Division
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A division is a skill tier inside a league — not a bracket, and not the league itself. A league can hold several divisions, and it is the division, not the league as a whole, that a round of episodes is actually scheduled for, so two divisions in the same league can be mid-round on entirely different schedules. Every division carries a type that decides whether the entrants placed inside it are still qualifying or are already competing — that type belongs to the division, not to the entrant. Every league reserves exactly one division, always at the lowest level a league can have, for entrants who have not yet reached a competing division.
Stats
| Property | Value | Ticks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division types | 2 | — | One admits only qualifying memberships, the other admits competing memberships |
Rules
Where it sits: below league, above round
A division belongs to exactly one league and never spans leagues. Rounds are the level below it: each round is created for one division at a time, so a division keeps its own schedule independent of every other division in its league. A policy version becomes part of a division — and so part of the league that division belongs to — by being placed there; see submitting-a-policy for how a submission does that placement.
Type: what separates qualifying from competing
Every division carries a type, and that type is the mechanism that actually separates entrants who are still qualifying from entrants who are already competing — the single most load-bearing property a division has, more than its skill level. A league reserves exactly one division, always at the lowest level a league can have, for the type that only ever admits qualifying memberships; every other division in the league is the type that admits competing memberships. Which of the two a membership can reach is set by the division it currently sits in.
Movement between divisions
An entrant already competing can also move from one division to another within the same league as its rating crosses a threshold set per division. The mechanism for this exists in the platform's configuration; see league for what is, and is not yet, confirmed about it in practice.
See also
- main — the portal
- league — the container a division sits inside
- round — what is scheduled per division, not per league
- elo — the rating whose movement can cross a division's promotion threshold
- champion — the flag that requires a competing division first
Discussion
Opinions about whether a division's skill tiers are drawn in the right place, and any promotion or relegation results you tracked yourself, belong on the forum rather than here.
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