Welcome all to Season 19 of the Small Earth Promotion/Relegation League!

What is the Small Earth Promotion/Relegation League?
The Small Earth P/R League is seasonal group of round-robin 1v1 tournaments, always on the “Small Earth” map, with standard settings. Each round-robin tournament is set at 5 games at once with a 3-day boot time, and limited to a maximum of 10 players.
Game template: https://www.WarLight.net/MultiPlayer?TemplateID=721086

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How does it work?
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.

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How do I sign up?
NEW PLAYERS CAN JOIN NOW! If you would like to join the league, simply ask on this thread or send me a PM. To play, you will need to register on http://wzclot.com so I am able to add you to the league.

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Rules?
No rule changes since last season. See my next post on this thread for the full list of league rules.

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Tournament links for each group will be listed below once they are created:
Group A: http://wzclot.com/tournaments/309/
Group B1: http://wzclot.com/tournaments/310/
Group B2: http://wzclot.com/tournaments/311/
Group C1: http://wzclot.com/tournaments/312/
Group C2: http://wzclot.com/tournaments/313/
Group C3: http://wzclot.com/tournaments/314/
Group D1: http://wzclot.com/tournaments/315/
Group D2: http://wzclot.com/tournaments/316/
Group D3: http://wzclot.com/tournaments/317/
Group D4: http://wzclot.com/tournaments/318/

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When does the next season start?
The start date for season 19 is July 5, so you will need to be registered on the CLOT by then if you want to play.

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League history.You can get all the tournament links and league history for last season by checking out the thread from Season 18: https://www.WarLight.net/Forum/406110-small-earth-promotionrelegation-league-season-18

Edited 7/8/2020 02:59:40

Small Earth P/R 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 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 and less relegations to fill 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 means fewer relegations and more promotions to keep the groups filled.

Players are kicked from the league if they have 3 or more boots in a season. Kicked players are allowed to return, but only as a new player in the bottom group.
Vacations are honoured, however, any player taking more than 3 vacations in a single season will receive an automatic relegation.

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: No. of Boots. Boots are penalised in resolving ties not solved by the head to head rule. Booted players are moved to the bottom of the tie, and head-to-head is applied again between players with the same amount of boots.
2: Overall win/loss ratio. (The total wins of each player you defeated versus the total wins of each player you lost against). It comes down to the number of wins by the players that a player have won against. Note Head-to-Head reapplied after, if this solves the tie for some but not all.
3: Tie-break tournament. (Unless such a tournament would cause lengthy delays for the league)
4: Average turn-speed (Last resort. 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.

Groups for Season 19

Group A:
huddyj
graemes
Hunta
Suschel
dauti
iNsAnE
Master Meldarion
Thorben
koso
Fc Bayern

Group B1:
Ragnar Lothbrok
Ameter
Cata Cauda
KaitoS
BlacKnight
ADHDnl
Tof
Octane
Hergul
optism

Group B2:
bzox
Baer
Kevin Turner
Matt431
rocky1
ARand0mPlayer
Hazlenut
Fizzer
jimmy
mslasm

Group C1:
Mister Glass
Shia LeBooty (Not Hitler)
Kryger
Star-Lord
rgza
Dummy
the Bloody-Nine
Spencer
Master Bjarke
Onyx

Group C2:
I stabbed the lord and got chat-banned
tris
Boakill
roan
Linws2
Andy Howard
Lunar Creep
Blindigo
surdiac
krinid

Group C3:
Roele
Andre Laufmöller
Saleen147
Diestramenos
riskboy88
Viking1007
sunsetslimited
kryzelfiz
battlebot
LMJ

Group D1: (3 empty slots)
Yoshi
NecessaryEagle
JK_3
Kenghis Ghan
Orannis
Wurstdealer
polymath

Group D2: (4 empty slots)
SNDBX
Captain Jack
Kratt
Ephesians 6:10-18
Leo
Mitchhundred

Group D3: (4 empty slots)
Ocean0.1
R4L
[NL] Stan Smolders
TweeKeerJelle
Duncs171
El steveo XIII

Group D4: (3 empty slots)
Brak
Lew
{101st} Syphen
qb
Raxor117
888
Dianne Abrams

Edited 6/14/2020 03:18:44

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

I would like to join

I would like to join

would like to join as well

You guys are already on the list for this season. I'll get the list posted soon. Just need to eat lunch now. :P

Hi Huddyj. Where do I find the -B CLOT?

I would like to join

Oh I'm already in, sorry

I would like to join as well =)

Please sign up to wzclot.com if you are a past player and still wanting to participate in the small earth league. And message me when you have so I can add you this season. Thanks.

Joining players need to sign up on wzclot.com as well, not just returning players. :)

Okay everyone, I am ready to get the next season underway. The deadline for registering with the CLOT (needed to participate in the league) is Sunday, July 4. I will be starting the season then, and there will be no option for late-comers to join until the following season.

Starting Sunday, July 4! If you want to play, register on the CLOT before then! Thank you!

I think I'll give this a go again and see how long I can stand 5 games at a time :)

huddy, 4th of July is a saturday, not a sunday

huddy, 4th of July is a saturday, not a sunday

@Master Meldarian, you are absolutely right. I'll be starting it on Sunday the 5th of July (Australian Eastern Standard Timezone). Misread my calendar! :)

I would like to join the League please.