Victory Conditions

Group Stage

• Teams will play all teams within their group.
• There will be a maximum of 10 teams per group.
• Battles begin every 10 minutes.
• Each battle wiill last 7 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.

Registration Rules

A player has two ways to register!

Register as a Team: Register as part of a complete team!

• All teams with the minimum number of players will be accepted.
• Teams will less than the minimum number of players will be denied entry into the tournament.

Register Solo/Party: Register as an individual or join a team as part of a party!

• Your team can remain unconfirmed until registration is closed.
• After registration closes, ALL players will be accepted into the tournament.
• Players will be grouped to form complete teams. Teams with at least the minimum number of players will be confirmed for the tournament.
• Depending on the number of players, team size may be increased to allow all players to participate.

• Teams register with a minimum of 3 players and a maximum of 4 players.
• 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.
• 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.

Team Tournament Rating System

Attention tankers! We are introducing a tournament rating system, to assign teams to specific groups! This rating system will allow teams to face others at or around their rating level. Please see below for some important information.

• Each player has a rating based solely on tournament battles. The rating does not include statistics from random battles, team battles, clan wars or strongholds, including win rate, Personal Rating or WN8.
• The system tracks tournament participation from March 2016 to the present. Any tournaments before March 2016 are not counted.
• The team rating is the average rating from members of the team.
• Team rating is determined for each tournament, so teams may be placed in different groups depending on past performance.
• Teams are seeded into groups based on their rating - each group will have teams with a similar rating.
• A new team is a team with players who have never participated in a tournament or has only participated in a few tournaments.
• A new team will only face other new teams.
• After completing several tournament, a new team will no longer be seeded with the new teams.

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 the 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.
• 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

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.
• If players need to be compensated for technical issues, they will receive a maximum of 250 gold as compensation.

Prizes

• A team must have won at least one battle in order to receive a prize.
• 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

• Forum Discussion