Regulations
1. How to participate
1.1. Group stages will be held starting July 21, 09:00 PT | 11:00 CT | 12:00 ET.
1.2. Play-offs will be held starting July 21, 12:00 PT | 14:00 CT | 15:00 ET.
1.3. The Grand Final will be held starting July 22, 12:00 PT | 14:00 CT | 15:00 ET.
1.4. There is no limit of teams entering.
1.5. A captain should complete and confirm the team, i.e. recruit 2 more players, to participate in the tournament. One reserve player per team is allowed.
1.6. Teams consisting of 2 or more players are allowed to participate in the tournament only in the case that one or two of the team members were excluded after checking for forbidden modifications before compiling the group stage schedule.
1.7. There is a limit of one place in the Grand Final per team so semi-finalists (players from the 8 teams that already qualified from the Silver Cup) will not be rewarded another place in the Grand Final.
2. Tournament description
2.1. Matches take place in soccer mode only.
2.2. The E 100 SPORT, T-62A SPORT, and AMX 13 105 SPORT vehicles and a Garage slot for each vehicle will be added to players' accounts. Players of the team can choose any soccer vehicle roles without restriction. The crew will comprise only one member.
2.3. The tournament consists of three stages: Group stages, Play-offs, and the Grand Final.
2.4. The Gold Cup tournament is held on NA server.
2.5. The tournament manager reserves the right to change servers. Players will be notified of this on the official forum.
2.6. Players must comply with the EULA and Game Rules.
2.7. Special characters and repeating punctuation characters are not allowed in the team names. Team names that violate the Game Rules and EULA will be renamed manually by tournament manager.
2.8. The tournament manager reserves the right to change the quantity or rules of the Gold Cup. Players will be notified about it on the game forum.
3. Group Stage Description
3.1. Group stage matches will be round robin: each team plays against each other in the group.
3.2. There can be up to four teams in each group. The groups are assembled according to the principle of even distribution to provide fair conditions for all teams.
3.3. The leaderboard of teams in the groups is formed according to the total amount of points earned across all matches:
3.3.1. 3 points for Victory
3.3.2. 0 points for Defeat
3.4. First and second place in each group advance to the Play-offs
3.5. If two or more teams have the same number of points, their positions on the leaderboard will be determined in the following way:
3.5.1. Considering the head-to-head result
3.5.2. The biggest number of victories in all matches
3.6. If all sorting indicators are equal, all teams that are tied advance to the Play-offs.
4. Play-offs Description
4.1. Play-off matches will be knock-out: a team that loses a match leaves the tournament.
4.2. A detailed description of the play-off stage will be published on the tournament page once the group stage is over.
4.3. Winning teams from the group stage will be divided into 8 parallel play-offs. The quantity of play-offs can be changed by the tournament manager.
4.4. Each play-off victor joins the Silver Cup winners and gets an invite to the Grand Final.
4.5. In the Play-offs, the tournament manager reserves the right to replay a match in case of dispute. The map for the match is determined by the tournament manager.
4.6. In case of regulation violation by a team, the tournament organizer has the right to transfer the place in the tournament to another team.
5. Grand Final Description
5.1. The best 24 teams from the Play-offs and 8 winning teams from the Silver Cup get invitations to participate in the Grand Final of the Gold Cup Tournament.
5.2. A schedule of the Grand Final will be arranged and published after all Play-off matches are over.
5.3. The Grand Final consists of 2 stages: a Group stage and Play-offs. Rules of the Group Stage are the same as here.
5.4. Play-off matches will be knock-out: the team that wins 2 matches (best of 3) advances in the tournament.
5.5. In the Play-offs, the tournament manager reserves the right to replay a match in case of dispute. The map for the match is determined by the tournament manager.
6. Technical Issues and Refunding
6.1. In case of technical failure during a match, the entire match will be played anew, irrespective of already played battles.
6.2 Technical failures are cases when the battle results have not been received by the tournament page, new teams have not been created, or a server crash has occurred. The manager determines the time of match replay and notifies players about it on the game forum.
6.3. A refund is credited to tournament participants in case of severe technical issues of the servers or tournament structure when the tournament cannot be continued or replayed.
6.4. Each situation is examined individually, refunding will be provided in cases when the tournament cannot be continued or replayed, or when such actions will extend the tournament duration extremely.
6.5. Refunds will be a Personal Reserve: +50% Credits (2 hours).
7. Rewards
If a team takes a prize-winning position, the three players who have played the most battles will receive the rewards.
In case of equal number of battles between team members, all participants of the team will receive rewards.
7.1. Gold Cup Tournament Medals
 Medal for registration and participation in the final tournament |
 Medal for advancing to Play-offs |
 Medal for advancing to the Grand Final |
 Medal for 1st place (the Grand Final) |
7.2. Play-off Rewards:
7.2.1. Each player who played at least one battle during the Grand Final will receive this style:
7.2.2. The reward pool is as following:
