As the tournament was not renewed this season by Aymeric, no doubt due to a lack of time, I have decided, with Morten's agreement, thank you to him, to relaunch it this season with an official entry in the club prize list

Here's the link to the first edition: #forum?topic=163387

Whether you're a seasoned strategist or a rookie manager, the Christmas tournament gives everyone a chance to demonstrate their tactical skills.
Let the competition begin, and may the best manager win!

Sunday 22 December
Last day to register for the tournament. The first matches will be scheduled for the following day.

• Reactions to the tournament draw on this subject for those who wish to take part...

Tournament link: #coupe?cid=17697

Registered thank you for initiative

It's a real shame that this edition is limited to 128 clubs, as not all the big managers will be taking part

See if aymeric can increase the size, if an admin can relay the request

With a bonus per round if possible 😝

It's true that given the number of clubs taking part, if we can get a participation bonus too 😂

Teddy: Avec si possible une prime par tour 😝

Santa Claus doesn't exist
I hope to play you in the first elimination round so I can watch the tournament from afar xD

Akram: Le père noel nexiste pas
J'espère t'affronter au premier tour éliminatoire pour regardé le tournoi de loin xD

😝

Don't be fooled, it's not like it's a Christmas tournament!

When you see the entries, everyone wants this tournament lol

Teddy: Voir si aymeric peut augmenter la taille, si un admin peut relayer la demande

It's a good suggestion if it's feasible 🤝

iMcCarthy77: C’est une bonne suggestion si c’est faisable impeccable 🤝

I've asked Aymeric to increase the number to 256 or 512 with the addition of a bonus.
Hopefully he'll have a bit of time!

Thanks to you, I've done the same, namely that the bonus is 5 million per round, which is appreciable and not negligible

It's a good initiative, but before I sign up I've got a question:
When exactly is the tournament going to start?
Because if it's soon, it's going to be "hot" when we are (like quite a few clubs) still qualified in 2 official cups.
Will that be tenable, unless it causes some shifts in the cup calendar, especially as the league matches are coming up soon?
...and I'm not even talking about the IE matches that have to be booked, or even the players selected for the IS matches..
All this in a context where 95% of players with a high NG have a stamina that no longer allows them to play every day.
Doesn't this (somewhat elitist) cup run the risk of bringing together a lot of B teams, especially in the early rounds?

myforsans: Bonne initiative mais avant de m'inscrire j'ai quand même une question :
Quand va démarrer précisément le tournoi ?
Car si c'est bientôt ça va être "chaud" quand on est (comme pas mal de clubs) encore qualifié dans 2 coupes officielles.
Est-ce que ce sera tenable sauf à provoquer des décalages de calendrier dans l'avancement de la coupe surtout que les matchs de championnat ne vont pas tarder.
...et je ne parle pas des matchs IE à caser voire même des joueurs sélectionnés en match

This was already the case for the first edition. You need to have the right equipment, otherwise it's hard to be strong everywhere

myforsans: Bonne initiative mais avant de m'inscrire j'ai quand même une question :
Quand va démarrer précisément le tournoi ?
Car si c'est bientôt ça va être "chaud" quand on est (comme pas mal de clubs) encore qualifié dans 2 coupes officielles.
Est-ce que ce sera tenable sauf à provoquer des décalages de calendrier dans l'avancement de la coupe surtout que les matchs de championnat ne vont pas tarder.
...et je ne parle pas des matchs IE à caser voire même des joueurs sélectionnés en match

It says that you can register until Sunday 22 December, and that the tournament will start the following day

I passed the cup to 256 possible participants.

Personally, I think that just putting a top player in the winner's bracket is more than enough ...

As much as I think it's great that such a tournament should be organised on the initiative of members and users, I don't think the cup should offer any significant reward other than inclusion in the prize list, which is already a very good reward.

Very prestigious cups, such as the Independents' Trophy, the IS Cup, the Freelancers' World Cup and the Vfifa Trophy, do not or did not offer any reward other than a place on the list of winners.

Yeah, I'd like to have it on my list of favourites

Agree with half the lr

hazard14: Perso je trouve que juste mettre un joueur top pour le gagnant est largement suffisant ...

To resell it afterwards? 🤔😜😅

Aaaah mon nit considering the player magpie got I think it's in our interest to keep him

Imagine Lance Armstrong re-entering the Tour de France, being accepted, and even asking for stage win bonuses to be increased.

... Enjoy yourselves.

myforsans: Bonne initiative mais avant de m'inscrire j'ai quand même une question :
Quand va démarrer précisément le tournoi ?
Car si c'est bientôt ça va être "chaud" quand on est (comme pas mal de clubs) encore qualifié dans 2 coupes officielles.
Est-ce que ce sera tenable sauf à provoquer des décalages de calendrier dans l'avancement de la coupe surtout que les matchs de championnat ne vont pas tarder.
...et je ne parle pas des matchs IE à caser voire même des joueurs sélectionnés en match

It's a bit like last year... after that, yes, we'll have to adapt according to the match schedule... the tournament starts on Monday and as far as the prize money is concerned, the winner gets 25 million + the addition to the prize list, which is more than acceptable

Misha: T'imagine que Lance Armstrong se réinscrive au tour de France, qu'on l'accepte, et qu'il demande même qu'on augmente les primes de victoire d'étape.

... Amusez-vous bien. ;)

Or he asks for the moon by playing the trumpet 🎺 🎺

Misha: T'imagine que Lance Armstrong se réinscrive au tour de France, qu'on l'accepte, et qu'il demande même qu'on augmente les primes de victoire d'étape.

... Amusez-vous bien. ;)

It's starting to look like the next round of ldc especially 🤪

In the spirit of Christmas, just winning the jersey would be nice.
#vfstore?equipement&eid=6

Or else, for a bit of fun, why not put a Christmas tree on the centre circle, right in the middle of the stadium? :D

I don't know if it's feasible the winner would have a Christmas hat on his players 😁

What are the hats? As there is a direct elimination round

Fidel BBTG: En quoi consiste les chapeaux svp. Vu qu'il y a tour à élimination directe

I think it has to do with your ranking in the game, but I'm not sure

It seems to hold up, if you look a bit, all the ones I looked at that were below index 5 have pop hat 2

And for the unfortunate runner-up, there are shoes:
#vfstore?equipement&eid=1476

[i] just a suggestion

Over 100 places available

It's a pain not to be able to sign up as we have 2 cuts in progress...

Zenze10: C’est chiant ont peut pas s’inscrire car ont a 2 coupe en cour..

J'ai 2 coupes en cours et je me suis inscrits tout à l'heure bon après c'est le tournoi nwo la deuxième

Misha: T'imagine que Lance Armstrong se réinscrive au tour de France, qu'on l'accepte, et qu'il demande même qu'on augmente les primes de victoire d'étape.

... Amusez-vous bien. ;)

At least Armstrong had publicly acknowledged his wrongdoing... And apologised. Publicly.

It was only afterwards that he started acting like a troll again, but then he didn't hide under another identity, to each his own 😄

Hey am new here

What's a bit of a shame (without criticising, this version is already a very good initiative, well done) is that in the initial version, each club had an interest and each had its own objective.
The more 'modest' clubs had the objective of getting through a round or two (or even more!) in order to win as many bonuses as possible (it was 3M per round, wasn't it? Or 5M? I can't remember). It was a sort of 'merit-based Christmas bonus', even if it depended on the draw and the Holy MDM.
While the "big ones" were fighting for the final prize (player + line in the prize list, I think?). As a result, it was in everyone's interest to sign up. And the charm meant that a huge number of clubs signed up. It was very friendly and there was something for everyone.
Here, I don't see much point in the smaller clubs signing up. It seems unlikely (but not impossible!) that they'll win the final prize, and playing won't do them any good (worse, it'll 'block' a cup in progress, I think). So I don't think there's much point. That's why there's no rush to sign up, I think.

So it's likely to be a cup for the 'big boys'. A mix of VFFA + LdC + various clubs. It has its charm, though. Perhaps a bonus of 1 million per round would have been more motivating for the active clubs (well, they're going to say again that it's going to fatten up the big clubs, but I think that the 'small' clubs, like the less wealthy big clubs, are still happy to get 2-3 million out of it)
I think it's essential to make it clear that this is not a criticism, not at all. It's a suggestion, a collective reflection. Perhaps for this tournament, or the next

Magpie: Ce qui est un poil dommage (sans critiquer, cette version est déjà une très bonne initiative, bravo), c'est que dans la version initiale, chaque club y avait un intérêt, chacun son objectif.
Les clubs les plus "modestes" avaient pour objectif de passer un tour ou deux (voire plus !) dans le but de choper le maximum de primes (c'était 3M par tour non ? Ou 5M ? Je ne me rappelle plus). Une sorte de "prime de noel au mérite" même si cela dépendait du tirage, et du Saint MDM.
Alors que les

It's strange that when I ask this people think it's for me... but you sum up my idea very well. I want everyone to enjoy it.

Rangelov34: Au moins Armstrong avait reconnu publiquement ses torts... Et s'était s'excusé. Publiquement.

C'est après qu'il a recommencé à faire le troll, mais bon, lui ne s'était pas caché sous une autre identité, chacun son style 😄

I think I'm the one who's taking on the most without any worries. The problem remains the fables you've heard left and right.
The admins did their job and I helped close the loopholes.
I was never insulting towards admin or aymeric.
The manhunt that followed seemed disproportionate but I finally understood.
I'm not the only one to have put his hand in the honey, but I'm the only one who irritates you.

I didn't even have a good reputation before my first ban, I was a flirt and a flame.

The mentality on VF is very conservative, it doesn't like people who don't conform. My club is just like me, non-conforming... markers galore, excessive style, excessive blinds... in short, I have all the irritants of VF.

That said, I've changed one thing since my ban, and my account has been as clean as a whistle for almost 8 months. As for the rest, I wouldn't change a thing.

I've never needed to cheat to put shell casings in LR or CP and other merrymakers. You're free to hate me or love me... but I've only got one objective and that's to have fun.

I invite people who have questions to mp me and they'll soon realise that I'm not the monster I'm portraying.

A bon entendeur

7 nwo registered we still believe in Father Christmas 🎅 🤶 and win it 😁😁😁

I don't know why, but I'm less 'hype' about this edition 2 ..

Socrate: Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais cette édition 2 me « hype » moins …

A bit of comm with a small bonus per lap and we'll be on our way to 512 without any problems

Teddy: Je pense justement être celui qui assume le plus sans aucun soucis. Le problème reste les fables que vous avez entendu à droite ou à gauche.
Les admins ont fait leur travail et j'ai aidé à la fermeture des failles.
Je n'ai jamais été insultant envers admin ou aymeric.
La chasse à l'homme qui a suivi me semblait disproportionné mais j'ai fini par comprendre.
Je ne suis pas le seul à avoir mis la main dans le peau de miel mais je suis le seul qui vous irrite.

J'avais déjà pas bonn

We're talking about the Christmas Tournament here, where the victory of a certain MesutOzil and his subsequent 'setbacks' left a very sad mark on this first edition.
All I want is a tournament where the result is clean and definitive. Are we sure of that?

I haven't had the chance to witness any regrets, other than that of having been caught...
So you'd have to seek answers via PM? And yet the undercover game and the provocation were perfectly public 🤔

Anyway, bravo for the noble struggle of a misunderstood rebel against a conservation establishment that wants to impose respect for the rules. So much for respecting others.
As we've seen in recent news, victimisation, under the guise of 'taking responsibility', has a bright future ahead of it.
I didn't even get the chance to take my 'casing'.
VF is definitely a great social experiment 😊

Happy holidays to all, even the honey lovers 😉🐝

Don't worry, I'll distribute to anyone who wants to 😝.
I don't remember running into you even though 99 teams without tactical thinking isn't what's missing 😘

Looking forward to the Easter tournament.

Magpie: Ce qui est un poil dommage (sans critiquer, cette version est déjà une très bonne initiative, bravo), c'est que dans la version initiale, chaque club y avait un intérêt, chacun son objectif.
Les clubs les plus "modestes" avaient pour objectif de passer un tour ou deux (voire plus !) dans le but de choper le maximum de primes (c'était 3M par tour non ? Ou 5M ? Je ne me rappelle plus). Une sorte de "prime de noel au mérite" même si cela dépendait du tirage, et du Saint MDM.
Alors que les

That's partly true, except that there are clubs who are making progress and for whom it's a great challenge to be able to face the best in the game, and I think that some of the big clubs will have difficulty in the first few rounds.
The clubs entered are very strong, there are all the top clubs in the game, established clubs and beginners... that's the aim of the tournament and the winner will be more than deserving. The matches without a group stage don't leave any second chances, so it's going to be interesting to play... for the prizes I checked it was 5m for the Tournament of Legends, I thought that was it too, but it was 1 million per round... not insignificant for small clubs, in fact!

Why does it say on the registration page start date: 10 / 02
Is this a typo or is there a reason?