Arena Tournament Schedule
Thundgot posted the latest schedule for the 2008 Arena Tournament:
Phase 1 - The Practice Phase ? Currently active and completes on April 23, 2008
There is no penalty for changing your team and you are free to move teams around.
At the end of this phase all arena team ratings will be reset to 1500 during maintenance.
Phase 2 - The Competition Phase - Active from April 23, 2008 to May 7, 2008
Every team will be reset to a 1500 rating and official rankings begin.
There will be a 150 team rating penalty for any player added to an arena team.
At the end of this phase all arena teams will be locked down and players will not be able to switch characters from arena teams.
Registration will also close at the end of this phase.
Phase 3 ? The Final Phase ? Active from May 7, 2008 to May 21, 2008
Registration is closed for this phase of qualification.
Players are no longer allowed to switch arena teams during this phase.
At the end of the phase, the top 4 rated teams from the Battlegroup will be invited to the regional qualifier if they meet all eligibility requirements.
Eligible teams must have played a minimum of 200 games during Phases 2 and 3 to be able to qualify to advance to the regional qualifier.
Each team member must have participated in 30% of their team�s games to be eligible to qualify.
First Qualification Round Schedule for North America:
Phase 1 ends and Phase 2 begins: April 23, 2008
Phase 2 ends and Phase 3 begins: May 7, 2008
Phase 3 and the first Qualifier ends: May 21, 2008
Phase 1 - The Practice Phase ? Currently active and completes on April 23, 2008
There is no penalty for changing your team and you are free to move teams around.
At the end of this phase all arena team ratings will be reset to 1500 during maintenance.
Phase 2 - The Competition Phase - Active from April 23, 2008 to May 7, 2008
Every team will be reset to a 1500 rating and official rankings begin.
There will be a 150 team rating penalty for any player added to an arena team.
At the end of this phase all arena teams will be locked down and players will not be able to switch characters from arena teams.
Registration will also close at the end of this phase.
Phase 3 ? The Final Phase ? Active from May 7, 2008 to May 21, 2008
Registration is closed for this phase of qualification.
Players are no longer allowed to switch arena teams during this phase.
At the end of the phase, the top 4 rated teams from the Battlegroup will be invited to the regional qualifier if they meet all eligibility requirements.
Eligible teams must have played a minimum of 200 games during Phases 2 and 3 to be able to qualify to advance to the regional qualifier.
Each team member must have participated in 30% of their team�s games to be eligible to qualify.
First Qualification Round Schedule for North America:
Phase 1 ends and Phase 2 begins: April 23, 2008
Phase 2 ends and Phase 3 begins: May 7, 2008
Phase 3 and the first Qualifier ends: May 21, 2008
