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Blizzard 3v3 Tournament Registration Begins
Written by trance in scene 2 months ago (52 comments) | Tagged in: wow arena tournament 3v3 blizzard 2.4
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The Blizzard 3v3 tournament registration is now open. Only details about the American tournament have been released, I expect the European Announcement shortly. The important details are listed, and SK-Gaming will have full coverage of the event realm on the EU and US scene.

European Tournament Realm Eligibility

Only legal residents of the following countries that play on European WoW servers are allowed to participate in this tournament:

Finland
France
Germany
Spain
United Kingdom
Luxembourg
Norway
Sweden
Belgium
Russia
Italy
Switzerland

American Tournament Realm Eligibility

Region
-United States.
Except: Arizona, Connecticut, North Dakota, Maryland, and Vermont.

-Canada.
Except: The Province of Quebec.

-Australia
Except: Victoria, Queensland, or the Australian capital territory.

-New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia.
No Exceptions.

Tournament Dates

Qualifier Round One
Practice Starts: March 31, 2008 - 10:00 AM Pacific Time (5:00 PM GMT)
Begins: April 15, 2008
Ends: May 20, 2008 - 2:00 AM Pacific Time (9:00 AM GMT)

Qualifier Round Two
Practice Starts: June 3, 2008 - 11:00 AM PST (6:00 PM GMT)
Begins: June 17, 2008 -
Ends: July 15, 2008 - 2:00 AM PST (9:00 AM GMT)

** Top four teams of both rounds advance to regionals, players can not be on two teams **

Notable Details
-Entry Cost: $20 USD / 15€ / £12.00
-Canadians - Submitting a 250 word typewritten essay comparing the video gaming culture in Canada to the video gaming culture in the United States.
-After the two weeks practice, there is a 150 rating penalty for changing your team.
-When there are two weeks remaining, you can no longer change your lineup.
-6 Player limit per team, if your team qualifies, the remaining members must select 3 members to go to regionals. If one of the selected team members can not attend, the team can choose one of their backups to attend.
-Win-Trading results in the team being disqualified.
-UI Mods may be used during the First and Second rounds, but not the regional qualifier or finals.
-Approved Item List - [US] [EU].

More Notable Details about the Euro Tournament
-The registration fee is 15€ / £12.00 per account for each six-week online tournament
-Each team must play a minimum of 200 games per qualifier. Each player, including "bench players," must participate in at least 30% of the team's total games to be eligible to advance to the regional finals. If a team were to play the minimum of 200 games, then each player on the team would have to have played in at least 60 of those games.
-You must be over the age of 13(at least 14 years old in Spain, UK, Russia) but if you're considered a minor by local law, your parents/guardians must meet and agree to the tournament eligibility rules on your behalf, parent or legal guardian must agree to accept any prize won by a Minor. (Not play for the minor, but agree to the claim the prize money.)
-For UK residents, the parents/guardians must accompany any minor attending the tournament and pay their own travel and accommodation costs(For the PARENT/GUARDIAN, not the minor) in order to for a minor from the UK to participate in the tournament.

Source: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/tournament/
http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/basics/arena/tournament/rules.html



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