I haven't been here for awhile and I'm not part of a clan but I had this idea in my head for a couple days and would like to test it. As the title says this is a clan league idea and I wrote everything out and want your opinions on the idea. Here is all the rules:

I. Season

a. The regular season consists of 12 teams. Each clan will play 11 games, once against every other clan in the league.

b. Clans will earn 2 league points for each game won, 1 league point for a draw and 0 league points for a game loss.

c. The teams will be ordered with most league points then points difference then points for. If teams are still tied after these tiebreakers, then there will be a game if it is for an important position.

d. The top 6 teams after the end of the 11th playweek will advance to the knockout rounds. The knockout rounds work on a semi stepladder system; the first round games consist of 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th, second round consisting of the winners of the first round, the semifinals consisting of the second round winner vs. 2nd with the winner playing 1st place in the finals.

II. Scheduling

a. Playweeks are 7 days long, starting on Saturday @ 12:00 am EST (4:00 am UK) to Friday @ 11:59 pm (Saturday 3:59 am UK Time). New game matches will be announced at the start of the Playweek.

b. Games are scheduled on the weekends by the league. If both clans agree on a different time to play they may do so providing they tell me the change and before the scheduled time.

Fixed Dates and Times:

Saturday @ 3 pm EST (7 pm UK Time), 4 pm EST (8 pm UK Time), 5 pm EST (9 pm UK Time)

Sunday @ 3 pm EST (7 pm UK Time), 4 pm EST (8 pm UK Time), 5 pm EST (9 pm UK Time)

*NOTE* Once Daylight savings time ends (Nov. 2) all EST times will -1 hour for games to accommodate UK/GMT Time. However Playweek start and end times will continue to be Sat. 12 am EST to Fri. 11:59 am EST.

Players would have to meet in my chat 15 mins before the game starts. If you don't know how to change your name in xat chats, just click on your name. Remember to have your clan tag in your name for easy identification.

c. Teams have 3 wildcards for the regular season and get one in the knockout round. A wildcard postpones games without any penalities. A clan can only use 1 wildcard per game and must tell me if its being used. When a clan uses a wildcard, the game can be played up to 7 days after the end of the Playweek (Friday @ 11:59 pm EST = 3:59 am UK Time). Both teams will receive 1 penalty point for each day a wildcard game goes unfinished after the playweek ends. Clans may pm to get the penalty point(s) taken off if they feel that the opposing clan caused the situation within 2 days from the finished game. Clans will receive 1 penalty point for postponing games without any wildcards remaining.

d. If a clan doesn't show up for the game after 15 mins of the start time, without prior notice of a wildcard or any postponement will forfeit with a score of 408-0 and will take 3 penalty points. The present clan's captain should take a photo (Print Screen) of the chat with the time for proof.

e. If both clans don't show up then both clans will use their wildcards.

III. Games

a. Games are 5v5 2 GP races. The clan that scores the most points after the 2 GPs win the game. If the scores are leveled after 2 GPs will end in a draw in a regular season game and a third GP will be held in knockout games.

b. Clans need a minimum of 3 players to play in a given game. Each player must have their clan tag in their online name.

c. No character restrictions.

d. No vehicle restrictions.

e. RANDOM track selection for all 8 races. If a player chooses a track and is chosen by the selector, the clan will take a 30 in game point deduction and 0.5 penalty points.

f. No hacks, cheating or exploits

g. The HOME clan's captain hosts the game and would need to take pictures of each GP's results for the game.

h. In the event of accidental disconnections, the opposing side's lowest scoring member must disconnect or drop the lowest score if it happened in the last race. If a clan disconnects to the point that they only have 2 players or less, the GP can be played again if proven to be an accident. (Borrowed from Territory Wars on mariokartwii.com)

IV. Penalty Points

a. Penalty points subtract from total league points. Every 3 penalty points subtracts 1 league point.

b. Clans that total 12 penalty points in the season will be disqualified from the running league.

c. Unused wildcards will remove 1 penalty point for every one at the end of the regular season.

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Sorry if it was a long read but I would like your suggestions and if your clan wants to sign up post the following:

Clan Name
Clan Tag (If have one)
Country of Origin
thread link
Leader's forum name

I'm gonna take the activity and age of the clan into consideration (at least 2-3 weeks old should be good).

I will obviously need help if this was going to happen so if your interested just let me know. If this does take off, it will start the week after we get our 12th clan.

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Suggestions Area:

- Change from 4v4 to 6v6 races (Peri)
- No Restrictions on karts and bikes (Peri)
- DC rules (Peri)
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Clan Sign-ups:

1. WiiRockers / [WR] / [WR]$laine
2. Mario Kart Racerz / [MKR] / Peri
3. Asphalt Warriors / [aW] / Legendary Luigi
4. Average Joe's / [AJ] / Joey Public
5. Rouge Titan's / [rT] / mikens, gooner
6. Clan Volo / [CV] / Kaepora Gaebora, Vipey
7. Clan name / tag / Leader
8. Clan name / tag / Leader
9. Clan name / tag / Leader
10. Clan name / tag / Leader
11. Clan name / tag / Leader
12. Clan name / tag / Leader

That's a sweet idea, and good luck with it, it takes a lot of work

Thanks for the support Millsy! It will take alot of work but could be a big thing if managed properly. I'm hoping it works though and clans support the idea.

Well, if you get it organized well I can try and help you with getting the clans involved . But it takes a lot of work, so make sure you have it set out easy for people to understand but still complex enough for people to have fun

Well I think the rules are just like that. The competition is not as restrictive as most tournaments around here, penalties and game rules are clearly outlined, and competition is fair. But suggestions would be greatly appreciated, after all the clans will be playing in it .

And thanks for the offer on your services lol. That would be most appreciated once it gets running

Anyone has any ideas on improving the rules or any clans want to sign-up?

This seems incerdibly well thought out. Almost exactly how i would run such a league, i love the semi-flexibility with time and wildcard system. I have three reservations however. One is important.

The important one is, you are unlikely to get any signups if u restrict players to standard karts/bikes. No one on the clan scene uses them. It would be best if you let people ride whichever kart or bike they would like.


Also, most clans tend to race 6v6, or 5v5. I think it may be best to go for 5v5, but i may be wrong.

Finally you need to have specific rules for DC's. There are lots of ways people do this, so its up to you what rules you decide. I suggest looking at the territory wars thread in the clan section to get some ideas on how you would like your DC rules to work.

there you go, some feedback. I would love to enter my clan if a few of these got sorted out. Particuly the first one.

I think this idea is great and i hope it will be realised, but i would like to have no restrictions on the vehicles you choose.

Anyway let's kick off with us filling out the application.

Clan Name: WiiRockers
Clan Tag: [WR] or WR
Country of Origin: WorldWide
thread link: [WR] WiiRockers (7000+ and min. ★ ranking)
WebSite: WiiRockers - Powered by CO.CC
Leader's name:[WR]$laine (only for this event)

Alright it seems that the restrictions on vehicles is not going well so I'll get rid of them. I'm also going to change it to 6v6 races and see a way to deal with DC's that Peri suggested.

I'll like to welcome the WiiRockers [WR] to the Clan Pro League (I re-branded the league's name). 11 more spots are open.

Well i think this is going to turn out quite nicely so ill go ahead and register MKR as well to help you along.

Clan Name - Mario Kart Racerz
Clan Tag - [MKR]
Country of Origin - UK, with a sprinkling of US players
thread link - .:: - MKR» Mario Kart Racerz - ::.
Leader's name - Peri

You may want to PM/message people on the site who run clans. So they dont miss your thread.

Also, you may want to be selevctive of the clans you let in. This competition will run for 11+weeks so with due respect to certain new clan, they may dissolve and not get off the ground. Both Wii Rockers and MKR however are the kind of clans you want, they have been around along time though and we are unlikely to disapear half way through.