Competition
Structure

Season 4

Coming Soon

Stay Tuned for Details

QUALIFIERS
REGIONALS
SEMIFINALS
NATIONALS
NDDL Championship Trophy

CIRCLE ONE

The road to NDDL is a journey focused on community, growth, and excellence. From qualifiers to regular season events, every step is designed to challenge and uplift our teams. This structure ensures only the most distinct teams advance to the final stage.

REGIONS

Creating an interconnected network with scale in mind

SOUTH
WEST
MIDWEST
NORTHEAST
NDDL Regions Map

SEASON TIMELINE

NDDL Applications Launch

Season Begins

NDDL Matchmaking

Partner Competition Assignments

ELO Ranked Competition

Partner Competition within home region

ELO Ranked Competition

Partner Competition within home region

Optional Competition

Partner Competition anywhere in country

Semi Finals

Top 8 teams from each region

NDDL Championship

Season 4 Finale

NDDL Matchmaking

  • 1 team application
  • Teams pick their top 3 partner competition preferences
  • Partner Competition lineups announced on December 21

This season, we have aligned our resources, variability, and competitiveness to ensure a fair environment for every tier. All teams must submit rankings for their top three partner competitions preferences within their region. NDDL will then generate pair placements based on these preferences and other considerations relevant for matchmaking (opportunities, skill level, past season data/rankings, competitiveness, geography etc.) to ensure teams are matched appropriately. Teams will be notified of their confirmed placements/schedule by the announced date.

Regionals

  • Regionals (North, West, East, South)
  • Partner comps:
    • Naach Augusta (Augusta, GA)
    • UIUC Udaan (Urbana-Champaign, IL)
    • Bloomington Ki Badtameezi (Bloomington, IN)
    • Queen City Dhamaka (Charlotte, NC)
    • Nachle Deewane (Santa Barbara, CA)
    • A-Town Showdown (Atlanta, GA)
    • Tu Bhi Nachle (Fairfax, VA)

Our structure intends to have more variability with competition experience, fairness, and interest across every level, but with strict controls to ensure regular season rankings are meaningful. Every qualifying team is guaranteed admission to two regional competitions based on your regional assignment (West, Midwest, Northeast, South). You also have the option to attend one out-of-region competition to boost your ELO ranking towards post-season qualification. Max 16 teams per competition.

Nationals

  • NDDL Championship
  • The pinnacle of the season

The NDDL Season Finale. The best of the best compete for the championship title. Stay tuned for Season 4 details.