Get ready to root for your country in the Team Cup! A team of three top players from each country will face off for a whopping $60,000 USD and an inscription onto the Team Cup Trophy! Full details below.
Whether you're locked in for the fight of your life or you just picked up the game last week - journey to Japan to be part of an international community-wide celebration, coming together in the Flesh and Blood through the common language of great games!
Team Cup: October 31
OVERVIEW
Date: October 31 - November 3, 2024
Format: Team Play - Living Legend | Individual Play - Classic Constructed and Rosetta Booster Draft
Entry Fee: None
Registration: See below
Eligibility: Qualified Players Only, up to 46 teams (138 players)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Professional
Venue: INTEX Osaka, 1 Chome-5-102 Nankokita, Suminoe Ward, Osaka, 559-0034, Japan
Event Hall: Thursday - International Conference Hall | Friday - Sunday - Hall 2
Time: Thursday - 11:00 AM | Friday - 9:00 AM | Saturday - 9:00 AM | Sunday - TBC
Decklist Submission: Coming October 2024
ELIGIBILITY
All countries which hosted a National Championship in 2024 will be eligible for admission to the Team Cup.
The Team Cup is an invitation only event. All players need to pre-register for the event. Players can qualify for the Team Cup in the following ways:
- Obtaining an invitation through a National Championship event.
- National Champion (1st Place in National Championship) – Team Captain
- National Finalist (2nd Place in National Championship)
- Obtaining an invitation as the Highest Ranked ELO Overall rating in their country.
- Highest Ranked Elo (Overall) rating, on their National Leaderboards, not already qualified for the Team Cup through National Championship placement above.
- Ratings-based invitations will be issued based on standings as of Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 11:59 pm PDT, directly following the end of the Part the Mistveil Organised Play season.
- To qualify for a Ratings-based invite, a player must have competed in at least 5 Elo-rated matches in the previous 90 Days (From June 5, 2024 - September 3, 2024).
- Ratings-based invites do not pass down and are valid only for World Championship: Osaka.
TEAM COMPOSITION
- If a player is unable to attend World Championship: Osaka, the National Champion can replace them with another World Championship qualified player from their country. Player must already be qualified through their own means, or through a redemption or transfer of a Professional Tournament Invite (PTI).
- If the National Champion does not attend the World Championship, the National Finalist will become the Team Captain, and will nominate a replacement through the conditions outlined above.
- If the National Champion and the National Finalist do not attend the World Championship, the Highest Ranked ELO Overall will become the Team Captain, and will nominate replacements through the conditions outlined above.
- In the event that the National Champion, the National Finalist, and the Highest Ranked ELO Overall do not attend the World Championship, the team will cease to exist.
REGISTRATION
- Qualified players eligible for the Team Cup will receive an email, on or around Friday September 6th, 2024, with a link to register for the tournament. Players must complete and submit the registration form in order to be admitted into the Team Cup. The deadline for confirming enrollment into the Team Cup is Monday September 30, 2024. After this date, we will review all qualified teams, and, where necessary, contact Team Captains to confirm the completeness of their team and nominate replacements.
- The final deadline for processing replacement players and confirming team enrollment is Friday October 18, 2024. For inquiries into the status of your national team, please contact protour@fabtcg.com.
TEAM CUP QUALIFIED PLAYER LIST
| Country | National Champion (Team Captain) | National Finalist | National ELO (overall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Zachary Gardiner (58827455) | Robert Piper (14927357) | Nick Butcher (51987736) |
| Austria | valentin mackl (28722421) | Michael Koch (13241151) | Florin-Cristian Loghin (94458185) |
| Belgium | Matthias Verbeeck (64784678) | Joris Verhelst (15957852) | Florian Vanbrakel (92826393) |
| Brazil | Arthur Murta (92385819) | Raphael Rosa (68719283) | Hugo Ribeiro (75516231) |
| Brunei | Lim Kok Chien (32159695) | Danial Azwar (79833248) | Fadhil Majid (17919124) |
| Bulgaria | Plamen Bahlov (26445964) | Valentin Popov (28768252) | Bernar Aganchyan (69155652) |
| Canada | Sunny Yang (35554882) | Kevin Constantineau (82769294) | Tariq Patel (55364376) |
| Croatia | Luka Kramaric (51866968) | Nikola Kramarić (99284425) | Kristian Čurla (45478211) |
| Cyprus | Giannis Koumidis (74681895) | Nicolas Lazarides (91335664) | Nicolas Kyriakou (55815655) |
| Czech Republic | Vlastimil Martinek Jr. (55971813) | Vít Stříteský (74734343) | Jan Kučera (53296768) |
| Denmark | Andreas Ventzel (89661754) | Sebastian Grøndal (37223951) | Frederik Emil Hansen (57861815) |
| Estonia | Indrek Orlov (88139445) | Rain Ööpik (38731939) | Andres Dorogan (21436312) |
| Finland | Juha Saarnilampi (18849332) | Olli Saarinen (37242524) | Ville Teräväinen (25287696) |
| France | Paul LE GOUEZ (88631412) | Louis Guillot (94933644) | Arthur Trehet (21361948) |
| Germany | Bino Nolting (59572987) | Tom Tydecks (25469688) | Christian Hauck (47346524) |
| Greece | George Melissakis (37549179) | Angelos Maxilaris (23975578) | Alexandros Argyriou (85767485) |
| Hong Kong | Shing Tsang (82325829) | Kelvin Ng (47172815) | Pudding Tam (31914943) |
| Hungary | András 'Kaptain' Kovács (41117488) | Gaál Benjamin (62347947) | Valentin Varga (25998761) |
| Iceland | Ásgeir Jóhannesson (74186857) | Hugi Hlynsson (85843928) | Birgir Hrafn Buason (96823313) |
| Indonesia | Julio Anthony (37117863) | Odi Winata (86541554) | Muhamad Agus Suriyanto (69479861) |
| Ireland | Dylan Thompson (73151816) | Brendan McManus (14686738) | Ian Holland (55771772) |
| Italy | Mirko Dolce (16759958) | Natan Tomeo (34952527) | Lorenzo Brambilla Pisoni (45953664) |
| Japan | Xavier McLean (10166) | yamamura shoma (57677931) | haruka sonoda (22214896) |
| Latvia | janis bernhards (86353379) | Māris Suipe (98834944) | Romans Asachovs (41956414) |
| Lithuania | Edgar Strogonov (56423968) | Darvydas Čepukaitis (85277458) | Vladislovas Kofyrinas (72611725) |
| Luxembourg | Jun Pan (46234498) | Ryan Bernardo (85228922) | Fabien Hermes (92446526) |
| Malaysia | Keith Yong (67154984) | Colin Tang (21928285) | Ji Timm Lee (83657339) |
| Netherlands | Sander Neeft (41632944) | Wouter Ouwehand (93592155) | Gabe Sher (89979887) |
| New Zealand | Dr. Daniel McKay (9357) | Oliver Berry (78453332) | Dennis Zhang (22442327) |
| Norway | Christopher Reyes (67122426) | Lucas Vaz (95219151) | Adrian Fjell (46924263) |
| Philippines | Justin Cu (58244955) | Nathaniel Jerald Bea (71638348) | Andre Ryan See (96416373) |
| Poland | Lukasz Ziemba (19181131) | Mariusz Suchanecki (91568774) | Bartosz Ziemba (82923123) |
| Portugal | Tiago Rodrigues (36537124) | Bernardo Cardoso (52321144) | Gregory Patellis (12959859) |
| Romania | Andrei Joghiu (37986424) | Suciu Andrei (93349871) | Bogdan-Andrei Oros (26369526) |
| Singapore | Jin Han Toh (78561671) | shirui wu (38844884) | Gordon Koh Koh (59753974) |
| Slovakia | Viliam Kubik (96614538) | Matúš Martinko (46422687) | Peter Markovič (34849638) |
| Slovenia | Samo Planinc (91596473) | Tilen Blazinšek (88836495) | Jean Luka Zorko (39645421) |
| South Korea | suk kyo suh (34717957) | Suh Jaeyong (34491725) | Nathan Youngblut (98393686) |
| Spain | David Jose Iglesias Lopez (41378976) | Max Dieckmann (62329447) | Daniel Correas (32184172) |
| Sweden | Jacob Trossing (95288145) | Jesper Lindström (95434916) | Joakim Gustafsson (84676253) |
| Switzerland | Michael Wachouschek (29893871) | Marco Lauria (91622689) | Ralph Schlauri (69118899) |
| Taiwan | Lee Ming-Han (17126988) | Pei-Tung Liao (92819458) | Oh Oh (64843588) |
| Thailand | Torpong Juntree (26553921) | Chanon Puttaree (88422745) | Thanthawat "Vespa" Chujitngamsuwong (97152172) |
| United Kingdom | Emad Kashy (81644971) | Anton Cid Mejias (12716642) | Thomas Harle (89773553) |
| United States | Evan Herndon (74942341) | Andrew Rothermel (48922766) | Brodie Spurlock (78449312) |
| Vietnam | Khoi Dinh (77386791) | Duy Ta (26959281) | Quang Duong (16123361) |
TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE
Ranking and scoring for the Team Cup consists of two parts. Performance as a national team during Team Play and Individual Play through the Swiss rounds of the World Championship.
TEAM PLAY
Teams will present three Living Legend legal decks comprised of three different heroes. Teams will assign a player as A/B/C and play against the opposing teams A/B/C.
Teams will earn four (4) points in the Team Cup standings for each Team Play match win.
| Thursday | |
|---|---|
| Swiss Rounds 1 - 5 | Living Legend |
INDIVIDUAL PLAY
Throughout the Individual Play Swiss rounds of the World Championship, representatives from each national team will be competing for both themselves and their country.
Each individual win in the World Championship will award one (1) point for their national team in the Team Cup standings.
| Friday | |
|---|---|
| Swiss Rounds 1 - 5 | Classic Constructed |
| Swiss Rounds 6 - 8 | Rosetta Booster Draft |
| All players with five (5) or more wins advance to Day Two. |
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
| Swiss Rounds 9 - 11 | Rosetta Booster Draft |
| Swiss Rounds 12 - 15 | Classic Constructed |
PROGRESSION
Team Cup standings will be published with the following schedule.
| Interval | Phase |
|---|---|
| End of Team Play Thursday | Conclusion of TC Living Legend |
| End of Round 5 Friday | Conclusion of WC Classic Constructed - Phase 1 |
| End of Round 8 Friday | Conclusion of WC Booster Draft - Phase 2 |
| End of Round 11 Saturday | Conclusion of WC Booster Draft - Phase 3 |
| End of Rounds 12-15 Saturday | During WC Classic Constructed - Phase 4 |
| At the conclusion of Individual Play of the World Championship on Saturday, the Top 4 teams in the Team Cup standings will advance to the knockout rounds. |
| Team Cup Knockout Rounds | Format | |
|---|---|---|
| Game A - Semi-Final | Highest Ranked Team vs Fourth Highest Ranked Team, Winner advances to the Final | Living Legend |
| Game B - Semi-Final | Second Highest Ranked Team vs Third Highest Ranked Team, Winner advances to the Final | Living Legend |
| Game C - Final | Winner from Game A vs Winner from Game B | Living Legend |
TEAM PLAY SWISS ROUNDS
Swiss rounds are best-of-one games, where the team that wins the most games, wins the match.
- Swiss rounds are 50 + 5 minutes in duration (50 + 5 means there are 5 minutes allocated for the start of game procedure. Players must have presented their deck and revealed their equipment and weapons within this 5-minute window. If both players complete the start of game procedure in less than 5 minutes, they may begin playing their match immediately.)
TEAM PLAY KNOCKOUT ROUNDS (TOP 4 PLAYOFFS)
- Knockout rounds are single elimination, best-of-one games, where the team that wins the most games, wins the match.
- Knockout matches have no time limit. Players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and Slow Play penalties will be enforced.
- For each Knockout match, the team that finished higher in the Team Cup Standings chooses to play first or second.
DECKS
- Living Legend Decks must be Living Legend legal as defined by the Card Legality Policy.
- Deck registration must be done PRIOR to the start of Team Play Thursday
- Deck registration must be done using full English card names only and be clearly legible.
- The official Deck Registration Sheet is available here.
- Players may not change their registered deck during the tournament.
- Deck checks will be conducted by event staff throughout the tournament.
- It is the responsibility of each player to ensure there are no distinguishing marks or patterns on their cards or card sleeves for the duration of the tournament. Vendors will be onsite to purchase sleeves if required.
PRIZES
The Team Cup will feature $60,000 USD of cash prizes, PTIs for the Top 4 teams, and inscription into the Team Cup for the Champions!
| Place (Team) | Money (Team) | Awards and Invites (Player) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $30,000 USD | Gold Medal, PTI, Inscription into the Team Cup |
| 2nd | $15,000 USD | Silver Medal, PTI |
| 3rd - 4th | $7,500 USD | Bronze Medal, PTI |
| TOTAL | $60,000 USD |
| Participation | Teams will receive a welcome gift during the player meeting on Thursday that commemorates their achievement in joining their national team |
