League Invitational!

Hello shugenja, samurai, courtiers,

Today we announce the first ever Discord League Invitational!

Taking place in May, 2018, this premier tournament will feature the Top 16 players from the League and have the swaggiest of swag prizes!

The Invitational will be a Double Elimination tournament, with prizes for all participants. There will be an Invitational every 6 months.

"How does one get an invite to this party?" you may be asking yourself.

1. Win a League Cup (5 slots)

Those things aren't just for drinking out of! All Cup winners automatically receive a bid to the next Invitational

2. Top Points Getters (7 slots)

tl;dr "Do good in League Cups"
Players will earn points by participating in League Cups:
3 points for Cup Qualification (note, Play-in  Round does not count as qualification)
2 points for Round of 64 and 32 win
3 points for Round of 16+ win

These points are cumulative across each season, ensuring the most consistent performers make the Invitational.

3. Last Chance Qualifier (4 slots)
In the month proceeding the Invitational a Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) Tournament will be held. Players who have qualified via the first two methods cannot participate in the LCQ. To participate in the LCQ players must have earned at least 5 Cup points (qualify for 2 Cups or 1 Cup and win Round of 64 game)

The LCQ will be a Single Elimination tournament, with the Top 4 advancing to the Invitational!

4. No Double Qualification
There is no double qualification, in the event a Top Points Getter has won a League Cup and autoqualified their Points spot will be given to the next-highest qualifier.

5. Points Reset
After every Invitational the leaderboard will be reset and all players will have 0 points.

6. Schedule
The month before each Invitational will not have a typical Season. There will be no Cup and the League will follow an alternate format.

The Invitational itself will run alongside a standard League. For instance, the May 2018 Invitational will run alongside Season 6, the first season for the October 2018 Invitational.