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Professionals Tournament
On the 7th of May, the Professionals tournament will start, where the best 8 teams from the Top Echelon will compete. To participate in this tournament, each player in the team must have a Professional ticket which has been accrued for the Top echelon clans basing on Ascent tournaments in Spring Season 2020. The precise match schedule is indicated in the regulations.
Participants of this tournament could not participate in other tournaments which take place at the same time.
General Requirements
Vehicle tiers: X.
Registration period: from 2 May 8:00 AM (PT) / 11:00 AM (ET) to 6 May 8:00 AM (PT) / 11:00 AM (ET).
Duration: from 7 May to 24 May 2020.
Battles start: 7 May, 6:00 PM (PT) / 9:00 PM (ET)
Control mode: touch
Maximum number of teams: 8.
Number of players in a team: 7 main players plus up to 3 backup players.
Battle time: 7 minutes.
Battle mode: Supremacy.
Interval between battles: 2 minutes.
- If the minimum required number of team members (5 players) does not turn up for the battle at the set time, the match will be recognized as lost for this team.
- A special room for conducting matches will be automatically created 5 minutes prior to the first battle. Check the Notifications section for the invitation.
- Team membership is fixed and cannot be changed before the end of the tournament.
Player Conduct:
- Only teams which represent clans from Top Echelon are allowed to participate in this tournament.
- All team participants should contain at the same clan from the moment of registration to the Tournament to the end of Tournament. In case of the violation of this Rule team will lose 50% of the prize fund for each stage for this Tournament.
- No insults of any form towards the Players, Teams, Tournament Organizer and its employees are allowed.
- It is forbidden to post excessive, meaningless or aggressive messages.
- Players must observe the principles of fair play and the sportsmanship of the competition. Any actions of the player that do not comply with these principles shall be treated as unsportsmanlike conduct and may cause the punishment for the player for all Tournament duration.
- There shall be no breach of the Game Rules and other rules of the License Agreement.
- It is prohibited to intentionally mislead the Tournament Organizer or other Players using knowingly false information.
- Players must observe the principles of fair play.
- It is forbidden to participate in the Tournament using a gaming account registered to another Player.
- Any modification of the Game client during the Tournament with the purpose of gaining a gaming advantage is prohibited.
- Any arrangements between Players and/or Teams for the purpose of gaining a gaming advantage are prohibited. Collusion shall include, but is not limited to, the following cases:
- Arranging an agreement or any form of negotiations on the outcome or score of a Match.
- A deliberately passive play for the purpose of achieving the desired outcome of a Match or deliberate sabotage of the Team's actions for the purpose of achieving the desired outcome of a Match.
- It is forbidden to intentionally use any errors (bugs) or failures of the Game with the purpose of gaining a gaming advantage.
Tournament Stages, Tournament System, and Battle Format
The precise start time of matches will be displayed in the game client after the drawing. During the 1st stage, teams will be drawn randomly. During the 2nd stage, teams in the upper bracket will be drawn according to the "strongest against weakest" principle based on the number of points scored by the teams in the previous stage (team A plays with team D, team B plays with team C).
► Group Stage
The Group Stage is conducted using the Round-robin system: each Team plays against each Team within its group.
Tournament system: Round-robin. Number of teams per group: 8, number of groups: 1. The first spawn point is determined randomly by the automatic tournament system.
Schedule and maps:
Two battles are held on the same map with the spawn point swapped after the first battle, then the map is changed. All maps are playing in the "Supremacy" game mode. The format: Bo7 (up to 4 victories).
- Round 1: 7 May, 6:00 PM (PT) / 9:00 PM (ET). Maps: Port Bay, Vineyards, Mayan Ruins, Alpenstadt
- Round 2: 7 May, 7:10 PM (PT) / 10:10 PM (ET). Maps: Black Goldville, Faust, Rockfield, Naval Frontier
- Round 3: 10 May, 6:00 PM (PT) / 9:00 PM (ET). Maps: Middleburg, Canal, Dynasty’s Pearl, Faust
- Round 4: 10 May, 7:10 PM (PT) / 10:10 PM (ET). Maps: Castilla, New Bay, Winter Malinovka, Oasis Palms
- Round 5: 14 May, 6:00 PM (PT) / 9:00 PM (ET). Maps: Fort Despair, Desert Sands, Faust, Port Bay
- Round 6: 14 May, 7:10 PM (PT) / 10:10 PM (ET). Maps: Naval Frontier, Oasis Palms, Canal, Black Goldville
- Round 7: 16 May, 6:00 PM (PT) / 9:00 PM (ET). Maps: Dynasty's Pearl, Port Bay, Fort Despair, Middleburg
A victory in the round brings the team 1 points, a loss in the round brings the team 0 points. After the end of the Group Stage, the 4 best teams will be determined based on the total points.
If several teams have an equal number of points, the following parameters will be considered to determine the winner:
- Head-to-head battles and the total score for these battles (the team that won in head-to-head battle or that has more victories in head-to-head battles advances to the next stage).
- If it is impossible to determine a winner based on the above parameters, the total score (number of victories) earned by teams in all rounds of the Group Stage will be considered.
- If it is impossible to determine a winner based on the above parameters, the total duration of all head-to-head battles of the contesting teams will be considered.
- If the winner is still not determined upon considering all the above-mentioned parameters, a tie-break is announced. The time of the tie-break and the maps to be played shall be determined by the Organizer. The Organizer shall notify the teams of the tie-break time on the forum in advance.
► Final Stage
The Final Stage is conducted using the Double Elimination system between 4 best teams from the Group stage (battles are fought in the upper and lower brackets). The first spawn point is determined randomly by the automatic tournament system. Two battles are held on the same map with the spawn point swapped after the first battle, then the map is changed.
- A Team losing in the Upper bracket moves into the Lower bracket.
- A Team winning in the Upper bracket advances to the next rounds of the Tournament in the Upper bracket.
- A Team losing in the Lower bracket is eliminated from the Tournament.
- Winners of the Upper and Lower brackets meet in the Finals.
Schedule and maps:
All maps are playing in the "Supremacy" game mode. The format: Bo7 (up to 4 victories). Final of the Upper and Lower bracket and Grand-Final: Bo9 (up to 5 victories).
Upper bracket
- Round 1: 21 May, 6:00 PM (PT) / 9:00 PM (ET). Maps: Canal, Castilla, New Bay, Mayan Ruins
- Final of the Upper bracket: 21 May, 7:10 PM (PT) / 10:10 PM (ET). Maps: Winter Malinovka, Alpenstadt, Desert Sands, Vineyards, Canal
- Grand Final: 24 May, 6:00 PM (PT) / 9:00 PM (ET). Maps: Vineyards, Black Goldville, Dynasty’s Pearl, Naval Frontier, New Bay
Lower bracket
- Round 1: 23 May, 6:00 PM (PT) / 9:00 PM (ET). Maps: Winter Malinovka, Alpenstadt, Desert Sands, Vineyards
- Final of the Lower bracket: 23 May, 7:10 PM (PT) / 10:10 PM (ET). Maps: Middleburg, Faust, Port Bay, Rockfield, Fort Despair
Streaming
The Organizer reserves the right to add, for any Matches, spectators to one or both Teams for the purpose of streaming Matches. Links to streams will be added a day before the start of Matches.
► Tournament Prize Fund
In the case when team miss 3 and more battles, players of the team won't receive 50% of prize fund.
In the case when team miss 7 and more battles, they won't receive prizes at all.
► Group Stage
All participating Teams will receive a "Professional" medal, "Professional" avatar and 2 unique camouflages (Professional Blue and Professional Orange).
- 1st Place: 4 500 000 credits for each player.
- 2nd Place: 4 000 000 credits for each player.
- 3rd Place: 3 500 000 credits for each player.
- 4th Place: 3 000 000 credits for each player.
- 5th Place: 2 500 000 credits, 3 000 gold, 20 000 free XP for each player.
- 6th Place: 2 000 000 credits, 2 500 gold, 20 000 free XP for each player.
- 7th Place: 1 500 000 credits, 2 000 gold, 20 000 free XP for each player.
- 8th Place: 1 000 000 credits, 1 500 gold, 20 000 free XP for each player.
* Rewards for this stage will be accrued during 7 working days after the stage will be ended.
► Final Stage
- 1st Place: 3 000$ for the team. 10 000 000 credits, 10 000 gold, 100 000 free XP for each player.
- 2nd Place: 1 800$ for the team. 6 000 000 credits, 7 000 gold, 50 000 free XP for each player.
- 3rd Place: 1 000$ for the team. 4 000 000 credits, 5 000 gold, 30 000 free XP for each player.
- 4th Place: 500$ for the team. 2 500 000 credits, 4 000 gold, 30 000 free XP for each player.
Important information about distribution of the prize fund:
Money prize, won by the team in a Tournament, shall be paid by the Organizer of the Tournament to the Paypal accounts of each player made available by the Captain. Team Captain shall provide necessary information within one week from finishing the Tournament. Participating in the Tournament, all team players confirm that they accept and explicitly agree that the prize payable to their team shall be transferred to the details, specified by their Team Captain. All banking commissions, retentions, deductions, taxes, including income tax, as well as any other expenses in respect of prize repayment, shall be self-sustained by the team and each player of this team, who has participated in the Tournament and has won the prize. In case of any disputes in respect of prize repayment, all claims from the team or its players shall be settled by them independently, without involving the Organizers of the Tournament.
As soon as the prize is debited from the Paypal account of the Organizer of the Tournament to transfer the prize money, the Organizer of the Tournament shall be deemed to fulfill its obligations on transferring prize money to the team, and shall not be liable for any consequences of the Captain’s provision of data, necessary for transferring the prize, that has turned out to be invalid, unreliable, incomplete or data consisting of the third parties details.
The receiving of the prize is conditioned to compliance with all and any applicable laws and provisions, as well as these regulations, by the team and each particular player. The Tournament player (players), as well as its parents or foster parents in case when the player-winner is under age, shall be solely liable for all applicable tax and other expenses or disbursements.
To receive a money prize, the Team Captain shall provide an operative Paypal account of each team player.
Money prizes shall be paid within four weeks from finishing the Tournament, but in any case, no sooner than the Team Captain provides full payment details of each player. All transfers shall be made in US dollars (USD).
Undue, incomplete, incorrect or unreliable provision or miss-provision of information specified in this clause shall be considered as violation these Regulations. In such case the Organizer of the Tournament shall not be liable for inappropriate performance of its obligations on transferring money prize.
All winners and each winner in particular shall agree that the Organizer and its employees shall be hold harmless from liability in respect of accepting/ receiving the prize, awarded within the Tournament.
The winners’ receiving of the prize shall be conditioned to their compliance with any and all applicable laws and provisions. The winner (winners), as well as its parents or foster parents in case when the player is under age, shall be solely liable for all applicable tax and other expenses or disbursements, not specified in the description of prizes.
. (devs call them balanced) (at least these are non russian tanks)
