This new list of Moots for MPL 2 contains considerable changes in the Tier System and the Scoring Criteria. A new fifth tier has been included to balance the moots in the other tiers. Also, some exceptional International Mooting Competitions (like ELSA WTO Moot, Frankfurt Arbitration, etc) see abysmal Indian participation, which is unfair to other participants in the MPL 2. Therefore, instead of excluding them from the MPL 2, we have demoted them to lower tiers to ensure fairness.

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Tier 1 - Global Championships

These include the world finals most prestigious moot court competitions in the world and other world contests involving rigorous competition and wide participation.

Tier 2 - World Class

These are the widely recognised international mooting events where a substantial number of Indian teams participate. These moots enjoy worldwide reputation among law students.

Tier 3 - Elite Class

These mooting events are the best of the elite national contests and some of them are the gateway to the Global Championships/World-class moots in the above tiers.

Tier 4 - National Challengers

Most of the contests in this Tier see participation from the top Indian Law Schools. A large number of them have also carved a niche for themselves in the national mooting scene.

Tier 5 - Best of the Rest

A varied tier that includes good domestic competitions that a range of Indian law schools take part, as well as prestigious international competitions that see only little Indian law school participation.

Domestic Moots

International Moots

These moots are internationally prestigious but only currently see limited participation, and are therefore counted on par with Tier 5 moots. This recognises that winning such a competition is noteworthy but that it would not be fair to disadvantage colleges that could not afford to attend these. For example, only three Indian teams participated in ELSA Asian rounds last year, ICC Mediation Paris saw only 4 Indian teams, Frankfurt International Arbitration only three Indian teams, Maritime International Arbitration in Sydney only two Indian teams, and Oxford IPR saw only two to three Indian teams last year.

Scoring criteria

Category/Tiers	Tier 1 - Global Championships	Tier 2 - World Class	Tier 3 - Elite Class	Tier 4 - National Challengers	Tier 5 - Best of the Rest
Best team	40 points	30 points	20 points	15 points	10 points
Runners-up	35 points	25 points	15 points	10 points	7 points
Best Orator / Memorial / Researcher	30 points each	20 points each	10 points each	7 points each	5 points each
Semi finalists	25 points	15 points	10 points	7 points	5 points
Quarter Finalists	20 points*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Octa Finalists	15 points*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Honourable Mention/Other equivalent awards	10 points	5 points	N/A	N/A	3 points+
Stats
Number of competitions	4	4	8	13	20
Total possible points for winners	160	120	160	195	200
Total points for runners-up	140	100	120	130	140

- *Points for Quarter Finalists and Octa Finalists shall not apply to the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot- World Finals - + Points for Honourable Mention in Tier 5 apply only to the International Moots in that Tier.

Now, we need your help:

Look through the list and decide whether you agree with the rankings.
Do you agree with the scoring criteria? Should more points be given for a tier, or less points?
Think of some catchy names to call each tier and let us know!

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