Guild Wars Factions Championship
The Guild Wars Factions Championship (GWFC) is a series of tournament events sponsored by ArenaNet. Guilds from all territories participate by playing GvG-Battles followed by special seasonal play-off events and the World Championship Finals.
Format[edit | edit source]
There will be three qualifying seasons:
- March 7, 2006 – April 3, 2006
- April 18, 2006 – May 15, 2006
- May 30, 2006 – June 26, 2006
Each season begins with a reset of the guild ladder. At the end of each qualifying season, the top 16 highest ranking guilds worldwide will be invited to the Seasonal Play-Offs. These teams will compete in a single-elimination tournament. Guilds will earn GWFC Points based upon their final position in each seasonal play-off. Additionally, the 1st and 2nd highest ranking guilds in each territory will receive bonus points.
After the last qualifying season, the top five guilds with the highest GWFC Point total (with a maximum of two guilds from any specific territory) will have earned an invitation to compete in the Guild Wars Factions World Championship Finals. In the case of a tie, single elimination tie breaker matches will determine the five guilds that will earn an invitation.
The 6th and final invitation to the World Championship Finals will be awarded to the winner of the GWFC Open tournament event. To this end, on July 7, 2006, the guild ladder will reset again. For the following 72 hours all guilds may compete in randomly paired single-game matches to increase their rank. On July 10, 2006, the top ranking eligible guild which has not yet qualified to the World Championship Finals will earn the remaining 6th invitation.
The World Championship Finals will take place from August 24 to August 27 during the GC Games Convention 2006 in Leipzig, Germany.
GWFC Points[edit | edit source]
Each Seasonal Play-Off will offer GWFC Points to the top 16 guilds of the guild ladder. The amount of points gained follows the chart below:
Result | 1st | 2nd | 3rd to 4th | 5th to 8th | 9th to 16th |
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First Seasonal Play-Off | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Second Seasonal Play-Off | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Third Seasonal Play-Off | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
The two highest ranked guilds on the guild ladder from each territory will earn the additional number of GWFC points shown below:
Territory Rank | 1st | 2nd |
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First Seasonal Play-Off | 4 | 2 |
Second Seasonal Play-Off | 6 | 3 |
Third Seasonal Play-Off | 8 | 4 |
Prizes[edit | edit source]
There will be a total of 100.000 USD prize money for the participants of the Guild Wars Factions World Championship.
- First place: 50,000 USD
- Second place: 25,000 USD
- Third and Fourth place: 10,000 USD
- Fifth and Sixth place: 2,500 USD
In addition to the GWFC Points, there are in-game rewards given to the guilds competing in the seasonal play-offs as well. Guilds who finish 2nd to 16th will win a special silver trim upgrade for their members guild cape which will last until the end of the following season. The winner of the seasonal play-off will win a permanent golden trim upgrade which will make them recognizable as champions as long as the guild exists.
The Guild Wars World Champion and the guilds lineup are immortalized by the Factions Championship Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
Other additional prizes may be offered.
First Seasonal Play-Offs[edit | edit source]
Results from First Qualifying Season | |||||
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Seed | Guild | ELO Rating | World Rank | Territory Rank | GWFC Points |
1 | ![]() |
1902 | 1 | 1 | +4 |
2 | ![]() |
1847 | 2 | 1 | +4 |
3 | ![]() |
1774 | 3 | 2 | +2 |
4 | ![]() |
1770 | 4 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
1762 | 5 | 2 | +2 |
6 | ![]() |
1680 | 6 | 1 | +4 |
7 | ![]() |
1667 | 7 | 2 | +2 |
8 | ![]() |
1627 | 8 | 3 | |
9 | ![]() |
1618 | 9 | 3 | |
10 | ![]() |
1615 | 10 | 4 | |
11 | ![]() |
1598 | 11 | 5 | |
12 | ![]() |
1594 | 12 | 6 | |
13 | ![]() |
1591 | 13 | 7 | |
14 | ![]() |
1583 | 14 | 4 | |
15 | ![]() |
1572 | 15 | 5 | |
16 | ![]() |
1570 | 16 | 8 | |
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1568 | 17 | 1 | +4 |
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1425 | 30 | 2 | +2 |
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1326 | 79 | 1 | +4 |
-- | ![]() |
1305 | 97 | 2 | +2 |
Round 1[edit | edit source]
Round 2[edit | edit source]
Round 3[edit | edit source]
April 16th 2006 | |||
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Seasonal Final[edit | edit source]
April 16th 2006 | |||
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As a special prize, the winner of the first seasonal play-offs will be invited to be a part of the Guild Wars presence at the 2006 E3 Conference. There the guild will be paid to play Guild Wars live onstage in the NCsoft booth.
Results from First Seasonal Play-Offs | ||||
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Guild | World Rank | GWFC Points | ||
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1 | +10 | |
Runner-Up | ![]() |
3 | +8 | |
3rd | ![]() |
4 | +6 | |
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7 | +6 | ||
5th | ![]() |
2 | +4 | |
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5 | +4 | ||
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6 | +4 | ||
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9 | +4 | ||
9th | ![]() |
8 | +2 | |
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10 | +2 | ||
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11 | +2 | ||
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12 | +2 | ||
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13 | +2 | ||
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14 | +2 | ||
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15 | +2 | ||
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16 | +2 |
Second Seasonal Play-Offs[edit | edit source]
Results from Second Qualifying Season | |||||
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Seed | Guild | ELO Rating | World Rank | Territory Rank | GWFC Points |
1 | ![]() |
1763 | 1 | 1 | +6 |
2 | ![]() |
1756 | 2 | 2 | +3 |
3 | ![]() |
1697 | 3 | 1 | +6 |
4 | ![]() |
1671 | 4 | 1 | +6 |
5 | ![]() |
1655 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
6 | ![]() |
1631 | 6 | 2 | +3 |
7 | ![]() |
1608 | 7 | 3 | |
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1605 | 8 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() |
1600 | 9 | 1 | +6 |
9 | ![]() |
1591 | 10 | 5 | |
10 | ![]() |
1562 | 11 | 6 | |
11 | ![]() |
1555 | 12 | 7 | |
12 | ![]() |
1552 | 13 | 3 | |
13 | ![]() |
1548 | 14 | 4 | |
14 | ![]() |
1547 | 15 | 5 | |
15 | ![]() |
1541 | 16 | 6 | |
16 | ![]() |
1536 | 17 | 7 | |
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1501 | 20 | 2 | +3 |
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1307 | 74 | 1 | +6 |
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1251 | 123 | 2 | +3 |
Round 1[edit | edit source]
May 20th 2006 | ||||
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Round 2[edit | edit source]
May 21st 2006 | |||||
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Round 3[edit | edit source]
May 27th 2006 | |||||
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Seasonal Final[edit | edit source]
May 28th 2006 | |||||
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As special prize for this season, ArenaNet offers the members of the winning guild the opportunity to help redesign, update and personalize the premade PvP builds.
Results from Second Seasonal Play-Offs | |||
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Guild | World Rank | GWFC Points | |
Winner | ![]() |
4 | +15 |
Runner-Up | ![]() |
6 | +12 |
3rd | ![]() |
2 | +9 |
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9 | +9 | |
5th | ![]() |
5 | +6 |
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7 | +6 | |
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15 | +6 | |
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17 | +6 | |
9th | ![]() |
1 | +3 |
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3 | +3 | |
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10 | +3 | |
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11 | +3 | |
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12 | +3 | |
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13 | +3 | |
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14 | +3 | |
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16 | +3 |
Third Seasonal Play-Offs[edit | edit source]
Results from First Qualifying Season | |||||
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Seed | Guild | ELO Rating | World Rank | Territory Rank | GWFC Points |
1 | ![]() |
1713 | 1 | 1 | +8 |
2 | ![]() |
1703 | 2 | 2 | +4 |
3 | ![]() |
1691 | 3 | 1 | +8 |
4 | ![]() |
1681 | 4 | 1 | +8 |
5 | ![]() |
1667 | 5 | 2 | +4 |
6 | ![]() |
1656 | 6 | 3 | |
7 | ![]() |
1643 | 7 | 3 | |
8 | ![]() |
1628 | 8 | 2 | +4 |
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1601 | 9 | 3 | |
9 | ![]() |
1590 | 10 | 4 | |
10 | ![]() |
1590 | 11 | 4 | |
11 | ![]() |
1586 | 12 | 1 | +8 |
12 | ![]() |
1584 | 13 | 5 | |
13 | ![]() |
1574 | 14 | 6 | |
14 | ![]() |
1566 | 15 | 2 | +4 |
15 | ![]() |
1565 | 16 | 5 | |
16 | ![]() |
1539 | 17 | 3 | |
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1393 | 38 | 1 | +8 |
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1384 | 39 | 2 | +4 |
Round 1[edit | edit source]
Round 2[edit | edit source]
July 2nd 2006 -- July 3rd 2006 | |||||
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Round 3[edit | edit source]
July 8th 2006 | ||||
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Seasonal Final[edit | edit source]
July 9th 2006 | ||||
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Results from Third Seasonal Play-Offs | |||
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Guild | World Rank | GWFC Points | |
Winner | ![]() |
6 | +20 |
Runner-Up | ![]() |
1 | +16 |
3rd | ![]() |
5 | +12 |
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7 | +12 | |
5th | ![]() |
2 | +8 |
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3 | +8 | |
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4 | +8 | |
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8 | +8 | |
9th | ![]() |
9 | +4 |
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10 | +4 | |
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11 | +4 | |
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12 | +4 | |
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13 | +4 | |
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14 | +4 | |
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15 | +4 | |
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16 | +4 |
GWFC Point final standing[edit | edit source]
GWFC Point Standing | |||
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Rank | Territory | Guild | GWFC Points |
1 | 1 | ![]() |
46 |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
43 |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
39 (*) |
4 | 2 | ![]() |
39 (*) |
5 | 1 | ![]() |
25 (*) |
6 | 1 | ![]() |
25 (*) |
7 | 3 | ![]() |
21 |
8 | 3 | ![]() |
18 |
9 | 2 | ![]() |
17 |
10 | 3 | ![]() |
16 |
11 | 1 | ![]() |
14 |
12 | 2 | ![]() |
12 |
13 | 4 | ![]() |
11 |
14 | 5 | ![]() |
9 |
15 | 2 | ![]() |
8 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | |
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8 | ||
6 | ![]() |
8 | |
19 | 6 | ![]() |
7 |
7 | ![]() |
7 | |
21 | 8 | ![]() |
6 |
22 | 3 | ![]() |
4 |
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4 | ||
7 | ![]() |
4 | |
25 | 3 | ![]() |
3 |
5 | ![]() |
3 | |
9 | ![]() |
3 | |
28 | 4 | ![]() |
2 |
10 | ![]() |
2 | |
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2 |
GWFC Point final standing after the third seasonal play-offs.
(*) = ranking order due to tie-breaker match
Tie-Breaker[edit | edit source]
July 9th 2006 | |||
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Despite the fact that Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW] won the tie-breaker match, the guild declined their invitation to the World Championship Finals in favor of Treacherous Empire [Te]. See the news fom July 14th, 2006, for the full story.
August 5th 2006 | |||
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GWFC Open[edit | edit source]
Results from the GWFC Open | ||
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World Rank | Guild | ELO Rating |
1 | ![]() |
1549 |
2 | ![]() |
1436 |
3 | ![]() |
1420 |
4 | ![]() |
1393 |
5 | ![]() |
1373 |
6 | ![]() |
1351 |
7 | ![]() |
1336 |
8 | ![]() |
1298 |
9 | ![]() |
1294 |
10 | ![]() |
1289 |
The top ten participants of the GWFC Open event from July 7th to July 10th, 2006.
World Championship Finals[edit | edit source]
World Championship Finals Participants | ||
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Seed | Guild | GWFC Points |
1 | ![]() |
46 |
2 | ![]() |
43 |
3 | ![]() |
39 |
4 | ![]() |
39 |
5 | ![]() |
25 |
6 | ![]() |
9* |
The top five teams were seeded by their final GWFC Point ranking. The sixth seed in the finals was reserved for the winner of the Open Event. GWFC Points were irrelevent in determining this slot.
The placement of the 3rd and 4th was decided in a tie-breaker match.
Quarter-Finals[edit | edit source]
August 25th 2006 | |||
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The two highest-seeded guilds received a bye during this round.
Semi-Finals[edit | edit source]
August 25th 2006 -- August 26th 2006 | |||
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Finale[edit | edit source]
August 26th 2006 | |||
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Results from the World Championship Finals | ||
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Guild | GWFC Points | |
World Champion | ![]() |
46 |
Runner-Up | ![]() |
9* |
3rd | ![]() |
43 |
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25 | |
5th | ![]() |
39 |
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39 |
See Also[edit | edit source]
Guild Wars Championship Series | ![]() |
Guild Wars World Championship • Guild Wars Factions Championship |