Welcome all to Season 23 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 3 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

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.
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.
Rules?
No rule changes since last season. See my next post on this thread for the full list of league rules.
Tournament links for each group will be listed below once they are created:
Group A: http://wzclot.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/tournaments/623/
Group B1: http://wzclot.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/tournaments/624/
Group B2: http://wzclot.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/tournaments/625/
Group C1: http://wzclot.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/tournaments/626/
Group C2: http://wzclot.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/tournaments/627/
Group C3: http://wzclot.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/tournaments/628/
Group D1: http://wzclot.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/tournaments/629/
Group D2: http://wzclot.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/tournaments/630/


JOIN OUR DISCORD @ https://discord.gg/d74Gu4Xm6b

When does the next season start?
The start date for season 23 is July 1st, so you will need to be registered on the CLOT by then if you want to play.
League history.
You can get all the tournament links and league history for last season by checking out the thread from Season 22: https://www.warzone.com/Forum/537328-small-earth-promotionrelegation-league-season-22




NEW SEASON LINK; https://www.warzone.com/Forum/585941-small-earth-promotionrelegation-league-season-24

Edited 11/4/2021 12:57:38

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 “Old Small Earth” map, with standard settings (1 Army stands guard). 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 honored, 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 penalized 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.

New seasons will start shortly following the end of the final game of the season. This means the faster you finish all of your games, the more "off season" time you have. The average season lasts around 1.5-2.5 months, with a new season usually starting 3 months after the start of the last. On occasion this may be longer/shorter due to amount of players in each group or any tie breaker tournaments need to be played. Warnings/Suspensions may be given if one player holds up the season for an unreasonable amount of time.

Edited 6/30/2021 10:42:08

New players entering the Season;
RockVecSobek (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=3244760937)
Korneel (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=1413123937)
Kratt (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=90114010860)
sanmu the shamu (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=26129264062)
Kontra (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=98138192574)
Arrow838™ (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=47126566058)
FS'02 Febo (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=4474115274)
jellybean (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=14115023821)

Players leaving the Season;
Master Bjarke (B2)
Ragnar Lothbrok (B2)
PJM (C1)
bzox (C2)
Max Scherzer (C3)

Players joining new Season (24)
de Banja Luka (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=83113032703)
Genobrine (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=88140513028)
Captain MAK Sparrow (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=89111380263)
Arrow838™ (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=47126566058) (D1) ----> Excel (https://www.warzone.com/Profile?p=96140080192)

Edited 8/17/2021 05:22:28

Groups for Season 22

Group A:
Bonsai [DEFENDING CHAP]
kryzelfiz [RUNNER-UP]
koso
jimmy
Hunta
tris
Tof
iNsAnE
Naviiso
SNDBX

Group B1:
William Duan
Dummy
Jacob the Restless
rocky1
Fizzer
Andre Laufmöller
graemes
Matt431
CrYst
Thorben

Group B2:
I stabbed the lord and got chat-banned
Baer
battlebot
Leo
shoklor
Master Bjarke
Fc Bayern
Ameter
Ragnar Lothbrok
BlacKnight

Group C1:
Banxi
Andy Howard
PJM
Blindigo
Sevban
Master Shredtail
gollem
StarLord
Meow/]

Group C2:
roan
bzox
Kevin Turner
KaelF
Rob
mslasm
Dr. Love
the bloody-Nine
Hotarian
Just_A_Dutchman_

Group C3:
Captain Abraham Bartholomew
Max Scherzer
knaan
CJ
rgza
Dianne Abrams
Shia LeBooty
ilija
Brak😡

Group D1:
goralgn
RockVecSobek
Arrow838
jellybean
luboranga
Kontra
moez -----> Dropped for inactivity.

Group D2:
sanmu the shamu
R4L
Korneel
Captain Jack
FS'02 Febo
Kratt
krinid

Edited 7/1/2021 21:11:47

CURRENT STANDINGS;

Place, Wins, Losses, Outstanding Games, Player
Group A;
1 7 2 0 Bonsai
2 7 2 0 tris
3 6 3 0 jimmy
4 5 4 0 SNDBX
5 5 4 0 Hunta
6 5 4 0 Naviiso
7 4 5 0 kryzelfiz
8 4 5 0 koso
9 2 7 0 Tof
10 0 9 0 iNsAnE

Group B1; [FINISHED]
1 9 0 0 Fizzer
2 7 2 0 Jacob the Restless
3 6 3 0 graemes
4 6 3 0 Thorben
5 5 4 0 Andre Laufmöller
6 4 5 0 Matt431
7 3 6 0 rocky1
8 2 7 0 Dummy
9 2 7 0 CrYst
10 1 8 0 William Duan

Group B2; [FINISHED]
1 6 3 0 Fc Bayern
2 6 3 0 I stabbed the lord and got chat-banned
3 5 4 0 BlacKnight
4 5 4 0 Master Bjarke
5 5 4 0 Leo
6 4 5 0 Baer
7 4 5 0 battlebot
8 4 5 0 Ragnar Lothbrok
9 3 6 0 Ameter
10 3 6 0 shoklor

Group C1; [FINISHED]
1 8 0 0 Blindigo
2 6 2 0 gollem
3 6 2 0 Lord Phaedrus
4 5 3 0 Meow/]
5 4 4 0 Banxi
6 4 4 0 Sevban
7 2 6 0 Master Shredtail
8 1 7 0 StarLord
9 0 8 0 PJM

Group C2; [FINISHED]
1 7 2 0 mslasm
2 7 2 0 Hotarian
3 7 2 0 Rob
4 6 3 0 roan
5 5 4 0 Just_A_Dutchman_
6 4 5 0 Kevin Turner
7 3 6 0 KaelF
8 3 6 0 the bloody-Nine
9 2 7 0 Dr. Love
10 1 8 0 bzox

Group C3; [FINISHED]
1 6 2 0 rgza
2 6 2 0 Brak😡
3 6 2 0 knaan
4 6 2 0 Shia LeBooty
5 4 4 0 ilija
6 4 4 0 CJ
7 2 6 0 Captain Abraham Bartholomew
8 2 6 0 Dianne Abrams
9 0 8 0 Max Scherzer

Group D1; [FINISHED]
1 5 0 0 jellybean
2 4 1 0 Arrow838
3 2 3 0 Kontra
4 2 3 0 goralgn
5 1 4 0 luboranga
6 1 4 0 RockVecSobek

Group D2; [FINISHED]
1 5 1 0 krinid
2 4 2 0 Korneel
3 3 3 0 FS'02 Febo
4 3 3 0 Kratt
5 3 3 0 R4L
6 3 3 0 sanmu the shamu
7 0 6 0 Captain Jack

Edited 10/6/2021 07:27:12

GROUP A: [FINISHED]
WINNER = Bonsai
Runner-up =tris
3rd = jimmy
4th = SNDBX
5th = Hunta
6th = Naviiso
RELEGATED = kryzelfiz
RELEGATED = koso
RELEGATED = Tof
RELEGATED = iNsAnE

GROUP B1: [FINISHED]
PROMOTION = Fizzer
PROMOTION = Jacob the Restless
3rd = graemes
4th = Thorben
5th = Andre Laufmöller
6th = Matt431
7th = rocky1
RELEGATED = Dummy
RELEGATED = CrYst
RELEGATED = William Duan

GROUP B2: [FINISHED]
PROMOTION = Fc Bayern
PROMOTION = I stabbed the lord and got chat-banned
3rd = BlacKnight
4th = Master Bjarke
5th = Leo
6th = Baer
7th = battlebot
RELEGATED = Ragnar Lothbrok
RELEGATED = Ameter
RELEGATED = shoklor

GROUP C1: [FINISHED]
PROMOTION = Blindigo
PROMOTION = gollem
3rd = Lord Phaedrus
4th = Meow/]
5th = Banxi
6th = Sevban
7th = Master Shredtail
RELEGATED = StarLord
RELEGATED = PJM

GROUP C2: [FINISHED]
PROMOTION = mslasm
PROMOTION = Hotarian
3rd = Rob
4th = roan
5th = Just_A_Dutchman_
6th = Kevin Turner
7th = the bloody-Nine
RELEGATED = KaelF
RELEGATED = Dr. Love
RELEGATED = bzox

GROUP C3: [FINISHED]
PROMOTION = rgza
PROMOTION = Brak😡
3rd = knaan
4th = Shia LeBooty
5th = ilija
6th = CJ
7th = Captain Abraham Bartholomew
RELEGATED = Dianne Abrams
RELEGATED = Max Scherzer


GROUP D1: [FINISHED]
PROMOTION = jellybean
PROMOTION = Arrow838 ---> Excel
PROMOTION = Kontra
PROMOTION = goralgn
5th = luboranga
6th = RockVecSobek

GROUP D2: [FINISHED]
PROMOTION = krinid
PROMOTION = Korneel
PROMOTION = FS'02 Febo
PROMOTION = Kratt
5th = R4L
6th = sanmu the shamu
7th = Captain Jack

Edited 10/6/2021 07:27:37

REMAINING GAMES; 0
Group A; [FINISHED]
Group B1; [FINISHED]
Group B2; [FINISHED]
Group C1; [FINISHED]
Group C2; [FINISHED]
Group C3; [FINISHED]
Group D1; [FINISHED]
Group D2; [FINISHED]

Edited 10/6/2021 07:27:50

Game Outcomes;
Group A; [FINISHED]

Group B1; [FINISHED]

Group B2; [FINISHED]

Group C1; [FINISHED]

Group C2; [FINISHED]

Group C3; [FINISHED]

Group D1; [FINISHED]

Group D2; [FINISHED]

Edited 10/6/2021 07:27:59

DISCORD LINK https://discord.gg/d74Gu4Xm6b

Edited 6/24/2021 23:17:22

[RESERVED]

Is it still possible to join?
Please sign me up.

Edited 6/28/2021 06:56:07

Don't see my name in there ... did I get booted from this season?

@jellybean added

@krinid, you are in the D groups, still waiting to see how many ppl sign up before creating the D groups. Should have the list up by midweek.

Got it, thanks.

Oh boy, lets go! Excited for my first season in A, going to ask forgiveness already from my opponents for slow play as long as CL is still going on.

Wow, keeping me company in D2 ... R4L, Kratt & Shamu. I thought I might get a few easy wins b/c it's the lowest block, but guess not!

All good though, BRING ON THE GOOD GAMES! Let's do this!

SEASON 23 WILL START in around 24 hours! Signups for group D will close around 30 min before the start, so make sure you post if you would like to join before then!

Next update will be at the start of season.

[SIGNUPS FOR SEASON 23 ARE CLOSED]

Edited 7/1/2021 21:09:20

SEASON 23 is OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY!

Games are started at 5:30 EST, so please remember to accept games by July 4th at 5:30 EST, as games will not show a boot timer when the invite is sent!

GL to all players this season in promotion and to our group A players, gl in your quest to take the crown from Bonsai. May the best S/E player win!

Easy wins for me :D

There's our Arrow, humble as always.