Blu-ray.com Great Drummer Debate (post your picks!!)

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The Great Drummer Debate
(open for submissions until September 25th!!)

NOMINATION STAGE:

The following contest involves drummers, and drummers only. The format is similar to a playoff system, where the top seed is paired against the lowest seed, e.g. #1 vs. #16, #2 vs. #15, etc. For the nomination stage, each forum member can submit a list consisting of no more than 16 of his/her favourite drummers for consideration in this competition. Each member must post his/her list in this thread; entries sent via PM will be disregarded. All participants must specify his/her top pick among their list of drummers: that selected drummer will receive two votes, all others receive one each. The purpose of the dual vote is to determine which drummers will receive top seeding in each round.

A tournament bracket (example below) will be used to keep track of all results for every round.



Nominations will be open until 11:59pm PST, September 25; any submissions after this time and date will be deemed ineligible. Match-ups for each round will be random and determined by i) total votes for each drummer, and ii) the number assigned to every drummer for each round is based on total votes received, i.e. more votes = higher number assigned.



Rules:

• Each round lasts roughly one week (begins Monday, ends Sunday)
  
• Once a vote is cast for a nominee in a given match-up, that nomination is final. No revocations or revisions to votes already placed, therefore, the onus of responsibility lies with each member to ensure that the correct vote is cast for that match-up.
  
• The majority vote from each match-up is declared the winner and moves on to the next round.
  
• In the event of a tie, a sudden death face-off will occur. Members must cast their vote within 24 hours of this thread being posted for his/her vote to be considered (end time for this face-off will be indicated at the top of this thread, and the winner will move on to the next round).
  
• Rules may be added and/or modified as the tournament progresses.

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Let the battle begin!!