Eligibility rules for WCoP XI have been changed in order to remove all forms of eligibility rule abuse and thus ensure the legitimacy of all participating teams.
WCoP Eligibility Rules
1) A player can only play for the region associated with their forum IP, barring the following exception(s):
2) A player may play for the
last region they have played for in the past if and only if they played for that region under
strong eligibility, meaning that there was at one point in time a forum IP tying them to that region for a length of time.
Allowed: BKC played for US East under strong eligibility in WCoP 2015 and may choose to play for US East even though he has since moved to Europe.
Disallowed: During Summer played for Asia under weakest eligibility in WCoP 2015. He may not play for Asia unless he moves there.
a) Should they choose to play for their old region, they will be permanently barred from playing on any other team in future WCoPs, even if their region changes again or if they are rejected from the team they selected.
Disallowed: BKC chooses to play for US East for WCoP 2016. In 2017, he is rejected from US East because his skill has deteriorated significantly. He may not play for Europe.
b) Should they instead choose to play for their current region, they will be barred from playing for any past regions.
Disallowed: BKC chooses to play for Europe for WCoP 2016. In 2017, he is rejected from Europe for significant attitude issues. He may not play for US East.
c) Should they undergo another region change in the future, the player will once again be given a choice between playing for their new region or the region they previously lived in, but not any regions they previously rejected. This choice will not be available if the player has opted to play for an older region.
Allowed: BKC chooses to play for Europe for WCoP 2016. He moves to Australia a year later. He may play for either Oceania or Europe.
Disallowed: BKC chooses to play for US East for WCoP 2016. He moves to Australia a year later. He may not play for Oceania.
Further clarifying details to clear up any questions you may have will be presented in the WCoP player sign-up thread. If you have any, feel free to PM me on Smogon (please not IRC or PS). We appreciate your patience with this decision.