


This includes maintaining a competitive attitude if your team is already eliminated from playoff contention. Do not sign up to play for a team if you do not intend to see the tournament through to the end. It is important to note that participation in the league is a 4 week event and that the activity level of a player is important. The 4 Team Managers for the ECL will meet on June 3rd for the ECL auction.Īll players must sign up for the ECL Auction if they wish to play in the league. They will oversee all trades the team makes.They will communicate any grievances with the admins.In the event that a match fails to be completed, they will inform the hosts as to why the match failed to be completed, and what their player did in order to finish the match.They will ensure to the best of their abilities that their players complete their matches on time.They will arrange match pairings with the other team managers.They will be present at the live auction, or appoint someone (preferably the champion) to participate in the live auction in their stead.Lastly, the Team Manager has the following duties: Being fit for the position includes knowledge of players in the community and having above average activity on the forums and other AoE3 platforms.

Team Managers are chosen primarily on the subjective opinion of the admins as to who they believe would be fit for the position.Team Managers are not eligible to play in the ESOC Challengers League.As such, the position of TM is not one to be taken lightly. If a team fails to complete their matches by the end of the allotted time, the onus is on the manager to inform the admins as to what happened in case activity decisions need to be made.īecause of these responsibilities, The Team Manager is probably the most important part of the team. Managers also make sure that the team keeps running on a day to day basis. The Team Manager decides which players are drafted onto the team and who is rostered from week to week. The Team Manager has the final word in all decisions (barring the admins) regarding his team. The Team Manager is essentially the boss of a team. Keep in mind that signing up does not guarantee that you will be drafted - hop in the ESOC Challengers League discord and make sure to prove your skills to the team managers to ensure your place in the event! You can sign up in the linked sign-ups thread. Restriction also applies to players at the top end who have not participated. With that said, I'd like to welcome our managers for this season: Official administrators alongside me in this event are EliteRifleman GKShaman Jaegerchere dutchdude117. The ESOC Challengers League is one of the most fun and engaging tournaments ESOC has to offer, so read on if you're interested!įor administrative questions regarding the event, please refer to me in this thread Challenger_Marco or on discord Challenger_Marco#8536. This season will not feature the champion system, and instead all players will need to be picked up at Auction or traded for in order to play for a team. Players will be drafted in a Live Auction Event, with Team Managers bidding on players using a limited amount of "duck coins". Each team must have a minimum of 6 players, with 5 players on the main roster and at least 1 substitute. The ESOC Challengers League is similar to EPL but a tier below ,it is a team-based tournament where 4 Team Managers draft a squad from a pool of players and duke it out over the following 3 weeks round-robin style to make it to the playoffs, where the best 2 teams face off to determine this year's reigning champs. Welcome to the 2nd installment of the ESOC Challengers League!ĮSOC's next big event will follow up with second season of the ESOC Challengers League (ECL). Gameplay Rules - Event Discord - Tournament Schedule.
