Entry will be selective, based on Score, however you can also get in through one of our 4 Satellite Tournaments starting now(see Requirements below for more details)
Everyone is welcome to apply as long as some minimum standards are met (see below)
Applications will open on April 1, 2014
See Below for more details.
Qualification Process
1. First up to 16 slots are filled by players that finish in the top 4 of a Satellite
2. Next slots up to 52 total (including slots from previous step) are filled by Qualified Players who have at least 15 poly wins with the highest Score at the closing date
3. Next up to 12 slots are filled by players that have at least 1 Polymorphic Tourney Win
4. Any remaining slots are filled by Qualified Players with the highest Score as at the closing date
Be in the top 4 of one of the 4 satellite tournaments. You may join up to 2 satellite tournaments.
Auto Tournaments
The Championships - Polymorphic: Satellite 1 - Satellite 1
The Championships - Polymorphic: Satellite 2 - Satellite 2
Manual Tournaments
The Championships - Polymorphic: Satellite 3 - Satellite 3
The Championships - Polymorphic: Satellite 4 - Satellite 4
Settings
Map: Random Number of Players: 2 Gametype: Polymorphic Standard Deployment: Automatic Turn Order: Sequential Spoils: Escalating (Only used in Round 1a), Nuclear(Only used in Round 1b), and No spoils (Only used in Round 2) used randomly Reinforcements: Chained (Only used in Round 1a), Parachute (Only used in Round 1b) Special Gameplay: Fog (Only used in Round 1a), Sunny (Only used in Round 1b) Round Limit: 20 Rounds Round Length: 24 Hours
Setup
Round Robin Phase
Round 1a - Polymorphic(2): 64 start, 64 move on
8 Groups of 8, seeded randomly, each plays each other once Round 1b - Polymorphic(2): 64 start, 48 move on
8 Groups of 8, seeded randomly, each plays each other once Round 1 Elimination: Top 48 will advance. Bottom 16 players will be eliminated
Round 2 - Polymorphic(3): 48 start, 32 move on
6 Groups of 8, randomly seeded, each plays each other twice Round 2 Elimination: Top 32 will advance. Bottom 16 players will be eliminated
Round 3 - Polymorphic(4): 32 start, 16 move on
2 groups of 16, randomly seeded, each plays each other once Round 3 Elimination: Top 16 will advance. Bottom 16 players will be eliminated
Bracket Phase
16 player Bracket
Seeded by Total Tournament Wins
Gameload
Round of 16 - Polymorphic(2,3,4): Best of 11
Quarterfinals - Polymorphic(2,3,4): Best of 15 (Sent in two batches)
Semifinals - Polymorphic(2,3,4): Best of 23 (Sent in two batches)
Finals - Polymorphic(2,3,4): Best of 35 (Sent in three batches)
Prizes
Winner:
Official Champion Title
Championships Page Position
Gold Champion Trophy
5000 Conquer Credits
No tiebreaker games will be played. Ties are broken as such:
Head to Head games played throughout the tournament
Number of Wins going second
Seed at start of Round
Player Score at Time of sign up
Games will not be replayed for any reason.
If more than 2 satellites are joined, a player is ineligible for this tournament.
If the same player qualifies through more than one satellite tournament they will only gain one entry into the event.
As the premier series of Tournaments on CC, use of game sitters is limited in The Championships. You will be allowed a sitter for two sets of games for two different periods of time. These periods are limited to a 24 hours in length.