Victory Conditions

Group Stage

• Teams will play all teams within their group.
• There will be a maximum of 10 teams per group.
• Battles will last a maximum of 5 minutes with 8 minutes between rounds.
• Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
• 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.

• Teams have 24 hr after the tournament has concluded to submit a dispute.
• All disputes received after that time will be considered invalid.
• Disputes must be emaiiled to tournaments@wargamingamerica.com.
• The email subject/title must include the name of the tournament.

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:

• One valid dispute 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

Registration Rules

• Players sign up as an individual for the 1v1 tournament!
• 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.
• Refrain from using special characters/images as part of your team name. Any names with special characters/images may be renamed if deemed inappropriate or could interfere with the tournament system.
• 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 cause 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 player will only receive a prize if they won at least one battle during the tournament.
• Prizes are awarded to players 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 seven days OR if there is a problem with the prize, please contact tournaments@wargamingamerica.com.

Useful Links

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