Victory Conditions - Group Stage

• Battles begin every 10 minutes and last 7 minutes max.
• Three points are granted for a win, one point for a tie, no points for a loss.
• Standings, across all groups, are measured by total points earned against total points possible.
• Overall standings are cumulative.
• Prizes are determined by the final, overall standing after all five days are complete. They are not paid out daily.

Reporting Technical Victory/Defeat

• Captains are encouraged to report any complete technical victories during the Group Stage Rounds and Playoffs.
• Group Stage: Any team that that is reported for four valid technical defeats during the Group Stage rounds will be disqualified from the remainder of the tournament.
• Alpha and Bravo Playoffs ONLY:
  • The team that received a technical defeat for Friday's Round of 16 will not receive any prizes for the Alpha or Bravo Playoffs. They will still receive prizes for competing in the Group Stage.
  • The team with the technical victory will be awarded 250 gold plus the prizes earned based on their final position
• To report a technical victory:
  1. Send an email to tournaments@wargamingamerica.com immediately after the round has ended.
  2. Subject: Technical Defeat
  3. Your in-game name as team captain
  4. Your team name
  5. The opposing team name
  6. Screenshot showing the complete Technical victory. A partial Technical Victory will not count.

Reporting Disputes

A dispute is a claim against an illegitimate result by an opponent’s violation of a written Tournament rule.

Disputes must adhere to the protocol detailed below or risk having the dispute dropped by tournament administration.

• Disputes must be submitted immediately after the round has concluded.
• Disputes must be emailed to tournaments@wargamingamerica.com
• The email subject/title must include the word “Dispute:” followed by the name of the event for which you are filing a dispute.
• Disputes may only be filed by the team captain or any team member listed under team’s contact details.

Disputes must include the following in the body of the email or risk having the dispute dropped by tournament administration:

• In-game name of the player submitting the dispute
• Name of the Tournament
• Your team’s name with a link to your team’s page created for you during registration
• Your opponent’s team name and a link to your opponent’s team page created during registration
• Reason for dispute: e.g. “I would like to report the team for using a tank that was not allowed, the StuG III.”
• An attached replay of the disputed battle(s)

Additional notes:

• Opposing team captains will be alerted of the dispute by forum PM after the dispute is processed.
• Captains are responsible for monitoring their PM inbox.
• Three upheld disputes during a group stage reverses all scores from the offending team for that round.
• One upheld dispute during playoffs disqualifies the offending team from that round.
• Publicizing disputes prior to resolution is subject to penalties at tournament admin's discretion, not limited to:
  • Disregarding the dispute
  • Immediate team disqualification
  • Removal of offending player from the event

Registration Rules

Entire Week Registration

• Registration ends Monday, March 21st at 7 am PT / 10 am ET
• Teams MUST sign up for the entire week to play the three days of group stage plus three days of playoffs

Weekend Playoff Registration

• Registration ends Monday, March 21st at 7 am PT / 10 am ET
• If any changes need to be made to the team, an email can be sent to tournaments@wargamingamerica.com by Friday, March 25th at 7 am PT / 10 am ET
• Teams will only play the playoff rounds on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

General Rules

• Teams may only include clan names/tags in their name if at least one member is directly affiliated with that clan.
• Teams may only use WGLNA team names if they are directly affiliated with that team.
• Keep all team names alpha-numeric. Any teams that are not alpha-numeric may be changed at any time.
• WG reserves the right to change inappropriate team names.
• By participating, you agree to abide by all of the terms and conditions, as stated above and by the official tournament rules.

Useful Links

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