The EU Semi-Pro playoffs have been scheduled for July 14th, goodluck everyone!

It's time to clear out whether captains are allowed to observe matches or not, since it caused a hot discussion lately.
Our current rule about captains state:
> Teams must appoint a captain for every match they participate in that has to be present during the match. The Captain is the only person that can make decisions for his team during a match and is responsible for his teams actions throughout the match and will be contacted by administration in case of problems that cannot be handled by teams themselves.
Though captains are required to be present during the match, we have not allowed them to observe games. Captain supposed to be a person who holds responsibility for his team, this role doesn't grant any additional perks.

Map pool has been updated. All matches from June 24 (Europe time) will be played on the new ladder maps.

Really happy to announce another sponsor in the form of the Clan, the Bad [Th3Bad]. They have generously donated $80 to the prize pools for our NA and EU Pro divisions! Both Pro divisions now enjoy a prize pool of $200+ each!

The Bad is a Brazilian clan that has a family characteristic, in which members rely on each other to promote growth both in the game and on a personal level.
Check them out here! Website (pt-br) - https://thebad.rec.br/

This is a reminder to all captains, please add your discord profile to the website. At least one person of contact is required to be visible. If you have trouble or cannot figure it out for any reason please let one of us know. This is mandatory, we need a fast way to contact the person in charge and so do other captains. Please take care of that as soon as possible, thank you.

This has been coming up the last few days so this is your reminder / warning.

LEAVING LEAGUE MAKES YOU INELIGIBLE. IF YOU LEAVE LEAGUE, NONE OF YOUR PREVIOUS GAMES WILL COUNT AND YOU WILL HAVE TO START OVER IN REACHING THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF GAMES FOR THAT WEEK!

The solution is simple - do not leave league. If you do however, you will need to hit the game requirement as listed in https://alpha.tl/rules in order to be eligible again.

You have been warned.

Hello all, here is an update regarding random players. If you have any questions feel free to ask in the #talk_to_admins channel.
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Random players must have the required number of games played with ALL RACES for the current week. For example, if we're on week one, Player A's Zerg must have 30 ranked games played, their Protoss must have 30 ranked games played, and their Terran must have 30 ranked games played. The rest of the rules apply to random as well. Their Highest MMR race is the division they must participate in. They are required to play 10 games every 2 weeks ( 30 total bare minimum) to stay eligible. This rule does not apply to the Pro Division.
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We will make an exception for the current week because we're invoking this rule so late. If you have a random player that does not meet these requirements please have them talk to any admin to be vetted. Be prepared to share your RankedFTW, Battle.net I.D. or SC2Replaystats account with an admin. These accounts will be kept private and they can be DM'd if necessary.

Hello Starcrafters
Today our NA Admin crew has added another member in order to make a great competitive experience for all in this ATL Welcome Zer0#7843 from Brazil

Hi guys,

Update to our NA and EU Pro Division prize pools!

Thanks to the donations of Team eXon ($300) and Berserker SC2 esports ($50), as well as matcherino codes of up to $50 if we utilize them, the prize pool for each Pro Division is up to $200.

Prize distribution will be as follows -
1st - $100
2nd - $60
3rd/4th - up to $20 each (depending on matcherino code usage)

Pls help with the matcherino codes if havent already done so! Each code adds $0.5 for free!
https://matcherino.com/tournaments/28728/overview
code : ATLEuPro16
https://matcherino.com/tournaments/28729/overview
code : ATLNaPro16

Pls also check out the teams who are kindly sponsoring the prize pools!

Team eXon is an up-and-coming NA team and Sc2 Community striving to better their players with the help of high-level talents Nina, Cham and MaxPax.
Discord - https://discord.gg/sjvZpqY

Berserker SC2 esports is an established friendly team open to players of all levels with a competitive spirit.
Discord - https://discord.gg/hcaaWCC

Alright boys - Schedule and fixtures are out for Season 16!
Just click on your division - https://alpha.tl

Prepare your troops, gd luck and have fun!