| 1.2.1 | Any natural person who has a legal League of Legends account with level 75 or higher on EU West is entitled to participate in the league and is hereinafter referred to as a ‘player’ if they play with the League of Legends account registered on www.primeleague.gg. An association of at least five (5) players is required to participate in the league and is hereinafter referred to as a ‘team’. | Minimum level 75 |
| 1.2.3 | Players who are playing in the first division of the Prime League are excluded to participate.Players who are playing in another so-called ‘EMEA Regional League’ (ERL) or ‘Professional Esports League’ at the same time, or who are no longer members of a team in such a league but have played in at least 50% of the corresponding split in one or more of these leagues, may only participate in the Prime League if they register for a team during the registration phase.Corresponding splits:- ERL/Pro Winter - Contenders Winter
- ERL/Pro Spring - Contenders Spring
- ERL/Pro Summer - Contenders Fall
| Update on the rule - relevant especially for the (new) Spring Split - formerly Summer Split |
| 1.6.2 | (...) A player is only authorised to play four (4) hours after successful verification - the calibration phase is excluded here. (...) | Changed from 24 to 4 hours |
| 2.6.1 | - | Adjusted the Split Points |
| 3.1.1 | In order to participate in a Prime League season, at least five (5) players from a team must register for the season and thus be confirmed for the season line-up. A player may only confirm for one team at a time. | Clarification |
| 3.4.4 | If a player accidentally joins a season line-up, the move can be cancelled if the administration is informed within 24 hours, the player has not played for the team in the meantime and has not joined another team. If a player has not played a match as a confirmed member of a team, the team's participation may also be withdrawn retrospectively. | If a player has not played a match as a confirmed member of a team, the team's participation may also be withdrawn retrospectively. |
| 3.6.1 | Companies, clubs, clans or businesses can be registered as an organisation. This requires the team leader to register via support ticket and a check by the league administration. As much information as possible about the organisation and the Prime League account of a contact person must be provided. Circumstances must be specified and, upon request, substantiated which justify withdrawing the right to manage the team from the members. | Circumstances must be specified and, upon request, substantiated which justify withdrawing the right to manage the team from the members. |
| 3.6.8 | The administration reserves the right to revoke the organisational status granted under Rule 3.6.1 if the circumstances that led to the recognition of the status have ceased to exist in whole or in part or have changed significantly, so that the conditions for granting the status are no longer met. | New Rule |
| 4.1.2 | (...)- Regarding a match: 24 hours of the official end of the match
- Appeal regarding an individual sanction: One (1) week after submission of the sanction
- Appeal regarding an team sanction: 48 hours after submission of the sanction
- In any other case: Two (2) weeks after the respective incident(s)
(...) | New deadlines regarding various protests |
| 4.1.3 | In the event of a permanent or indefinite ban, an additional appeal for the ban to be lifted may be submitted one (1) year after this penalty was imposed. The administration must be provided with detailed reasons for the lifting of the ban. In particular, it must be clearly explained why the original reason for the ban no longer applies. | New Rule |
| 6.1.1 | The leader or a captain of a team must designate an eligible lineup on the match page before the start of the official match time. If this is not done within the time limit, the match is automatically counted as lost. In the calibration phase, the time limit is set to ten (10) minutes after the official match time.In the 3rd league, this deadline is set at two (2) hours before the official match time and the match will not be considered as lost here. Instead the lineup from the previous match is set. Rule 7.1.1 does not apply here in the first game of the match. In case of the first match of the season, the administration decides on the lineup. | For 3rd League: Rule 7.1.1 does not apply for game 1, if the deadline for lineup submissiom was not met. |
| 7.3.1 | Before the match is resumed, both teams must confirm that they are ready to continue the match. If one team has no time left for a pause according to Rule 7.3.1, the other team may continue the game without consent after giving appropriate notice. | If the opponent has no more pause time left, the game may be resumed without consent. |
