ServerSmash tournaments (2014 and 2015)
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Planetside Battles ran two ServerSmash tournaments on the Jaeger competition server. Miller won the 2015 tournament, beating Emerald in the championship match. Cobalt won the first tournament in 2014, also against Emerald. This page has the 2015 standings and every match, then the 2014 announcement with its format, rules, schedule and results.
ServerSmash Tournament 2015
The tournament has finished!
Miller is the 2015 Tournament winner! Miller took the championship match against Emerald on Amerish on 5 December 2015 (ServerSmash 58).
What is ServerSmash?
ServerSmash is a series of large server versus server events. Teams from different Planetside 2 servers meet to do battle across a variety of maps. These events are designed to showcase combined arms warfare, requiring a massive amount of coordination; wars that typically span an entire continent.
Matches take place on the locked competition server Jaeger, with each participant being loaned a competition account. Graciously provided for Planetside Battles by Daybreak Game Company, each competition account has a character for each faction and enough certification points to unlock any equipment that the player requires. For the tournament, all match sizes are set at 240 vs 240 (or five platoons per side).
More about ServerSmash: what it is, the history of the event and how servers picked their players.
Standings and statistics
Standings are calculated by the number of wins by a server. In a situation where two servers are tied for wins, their score are then taken into account. Losses are irrelevent.
Wins, losses and score are the figures used for official scorekeeping; the other columns are match statistics.
| Server | Wins | Losses | Score | Played | Kills | Deaths | Avg K/D | Captures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller | 5 | 1 | 436 | 6 | 79,071 | 71,260 | 1.11 | 205 |
| Emerald | 4 | 2 | 341 | 6 | 75,073 | 73,267 | 1.02 | 101 |
| Cobalt | 2 | 3 | 192 | 5 | 56,311 | 67,387 | 0.84 | 79 |
| Briggs | 2 | 3 | 174 | 5 | 56,381 | 67,427 | 0.84 | 80 |
| Connery | 0 | 4 | 84 | 4 | 41,323 | 51,217 | 0.81 | 32 |
Round Robin Stage
Final territory is shown in the order the servers are named.
| Match | Date and start (UTC) | Map | Servers | Final territory | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ServerSmash 46 | 1 Aug 2015, 12:10 | Amerish | Cobalt vs Briggs | 36% – 63% | Briggs |
| ServerSmash 47 | 8 Aug 2015, 20:00 | Amerish | Miller vs Connery | 63% – 36% | Miller |
| ServerSmash 48 | 22 Aug 2015, 19:00 | Hossin | Emerald vs Cobalt | 75% – 24% | Emerald |
| ServerSmash 49 | 29 Aug 2015, 12:00 | Hossin | Briggs vs Miller | 14% – 85% | Miller |
| ServerSmash 50 | 13 Sep 2015, 00:00 | Amerish | Connery vs Emerald | 0% – 100% | Emerald |
| ServerSmash 51 | 19 Sep 2015, 18:00 | Esamir | Cobalt vs Miller | 55% – 39% | Cobalt |
| ServerSmash 52 | 4 Oct 2015, 01:15 | Esamir | Emerald vs Briggs | 72% – 22% | Emerald |
| ServerSmash 53 | 10 Oct 2015, 20:00 | Hossin | Connery vs Cobalt | 31% – 68% | Cobalt |
| ServerSmash 54 | 24 Oct 2015, 19:00 | Hossin | Miller vs Emerald | 67% – 24% | Miller |
| ServerSmash 55 | 31 Oct 2015, 03:00 | Esamir | Briggs vs Connery | 75% – 17% | Briggs |
Semi Finals
| Match | Date and start (UTC) | Map | Servers | Final territory | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ServerSmash 56 | 15 Nov 2015, 01:00 | Amerish | Emerald vs Briggs | 70% – 0% | Emerald |
| ServerSmash 57 | 15 Nov 2015, 19:00 | Hossin | Miller vs Cobalt | 90% – 9% | Miller |
Championship Match
| Match | Date and start (UTC) | Map | Servers | Final territory | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ServerSmash 58 | 5 Dec 2015, 20:00 | Amerish | Emerald vs Miller | 0% – 92% | Miller |
Tournament 2014: format, rules and schedule
The first ServerSmash tournament was a four-server round robin between Connery, Miller, Cobalt and Emerald, played 288 vs 288 from 27 September to 8 November 2014. Emerald finished the round robin undefeated and Cobalt second; Cobalt then won the championship match on Amerish on 8 November 2014 (match 24), making Cobalt the 2014 champion.
Results 2014
Final territory is shown in the order the servers are named. Match 23 has no recorded statistics.
| Match | Date and start (UTC) | Map | Servers | Final territory | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1: Connery vs Miller | 27 Sep 2014, 20:00 | Esamir | Connery vs Miller | 62% – 32% | Connery |
| Week 1: Cobalt vs Emerald | 28 Sep 2014, 18:00 | Esamir | Cobalt vs Emerald | 39% – 55% | Emerald |
| Week 3: Cobalt vs Connery | 11 Oct 2014, 20:00 | Amerish | Cobalt vs Connery | 61% – 37% | Cobalt |
| Week 3: Emerald vs Miller | 12 Oct 2014, 18:00 | Amerish | Emerald vs Miller | 68% – 29% | Emerald |
| Week 5: Emerald vs Connery | 25 Oct 2014, 20:00 | Hossin | Emerald vs Connery | 64% – 35% | Emerald |
| Week 5: Miller vs Cobalt | 26 Oct 2014, 19:00 | Hossin | Miller vs Cobalt | – | Cobalt |
| Week 7: Championship | 8 Nov 2014, 21:00 | Amerish | Emerald vs Cobalt | 33% – 64% | Cobalt |
Tournament Information
Archived: the tournament announcement from the 2014 site, first archived 14 October 2014. The schedule, broadcast channels and contact points in it are not current.
Planetside Battles is excited to announce the ServerSmash Tournament! A four server round robin tournament ending in a championship match to determine bragging rights among the US and European servers. Each server will play every other server once with 288 players a side on the continents of Esamir, Amerish, and Hossin. The top two servers will then face each other in a championship match.
The matches will take place on the Jaeger server over seven weeks beginning September 27th with the championship game occurring on November 8th. Games will take place on both Saturdays and Sundays to better facilitate the timing of the tournament.
Matches will be broadcast on our brand new Twitch channel twitch.tv/planetsidebattles and simulcast on twitch.tv/planetside2. We are constantly improving and expanding our live statistics tracking for these games, and each game will have up to the minute stats available on our website PlanetsideBattles.org.
Many servers are already preparing for these events, to find out how you can participate contact your servers representatives. A full list of representatives was kept on the /r/ServerSmash wiki; the 2014 list is also on the ServerSmash page.
Tournament schedule of events
Week 1
Connery vs Miller Saturday, September 27th Continent: Esamir Match Start: 20:00 UTC / 1:00pm PDT / 4:00pm EDT / 9:00pm BST / 10:00pm CEST
Cobalt vs Emerald Sunday, September 28th Continent: Esamir Match Start: 18:00 UTC / 11:00am PDT / 2:00pm EDT / 7:00pm BST / 8:00pm CEST
Week 2
Bye Week: No matches scheduled
Week 3
Cobalt vs Connery Saturday, October 11th Continent: Amerish Match Start: 20:00 UTC / 1:00pm PDT / 4:00pm EDT / 9:00pm BST / 10:00pm CEST
Emerald vs Miller Sunday, October 12th Continent: Amerish Match Start: 18:00 UTC / 11:00am PDT / 2:00pm EDT / 7:00pm BST / 8:00pm CEST
Week 4
Bye Week: No matches scheduled
Week 5
Emerald vs Connery Saturday, October 25th Continent: Hossin Match Start: 20:00 UTC / 1:00pm PDT / 4:00pm EDT / 9:00pm BST / 10:00pm CEST
Miller vs Cobalt Sunday, October 26th Continent: Hossin Match Start: 19:00 UTC / 12:00pm PDT / 3:00pm EDT / 7:00pm GMT / 8:00pm CET Note: Europe will have switched off Daylight Saving Time by October 26th
Week 6
Bye Week: No matches scheduled
Week 7
Championship Match (Top two ranked servers) Saturday, November 8th Continent: Chosen by top ranked server Match Start: 21:00 UTC / 1:00pm PST / 4:00pm EST / 9:00pm GMT / 10:00pm CET Note: The US will have switched off Daylight Saving Time by November 2nd
Rules and information
Tournament information
- Matches start Sept. 27th and run through Nov. 8th. See tournament schedule for more info.
- Each server meets all other servers in turn
- Matches are 288 vs 288 and take place on Esamir, Amerish, and Hossin
- A virtual coin toss is held prior to each match to determine warpgates and factions
Victory condition
- Games will last 2 Hours
- The server with the most territory percentage at the end of 2 hours wins
- There are no draws, and no overtime
Coin toss
The coin toss will take place no later than 1 week before a scheduled match. The toss will be streamed live by a Planetside Battles Admin and called by the Server Representative from the second listed server in the match. For example, in a match listed as Markov vs Werner, Werner would call the toss.
The winner may choose one of two privileges and the loser gets the other:
- Starting warpgate
- Faction
If the winner chooses their warpgate, they will choose from the remaining factions after the loser chooses their faction.
Continent maps
Faction colors are representative only, and do not necessarily reflect the empires or warpgates that will be used in the matches. Maps specific to each match will be created and posted once the faction and warpgate choices are known.
Esamir specific map rules
Haven Outpost, Freyr Northern Barracks, and Crystal Ridge Comm Array are out of play for the match. Their territory may be traversed, but the capture points must remain neutral and the terminals and turrets will be destroyed.
Amerish specific map rules
Rockslide Outlook is out of play for the match. The territory may be traversed, but the capture point must remain neutral and the terminals and turrets will be destroyed.
Amerish Tie Breaker: if after 2 hours territory control is exactly equal the winner will be determined by which server holds the majority of the following territories:
- The NC Arsenal
- The Ascent
- Tumas Tech Plant
Championship game
- The top 2 servers after October 26th play for the championship
- Final server rankings are based on their record of wins and losses
- Tie break #1 - Sum of final territory % in all matches
- Tie break #2 - Head to head victory
- The top ranked server chooses the continent for the championship match
- They may not choose the continent the two servers played on previously
- The top ranked server also chooses either starting warpgate or faction
- There is no coin toss
Match start times
| Saturday games start at | Sunday games start at |
|---|---|
| 1:00pm PDT | 11:00am PDT |
| 4:00pm EDT | 2:00pm EDT |
| 9:00pm BST | 7:00pm BST |
| 10:00pm CEST | 8:00pm CEST |
*Connery always play on Saturday to make it easier with EU times
**EU switches off daylight savings October 26th to GMT and CET. US switches off daylight savings November 2nd to EST and PST. Local start times will remain the same.
The Planetside Battles team has been working hard to bring you our first full competition with high quality broadcasts and live match statistics. We hope the community is excited as we are to finally announce this tournament and we would like to thank everyone who has ever played in a match, given us feedback, or assisted in any way for their participation.
Stay tuned for more information on the tournament in the coming weeks, and come join the discussion on our subreddit /r/ServerSmash!
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