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[ | ]
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[ | ]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| First Seasonal Play-Off | 4 | 2 |
| Second Seasonal Play-Off | 6 | 3 |
| Third Seasonal Play-Off | 8 | 4 |
Prizes[ | ]
The Championship Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar
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[ | ]
| Results from First Qualifying Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Guild | ELO Rating | World Rank | Territory Rank | GWFC Points |
| 1 |  The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
1902 | 1 | 1 | +4 |
| 2 |  Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
1847 | 2 | 1 | +4 |
| 3 | War Machine [WM]
|
1774 | 3 | 2 | +2 |
| 4 | The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]
|
1770 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
1762 | 5 | 2 | +2 |
| 6 |  Bring Back The Rifts [Rift]
|
1680 | 6 | 1 | +4 |
| 7 | I Guild I [iGi]
|
1667 | 7 | 2 | +2 |
| 8 | Rus Corp [RUS]
|
1627 | 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
1618 | 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | Clan Kgyu [KGYU]
|
1615 | 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | Time Is Running [OUT]
|
1598 | 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | The Voice Of Reason [vOR]
|
1594 | 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
1591 | 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | No Clue [emt]
|
1583 | 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | I Black Widow I [Wi]
|
1572 | 15 | 5 | |
| 16 | We Still Pwn Charr [Char]
|
1570 | 16 | 8 | |
| -- |  Scarlet Colored Vampires [ScV]
|
1568 | 17 | 1 | +4 |
| -- | Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW]
|
1425 | 30 | 2 | +2 |
| -- |  I Seek Guild H K [香港]
|
1326 | 79 | 1 | +4 |
| -- | The Lords Of Judgment [Judg]
|
1305 | 97 | 2 | +2 |
Round 1[ | ]
| April 8th 2006 -- April 9th 2006 | |||
 The Last Pride [EvIL] |
vs. |  We Still Pwn Charr [Char]
|
2 : 1 |
 Rus Corp [RUS] |
vs. | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
0 : 2 |
| The Benecia Renovatio [RenO] |
vs. | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
2 : 1 |
| Esoteric Warriors [EW] |
vs. | The Voice Of Reason [vOR]
|
2 : 1 |
| Irresistible Blokes [iB] |
vs. | I Black Widow I [Wi]
|
2 : 0 |
| I Guild I [iGi] |
vs. | Clan Kgyu [KGYU]
|
2 : 1 |
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | No Clue [emt]
|
2 : 0 |
| Bring Back The Rifts [Rift] |
vs. | Time Is Running [OUT]
|
2 : 1 |
Round 2[ | ]
| April 12th 2006 -- April 15th 2006 | |||
| The Last Pride [EvIL] |
vs. | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
2 : 1 |
| The Benecia Renovatio [RenO] |
vs. | Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
2 : 0 |
| Irresistible Blokes [iB] |
vs. | I Guild I [iGi]
|
0 : 2 |
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | Bring Back The Rifts [Rift]
|
2 : 0 |
Round 3[ | ]
| April 16th 2006 | |||
| The Last Pride [EvIL] |
vs. | The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]
|
2 : 0 |
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | I Guild I [iGi]
|
2 : 1 |
Seasonal Final[ | ]
| April 16th 2006 | |||
| The Last Pride [EvIL] |
vs. | War Machine [WM]
|
2 : 0 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guild | World Rank | GWFC Points | ||
| Winner | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
1 | +10 | |
| Runner-Up | War Machine [WM]
|
3 | +8 | |
| 3rd | The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]
|
4 | +6 | |
| I Guild I [iGi]
|
7 | +6 | ||
| 5th | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
2 | +4 | |
| Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
5 | +4 | ||
| Bring Back The Rifts [Rift]
|
6 | +4 | ||
| Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
9 | +4 | ||
| 9th | Rus Corp [RUS]
|
8 | +2 | |
| Clan Kgyu [KGYU]
|
10 | +2 | ||
| Time Is Running [OUT]
|
11 | +2 | ||
| The Voice Of Reason [vOR]
|
12 | +2 | ||
| Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
13 | +2 | ||
| No Clue [emt]
|
14 | +2 | ||
| I Black Widow I [Wi]
|
15 | +2 | ||
| We Still Pwn Charr [Char]
|
16 | +2 | ||
Second Seasonal Play-Offs[ | ]
| Results from Second Qualifying Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Guild | ELO Rating | World Rank | Territory Rank | GWFC Points |
| 1 | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
1763 | 1 | 1 | +6 |
| 2 | War Machine [WM]
|
1756 | 2 | 2 | +3 |
| 3 | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
1697 | 3 | 1 | +6 |
| 4 | Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
1671 | 4 | 1 | +6 |
| 5 | Bring Back The Rifts [Rift]
|
1655 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| 6 | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
1631 | 6 | 2 | +3 |
| 7 | We Still Pwn Charr [Char]
|
1608 | 7 | 3 | |
| -- | Rank Three Plus Pug [Deer]
|
1605 | 8 | 4 | |
| 8 | Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW]
|
1600 | 9 | 1 | +6 |
| 9 | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
1591 | 10 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rakanishus Revenge [DtwO]
|
1562 | 11 | 6 | |
| 11 | I Guild I [iGi]
|
1555 | 12 | 7 | |
| 12 | Peace And Harmony [PnH]
|
1552 | 13 | 3 | |
| 13 | No Clue [emt]
|
1548 | 14 | 4 | |
| 14 | Rus Corp [RUS]
|
1547 | 15 | 5 | |
| 15 | Nuclear Launch Detected [Nu]
|
1541 | 16 | 6 | |
| 16 | I Black Widow I [Wi]
|
1536 | 17 | 7 | |
| -- | オレがこやんど [こやんど]
|
1501 | 20 | 2 | +3 |
| -- | I Seek Guild H K [香港]
|
1307 | 74 | 1 | +6 |
| -- | Alliance Of Pro Myorcs [APM]
|
1251 | 123 | 2 | +3 |
Round 1[ | ]
| May 20th 2006 | ||||
| The Last Pride [EvIL] |
vs. | I Black Widow I [Wi]
|
0 : 2 | Match Report - 2 |
 Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW] |
vs. | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
2 : 0 | |
| Esoteric Warriors [EW] |
vs. | No Clue [emt]
|
2 : 1 | |
| Bring Back The Rifts [Rift] |
vs. | Peace And Harmony [PnH]
|
2 : 0 | |
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | Nuclear Launch Detected [Nu]
|
2 : 0 | |
| We Still Pwn Charr [Char] |
vs. | Rakanishus Revenge [DtwO]
|
2 : 0 | |
| Treacherous Empire [Te] |
vs. | Rus Corp [RUS]
|
1 : 2 | |
| Irresistible Blokes [iB] |
vs. | I Guild I [iGi]
|
2 : 0 | |
Round 2[ | ]
| May 21st 2006 | |||||
| Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW] |
vs. | I Black Widow I [Wi]
|
2 : 0 | Match Report | Video |
| Esoteric Warriors [EW] |
vs. | Bring Back The Rifts [Rift]
|
2 : 0 | Video | |
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | We Still Pwn Charr [Char]
|
2 : 1 | Match Report | Video |
| Irresistible Blokes [iB] |
vs. | Rus Corp [RUS]
|
2 : 1 | Match Report | Video |
Round 3[ | ]
| May 27th 2006 | |||||
| Esoteric Warriors [EW] |
vs. | Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW]
|
2 : 1 | Video | |
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
0 : 2 | Match Report | Video |
Seasonal Final[ | ]
| May 28th 2006 | |||||
| Esoteric Warriors [EW] |
vs. | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
2 : 1 | Match Report | Video |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Guild | World Rank | GWFC Points | |
| Winner | Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
4 | +15 |
| Runner-Up | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
6 | +12 |
| 3rd | War Machine [WM]
|
2 | +9 |
| Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW]
|
9 | +9 | |
| 5th | Bring Back The Rifts [Rift]
|
5 | +6 |
| We Still Pwn Charr [Char]
|
7 | +6 | |
| Rus Corp [RUS]
|
15 | +6 | |
| I Black Widow I [Wi]
|
17 | +6 | |
| 9th | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
1 | +3 |
| Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
3 | +3 | |
| Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
10 | +3 | |
| Rakanishus Revenge [DtwO]
|
11 | +3 | |
| I Guild I [iGi]
|
12 | +3 | |
| Peace And Harmony [PnH]
|
13 | +3 | |
| No Clue [emt]
|
14 | +3 | |
| Nuclear Launch Detected [Nu]
|
16 | +3 | |
Third Seasonal Play-Offs[ | ]
| Results from First Qualifying Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Guild | ELO Rating | World Rank | Territory Rank | GWFC Points |
| 1 | War Machine [WM]
|
1713 | 1 | 1 | +8 |
| 2 | The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]
|
1703 | 2 | 2 | +4 |
| 3 | Mostly Harmless [MH]
|
1691 | 3 | 1 | +8 |
| 4 | No Clue [emt]
|
1681 | 4 | 1 | +8 |
| 5 | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
1667 | 5 | 2 | +4 |
| 6 | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
1656 | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
1643 | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
1628 | 8 | 2 | +4 |
| -- | Whats Going On [sup]
|
1601 | 9 | 3 | |
| 9 | Nuclear Launch Detected [Nu]
|
1590 | 10 | 4 | |
| 10 | Peace And Harmony [PnH]
|
1590 | 11 | 4 | |
| 11 | Supernova Jpn [SpNv]
|
1586 | 12 | 1 | +8 |
| 12 | Clan Kgyu [KGYU]
|
1584 | 13 | 5 | |
| 13 | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
1574 | 14 | 6 | |
| 14 | Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW]
|
1566 | 15 | 2 | +4 |
| 15 | Spectral Agony [sA]
|
1565 | 16 | 5 | |
| 16 | Elite Mangudai [mn]
|
1539 | 17 | 3 | |
| -- | Harbinger Of Chaos [LusT]
|
1393 | 38 | 1 | +8 |
| -- | I Seek Guild H K [香港]
|
1384 | 39 | 2 | +4 |
Round 1[ | ]
| July 1st 2006 | |||
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | Elite Mangudai [mn]
|
2 : 0 |
| Treacherous Empire [Te] |
vs. | Nuclear Launch Detected [Nu]
|
2 : 0 |
| No Clue [emt] |
vs. | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
2 : 0 |
| Irresistible Blokes [iB] |
vs. | Clan Kgyu [KGYU]
|
2 : 0 |
| The Benecia Renovatio [RenO] |
vs. | Spectral Agony [sA]
|
2 : 0 |
| Esoteric Warriors [EW] |
vs. | Peace And Harmony [PnH]
|
2 : 0 |
| Mostly Harmless [MH] |
vs. | Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW]
|
2 : 1 |
| The Last Pride [EvIL] |
vs. | Supernova Jpn [SpNv]
|
2 : 1 |
Round 2[ | ]
| July 2nd 2006 -- July 3rd 2006 | |||||
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
2 : 0 | Match Report | Video |
| No Clue [emt] |
vs. | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
1 : 2 | Match Report | Video |
| The Benecia Renovatio [RenO] |
vs. | Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
0 : 2 | Match Report | Video |
| Mostly Harmless [MH] |
vs. | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
1 : 2 | Match Report | Video |
Round 3[ | ]
| July 8th 2006 | ||||
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
2 : 0 | Match Report |
| The Last Pride [EvIL] |
vs. | Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
2 : 0 | Match Report |
Seasonal Final[ | ]
| July 9th 2006 | ||||
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
0 : 2 | Match Report |
| Results from Third Seasonal Play-Offs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Guild | World Rank | GWFC Points | |
| Winner | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
6 | +20 |
| Runner-Up | War Machine [WM]
|
1 | +16 |
| 3rd | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
5 | +12 |
| Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
7 | +12 | |
| 5th | The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]
|
2 | +8 |
| Mostly Harmless [MH]
|
3 | +8 | |
| No Clue [emt]
|
4 | +8 | |
| Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
8 | +8 | |
| 9th | Nuclear Launch Detected [Nu]
|
9 | +4 |
| Peace And Harmony [PnH]
|
10 | +4 | |
| Supernova Jpn [SpNv]
|
11 | +4 | |
| Clan Kgyu [KGYU]
|
12 | +4 | |
| Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
13 | +4 | |
| Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW]
|
14 | +4 | |
| Spectral Agony [sA]
|
15 | +4 | |
| Elite Mangudai [mn]
|
16 | +4 | |
GWFC Point final standing[ | ]
| GWFC Point Standing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Territory | Guild | GWFC Points |
| 1 | 1 | War Machine [WM]
|
46 |
| 2 | 2 | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
43 |
| 3 | 1 | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
39 (*) |
| 4 | 2 | Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
39 (*) |
| 5 | 1 | Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW]
|
25 (*) |
| 6 | 1 | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
25 (*) |
| 7 | 3 | No Clue [emt]
|
21 |
| 8 | 3 | The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]
|
18 |
| 9 | 2 | Bring Back The Rifts [Rift]
|
17 |
| 10 | 3 | Mostly Harmless [MH]
|
16 |
| 11 | 1 | I Seek Guild H K [香港]
|
14 |
| 12 | 2 | Supernova Jpn [SpNv]
|
12 |
| 13 | 4 | I Guild I [iGi]
|
11 |
| 14 | 5 | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
9 |
| 15 | 2 | Harbinger Of Chaos [LusT]
|
8 |
| 4 | Rus Corp [RUS]
|
8 | |
| I Black Widow I [Wi]
|
8 | ||
| 6 | We Still Pwn Charr [Char]
|
8 | |
| 19 | 6 | Peace And Harmony [PnH]
|
7 |
| 7 | Nuclear Launch Detected [Nu]
|
7 | |
| 21 | 8 | Clan Kgyu [KGYU]
|
6 |
| 22 | 3 | Scarlet Colored Vampires [ScV]
|
4 |
| Elite Mangudai [mn]
|
4 | ||
| 7 | Spectral Agony [sA]
|
4 | |
| 25 | 3 | Alliance Of Pro Myorcs [APM]
|
3 |
| 5 | オレがこやんど [こやんど]
|
3 | |
| 9 | Rakanishus Revenge [DtwO]
|
3 | |
| 28 | 4 | The Lords Of Judgment [Judg]
|
2 |
| 10 | Time Is Running [OUT]
|
2 | |
| The Voice Of Reason [vOR]
|
2 | ||
GWFC Point final standing after the third seasonal play-offs.
(*) = ranking order due to tie-breaker match
Tie-Breaker[ | ]
| July 9th 2006 | |||
| Sacrament Of The Waooru [SotW] |
vs. | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
2 : 0 |
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 | |||
| Esoteric Warriors [EW] |
vs. | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
1 : 2 |
GWFC Open[ | ]
| Results from the GWFC Open | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Rank | Guild | ELO Rating |
| 1 | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
1549 |
| 2 | War Machine Universal [WM]
|
1436 |
| 3 | The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]
|
1420 |
| 4 | Peace And Harmony [PnH]
|
1393 |
| 5 | Mostly Harmless [MH]
|
1373 |
| 6 | Clan Kgyu [KGYU]
|
1351 |
| 7 | One Hitter Quitters [QQ]
|
1336 |
| 8 | Im Following You [Mush
|
1298 |
| 9 | Stoned To Death [STD]
|
1294 |
| 10 | Capita Cerberi [CC]
|
1289 |
The top ten participants of the GWFC Open event from July 7th to July 10th, 2006.
World Championship Finals[ | ]
| World Championship Finals Participants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seed | Guild | GWFC Points |
| 1 | War Machine [WM]
|
46 |
| 2 | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
43 |
| 3 | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
39 |
| 4 | Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
39 |
| 5 | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
25 |
| 6 | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
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[ | ]
| August 25th 2006 | |||
| Esoteric Warriors [EW] |
vs. | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
1:2 |
| Irresistible Blokes [iB] |
vs. | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
0:2 |
The two highest-seeded guilds received a bye during this round.
Semi-Finals[ | ]
| August 25th 2006 -- August 26th 2006 | |||
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
2:0 |
| The Last Pride [EvIL] |
vs. | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
1:2 |
Finale[ | ]
| August 26th 2006 | |||
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
2:1 |
| Results from the World Championship Finals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guild | GWFC Points | |
| World Champion | War Machine [WM]
|
46 |
| Runner-Up | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
9* |
| 3rd | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
43 |
| Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
25 | |
| 5th | Irresistible Blokes [iB]
|
39 |
| Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
39 | |
See Also[ | ]
| Guild Wars Championship Series | 
|
| Guild Wars World Championship • Guild Wars Factions Championship |