Gold Cup: Tournament Regulations

General Information

• Dates of the event: 28 & 29 July.
• Registration: Open from 16 - 27 July 19:00 UTC +8.
• Game mode: Football mode 2018.
• Tournament: The tournament consists of three stages: Group Stage, Play-offs, and the Grand Final. The best 24 teams from the Play-offs along with the best 8 teams from the Silver Cup will advance to the Grand Final.
• Goal: Fight for the top places to win in-game rewards and real-life trophies!
• Reward pool: Premium Account time, Gold, Premium tanks, a unique Style, Medals, and an invitation to participate in the Grand Final of the Gold Cup tournament.

Regulations

1. How to Participate
   1. Group Stages will be held on 28 July 2018, 14:00 UTC +8.
   2. The Play-offs will be held on 28 July 2018, 17:00 UTC +8.
   3. The Grand Final will be held on 29 July 2018, 14:00 UTC +8.
   4. There is no limit on the number of teams who may enter.
   5. A captain should complete and confirm the team, i.e. recruit 2 more players, to participate in the tournament. Only 1 reserve player per team is allowed.
   6. Teams consisting of 2 or more players are allowed to participate in the tournament only if one or two of their team members were excluded after checking for forbidden modifications before compiling the group stage schedule.
   7. There is a limit of 1 place in the Grand Final per team, so semi-finalists (players from the 8 teams that already qualified from the Silver Cup) will not be awarded an additional place in the Grand Final.
2. Tournament Description
   1. Matches will take place in football mode only.
   2. The E 100 SPORT, T-62A SPORT, AMX 13 105 SPORT vehicles and a Garage slot will be added to players' accounts. Players in the team can choose any football vehicle roles without restrictions. The crew will comprise only one member.
      
      
      
      
   3. The tournament consists of three stages: Group Stage, Play-offs and the Grand Final.
   4. The Group Stage & Play-offs of the Gold Cup tournament will be held on both the HK and AU servers; the Grand Final will be held on the HK server only.
   5. The tournament manager reserves the right to change servers. Players will be notified of this on the official forum.
   6. Players must comply with the EULA and Game Rules.
   7. Special characters and repeating punctuation characters are not allowed in team names. Team names that violate the Game Rules and EULA will be manually renamed by the tournament manager.
   8. The tournament manager reserves the right to change the quantity or rules of the Gold Cup. Players will be notified of any changes on the official forum.
3. Group Stage Description
   1. Group Stage matches will be played in Round-robin format: each team plays against all other teams in the group.
   2. There can be up to four teams in each group. The groups will be assigned according to the principle of even distribution to provide fair conditions for all teams.
   3. The leaderboard of teams in the groups is formed according to the total amount of points earned across all matches:
      1. 3 points for Victory,
      2. 0 points for Defeat.
   4. The 1st and 2nd place teams in each group will advance to the Play-offs.
   5. If two or more teams have the same number of points, their positions on the leaderboard will be determined in the following way:
      1. Considering head-to-head results;
      2. The highest number of victories in all matches.
   6. If all sorting indicators are equal, all teams that are tied advance to the Play-offs.
4. Play-offs Description
   1. Play-offs matches will be played in Single Elimination format: a team that loses a match leaves the tournament.
   2. A detailed description of the Play-offs stage will be published on the tournament page once the Group Stage is over.
   3. Winning teams from the Group Stage will be allocated spots in 8 simultaneous play-offs. The number of play-offs can be changed by the tournament manager.
   4. Each Play-offs victor joins the Silver Cup winners and gets an invite to the Grand Final.
   5. In the Play-offs, the tournament manager reserves the right to call for a rematch in the event of a dispute. The map for the match will be determined by the tournament manager.
   6. In the event of a regulation violation by a team, the tournament organizer has the right to assign their place in the tournament to another team.
5. Grand Final Description
   1. The best 24 teams from the Play-offs and 8 winning teams from the Silver Cup will be invited to participate in the Grand Final of the Gold Cup Tournament.
   2. The schedule of the Grand Final will be determined and published after all Play-offs matches are over.
   3. The Grand Final consists of 2 stages: a Group Stage and Play-offs. The rules of the Group Stage are the same as here.
   4. Play-offs matches will be played in Single Elimination format: the team that wins 2 matches (best of 3) advances in the tournament.
   5. In the Play-offs, the tournament manager reserves the right to call for a rematch in the event of a dispute. The map for the match will be determined by the tournament manager.
6. Technical Issues and Refunds
   1. In the event of a technical failure during a match, the entire match will be played anew, irrespective of already-played battles.
   2. Technical failures are cases when the battle results have not been received by the tournament page, new teams have not been created, or a server crash has occurred. The manager will determine the time of the rematch and notify players about it on the game forum.
   3. A refund will be credited to tournament participants in the event of severe technical issues of the servers or tournament structure, whereby the tournament cannot be continued or replayed.
   4. Each situation will be considered on a case-by-case basis; refunds will be provided in cases where the tournament cannot be continued or replayed, or when such actions will significantly extend the tournament duration.
   5. Refunds will be in the form of a Personal Reserve: +50% to credits earned in battle for 2 hours.
7. Rewards
   1. If a team takes a prize-winning position, the three players who have played the most battles will receive the rewards.
   2. If an equal number of battles were played by team members, all participants of the team will receive rewards.
      
      

      Gold Cup Tournament Rewards
      	Medal for registration and participation in the final tournament
      	Medal for advancing to Play-offs
      	Medal for advancing to the Grand Final
      	Medal for 1st place in the Grand Final
      	Style for playing at least 1 battle in the Grand Final

   3. Play-off Rewards:
      
      

      PLACE	GOLD	DAYS OF PREMIUM ACCOUNT
      1st-8th: an invitation to the Grand Final	-	-
      9th-16th places	1000	7
      17th-32nd places	500	3
      33rd-64th places	-	1
      65th-128th places	-	-

   4. Grand Final Rewards:
      
      

      PLACE	GOLD	VEHICLE	DAYS OF PREMIUM ACCOUNT	A FOOTBALL WITH BUFFON'S SIGNATURE
      1st place	20 000	Progetto M35 mod. 46	90	✓
      2nd place	15 000	Rheinmetall Skorpion G	60	-
      3rd-4th places	10 000	Rheinmetall Skorpion G	30
      5th-8th places	8000	Löwe	30
      9th-16th places	6000	Löwe	30
      17th-32nd places	4000	Löwe	30

8. Results
   1. In-game rewards for each round will be provided within 10 days of the end of the tournament.
   2. To receive in-game rewards, log into the game client no later than 360 days after the event ends (30 July 2019).
   3. Wargaming official representatives will contact winners personally in order to collect all needed information to pay the delivery of physical trophies.
   4. Distribution of physical trophies will start within 14 days of the end of the Football 2018 event, and will depend on the response rate and locale of each winner.
   5. If there are any issues with distribution of in-game rewards or physical trophies, please contact our Customer Service Center.
9. Violation of the Rules and Penalties
   1. The Gold Cup tournament is subject to the same rules that are applied to Random Battles; all penalties are imposed according to the Game Rules and End User License Agreement.
   2. Complaints submitted through the in-game system will be processed by tournament managers according to the Game Rules and End User License Agreement.
   3. If match-fixing (when a player or a group of players deliberately create conditions that ensure achieving high results in the base experience) is determined to have taken place, the results of the player(s) involved will be cancelled for all vehicles that have participated in the event, irrespective of the vehicle used in the fake battle. In addition, such players will be punished according to the Game Rules.
   4. The tournament manager will check participants for forbidden modifications before the Group Stage is assembled, as well as after the end of the Gold Cup tournament.
   5. If use of forbidden modifications is confirmed or a player violates the Game Rules or the End User License Agreement, they will be excluded from the tournament and will not receive any rewards. Also, the event vehicle will be withdrawn from their account.
   6. If forbidden game modifications are found before drawing up the schedule, the team can still compete with two or more players in the tournament.
   7. If a captain is found to be using forbidden modifications, the entire team will be removed from the tournament.