The 2015 Tuner Battlegrounds: Championship Battle bracket tournament facilitated by PASMAG will take the Top 2 (two) competitors to Las Vegas for the 2015 SEMA Show. Between September 8, 2015 and October 12, 2015, online voting will take place to narrow the final competitors to 2 (two), one round (Stage) after another. Seeding for the Championship Battle begins immediately, and inclusion and placement for the Top 16 depends on votes earned throughout the season in 2015 Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE Battles, an award category competition where participating competitors have competed and been voted on through online and text at partnered shows throughout North America. The #TBGLIVE competitors will be seeded in relation to their total number of votes accumulated in 2015 Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE Battles: more votes means better odds to get to the SEMA Show.
In Stage 3 of the 2015 Tuner Battlegrounds: Championship Battle, the top 16 competitors will compete head-to-head in a bracket-style knockout where the competitor with the highest total votes in each Battle at the end of Stage 3 will advance to Stage 4 (Top 8).
2015 TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS: CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE (STAGE 3)
Schedule: Sept 22, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Sept 28, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
To Vote, connect with your Facebook login, select (or search for) a competitor name/profile then click the star on their page. In Stage 3, voting is limited to 1 (one) vote per Facebook account per 24 hours of the posted Selected Competitors.
*Votes reset to 0 (zero) at the end of each stage
*Votes are updated Monday-Friday at 3:00pm EST
BATTLE 17
17. Brian McCann (2005 Nissan 350Z): 1826 Votes
1. Choi Durante (2014 Honda Civic Si): 829 Votes
BATTLE 18
24. Curtis Cooper (1999 Nissan Silvia Spec R): 284 Votes
25. Patrick Leong (2013 Scion FR-S): 148 Votes
BATTLE 19
20. Al Vincent (2003 Nissan 350Z): 444 Votes
4. Alexime Maldera Vu (2007 Nissan 350Z): 135 Votes
BATTLE 20
21. Jimmy Backus (2013 Subaru BRZ): 427 Votes
5. Aldo Fiorita (2004 Pontiac Sunfire): 344 Votes
BATTLE 21
18. Philip Sohn (1993 Mazda RX-7): 408 Votes
31. Brittany Sanderson (2002 Subaru WRX): 154 Votes
BATTLE 22
10. Benjamin Tran (2004 Acura TSX): 680 Votes
26. Alfred Serrato (2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe): 211 Votes
BATTLE 23
19. Adam Baumel (2002 Audi TT Quatro): 390 Votes
30. Jaysen Hill (2009 Nissan 370Z): 233 Votes
BATTLE 24
22. Alex Dixon (2013 Subaru BRZ): 574 Votes
27. Patrick Mach (2006 Scion xB RS 4.0): 219 Votes
(Updated: September 28, 2015 @ 12:06pm EST)
HOW TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STAGE?
Competitors must obtain votes at www.tunerbattlegrounds.com. Rather than PASMAG's internal staff acting as judges to select the winners, that responsibility will fall in the hands of the audience (the fans, show-goers and friends and family of the competitors). With a click of a button, the audience will be able to vote and choose their winners one Stage after another. In Stage 1 (Elimination), the 16 Wild Card competitors with the highest number of votes will advance to Stage 2. In stages 2-5, the competitor with the highest number of votes in each Battle will advance.
STAGE 6 (TOP 2): The Top 2 Competitor vehicles will be displayed at the PASMAG booth at the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV on November 3-6, 2015 and will battle against each other by gathering votes via text. Similar to previous stages, the competitors are encouraged to campaign for votes. A Text-to-Vote telephone number and Short Code will be assigned to the 2 competitors to gather votes.
HOW TO VOTE?
Connect with your Facebook login using the Facebook Login widget, select (or search for) a competitor then click the star on their page when it's active (see Schedule). During the Elimination Stages, voting is limited to 1(one) vote per Facebook account per 24 hours of the posted Selected Competitors. In Stage 6, voting is limited to 1(one) vote per telephone number of the posted Finalists.
ARE VOTERS REWARDED?
Voters have the opportunity to win an assortment of items from PASMAG: event tickets, stickers, lanyards, magazines, t-shirts, product sponsorship and discount opportunities, and much more (to be announced). Winners will be randomly selected and announced on Instagram.
SCHEDULE
Stage 1 (Elimination): Tues, Sept 8, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Mon, Sept 14, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
Stage 2 (Top 32): Tues, Sept 15, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Mon, Sept 21, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
Stage 3 (Top 16): Tues, Sept 22, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Mon, Sept 28, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
Stage 4 (Top 8): Tues, Sept 29, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Mon, Oct 5, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
Stage 5 (Top 4): Tues, Oct 6, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Mon, Oct 12, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
Stage 6 (Championship Battle): TBD
2015 TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS: CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE SPONSORS
Niche Road Wheels
Motul
Compustar
Sylvania Automotive
Bully Performance Clutch
Nostalgic Grains
For sponsorship opportunties, go HERE.
