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\u2705 Key findings (in bullet points):<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd04 What has changed:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  • ECL transformed into WCL<\/strong> (World Champions League), open to clubs from all over the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2025 is the year of qualification<\/strong>, the finals will take place in Q1 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Added Junior category<\/strong> - younger players can compete at international level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Introduced World Series as qualifying tournaments<\/strong> to WCL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    \ud83c\udfc6 Qualifications:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • You can qualify by:\n
        \n
      • national leagues approved by the ITSF,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • World Series tournaments (250, 500, 750, WS),<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • world ranking of clubs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Each club can enter multiple teams<\/strong>, but only one team from the club<\/strong> will perform in the finals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The winners of the ECL 2024 automatically qualify for the WCL 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        \ud83d\udcdd Registration:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • Each country can only register one national league<\/strong> for qualification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Clubs must be city-related<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Club registration takes place via the platform CORAL<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Registration fee: \u20ac50<\/strong>, unless the club is from a federation with an official qualifying league.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          \u2699\ufe0f Format of games:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
            \n
          • Preliminaries (World Series)<\/strong>: matches up to 20 points, one table type, 3-6 players.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • WCL finals<\/strong>: matches up to 40 points, multi-table format, 6-9 players for men.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Match = 4 stages: S1, D1, S2, D2 (Single and Double).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • One change of player possible<\/strong> during the match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            \ud83d\udcc8 Ranking system:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
              \n
            • Points for: participation and results in WCL, national leagues, ITSF Tour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • The following counts towards the club ranking best score by one team<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Only clubs (not individual players)<\/strong> are ranked in the world ranking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              \ud83d\udcca Qualifying league thresholds:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                \n
              • Example for men:\n
                  \n
                • 1 team: min. 16 teams from 8 clubs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • 2 teams: min. 32 teams from 16 clubs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • 3 teams: min. 64 teams from 32 clubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • For women, seniors and juniors - lower thresholds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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