With the delay of the PokeBank and the transfer system, the launch of the League could very well be postponed. I'm setting the tentative start of our first tournament on February 1st, although this could change if the PokeBank release date is pushed back even more than it currently has.
The first tournament will commemorate the launch of the League, with the reveal of our first two Elite Four members and their full team. The finalized rules will also be released, although you shouldn't expect any radical changes from our first draft of rules that would invalidate/mess-up your prepared team. Expect the banlist to remain the same, as that conversation is fairly concrete at this point in time.
The first tournament will be 6 v 6 singles, but this is by no means the only format for future tournaments, and acts merely as a basic launchpad for our first tournament. The top two competitors will win the final two spots in our first Elite Four. In the event that an Elite Four member(s) decides to enter the tournament and finishes in the top two, the next runner up will win the Elite Four spot. Participants may refuse an Elite Four spot, in which case the offer will fall to the next runner up. The top four participants will win a selection from a set group of our many prize Pokemon, with 1st place having the first choice, 2nd place having the second choice, and so on and so forth.