2027 New partnered system

So, how about this.
Each league has 6 partenered teams, these are teams that cant be relegated and that receive riot's financial incentives.
The remaining 6-10 slots are teams that "ascend" not by ascension, but by Challengers placement.
Rather than ascending on the END of the year, they ascend at the START.

The calendar would be roughly in this order
Challengers Group Phase > Kickoff (Only the partnered teams) > Challengers Playoffs > Masters 1 (Only top 2 of kickoff)
First Split (Now with the best 2-3 teams from LATAM, BR, NA) > Challengers (Overlaps with first split and masters, offdays) > Masters 2 (Top 3 teams of each region) > Challengers LCQ (the worst rated ascended teams play the winners of the 3 challengers) > Second Split LCQ (*Swiss stage, playoffs, with the challengers Lcq top 3) > CHAMPIONS

This would give tier 2 orgs more reasons to entry the sport. the financials wouldnt change because now the "Ascensions budget" goes to Challengers LCQ
Riot wouldnt spend so much on partnered teams, but would still get the viewership of more beloved orgs
There would be less visa issues since now those upcoming orgs arent "working in LA" just there for a tournament
In regards to Classic Skins, the partnered org skins would be available at the start of the year, while t2 pistol skins would be released around Masters 2 either before, during or after.
The t2 cards would be simpler, just like this year's, and since the pistols are all just recolors of each other it wouldnt be that long to make.

Regarding the chance that a t2 team only ascends on the second opportunity, that being the Challengers LCQ, i would say that they would only get pistols skins IF they not only go to Champions, but finish high, im not sure between them needing to WIN, or just place top 4, but i can see it happening as a "comemorative reward"

Not bad at all W

fuck it just do this @leofaria

lowkey, stopped reading half way but u cooked. 8.67/10

If it were that easy, someone would have already done it.

its a great Idea but I imagine this would be a logistic nightmare for the orgs (latam and br) having to constantly move betweeen the US and home country, locating facilities in different countries, this sort of thing

idk if I got some of it wrong

Challengers Group Phase > Kickoff (Only the partnered teams)
Thats mean G2 cant participe T1, thats a bad idea.

I prefer Faria proposition to gives a path to champs to every T2 team, here is my proposition, 12 T1 team (Between 2 and 6 of them are ascended team) :

Kickoff time

• January T2 kickoff based on scrimpool (64 EMEA masters kickoffs --> top 4 play KO tier 1 /// 16 NA team, 8 LAN team, 8 LAS team, 16 BR team --> Each top 1 qual to T1 KO /// 16 SEA team, 8 OCE teams, 8 SA teams, 16 Eastern Asia Masters Kickoffs --> Each top 1 qual to T1 KO /// China masters --> Top 4 qual), tournament is based on scrimpool to not force Riot to make a LAN event wish is expansive and would require T2 team to moove too mush (Wish is harsh for East Asia, but no choice, and afterall 1 slot for SEA is as harsh as 1 slot for East Asia), for ping reason it's possible to make MENA have their own tournament and only top 3 of EMEA masters will qual
• February T1 kickoff with 16 teams (Solving the 12 team bracket format)
• March Inter Masters

Split 1 time

• April/May : T1 and T2 Split 1
• May : Playoffs then LCQ with T2 teams, no LAN event are organise (Probably 6 T2 teams per T1, 2 in each region in Amer, 1 in each region in APAC beside SEA)
• June : Masters 2

Split 2 time

• July : T1 and T2 Split 2
• August : Playoffs T1 then Ascension T2 (Ascension winner will play against seed #4 to steal their spot)
• September : Champs

By doing that, they are only 1 offline event more (The Split 1 LCQ) so it cost almost anything, the only problem is that it might be too mush game for T2 team if they go to inter, so maybe the solution would be to make the following rule : if a T2 team go to inter they would be qualified to T2 playoffs and doesnt need to play the regular season on their T2 region

Holy Moly You should be in place of Leo fOria man . Actually you concept make sense . Like instead of 6 teams it can be 8 permanent teams .

I upfragged your post

FAQ
What does this mean?

ts fire gang

bro cooked out of nowhere wow

chef

I hate the idea of having two different circuit that fight against each other from time to time, what's the point of having partenered teams in your system?

It's fun and competitive, but your idea for me is financially less stable than the current one (for the already partnered teams)

If things go well very competitive promotion/relegation. If not, well you will get 6 super dominant teams and the rest are fodder.

I’d keep each region at twelve teams per split, but I’d split the slots into two clear buckets. Eight are multi-year licenses (two seasons, renewable with commercial and competitive minimums). Four are “performance seats” that always belong to the best teams coming out of that region’s Challengers. Those four seats change hands every split on merit. If you win them, you play the entire split inside the international league with full scheduling parity and a real path to Masters and Champions. No waiting until December to find out your fate.

The calendar runs in two clean loops. In January, everyone—yes, all twelve—plays a short Seeding Stage that replaces the “partners-only” vibe of Kickoff. It seeds Split 1 with some points and byes. Split 1 uses a tight Swiss phase to fit five to six weeks, then regional playoffs; top teams go to Masters 1. Challengers runs in parallel on designated off-days, and it culminates in a mid-year Super Promotion Series. The two best Challenger teams take two of the four performance seats for Split 2 automatically, while the two worst performers currently occupying those seats drop out. Promotion and relegation happen in the middle of the year while the audience is hot, not at the cold start of the next season.

Then the second loop mirrors the first. There’s a small mid-year Seeding tune-up, Split 2 plays out, and Masters 2 follows. Points from both splits define direct slots to Champions, and each region closes with a lean LCQ for the last ticket. To protect investment without calcifying the top, I’d add a “shield”: any newcomer holding a performance seat who finishes top four in a split earns one extra split of guaranteed status even if they dip slightly afterward. That gives sponsors enough stability without turning the league into a cartel.

On monetization, I’d keep the existing partner Team Capsules and add performance-based Event Capsules. If a performance-seat team reaches Masters that year, they unlock a limited capsule—cards plus a pistol or two—with revenue share. If they reach Champions, they unlock an extended capsule that can add an SMG or a knife variant. The point is simple: turn server results into predictable new revenue taps, not politics or invitations.

Logistics stay sane. All league play remains regional in local studios; the only time a performance-seat team needs to cross the ocean is if they qualify for Masters or Champions. That means fewer visa headaches and less payroll complexity for up-and-coming orgs, because they’re not “working in LA” all year—only traveling for the big events they actually earn.

By letting all twelve play the opening Seeding, merit matters from day one and you don’t shove the spotlight into a closed showmatch that concentrates audience and perks on the same brands. By fixing exactly four performance seats every split, I give tier-2 orgs a concrete target and a calendar they can sell to sponsors on six-month cycles, instead of a vague “six to ten” maybe-slots that may or may not appear. By promoting mid-season, freshly proven teams hit Split 2 while they’re in form, with a storyline fans just watched, instead of cold-starting in January. And by tying skins to objective milestones like Masters and Champions, I create a revenue ladder that rewards what happens on the server without flooding the store with endless base capsules.

we need this now more than ever

we'll see what leofaria's plan is for 2026

Also I might've missed something while reading, but how exactly will kickoff work when there are only 6 teams?

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WAIT
I KINDA GOT IT RIGHT?