[EricH]

Originally Posted by ollien

Reading over it again, wouldn't someone who won a regional inherently be championships level? Not vice versa of course, because of things like waitlists, chairman's, EI, etc.

Yes. But WHICH Championships level?

There's Championship, and Championship Playoff. I could point to at least one regional winner who found themselves completely outclassed at Champs--didn't make playoffs, non-winning record, you get the idea. On the other hand, they had a blast, and learned a lot--which is exactly what you want to do when you're a rookie at Champs.

That's why I'm thinking there should be a split there, because champs playoffs (about half of the field) is a whole 'nother ballgame.