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Tankers!
We hope you're ready for the October installment of our Challenge Tournament. Registration is now live; this month's tournament is themed around the Battle of El Alamein.
Once again there are two tournaments, with one having start times optimal for the Americas (“Post meridiem”), and the other with start times optimal for Oceania and East Asia (“Ante meridiem”).
El Alamein Post meridiem Challenge
El Alamein Ante meridiem Challenge
Here are the rules for this month's Challenges:
Tier & Point Limits
Teams may deploy no more than 5 members in each match. A team must field a selection of tanks based on the below tier limits. Teams are also limited to a maximum total of 25 tier points.
- Heavy tank - 6
- Medium tank - 6
- Tank Destroyer -6
- Light tank - 5
- SPG - 5
Schedule
The full schedule will be provided at the close of registration, once the final team count has been determined. Rounds will begin at 6PM PST (9PM EST) each scheduled day (01:00 UTC the following day). Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out!
- Round 1: October 8th, 2012
- The schedule will be finalized at the close of registration
Prizes
The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective team, including reserves. Note: prize pools are determined, seperately, by number of participants for Ant Meridiem and Post Meridiem
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Ante Meridiem Prizes
- First place: 10,000
- Second place: 5,000
- Third place: 3,000
- Fourth place: 1,000
- Fifth Place: 600
- Sixth Place: 600
- Seventh Place: 600
- Eighth Place: 600
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Post Meridiem Prizes
- First place: 23,000
- Second place: 13,000
- Third place: 6,000
- Fourth place: 3,000
- Fifth Place: 1,500
- Sixth Place: 1,500
- Seventh Place: 1,500
- Eighth Place: 1,500
If the first place team is able to win the Challenge without losing a single battle, each member will receive an additional 2,000 gold.
Maps
There will only be one map used during the El Alamein Challenge. The map played on for the Challenge will be Sand River.
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