain need to agree. As such, if you are a manager looking to retain a player, create a forum PM including the host (Hikari), yourself and the player you wish to retain, and both of you will need to confirm the retention. If you are a manager and wish to trade away retention rights, create a forum PM containing the host (Hikari), yourself, the player in question as well as the manager of the team that wishes to acquire retention rights, and have all parties confirm the trade.
As there were no such plans as retentions last year, every team is allowed to retain up to 2 players this year. However, to incentivize competition amongst the worst ranked teams, only the top 6 teams are allowed retentions starting next year. That means the bottom two teams of this year will start fresh next year, with all of their players becoming free agents. As this would put new managers at a disadvantage, those will be given extra credit to purchase retention rights from other teams.
At this point, it needs to be clarified that any team may purchase any player during the auction; even if you, as a player, refused to be retained, you will be expected to function as part of any team that buys you during the auction. If that happens to be the same team that originally wanted to retain you, it is expected of you to behave as well as you would for your dream team, and not show any signs of unsportsmanlike conduct.
With that said, happy posting!
UUPL V Schedule
This year, 8 teams will be facing off against each other over the course of 7 weeks in a round robin format, and the top 4 teams will advance to a playoffs stage. Right now, we are aiming for 10 playing slots per team, but we might only be able to fit 8 depending on the number of sign-ups. The proposed format for 10 slots is 3 SM UU / 2 ORAS UU / 2 BW UU / 1 DPP UU / 1 ADV UU / 1 Manager, while the proposed format for 8 slots is 2 SM UU / 2 ORAS UU / 1 BW UU / 1 DPP UU / 1 ADV UU / 1 Manager.
Every team is allowed to retain up to 2 players from last year, and can buy retention rights off other teams. A player that went for 7k or less last year will cost 10k to retain, while everything above 7k will cost last year's price + 3k. The reason 10k is chosen as the minimum is due to that being the average cost of a player in the 10 slots format. Every manager is required to draft 9 players and 2 subs minimum, and every team starts out with 110k credits.
As always, both the manager of a team and the player he wishes to retain need to agree. As such, if you are a manager looking to retain a player, create a forum PM including the host (Hikari), yourself and the player you wish to retain, and both of you will need to confirm the retention. If you are a manager and wish to trade away retention rights, create a forum PM containing the host (Hikari), yourself, the player in question as well as the manager of the team that wishes to acquire retention rights, and have all parties confirm the trade.
As there were no such plans as retentions last year, every team is allowed to retain up to 2 players this year. However, to incentivize competition amongst the worst ranked teams, only the top 6 teams are allowed retentions starting next year. That means the bottom two teams of this year will start fresh next year, with all of their players becoming free agents. As this would put new managers at a disadvantage, those will be given extra credit to purchase retention rights from other teams.
At this point, it needs to be clarified that any team may purchase any player during the auction; even if you, as a player, refused to be retained, you will be expected to function as part of any team that buys you during the auction. If that happens to be the same team that originally wanted to retain you, it is expected of you to behave as well as you would for your dream team, and not show any signs of unsportsmanlike conduct.
With that said, happy posting!
UUPL V Schedule
Week 1 - April 3rd
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Slateport City Socialites
Mikan Island Monsters vs Route 30 Youngsters
Safari Zone Smashers vs Dewford Town Delinquents
The Black City Burglars vs Cerulean City Sailors
Week 2 - April 10th
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Mikan Island Monsters
Safari Zone Smashers vs Slateport City Socialites
The Black City Burglars vs Route 30 Youngsters
Cerulean City Sailors vs Dewford Town Delinquents
Week 3 - April 17th
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Cerulean City Sailors
Dewford Town Delinquents vs The Black City Burglars
Route 30 Youngsters vs Safari Zone Smashers
Slateport City Socialites vs Mikan Island Monsters
Week 4 -April 24th
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Dewford Town Delinquents
Route 30 Youngsters vs Cerulean City Sailors
Slateport City Socialites vs The Black City Burglars
Mikan Island Monsters vs Safari Zone Smashers
Week 5 - May 1st
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Route 30 Youngsters
Slateport City Socialites vs Dewford Town Delinquents
Mikan Island Monsters vs Cerulean City Sailors
Safari Zone Smashers vs The Black City Burglars
Week 6 - May 8th
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs The Black City Burglars
Cerulean City Sailors vs Safari Zone Smashers
Dewford Town Delinquents vs Mikan Island Monsters
Route 30 Youngsters vs Slateport City Socialites
Week 7 - May 15th
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Safari Zone Smashers
The Black City Burglars vs Mikan Island Monsters
Cerulean City Sailors vs Slateport City Socialites
Dewford Town Delinquents vs Route 30 Youngsters
Semifinals - May 22nd
#1 vs #4
#2 vs #3
Finals - May 29th
(#1 vs #4) vs (#2 vs #3)
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Slateport City Socialites
Mikan Island Monsters vs Route 30 Youngsters
Safari Zone Smashers vs Dewford Town Delinquents
The Black City Burglars vs Cerulean City Sailors
Week 2 - April 10th
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Mikan Island Monsters
Safari Zone Smashers vs Slateport City Socialites
The Black City Burglars vs Route 30 Youngsters
Cerulean City Sailors vs Dewford Town Delinquents
Week 3 - April 17th
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Cerulean City Sailors
Dewford Town Delinquents vs The Black City Burglars
Route 30 Youngsters vs Safari Zone Smashers
Slateport City Socialites vs Mikan Island Monsters
Week 4 -April 24th
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Dewford Town Delinquents
Route 30 Youngsters vs Cerulean City Sailors
Slateport City Socialites vs The Black City Burglars
Mikan Island Monsters vs Safari Zone Smashers
Week 5 - May 1st
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Route 30 Youngsters
Slateport City Socialites vs Dewford Town Delinquents
Mikan Island Monsters vs Cerulean City Sailors
Safari Zone Smashers vs The Black City Burglars
Week 6 - May 8th
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs The Black City Burglars
Cerulean City Sailors vs Safari Zone Smashers
Dewford Town Delinquents vs Mikan Island Monsters
Route 30 Youngsters vs Slateport City Socialites
Week 7 - May 15th
The Blackthorn City Battle Girls vs Safari Zone Smashers
The Black City Burglars vs Mikan Island Monsters
Cerulean City Sailors vs Slateport City Socialites
Dewford Town Delinquents vs Route 30 Youngsters
Semifinals - May 22nd
#1 vs #4
#2 vs #3
Finals - May 29th
(#1 vs #4) vs (#2 vs #3)
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