For those interested, please read the entire post, maybe not in one go. There will not be a tl;dr version.

There will be 4 stages to this World Championship playing this template https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?TemplateID=602772 (4x4 3v3 Europe no luck) and they will be as such:

1st Stage: Regional Double Elimination Tournaments

Those who apply will be thrown into a multiday Regional DE Tournament of either North/Latin America and East Asia or Europe and West Asia. Anyone who does not fit these regional descriptions will be put into the Europe region. All members of your team must fit the regional description. Boot time will be 1 day 4 hours with vacations not honored. This will start on the 11th of May.

2nd Stage: 2-game Round Robin Tournaments

The top 8 or 10 of the 1st Stage (depending on the amount of teams that apply) will be thrown into a 2-game Round Robin. These are the rules for the 2nd Stage:

1. 2 real-time games (5 minute + 10 minute banked boot times) will be played per week. Game 1 will be played on Tuesday @ 17:00 GMT-8 for North America region and 17:00 GMT for Europe region. Game 2 will be played on Thursday at the same times. Broadcasts will be on Wednesday and Friday @ 12:00 GMT - 6.

2. Each team will play each other twice.

3. Ties will be resolved by head to head matchup first, best of 3 will be scheduled if still unresolved.

4. Each team will have a team captain who will be available for interviews through Skype (at least try to be), and be responsible for communicating to the series host(s) about their roster in a given week.

5. Teams will have a roster of at least 3 people and at maximum 6 people. Anyone aside from the first 3 listed will be considered an alternate.

6. Alternates never have to play a game. They are there just in case a player cannot play their games due to prior arrangements.

7. Rosters for a given week are due on Saturday prior to that week.

8. The bottom 2 performing teams will be forced to repeat the 1st stage, while ranks 3-6 or 3-8 (depends on how many apply/are in the 2nd stage) will be re-invited to the 2nd stage for the next world championship.

3rd Stage: Regional Playoffs

Playoffs for both regions will be decided by the amount of teams during the 2nd stage. Either way there will be a best of 3 playoff series with the seeds based on the team's rank during the 2nd stage. Winner of this playoff series will make it to the 4th stage

4th Stage: World Championship

The regional playoff winners will play each other in a best of 5. Right now our prize will be limited, but if people agree we could require coins in order to compete in the 2nd stage. The prize without anyone putting their coins on the line:

1st place: 3,000 coins (breakup could be 750 for each of the main 3 and 250 for the alternate players)

2nd place: 1,500 coins (breakup could be 375 for each of the main 3 and 125 for the alternate players)

These coins will be paid out by Fizzer and Mercer who will be helping run the series.


To apply send a message to https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=1515014755 with the following information:

1. Your team players with profile links.

2. Your region.

3. Your team captain.

4. Your team name.

5. Would your team be willing to wager coins in the 2nd stage? (We would not ask for anything above 500 coins.)


Scheduling for the 2nd stage will be announced after we have enough applicants for the 1st stage. The alternate 3 players allowed in the 2nd stage and beyond can be found after the 1st stage is completed. Team captains will be messaged once their team qualifies asking who their alternates can be.

Now for some general rules:

1. Alt accounts are not allowed. Everyone must be a different person on the team. If siblings are playing on the same team, evidence will have to be sent. (Skype video call showing each person)

2. Cussing in public chat isn't allowed because even games in the 1st stage may be streamed.

3. People with inappropriate names are not allowed.

4. Team names can't be inappropriate either. Also it's first come first serve on names through the application process.

5. Coaches are allowed, but must be listed as an alternate for 2nd+ stages. As to what your coach does, that's up to your discretion.



If you want to help WGL out in the management of this series in any way contact me directly through mail. If you have any questions pertaining to the rules/structure of this series, do so in this thread and I will answer as soon as possible.

Thank you for your time,

WGL Staff

Edited 5/5/2015 16:57:43

Why must the games in Round 2 be real time? That will be insanely hard to schedule! Lets say I teamed up with my friends in Washington thats 4 hours behind me. 1st we need to find a time for us, THEN a time that meets our Asian or European friends? Thats tough work....

I know it can happen cause I've had games with players of these regions on for 3v3 EU rt but to make it "mandatory" so to speak doesnt seem right.



I'll be sending in a team shortly since I think I will be available ;)



Edit: Can a coach be outside of my geographical region? Also, is a coach for my team allowed to play for another?

Edited 4/23/2015 01:42:31

1. 2nd stage and 3rd stage is still in regions so yeah the hours could be pretty weird if you're in New York and have an Aussie on your team, but this is also why you're allowed alternates. I checked timezonewise and it's actually harder to schedule the Eastern Asians with the Europeans than it is to schedule them with the North Americans. It's weird but basically Oceania's day is America's night which is easier to work with.

2. No, as a coach takes up an alternate spot he's technically on your team. Infact I rescind the rule stating the coach can't play. I just want people to understand that having someone setting up scrims for you and helping teach you is allowed.

These coins will be paid out by Fizzer and Mercer who will be helping run the series.
Wait, Fizzer/Mercer is sponsoring WGL, that's awesome :D


How do you determine the region to a player? There's many people from europe/asia who lives in US, where would they belong, or can they choose?

Who is the WGL staff? I know some of you guys, but all of you deserve credit :p

I do agree that those real-time games could be pretty difficult. I would much rather prefer a multi-day game.

1. They're sponsoring this series. It's awesome :)

2. Region is simply determined by where you are when you sign up. It should show up on your profile. Turn off any proxies you have on and make sure the right country is showing on your profile. Trying to trick us will result in questioning and potential disqualification. Don't try it :P.

3. Latnox, Pushover, TheWarlightMaster, Frankdeslimste, and ps. There's many more in the WGL chat, but those are the most active atm. If I'm forgetting anyone please post.

Edit for Implexity:

1. 2nd stage will last 9 weeks doing it RT twice per week if there's 10 teams. Doing it MD is just simply not an option. I could make it MD with the promise of the game being finished before broadcast but that's all thin ice. For the sake of the event, we must schedule this RT. This is why alternates are allowed in 2nd stage and on.

Edited 4/23/2015 02:37:42

OK no problem. Thank you. I understand. Doing a Multi-Day game on stream could certainly be difficult.

Edited 4/23/2015 02:25:29

I am confused with your example of a New York person and Aussie. Dont the teams have to be regional (everyone from same region)?

RT within region is fine but outside region would be issue. Practically impossible to play with people 8 hours apart. Looks like you are not planning on cross tegional RT though

Edited 4/23/2015 05:17:47

@ChrisCMU:

Oceania is with NA region instead of Europe. I'm just pointing out while it may seem awkward to be putting Australians in the same region as New Yorkers, the timezones work out better than putting them with the Europeans. If this gets incredibly popular then I'd be willing to split the regionals further.

Sounds good. I will be doing a team for sure. I will send roster when finalized

i'm up for the tournament :)
but i'm from India which is in south centre of Asia,not sure if you have it in east or west asia.So which region do i lie in?Europe?

sigh.....this is the moment when Asians get disadvantage ;(

don't like the regional limitations.
good luck with the championship.

Lithuanians team maybe?

Are there really that many East Asian players?

I can be an alternate player if somebody wants me. I teach at an English academy so my hours are really strange (sure East Asians can relate to this), so idk useful I'd be with scheduled real time games.

Yeah europe region will be stacked. Lots of good players there.

I think that tha option of using coins in the second stage should be decided before this starts. For example, I could be interested but I don't have coins :P
The skype interviews can be a problem for non english speakers :/ And the timezone can be a problem for it too.

Can people who live in latin america team up with someone in north america ?

^Yes that is same region

OK, thanks.