# Season 23 - instructions for competitors **URL:** \ **Category:** Memory League\ **Tags:** competition\ **Created:** [February 16, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427 "2025-02-16T23:05:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/simon/32/78_2.png) [@Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Simon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/1 "2025-02-16T23:05:48Z")
@siera5000 @jwd @AlessandroSV15 @Kinzo @QuaraMan @OlgaZaitceva @Wahab @DanielGem @NS-AH-Memory @solenn_cnt @NataliaSidorova @Goldfish @Valentinegrau09 @mr.federaless @Dorafarkas @Brain75 @Yury @MohamedHossam25 @makie @samirbaral07 @EricG @Behruzbek @Nico745 @Orikal0 @sohila000 @iYusra @KseniaFinatova @Pat777 @FrankGrube @Mclomazzo @nnb @AlHouseen @KennyK11 @samdrew @Themask @Jahon1 @Azizbek01 @Sergey_Gop @mwilson @Brainrunning @Sakaki_2017SAKA04 @Simi @Abrormahkamboyev @Arnaud_Fegman @DavidCantor @Okay @malikaavazovna @Coachdealtovuelo @Obloberdi @BoburxonR @Danii @Jmsmithpsyd @dmitriyRubikscube @Zoomy @Protojimbo @AnnaFis @daoud74 @Gayankaa @SilvioB @Badr4sudan @Sava @Sylle @mohamed22 @Rizzo15 @tomhn999 @Konsti @Boris @Canadianbeaut @karen2046 @HeycestNathan @Aa123456 @IceLegend @Mashrab @Shohjahon @SayakaHokazono @Wim_H @NaoyaH @ThePolish15yo @Abdurasul7 @katiek @Yas @Chicc8 @SimonReinhard @Bigdonnyv @Aa123456 @MatteoCillo @AlexM Hi all, **Welcome to Season 23!** Please read the following instructions carefully. ## Arranging matches #### 1. Enter your availability on the League pages Find the League page for your division, and go to the current (or a future) weekly tab. There are lower tabs for each day of the week. Enter your availability by clicking the boxes corresponding to the times you are available to play a match. #### 2. Schedule matches with your opponents If you and an opponent are available at the same time, suggest a match time by entering the date and time into the Schedule field under the appropriate weekly tab. Your opponent will receive an email asking them to confirm or cancel the match. If your opponent confirms, you will receive an email, and the match will appear on the Memory League home page. If your opponent cancels, you will receive an email, and the scheduled time will be removed. #### 3. Cancelling a scheduled match If you need to cancel a scheduled match, find the match on the League pages, and click the red **Cancel** button. Your opponent will be sent an email to let them know of the cancellation. If the match was previously confirmed by both players, you will forfeit the match unless you cancel at least 4 hours in advance or provide a reason deemed acceptable by the league administrators. ## Playing matches Note: if you don’t have full access to Memory League, you must keep at least one game available to be able to play a league match. You will not be able to play a match if you have used all your free games for the day. #### Choice of events The competitor whose name appears first has the first choice of event, then the choice alternates. Challenge your opponent by clicking on their name (for example, in the Scheduled Matches section on the home page), then click **Challenge**. A competitor cannot choose the same event twice. A competitor cannot choose International Names if they have already chosen Names. A competitor cannot choose Names if they have already chosen International Names. #### Ending the match The match ends when one competitor reaches 4 points with a 2-point lead, or when 8 games have been played. Here are all the possible results: - 4 - 0 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 4.5 - 0.5 - 4.5 - 1.5 - 4.5 - 2.5 - 4.5 - 3.5 - 5 - 3 #### No-shows If your opponent arrives between 15 and 30 minutes late for a scheduled match, you can choose to either play the match or take a 4-0 forfeit win. If your opponent is more than 30 minutes late for a scheduled match, you automatically win 4-0 (unless they have an excuse acceptable to the league administrators, in which case the match will be rescheduled). Please send me a private message (or use the Contact Us page in Memory League) if your opponent does not show up for a scheduled match. ## Videos for Divisions 1 and 2 Competitors in divisions 1 and 2 must record a video of each match, with your head, hands and screen visible. At the start of the video: 1. State your name, your opponent’s name, and the date. 2. Show around the room. 3. Show your ears, and any ear protection you will use. After the match, upload your video to YouTube as an unlisted video, and email the link to [memoryleaguesupervisors@gmail.com](mailto:memoryleaguesupervisors@gmail.com). Videos must be uploaded within 7 days of the match. If you do not provide the video within 7 days, you will forfeit the match 0-4. Please upload your video, even if you lost the match 0-4. Competitors who fail to upload a video for 3 matches will be removed from the season. ## Deadlines Competitors who miss one target will receive a warning. Competitors who miss two consecutive targets will be removed from the season. | Date | Target | | --- | --- | | End of week 2 (2025-03-02T23:59:00Z) | 1 match played | | End of week 3 (2025-03-09T23:59:00Z) | 2 matches played | | End of week 4 (2025-03-16T23:59:00Z) | 3 matches played | | End of week 6 (2025-03-30T23:59:00Z) | 4 matches played | | End of week 8 (2025-04-13T23:59:00Z) | all matches played | #### Good luck everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/simon/32/78_2.png) [@Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Simon)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/2 "2025-03-04T07:10:47Z")
Hi all, The first target date has passed, and the following competitors missed the first target: - abdulwahab zeing (@Wahab) - abrorbekmahkamboyev​🇺🇿 (@Abrormahkamboyev) - Al Houseen Hekal (@AlHouseen) - Alessandro SV (@AlessandroSV15) - Alex Mullen (@AlexM) - Arnaud Fegman (@Arnaud_Fegman) - Behruzbek Muhammadjonov 🏆 (@Behruzbek) - daoud74 (@daoud74) - Enrico Marraffa (@Chicc8) - JWD (@jwd) - Karen (@karen2046) - KseniaFinatova (@KseniaFinatova) - Mashrab Amirqulov 🇺🇿 (@Mashrab) - Matteo Cillo (@MatteoCillo) - Matthew Wilson (@mwilson) - Memory12 (@Jahon1) - Michele Lomazzo (@Mclomazzo) - Naser Ali (@Aa123456) - Nigora Nematjonova 🇺🇿 (@nnb) - O. Kuldoshev (@Obloberdi) - Sayaka Hokazono (@SayakaHokazono) - Seb R (@Orikal0) - ShohJahon Mustafayev (@Shohjahon) - Sohila lotfy (@sohila000) - valentinegrau09 (@Valentinegrau09) - yury1983 (@Yury) Remember, you will be removed from the season if you miss two consecutive targets, so you need to catch up this week to stay (or give me a good reason why you have been unable to play). The remaining targets are: | Date | Target | | --- | --- | | End of week 3 (2025-03-09T23:59:00Z) | 2 matches played | | End of week 4 (2025-03-16T23:59:00Z) | 3 matches played | | End of week 6 (2025-03-30T23:59:00Z) | 4 matches played | | End of week 8 (2025-04-13T23:59:00Z) | all matches played | ---
**Author:** ![Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/simon/32/78_2.png) [@Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Simon)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/3 "2025-03-10T07:40:51Z")
Hi all, Unfortunately the following competitors have missed two consecutive targets without providing a reason, and will be removed from the season in 2 days unless they send me a message to explain why they couldn’t meet the targets: - abdulwahab zeing (@Wahab) - abrorbekmahkamboyev​🇺🇿 (@Abrormahkamboyev) - Al Houseen Hekal (@AlHouseen) - Alessandro SV (@AlessandroSV15) - Arnaud Fegman (@Arnaud_Fegman) - Behruzbek Muhammadjonov 🏆 (@Behruzbek) - daoud74 (@daoud74) - Enrico Marraffa (@Chicc8) - JWD (@jwd) - KseniaFinatova (@KseniaFinatova) - Mashrab Amirqulov 🇺🇿 (@Mashrab) - Matteo Cillo (@MatteoCillo) - Matthew Wilson (@mwilson) - Memory12 (@Jahon1) - Michele Lomazzo (@Mclomazzo) - Mohamed Ramadan 🇵🇸🇪🇬 (@mohamed22) - Naser Ali (@Aa123456) - Nigora Nematjonova 🇺🇿 (@nnb) - O. Kuldoshev (@Obloberdi) - ShohJahon Mustafayev (@Shohjahon) - Sohila lotfy (@sohila000) - valentinegrau09 (@Valentinegrau09) - yury1983 (@Yury) The following competitors missed the second target only, and need to catch up this week to avoid being in line for removal. Again, please send me a message if you have a good reason for missing the target. - Andrej Savickij (Latvia) (@Sava) - Baral Samir (@samirbaral07) - Boris Konrad (@Boris) - dmitriy216 (@dmitriyRubikscube) - Kai Ozawa (@Okay) - Maxim228 (@Kinzo) - Naoya (@NaoyaH) - Rafik Hallas (@hallasrafik) - TheTiger75 (@Brain75) - Tommy Harrison (@tomhn999) The remaining targets are: | Date | Target | | --- | --- | | End of week 4 (2025-03-16T23:59:00Z) | 3 matches played | | End of week 6 (2025-03-30T23:59:00Z) | 4 matches played | | End of week 8 (2025-04-13T23:59:00Z) | all matches played | ---
**Author:** ![MatteoCillo](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/matteocillo/32/18924_2.png) [@MatteoCillo](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/MatteoCillo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/4 "2025-03-10T09:16:53Z")
Hi Simon, i just played one match but in total i scheduled 3 matched already, hope it’s fine ---
**Author:** ![Chicc8](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Chicc8](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Chicc8)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/5 "2025-03-10T17:40:38Z")
Hi, i’m sorry i am very busy preparing myself for memory french open, but i played a game against sylvain e i’ve scheduled a match against boris too. Is it ok? ---
**Author:** ![AlessandroSV15](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@AlessandroSV15](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/AlessandroSV15)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/6 "2025-03-12T04:47:10Z")
Hi, I’m really sorry. I’ve been busy these days. I’ll try to schedule some games. ---
**Author:** ![daoud74](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@daoud74](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/daoud74)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/7 "2025-03-12T12:05:26Z")
I Simon, I don’t have a good reason to give you but i have planned a game tomorrow and the next one for friday if i can.i apologize. ---
**Author:** ![AlHouseen](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@AlHouseen](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/AlHouseen)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/8 "2025-03-12T15:38:44Z")
Hi Simon,I played one match and scheduled 3 matches . ---
**Author:** ![Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/simon/32/78_2.png) [@Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Simon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/9 "2025-03-13T07:16:24Z")
Hi all, I have decided to change the rules on removals, which has the effect of giving some people a bit more time to catch up. Competitors who fall 2 matches behind the target will be removed from the season, unless they send me a message with an explanation. I will count scheduled matches as well as played matches for this calculation. Please enter your availability and make sure you have played or scheduled 3 matches (or 2, at the very least) by the next target date: 2025-03-16T23:59:00Z. ---
**Author:** ![mwilson](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/mwilson/32/31515_2.png) [@mwilson](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/mwilson)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/10 "2025-03-15T03:12:41Z")
I’ve played one match so far. I’ve tried scheduling two more, but both of my opponents cancelled. Please don’t remove me ---
**Author:** ![Arnaud\_Fegman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@Arnaud\_Fegman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Arnaud_Fegman)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/11 "2025-03-15T14:56:25Z")
@Simon : Sorry, I was preparing the IAM Open French Championship that is occurring right now (15-16 march) in Paris. I’ll catch on the missing matches next week, if you let me of course. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![mwilson](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/mwilson/32/31515_2.png) [@mwilson](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/mwilson)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/12 "2025-03-15T15:25:48Z")
Update: 2 more matches scheduled, so by Thursday I will have played 3 matches ---
**Author:** ![samdrew](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@samdrew](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/samdrew)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/13 "2025-04-05T12:20:29Z")
Hi @Okay and @sohila000 have you got any availability for games next week? We’re running out of time for our matches. All the best. ---
**Author:** ![Sergey\_Gop](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sergey\_Gop](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Sergey_Gop)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/14 "2025-04-05T21:48:42Z")
@Simon @dmitriyRubikscube Hello, Simon! I missed the match against dmitriy216. I got 0 points for this loss. But I warned him that I wouldn’t be able to come to the match in advance. I didn’t sleep all night because of the temperature, but I decided not to cancel the match out of respect for my opponent. Is it possible to get 1 point for this loss considering the missed match due to illness and dmitriy216’s advance warning? Thanks for the answer ---
**Author:** ![dmitriyRubikscube](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/dmitriyrubikscube/32/18175_2.png) [@dmitriyRubikscube](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/dmitriyRubikscube)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/15 "2025-04-06T08:52:50Z")
That’s true. Sergey warned me in advance ---
**Author:** ![Okay](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/94ad74/32.png) [@Okay](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Okay)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/16 "2025-04-09T04:16:31Z")
Hi samdrew I wrote my schedule on Availability Page. Please check it out and teach me your schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/simon/32/78_2.png) [@Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Simon)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/17 "2025-04-14T09:51:31Z")
Hi all, The regular season has now finished. For unplayed matches, both players get zero points by default. If you feel you deserve a win because you made efforts to play a match and your opponent didn’t, send me a message and I’ll investigate. I will announce the playoffs in a couple of days. ---
**Author:** ![Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/simon/32/78_2.png) [@Simon](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Simon)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/18 "2025-04-18T08:33:46Z")
Hi all, The league tables are now finalized. If you finished in a green spot you are promoted for next season, if you finished in a red spot you are relegated, and if you finished in an amber spot you have a playoff match for promotion/relegation. Here are the playoff matches: | Match | Player 1 | Player 2 | League Page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ~~Division 1/2 Playoff~~ | @SayakaHokazono ~~(Sayaka Hokazono)~~ | @Konsti ~~(Konstantin Skudler)~~ | ~~[League page](https://memoryleague.com/#!/league/season23/division1a/playoffs)~~ | | Division 1/2 Playoff | @Sylle (Sylvain Arvidieu) | @Rizzo15 (Lorenzo Rizzotti) | [League page](https://memoryleague.com/#!/league/season23/division1b/playoffs) | | Division 2/3 Playoff | @IceLegend (Nicolas Pommies) | @Zoomy (Ben Pridmore) | [League page](https://memoryleague.com/#!/league/season23/division2a/playoffs) | | ~~Division 2/3 Playoff~~ | @Mashrab ~~(Mashrab Amirqulov 🇺🇿)~~ | @Badr4sudan ~~(Bader Ibrahim)~~ | ~~[League page](https://memoryleague.com/#!/league/season23/division2b/playoffs)~~ | You can indicate your availability for the next 7 days on the League page linked above. When you and your opponent are both available, enter the time into the Schedule field and your opponent will receive an email to confirm. The deadline for the playoffs is **2025-05-04T23:59:00Z**. ---
**Author:** ![Konsti](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/konsti/32/32846_2.png) [@Konsti](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Konsti)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/19 "2025-04-18T10:06:43Z")
Hi @SayakaHokazono , I can not play within the next 7 days because I will be abroad on vacation from tomorrow until next Friday. @Simon, Could you therefore please extend the table to indicate availability at least for us? Thanks, best regards and happy easter, Konsti ---
**Author:** ![daoud74](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@daoud74](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/daoud74)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427/20 "2025-04-18T10:07:24Z")
hi simon, what s about Sakurasbh Div5c and Pat777 div 5a? [Next page](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/season-23-instructions-for-competitors/100427.md?page=2)