League Structure

7-Week Leagues

We received A LOT of feedback that people don’t like not having a gap week between seasons. To accommodate this and to maintain our IATC representation, in 2026 we are shortening our regular seasons to 7-week seasons (6 weeks + playoffs) with 25 matches, and reducing the price to $130 for all locations. Rec leagues (Big Axe, Ladyblades, Doubles, etc) will remain 5 weeks. There will be a gap week between all seasons. Book Leagues Here!

League & Event Cancellations

We have heard a lot of feedback on how frustrating it is when a league or event gets cancelled. That frustration prevents people from registering for leagues and events and tying up money until they know it’s running OR makes them not want to sign up at all. On our end, it makes it harder to plan and run leagues and events so it’s a negative feedback loop. We are doing three things to help address this: one is introducing payment options (below!), the next is a structural change to how we do leagues (next section!) and the third is us committing to just run things. If we put a league or an event on sale, we are committed to running it. If we don’t get the sign-ups we hoped for, but the people that signed up still want to play, we will run the event provided there are enough people for it to functionally run.

League Structure

Starting with Season 1, with the exception of Premier League & Rec Leagues like Big Axe or Ladyblades which will remain their own registrations, we will take league sign-ups for the day of the week / time only. You will register for Wednesday Night, not Wednesday Green. If we get enough sign-ups for two leagues (33 people or more), we will divide the leagues by averages. If you really want to play with a particular person, you can always “move up” to the harder league, but you won’t be able to move down. We know there will be some mixed emotions about this, and we’re asking you to try this out with us. We did this our last few seasons in Austin, and the feedback was extremely positive after trying it. People enjoyed playing against people of similar skill and we saw some new league winners!