Informationen zum Challenger-Cup und den Teams

Hi all,

Due to a scheduling conflict, the Challenger Cup will now be taking place on Sunday, March 6, 2016 for both Europe and North America. My sincere apologies for the late notice.

• The European Cup will begin at 9am Pacific (17:00 GMT).
• The North American Cup will begin at 4pm Pacific.

I will be reaching out to team captains next week with additional details.

The top teams from the Season One Guild Challenger League are cordially invited to enter into the Pro League Challenger Cup, with the top three teams from the event gaining entry into the ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League where they can compete for $200,000 in cash prizes in Season 2.

Overview
The NA and EU Challenger Cups will take place on February 28, 2016 and will be governed by the ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League rule set, with some changes to format.

Event Format and General Information:

• The Challenger Cup will be executed as a 16 team double-elimination, best-of-three tournament. Play will continue until the required number of winning teams has been identified. This may vary based on needs.
• Seeds 1-3 in the Cup will be given to the bottom three teams in the previous Pro League season. Seeds 4-16 (13 teams) will be given to the top ranking eligible teams in the Guild Challenger League. In the event that a bottom ranking Pro League team decides to disband or otherwise not compete in Pro League, another slot will be opened up for the Guild Challenger Leaderboard.
• The list of eligible teams below will contain more teams than 13 total teams. Teams outside of the top 13 are encouraged to sign-up for reserve slots in the event that teams ahead of them do not sign-up. Additional teams may be contacted if required.
• The deadline for communicating your intent to participate is February 17, 2016 at 12pm Pacific. Intent will be made known by completing the steps in the “Sign-Up” section below.
• All participants must meet all eligibility requirements of the Pro League to compete (must be over 16 years of age, must reside in the region they wish to compete in, etc). The Pro League rulebook can be found here.

Event Specific Rules:

• Class stacking is prohibited. You must use 5 unique professions per team.
• All ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League Gameplay, Delay and Forfeit, Conduct, and Eligibility rules will be enforced for this event.
• Teams with inappropriate names must be changed for the Challenger Cup.
• In order to enter into the competition, teams must consist of 2 of 5 members that were listed on the Guild Team at the end of PvP League Season 1 (January 25).
• Players who were on a Pro League team in Season One may compete on a new team.
• Existing Pro League teams must retain a majority of their roster during off-season to retain their spot in Season 2.
• Existing Pro League teams may not disband entirely and reform using a Challenger slot with more than 2 of their prior team’s members.
• Guilds may have multiple teams in the competition, assuming they meet all of the other applicable rules.
• The above rules may be amended before play begins on February 28th.
• Map Rotation: Forest, Foefire, Temple

Sign-Up Details
In order to sign-up, your team must be on the list below and meet all eligibility requirements listed above. Then, the captain of your team must send an email topvpcommunity@arena.net with the following information:

• Team Name:
• Guild Name:
• Captain’s Contact Email:
• Captain’s In-Game Display Name:
• Team Member #2 In-Game Display Name:
• Team Member #3 In-Game Display Name:
• Team Member #4 In-Game Display Name:
• Team Member #5 In-Game Display Name:
• Does your team meet all eligibility requirements as indicated in the rulebook? Yes/No
• Is your team willing and able to compete in the Challenger Cup on February 28, 2016? Yes/No

The deadline for communicating your intent to participate is February 17, 2016 at 12pm Pacific. Intent will be made known by completing the steps in the “Sign-Up” section below.

North American Guild Challenger List:
1. EzPz Lemon Squeezy (Pro League Challenger)
2. Zero Counterplay (Pro League Challenger)
3. Yung Gods – E-Dream
4. Deixa Os Garoto Brinca Markimdj – You Back in Time
5. Wifi Hut – Best Team North Africa
6. Little Boys Big Men – Ascendancy
7. Addicted To Pips – The Sickest Guild
8. Autism Awareness – Autistic Gaming
9. Elementalist Greg Is Not Ok – The Mist Initiative
10. Best Team North Africa – Best Team North Africa
11. Died From A Bunker Class – Howtobasic
12. Its Whatever – Ermagerd Gerd Wers
13. Hardcore Pvpness – Contemporary Heroes
14. Team Name – Inceptio Nova
15. Live From The Wifi Hut Its – Best Team North Africa
16. Hell Chosun – Dcinside
17. Definitely Not Tryharding – I Radioactive I
18. Wutang Torture Skit – Pvp Heads
19. Ng E Sports – Ng E Sports
20. Pipgasmic – GASM
21. Gazzys Tryout Party – GASM
22. Believe – Plush
23. The Worlds Greatest – Ping Pong Posse
24. Hardcore Casuals – Inceptio Nova
25. Quantum Squad- Timekeepers

European Guild Challenger List:
1. Orange Logo (Pro League Challenger)
2. Chaotic Contingency (Pro League Challenger)
3. Purple Noise (Pro League Challenger)
4. Yola – May The Crash Be With You
5. Rainbows and Esports – Rainbows and Esports
6. Yoda – May the Crash Be With You
7. Evris Pirates – Evris Pirates
8. New Team New Life – Rainbows And Esports
9. Mango Trance – Mango Bay
10. Anti-Social Dragon Finishers – Anti-Social Dragon Finishers
11. Angelz Of Fantasy – Angelz Of Fantasy
12. SMOrc Weed Everyday – Fear The Crazy
13. Mission Drei – Legenden Der Rosa Hoppelhasen
14. Pizza With Nutella – Pizza With Nutella
15. Team Kanickel – Legenden Der Rosa Hoppelhasen
16. Car Crab – Shellfish
17. Team Two – Visceral Gaming
18. The Fluffer Are Real – Pacification
19. Team Teamteam – Pacification
20. Ripugs – Rest in Pips
21. Jebors is the Kapap – Fear the Crazy
22. Saltmine Ladder – Visceral Gaming
23. Feast for Crows – Beyond the Wall
24. Threehundred Percent Torin – Fear the Crazy
25. Team Name – The Invincible Heroes

If you have any questions on the above, feel free to send an email topvpcommunity@arena.net. Keep an eye on this thread for updates.