News

JDCE 33 has now begun!

You can view the brackets and the current standings here.

The mappool and rules can be viewed here.

The vetoes and player map picks can be viewed here.

Please try to arrange your first round matches with your opponent as soon as possible. If you are unable to play your match this week, please let a member of JDC staff know.

Additionally, could you please confirm what your 3 map vetoes are by commenting on this post, or by posting in the JDC Discord server, in the #JDCE channel.

Good luck to you all!

With the conclusion of the Opening Event, the season is now open for business.

Happy duelling everyone!

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Signups for the newest edition of the JDCE Duel tournament are now open! If you intend to take part, please respond to this post by saying "In".

The deadline for signups is Sunday 23rd June at 23:59 CEST.

More information about JDCE, as well as the rules along with the new mappool can be seen here.

Also, please feel free to get in contact if you have any questions.

The Jazz Duelist Challenge is making its triumphant return for the 33rd time!

The opening event is due to take place on Saturday 22nd June at 20:30 CEST, after which the season will be officially open for games.

In addition, JDCE is coming back too! The signups along with details regarding the format and the mappool will follow shortly.

Furthermore, I can also announce that we are now recruiting for new officials to join our team. If you're interested, please get in touch!

Finally, we also require a new logo for a new season. Although we're not running a logo contest this time, if you're artistically inclined and have a cool idea for a new logo, please enquire within!

Happy duelling!

First and foremost, I offer my most sincere apologies for how long it took to finish off the last off the event scores and get the awards posted...

Award	Player	Note
Champion	Superjazz	2043 points
JDCE Champion	114 (Krzysiek)	1st place in JDCE
Duel Hero	mastersven	Most duel wins (18)
King of the Ring	114 (Krzysiek)	2 ODT wins
The Real MVP	A7med	Most team game wins (15)
Contest Victor	minmay	10 events won
Life of the Party	minmay	1101 event points
Casualty Soldier	114 (Krzysiek)	101:54 roast:fall ratio
Enemy Ravager	114 (Krzysiek)	Longest duel win streak (+11)
JDC Superfan	Bad Bee	37 total matches played
Event Regular	Zero	30 events played
Loves Everyone	Bad Bee	13 unique opponents
Obsessive Duellist	Bad Bee	9 duels in one day (on 29th November 2022)
Inseperable Partners	A7med & Lynx	5 team games played together
Viva Las Vegas!	PurpleJazz	106 points won from betting
Fastest Rabbit Alive	minmay	Won the Race event
Commentator	Looney	Longest average match comments (473 characters)
Always the Bridesmaid	Naps	Most event points without winning an event (308)
Stop Trying	Zero	6 duel losses against Bad Bee
Calamity Jane	Bad Bee	Longest duel losing streak (-7)
It's Just Not Working Out	A7med & Lynx	4 team game losses together
I Have A Gambling Problem	Bad Bee	79 points lost from betting
Most Disruptive Name	< < S t e f k o > C D F >	Broke the scoreboard (again)
PURPLEJAZZ SUCKS	PurpleJazz	Took way too long to finish the scores >:(

...but hopefully this makes up for it by me posting the awards as promptly as I can after finishing the event scores. I note that for subsequent seasons we will be looking to greatly speed up the turnaround time for event scoring.

Thank you to everyone for coming together for a fantastic JDC season! Congratulations to Superjazz, our Season 32 champion!

Now that Season 32 has been finalised, I can announce that a Season 33 is very likely to go ahead in the quite near future! Please stay tuned for further announcements.

With the conclusion of the Closing Event, the season has now come to a close! Please stay tuned for the awards once the event scores and JDCE have been finalised.

The JDCE 32 tournament has now begun!

Click HERE for an overview of the rules and the mappool.

Click HERE to see live standings and matchups required.

Click HERE to see map selections and vetoes.

As a participant, we need you to:

• Carefully read all of the rules listed in the link above.
• Set up to three vetoes from the mappool listed in the rules page above, by commenting on this post before you play your first match. Once you have completed your first match, your vetoes will be fixed for the rest of the tournament, including if you did not veto any maps.
• For those starting in UB Round 1, you must play your match by no later than Sunday 4th December, 23:59 GMT+1. Those starting in UB Round 2 (the top seeded players), you will need to duel with one week after your first match becomes available. However, for those who already have duel matchups lined up in UB Round 2, I also encourage you to play your duel this week if possible.
• Submit your duels by submitting them as JDC duels, including the [JDCE] tag as a suffix in the level name field. Note that is your responsibility to have screenshots as evidence for each of your matches.
• If you will not have time to play your duel before the deadline, please let me know straight away. Otherwise if I don't hear anything from you, I will presume you have forfeited your match and award the win to the more active player.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Duel away!

PS: You may find the JDC Discord to be a useful place to contact your opponents in order to arrange matches. There is even a dedicated #jdce channel which you can use to get the latest news and ask me questions.

With the thrilling opening event having now come to a conclusion, I am happy to announce that this season is now open for duel and team game submissions!

Please read the FAQ for more information about JDC, and check out the Scoring Guide if you're looking for detail on how the scoring system works.

Furthermore, there are still a number of places available for JDCE available, so please sign up soon if you're interested in participating!

Finally, I'd like to point out that we've added a field on your user profiles to record your Discord handle. This will be very handy for others to get in touch with you regarding match arrangements, so I invite you all to share your Discord username so that others have a convenient way of getting in contact with you. It also helps JDC staff identify you when it comes to scoring for events.

Signups for the newest edition of the JDCE Duel tournament are now open! If you intend to take part, please respond to this post by saying "In".

The deadline for signups is Sunday 27th November at 23:59 GMT+1.

If you're unsure what JDCE is, please check out the information page here from last season here.

Please note that the mappool and the rule set are for the last JDCE, and will be subject to change, however this should give you an idea of what to expect. The new mappool will be announced upon commencement of the tournament.

Also, please feel free to get in contact if you have any questions.

After a long hiatus, I am happy to announce the return of the Jazz Duelist Challenge for its 32nd season!

Last season we experimented with an events-only format, but now we've made the decision to return to the classic format where you can invite people to play duels and team games in order to compete for the JDC crown. There will also be a number of events taking place in addition, please stay tuned!

The opening event is due to take place on Saturday 26th November at 20:30 GMT+1, after which the season will be officially open for games.

Furthermore, I can also announce that the next instalment of JDC's sister elimination tournament, JDCE, will also be running alongside the new season! The signups along with details regarding the format and the mappool will follow shortly.

Lastly, I'd like to give a big welcome to DanZeal, our newest member of the JDC crew who has very kindly offered to be our events host.

I look forward to seeing you all very soon!