Regional Playoff Winners -- Congrats!

[Tortoise]

They influenced the pairings of the final tournament. For example, War Machine and IQ will receive a bye in the first round of the final tornament because of their winning their regional playoffs.

The game Val vs. LuM however didn't have any impact on the tournament, and that was clear from the beginning. That didn't stop both teams from fighting very hard though. ;) After all, being a regional champion is an honour in itself.

Hm? I don't get that. As fas as I know the highest seeded guilds were gonna receive a bye in the first round. So shouldn't that in theory be EviL and WM? Or, if it's region specific: EviL and Te? Or are WM and iQ now 'higher' seeded because of their wins?

[Psyringe]

Hm? I don't get that. As fas as I know the highest seeded guilds were gonna receive a bye in the first round. So shouldn't that in theory be EviL and WM? Or, if it's region specific: EviL and Te? Or are WM and iQ now 'higher' seeded because of their wins?

The two regional champions with the best ladder position receive a bye in the first round of the world cup.

When Val and LuM were playing, it was already clear that neither of them could receive a bye, because on the ladder they ranked behind the Korean champion (WM, rank 7), and behind both possible American champions (Te and IQ, rank 6 and 10).