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Prerelease Program Eligibility

The following are the eligibility requirements to host Prerelease events:

Existing Leagues

  • Must have reported League activity for two out of the last three League seasons.
  • Must have reported at least one out of the last two Prerelease events.

New Leagues

  • Leagues that were recently onboarded will be automatically eligible to host events for the next Prerelease. After the first Prerelease, the League is considered an existing League and will need to follow normal eligibility requirements.

In order to maintain eligibility for the Prerelease program, it is critical that Leagues sanction, run, and report their Prerelease events in-store using TOM and Play! Tools.

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