Introduction to the Weiss Schwarz European League

The European League is a tournament circuit for Weiss Schwarz players all over Europe. 

Our goal is to give players a fun and well organized competitive environment, in which each person who joins can enjoy the game at its highest level, partake in several Sanctioned Tournaments all over Europe and be crowned “King of Europe” in a Final Event each year where we will see the best players face each other.

We aim to increase the number of Weiss Schwarz players in Europe, make for them easier to find groups of passionate people and places where to play making it easier to be introduced in a Competitive stage; as WSELeague use a single Ladder for all European players and last an entire year, each player can learn the game, grow up in skill, know people and join several tournaments while he is already into the competitive circuit; as well, experienced players will find new fierce opponents to face!

Every player will have to be careful at any time to his actual ranking in order to gain an invitation for the Finals. During each tournament, each single win, each placement can give him the points he needs; our intention is to make players “move” from a Location to another, to take part to the greatest number of Sanctioned Tournaments possible; this will help the grows of the game and its share, giving Shops/Venue who host Sanctioned Tournament a push to promote the game.

How does it works?

The Weiss Schwarz European League is a tournament circuit on 2 levels. 

The first level is a competition with a championship format. Each player can join Sanctioned Tournaments all over Europe held in Shops/Venue/Associations (formally called Locations) during the League period. The WSELeague last 1 year and is divided into 8 Episodes. Sanctioned Tournaments are scheduled following Episodes periods. 
Players who partake into WSELeague Tournaments take Points in the International Ladder. Those points are guaranteed depending on the performance during each tournaments: final ranking, matches won, TOP results.

The 2nd level is a Final Tournament where the top players of the League will compete. Each player gain access to the Final winning invitations during the League.

Players participation

To be pe part of WSEL System and obtain points, prizes and invitations, players MUST be registered on www.wseleague.com.
On Tournament registration, give your WSCode to TO for correct registration.
Registered name on WSEL Website and Report name must be the same and must be the real name (exception, due to security reason or something important reason, may be accorded from HO). Additionally, decks (both English and Japanese) have to follow official japanese restriction list.

This two steps (and, of course, not being "banned" from WSEL for any reason) are mandatory to be a "valid player" for WSEL.
It's up to the TOs to accept (or not) players not valid for WSEL to their tournaments: they will be not registered on WSEL ladder system.

If you are registred and waiting for confirmation (so, you do not have you a WSCode yet), please tell your TO so this can be noted while reporting.

WSELeague Invitations

Players can take part into several Sanctioned Tournaments during the entire year in order to obtain access to the last stage, the WSELeague Final.

WSEL2018 year is divided into 8 Episodes. Each Episode is a predetermined period of time during which Sanctioned Tournaments are scheduled. No single Location can have more than 1 Sanctioned Tournaments during a single Episode (with really rare exception).

Each player can join any number of sanctioned tournament he want to take part to, but he will obtain ONLY the best amount of points he got in his best tournament during each Episode.

(example: During a single Episode I played 3 Sanctioned Tournaments, obtaining respectively 4, 6 and 9 points. The points granted to me for this Episode are 9; During 2 different Episodes I played 3 Sanctioned Tournaments, obtaining respectively 4 and 9 points in tournaments during Episode 1 and 6 points in the tournament during Episode 2 = my total number of points are 15 [9 for first Episode, as it is my best result, plus 6 for 2nd Episode, as it is my only result])

Ladder Points are collected into 2 different ladders: International Ladder and National Ladder.

Any player who joins the WSELeague taking part to a Sanctioned Tournaments appears in the International Ladder.
Any player who joins the WSELeague taking part to a Sanctioned Tournaments appears in the respective National Ladder of that Location.


Each player can obtain an Invitation to the Final in different ways:

• International Ladder Ranking
• National Ladder Ranking
• National Qualifiers
• Last Chance Qualifier
• Special Qualiers
• Special Events

Only players registred on the WSEL website will be displayed on WSEL Ladders (and only registered players count for invitation number).

From now on, we indicate as "free" a player that did not receive an invitation yet (accepted or refused).

International Ladder: TOP1.
The highest score free player from the European Ladder will gain an invitation.
After invitation assignment, player will have to confirm his/her presence for the Final. If invitation is rejected, it will move to the next available free player (following ladder order).
Invitation will not pass down more than once.

National Ladders: TOP 1 (2).
Top1 free player from Nationals Ladder (for country with 9+ players registered on the ladder and 6 or more Espisode played) will gain an invitation.
Country Ladder with 65+ registered players on will receive an additional invitation (so Top2 free Players will gain an invitation).
After invitations assignment, players will have to confirm their presence for the Final: if not, invitations will move to the next available free player (following Ladder order).  Invitations will not pass down more than once.
Only players registred on the WSEL website will be displayed on WSEL Ladders (and only registered players count for invitation number).

National Qualifiers [1 - 2]
Each country with 16+ registered players will have a National Qualifier. The winner of National Qualifier will get a invitation to the Final (for 65+ Country Ladder, Top2 player will get an invitation for the Final).

Country Ladder with 16-64 registered players will have up to 8 people allowed to partake the event.
Country Ladder with 65+ registered players will have up to 16 people allowed to partake the event.

Every free player that are in TOP1 from a shop ladder will be in the list of allowed player. After that, free players (following Ladder order) will be allowed in.

Invitation to National Qualifier (and the one to Final granted from Qualifier)  will not get confirmation.

By default, National Qualifier will be played the day before the Last Chance Qualifier, in the same location (but this is subject to change, based on local needs). Some country may choose to drop their National Qualifier for an Extrta invitation: additional information about National Qualifier will be added in future.

Special Qualifiers: TOP1
Special Qualifiers are WGP-related events and, if present,  they will be Japanese-only cards events.

Last Chance Qualifier: TOP 2.
TOP 2 players from Last Chance Qualifier, the day before the Final, will get an invitation. Player rejected or invited cannot be part of LCQ. Invitations will not pass down. Additional invitatio may be added to LCQ in the future.