Victory Conditions

• Teams will play all teams within their group.
• Number of rounds will vary based on group sizes. Teams are responsible for checking the tournament page each day.
• Rounds begin every 26 minutes. Within a round, teams will play two matches; one match on defense, one match on attack.
• Each match within a round will last 10 minutes. There will be a 3 minute break between matches within a round.
• Teams will earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
• Weekly standings, across all groups, are measured by total points earned against total points possible.

Draw Rules

Ties at the end of the round will be resolved based on the following criteria (in the following order):

Head to Head

• How well did the teams do against each other?

Complete Draw

• All tied teams earn the prize

League Notes & Rules

7/68 Format

• Battles will last 10 minutes max. There will be 3 minutes between battles within a round.
• All maps are dual cap attack/defense mode.
• There are two sides on each map - attacker and defender:
  • Attacker wins if their team is able to 1) cap one enemy base or 2) kill all enemy tanks
  • Defender wins if their team is able to 1) successfully defend both capture points from the attacker and survive for the full 10 minutes or 2) kill all enemy tanks.

Tank Composition

• Teams may field up to 7 players with up to 68 tier poitns alloted for tank choices.
• Only two types of Team rosters are available for use in the preseason:
  • Five tier X tanks + two tier IX tanks
  • Six tier X tanks + one tier VIII tank
• No other compositions allowed.
• The use of Zombies (or "the undead", "walkers", "biters") as players is strictly prohibited, players must have a pulse and be classified as "living" for this event.

Mods

• The use of any mod is expressly prohibited in WGLNA.
• Standard "vanilla" client is required from all league participants.

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

• Teams register with a minimum of 7 players and a maximum of 10 players. (No Zombies, brains are expensive as consumables)
• 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.
• To be seeded as a WGLNA team, the team must include at least 6 members and have the same team name from last season.
• Keep all team names alpha-numeric.
• 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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