Welcome to Promotion/Relegation League 36. Let's meet group A competition.

MoD - He has won 2 seasons in a row now and a total of 3. He's hungry for 3 in a row.
Timinator - 2 time league champion. He is also one of the most consistent players in the league and has not relegated in many seasons.
almosttricky - 2 time league winner.
rocky1 - Brand new to group A, looking to grab a win from the complacent regulars.
Reza - 5th season in group A, but no titles yet.
Edge - 6th straight season in group A, not titles so far.
Hunta - Another newbie to group A.

Who has what it takes to take it all!?

Concept

The Promotion/Relegation League is a seasonal group of round-robin Warzone tournaments, always on the classic “strategic medium earth” map and settings with 0% weighted random luck. (This is not the same as the template currently used for the 1v1 ladder). Players are grouped into 7 player groups, each group sorted into a tier. At the end of each season, the top players of each tier are promoted to the next tier above. Bottom players are relegated to the next tier below. Middle players remain in the same tier.

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.

For season 34, the following model is employed:

A (1 group): 2 demote, 1 wins the league!
B (1 group): 2 promote, 3 relegate
C (2 groups): 3 promote (1 each group plus 2nd place playoff between C1 and C2), 4 relegate (2 each group)
D (2 groups): 4 promote (2 each group), 6 relegate (3 each group)
E (3 groups): 6 promote (2 each group), 9 relegate (3 each group)
F (5 groups): about 10 promote (2 each group)

Links to Tournaments
http://wzclot.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com/pr/season/762/

There are exceptions to this model. Where there is default – a player becoming inactive or asking to bow out of the league – there can be more promotions or fewer relegations to fill in the vacancy. The principle, though, is to usually have at least one player from each group relegated. There are usually a lot of dropouts every season, especially in the lower tiered groups. This means that players should always try to do the best that they can because 3rd place can sometimes mean a promotion and 2nd to last isn't always a relegation!

Any player inactive for more than 10 days at the beginning of a new season will be removed from the league (unless they are on vacation). This rule is intended to move the league along more quickly. Players must also join any tournament related to the league within 2 weeks or face removal (again players on vacation are excluded). The league administrator reserves the right to speed up the league by deciding games by turn speed to prevent players from stalling the league. Players intentionally stalling their games will forfeit their remaining games and be removed from the league.

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 tied players. Occasionally, there are loops of ties that cannot be resolved by the head-to-head rule. A tie-breaking tournament then takes place unless all the players involved agree to otherwise settle the tie.

If players are still tied after the tiebreaker tournament, tiebreaker tournaments will continue to be created until the end of the season (minimum of 1 tiebreaker tournament) or until any player forfeits. If the end of the season is near, tiebreaker tournament boot times can be adjusted to 1 day 10 hours.

Anyone can join the league, members and non-members alike, simply by request in the most recent “Promotion/Relegation League” forum thread. If you ask to join on a past P/R league thread, I will not see it and likely won't add you. New players begin in the bottom group or in an expansion group. Promotions from expansion groups depend on numbers within the new groups.

For players with multiple accounts, transferring your spot in the league to another account is allowed. You must send me the request from both the accounts involved in the transfer and both accounts must have the same flag (and state if applicable). This is an effort to prevent players from transferring their spot in the league with someone who hasn't earned that spot. Playing with multiple accounts in the same season is not allowed.

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 of it let the administrator know before the new season begins instead of simply declining to play after the groups have been determined and tournaments begun.

League Administrators by season:
Chokecherry 1-10
Frankdeslimste • apex 11-18
Pushover 19-20
awesomeusername 21-22
almosttricky 23-36

Edited 10/29/2022 19:28:04

Hall of Fame (omitting shared titles):
Deadman - 5
timon92 - 4
Dunga - 3
Master of Desaster - 3
grona - 2
dreuj - 2
Ruthless Bastard - 2
Frankdeslimste - 2
Timinator - 2
almosttricky - 2
Krzychu - 1
Tenshi - 1
Heyheuhei - 1
Buns - 1
Beren - 1
Njord - 1

Season 1 (3 equal groups)
Dunga http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=2151
Frankdeslimste http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=2155
TexasJohn http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=2154
Season 2 Dunga http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=2295
Season 3 Dunga http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=2631
Season 4 Dunga http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=2935
Season 5 HHH http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=3180
Season 6 Frankdeslimste http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=3500
Season 7 Frankdeslimste http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=4042
Season 8 Ruthless Bastard http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=4484
Season 9 Ruthless Bastard http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=4969
Season 10 dreuj http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=6070
Season 11 dreuj http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=7424
Season 12 grona http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=9076
Season 13 grona http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=10348
Season 14 - A Five Way Tie! Frankdeslimste, Miyagi, Grona, Ineffable, Timon92 https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TournamentID=11631
Season 15 Tenshi https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=13085
Season 16 timon92 https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=14279
Season 17 Krzychu https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=15408
Season 18 timon92 https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=17073
Season 19 timon92 https://www.warzone.com/Forum/149352-promotionrelegation-league-season-19
Season 20 Timinator https://www.warzone.com/Forum/173737-promotionrelegation-league-season-20
Season 21 Deadman https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=21890
Season 22 almosttricky https://www.warzone.com/Forum/280775-promotionrelegation-league-season-23
Season 23 timon92 - https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=24099
Season 24 Buns - https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=24979
Season 25 Beren - https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=25545
Season 26 Deadman - https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=26524
Season 27 Deadman - https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=28930
Season 28 Deadman - https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=30514
Season 29 Deadman - https://www.warzone.com/Forum/398548-promotion-relegation-league-29?Offset=0
Season 30 Njord - https://www.warzone.com/Forum/430504-promotion-relegation-league-season-30
Season 31 Master of Desaster - https://www.warzone.com/Forum/496311-promotion-relegation-league-season-31?Offset=0
Season 32 Timinator - https://www.warzone.com/Forum/544197-promotion-relegation-league-season-32?Offset=0
Season 33 almosttricky - https://www.warzone.com/Forum/576907-promotion-relegation-league-season-33
https://www.warzone.com/Forum/598226-pr-league-season-33-continuation
Season 34 Master of Desaster https://www.warzone.com/Forum/602477-pr-league-season-34
Season 35 Master of Desaster https://www.warzone.com/Forum/628545-pr-league-season-35

Edited 10/28/2022 23:43:01

Group A
Master of Desaster (from A)
Timinator (from A)
almosttricky (from A)
Reza (from A)
Edge (from A)
rocky1 (from B)
Hunta (from B)

Group B
Hergul (from A)
Min34 (from B)
GuestNWHSzY (from B)
Milly (from B)
Widzisz • apex (from C)
Tof (from C)
Sloppyfatginger (from C)

Group C
Beren Erchamion (from B)
Stales78 (from C)
Dry-clean-only (from C)
Matt431 (from C)
Maréchal Lannes, duc de Montebello (from C)
Math Wolf (from C)
JV (from C)
Baer (from C)
awesomeusername (from C)
K-Pott (from D)
TweeKeerJelle (from D)
Drowning Manatee (from D)
Etienne (from D)
Mirror (from D)

Group D
MoneyMakingMitch (from C)
tartan1314 (from D)
Robert E Lee (from D)
Andre Lafmöller (from D)
Thorben (from D)
graemes (from D)
powerB (from D)
Lucien Muller (from D)
Yelo (from D)
CrYst (from E)
ARand0mPlayer (from E)
Shia LeBooty (from E)
Matrim Cauthon (from E)
Mr.Carpenter (from E)

Group E1
Cata Cauda (from E)
RockVecSobek (from E)
Master Turtle (from E)
Hasdrubal (from E)
Hodop (from E)
FalerCZ (from E)
Tjoex (from E)
adr66 (from E)
Lord Koros (from E)
UnFairerOrb76 (from E)
eoghan (from E)
Pink (from F)
Kevin Turner (from F)
alexclusive (from F)
CJ (from F)
καλλιστηι (from F)
Le Count H (from F)
DonkeyTeeth (from F)
Ilija (from F)
TR-8R (from F)
Petitchelem (from F)

Group F
goralgn (from F)
PresidentMDW (from F)
111 (from F)
Steveqo (from F)
viking1007 (from F)
Coyote151 (from F)
Doc (from F)
Captain MAK Sparrow (from F)
Coronel Gavilan (from F)
Alien (from F)
Tac(ky)tical (from F)
[GM] Realtor (from F)
DanSeba (new)
knaan (new)
QuantumUltimate (new)
andrtych (new)
krinid (new)
CraZy (new)
Nature (new)
koning (new)
Jack Norris (new)
sb (new)
AJordy_ (new)

Group A
Master of Desaster
Timinator
almosttricky
Reza
Edge
rocky1
Hunta

Group B
Hergul
Min34
GuestNWHSzY
Milly
Widzisz • apex
Tof
Sloppyfatginger

Group C1
Baer
Math Wolf
Etienne
Dry-clean-only
Drowning Manatee
Mirror
Beren Erchamion

Group C2
Stales78
awesomeusername
Matt431
JV
TweeKeerJelle
Maréchal Lannes, duc de Montebello
K-Pott

Group D1
powerB
ARand0mPlayer
Robert E Lee
Mr.Carpenter
Yelo
Matrim Cauthon
Lucien Muller

Group D2
graemes
Shia LeBooty
tartan1314
Thorben
CrYst
MoneyMakingMitch
Andre Lafmöller

Group E1
Hodop
Master Turtle
UnFairerOrb76
καλλιστηι
CJ
Kevin Turner
Lord Koros

Group E2
Petitchelem
Pink
adr66
Tjoex
Le Count H
Ilija
eoghan

Group E3
RockVecSobek
DonkeyTeeth
TR-8R
Cata Cauda
FalerCZ
alexclusive
Hasdrubal

Group F1
QuantumUltimate
DanSeba
knaan
Steveqo
AJordy_
Tac(ky)tical
THE AWESOME OTTERYCAT

Group F2
andrtych
Nature
sb
Captain MAK Sparrow
goralgn
PresidentMDW
exe

Group F3
Coronel Gavilan
krinid
Coyote151
111
Doc
[GM] Realtor

Group F4
Jack Norris
koning
viking1007
CraZy
Alien
Usual Suspect

Here are the groups for the season, please let me know if there are any errors.

If anyone wants to join, I can add up to 5 more people!

Edited 11/6/2022 01:05:11

Thanks for the effort, tricky!

Okay, so I got all the players in and we are ready to start. I will push the start button on Monday or Tuesday.

There are 5 spots available to anybody who wants in before then!

Can I join this again?

No

@OTTERYCAT - you have been added to F1

There are only 3 spots left now. I'm hitting the start button in 1-2 days, so sign up soon if interested!

id like if its not too late!

@exe - you have been added

Season 36 is now underway! If you want to join next season, let me know and I will add you to the wait list.

Hello, I am leaving the league. I will be declining all the games of this season that I am being invited in. I am sorry that I did not announce that earlier. I hope the inconvenience is not too great.

The fans are calling for an update!

Here are the first results of the season! One promotion has already been decided! My apologies ahead of time for the bad commentary.

Group A
Master of Desaster 2-0
Edge 2-1
almosttricky 2-1
Timinator 1-1
Reza
rocky1 0-2
Hunta 0-2

So far this group seems to be a repeat of the last 2 with MoD on top of the list. Edge and almosttricky are close behind. rocky and hunter are off to a rocky started and hunting for some wins.

Group B
Tof 2-0
Min34 2-0
Widzisz • apex 1-0
Hergul 2-3
Sloppyfatginger 2-3
Milly 1-2
GuestNWHSzY 1-3

Tof and Min are off to a good start with Widzisz rounding out the as of yet undefeated players. Everyone else is likely out of the running for the top spots and trying not to relegate.

Group C1
Beren Erchamion 3-0
Math Wolf 1-0
Etienne
Dry-clean-only 1-1
Mirror 1-1
Baer 1-2
Drowning Manatee 0-3

Results are early here, but Beren has a strong lead. Everyone else has 1 or 0 wins. Math wolf was saved from relegation last season by dropouts and makes his like 5th straight appearance in group C.

Group C2
Stales78 2-0
awesomeusername 2-0
JV 3-1
TweeKeerJelle 1-1
K-Pott 2-2
Matt431 0-2
Maréchal Lannes, duc de Montebello 0-4

Stales, awesomeusername, and JV are all essentially tied at the top. TweeKeerJelle and K-Pott are tied in the middle. Matt and Marechal (the M players) struggle to gain traction.

Group D1
Yelo 5-1
Lucien Muller 4-1
Matrim Cauthon 2-0
Mr.Carpenter 3-2
Robert E Lee 2-3
powerB 1-4
ARand0mPlayer 0-6 (inactive)

At first glance, it would appear Yelo has this group wrapped up. However, he did lose to the yet undefeated Matrim. Since a tie for first is still possible, I will wait before posting promotions. With an inactive player in the group, powerB will need another win and luck to avoid relegation.

Group D2
graemes 2-0
Thorben 1-0
tartan1314 1-1
Andre Lafmöller 1-1
CrYst 2-2
Shia LeBooty 0-1
MoneyMakingMitch 0-2

This is a pretty vanilla group so far with nobody having more than 2 wins or losses. Good job to graemes and Thorben on the lead thus far.

Group E1
CJ 2-0
Lord Koros 2-0
καλλιστηι 1-0
UnFairerOrb76 1-1
Kevin Turner 0-1
Hodop 1-3
Master Turtle 1-3

This group is only slight further along than D2 with Hodop and Master Turtle flirting with relegation. CJ, Lord Koros, and καλλιστηι have an early lead.

Group E2
eoghan 4-0
Ilija 2-0
adr66 3-1
Pink 1-1
Petitchelem 1-2
Le Count H 1-2
Tjoex 0-6 RELEGATION

eoghan has a strong lead in the group although Ilija and adr66 are also playing well so far. Tjoex will relegate unless the season has a lot of dropouts.

Group E3
alexclusive 5-0 PROMOTION
FalerCZ 4-1
DonkeyTeeth 2-1
Hasdrubal 2-1
TR-8R 2-2
RockVecSobek 1-5 (inactive)
Cata Cauda (dropping out) 0-6

alexclusive has a nearly unassailble lead, although Hasdrubal could still knock him out of the top spot. FalerCZ, DonkeyTeeth, Hasdrubal, and TR-8R are all still in the running for the 2nd spot.

Group F1
knaan 5-1
AJordy_ 4-1
DanSeba 4-2
THE AWESOME OTTERYCAT 2-1
Steveqo 2-4
Tac(ky)tical 1-4
QuantumUltimate 0-5 (inactive)

knaan is on the top with his only loss to OTTERYCAT. AJordy and DanSeba are all near the top. The bottom 3 are out of the running for promotion.

Group F2
exe 3-0
Nature 2-0
sb 3-1
Captain MAK Sparrow 1-1
andrtych 1-3
goralgn 0-2
PresidentMDW 0-3

exe leads F2 with 3-0 and an important win against sb. Nature and sb are also group favorites.

Group F3
Coyote151 3-0
krinid 2-0
Doc 2-0
111 1-2
Coronel Gavilan 0-2
[GM] Realtor 0-4

Coyote has 3-0, which is pretty strong in a 5 person group. However, krinid and Doc are both 2-0. These 3 seem poised to battle for the 2 promotion spots. 111 and Coronel Gavilan would need all wins, luck, and a tiebreaker to still have a shot at promotion.

Group F4
Jack Norris 3-0
koning 2-1
CraZy 2-1
Usual Suspect 2-1
Alien 0-2
viking1007 0-4

Jack Norris again has a strong 3-0 in a 5 person group. This group has 3 players at 2-1 that are still in the running for promotion.

Waiting list
Maths Empire

Whats a dude got to do to get accepted onto the ladder?

Almosttricky will add you to the next season if there is space :)

Love the effort your put in this Tricky, keep up the good work :)

Edited 12/24/2022 17:33:23

Thanks for organizing almosttricky, happy holidays!

Here is another update for you all. See below for the league winner! Sorry that I'm slow on the updates.
games remaining - 11 total
Group A - 3
Group B (tiebreaker) - 3
C1/C2 playoff - 1
Group D2 - 3
Group E2 - 1

Group A
Master of Desaster 5-1 WINNER OF P/R League 36!
Reza 3-1
Edge 3-2
almosttricky 3-2
rocky1 2-4
Timinator 1-4
Hunta 1-4

Master of Desaster pulls off another P/R league win! This makes 3 in a row for him! He is now tied in second place for the most wins in the league ever! His only loss was to rocky. On the relegation side, rocky, Timinator, and Hunta are in danger. If timinator and Hunta win their last game, they will create a 3 way tie for last place. Reza Edge, and almosttricky are safe.

Group B
Milly 4-2 WINNER! PROMOTION!
Min34 3-3 (3-1) PROMOTION!
Tof 3-3 (2-2) (1-1)
Widzisz • apex 3-3 (2-2) (1-1)
Hergul 3-3 (2-2) (1-1)
Sloppyfatginger 3-3 (1-3) RELEGATION
GuestNWHSzY 2-4 RELEGATION

This game is basically a huge tie. Milly managed to break out of the 3-3 and wins the group! Min34 had the insight to lose to the correct people (MIlly and Guest) and ends up in 2nd place. Sloppyfatginger, however, lost to the wrong people and will relegate. There is a 3rd relegation spot, so Tof, Widzisz, and Hegul will have to face off to see who gets it.
Tiebreaker tournament: https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer/Tournament?ID=51447

Group C1
Math Wolf 6-0 WINNER! PROMOTION!
Beren Erchamion 5-1 C1/C2 PLAYOFF
Baer 3-3
Etienne 2-4 (2-0)
Dry-clean-only 2-4 (1-1)
Mirror 2-4 (0-2) RELEGATION
Drowning Manatee 1-5 RELEGATION

FINISHED. Whoa, what! Math wolf finally breaks into Group B at his 5th try! He also does it in style with 6-0! Beren will go to the playoff with C2.

Group C2
Stales78 6-0 WINNER! PROMOTION!
JV 4-2 (1-0) C1/C2 PLAYOFF
awesomeusername 4-2 (0-1)
TweeKeerJelle 2-4
K-Pott 3-3
Matt431 1-5
Maréchal Lannes, duc de Montebello 1-5

FINISHED. Another player goes 6-0 to win a group, congrats to Stales78! JV got the h2h win against awesomeusername to grab 2nd place and will face Beren.

C1/C2 playoff (Beren vs JV)
https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=33208130

Group D1
Yelo 5-1 (1-0) WINNER! (dropping out)
Lucien Muller 5-1 (0-1) PROMOTION
Mr.Carpenter 4-2 PROMOTION
Robert E Lee 3-3 (1-0)
Matrim Cauthon 3-3 (0-1) RELEGATION?
powerB 1-5 RELEGATION
ARand0mPlayer 0-6 (inactive)

FINISHED. A tie for first is avoided and Yelo wins it! Close behind is Lucien with 2nd! Yelo is also dropping out, so Mr. Carpenter will promote. Matrim will relegate if 3 relegations are needed from the group.

Group D2
graemes 4-1
CrYst 4-2
tartan1314 4-2
Andre Lafmöller 3-2
Shia LeBooty 1-2
Thorben 2-4 RELEGATION?
MoneyMakingMitch 0-5 RELEGATION

3 games left. graemes is the favorite so far here, but he needs a win against Shia to take the group. Any of the top 5 players here could still promote.

Group E1
καλλιστηι 6-0 WINNER! PROMOTION
CJ 5-1 PROMOTION
Lord Koros 3-3
Kevin Turner 3-3
Hodop 2-4 RELEGATION?
UnFairerOrb76 1-5 RELEGATION
Master Turtle 1-5 RELEGATION

FINISHED. καλλιστηι wins the group with 6-0, congrats! 2nd goes to CJ with a respectable 5-1. Hodop will relegate if needed.

Group E2
eoghan 6-0 WINNER! PROMOTION
adr66 5-1 PROMOTION
Ilija 3-2
Pink 2-3
Petitchelem 2-4 (1-0) RELEGATION?
Le Count H 2-4 (0-1) RELEGATION
Tjoex 0-6 RELEGATION

1 game left. eoghan is yet another 6-0 victory, nicely done! adr66 is 5-1, which is a solid 2nd place! One game remains between Ilija and Pink.

Group E3
alexclusive 6-0 WINNER! PROMOTION
DonkeyTeeth 4-2 (1-0) PROMOTION
FalerCZ 4-2 (0-1)
Hasdrubal 3-3 (1-0)
TR-8R 3-3 (0-1) RELEGATION?
RockVecSobek 1-5 (inactive)
Cata Cauda (dropping out) 0-6

FINISHED. alexclusive wins with a perfect score! DonkeyTeeth just edges out FalerCZ for 2nd place. TR-8R will relegate as needed (although more than 2 relegations from group E is rare).

Group F1
knaan 5-1 (1-0) WINNER! PROMOTION
AJordy_ 5-1 (0-1) PROMOTION
DanSeba 4-2
THE AWESOME OTTERYCAT 2-4
Steveqo 2-4
Tac(ky)tical 2-4
QuantumUltimate 1-5 (inactive)

FINISHED. knaan barely beats AJordy for first, but both will promote, so congrats!

Group F2
exe 5-1 (1-0)
sb 5-1 (0-1)
andrtych 3-3 (1-0)
PresidentMDW 3-3 (0-1)
Captain MAK Sparrow 2-4 (1-0)
Nature 2-4 (0-1)
goralgn 1-5

FINISHED. exe here barely beats sb for the title! Having a short name in this group seems to be important, haha.

Group F3
krinid 5-0 WINNER! PROMOTION
Doc 4-1 PROMOTION
Coyote151 3-2
111 1-4
Coronel Gavilan 1-4
[GM] Realtor 1-4

FINISHED. krinid and Doc grab the top spots here, congrats!

Group F4
Jack Norris 5-0 WINNER! PROMOTION
CraZy 4-1 PROMOTION
Usual Suspect 3-2
koning 2-3
viking1007 1-4
Alien 0-5

FINISHED. Jack Norris wins with CraZy in second, congratulations! The group is also perfectly stratified from 5-0 to 0-5.

Waiting list
Maths Empire
ShogunTakeru

Edited 1/24/2023 18:22:21