L1 and L2 Redefinitions

Oliver Tremel and Stefan Ladstätter @ GP Milan

Why?

Why?

• Level creep

• No worldwide unified requirements

• Focus on REL Regular

Focus on Regular

• Stronger emphasis on „Fun in the Game“

• Detaching REL Regular from the IPG and Introducing JAR (Judging at Regular REL)

• Planeswalker Points ➔ Upgrading FNM

REL statistics

98%

2%0,0002%

Regular

Competitive Professional

Levels & RolesL1 - Regular

FNM Pre-Release

Launch Parties Game Day

CR, JAR, MTR

Levels & RolesL1 - Regular L2 - Competitive

FNM Pre-Release

Launch Parties Game Day

GPT Nats Q PTQ

Open Nats

CR, JAR, MTR CR+ (Advanced)

IPG („What“)

Levels & RolesL1 - Regular L2 - Competitive L3 - Professional

FNM Pre-Release

Launch Parties Game Day

GPT Nats Q PTQ

Open Nats

Nationals (GP)

CR, JAR, MTR CR+ (Advanced) CR+++ (Master)

IPG („What“) IPG++ („Why“)

From L1 to L2

L0 L1 L2 L3

Old:

L0 L1 L2 L3

New:

Regular Competitive

L1 Requirements

• Has acted as a judge at a sanctioned event twice in the last 6 months

• Brief interview with, and written recommendation from, a L2+ judge

• Passing score on L1 test

• Knowledge of tournament structures with experience as a player in sanctioned events

Source: DCI Family Wiki

L2 Pretest Requirements

• Must have written at least one review

• Must have judged at least one REL Competitive event with a 2nd judge

• Must have acted as HJ at least in one event with a 2nd judge (can be same event)

• These are minimum requirements to be considered for testing.

L2 Interview

• Must have passed L2 exam

• Knowledge of rules and policy

• Deck verification procedures

• Requirements for testing a new judge

• Willingness to mentor and certify other judges

• Diplomacy with players, judges and TOs

• Willlingness to participate in the judge community