Tournament Rules:

Structure

• The tournaments will be played in two stages (group stage + playoff).
• The groups will contain 4 teams and each team will play a maximum of 3 battles.
• The top 2 teams from the Group stage will qualify for the Playoffs.
• Group stage point distribution: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for defeat.
• If two teams have an equal amount of points, their ranking will be based on their head to head ratio.
• In the Playoff stage the defeated teams are leaving competition.
• In case of draws in the Playoff stage, both teams will receive defeats.
• Games are Bo1 in Group stage, and Bo1 in the Playoffs stage. The final game is BO3.

Battle rules

• Battle mode: Encounter.
• Battle duration: 7 minutes.
• Server: EU2.
• Maps: Any map which supports the battle mode.
• Teams have 5-10 minutes before the allocated start time to join the lobby.
• Starting spawn points for all games will be automatically allocated by the system.
• To win a game, the team will need to destroy all enemy vehicles or capture the enemy base.
• In Bo1 teams are required to win 1 game, while In Bo3 teams are required to win 2 games to win the match.
• Games cannot be replayed, unless an issue with the setup causes a problem or in case we encounter server issues where the majority of users are affected. Unfortunately, we will be unable to restart games due to disconnections or PC crashes.

Vehicles

• As a general rule, no specific vehicles are prohibited.
• The use of premium tanks, shells and consumables is allowed.

Player & Team rules

• Team captains should stay up to date on the forum. The tournament administration recommends that every captain follows the “rules and information” thread for the specific
• The team captain is responsible for his team: only a team captain can make requests on behalf of his team on the forum.
• Captains and players are advised to use the in-game reporting system to report foul language, rather than the official rules enforcement thread.
• Team and player names must not violate the Wargaming.net naming rules. Any team violating these rules will be disqualified. Highly offensive names may be further sanctioned with an in-game suspension.
• Teams must keep all names alpha-numeric. Teams are not allowed to use special signs, unprintable words and similar. All names have to be clearly readable. Teams breaking this rule may be disqualified without any warning.
• Each player can only play for one team in a tournament, cup or championship.

Administration

• Administrators resolve disputes.
• The ruling of an Administrator is final.
• The organizer reserves the right to modify the rules prior or during the tournament, while notifying the players via official forum or the portal publication.
• Complaints of violation of game rules are accepted only through the in-game reporting system
• In case of dispute, an admin will contact the team captains through the forum’s personal message system.

Reporting and replays:

1. Replays must be recorded by the teams for all the games, and provided if requested. If replays are required (i.e. to resolve disputes between teams), the details on where to send the files will be provided by the admins.
2. Replays may be uploaded to the World of Tanks Replays service for easy access.
3. In case of dispute, the team captains will be contacted on the forum, and will have 72 hours to reply. Failure to reply or provide the replays may result in the cancellation of the victory and the removal of the prizes.
4. Any action that goes against the spirt of the game, such as battle rigging or other types of abuse of the game mechanics, may lead to disqualification and/or further in-game sanctions.
5. Complaints of violation of game rules are accepted only through the in-game reporting system