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    ECL '23 Winter - Qualifiers Info

    SportsGamers,

    Before we get underway with the main part of the season, we have some qualifying ahead of us and with that, let's get right to it with the info to follow below:

    Firstly, ECL '23 Winter Pro and Lite Qualifiers will start officially on Thursday, November 24th.

    The Qualifiers will be completed at an intensive pace and here are the schedules for the respective Qualifiers:

    • Pro Qualifiers:
      • Round 1: Thursday 24.11., Sunday 27.11., Monday 28.11., Tuesday 29.11.
      • Round 2: Thursday 1.12., Sunday 4.12., Monday 5.12.
      • BO5 series (where needed*): Wednesday 7.12.
    • Lite Qualifiers:
      • Group Play: Thursday 24.11., Sunday 27.11., Monday 28.11., Tuesday 29.11., Wednesday 30.11., Thursday 1.12.
      • BO3 series (where needed*): Sunday 4.12., Monday 5.12., Tuesday 6.12., Wednesday 7.12., Thursday 8.12.

    * The final number of open spots will be determined on 30.11. by 23.59 CET when registrations close for Elite, Pro and Lite series levels.

     

    ECL_23_Winter_Qualifiers.jpg

     

    In our Lite & Pro Qualifier registrations article, we stated the following logic as a basis of filling potential open spots in divisions and Qualifiers:

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    • Teams will not be promoted directly and all open spots will be filled through qualifiers (excluding automatically relegated/promoted teams). If there happens to be more open spots than anticipated (e.g. from teams disbanding which would have been invited to play in the qualifier) spots are filled as follows:
      • Pro Qualifiers
        • Pro relegated teams
        • Lite #10-16
        • Wildcard teams #5-8
        • Lite #17-32
        • Core #5-8 

    ECL_8_Pro_logo_350x350.png

    Based on that logic, to fill the available spots after sign-ups, the following ECL '22 Spring teams have gained the right to participate in the Pro Qualifier:

    • Company of Geeks
    • Venom (HC SHH)
    • Sodertalje SK
    • Six Sticks Misfits (Linköping HC)
    • Ace Hockey
    • Lemmenvelhot
    • TTK
    • RoKi Esports
    • PunaKala

    Due to us having only one Pro Wildcard applicants fulfilling the requirements for a Pro Qualifier Wildcard spot, The Wildcard Battle was not played this season.

    Below is the Wildcard team:

    • Örebro Hockey

     

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    ECL_8_Pro_logo_350x350.png ECL Pro Qualifier Teams

    1. Hawaii Hockey
    2. Djurgården Hockey
    3. Leksands IF Esport (Prima eSport)
    4. Mora IK
    5. Memento (Spirit)
    6. Lulea Hockey academy (Tadpole)
    7. Bastu
    8. Arkham Asylum
    9. Team NGU
    10. Frolunda HC Academy (Frolunda HC Region)
    11. Orebro Hockey
    12. Company of Geeks
    13. Venom
    14. Sodertalje SK
    15. Six Sticks Misfits
    16. Ace Hockey
    17. Lemmenvelhot
    18. TTK
    19. RoKi Esports
    20. PunaKala

     

    ECL_22_Pro_Qualification_Structure_16_9.

     

     

    ECL_8_Lite_logo_350x350.png


    The Expansion of the ECL '23 Lite Qualifiers will come into effect immediately. Here, we'll be increasing the Qualifier size to a total of 64 teams, consisting of 15 Lite teams, 28 Core teams and 4 Neo teams from the previous season. The remaining 17 spots in the qualifiers will be filled by Wildcard teams, and these Wildcard spots will be open for application to every team without restrictions. Wildcard spots will be filled in order of registration. In the case of eligible teams not signing up, the amount of Wildcard spots will automatically increase.

    Teams that applied for an ECL '23 Winter Lite Wildcard spot:

    • Alliance HT
    • Bad to the Bone
    • BIG Mistake
    • Chiefzz HC
    • Davemiehet
    • Golden Sticks
    • Gunners HC
    • HC VADELMA
    • Karmadillos
    • Lions Academy
    • Lulea Hockey Region
    • Nurnberg IceTigers eSport
    • Prestige
    • Skelleftea AIK
    • Sunne IK Esport
    • Timra IK Esport
    • TROJANS
    • Unique
    • xBOTS backup


     Lite Qualifier teams:

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    ECL_8_Lite_logo_350x350.png ECL Lite Qualifier Teams

    1. SCB eSports
    2. HC Lugano eSports (EiSKALATiON)
    3. United Front
    4. Lutunilkat
    5. Remparts de Tours eSport
    6. Herforder Ice Dragons
    7. Turkunummi
    8. Wildcats esport (EPINAL HC ESPORT)
    9. KH Torun Esports
    10. Gleumes Hockey Krefeld
    11. Finnish Hockey Legends
    12. DEG eSports
    13. Blessed Suedis (UnderRated)
    14. Shameful Knights
    15. Nordic Nosebleed
    16. Saucer Hockey
    17. Eisbaeren Lauf Gaming (Eisbaeren Lauf)
    18. Ghost (HC Ghost)
    19. Woodhands (Woodhands HC)
    20. Gunners HC
    21. Unique
    22. Karmadillos
    23. Lions Academy
    24. Lulea Hockey Region
    25. Nurnberg IceTigers eSport
    26. BIG Mistake
    27. Bad to the Bone
    28. Alliance HT
    29. Timra IK Esport
    30. HC VADELMA
    31. Davemiehet
    32. Skelleftea AIK
    33. Chiefzz HC
    34. Golden Sticks
    35. Prestige
    36. xBOTS backup
    37. Sunne IK Esport
    38. TROJANS

     

    The Lite Qualifier teams will be played in two stages, here is a breakdown of the structure:

    1. Six groups, six or seven teams - the Top 3 out of each group will gain direct promotion to Lite
    2. The remaining teams will clash for best-of-three series to determine the who will gain spots in the Lite division. The exact format will be determined later.

     

    Reminder about licenses

    The team participating in the qualifiers must have at least six players who have purchased a player license. Each team can get up to 3 free backup player licenses (outside of the primary 6) that can help the team out and play up to 10 games without having to buy the player license (more detailed info coming soon). The ECL ‘23 Player License can be purchased during the season if a backup wants to play more games than expected.

    The team license will be issued after the season's league spot has been decided in the qualifiers.

     

    Special rules for Qualifier teams

    • To prevent teams from taking advantage, specifically recruiting players to bolster your chances in the qualifier that have no intention of remaining in the team beyond that, we have decided to enforce a soft roster lock post qualifier play.
      • If a former Elite player wants to participate in a qualifier for a Wildcard, Pro or Lite team, then they will be locked into that division at where the team ends up throughout the season
        • Transfer to a lower division is possible
      • If a former Pro player wants to participate in a qualifier for a wildcard, Pro or Lite team, then they will be locked into that division at where the team ends up for 2 weeks (starting from the first game played in Pro that season)
        • Transfer to a lower division is possible
    • Lite & Pro Qualifiers are part of the ECL '23 Winter season
      • Only one transfer is allowed during the season
      • The backup player's free games decrease when playing qualifiers

    Otherwise, the ECL '22 Spring rulebook will be used in the qualifiers.

     

    We wish all participating good luck in the Qualifiers, play hard, play fair and most importantly have fun!




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