King of Carcassonne Championship Club:
In recent years there are strong interests in joining the Tournament of Champions. Due to the limited number of places in the round robin format, the tournament gets full quickly. Players on the list of standard C often get invited but not able to join. Last year in response to amires21’s suggestions I created another one for those who are eligible but haven't registered.
Starting from 2025, I propose a revamp on the format with an expansion so that everyone get invited can play. The new format will see the Tournament of Champions divided into 3 divisions of Round Robin. The players will enter the divisions according to the original 3 standards, and players who do well in lower division can be promoted to a higher division. On the other hand, as the overall winner, the winner of the Tournament of Champions Division 1 in previous edition can get a Division 1 spot to defend his title. Also, in support of the Carcassonne Champions League (CCL), the winner of CCL is invited the Tournament of Champions, starting from Division 3.
So the access list of King of Carcassonne Tournament of Champions starting from 2025
Division 3 (2 groups)
- standard C players
- winner of Carcassonne Champions League
Division 2 (1 group of 15 players)
- standard B players
- top ranked players from Division 3
Division 1 (1 group of 15 players)
- standard A players
- winner of Tournament of Champions (Division 1) in previous edition
- top ranked players from Division 2
Regarding the timing of Tournament of Champions, Division 3 will start after the King of Carcassonne World Cup ends and each higher division will follow after the lower division ends so that the top ranked players from lower division can enter a higher division. There will be a little more than one week break in between tournaments as registration period.
I would like to gather opinion regarding this revamped format before it is finalized. Please feel free to express your opinion and make constructive suggestions.