Victory Conditions

Group Stage

• Teams will play all teams within their group.
• There will be a maximum of 8 teams per group.
• Battles begin every 13 minutes.
• Each battle will last a maximum of 10 minutes.
• Winners are paid out per group, based on their final position.
• Position is determined 1) by points then 2) by draw rules if teams are tied in points.

Draw Rules

Head-to-Head: If two or more teams are tied in points, the winner will be determined based on how well they did when they faced each other

Team Apple and Team Banana are tied in points for 1st place. During their match, Team Apple defeated Team Banana. Therefore, Team Apple is the winner of the head-to-head and came in 1st place within their group. Team Banana came in 2nd place.

Complete Draw: If no winner can be determined by head-to-head, all tied teams earn the prize.

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 tournament 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 are allowed a maximum of four legionaires.

• ​A legionaire is a player from a different clan or a player not currently in a clan.
• If there are more than four legionaires, non-clan player(s) will be removed at random until a maximum of four legionaires remain and/or the team will be disqualified.

• With the exception of the legionaires, all other participants must be from the same clan.
• Clans are allowed a maximum of two teams in each Call to Arms tournament.
• The clan name or tag must be included in the team name or the team description.
• Teams register with a minimum of 15 players and a maximum of 20 players.
• 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.

Remakes & Server Issues

• A technical or server issue is any instance where the server is unable to correctly dieliver the tournament battle, impeding tournament progress for all teams.
• If server issues case a missed battle, it will be resolved one of two ways. Please be sure to check the forums for how any issues will be resolved.
  1. The tournament admin will reschedule the battle. The battle will be rescheduled within 30 minutes.
  2. The battle will not be rescheduled and teams will play one fewer battle. Scores will be adjusted, if needed, to account for the missed battle.
• Map, team size and tier settings cannot be adjusted once the tournament begins.
  • Map settings are valid and the matches will count, even if set incorrectly.
  • Team and tier settings are NOT valid unless they match the tournament page. If possible, the tournament will be rescheduled with the correct team and tier setting. If not possible, the tournament will be cancelled and all players will be compensated.

Prizes

• A team must have won at least one battle in order to receive a prize.
• Clan gold only goes to the main clan represented; legionnaires do not earn any gold for their clan.
• Prizes are credited to player accounts as quickly as possible.
• It can take up to 7 days after the tournament has concluded before players are credited with their prize.
• If it has been more than 7 days OR if there is a problem with the prize, please contact tournaments@wargamingamerica.com.

Useful Links

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