The Millennium Series reverses decision and kills promotion and relegation



Quote: devingoode Originally Posted by CPL Changes 2017



After much constructive feedback and discussion from many CPL teams and other interested parties the Millennium has decide to not introduce the Challenger system for the 2017 season.



We will be however continuing with the expansion of the CPL to 20 teams in groups of 5 teams giving 33% increase in matches for all. This goes a long way to improve the player experience, spectator and media interest providing all with more opportunity and more challenging and less predictable results.

This move will ensure that the CPL is the premier league to play in Europe if not the world.



The Millennium thanks all those that have contributed constructively to the discussion.

OLD NEWS (read the edit above for the new plan):



The Millennium Series is adopting a new system for their pro division to promote and relegate professional teams at every event of 2017. 20 teams will each play four matches (instead of the usual three) to sort the professional division the first event.



Following events will have a playoff between the bottom two teams of the top division (CPL or pro) against the top two teams of the second highest division (the new CPL Challenger division) to see who plays in which division the following event.



I asked Laurent Hamet of the Millennium Series to clarify and he confirmed that "it is different has the PSP system in a way that we are having a play-off game between the pro and challenger division teams for promotion/relegation. This system has been tested in France and other countries in Europe the last 2 years and it works perfectly."



Here's the official release:



Quote: MILLENNIUM CPL 2017 - A NEW ERA OF WORLD CLASS COMPETITIVE PAINTBALL BEGINS!



In 2017 we present a new “Ultra-Competitive” system in Champions Paintball League! We have taken this step in order to put a system in place for fresh teams to move into an even stronger Champions League.



During Mediterranean Cup in 2017, 20 Millennium Professional teams will compete against each other. Why the change?



By increasing to 20 teams they will play in divisions of 5, so all the teams will play 4 matches instead of 3 in Qualifying rounds, introducing more competition and more variety of teams played.



The top 10 teams from that event will move on to Millennium Event #2 and play in CPL. The other 10 teams from Mediterranean Cup will compete in the newly established division - CPL Challenger, with the same format and rules.

Based on the results of event #2, the relegation/promotion system will be applied. The bottom 2 teams of CPL will play a game against the top 2 teams of CPL Challenger in order to decide if a team gets promoted or relegated (Play Off).



This system of constant circulation will continue event by event for seasons to come. It is now more important than ever for teams to give their all in each match – as they no longer have just one goal of winning the event – but must perform at their top in every game to make sure they do not suffer the consequence of being knocked out of the CPL. Likewise, the CPL Challenger teams at each event have the option to perform and move up for the following event. EDIT: Millennium kills promotion and relegation before a single event is played. instead they are going to swell the "pro" division to 20 teams.OLD NEWS (read the edit above for the new plan):The Millennium Series is adopting a new system for their pro division to promote and relegate professional teams at every event of 2017. 20 teams will each play four matches (instead of the usual three) to sort the professional division the first event.Following events will have a playoff between the bottom two teams of the top division (CPL or pro) against the top two teams of the second highest division (the new CPL Challenger division) to see who plays in which division the following event.I asked Laurent Hamet of the Millennium Series to clarify and he confirmed that "it is different has the PSP system in a way that we are having a play-off game between the pro and challenger division teams for promotion/relegation. This system has been tested in France and other countries in Europe the last 2 years and it works perfectly."Here's the official release:Did the Millennium Series just get even more interesting??

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