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Suggestion for Wildcard entries to Elite tournaments - Magnus Carlsen wins the first Lichess Titled

#1
Excited with the news Magnus Carlsen wins the first Lichess Titled Arena lichess.org/tournament/GToVqkC9 .

Simply Wow !!! & love Magnus @dannythedonkey graciousity of donating the money back to lichess free for all chess community !

Hope in future lichess will give some of us non titled players wildcard entries to play with titles players in elite tournaments.
May be to monthly shield winners or ? if shield winners are titled then top non titled ones in shield tourneys ?? .
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That will make monthly shield tournaments more exciting and worth to fight not just to get some icon in profile for one month. But some opportunities to get thrashed by world top players or may be to kill mamoths in rare lucky chances :)
#2
I like this idea; as it would be fun to have a chance to play against a beast; but its possible the titled players wouldnt.
#3
Love the idea!
But maybe the winners of the shield tournaments will be titled, players, but maybe the best non-titled player gets to play in the title tournaments.
#4
Yes if the winner & top places of shield tournaments are titled players , then best non-titled player get a ticket to play in elite tourney.
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May be some other limits to increase the value of wild card tickets, such as if such best non-titled player to be entitled to get a ticket to elite tourney only if he/she finish on top 10 of shield tourney + certain minimum limits of other arena tournaments / games etc.
#6
Yes please consider wildcard entries I dream of joining the titled arena.
#7
If a wildcard is chosen, it should be someone with both strength and charisma. Not just any random person.
#8
Maybe Ultimate should get a shot - he scored 21.5-11.5 against Bombegranate (2nd in first titled arena) in bullet 3 days ago.

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