Any clan on the Ladder may challenge another clan who is on one of the 3 rungs above them.  For example, if your clan is ranked number 7, then you may challenge any of the clans that are ranked 4, 5 or 6.  You are not allowed to challenge more then one clan at a time.  You are also not allowed to challenge the same clan within 2 weeks of the completion of your last challenge.

A clan is challenged by clicking on the challenge link next to their clan name on the ladder.  An email will be sent to the clan email address of the clan that was challenged as well as to the LANclub Ladder Admins.  The clan that was challenged will have 72 hours to reply to the challenge.  They may accept the challenge or they may offer an exemption.  If the clan that was challenged does not respond within 72 hours then their team forfeits and the challenging team wins by default.

In order for the challenged team to accept a challenge, they must post a formal Acceptance in the LANclub Ladder Forums.  For an example of a forum acceptance click here.  The date and time of the acceptance in the forums has to be within 72 hours of the date of the original challenge e-mail. 

In the acceptance you must list the following items:

1. Three acceptable times for the clan match.  These times must fall in the LANclub acceptable clan match times list below.  The dates of the match have to be at least 2 days but not more then 9 days from the day of your acceptance.
2. Your choice of the 1st and 3rd maps in the clan match.  These maps must be on the LANclub Ladder approved map list.
3. Your choice of where the clan match will be held.  You may choose your clan server or your opponents server.  If there is a LANclub Ladder Match Server available, you may request to reserve one.  If a server cannot be agreed upon then the 1st and 3rd maps will be played on the defender's choice and the 2nd map will be played on the challengers choice.

There are a few types of exemptions that the clan that was challenged can use instead of accepting a challenge.  In order to use an exemption, the clan must email the exemption to the challenging team as well as the LANclub Ladder Admins.  The date of the email must be within 72 hours of the original challenge e-mail. 

Valid Challenge Exemptions

1. Busy- If you have been formally challenged by another clan first and have not completed your match yet.
2. Rest- If you have completed a match within 7 days you can request a postponement of the challenge.  The postponement will extend your time to accept the new challenge to 7 days from your last clan match.  To use the rest exemption you must include a link to your prior clan match topic in the LANclub Ladder Forums.
3. Vacation- Each clan is entitled to 7 days of vacation every 3 months.  If your clan is planning to be out of touch for a period of time.  You can notify the LANclub Ladder Admins and they will file the vacation exemption for you while you are gone.
4. Challenge not Valid- If you believe that the challenging clan has no right to challenge you, you may file this exemption.  This could be because
   1. The clan is not within 3 ranks below your clan on the ladder (this could be due to your recent movement on the ladder has not been recorded yet on the webpage)
   2. You have had a clan match with the challenging clan in the last 2 weeks.
   3. The challenging clan is still in a challenge with another clan.

After the match is over, Match results should need to be reported by both teams in the Match topic in the LANclub Ladder Forums within an hour of the end of the match.  Each clan should report the scores of each map.  See the sample match forum for examples.

If your clan decides to dispute the match results for whatever reason, an email must be sent to the LANclub Ladder Admin's within one hour of the end of the match.  You also must enter a reply of simply "Disputed" in the match topic in the forums.

Every player must record at least one demo during each map.  If asked for it, you must supply it.  Also a screen shot or a demo of your final scores may be requested so each team should have at least one member who records that.

The LANclub Ladder Admins will be the final judge on any issue and decisions will be made based on what is believed to be fair based on the evidence or lack or evidence available.