Greetings to all league competitors and those of the wider Warlight community who pay attention to our Small Earth League. Season 5 is coming to an end, so let's get Season 6 on the move!

This season is made up of eight 10-player groups (A through to H), each set at 5 games at once with a 3-day boot time.
There is also 1 expansion group (I), which will have a maximum of 20 players, and up to 7 games at once with a 3-day boot.

Here are the tournament links so you can follow the league's progress:

Group A: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18974
Group B: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18975
Group C: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18976
Group D: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18977
Group E: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18978
Group F: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18996
Group G: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18997
Group H: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18999
Group I: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=19000

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New Players are welcome to sign up on this thread for Season 6, which will start in early June.

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You can get all the tournament links and league history for last season by checking out the thread from Season 5: https://www.warlight.net/Forum/142469-small-earth-promotionrelegation-league-season-5

Edited 5/18/2016 09:23:00

Small Earth 1v1 League Concept and Rules

Concept

The Small Earth Promotion/Relegation League is a seasonal group of round-robin tournaments, always on the “small earth” map with standard coin settings. At the end of each season, the top players of each group are promoted to the next group above. Bottom players are relegated to the next group below. Middle players remain in the same group.

The league is meant to appeal to players who want to see, over the course of several seasons, where their natural level of competition might take them. For new, skilled participants, this means patience in getting to the levels where they will be challenged. Hopefully, that is part of the fun. The idea is to see how quickly you can progress, how long you can stay high, or how long it takes to stop a skid.

Rules

The league is run with a balance of predictability and flexibility. Final decisions are made by the league administrator with an attempt to consider input of league players.

The model will typically be to have the top three promote and the bottom three relegate but there are exceptions. Where there is a default – a player becoming inactive or asking to bow out of the league – there can be more promotions to fill in the vacancy. Where this happens in several groups there can be a lot of shuffling. The principle, though, is to usually have at least one player from each group relegated. Several retirements mean fewer relegations and more super-promotions to keep the groups filled.

Any player inactive in 50% or more of their games during any tournament is deemed to be out of the league and can only return as a new player in the bottom group, unless they can give a valid reason for their inactivity.

Placements in a round-robin are determined by number of wins. In the event of a tie, placements are determined by head-to-head results among the tied. Occasionally, there are loops of ties that cannot be resolved by the head-to-head rule. If this is the case, ties will be broken by the following (in order of preference):

1: Overall win/loss ratio. (The total wins of each player you defeated minus the total wins of each player you lost against)
2: Tie-break tournament. (Unless such a tournament would cause lengthy delays for the league)
3: Average turn-speed (only if a tie-break tournament fails to resolve the tie, or would take to long to complete)(where a tie-break tournament has resulted in another tie, average turn speed within the tie-break tournament will be used to split the tie)

Anyone can join the league, members and non-members alike, simply by request in the most recent “Small Earth 1v1 Promotion/Relegation League” forum thread. New players begin in the bottom group or in an expansion group. Promotions from expansion groups depend on numbers within the new groups.

Before the beginning of each season, a summary of the movements will be announced to allow for questions or corrections. The league works most smoothly if those who wish to bow out let the administrator know before the new season begins instead of simply declining to play after the groups have been determined and tournaments begun.

Edited 5/15/2016 04:57:06

Each Season the winner of Group A is crowned League Champion.

Season 1
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=15283
League Champion: TWOLKER
Runner Up: huddyj

Season 2
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=15662
League Champion: huddyj
Runner Up: TWOLKER

Season 3
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=16316
League Champion: huddyj
Runner Up: Master Bjarke

Season 4
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=17085
League Champion: huddyj
Runner Up: Buns157

Season 5
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18076
League Champion: huddyj
Runner Up: Master Bjarke

Edited 5/15/2016 04:59:13

Here is the list of groups for season 6. Please have a look to make sure you have been placed in the correct group.

Groups for Season 6

Group A

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1. huddyj
2. Master Bjarke
3. Buns157
4. Dacian Novac
5. Gibs
6. TWOLKER
7. BenSeu
8. mslasm
9. Arkanton
10. iNsAnE

Group B

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1. slejer
2. smileyleg
3. Lampião
4. Bonsai
5. Pantelas
6. KingNorbs
7. BlacKnight
8. PanagiotisTheGreekFreak
9. kirdol
10. PhucilliJerry

Group C

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1. rocky1
2. Kevin Turner
3. indibob
4. Baer
5. slydog384
6. cookie
7. szwenk
8. Taji
9. INSIDE
10. Super Smoove

Group D

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1. Matt431
2. Master Turtle
3. ARand0mPlayer
4. Prabster Realm
5. Kent
6. Van Quish
7. zanbato
8. Skilled
9. Hades
10. Leo

Group E

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1. Corvus5
2. Ink Splatoon
3. Fleecemaster
4. boorzuur
5. ALE
6. Wenyun
7. skull11244
8. DR. Love
9. Oh Noes
10. graemes

Group F

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1. Coronel Gavilan
2. Winged Hussars
3. Oilspotter
4. lh70
5. AyushTheGreat
6. AI
7. Ameter
8. Rudolpha026
9. Hunta
10. Leinad

Group G

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1. ViralGoat
2. japan77
3. j willy 47
4. Noobster11
5. Pegasus
6. Cata Cauda
7. Andersault
8. chuck norris
9. Semicedevine
10. Boomshank

Group H

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1. Mario95
2. mobtrio
3. Eire16
4. Jammyb'stard
5. Incognito
6. THE1AJK
7. tomjh
8. Braden Elliott

Group I (Expansion Group)

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1. manchester united: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=8463585257
2. Welsh Knight: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=635094388
3. Carlos: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=3443192541
4. gogo2711: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=4766543446
5. Aste: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=3663510382
6. DerWyyy: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=6547289720
7. Ragnar: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=8860330980
8. AceK: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=8942806446
9. Smutny Edgar: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=6755122133
10. Kaerox: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=4628415084
11. Suschel: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=1658656882
12. Private Pabse: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=5619988369

Edited 8/24/2016 10:40:49

Thanks for doing this

Woooo excited for season 6!!

good to know, time to redeem by poor performance and start moving up again

Back in group E with my homies, feels a bit more comfy :)

Add me in pls

Edited 5/15/2016 15:30:54

Gotta work back up to F, my home level(been in F the most)

league still has a lot of balancing to do, i see names in all divisions below me that i know are far better players than i am.... heading for group G as slowly as i can ;)

The top 5 groups have just been made, and I'm expecting Master Bjarke to make the remaining groups in the next couple of days.

There's still plenty of space for new players, so if you're looking for some fun and competition, put your name down to join us in the small earth league.

Edited 5/15/2016 23:42:31

Group A: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournaments/Forward?ID=18974

Link comparison:
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournaments/Forward?ID=18974 (does not work; cannot see tournament page)
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18974 (works; can see tournament page)

huddyj you need to correct all links so they show up like https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18975, and so forth. Links with "Tournaments/Forward?ID" are invalid and cannot be seen, while links with "Tournament?ID" can be seen

Sorry, my mistake. I'll correct the links straight away.

Can I still join?

Of course, I'll put your name down.

Ok guys, all tournaments have now been created and invitations sent. Please accept those invitations by the 5th of June, as all tournaments will be started on that day, and those who haven't yet joined will then miss out.

Still room for new players!

I'm in !

Thanks for inviting me huddyi, I would like to take part as well :)

edit: nvm

Edited 5/19/2016 17:59:06