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    ECL '25: Winter - Elite & Pro Qualifiers kick off tonight!

    SportsGamers,

    It's time to kick off the ECL '25: Winter - Elite & Pro Qualifiers and in this article, we'll cover everything you need to know about the structure and schedules for the qualifiers of these two highest levels of play in the European Championship League.
     

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    ECL Elite Qualifier:

    The ECL Elite Qualifier consists of six (6) teams competing for two (2) open ECL Elite spots. The six teams meet in a group stage where every team plays each other twice - meaning each team will play 10 games. The TOP 4 teams go into a final round where #1 of the group stage plays #4 and #2 plays #3. The winners of these two matchups will win the promotion to Elite. The losers of the final round, along with the bottom two teams of the group stage will play in ECL Pro for the ECL '25: Winter season.
     

    ECL Elite Qualifier Schedule

    • Group Stage: 30.10-6.11.2024
    • Finals (BO7): 7.-10.11.2024
      • #1 vs #4 & #2 vs #3

    Click here to find the standings and schedule


    The following teams were eligible to register to the Elite Qualifiers:

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    Elite Qualifiers
    1 Elite 13 GOONS
    2 Elite 16 Declined
    3 Pro 🥈 Falun Coal Miners
    4 Pro 3 RYHTIC
    5 Pro 5 TIKI TALK
    6 Pro 6 Deadly Phantoms
    7 Pro 7 Declined
    8 Pro 8 Golden Sticks

     

    ECL Pro Qualifier:

    Stage 1: Four promotions
    The ECL Pro Qualifier consists of nineteen (19) teams competing for twelve (12) open ECL Pro spots. The group stage consists of four (4) groups of four (4) or five (5) teams where every team plays each other twice - meaning each team will play eight (8) or ten (10) games. The winner of the group stage in each group is directly promoted to ECL Pro. Teams finishing in positions 2-4 will move into Stage 2. Teams finishing 5th in their group will play in ECL Lite for the ECL '25: Winter season.

    Stage 2: Four promotions

    Groups 1 and 2 will merge into one group (A), and Groups 3 and 4 will merge into a second group (B). The points earned among the teams who already met in Stage 1 will be added to the standings and the teams will only play the three (3) teams they haven't met before.

    Once the games have been played and the standings have been tallied up, the top two (2) teams of both groups A & B will be promoted to ECL Pro. The remaining eight (8) teams will move on to Stage 3.

    Stage 3: Four promotions

    The remaining eight (8) teams will be seeded based on their performance and meet in one final best-of-7 matchup and the winner of each matchup will be promoted to ECL Pro.

    • #9 vs #16
    • #10 vs #15
    • #11 vs #14
    • #12 vs #13

    The losers of the final round will play in ECL Lite for the ECL '25: Winter season.

     

    ECL Pro Qualifier Schedule

    • Pro Qualifiers | Stage 1: 30.10-5.11.2024
    • Pro Qualifiers | Stage 2: 6.-10.11.2024
    • Pro Final Round (BO7): 11.-14.11.2024

    Click here to find the standings and schedule

    The following teams have secured their place in the ECL Pro Qualifiers:

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    1 Pro 23 Ghost
    2 Pro 24 Serpentes
    3 Pro 25 HC Lugano eSports
    4 Pro 27 Devilz
    5 Lite 4 Mights
    6 Lite 6 MoDo Hockey
    7 Lite 7 DEG eSports
    8 Lite 9 The Oldtimers
    9 Lite 10 Technical Disaster
    10 Lite 12 Blackbirds
    11 Lite 14 Ruuti
    12 Lite 16 Refuse Too Lose
    13 Wildcard DILAC
    14 Wildcard Kymmenelta Clubille
    15 Wildcard Bjorkloven Esport
    16 Pro 29 Eisbaeren Lauf Gaming
    17 Pro 30 AFTERLIFE
    18 Lite 19 Red Bull Munich eSports
    19 Lite 28 Capybaras

     

    ECL Lite Qualifier:

    The Lite Qualifiers are set to kick off later this week as well. We will have an update with all the information during Thursday.

    ECL Lite Qualifier Schedule

    • Lite Qualifiers: 1.-10.11.2024

    We aim to have the matchups and schedule available for you soon, so games can be started as early as possible.

     

     

    Frequently asked questions

    Do I need a license to play in the qualifiers?

    Yes. A player license is required (backup rules apply), but a team is not required to have a team license to enter the qualifiers.

     

    What does "Wildcard team" mean?

    A Wildcard team is a newly created team consisting of experienced community members with such experience and skill that could warrant playing at a higher level than the one the current team would otherwise be assigned to. Alternatively, a team that has strengthened significantly over the offseason can also be considered a Wildcard team.

     

    Big Tipper is banned as an ability, what do we do if the Grudge Match feature gets activated despite both teams selecting NO?

    The League Administration has decided to ban both Gold and Silver Big Tipper (both Gold and Silver) from the ECL ’25: Winter season for all divisions. However, due to a bug in NHL 25 that we hope to be patched soon, the Grudge Match feature may activate even when playing private club games and having selected to not have grudge matches appear. Due to this bug, a player may get special abilities that can boost all kinds of areas of their game. 

    Teams can try to search again and see if the game starts without the grudge match, but it is our understanding that it is hard to avoid.

    As we have no control over the grudge match feature at the moment, the League Administration cannot and will not handle disputes over the grudge match abilities, until the feature is patched. 




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