[Eddie]

Originally Posted by iM mafia

It makes sense not to include lans to it, but what about online tournaments like ACL qualifiers and such?

Most likely no.

For example, ACL qualifiers act as ranking points towards the actual LANs, and should only be played by Australians.

IEM for example is open to the whole server, however the prize is a seed in an IEM, which given how far away they are, is really only a realistic option for a few sponsored players, and they should be the only one's playing in the qualifiers. Plus they use different stages/seedings for their brackets, so it's not one smooth cup/tournament.

Anything that is only targeted towards certain lan communities/countries and offers no $ prize, likely wont be included in SEA Online Power Rankings, as they will be associated with LAN events.

Originally Posted by whitePuma

Awesome stuff, but id suggest when seeding big tournaments from these rankings not to give points away towards these rankings to give others a chance to get themselves on or closer to the board. Last thing i want to see is the rankings being basically closed and impossible to get into because tournaments have given everyone on the board that many more points that no one who isn't on the board can catch up.

Great idea nonetheless.

Not sure what you mean with your first sentence?

The end of year tournament will be open to 32 players. While some players may almost be locked in early, i expect competition for seeding/rank will be very competitive and exciting.