General Information

• Matches and Brackets are published once registration is closed and the number of teams determined.
• Top 16 teams after the Group stages will move onto the Single Elimination Playoff Bracket. (ranking will be decided by overall win % vs total matches played)
• Single Elimination Playoff Bracket is seeded based on group stage standings.

Rules

7/56 Format

• Battles will last 10 minutes max.
• Teams are allowed to bring a maximum of 7 tanks totalling 56 points and a minimum of 5 tanks all being tier 8s.
• All maps are Encounter mode
• There will be 3 minute staging breaks between Battles

Group Play Stages

• Group Play will consist of a 1 game series against each opponent.
• If teams are tied after the battle then both teams will recieve a draw.
• Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss
• After Group Stage Day 3 , all points will be added together and the teams will be ranked based on overall points earned vs. possible points earned.
• The top 16 teams will move onto the Single Elimination Brackets.
• If Teams are tied after Group play then all tied teams will be required to play in a Tiebreaker on September 30th (see Tiebreaker Rules below)

Maps for Group Play and Tiebreakers

• Monday September 25th - Group Stage Day 1 (5 pm PT) - Sand River
• Wednesday September 27th- Group Stage Day 2 (5 pm PT) - Himmelsdorf
• Friday September 29th - Group Stage Day 3 (5 pm PT) - Redshire
• Saturday September 30th (Tiebreaker Day if Needed) (5pm PT) - Steppes

TIE-BREAKER (IF NEEDED will be September 30th starting at 5pm Pacific)

• The Map used for the TIE-BREAKER Matches Will Be Steppes (Encounter)

• IF TWO TEAMS ARE TIED ON POINTS:

  • A match between the tied teams will take place to determine who proceeds forward in the Qualifier
  • Battle will last 10 minutes max and be Encounter
  • There will be a 3 minute break between battles.
  • This will be a first to two wins battles. (If after best of 3 no team is ahead on points a sudden death Tiebreaker battle will occur - this battle will be Attack/Defense in order to guarantee a winner).
  • The system will choose one captain to pick a side and the match will begin after. The winner of this battle wins the entire series.

• IF 3+ TEAMS ARE TIED: GROUP TIEBREAKER STAGE

  • Matches between all the tied teams in a Round Robin Format will take place to determine who proceeds forward in the Tournament
  • Play will consist of a 1 game series against each opponent, the winner being the team with the most wins.
  • If teams are tied after the battles then teams will recieve a draw.
  • Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
  • If teams are still tied after Round Robin then no team will progress

Single Elimination Playoffs

• Teams will be seeded based on their Group Stage Finishing Positions
• Teams will play Matches based on the listed schedule dates
• Matches will be B03 Series (Except the Finals which will be B05) using one map each day for all rounds of a match and 1 map for any needed tiebreakers
• Choice of side for any tiebreakers will be done randomly by the system, Once sides are chosen the sudden death tiebreaker match will begin.

• Monday October 2nd- Round of 16 (5pm PT) + Quarterfinals (6:30 pm PT) - El Halluf
• Wednesday October 4th - Semi-Finals (5pm PT) + Finals (6:30 pm PT) - Ensk

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