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Re: Backup Coupon Warning

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Originally Posted by orangelight View Post
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Originally Posted by YoshiCity View Post
What would happen if a team declined a normal alliance selection as, say, #9 rank, and a backup team was requested during elimination play?
From the manual

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If a Team declines the ALLIANCE Lead position or doesn’t send a student representative for ALLIANCE
selection, they are ineligible to participate in the Playoff Tournament

5.4.1 also says:

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Originally Posted by 2016 Rules 5.4.1
If the Team declines, that Team is not eligible to be picked again or to be a BACKUP TEAM (see Section 5.4.2 BACKUP TEAMS), and the ALLIANCE CAPTAIN extends another invitation to a different Team. If an invitation from a top eight ALLIANCE to another ALLIANCE Lead is declined, the declining Team may still invite Teams to join their ALLIANCE; however, it cannot accept invitations from other ALLIANCES.
So, if you decline and don't become an alliance captain (even by your own volition), pack your pit, you're not playing. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
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