0
edits
Changes
no edit summary
The '''2008 Elite Summer Contest''' is known as ''Viewer's Choice Edition''. 2009 differs from the previous six [[Elite Summer Contest]]s in that:
[[Image:2009SummerContest.jpg|thumb]]
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''', or at '''Ngamer@gmail.com''' 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 ==
* [http://www.thengamer.com/elite/2009/ The Complete Bracket]
* [http://www.thengamer.com/elite/2009/ The Complete Bracket]
* [http://www.thengamer.com/elite/2009/predictions.php Main Bracket Predictions]
* [http://www.thengamer.com/elite/2009/predictions.php Main Bracket Predictions]
* [[2009 First Vote|First Vote Competition]]
* [[2009 First Vote|First Vote Competition]]
* [http://perfectdarkelite.yuku.com/topic/14653 European First Vote Competition]
* [http://www.thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/spread Spread Betting]
== Wrapup & Statistics ==
'''The 2009 Elite Summer Contest was won by [[Infil]]''', who defeated Ilari "[[Ilari Pekkala|Illu]]" Pekkala 31 votes to 30 in the final match.
Infil's win was the biggest comeback story in Elite Summer Contest history, as he had never been able to win a single match prior to [[2008 Summer Contest|2008]] (having been eliminated in Round One by [[QB]], [[Expert]], [[Wouter]], and [[Bcks]] in his previous four appearances).
* [http://www.thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/ Complete Match Tallies]
* [http://perfectdarkelite.yuku.com/topic/14657 Results & Post-Matchup Writeups]
* [http://www.thengamer.com/xstats/elite/ranks.php?year=2009 Final X-Stats]
* [http://www.thengamer.com/xstats/elite/ Contest Simulator]
The complete listing of '''Contestant Biographies''' for 2009 is listed below.
The complete listing of '''Contestant Biographies''' for 2009 is listed below.
{{2009 Elite Summer Contest}}
{{2009 Elite Summer Contest}}
[[Category:The Elite]]
[[Category:Elite Summer Contest]]