ÆSL Premier Division Explained

The Premier Division is the "Pro Level" division for the ÆSL. The full description of the Premier Division is as follows. Information marked with " * " will be changed in the future or altered to fit demand.

Composition -

The Premier Division will consist of 10 teams.
1. Three champion teams for first, second and third place.
2. Four intermediary teams which will remain in the league but will receive no rewards.
3. Three relegation teams that will move to Civitas Division at the end of the yearly tournament.
The Premier Division will consist of "Professional Players".
1. These players can sign contracts with the ÆSL to register as Professional Players.
  1. These players will receive benefits that Civitas players will not have including but not limited to
    1. Professional Profiles
    2. Tournament Stats Updated Daily
    3. Access to Sponsor deals and player promos
    4. Custom Introductions and Announcer Perks
2. These players can't sign up as free agents or be transferred to any non-competing team within the organization.
  1. Premier players can only be transferred to existing Premier Teams or to Civitas Teams.

Performance -

Teams will compete in five tournaments in a year.
1. Each season tournament will be a Round Robin.
  1. Matches will be best Two out of Three with a randomized game mode and a random map.
  2. Teams are awarded points based on match results. Three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
2. Each season tournament will announce a season winner.
  1. Prize will be awarded to the winner only. All other teams will receive nothing but their standings. No relegation will occur unless a team loses all of their season games.
  2. Awards will be given out to players for their high scores in the season. Badges will be displayable in their Pro Profile.
3. One Final bracket style tournament will be played a year in February.
  1. Matches will be best three out of five with each team selecting a game mode and the opposition selecting the map.
  2. Teams are awarded points based on match results. Five points for a win, zero points for a loss.

Rules of Relegation -

When the end of the Finals tournament occurs the bottom three teams will be relegated to Civitas Division.
1. Teams that are relegated have one full year to be promoted back into Premier. If they fail they will have to repay to join the Premier League.
Teams in Premier that choose not to participate in a tournament for more than 3 seasons will also be relegated or removed from the league.

Cost of Entry -

A base fee of $50 per player is required to become a member of the Premier League.
1. This fee is a one time fee and as long as you maintain your rank within the Premier League you will not have to repay this fee.
  1. This fee covers expenses by the organization for maintenance of professional profiles, active game coordinators and having anti-cheat servers available for play.
2. Trading a player from Civitas to Premier will not cost an additional $50. However adding a player (ie. adding a player to a 6 man roster to create a 7 man roster) will require an additional $50.
3. If removing a player from your roster you will receive $25 refund back per player down to the minimum 5.
  1. If your team disbands or does no longer play you will not receive a refund for the team.
Cost of Entry for tournaments will fluctuate and increase over time based on the popularity of the league.

Prize Pools -

Prize pools will work on a 20/40/25/15 level.
1. 30% of buy-ins and profits will go to the ÆSL.
2. 40% of the buy-ins and profits will go to First Place.
3. 20% of the buy-ins and profits will go to Second Place.
4. 10% of the buy-ins and profits will go to Third Place.
  1. At 10 teams with 5 players each with $50 Buy ins that would be:
    1. $500 for the ÆSL.
    2. A team of 5 winning $1,000 ($750 profit) for 1st Place.
    3. A team of 5 winning $625 ($375 profit) for 2nd Place.
    4. A team of 5 winning $375 ($125 profit) for 3rd place.