Welcome to the first, inaugural edition of the Sword & Shield Premier League, or SSPL for short! The SSPL is a team-based tournament where eight team managers draft their team from a pool, in a auction-style draft, and battle for the next seven weeks to determine the top four teams that will proceed to the final stage, and from there it's really simple - single elimination matches until the winner takes it all! And not just the glory, because the prize of this tournament is a team custom avatar!
Information about the tournament can be also found in the SS OU Discord server. The hosts for this edition of SSPL are Clementine and Lalaya.
The slots for this tournament are:
- SS Ubers
- SS OU
- SS OU
- SS OU
- SS DOU
- SS UU
- SS RU
- SS NU
- SS PU
- SS LC
Player sign-ups will go up either Sunday, April 16th or Monday, April 17th. When a prospective player signs up, they are expected to also note which tiers they are interested in playing during the tournament. In order to ensure the best possible experience for yourself, the managers, and your team, please do NOT sign up for any tier you are unwilling to play. If you would not seriously consider playing that tier in a tournament environment, do not list it. Don't make dumb joke posts about playing tiers you do not care for. That being said, players WILL NOT be restrained to play only the tiers that they list during their sign up.
General Rules and Information
Tournament Rules and General Guidelines
Managers signups will be up as soon or at the same time this thread goes up, and you can check them in the following thread. They will be open until April 14th, or when we're satisfied with the manager selection.
Player sign-ups will go up either Sunday, April 16th or Monday, April 17th. We encourage everyone to sign up for the tiers that they are familiar with and enjoy, however players will not be restrained to play the tiers that they list in their sign up post, meaning there's no tierlock in place.
Auction will take place TBD. Total money for teams is 140,000 credits. Once the time is set, all managers and the hosts will enter the place where the auction will be held. Spectators are allowed to join in to watch the fun unfold, but will not be able to speak. Auction order will be announced once teams are decided.
it is necessary for every team to field a roster of 10 starters and a minimum of 2 substitutes of which all must be paid at least 3000 credits each.
it is necessary for every team to field a roster of 10 starters and a minimum of 2 substitutes of which all must be paid at least 3000 credits each.
This tournament will consist of a 7-week long Round Robin, in which teams will face each other, once each, fighting to obtain a finals spot. After these 7 weeks, the top four teams will go in the playoffs to see who is the final winner of the SSPL.
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