Hello, and welcome to the draw for the Round of 16 in our FIFA Ultimate Team competition. As this goes up on TSA, Peter will be very shortly getting on with the live draw, which you can watch right here:
Update: After some technical issues took the live draw offline, here’s the recording:
And here is the full fixtures list:
Match 1: Amphlett vs. Loay123
Match 2: Crazy_Del vs. Baggyg (baggyg187)
Match 3: Wick15 vs. YungJones
Match 4: GazPhillips (Gazaldo) vs. Hennerzcfc
Match 5: xxAlisha1995xx (x-Alisha-xx-1995) vs. XBLakie_ChanX
Match 6: BlackRedYellow vs. Roynaldo
Match 7: Jimmy-Google vs. Dellboy1983
Match 8: BerackyWack vs. nidasbym (murguia_martin)
Original Post:
Earlier today, we posted the results from the final set of group stage matches and where that left people in the fight for qualification. While I’ll leave the details to that post, the 16 players that qualified were as follows:
For the Round of 16, Peter will be drawing people into pairs, with a group winner set to play against a runner up, with the only restriction being that you cannot be drawn against a player from your own group. Over the coming week, just as before, you’ll play two matches against your opponent with the aggregate score determining who will go through to the quarter finals.
Because it’s an aggregate score and the knockout rounds, we’ll also be trying to play with the away goal rules in effect. Now, the idea is that both players will play one game at while hosting and one when invited, creating this home/away effect, but we’ll give you a little leeway on this point.
Strictly by the numbers, it should go as follows:
- Both players host a match, thereby playing a match at home and a match away. Runner up hosting first and group winner second.
- If the scores are tied after both matches, the player with the most away goals goes through.
- If away goals are tied, and because FIFA UT won’t go to extra time and penalties, a run-off match is played in, hosted by the group winner in the pair, but with no away goal rule. It’s winner takes all!
- If even that is tied, keep playing with Golden Goal rules – the next goal wins.
Now, as I said, you have a certain flexibility to the rules. If you want to be as authentic to the Champions League inspired format as possible, then follow the format outlined above as closely as possible. However, it doesn’t have to be. as long as both players agree, Tony and I will happily accept for matches to be played out of order, or for one person to host both matches and then have the first to be designated as the runner up’s home match and the second for the group winner’s home match.
Unlike the Champions League, we won’t have a draw held after each round. Instead, the winner of the first pairing will play the winner from the second pair in the Quarter Finals and so on, and you will have an idea of who you might face on your route to the finals.
You will have until 6PM BST on Tuesday 6th May to complete your matches. Please try and do so by that time.
As always, good luck to everyone playing matches this week!
Amphlett
Might I just take a minute of everyone’s time please?
As a now 40 something man, I find that time and events often move so quickly that I don’t always take stock and appreciate the moment. So, I would like to take just a minute or two to thank everyone at TSA and Tony (are you sort of on the periphery of TSA workings?) for their time and effort in organising this tournament.
Created and maintained by TSA+Tony out of their love for our hobbies of computer games and football, their passion for the tournament is a credit to all concerned. That Peter should set up a ‘ball picking’ (can’t think of a better term) video, live stream it, chop it to youtube, set up all the table tennis balls, the whiteboard, don a suit, and so on, is a major credit to this site’s devotion to its many fans.
I think that we all need to remember that entry to this competition is free, it costs us nothing other than a little of our time to set up and play the designated games. Whilst we might have one or two drop out, the dedication of all players in the tournament to arrange games is truly heart warming.
So I would like to raise a toast to TSA, a toast to TonyCawley, and finally, a toast to all taking part in the tournament.
hennerzcfc
Here here
I’d like to add I have played in quite a few tsa tournaments and meets and everyone with out exception has been really friendly and happy to help with any gaming related problems. With out a doubt the tsa community is a great thing to be a part of talking with like minded people about the thing we love gaming
Blair Inglis
Comments like this are why we do it. Thank you, and you’re welcome I guess :)
tonycawley
Aw bless, lovely comment mate! It’s the tsa community that was the inspiration behind this and your comment is testimony to that.
Yung Jones
I concur, it’s been a great tournament to participate in, great community at TSA. All the work that been put in this doesn’t go unnoticed and I for one thank you guys for putting this on for us. *tips hat*
Crazy_Del
Brilliant video :D
Nice kitchen bowls (Just assuming there are for kitchen stuff rather than a fruit bowl) xD so many ping pong balls as I thought it would be bunch of papers in a cap xD but this is brilliant. Nice suit Peter
Also agree with Amphlett and huge thanks to TSA and Tony and everyone aswell for their comp ideas and efforts to organizing their matches.
Brilliant community.
Yung Jones
Cracking suit btw Peter ;)
shoebak
I feel so disappointed that I am not part of this fun tournament anymore. But I would like to second what Amphlett said and thank you guys for your hard work in organizing this tourney and providing us fun experience. I may never play professional football and never play the actual Champions League, but thanks to you guys I was somewhat able to experience the excitement, drama and passion that goes with it :)
Roynaldo
Love the set up guys. CB going the extra mile which is fantastic to see.
Concerned about my fixture, every single one of the guys or gals got to this stage for being darn good at the game so reckon some tight games coming up.
Good luck black red yellow. Will hopefully get times/dates sorted soon. Working every day until next Wednesday but think we could squeeze in half an hour tomorrow or Saturday?
Good luck everyone!
GazPhillips
Played around with ShareFactory –
Gazaldo Vs JaggySnake ( TSA Ultimate Team – Groups: http://youtu.be/S9_US0QTQ2M