Overview

If you’re a huge Guild Wars 2 PvP fan, this is your chance to shine. The Regional Qualifying and Invitational Tournaments will put you and your team up against some of the best opposition with a $10,000 cash prize pool and the title of international champion on the line.

Whether you’re into competing or just want to watch the tournaments, we’ll have something to fulfill your competitive spirit.

Events

Regional Qualifying Tournaments

Hosted and administered by Mist League

European Tournament: July 27-28, 2013 – Registration has ended.

North American Tournament: August 3-4, 2013 – Registration has ended.

Invitational Tournament

PAX Prime Weekend – August 31, 2013

Renaissance Hotel, Seattle, WA

How to Register

Put together your best five-person Guild Wars 2 PvP team. Complete and submit your team registration form. Make sure that you meet all requirements listed in the official rules and eligibility.

Registration for the Regional Qualifying Tournaments has ended.

Invitational Teams

European Invitational Team North American Invitational Team Car Crash [CC] Lack of a Scrim Feature [SYNC]

Prizes

Regional Qualifying Tournament

The registered first-place teams from the North American and European regional qualifying tournaments will each receive:

Team placement in the Guild Wars 2 Invitational Tournament on August 31 at the Renaissance Hotel in Seattle, WA

Airfare for five to Seattle, WA

Hotel accommodations (two rooms per team)

Five four-day passes to PAX Prime 2013

Studio tour of ArenaNet

Invitational Tournament

The top two teams in the Guild Wars 2 Invitational Tournament will receive the following prizes:

First place: $7,500 cash prize

Second place: $2,500 cash prize

Attendance and Online Viewing

Interested in viewing a streaming broadcast of the PvP action or attending the Guild Wars 2 Invitational Tournament? Our partners at MMORPG.com will be livestreaming the action.

The Regional Qualifying Tournament matches will be livestreamed by the following shoutcasters:

European Qualifying Tournament Shoutcaster and Stream Information

English:

Shoutcasters: Grouch, SteppenWolf

Grouch, SteppenWolf Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/mistleague

French:

Shoutcasters: Alpha, Sansushi

Alpha, Sansushi Stream link: http://www.ogaming.tv/streams/ogaming-tv

German:

Shoutcasters: ChroNickGamer, Sputti

ChroNickGamer, Sputti Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/guildnews

Spanish:

Shoutcasters: Necca, Worvast

Necca, Worvast Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/gw2spain

Taiwanese:

Shoutcasters: Crispeke, Ishanah

Crispeke, Ishanah Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/gw2cbc

North American Qualifying Tournament Shoutcaster and Stream Information

English:

Shoutcasters: Grouch, Blu

Grouch, Blu Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/mistleague

French:

Shoutcasters: Prophete, Waffle

Prophete, Waffle Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/prophetewaffle

German:

Shoutcasters: ChroNickGamer, SteppenWolf

ChroNickGamer, SteppenWolf Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/jianji

Spanish:

Shoutcasters: Necca, Worvast

Necca, Worvast Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/gw2spain

Taiwanese:

Shoutcasters: Crispeke, Ishanah

Crispeke, Ishanah Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/gw2cbc

Invitational Tournament Shoutcaster and Stream information

English:

Shoutcasters: Grouch, Jonathan “Chaplan” Sharp

Grouch, Jonathan “Chaplan” Sharp Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/guildwars2

French:

Shoutcasters: Prophete, Waffle

Prophete, Waffle Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/prophetewaffle

German:

Shoutcasters: ChroNickGamer, SteppenWolf

ChroNickGamer, SteppenWolf Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/jianji

Spanish:

Shoutcasters: Necca, Worvast

Necca, Worvast Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/gw2spain

Taiwanese:

Shoutcasters: Crispeke, Ishanah

Crispeke, Ishanah Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/gw2cbc

Format

Regional Qualifying Tournaments

Single match elimination

Teams of five players competing in five vs. five matches

Matches consist of a best two out of three games

Map rotation: Forest of Niflhel Legacy of the Foefire Battle of Kyhlo



Invitational Tournament

Single match elimination

Teams of five players competing in five vs. five matches

Matches consist of a best three out of five games

Map rotation: Forest of Niflhel Legacy of the Foefire Battle of Kyhlo Forest of Niflhel Legacy of the Foefire



Official Rules and Code of Conduct

Official rules and eligibility requirements

Code of conduct

Disconnects – If a player disconnects during a regional qualifying tournament game, play must continue. The match or game will not be restarted. In the event of a server crash or other event that causes all players to disconnect the match game will be restarted.

Match Start – Play will begin when all players have pressed the ready button or when the judge manually begins the match game. Judges will manually begin a game after all players have entered into the map and has told the players to leave spectator mode. If all players are not present and ready at the designated start time judges will wait no longer than five minutes to start the game.

Partners

ArenaNet is proud to team up with the following partners to bring you this tournament: