Tankers!

This month's challenge is loosely modeled after the battle of Flers-Courcelette, known for being the first battle incorporating tanks in warfare.

Monthly challenges are open to all teams with a minimum of five players.

Flers-Courcelette Challenge

Team & Tier Limit Rules

Teams may deploy no more than 5 members in each match. A team must field a selection of tanks based on the tier limits below:

Heavy: n/a

Medium: tier II

TD: tier II

Light: tier II

SPG: tier II

9 points maximum

Maximum of one T18 per battle

The Encounter battle mode will be used for this tournament

Victory Conditions

Group Stage

Battles begin every 15 minutes

3 points are granted for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss

Each battle will last 10 minutes max

The top 6 teams in each group advance to the playoff round

Teams are seeded into the playoffs according to the total number of points earned in group stage

Tie-breakers and Playoffs

The winner of each round will be determined as the first to 3 victories

Each battle will last 10 minutes max

Schedule

The complete schedule will be provided at the close of registration, after the final team count has been determined. Rounds are to be scheduled every other day with dates in between reserved for make-ups and tie-breakers. Rounds will begin at 18:00 PDT (21:00 EDT). Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out!

Group Stage: September 9th

Group Stage, Tie-Breakers: September 10th

Playoff Round 1: September 11th

Playoff Round 2: September 13th

Playoff Round 3: September 15th

Remaining schedule to be announced at close of registration

Prizes

The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective winning team, including reserves.

1st Place: 10,000

2nd Place: 8,000

3rd Place: 6,500

4th Place: 5,000

5th to 8th Place: 1,500

9th to 16th Place: 500

Maps

There will only be one map used during the Flers-Courcelette Challenge: Siegfried Line