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The '''2009 Elite Summer Contest''' is known as ''The Viewer's Choice Edition''. 2009 differs from the previous six [[Elite Summer Contest]]s in that:

The '''2009 Elite Summer Contest''' was known as ''The Viewer's Choice Edition''. 2009 differed from the previous six [[Elite Summer Contest]]s in that:

* The bracket was selected and seeded entirely by nominations ballots cast by the Elite community- there was no selection committee behind the choices as there always had been in the past.

* The bracket was selected and seeded entirely by nominations ballots cast by the Elite community- there was no selection committee behind the choices as there always had been in the past.

* The tournament will return to the traditional 1v1, 64 player format, unlike [[2008 Elite Summer Contest|2008]]'s experiment with 4-way battles.

* The tournament returned to the traditional 1v1, 64 player format, unlike [[2008 Elite Summer Contest|2008]]'s experiment with 4-way battles.

The Contest officially kicks off on '''Tuesday, June 2nd of 2009''', following a Play-in on the previous day.  To vote, Eliters should use [http://thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/vote.php the new voting system] in place on thengamer.com.  If voting for the first time, contact [[Ngamer]] at '''ngamer@gmail.com''' in order to have a voting profile set up for you.

The Contest officially kicked off on '''Tuesday, June 2nd of 2009''', following a Play-in on the previous day.  To vote, Eliters used [http://thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/vote.php the new voting system] in place on thengamer.com.  If voting for the first time, they contacted [[Ngamer]] at '''ngamer@gmail.com''' in order to have voting profiles set up.

To be eligible to vote, one of four conditions has to be met:

To be eligible to vote, one of four conditions had to be met:

* Membership in the [[Goldeneye]] or [[Perfect Dark]] Elites.

* Membership in the [[Goldeneye]] or [[Perfect Dark]] Elites.

* 20 hours logged in [http://the-elite.net/chat.html The Elite Chatroom].

* 20 hours logged in [http://the-elite.net/chat.html The Elite Chatroom].

Those not sure of their eligibility should contact Ngamer over AOL Instant Messenger at '''ImNgamer''' about their official status.

Those not sure of their eligibility contacted Ngamer over AOL Instant Messenger at '''ImNgamer''' about their official status.

== The Contest & Subcontests ==

== The Contest & Subcontests ==