Greetings all! Season 7 is about to begin.

This season is made up of seven groups of up to 10 players (A through to G), each set at 5 games at once with a 3-day boot time.
There is also 1 expansion group (H), 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=20365
Group B: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=20366
Group C: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=20367
Group D: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=20368
Group E: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=20442
Group F: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=20443
Group G: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=20444
Group H: https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=20445

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New Players are welcome to sign up on this thread for Season 7, which will start in early September.

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You can get all the tournament links and league history for last season by checking out the thread from Season 6: https://www.warlight.net/Forum/152771-small-earth-promotionrelegation-league-season-6

Edited 11/20/2016 07:04:20

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 more than 50% 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 versus 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 too 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 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 11/19/2016 23:55:38

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

Season 6
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=18974
League Champion: Arkanton
Runner Up: iNsAnE

Edited 8/24/2016 10:38:49

Here is the list of groups for season 7. Please have a look to make sure you have been placed in the correct group.

Groups for Season 7

Group A

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1. Arkanton
2. iNsAnE
3. huddyj
4. Buns157
5. Master Bjarke
7. Bonsai
8. PanagiotisTheGreekFreak
9. PhucilliJerry
10. Super Smoove (Super-Promoted)

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6. BenSeu (Declined to enter)

Group B

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1. TWOLKER
2. Gibs
3. mslasm
4. smileyleg
5. Pantelas
6. Lampiao
7. BlacKnight
8. indibob
9. rocky1
10. Leo (Super-Promoted)

Group C

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1. KingNorbs
2. kirdol
3. Kevin Turner
5. Baer
6. Hades
8. Matt431
9. ALE (Super-Promoted)

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4. Taji (Inactive)
7. Van Quish (Inactive)

Group D

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2. szwenk
3. Kent
4. ARand0mPlayer
5. DR. Love
6. Oh Noes
7. Ink Splatoon
8. Rudolpha026 (Super-Promoted)
9. Hunta (Super-Promoted)

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1. slydog384 (Declined to enter)

Group E

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3. graemes
4. Ameter
5. Leinad
7. AI
8. Andersault (Super-Promoted)
9. Semicedevine (Super-Promoted)

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1. Prabster Realm (Inactive)
2. skull11244 (Inactive)
6. lh70 (Declined to enter)

Group F

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1. Corvus5
2. boorzuur
4. Oilspotter
5. Winged Hussars
6. j willy 47
7. Pegasus
8. Jammyb'stard (Super-Promoted)
9. gogo2711 (Double-Super-Promoted)
10. BADA (Double-Super-Promoted)

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3. Wenyun (Inactive)

Group G

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1. Coronel Gavilan
2. Boomshank
3. Cata Cauda
4. mobrito
5. tomjh
6. Private Pabse (Super-Promoted)
7. Dogberry (Super-Promoted)
8. Suschel (Super-Promoted)
10. Kaerox (Super-Promoted)

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9. Aste (Super-Promoted)(Inactive)

Group H
This group also includes new players

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1. japan77
3. UKI
4. Captain Trips
5. DerWyyy
6. Green Turtle: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=4658763975
7. Cat Juggernaut: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=186919669
8. Pardon77: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=2271461721
9. Bayern München is the best!: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=2132686256
10. MoneyMakingMitch: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=2246875951
11. Joe Howe: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=1372336816
12. Apollo: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=5755701451
13. The Supreme Mugwump: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=5072457620
14. Ragnar Lothbrok: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=6261920545
15. BelSon: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=2362005298
16. FC Bayern: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=9930995314
17. Hasdrubal: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=3561046036
18. Lukku: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=6157420757
19. Mirage: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=4752375309
20. Weatherman900: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=5050001787
21. Scrooge McDuck: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=5557968760

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2. THE1AJK (inactive)

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Players who are either leaving or being kicked at the end of season 6:
Group A: no players
Group B: no players
Group C: INSIDE & cookie
Group D: Master Turtle & zanbato
Group E: no players
Group F: no players
Group G: Viral Goat & chuck norris
Group H: no players
Group I: AceK

Edited 9/13/2016 04:25:49

Early August... what is early August in Australia here?

Edited 8/24/2016 10:49:07

Thanks Bayern. It should have read "Early September". Fixed now. :)

Haha :D No problem by the way.

Also, how will the promotions be from the expansion group?

Edited 8/24/2016 13:04:34

I would like to sign up as a new player.

I'd like to join. Thanks!

I would like to join too.

This post is my indication of interest – I'd like to join this League.

Ok, I'll put your names down. :)

All groups are created now (I was on vacation last week so didnt get the chance untill now).

Thanks for creating the new season. I've got 2 questions:

1. What does early September mean? ;)
2. Wasn't it you who made the 2. place last season? You wrote it was Insane...

Looking Forward for nnext season :)

2. Wasn't it you who made the 2. place last season? You wrote it was Insane...

It says it was him because it doesn't have any logic if it is more than 2 or 3 (don't know exactly) with the same win. In this case, it is 4 players, 2 of them having 2 wins in the matches between them and the other 2 - 1 win. Now we're left with iNsAnE and huddyj with 5-3 total and 2-1 between these 4 players, so we must check their game, which was won by iNsAnE. I think that is why he wrote iNsAnE.



Also, I still want to ask this: Promotions from group H?

Edited 8/31/2016 11:58:37

Thanks Bayern, yes, as iNsAnE won our head-to-head, he took second place in Group A.

I'll organize a P/R Guide once the season gets underway.

@ Suschel-- start will be in a week or so to allow time for everyone to join their groups. If groups are ready early, I or Master Bjarke will start those groups early.

It seems that Aste is kind of retiring from WL, at least temporary.

two of the guys in our group have been inactive for about 3 weeks or more (wenyun and pegasus)

Thanks huddyj for the Information ;)

I`d like to join too if possible