Heroes of Newerth Summer Open League : LIVE

This is a Points Ladder
You can challenge teams 50% of your rank above you plus 2 positions
You can challenge teams up to 100 positions below you. (especially required for teams that make it to the top few places).

If you win a defending match you are protected for 30m (no one will be able to challenge you).
If you win a challenging match you are protected for 15m (no one will be able to challenge you).
If you lose a defending match you are vulnerable for 15m (you will be unable to challenge).
If you lose a challenging match you are vulnerable for 30m (you will be unable to challenge).
You cannot play the same team twice in a row.
Time given to accept a match: 24h
Team members required to challenge: 5
Players are allowed to be in 1 team at a time
Teams are able to challenge up to 2 teams at once.
Teams can be challenged provided they are in less than 2 matches at once.

If your team has played more than 20 matches in the past 14 days you will start to make less points for future matches, by roughly 50 matches you will make almost nothing, it is sugggested to pick your matches wisely if you are a very active team.
You can challenge any team that is within 30 points of you regardless of rank.

Winning a defending match will give you the same amount of points as if you challenged them yourself, obviously you'll gain less points as they're below you.

When you win or lose a match you will gain or lose a certain number of points, which is calculated by taking into account their position and points compared to you and the total amount of points on the ladder. The amount you win/lose is always shown on the matchdetails page. All points ladders allow you to decline any match without forfeiting or losing points (this may change in the future so that you lose 1 point etc).
When you join the ladder you start on 50 points, you cannot drop below 50 points.