For this upcoming 2025 season, European Roundnet Association is continuing to have the Pro division across its ETS events in the open, women’s, and mixed category. Ideally, it will serve as an inspiration to unify divisions across Europe and its respective NGBs.
 

Glossary

Category - Used to describe a group of players segment by sex, for example, Women, Men, Open, Mix.
Division - Used to describe a group of players segmented by skill level, for example, Pro, Contender. Can be used together with a category, for example, Women Pro, Mix Contender.
Contender team - A Contender team consists of two (2) players who do not currently hold Pro status or Continental Region Equivalent Status (CRES)
Pro team - A Pro team consists of two (2) players who have an active Pro status relevant to the category they are playing in

 

Women Pro

Qualification process

Players can qualify for Women Pro status through the following pathways:

• ETS Events: Finish as one of the three (3) highest placing Contender teams within the top five (5) teams at an ETS event in the Women Contender division.

• EURA Sanctioned Events: Finish as one of the two (2) highest placing Contender teams within the top three (3) highest placing teams at a EURA Sanctioned Event, provided that:

  • There are at least twenty-four (24) teams across all skill divisions in the Women category
    OR

  • There are at least sixteen (16) Women Contender teams in the division.

• Continental Region Equivalent Status (CRES)*:

  • Active USAR Pro and USAR Gold players.

  • Winning first (1st) place at an ARF Major event in the current or previous year.

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Women Pro status, once earned, remains active until the end of the following calendar year. 
* CRES players are eligible to compete in the Pro division but do not automatically receive Pro status. Pro status will be awarded to CRES players who meet the published Pro re-qualification guidelines.

Re-qualification process

To extend the Women Pro status for the next year, players must re-qualify through one of the following methods:

• ETS Events: Achieve a top 50th percentile finish (rounded up) in the Women Pro division at an ETS event. If multiple teams are tied at the cut-off point, all tied teams will re-qualify.

• EURA Sanctioned Events: Achieve a top four (4) finish at a EURA Sanctioned Event, provided that:

  • There are at least eight (8) Pro teams in the Women category. 

  • There are at least twenty-four (24) teams across all divisions in the Women category.

• EURA Individual Rankings: Achieve a top 50th percentile finish in the EURA individual rankings at the end of the year among the Women Pro players who have earned points in the 2025 ETS season.

 

Open Pro

Qualification process

Players can qualify for Open Pro status through the following pathways:

• ETS Events: Finish as one of the three (3) highest placing Contender teams within the top five (5) teams at an ETS event in the Open Contender division.

• EURA Sanctioned Events: Finish as one of the two (2) highest placing Contender teams within the top three (3) highest placing teams at a EURA Sanctioned Event, provided that:

  • There are at least twenty-four (24) teams across all skill divisions in the Open category
    OR

  • There are at least sixteen (16) Open Contender teams in the division.

• Continental Region Equivalent Status (CRES)*:

  • Active USAR Pro and USAR Gold players.

  • Winning first (1st) place at an ARF Major event in the current or previous year.

Open Pro status, once earned, remains active until the end of the following calendar year. 

* CRES players are eligible to compete in the Pro division but do not automatically receive Pro status. Pro status will be awarded to CRES players who meet the published Pro re-qualification guidelines.

 

Re-qualification process

To extend the Open Pro status for the next year, players must re-qualify through one of the following methods:

• ETS Events: Achieve a top 50th percentile finish (rounded up) in the Open Pro division at an ETS event. If multiple teams are tied at the cut-off point, all tied teams will re-qualify.

  • In case of an Open Elite division, the number of teams of Open Pro and Open Elite are summed together to determine the 50% percentile

• EURA Sanctioned Events: Achieve a top four (4) finish at a EURA Sanctioned Event, provided that:

  • There are at least eight (8) Pro teams in the Open category. 

  • There are at least twenty-four (24) teams across all divisions in the Open category.

• EURA Individual Rankings: Achieve a top 50th percentile finish in the EURA individual rankings at the end of the year among the Open Pro players who have earned points in the 2025 ETS season.

 

Mix Pro

Qualification process

Players can qualify for Mix Pro status through the following pathways:

• Having an active Open or Women Pro status

• ETS Events: Finish as one of the three (3) highest placing teams*  in the Mix Contender division

• Having achieved a top three (3) finish in Mix Pro division at any of the ETS 2024 season events.

• Continental Region Equivalent Status (CRES)**:

  • Active USAR Pro and USAR Gold players.

  • Winning first (1st) place at an ARF Major event in the current or previous year.

Mix Pro status, once earned, remains active until the end of the following calendar year. 

* A player can earn Mixed Pro status by playing with a Pro player from any category.
** CRES players are eligible to compete in the Pro division but do not automatically receive Pro status. Pro status will be awarded to CRES players who meet the published Pro re-qualification guidelines.

Re-qualification process

To extend the Mix Pro status for the next year, players must re-qualify through one of the following methods:

• ETS Events: Achieve a top 50th percentile finish (rounded up) in the Mix Pro division at an ETS event. If multiple teams are tied at the cut-off point, all tied teams will re-qualify.

• EURA Sanctioned Events: Achieve a top four (4) finish at a EURA Sanctioned Event, provided that:

  • There are at least eight (8) Pro teams in the Mix category. 

  • There are at least twenty-four (24) teams across all divisions in the Mix category.

• EURA Individual Rankings: Achieve a top 50th percentile finish in the EURA individual rankings at the end of the year among the Mix Pro players who have earned points in the 2025 ETS season.