For the second time ever, after seven seasons of operating with the current match mode, we are now announcing a new format again. This time it is not about the 2on2s - this time we will be changing the solo seeding system.

The easiest way to explain the changes is by depicting them. The following chart should speak for itself:
Tennis aficionados might find this setup familiar. For those of you who are not that much into tennis: This is the Davis Cup system.

Each clan must appoint two solo players per clanwar who will play four 1on1-matches:

1. As in tennis, the first seeded player will play against the second seeded player in the beginning.
2. Afterwards the 2on2 will be played with two members of each team (either solo players or a different 2on2 team).
3. Finally, No. 1 seeds of both teams will be playing against each other, just like both No. 2 seeds.

To maintain the traditional seeding aspect of the WC3L the first map of every Best-of-Three match will be predetermined randomly.

WC3L Supervisor Sebastian "Baschi" Weishaar explains this step like this:

Today we are celebrating the WC3L's 6th birthday making the WC3L one of the longest running and oldest esports leagues in the world. During the last 6 years the WC3L has undergone a lot of changes, some being small in nature like the addition of new maps and some being bigger in nature like the removal of the second 2v2 match in season VIII. We have always made these changes based on what we thought was necessary to maintain the WC3L's status and reputation and based on what we thought was the best for the fans and the Warcraft 3 community.

We will be making yet another of these changes today, this one probably being one of the biggest if not the biggest change so far, and it is my belief that this change is the best possible approach to ensure the continued participation of all the top teams and players on the one hand and to preserve the general concept of the WC3L as a team league on the other hand.

Please note that these changes will not affect the WC3L Season XV Qualification or Season XIV Playoffs - changes will only apply from the beginning of the 15th regular season on.

The staff would also like to take the freedom to announce the 6th birthday of the WC3L today! We would like to thank all the WC3L's passionate fans, the spectators (at the WC3L's offline events and on TV), all teams and of course all WC3L admins past and present for making the league what it is now. It has been a great six years and while it probably sounds a bit dramatic, the WC3L will always have a place in our hearts!


We will present more info in the next couple of days - so stay tuned.