WEEDYLYMPICS 8V8 BLITZ TOURNAMENT

FORMAT

The WEEDYLYMPICS 8V8 BLITZ TOURNAMENT is a double-elimination, team-based tournament. Each series leading up to the semi-finals is a best of 3 (the first map will be randomly chosen by a wheel spin, and the loser of that map will pick the next one). The semi-finals will be a best of 5, featuring a ban-pick system. The grand finals will be a best of 7 (the Upper Bracket team will receive a strategic advantage by banning two maps from the map pool before the series begins). The Lower Bracket team will then select the first map to be played from the remaining pool. Loser of each map will then pick the next map to be played as followed.

This tournament will take place over two days: Saturday, April 26th, 2025, starting at 3:00 PM EST and Sunday, April 27th, 2025, starting at 3:00 PM EST. 

Each team is allowed a maximum of 10 players, with 8 players who will participate in the match and 2 players on the bench. The minimum team size is 8 players, ensuring you have enough participants for the competition while allowing some flexibility.

REGISTRATION

TEAM SIGNUP FORM: https://forms.gle/HdrXskb14weyZVNk8 (only the team captain is required to fill out this form)

All signed-up teams will be seeded into the event based on the average of their team's overall ladder positions, calculated using the ladder spot position of the top 8 players each team has registered with. The formula for seeding is:

TOTAL OF THE TOP EIGHT (8) TEAM MEMBERS LADDER POSITIONS / EIGHT (8)

The LOWER the average number = the HIGHER the seeding. In the event of a tie between teams (i.e., two or more teams have the same average ladder position), the tie will be broken based on the highest individual ladder position of any team member.

DEADLINE ALERT: The average of their team's overall ladder positions determining the top 8 teams participating in the tournament will be finalized on Tuesday, April 22nd at 1 PM EST. Tournament seeding will then be finalized on Friday, April 25th at 1 PM EST.

Anyone can sign up with their team, but please note that the average of their team's overall ladder positions will be the ultimate deciding factor for participation in the tournament.

We’d love to have you and your team join our tournament's Discord server 👉 https://discord.gg/rpBAqrxrgw. Everyone is welcome!

BATTLEGROUND MAP POOL

Arathi Basin 

Battle for Gilneas 

Deephaul Ravine 

Deepwind Gorge

Eye of the Storm 

Silvershard Mines 

Temple of Kotmogu 

Twin Peaks 

Warsong Gulch

CHARACTERS & REALM

This tournament will take place on Live The War Within servers. Players are required to use their own characters for the tournament.

TEAM COMPOSITION 

Players are allowed to class swap freely throughout the tournament. However, only players from the originally registered roster may participate - no outside substitutions or roster additions are permitted at any point.

Each team may have a maximum of two "Healer" roles per match, and if chosen to play, only one "Tank" role is allowed. In addition, class and spec stacking is limited to two (this rule only applies to "Tank" and "DPS" roles).

Please Note: Once you join the battleground, the spec you choose is locked in. You are not allowed to swap specs after entering.

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After thorough testing, we've found that war games won't initiate if one team has a tank while the other does not. To address this, we’re implementing the following rule set throughout the tournament: 

RULE: The team captain must submit their full team roster's composition - including class & specializations of all players - to the designated tournament admin before the war game request is sent (after map reveal). No composition changes are allowed after the roster is submitted.

Only the designated tank may swap specs, and they must switch to the exact specialization listed in the submitted roster immediately upon entering the battleground. Failure to follow these steps will result in a forfeit of the match.

GAMEPLAY RULING

Compliance with these rules listed below ensures a fair and balanced competition for all participants. Violations of these restrictions may result in penalties at the discretion of the admin team.

If a player on one of the competing teams encounters technical difficulties, connection issues, or any other problem that prevents them from participating after entering the battleground, all members of that team must leave the battleground before the gates open (the spec you joined as in the initial battleground must be the spec you remain when you rejoin the restarted game). Failure to do so will result in the match proceeding as scheduled, with the outcome counting toward the tournament's point standings.

TOY USAGE:

• Cosmetic toys that alter appearance but do not impact terrain are allowed, with the following exceptions listed below:
• Toys that obscure visibility, make a character transparent, change model size, or apply a spectral effect (e.g., Spectral Visage) are prohibited.
• Toys that provide a tactical, strategic, or combat advantage are not permitted.

PERMITTED ITEMS:

• Food, drinks, and battle standards are allowed in this event.
• After further war game testing, gear swapping is no longer allowed in the battleground (you will receive a red error message).

TERRAIN AND GAMEPLAY INTERACTION:

• Any interaction involving landscape, terrain, items, toys, spells, or abilities that function differently in war games compared to rated battlegrounds is prohibited unless explicitly allowed in the rules.
• Exploiting terrain through gameplay mechanics (e.g., death gripping a player into a spot that will render their character "stuck") is strictly forbidden and will be treated as intentional abuse.
• The use of Crusader Aura is strictly forbidden in all gameplay. 

GAME RULES AND PROCEDURES

This event will operate with the following workflow for communicating map selections between teams. All communication will take place in the designated #upcoming-match Discord text channel in the official WEEDYLYMPICS 8V8 BLITZ TOURNAMENT server during the tournament.

For Bo3

Matches leading up to the semi-finals will be Best of 3, with the first map chosen randomly by a wheel spin and the next map selected by the loser of the first match. Once a map has been played, it cannot be selected again.

For Bo5 [Semi-Finals]

Please Note: The lower-seeded team of the two competing teams will always be the first to select during the pick and ban phase for the semi-finals. Seeding remains fixed throughout the entire event.

Team A Ban - Team B Ban - Team A Pick - Team B Pick - Team A Ban - Team B Ban - Team A Pick - Team B Pick - The last map in the pool is the "decider".

For Bo7 [Grand Finals]

There will be no bracket reset in the Grand Finals. Instead, the Upper Bracket team will receive a strategic advantage by banning two maps from the map pool before the series begins. The Lower Bracket team will then select the first map to be played from the remaining pool. 

Loser of each map will then pick the next map to be played as followed. Once a map has been played, it cannot be selected again.

In the event of a tie, the following tie-breaker rules will apply:

Tie Break #1 - The last map played will be replayed.

Tie Break #2 - If no winner is determined after Tie Break #1, Tie Break #2 will be used, where the team with the most damage dealt will be declared the winner.

Please Note: For a more detailed schedule of Day 1 and Day 2 of the tournament, please refer to the #day-1-schedule and #day-2-schedule text channels in the tournament Discord server.

TOURNAMENT PRIZE POOL

All donations will be added directly to the prize pool.

You can contribute to the crowd-funded prize pool by donating through Matcherino or here. Your support is greatly appreciated!

PRIZE BREAKDOWN:

Please Note: The total prize pool will have a 10% hosting fee deducted before distribution. 

1st Place - 60% of the prize pool (after the host fee)

2nd Place - 25% of the prize pool (after the host fee)

3rd Place - 15% of the prize pool (after the host fee)