2010 Championship Details

Jun 11, 2010

I sent this by e-mail too but some people don’t check their e-mail and some people didn’t give me theirs. Please feel free to pass along to your teammates.

Dear Philadelphia RPS Professional:

Congratulations on the completion of a season well played (most of you). This Saturday will be the 2010 Pabst Blue Ribbon Philadelphia Rock Paper Scissors City League Championship. By virtue of your strong play (or the ineffective play of your opponents) throughout the season, you are invited to compete for the title and $1000 grand prize. Please reply to urbanus@rpscityleague.com indicating if you plan to accept this invitation.

Details are as follows:

The Championship will be at Connie’s Ric Rac located at 1132 South 9th (between Washington and Ellsworth). Connie’s does not have a liquor license, so there will be a $10 entry fee, but this entry fee includes an open bar serving Pabst Blue Ribbon and Jim Beam throughout the night. Make sure you bring your ID. If you do not you will not be allowed to enter the building. There will also be some food provided while it lasts.

Registration will begin at 8:00 PM. PBRPRPSCLCS officials will be on-site as early as 7:30 PM if you would like to arrive pre-registration. Competition for the title will begin at approximately 9:15. Seedings need to be arranged so it is important that you arrive in a timely manner – if you run into any issues that will cause a late arrival, call the PBRPRPSCLCS hotline at 732.266.7546 to make sure you do not get shut out from the Championship competition.

In the event there are byes in the first round, they will be awarded based on season point totals. Players with better “Power Rankings” (i.e. same points in fewer events) are seeded above those with the same amount of points. The round of 64 and 32 will be judged by two guest referees. Make sure your primes are in synch and your throws are solid. Some referees are much tougher on these issues than you are used to. This is a Championship event, so there is no reason this should be a problem. Do not argue with the referees. THEIR RULING IS FINAL.

The grand prize is $1000. The runner-up will take home $250. Third place is $50. There will also be a street RPS prize of $100.

Spectators are allowed, but as there is limited space as well as limited booze, please don’t go crazy inviting others to attend. Any spectators will be eligible to compete for the Street RPS prize. Street RPS will function the same as it does during in-season events. Spectators who did play this season (the door man will have a list) are $10 but spectators who did not play at all are $20.

Thanks to you all for a memorable season, and I look forward to seeing you Saturday and the crowning of the 2010 City League Champion.

C. Urbanus