So, first off lets go with the rules (because everyone is totally checking this thread out just for that, right?).
Starting next season, players will no longer be able to play a country more than once in a League. We had several cases this season where a bunch of neighbors each received the same country twice in a row. The Leagues already have the potential downside of becoming stale playing the same players, so this should hopefully keep things fresh.
I will also be forcing games to start on time next time around, on 4 week intervals. This means that multiple League games will be going on at once, but tough cookies.
NMR policy in the future will be like that outlined in the Masters thread. No WFO, no forced pauses. Once the NMR occurs, the player will be docked points, the game paused and we either find a sub or carry on.
With the amount of meta in this tournament, I’m going to refrain from instituting the CD GR penalty for now. Subs already have an advantage coming into the tournament by being appealing allies to existing players.
Now, onto results:
The winner of League A1, with 15

and 42 SCs is chluke! Advancing with him to the next Premier League is Caballo Blanco and TheReinvented. Mscott will remain in the A Leagues, but acornist, rdrivera2005 and Wusti are set to be relegated to the B Leagues.
The winner of League A2, with 12.4

and 33 SCs is Hellenic Riot! Advancing with him to the next Premier League is zscheck and Imhotep, who beat out Valis by a narrow margin. Dyager_nh, VashtaNeurotic and KingCyrus will be relegated to the B Leagues.
The winner of League B1, with 20.4

and 46 SCs is dyager_nh! Advancing with him to the A Leagues is Wusti. This advancement takes priority over their relegations from the A Leagues, due to the fact that they both were subs in the A Leagues.
You should all also check out the other Leagues remaining.
The Premier League (
gameID=161304) – ckroberts is clinging to a narrow lead in the standings for first place. Can he hold?
League B2 (
gameID=161308) – stefanodangello has clinched a trip to the A Leagues, but who will get the top seed? It’s a fight that’s looking to be a photo finish.
League B3 (
gameID=161310) – Having already clinched a spot in the Premier League, Caballo Blanco has nothing to lose here. Can he make history and go for a third solo in the Leagues? Hamilton Brian has clinched a move to the A Leagues, but can canaduh join him?