(written by ChallengeSpaceYard, AKA CSY)

This update comes with amazing timing: Round 3 (the round of 8) has been concluded, with Azzazzello and JoeSnoffy winning the round and advancing to the Semi-Finals where they will fight each other.

The winner of the pairing in question will advance to the Finals where Emork is waiting. The loser will be demoted to the consolation pairing, and will play along with Ted to see who claims third place.

Keep in mind that, unlike previous pairings, the Semi-Finals is a best of five! One player must win three games in order to advance. Good luck to the remaining players.

(written by ChallengeSpaceYard)

Since last month, I finally have some moderately exciting news: Blitz Tournament 0029 has now advanced to Round 3 (Ro8). Of course, it feels like it is more of a round of 4, as the bottom half of the bracket has long been resolved.

Of course, these new pairings have only just gotten started, as the last of the previous round’s pairing had rolled off last week, with Big Beefer knocking out the previous tournament’s champion, JKovalainen.

(written by ChallengeSpaceYard)

It has been three months since the previous update. Match ups have progressed at varying speeds, from a couple pairings still playing round 2, to a finalist whom will be waiting until nearly all other pairings have been resolved. As usual, more details can be found on the detailed bracket page, which also houses detailed history.

Congratulations goes to Emork the Lizard King for advancing to the finals! I look forward to seeing some epic clashes in the finals.

(written by ChallengeSpaceYard)

It’s been six months since the initial announcement. At this point, most issues have been ironed out. All potential match ups that were made at kick off has progressed at varying speeds, with a couple having been completed each in Rounds 1 and 2.

Although the bracket has since moved on to the next post, it is still available from here.

(written by ChallengeSpaceYard)

The clock recently struck midnight on UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). August 2013 is now over, along with the grace period that came within regarding racial selections. Despite that, I still offer a 24-48 hour grace period, compared to when the last slot was filled, for changing options before actually revealing the races and bracket.

Planets Nu came with three significant evolutions over the course of August 2013. The least notable (compared to the controversial tenacity, and the updated activity feed), of these evolutions is the updated Private Messaging system. This should make it much easier to exchange messages amongst us blitzers, as well as being better able to communicate with me, who will serve exclusively as host and mediator.

We’re close to finishing the sign up process. Only two open slots remain.

(written by ChallengeSpaceYard)

What is a blitz tournament? It’s a competitive event where players compete 1 vs. 1 using the Blitz game format that Planets Nu supported since February 2011.

As noted, Blitz Tournament 0029 is the third blitz tournament hosted on Planets Nu. The previous blitz tournaments (0008 and 0013) were an amazing success.

I’ve put some links below for your convenience. At this time, only 6 signups remain.

Key Pages

• CSY’s profile (version 4)
• Forum topic (version 2) / Activity link (version 4)
• Detailed Bracket (standard single-elimination tournament)
• Challenger Planets site