After some deliberation and weighing of options, the teams for the next iteration of 1v1 World Cup shall be as follows:
- India
- Team Pacific (Rest of Asia + Canada + Oceania)
- North Europe
- South Europe + Africa
- US West
- US Central
- US Northeast
- US South + Latin America
Maps for North and South Europe as well as the US divisions are as follows:
Options for the last team were pretty slim between leaving Canada + Oceania on their own, Team Brazil, and US South, with each team having their own set of issues between either placing way too much pressure on a slim number of seasoned players, having little to no 1v1 experience, or lacking the synergy and motivation to function well together. Ultimately, while they may not get along, US South has the greatest number of seasoned players out of these options, and as such are the team chosen to fill in the last spot to bring us up to 8.
For those considering managing for 1v1 World Cup, be sure to take these regions into consideration, and communicate with others whom you know would qualify for your team. Since these changes are pretty significant across the board except for US West, grandfathering shall be reset for everywhere except US West (who have already said they aren't grandfathering anyone)! If you were a player from last year who qualifies for multiple regions, be sure to keep this in mind!