Pro Qualification & EP System

Overview

The EUSL Qualification System aims to create a fair and balanced method for determining teams that will participate in the Pro league. The system uses a combination of core retention criteria, automatic qualifications, and a play-in tournament to ensure fairness and competitive balance.

10.1 Core Retention Criteria

To maintain the core identity of a team while acknowledging roster changes, a team must retain a minimum of 3 players from its previous season lineup to be considered the same team. The players must have played 25% of the team’s total periods played to be considered (including Playoffs or Gauntlet). This core retention criteria will be used to determine automatic qualifications. In the event a previous team of 6 attempts to claim two core-3 spots preference will be given to the core-3 with the most periods played in the previous season.

10.2 Automatic Qualifications

The following teams will automatically qualify for the professional league:

  • Non-relegated teams from the previous Pro league season that meet the core retention criteria.
  • Promoted Challenger teams from the previous season that meet the core retention criteria and maintain a minimum of 28 EP.

If the number of teams meeting the core retention criteria from the previous Pro League season is insufficient to fill the division, the remaining spots will be allocated to the play-in tournament.

10.3 Play-in Tournament

The remaining spots in the Pro league will be filled through a play-in tournament. The tournament will include the following teams:

  • Teams from the previous pro league season that did not meet the core retention criteria or did not relegate with enough EP.
  • Any newly formed teams with enough EP.

The play-in tournament structure will vary based on the number of spots available, with seeding based on the EP from the 4 highest EP players.

10.4 Player Value System (EP)

To ensure that teams are composed of experienced and skilled players, a Player Value System (EP) will be implemented. This system assigns points to players based on their experience and achievements. Teams must have a minimum total EP to be eligible for the play-in tournament. Players must have played at least 25% of their team’s total periods (including Playoffs or Gauntlet) in the relevant season (e.g last season for 10pts, in the season they were on a top 4 team for historical EP).

  • Pro-qualified players from last season’s pro teams that did not relegate: 10 EP.
  • Players from promoted challenger teams: 7 EP.
  • Current Top-4 players from the pro league: Additional 3 EP.
  • Players relegated from pro: 4 EP.
  • Players with pro experience (non-top 4) who took a 1-season break: 4 EP.
  • Players with pro experience (non-top 4) who took a 2-season break: 3 EP.
  • Players with pro experience and top-4 finishes who took a 1-season break: 7 EP.
  • Players with pro experience and top-4 finishes lose 1 EP for each season since they last played to a minimum of: 4 EP.

10.5 Roster Requirements

Teams participating in the play-in tournament must meet the following roster requirements:

  • A minimum roster size of 4 players.
  • A maximum roster size of 6 players.
  • A minimum total EP of 18 points from the highest 4 EP players on the roster.
  • An appointed general manager (GM) of the roster. This can be a member of the roster or an external position. We advise people to make a ticket before signing up this way.
  • Rosters with core relegated lineups are ineligible.