Although it's been a quiet time in terms of announcements, there's been a lot of construction going on in the backend of WeeGee ANZ as we're preparing for the beginning of the fifth season of ANZPL! Of course, before we can have a season, we need to know who will be entering the teams by the draft system.
Save Thursday, the 11th of August from 7:00PM AEST/UTC+10 as the date and time to tune in on the Official World of Tanks ANZ Twitch Stream to see which players are going to be picked up by your favourite team!
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The Format
As a continuation from last season, we will be keeping the same double round robin that we had from the previous season - with all six teams facing each other twice during the regular season, before we continue to a modified double elimination bracket for playoffs. This will all culminate in the Grand Finals being held on November the 26th, 2022, at Fortress Melbourne, where we'll see the top two teams face off in a Best of Nine match-up.
Additionally, with the disbandment of the Brisbane Bulldogs, we will welcome the winners of ANZBL Season 3, the Cairns Comets into the ANZPL!
The draft will be split into two rounds, the first being the State Round. Teams are required to pick Draftees from their home State in order to fulfill the required home state member minimums in the team lineup. The State Round picks will run as follows:
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Pick |
State and Team |
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1 |
Adelaide Action X |
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2 |
Perth Panthers |
We then move into the Open Draft. Teams will then pick a player remaining in the draft, until all positions are filled.
Round One |
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Pick |
State and Team |
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1 |
Cairns Comets |
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2 |
Adelaide Action X |
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3 |
Christchurch Conquerors |
|
4 |
Perth Panthers |
Round Two |
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|
Pick |
State and Team |
|
1 |
Cairns Comets |
Round Three |
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Pick |
State and Team |
|
1 |
Cairns Comets |
The Draftees
The people below will be jostling for the attention of the ANZPL teams, looking to duke it out with some of ANZ finest. Please welcome all the players who will be hoping to enter Season 4 of the ANZPL:
| rupro_ | Bailes_ | rameka13 |
| _0reos_ | Captain_Cows | Saffe |
| _Bacillus_ (Scott_Hanaray) | Gardyy | Speed___ |
| _SIayer | gloster173 | StiFe_Fil |
| 4HEAD_rEaLdArKNiNjA_xDdD | haha_yes | The_Mendicant_Bias |
| AVP3Marine | MadHouse10101 | Toddy339 |
Remember, being in the ANZPL Draft Pool will not guarantee you a position into ANZPL itself.
ANZPL Season 5 Prize Pool
The prize pool for ANZPL consists of $25,000 AUD in cash prizes, as well as physical prizes (TBA). The cash prize pool is broken down as following:
1st Place – AUD 10,000
2nd Place – AUD 5,000
3rd Place – AUD 3,500
4th Place – AUD 2,750
5th Place - AUD 2,000
6th Place - AUD 1,750
ANZBL
ANZBL registrations will be open after the ANZPL draft, with more details soon to be announced. Make sure you keep your eyes on the portal as we'll be bringing the Division 2 action live to your doorsteps very soon!
And Finally... The Dates
ANZPL Season 5 will officially commence on Friday, August the 26th at 7PM AEST (UTC +10), continuing on for every Friday at this time until Friday, October the 7th, where the time will change to 7PM AEDT (UTC +11) - please note the change in time for our international viewers!
The regular season will finish on the 28th of October, with playoffs being on the 4th of November and 11th of November followed by a LAN final at Fortress Melbourne on the 26th of November.
Make sure you stay tuned onto our front portal, the ANZ Facebook, the ANZ Twitter, or our Twitch Channel to see and keep up with all the latest news on World of Tanks within the ANZ region!