TSL-ladderen vil starte lørdag 11. november klokken 06:00 og vil vare til 13. desember. For å registrere deg til ladderen må du ha en ny konto med en TSL-tag i kallenavnet (TSL-, [TSL], etc). I tillegg må du bli med i PokerStrategy.com TSL-teamet. For å bli med i dette teamet er det veldig viktig at du har den nevnte TSL-taggen og at det ikke er spilt noen kamper på kontoen du har registrert deg med (altså en stats på 0-0).

Ladder-reglene tatt ifra www.teamliquid.net:

• Korean and Chinese IP addresses are prohibited (unless granted exemption by TSL Administration)
• All players must use ICCup Anti-Hack Launcher and abide by all ICCup rules. All ladder complaints and corrections will be handled through the normal ICCup procedures.
• TSL players may play ladder games against non-TSL players, provided those non-TSL players do not have TSL accounts.
• All players must create a new ICCup account and have the “TSL” tag in their names. Any accounts with games already played on them or without the TSL tag will not be allowed to join. Any form of tagging is acceptable, so long as it is clear. If it is not, we will not accept your request to join the TSL team.
  

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  On November 15 2009 21:56 unk. wrote:
  you can register any amount of iccup accounts using just 1 gmail account: http://www.iccup.com/iccup/content/blogs/multiple_iccup_accounts_on_1_mail.html

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• No smurfing. For most players aiming to qualify for the TSL, there will be no doubt as to which ID to use. If you are unsure, use your most recognizable ID or your forum username. If you believe that your chances of qualifying will be severely hampered by using your real I.D. you may contact a TSL staff member to apply for an exemption.
• No transferring of stats or playing in ICCup tournaments to gain points.
• On the final day of the ladder, players may only play another player to a difference of three games. For example, 3-0, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3 are all acceptable last day series scores against a single player, while 4-0 is not. Once the score reaches a three game margin for either player, the players must stop playing each other.
• No multiple or shared TSL accounts. You may have another ICCup account without a TSL tag, but that account cannot play games against TSL tagged players.
• All players who want to qualify for the TSL must save all replays from the ladder stage, and must send replay packs to TSL Administration in a timely fashion.
• We reserve the right to disqualify users for any violation of these rules. More details and rules about the Qualifier stage will be released as the ladder concludes.

Kart

Teamliquid har også avslørt hvilke kart som vil bli tatt i bruk:

- Andromeda

- Destination

- Fighting Spirit

- Outsider

- Tornado

Format

Topp 3 fra forrige TSL vil bli seedet direkte inn i TSL 2. Dette betyr at fjorårets pallplasserte iefNaij, Draco og BRAT_OK går direkte til selve sluttspillet. Sluttspillet består av 16 spillere, som betyr at det er 13 plasser tilgjengelige gjennom kvalifisering. Fjorårets 4. plass i TSL, Nony, får spille mot vinneren av ladderen. Vinneren av disse vil bli den 4. seeda i TSL 2. De resterende plassene vil skje gjennom kvalifikasjoner.

Fra selve ladderen vil top 48 gå videre til kvalifisering. Kvalifiseringen vil skje i tre faser hvor de svakest plasserte på top 48 vil ha den lengste veien til TSL. Dette betyr at de som kommer på #25-48 i ladderen går inn i første kvalifiseringsfase. Fra her går vinnerene videre til fase 2 hvor #13-24 fra ladderen kommer inn før man går til siste kvalifiseringsfase hvor man møter de toppseeda plasserte #2-12.

For mer info:

- http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=105717