Are you interested in competing in a LCS-style league of your own skill???
Ever wanted to play competitively on a 5 man squad like the pros do? Well the Community League Series (CLS) is an LCS-style league that puts you on a team to compete against other teams in your group just like the LCS. Face off in group stages to get a good seed for the end of season playoffs. Form a squad on your own or sign up individually and take your team to the top!
This is the beta season for CLS, it's free to play and open to all ages and skill levels. You can sign up individually, with a duo partner, or with your 5 man squad! Players will be placed in groups based on their current SoloQ ranking. Duo partners must be within the same division (5 man teams must sign-up for the division that their highest ranked player is currently placed in). For more rules and information on the league, check out this reddit post!
While I highly recommend reading the OP that I linked, I know that you would much rather just sign-up ASAP and get this baby going! So onto the actual sign-ups.
SOLO/DUO PLAYER SIGN-UPS (click here to sign-up as a solo player or add your duo partner)
PRE-MADE TEAM SIGN-UPS (click here to sign up your pre-made team)
Once you took the 3 minutes to sign-up come on over to /r/CLSeries to stay updated on league info and potentially find yourself a team!
FOR ANYONE THAT HAS SIGNED-UP FROM THE OTHER POSTS, PLEASE SIGN-UP AGAIN! - I was dumb and allowed anyone to edit the sign-up sheet. People trolled and information got deleted. This is my mistake and have fixed it with these sign-ups. I'm very sorry for the inconvenience, please come back and sign-up again.
FAQ
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How is this any different than ranked 5's? In Ranked 5's you don't come across the same teams very often. In the CLS you will be in a group of 6-10 teams that you will play against every week. You will begin to understand each team on an intimate level and will be able to develop strategies against each team. Maybe the team 'Dunk Squaderino' is weak against poke comps while 'Legends of Laziness' is poor at team fighting and an engage heavy comp would excel. Plus, at the end of the season there will be playoffs, which are always fun!
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Can my duo partner and I sign-up and be on the same team? Yes you can. The only stipulation here is that you two must be in the same SoloQ division. You do not have to be the same tier. One of you could be Gold I and the other Gold V, that is ok.
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What if I don't have a SoloQ ranking? You may finish your promos and see where you end up or you can take the average division and tier of all the people you have played with in normal games in the last 10 games and average them out to find a makeshift ranking. Click here to find out how to do that.
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My 5's team is ranked Silver 2 but we have 3 golds, 2 silvers, and a bronze on our team, what should we sign-up for? To keep things fair to ALL players, your team would only be allowed to sign-up for the Gold division. Pre-made teams must sign-up for the division that their highest SoloQ ranked player is currently in. This is to keep things fair to the others in your league. You could also drop a player and pick of a substitute to compete in a different league...if you're heartless like that.
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I'm a solo player, how do I find a team? Once sign-ups are over the list of players in each league will be released to the community. People who signed up to be team captains will be notified if they will be a captain or not. Then the captains can go through and recruit players to join their team. You could also reach out to captains and ask to join their team. I will also be opening /r/CLSTeams to help make this process even easier.
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How do I stay up-to-date on CLS information and rules? Subscribe to /r/CLSeries for updates to the league. There is not much there currently but soon^TM there will be posts outlining all the rules of the league as well as more info on team building.
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How can I get a question about the league answered? You can PM me on reddit, add me on league IGN: Sam Worth, or email me at [email protected]
TL;DR: Sign-up to compete in an LCS-style league against people of your own skill level!