The 2024 edition of the Ottoneu Prestige League will launch on March 1, 2024. For those of you not familiar, with OPL, it is a 240-team best-ball tournament that uses a modified version of your existing qualified Ottoneu Baseball roster. There are unique prizes and it adds an entire layer of strategy and intrigue to the existing Ottoneu experience.
With the keeper deadline looming and March 1 not that far away, here are some changes that will be made starting in OPL4.
In the past, only the top 32 teams that made the elimination round qualified for the unique OPL t-shirt. Starting this year, every team that signs up for OPL will have access to buy the OPL t-shirt for $25, with a coupon that reduces the price of the t-shirt by $5 for each round your team advances. The top 32 teams will all receive a coupon for a free t-shirt.
In the past, the 3rd round was the longest round, starting on June 1 and ending at the All-Star break. This year, the first round will be the longest, with a brand new roster update 4 weeks in to the season. The calendar for the OPL season, which starts on March 28 (sorry, Korea series) will be as follows:
March 28: Start of first round
April 25: Roster update (no teams eliminated)
May 16: Start of second round (70 teams eliminated) and roster update
June 13: Start of third round (70 teams eliminated) and roster update
July 15: Start of elimination round (68 teams eliminated) and roster update
The elimination round will play the same, with no more roster updates after July 15.
The rules page will be updated to reflect this new schedule and prize structure in the coming days.
This should make OPL more welcoming to players who haven’t tried it out before. You are in OPL for at least 7 weeks with an opportunity to adjust your roster midway through the first round. On top of that, you’re guaranteed a uniquelydesigned t-shirt.
I think OPL is a great part of the Ottoneu experience, and I hope more of you are able to give it a try this year. There are only 240 spots available and sign ups start on March 1. Let me know if you have any questions, and I’ll update this thread as necessary.
Hey Niv, just reading about the OPL and wanted to know more about it. When I click on the link my team/league pop up but indicates that my team is not qualified. Is the OPL something I should be looking into as a first time player in Ottoneu? Thanks
New leagues aren’t qualified (formed after the start of the 2023 season), and you must finish in the top 6 of a 12-team league to qualify.
Here is the introduction post/thread:
Here are the rules:
If you are interested in playing OPL in 2025, you will need to figure out a path to qualification in 2024. Even if you aren’t interested in OPL, it may affect transactions in your league by teams that are interested in being OPL in the future or are in the 2024 OPL. I definitely recommend learning about it, but I am of course deeply biased in thinking it is awesome.
I’m sure this exists in a Paydala thread somewhere but I couldn’t find it. I have two teams eligible for OPL. Can I process them with one single transaction?
There are 98 spots remaining in the 2024 OPL. We are 8 entries away from being 100% officially on for the 2024 season! There are a lot of drafts this weekend and these spots are going to get snagged as drafts end, so make sure to get your entry in.
It should fill up before 3/28, especially with 30+ drafts getting done yesterday. It has filled up every year a few days before OPL starts, and I expect it to fill up again this year.