War of the Nations

dance210: Tournament page - Tier 5 Tournament page - Tier 8 Tournament page - Tier 10   Tier & Point Limits Teams may deploy no more than 5 members in each match with a maximum of 8 players per roster.  All tanks on the team must be from one nation (e.g. all German tanks, all French tanks) The encounter battle mode will be used for this tournament. Tier limits and points will vary depending on what tournament a team registers for. Please see the respective tournament page for more information Tier 5 tournament, max 25 points Tier 8 tournament, max 40 points Tier 10 tournament, max 50 points   Victory Conditions Group Stage 1 Battles begin every 15 minutes 3 points are granted for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss Each battle will last 10 minutes max. The top team(s) in each group advances to Group Stage 2 (The exact number will be provided after Registration closes) The map used for Group Stage 1 will be Siegfried Line Encounter   Draws at the end of Group Stage 1 will be resolved using the following criteria (and in the following order): Head to Head Head to Head Against Group Leader Opponent Strength - final rank of opponents that have defeated your team   Group Stage 2 Battles begin every 15 minutes 3 points are granted for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss Each battle will last 10 minutes max. The top team(s) in each group advances to Group Stage 3 The map used for Group Stage 2 will be Ensk Encounter   Draws at the end of Group Stage 2 will be resolved using the following criteria (and in the following order): Head to Head Head to Head Against Group Leader Opponent Strength - final rank of opponents that have defeated your team   Group Stage 3 Battles begin every 15 minutes 3 points are granted for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. Each battle will last 10 minutes max. There will be a 5 min break in between battles The top team(s) in each group advances to the Playoffs The map used for Group Stage 3 will be Prokhorovka Encounter   Draws at the end of Group Stage 3 will be resolved using the following criteria (and in the following order): Head to Head Head to Head Against Group Leader Opponent Strength - final rank of opponents that have defeated your team Complete Draw - tie-breaker match   Tie-breakers Two teams tied: Battle will last 10 minutes max. Single battle. Whoever wins will move forward. If the teams tie, then no team will advance to the playoff stage. 3+ teams tied: Group play stage Battles begin every 15 minutes. 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. Each battle will last 10 minutes max. There will be a 5 minute break between battles. The team with the most points will move forward. If there is still a tie, no teams move on to the playoff rounds. The map used for the Tie-breaker will be Murovanka Encounter   Playoffs The winner of each round will be determined as the first to 2 victories out of a maximum 5 battles If no winner is found after 5 battles, the team with more battle victories is determined as the winner of the round Complete draws result in disqualification of both teams Each battle will last 10 minutes max. There will be a 2 min break between battles The only map used for the playoffs will be Himmelsdorf Encounter   Schedule The complete schedule will be provided at the close of registration, after the final team count has been determined. Rounds are to be scheduled every day.  Group Stage 1: February 21st, 6 pm PST (9 pm EST) Group Stage 2: February 22nd, 1 pm PST (4 pm EST) Group Stage 3: February 22nd, 6 pm PST (9 pm EST) Group Stage 3 Tie-Breakers (If Necessary): February 23rd, 1 pm PST (4 pm EST) Quarter finals: February 23rd,  6 pm PST (9 pm EST) Semi Finals: February 23rd, 7:20 pm PST (10:20 pm EST) Finals and 3rd/4th Place: February 23rd, 8:40 pm PST (11:40 pm EST)   Prizes The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective winning teams, including reserves. 1st place: 25000 gold 2nd place: 15000 gold 3rd  place: 10000 gold 4th place: 5000 gold 5th - 8th place:  2500 gold 9th - 12 place:  1000 gold Winner of each group stage:  300 gold