I'm kind of curious how this will effect bracket challenges. i.e. With these changes, I'd need to beat either Helen or Alicia to access Bracket 4. But, since I've beaten Venus who's a bracket 4 leader, I have a badge from a bracket I normally wouldn't be able to challenge, and that's where I'm wondering: would already having a badge from b4 enable me to challenge the other two, or would I still need to get Helen or Alicia's badge first. I plan to go after Alicia's badge when league starts again anyway, but I was just curious.
Also @seasons: does everybody need to make a new card request at the start of a new season, or will our progress from S1 save (meaning you'd still have your team and badges unless you choose to restart)?