The 2014 season of the World League will be getting underway shortly.
A few changes/reminders for everyone to be aware of:
All matches will be scheduled to autostart on the scheduled dates. The top 3 divisions will remain 10 teams and a round robin format, the bottom 3 divisions will have 20+ teams and a 9 round swiss system format. Players are only allowed to play official World League matches for 1 team each season and will now have their match scores adjusted if they violate this rule multiple times. All closed accounts will continue to be included in the adjustments to the final team match scores.
Here are the divisions based on the WL2013 standings as of Jan 1, 2014. Please note that these are not the final standings for the 2013 season, just the interim standings used for setting the divisions this season. Final standings for 2013 will be announced when all matches have a decisive result.
A couple notes on the divisions:
Some teams were shifted between divisions in order to meet the minimum number of player requirements. New teams were placed into divisions based on the best current estimation of their strength. There is currently an odd number of teams in Division F, so a new team may be added to balance the schedule.
Message from Daws74 -World league director:
Happy New Year everyone!
The 2014 season of the World League will be getting underway shortly.
A few changes/reminders for everyone to be aware of:
All matches will be scheduled to autostart on the scheduled dates. The top 3 divisions will remain 10 teams and a round robin format, the bottom 3 divisions will have 20+ teams and a 9 round swiss system format. Players are only allowed to play official World League matches for 1 team each season and will now have their match scores adjusted if they violate this rule multiple times. All closed accounts will continue to be included in the adjustments to the final team match scores.
Here are the divisions based on the WL2013 standings as of Jan 1, 2014. Please note that these are not the final standings for the 2013 season, just the interim standings used for setting the divisions this season. Final standings for 2013 will be announced when all matches have a decisive result.
A couple notes on the divisions:
Some teams were shifted between divisions in order to meet the minimum number of player requirements. New teams were placed into divisions based on the best current estimation of their strength. There is currently an odd number of teams in Division F, so a new team may be added to balance the schedule.