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Did you know?
This one almost passed by without us noticing - with Jazz himself turning 30 this year - but it turns out, that this month is the 25th anniversary of JDC itself!
The first season ran from December 11, 1999 to March 3, 2000, and was organized by Syntax, Bobby aka Dizzy, and Onag(?). People have been dueling before Putin became president!
We even have the very first JDC awards, right here:
It is interesting how those award titles have not changed ever since...
The very first event was held on December 18, 1999 - almost exactly 25 years ago. I'll be holding a small spontaneous event in this honor, tonight.
How long have you been involved with JDC? Let me know on the comments below!
JDCE 34 Kicks Off!
JDCE 34 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 by no later than Sunday 22nd December at 23:59 CEST. If you are unable to play your match this week, please let a member of JDC staff know. Inactive players will be forfeited if necessary to keep the tournament moving forward.
Additionally, could you please confirm what your 2 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!
JDCE Signups Open
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 15th December 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.
JDC Season 34
For those who couldn't get enough of The Jazz Duelist Challenge last time, we're back this month for our 34th season!
The opening event is due to take place on Saturday 14th December at 20:30 CEST, after which the season will be officially open for games. Please note that we do expect this will be a shorter season than the previous.
As with last season, JDCE also making a return! The signups along with details regarding the format and the mappool will follow shortly.
We will also need a new logo for the new season. If you feel up to the job, please let us know!
Happy duelling!
JDC Awards for Season 33
I do apologise once again for the delay in getting the JDC awards out, but at least you guys didn't have to wait over a year and half for them this time. That's an improvement, right?
| Award | Player | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Superjazz | 2575 points |
| JDCE Champion | Kev | 1st place in JDCE |
| JDCE 2 Champion | A7med | 1st place in JDCE 2: Electric Boogaloo |
| Duel Hero | PurpleJazz | Most duel wins (29) |
| King of the Ring | Superjazz, PurpleJazz & Warren | Most ODTs won (2 each) |
| The Real MVP | Superjazz | Most team games won (6) |
| Contest Victor | FawFuL | 11 events won |
| Life of the Party | minmay | 2273 event points |
| Casualty Soldier | 114 (Krzysiek) | 61:25 roast:fall ratio |
| Enemy Ravager | PurpleJazz | Longest duel win streak (+9) |
| JDC Superfan | Looney | 53 total matches played |
| Event Regular | minmay | 37 events played |
| Loves Everyone | Looney | 15 unique opponents |
| Obsessive Duellist | Looney | 14 duels in one day (on 28th August 2024) |
| Viva Las Vegas! | 114 (Krzysiek) | 50 points won from betting |
| Fastest Rabbit Alive | minmay | Most race round wins |
| Quiz Master | minmay | Won the Trivia event |
| Commentator | Looney | Longest average match comments (473 characters) |
| Always the Bridesmaid | SpyrotheDragon2022 | Most event points without winning an event (1215) |
| Stop Trying | Looney | 9 duel losses against PurpleJazz |
| Calamity Jane | Looney | Longest duel losing streak (-9) |
| I Have A Gambling Problem | TreyLina | 43 points lost from betting |
| :obamamedal: | PurpleJazz | Admins can't win! |
Thanks to everyone who made Season 33 so enjoyable!
I can announce that we are planning to run a Season 34 in the winter, although it will be much shorter than Season 33, which was something of a marathon over the previous summer. Please stay tuned for further announcements!
Endless(?) Summer
Bad news:
All good things have to end, even JDC.
Good news:
This season will end later than we thought it would! I suddenly realised that I won't be home on Sunday evening to host the closing event, and postponing it seemed like the best choice. The new ending date is September 8 (next Sunday).
This way everybody gets one more week of JDC! Our second JDCE is now certain to finish within the season, and there's going to be even more events to come.
Are there any levels or gamemodes we've missed this season, or ones you'd like to revisit? Let us know!
JDCE 2: Electric Boogaloo!
JDCE 33 has now kicked off again!
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 by the end of next 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! I'm sure you all know the drill by now...
JDCE Champion + JDCE 2 starts!
Congratulations to Kev, the champion of JDCE for Season 33! It was a very well deserved victory, and also well done to him for denying me my Obama medal as organiser!
If you're interested you can watch the JDCE final match from my POV here.
Due to the success of the first JDCE this season, I am happy to announce that we will be running a second JDCE tournament this season!
Sign ups are now open - to sign up, please respond to this post by saying "In". Sign ups will close on Sunday 4th August at 23:59 CEST. Mappool and other details to follow shortly
Happy duelling!
EDIT: Deadline for signups is now Sunday 11th August at 23:59 CEST.
Or until we have 16 players signed up, whichever comes first.
ODT updates
The One Day Tournament from Wednesday has now been (finally) reassigned to next Tuesday. It will be followed by PJ's regular tournament next Thursday.
Is there a difference between the two I hear you ask? - PJ's tournaments are the "main" ones of the season, the ones marked with ½ (I intend to run more than one) are kind of "junior" tournaments, that will run for a shorter time and will be slightly more experimental.
Tuesday's ODT #2½ in particular will be single elimination, and will have no betting - I have an alternate idea for idlers this time.
Thursday's ODT #3 will (probably) be a return to regular programming.
As for what happens on Wednesday after that? Time will tell!
Happy Sunday.
JDCE 33 begins!
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!