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Table Of Contents1 About The World Team Championship

1.1 Mission Statement

1.2 Find Out More About the WTC

2 What You Need To Know About Attendıng TheTournament

2.1 Sendıng A Team To The WTC2.2 Team Captaıncy At The WTC2.3 Addıtıonal Team Roles At The WTC2.4 Registering For The WTC

2.5 The "Mercenary" / Unıted Natıons Team2.6 Tournament Outline

2.7 Tournament Rules

2.8 WTC Missions Outline

2.9 List Submission

2.10 WTC Terrain Outline

2.11 Team Challenges At The WTC

2.12 WYSIWYG At The WTC

2.13 WTC Pod Phase

2.14 Tournament Schedule

3 WTC: At the Event

3.1 Getting to the Venue

3.2 Official Tournament Language

3.3 Round Pairings

3.4 Round Scoring

3.5 Starting A Game At The WTC

3.6 Event Streaming and Exposure

4 WTC And Attendee Discipline

4.1 Referees

4.2 Teams Forfeiting A Round

5 Penalties

5.1 Pre-Event Penalties

5.2 Event Penalties

5.2.1 Individual Player Penalties

5.2.2 Team Cumulative Penalties

About The World Team ChampionshipMission StatementThe World Team Championship, WTC, or Worlds as it is

called by its player base, is an annual wargaming event for

the tabletop miniature game Warhammer 40,000. It is the

factual world cup, bringing together nations from across

the world to compete against each other in an enjoyable

team format. Traditionally, most of the best Warhammer

40,000 players from around the world are grouped together

in a hall for a week/weekend at a favorable location in

Europe to meet and compete with their peers. You won’t

find such density of high-level gaming potential in any other

event!

The mission of the World Team Championship is to make

nation vs nation Warhammer 40,000 team-play a globally

relevant competition. Our aim is to effectively and

efficiently administer, develop, showcase and promote

competitive Warhammer 40,0000, while creating a positive

and respectful environment that allows the event to grow

and meet the evolving needs of the players and the global

WH40K community as a whole.

At its core, the WTC is a tournament that aims to bring

together players from all over the world to compete in a

friendly but competitive manner. The WTC believes that

everyone is entitled to be treated fairly regardless of

gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, colour,

race, ethnic or national origins, political ideology, or socio-

economic background. Furthermore, the WTC subscribes

to the principles of equality of treatment and aims to

ensure that anyone who attends is able to do so in a

discrimination-free environment where everyone is treated

with due respect. The WTC is committed to ensuring that

everyone is able to attend the WTC free from direct

discrimination or abuse (physical, verbal or otherwise). As

such, the WTC will not accept nor tolerate any actions that

would result in an attendee receiving any less favourable

treatment by any other attendees on the grounds of: gender,

sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, colour, race,

ethnic or national origins, political ideology, or socio-

economic background. The WTC expects everyone to

subscribe to, and do their best to uphold,these core

principals by way of their attendance. We reserve the right

to refuse entry to or expel from the venue, without refund,

anyone who is deemed not to have acted to honour above

standards.

Find Out More About the WTCIf you are interested to find out more about the event, get

access to our player packs, our organizational structure, or

just find out about some of our teams, head on over to the

OFFICIAL WTC WEBPAGE, and feel free to join our

FORUMS and FACEBOOK PAGE if you would like to

interact with some of our player base.

Our Sponsors and Partners:

The Army Painter : Trophy Sponsor

TSportsNetwork : Media and Streaming Partner

Best Coast Pairings : Tournament Software Partner

Weyland-Yutani: Terrain Partner

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What You Need To Know AboutAttendıng The TournamentSendıng A Team To The WTCIf you are interested in bringing a new team to the WTC, or

if you are not sure if your team is already represented at

the WTC, you should get access to the WTC FORUMS and

post an inquiry in the general 40K section. One of the TO’s

or captains will then get in touch to answer your questions.

Alternatively, get in touch via our FACEBOOK PAGE. New

teams that participate after a 2 year hiatus (after 2 years of

non-activity the Captains post for any given nation is

automatically vacated) or as first-timers will be given

access to the dedicated sections on the forum so they can

ask their pertinent questions and be guided through the

process of bringing a new team to the event.

A 40K WTC Team consists of a minimum of 8 playing

members. Of which at least 4 need to be able to show a

record of nationality for representing a given country. For

more info on what this entails, please refer to the WTC

Organizational Roadmap document. A team can have any

number of non-playing members to act as a coach or

assistant or any other additional role the team can think of,

but they all need to adhere to the same restrictions and

rules that are put in place for non-playing team members.

They are an integral part of the team, and their names and

roles MUST be stated when registering. Each team must

have one, and only one, nominated Captain (either playing

or non-playing).

2019 Champions - Team England

Team Captaıncy At The WTCThroughout the year, a Captain is the voice of his team and

acts in their stead for all official communications and votes

that are required. At the WTC, The Team Captain is

ultimately responsible for the conduct of his/her Team and

making sure all administration is taken care of each round

(submitting results in a timely fashion,…). The Captain can

be called in for a 40K Captains Council in certain

situations to discuss and resolve pertinent issues that arise

during the event. The Captains are also responsible for

checking all the rows and tables for any discrepancies in

terrain density and placement before the start of the

tournament/round (if issues arise, call a ref immediately),

and for organizing their teams to check the final submitted

rosters (at least 3 other countries) prior to the event and

making sure all their team members are signed up in time

for instance.

There are no official guidelines on how Team Captaincy

should be decided. Every country should make up their

own means of determining who will spearhead their cause

throughout a given WTC cycle. In most countries, there is

an association behind team selection, and a process is in

place to make sure it is done in a transparent and honest

way.

What this means for most newer people attending the

WTC for a first time, is that in order to go to the WTC with

an existing team, you need to follow whatever protocol an

existing team has put in place to be able to make the team.

Get in touch with your captain and your local community

regarding how to be a part of it. It shouldn't be too hard to

come by that info.

The way WTC Captaincy works is that only the current

Captain can announce his successor. This should be done

as an announcement in a thread on the official WTC

FORUMS. If the thread isn’t updated, neither will WTC

records. That being said, if there is demonstrable proof that

a captaincy is taken ‘hostage’ by an individual or group of

people, and that a predefined system for selecting a certain

country’s representation/captaincy status is not being

followed or respected, the WTC TO group will investigate

and can/will decide to overrule and transfer captaincy

status to the rightful party if need be.

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Addıtıonal Team Roles At TheWTC

A team may have any number of non-playing team

members. They are allowed to:

Be the Team Captain

Do/assist with the Pairings

Collate and submit Team Results

Ask questions about how the game is going(only in English, see below)

Tell their player how their team is doing andwhat kind of points they require from thisgame

A non-playing Team Member is NOT allowed to:

Give Tactical advice (they may not tell theirplayer ‘how’ to get that win/draw/loss!) orinterject in any way on in-game situations likeforgetting that their player forgot toconsolidate. If they perceive situations likethat, especially in the case where playersmust do something but forget to, they cancall for the game to be stopped, and then geta judge to rectify the situation.hey can call forthe game to be stopped, and then get a judgeto rectify the situation.

Speak to their Team player in their nativelanguage. Speaking to their team members inthe English Language is allowed as it is thetournaments official language (Not talking inEnglish will be seen as interference with thegame and is subject to a yellow cardinfringement type if reported).

Any of the 9 team members may perform aplayer replacement: play a game with any ofthe 8 armies submitted by the team inreplacement of another team member for theduration of a whole round. Replacementduring rounds (ie when games have alreadystarted) will not be allowed except underextraordinary circumstances validated by ajoint decision by the head referees. A Captainmust petition this change before the headreferees. Any breach of these rules is to bebrought to the immediate attention of aReferee.

Once players are at their tables at the start of any given

round, it is not allowed within a team to share info on

matchups or tactics by means of cellphones or other

devices either. Any breach of this rule that gets noticed will

see all offenders on the team admonished with an

immediate yellow card.

Registering For The WTC

Registration for the WTC will be done via our partners at

Down Under Pairings (which recently merged with Best

Coast Pairings so we will likely see a merged

feature/subscription but more news on that later) . We will

use their software to administrate our tournament. Teams

need to be signed up, in full (this means including coaches

and additional staff), before the registration deadline (see

tournament scheduling below), shortly after which teams

will be divided into pods for the first stage of the event. In

case the number of registering teams would be uneven, the

tournament TO’s will take it upon themselves to form a

Mercenary/UN team to make sure every nation always gets

a respectable opponent during the event. This

Mercenary/UN Team will be formed with 3 basic principles

in mind: the players on it need to have as diverse of an

international character as possible, the players on it need

to be well-respected within their communities, and the

players in question need to show team-spirit during the

process of their teams formation.

The "Mercenary" / Unıted NatıonsTeam

When the need to form a United Nations Team arises

(which is the case when an uneven number of teams

subscribes or when a team has to drop from the

tournament after registration deadline), one of the WTC

TO’s will be appointed to lead the charge of forming the

WTC UN Team. During the year, players interested in being

part of the mercenary team will be able to sign up using

our WTC MERCENARY SIGN-UP FORM.

Only players with entries in this document will be

contacted to make up our mercenary team. The WTC TO

will try to make as diverse a mix of nationalities (to

emphasize the international character of our event) as

possible, and the selected team members will either

choose one person to be captain amongst them or one

candidate will be appointed by the WTC TO’s. This team

then functions as a full-fledged nation and have all the

same rights and obligations as the other nations playing at

the event.

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Tournament Outline

The World Team Championship is a 3 day, 8 round event

that takes place from Friday to Sunday. Friday is the pod

phase, where each nation will face 3 other nations in their

respective pod for a 3-round day. After this pod phase, the

teams will be matched and seeded using the SWISS

system, and will play 3 more rounds on Saturday before

proceeding to the final 2-round phase on Sunday.

Tournament Rules

9th Edition, 2020 Grand Tournament Warhammer

40,000 rules

2000 points Strikeforce armies, fully painted and

WYSIWYG

Only one of each faction per team, which means only

one instance of SM/DW/DA/BA/SW… can be taken per

team. Chaos Daemons can only be summoned by one

player on the team, and cannot be summoned if there is

a player with a Faction Chaos Daemons Detachment in

their team.

Preset missions and terrain, played on a 60” by 44”

table

Pod phase followed by SWISS pairings, 8 round

tournament

3 hour rounds with 30 minutes pairing, for total round

time of 3.5 hours

Forgeworld units are allowed

Units of Legend may not be used

Chessclocks are mandatory. (Each team must bring 5)

Official language of the tournament is English

List of Factions

Space Marines GreyKnights

AdeptusCustodes

AdeptusMechanicus

AdeptaSororitas

Sisters ofSilence

QuestorImperialis

Inquisition

OfficioAssassinorum

AstraMilitarum

Necrons T'au Empire

Tyranids GenestealerCult

CraftworldEldar

Drukhari

Harlequins Ynnari HereticAstartes

ChaosDaemons

QuestorTraitoris

Deathguard ThousandSons

Orks

WTC Missions Outline

Day 1:

R1: Mission 11 – Retrieval

R2: Mission 12 – Scorched Earth

R3: Mission 13 – Vital Intelligence

Day 2:

R4: Mission 31 – Overrun

R5: Mission 32 – Sweep And Clear

R6: Mission 33 – Priority Target

Day 3:

R7: Mission 21 – Surround And Destroy

R8: M

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List Submission

Details regarding list submission will be added here once

we figured out if we want to automate the process or use

the oldfashioned ‘just post them on the forums’ approach.

In any case, players need to adhere to the following rules

when submitting their armylist:

1. Each Army list MUST mention which model will bethe Warlord . If your Warlord is a character, assign awarlord trait to him. Add text as a subfix behind theunit's point value as follows – WARLORD (TenaciousSurvivor). Warlord traits may NOT be changed beforethe start of every game at the WTC. Characters thathave fixed warlord traits are of course exempt fromchoosing another warlord trait.

2. Each Army list MUST mention which basic psychicpowers have been assigned to the. The same goesfor artefacts or relics or equivalents if they arechosen/purchased for models with stratagems.These may NOT be changed before the start of everygame at the WTC.

3. Each Army list MUST mention all the specialabilities and rules that are in play for their army.These may NOT be changed prior to the start ofevery game but are fixed unless the special abilityspecifically allows for it to be changed once a gamehas already started (like Sacred Rites for AdeptaSororitas which can be chosen after deploymenthas finished or the Grey Knight Tides which can bechanged with a psychic power). This applies toTank Aces for Astra Militarum, Hive FleetAdaptations for Tyranids, Dreadblade Pacts andDamnations for Renegade Knights, Exarch powersfor Eldar, and so on. In case abilities will berandomly rolled for (Exalted Greater Daemonabilities, Dreadpacts and Damnations, …) it needsto be listed on the armylist and abilities will have tobe rolled for each game at the WTC.

4. All stratagems that will be used when musteringyour forces to purchase extra warlord traits, relics,… and so on, MUST be listed on the armylist andtheir CP cost listed. These are FIXED for thetournament and cannot be changed. An example ofthis is buying an additional Exarch power with theExemplar stratagem.

5. Each Team Roster must include all the necessaryinfo, meaning player names with the correct army,and clearly indicate what detachments are takenand how many command points each detachmentprovides to the player, and all other relevantinformation for your opponent. In the case ofSpace Marines for instance, it needs to bementioned which Chapter you are playing, in thecase of the Mechanicus, the Forgeworld, and soon... In the case of cross-faction detachments, eachentry needs to be succeeded by their faction orchapter denomination. For instance - Troops:Plague Marines . The overall Army Faction of aroster is always defined by the common keyword ofthe army.

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6. Team Rosters need to indicate if a coach/assistantspot is filled by the Team.

7. Every player entry needs to list the country to beable to quickly browse through the different lists.

8. Detachments from a list are separated by double"==" and always mention how many CommandPoints the detachment costs the army to field. Atotal CP number with CP cost spent shall be listedon the armylist as well.

9. All upgrades and options must be shown on anygiven unit except those that come as standard onthe model and cost zero points. Any wargear thatcan be chosen (whether it costs points or free)must be listed.

10. List transports at the bottom of each detachment.11. Upgrades to specific models in a complex unit are

indicated per model.12. Players opting to keep summoning points in

reserve need to indicate so clearly, and how manypoints are available, on their army roster.

13. If a player's fortification cannot be legally be placeddue to being within 3" of other terrain features,they may remove a ruin that is completely withintheir deployment zone, or if there isn’t oneavailable with a ruin that is at least partially in theirdeployment zone, and replace it with saidfortification. When doing so, the fortification mustbe placed completely within that playersdeployment zone, as close as possible to theposition of the original ruin, bearing in mind thatno part on the ground floor of the fortification maybe placed directly on or above the 40 mmobjective marker.

14. Power Level's must be listed in the Army lists.

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WTC Terrain Outline

See our Terrain Map Document.

Team Challenges At The WTC

Challenges can be sent to other teams for the first round,

as long as the challenge is accepted by both captains, and

this is formalized with a forum post that is plain to see for

everyone on our FB page or on the official WTC Forums.

Challenges need to be announced before the draw

deadline. See the Tournament Schedule later in this

document for precise dates.

WYSIWYG At The WTCThe WTC armies have to be fully painted and based and be

WYSIWYG (see basing document in case there is a

question regarding, or have your captain approve basing

that might stray from the norm on the Captains council

forum). Models that are not official, do not fit the

WYSIWYG profile, or considerably deviate from the norm

MUST be presented at the 40K Captains Council (with

pictures or links to pictures preferably), at least a month

PRIOR to the tournament and meet an approval from the

REFEREE CORPS (or alternatively a majority of Captains)

before they can be used at the tournament. Threads can be

opened in the captains section on the WTC forums, and

captains can assume that their players’ armies are OK’ed if

an approval note from the referees is given within the topic,

no other objections from captains were raised and the

thread was started within the deadline. If ANY objections

(from captain or referee alike) were raised then assume the

models/armies in questions cannot be used unless a

written statement says otherwise in the forum thread. Any

models like this in use at the WTC without prior consent

will be up for an immediate infraction notice (yellow card)

for each game, and models will be pulled from the table

where this is applicable, unless original stand-in models

can be produced on the spot (for LOS purposes or

otherwise).

An example of a non accepted replacement model for

brimstone horrors;

WTC Pod Phase

After registration is finalized and it is known which teams

will attend, all teams and nations will be divided into pods.

This is done for several reasons. Knowing your first three

adversaries ahead of time will generate more opportunity

for quality prep-time with your team, having a seeding

system in pods will add to the World Cup feel of our event,

and we can implement a system that ensures the top teams

will meet later on in the tournament as is customary in all

big nation vs nation competitions, and that for the two last

rounds (rounds 7 and 8) at least, the top team will play the

closest matched team so we can have a true event

champion, at the same time allowing for more interaction

between teams that are historically showing strength in

different tiers on the first day by means of the pod

structure.

So how will it work? We will take the average final placing

at the last 3 preceding WTC’s into account for the seeding

into the pods. Each pod will aim to have 4 nations divided

into it (more on that later). The average final placing of a

given nation will thus determine which teams face off vs

which teams at the next WTC, with a couple of exceptions.

Before dividing the teams into pods, we willput teams that challenge each other for thefirst round in the same, randomly determined,pod.

Before dividing the teams into pods, teamsthat haven’t attended a WTC so far will bedivided randomly into a pod as there is noway to gauge their strength.

After the steps above have been carried out, the teams that

haven’t been placed in a pod will be divided one by one in

the pods.

Let’s say we have 40 teams attending, it will mean we

have 10 pods. The nation that is averagely ranked in

position 1 will go into pod 1, the nation with rank 2 in pod 2

and so on until the nation with average rank 10 goes into

pod 10, and then the procedure repeats with teams ranked

11-20 going into pod 1-10 respectively, until all teams have

been given a place. In the case a pod would be already full

due to challenging teams or randomly assigned teams, the

team in question will just be ported to the closest available

pod that was next in line until all teams have been divided.

In the case we do not have multitudes of 4 teams, we will

randomly create one or more pods that are bigger in size to

make it work. It doesn’t really matter as long as everyone

gets 3 games in on the first day and the relative distribution

of strength of their opponents is approximately the same.

After the 3 games on the first day, teams will be ranked

on the overall score and tiebreaker score they achieved

within the pod and be matched vs the closest ranked nation

with the caveat that teams that already met in the pod

phases cannot meet again during the course of the event.

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A simulation based on last 4 years worth of data gives us the following distribution:

Pod 8 Matcups simulation

R1 France vs Wales

R1 Serbia vs Czech Republic

R1 Slovenia vs Luxembourg

R2 France vs Serbia

R2 Wales vs Slovenia

R2 Luxembourg vs Czech Republic

R3 France vs Czech Republic

R3 Slovenia vs Serbia

R3 Luxembourg vs Wales

Note: This is just an example. The bigger pods will be randomized, and might just as well be the pod with the number 1

seeded team or any of the other pods. We will always strive to have as much diversification and division between the different

team’s measurable strengths within a given pod.

With simulated matches in Pod 8 as follows:

Tournament ScheduleTo be announced.

Pod 1

Nation Rank

Russia 1

Sweden 8

Ireland 17

Romania 25

Pod 5

Nation Rank

Germany 5

Italy 13

Greece 21

Northern Ireland 29

Pod 2

Nation Rank

England 2

Spain 10

Switzerland 18

Norway 26

Pod 6

Nation Rank

USA 6

Australia 14

Croatia 22

Hungary 30

Pod 3

Nation Rank

Poland 3

Belarus 11

Turkey 19

Austria 27

Pod 7

Nation Rank

Finland 7

Ukraine 15

Netherlands 23

Argentina 31

Pod 4

Nation Rank

Denmark 4

Scotland 12

Canada 20

Belgium 28

Pod 8

Nation Rank

France 8

Wales 16

Serbia 24

Czech Republic 32

Slovenia 33

Luxembourg 34

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WTC: At the EventGetting to the VenueEverything related to getting to the venue, and parking

opportunities/bus rides and schedules and whatnot,

can be found in our WEBPAGE in detail.

The event will be taking place in the town of Leoben,Austria.

The location is the Sporthalle Leo ben-Innen stadtAdress: Roseggerstraße 8 8700 Leoben, Austria

Official Tournament LanguageThe official language of the tournament, and the ONLY

language that should be spoken at the gaming tables, is

English. Players must have their relevant rules available in

English at the WTC. This includes gaming aids and gaming

attributes like stratagem cards and such. It is perfectly

acceptable to carry around a digital source for rules

material. A printed/tablet version of the codex/FAQs is

acceptable for instance. Players that do NOT have the

English versions of their rules at hand when asked to

provide source material will be given a yellow card

infraction notice. Players, and non-players, that are caught

not speaking English at a gametable while addressing one

of the players at that table, will be given an immediate

yellow card infraction notice.

Round PairingsAt the start of every round, teams get some time to work

out the individual matchups that will occur within the

round. Teams have 30 minutes to discuss with their team

what the best strategy is for the round and to work out the

pairings for the round. Rounds that start later than the

allotted 30 minute mark should be reported immediately to

the judges so they can evaluate if a certain round will be

impacted on total game time, and to see if it’s always the

same teams who seem to be having this problem and need

to be spurred on to go through the process quicker. The

procedure for the pairing process is as follows:

Captains roll off to determine which team will get to

choose its table first. That team gains the “table choice”

token.

A visual guide can also be found here.

Sequence of events – Step 1Team A and Team B secretly choose their defender and

reveal them simultaneously. After that, Team A and team B

secretly choose their two attackers for the given defender

and reveal them simultaneously.

Team A takes the two attackers given by team B, and

secretly chooses which one is refused. Team B does the

same with the two attackers selected by team A. The

refused Attackers are revealed simultaneously and return to

the pool of available armies.

At this point, two defenders know their attackers; this

identifies two games. Log this on the score sheet. The Team

with the “table choice” token lets his defender choose the

table first followed by the defender who's team didn’t have

the table choice token. Two tables are now no longer

available.

Sequence of events – Step 2Repeat Step 1 with the difference that the Team without the

“table choice” token now becomes the owner of this token

throughout this pairing step.

Sequence of events – Step 3Change “table choice” token again during this pairing step.

This step will identify the remaining 4 games: 2 games

“attacker vs. defender”, 1 game between refused attackers

and 1 game with the remaining players.

Team A and team B secretly choose their defender and

reveal them simultaneously.

After that, Team A and team B secretly choose their two

attackers for the given defender and reveal them

simultaneously. At this point there is only one last player

available remaining in each team. These are automatically

designated as being the last matchup. Each team

immediately notes this on their round pairing log-sheet.

Team A takes the two attackers given by team B, and

secretly chooses which one is refused.

Team B does the same with the two attackers selected by

team A. The refused Attackers are revealed simultaneously.

They will automatically be designated to play the 7th game

of the round and face each other.

Defenders know their attackers; this identifies two

matches. Log this on the score sheet. Team with the “table

choice” token let his defender choose the table and then

teams alternate choosing tables, starting with the defending

players first.

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Round ScoringA Round between teams consists of 8 individual games.

Each game, players will score a number of points as

described in the 9th edition GT Tournament Pack, namely

games are scored individually on a scale of 100 pts (90

points available from in-game scores and 10 points if the

player in question had a correct armylist that was sent in

on time).

An individual player scores an amount of points for his

team based on the VP differential outcome from the game

with his opponent. To determine Game Points, each player

counts their victory points, subtracts their opponent's

victory points and consults the table below. If the score is

negative, the player who has a negative difference counts

his points from the ‘opponent’ table.

WTC Individual Scoring Sheet

VPDifference

Game Points PlayerA

Game Points PlayerB

0-5 10 10

6-10 11 9

11-15 12 8

16-20 13 7

21-25 14 6

25-30 15 5

31-35 16 4

36-40 17 3

41-45 18 2

46-50 19 1

50+ 20 0

To determine the round score, players from each team

count their combined Game Points. The combined total of

all game point scores from all the players on a given team

will give the result for the Team as a whole. Team result

counted by total game points

Team Results / Match Points86-160 = Round Win, 2 Round points

75-85 = Round Draw, 1 Round point

0-74 = Round Loss, 0 Round points

If two or more teams have the same numberof Round points (2/1/0) , game points gainedfrom all battles will be used as tie-breaker.

NOTE:Penalties incurred might change the above win conditions.

In the cases where penalties on game points apply, a

difference of ten total game points always constitutes a win

for the team with the ten points difference. If there are less

than 10 total game points between the teams it

automatically constitutes a draw on the team level..

Starting A Game At The WTCFollow this procedure to start your games at the WTC:

1. Muster forces: Go over your armylist with youopponent

2. Mission briefing and choosing secondaries. Theseare noted on the scoresheet IMMEDIATELY. Whena referee is called to the table and notices this isdone incorrectly, a yellow card penalty will beincurred

3. Perform the initial game roll off for deploymentzones

4. The player having won the roll off chooses if he willspend CP’s for stratagems ( putting units in reserveand soforth). His opponent then does the same.

5. The player having won the roll off must state whichunits will be deployed in which transports. Hisopponent then does the same.

6. The player having picked deployment zone nowstarts to deploy a unit after which players alternateputting down units

7. The players roll off and the winner decides who willget the first turn

8. Pregame moves and deployment9. Players announce their remaining available

command points and clearly mark this somewherefor their opponent to keep track of during thegame.

10. Start the first battle round

Event Streaming and ExposureThe WTC and the singles tournament that precedes it, will

be live streamed by a dedicated team appointed by the

WTC TO’s and approved by the WTC captains. By

registering for the event, our players and teams

automatically agree to potentially playing on a Live Stream

via the Twitch Channel of any of our media partners or

similar outlets.

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WTC And Attendee DisciplineRefereesThe Tournament will be officiated by at least 5 referees

that are vetted by the WTC TO’s. As a general rule, a

referee may not rule on a table on which their own nation

is competing unless both players at the table agree that it is

OK to do so. A referee’s word is final and a decision may

not be escalated. This is because there are stringent

procedures in place for how a referee makes a decision,

and any that may have a severe impact on the outcome of a

game are only ever made in concert with other referees.

Abuse, of any kind, will not be tolerated where our referees

are concerned.

Official complaints after the round will be handled by

request of either captain immediately after the round. Both

relevant captains and two referees will participate.

Referees will hear one statement from each captain and

their counterparts response. After this referees will make

undisputed judgement about the case. Possible infractions

and associated cards are valid in the next round of WTC.

A red/yellow card system will be implemented to handle

any disputes/issues (see discipline section below).

If you are interested in joining the event as a referee, or

know somebody who does, please sign up with OUR

REFEREE SIGN-UP FORM. One of the WTC TO’s will

be in touch.

Teams Forfeiting A RoundIf a team gets to the point like they feel they want to

concede a round at the WTC, due to an issue, or a

complement of issues arises, the referees and the WTC

TO’s should be advised immediately.

If it is a gaming issue between two teams the referee

team can try to defuse a situation and come to some sort of

fair resolution for both parties. Referees and captains of

teams are the only involved parties here. There will be no

onlookers or coaches or other team members involved

unless the referees deem it necessary.

If there is a need for it, the referees or one of the teams

can ask for the WTC TO’s to intervene on an issue. This

may occur when the referee team feels they are not

comfortable taking a decision, or if one of the captains feels

like the situation is still not treated fairly enough to

continue playing the round, or if the referees feel like the

situation supersedes their authority or mandate. In this

instance the WTC TO’s will take an informed decision after

listening to the three parties: referees and both captains. In

the rare situation where the WTC TO’s are unable to

resolve the issue then either they, or captains involved, can

call for a captains council for an immediate vote on the

matter.

If a team still feels that the outcome of the above is not

sufficient to continue playing, that team forfeits the round

and scores 0 points whilst their opponents score 2 points,

counting as having 5 individual wins and a VP difference of

100. The team that forfeits a round also forfeits their right

to a vote on WTC matter for the following year. There

should be no gaming situation that warrants people coming

from so far, paying so much money, and then not playing a

round, and there should be some consequence to teams

that force that kind of situation, for whatever reason.

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PenaltiesPre-Event PenaltiesList Submission

Teams need to submit lists in the correct format without

errors. Making correct lists and submitting them in the

correct format should be no difficult task for seasoned

players. Failure to do so will result in a player not receiving

the ‘bonus 10pts’ per game for a legal list (this is instead of

the ‘bonus 10pts’ for a battle ready army). Teams that fail to

submit their lists on time will have 2 points deducted from

their overall score at the end of the tournament. No

exceptions, no comebacks, no second chances. All

penalties will be evaluated on a case by case basis and

motivated before the WTC 40K captains in a debrief.

List Checking Duties

After the list submission deadline, each country will be

assigned 3 other countries lists to check for errors, or

teams just check the lists from their respective pod. Teams

have one week to complete said list checking. Thereafter

teams will have two days to make any necessary

corrections to their own lists. Teams that meet those

deadlines and submit correct army lists will have 2 points

deducted from their overall score at the end of the

tournament. Not fulfilling list checking duties will see the

entire team penalized. Teams need to reply to the relevant

thread for the lists they are required to check with an OK,

even when another team has already checked said lists. No

reply post automatically means a penalty. Going over the

deadlines will also automatically incur a penalty. Just

replying OK when there are obvious and glaring errors will

also automatically incur a penalty. This will be applied very

strictly. This is also overly harsh but list checking is serious

business, and as such every team should make the effort to

comply.

The referee group will be in charge of overseeing this

process. Glaring errors might result in a reduction in

points, under the purview of the referees.

Army lists are first going to be posted on the captains

forum. After the submission deadline they will be published

online via all our channels for everyone to see.

Formatting Errors

Any formatting errors will NOT incur a penalty as long as

they get corrected IN TIME before the list correction

deadline has passed. This penalty is for not properly listing

the weapon options or wargear of models and units, not

stating the Warlord, not correctly allocating dedicated

transports to units, etc.

Illegal Lists

In the case of an illegal list, a penalty WILL be immediately

incurred. Illegal lists are those that do not follow the 40k

rules, codex, or WTC rules. There is no excuse for this, as

teams and captains can freely ask if a given list would be

OK well before the WTC starts. Changes made to an illegal

list to make it game legal will always have to be as minimal

as possible and are subject to referee approval. If the

substantial parts of, or the list in its entirety needs to be

changed, the referee corps will apply additional penalties at

their discretion because of unfair advantages gained after

list submission.

Any checks required as a result of incorrect or illegal

lists, will be done by the referee corps to make sure it is

done quickly and the corrected list are final and compliant.

Our team of referees have authority to implement other

penalties that are not currently included in this list. In case

of infractions/penalties, the relevant team captain will be

audited.

Signing Up To Tournament ManagementSoftware

Any teams who have not signed up their full complement of

players in the tournament management software will have

2 points deducted from their overall score at the end of the

tournament.

Furthermore, player profiles MUST reflect their actual

name. NOT their forum or nickname. If for some reason

players want to keep their anonymity, it is fine to refer to

yourself as N. Kerr or Neil K as long as it would not be

confusing to the TOs or referees in any way. In EVERY

situation where this is not the case, teams will have 2

points deducted from their overall score at the end of the

tournament. This is harsh but too many problems and

delays are caused every year by players using nicknames

etc.

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Event PenaltiesIndividual Player Penalties

The WTC employs a red/yellow card system for managing

player behaviour and conduct. If a player is deemed by the

referees to have broken any of following rules they will be

immediately subject to one of the following penalties. The

application of a particular penalty is dependent upon the

nature of the infraction and how many times previously the

player in question has broken the WTC rules.

Warning ListOFFICIAL WARNING:

No penalty to their individual score

YELLOW CARD :

-50pts to their individual score for that game

RED CARD :

-100pts to their individual score for that game and

immediate expulsion from the WTC

If a player receives a red card their team can either find a

substitute player to take their place at the discretion of the

referees, or else their remaining games immediately are

allotted as a loss with a VP differential of 100pts.

Additionally, the player in question will be imposed with a

minimum one year cool-off period and will be expelled

from attending the next WTC automatically.

The referee crew has the right to escalate any infraction

to an immediate expulsion or even life-time ban from the

WTC depending on the gravity of the infraction and the

situation that presented itself. The WTC referee crew will

motivate this decision in their post-event debrief before the

WTC40K Captains.

Take note that the referee corps main concern is always

that games are completed naturally within the round time

allocated. This of course depends on the transgression but

normally the focus should always lie on games to be played

even if certain penalties will apply. Everyone paid good

money to be at the WTC and to play their full complement

of games. For example, someone might have modeled his

entire army in a thematic way but his opponent and the

referees agree it falls into the realm of modeling for

advantage and the player in question does not have enough

stand-ins available. Referees will force the game to be

played and at the end of the round apply any penalties that

are in place for such transgressions. This way we are sure

everyone gets their full complement of games under

normal circumstances. A list of offenses follows below:

Excessive Rules Questions

If a player is found to be repeatedly calling referees over for

rules questions which are clearly answered in any of the

relevant game literature including the WTC FAQ, they will

receive a penalty as this is a form of time wasting. The

penalty is determined on a case by case basis - this

prevents people being penalized for language issues

resulting in such questions, and also stops players ‘playing

the system' and stopping before a certain threshold before

a penalty is attained.

Agreeing a Result

It came to our attention that some games were not played

at the WTC but that certain players simply ‘agreed’ on the

final score without the game being rolled. This is

unacceptable and may have unfairly affected final

positioning of other teams. To ensure the integrity of the

tournament going forward, any TEAM that is caught doing

this or have done this, whether at the event, or retroactively,

and whether or not the action was performed by an

individual team member without consent from any of the

other team members, will be punished by imposing a year-

long ban to attend the WTC on all the players from said

team. The captain position of said team will be

immediately opened up to other willing captains from said

nation. Do not take the integrity of the tournament lightly…

The WTC is the pinnacle of competitive gaming, regarded

as the World Championships for our hobby, and every team

should bear the ultimate responsibility for ensuring a fair

and merit-based outcome for the rest of the tournament

attendees.

Dice-, Movement- or Rules-Cheating

Any instances of the following, or anything else within

similar confines, that is witnessed by a referee and/or an

impartial bystander (i.e. a person not associated in any way

with either player or team) and deemed as deliberate

cheating will result in an immediate penalty:

Rules cheating - forgetting core rules for your OWN army

and models. will all result in an instant infraction.

Movement cheating - moving too far, pushing models

outside of their regular movement allowance.

Dice cheating - loaded dice, incorrectly counting the

number of passed or failed rolls, changing the value of dice

rolled.

A note on dice etiquette: in regards to dice policy and

“cocked dice”, “dice that land on top of each other” or in

terrain and such, note that at the WTC the following

applies: dice rolls will only count when the bottom of the

dice surface is entirely touching the table or game-mat

surface. Re-roll cocked or stacked dice when the event

occurs, and re-roll any dice that land in terrain or on

anything other than the flat table (mat) surface. This

includes dice landing flat on objective markers. Reroll the

dice. The use of dice-trays at the WTC is authorised.

When using GW dice, or any batch of custom dice,

players need to ENSURE their dice pips (essentially the

number on the dice) can EASILY be distinguished from

across the table by their opponent. Where this is not the

case, players will immediately incur penalty and the dice

will be removed for the remainder of the tournament.

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Time Management and SlowplaySlowplay is a serious issue, as such it is MANDATORY that

ALL games conclude their full complement of 5 turns

within the allotted time. For this reason the use of chess

clocks is mandatory at the WTC, and it is important to note

that only chessclocks that count down to zero may be used.

Each player is allocated equally half the remaining round

time once pairings have been completed (usually 1,5hrs per

player).

When deploying their armies it is MANDATORY that

players each take their respective turns to place units and

models during their own time allocation. That is to say it is

NOT acceptable for a player to deploy models and units on

their opponent’s time.

It is every player’s responsibility to be able to play their

army within the allotted time. If you are playing with an

especially large army, or one that takes longer than usual to

play, it is your responsibility to train to be able to play a full

game within the allotted time frame. No exceptions, if you

can’t complete a game with your army in the time given

then leave it at home.

When starting battle round 4 if there is, collectively, less

than 50 minutes left on the chess clock, and/or 1 player has

less than 25 minutes, then a referee MUST be notified

immediately.

Additionally when starting battle round 5 if there is,

collectively, less than 20 minutes left on the chess clock,

and/or 1 player has less than 10 minutes, then a referee

MUST be notified immediately.

In both cases it will be at the discretion of the referees to

decide if a game can be completed naturally within the

remaining time, or a small extension of up to 5 minutes will

be given per player.

The reason for the referee being empowered to give a

small extension is to ensure that the chess clocks are used

correctly and not abused to give an advantage to a specific

player. If players follow the rules above and notify a judge in

a timely fashion, we can all ensure all games end fairly.

If a referee was not involved within any of the stated

timeframes, then no extra time will be given.

Once a player hits their allotted time on the clock, the

normal rules for playing the game no longer apply (rules

such as that you MUST attack when it is your turn to fight)

and they can take no further actions during the game

except in order to:

A - Make saving throws, and taking a Morale Test if

required to

B - Score objectives that they have achieved or already

hold

Penalties will be applied at the discretion of the referees

if they feel clocks are not managed properly, if players try to

abuse time management, or if a game does not complete

the mandatory 5 turns.

Furthermore, if a game does not complete the mandatory

5 turns and a referee hasn't already been involved, then the

captains and coaches are obliged to inform the referees

immediately. Failure to do so can incur a penalty at the

discretion of the referees. This is so that the referee corps

is always aware of any ‘repeat offenders’ and therefore

potentially deliberate slow play.

Poor Sportsmanship orNegative/Aggressive Attitude

Any player or team member deemed by a referee to be

acting in any manner not in-line with the expectations of

friendly but competitive gaming at the WTC will incur an

immediate penalty. As a community we all believe that this

is a gentlemans' game to be played in a friendly but

competitive manner. Failure to uphold this belief will be

met with immediate reprimand.

A few examples to make it clear:

A player forgets to bring in his reserves, and his

opponent objects to this when the player remembers

later in the turn during any given phase. It is BOTH

players’ responsibility to ensure mandatory things that

happen in the game take place. It is customary to ask

your opponent at the end of his movement phase if he is

sure he does not want to bring any reserves on before

moving on to the next phase.

A player forgets to announce he will use a certain rule,

ability, stratagem or wargear at the start of the turn or

phase and remembers later in the turn or phase. It is

OK as an opponent to disallow the use of said rule or

item, but let it be known that we strongly discourage

such behavior and encourage players to work together

rather than against each other.

Illegal Alternative Models, Modellingfor Advantage, Non-Battle ReadyModels

Any alternative models that have not gained prior approval

by the referees will be removed from the board if an unfair

in-game advantage is felt to have been gained. Models that

have been converted or rebased that are deemed by the

referees to gain an unfair in-game advantage will be

removed from play. Models that are not painted to a ‘battle

ready’ standard, or that simply aren’t up to acceptable

hobbying standards, will also be immediately removed. The

player will have the opportunity to replace them with the

official GW models. If no models are immediately available,

he will continue the event without the use of said models

whatsoever. If a player subsequently is caught reusing said

‘banned’ models he will incur an immediate red-card.

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Illegal Communication between TeamMembers

Any communication between team members and/or

spectators should always be in English wherever possible

and have no relation to strategic or tactical advice

regarding any games in progress. Players can of course

seek the approval of their opponents to confer with a

countryman in their native tongue prior to starting a

conversation.

Failure to do so will result in penalties.

Obviously in some cases communication may not be

possible in English, in such a case players should seek the

assistance, where possible, of a referee or neutral third-

party who understands their language so as to adjudicate.

If such a person is not available then it is up to the

discretion of the referees if it is felt illegal tactical or

strategic advice has been given or not.

The use of cellphones or other media to discuss tactics

and game situations once the pairing process has finished

and matches have been assigned is strictly prohibited.

Players suspected of, or caught, doing this will be

immediately red-carded.

Team Cumulative PenaltiesAny penalties occurred during the WTC as a result of

player infraction also incur a team cumulative penalty,

and will be strictly imposed upon the round points. As an

example, Team A and B have a result of 5-3 wins in the

round with a VP differential of 123pts, but Team A

incurred their second team penalty that round and loses

25pts (see below). This brings the VP differential under the

requirement for having the team win condition and

consequently changes their team’s match result to a draw.

It does not affect the match result for the opposing team.

1st infraction - Official team warning

2nd infraction – 25 Victory Points per team

3rd infraction – 50 Victory Points per team

4th infraction – 75 Victory Points per team

etc… etc..

These penalties are applied incrementally and cumulatively

over the course of the tournament. This means if player A

on a team gets penalised, then subsequently player B on the

same team gets penalised, the penalty against their Team

escalates as the Team has then effectively committed 2

offenses. Again, this can cause that team to lose a match, it

cannot cause the other team to win the match (ie, you still

need to reach 5 individually won games and a BP

differential of 100). This can result in a match result of a

draw/loss or loss/loss in extreme scenarios.

It came to our attention that some games were not

played at the WTC but that certain players simply ‘agreed’

on the final score without a dice being rolled. This is

unacceptable and may have influenced final positioning of

other teams. To ensure the integrity of the tournament

going forward, any TEAM that is caught doing something

similar, or is known to have done something like this,

whether at the event, or retro-actively, and whether or not

the action was performed by an individual team member

without consent from any of the other team members, will

be punished by imposing a year-long ban to attend the

WTC on all the players from said team. The captain

position of said team will be immediately opened up to

other willing captains from said nation. Do not take the

integrity of the tournament lightly… The WTC is the

pinnacle of competitive gaming, regarded as the World

Championships for our hobby, and every team should bear

the ultimate responsibility for ensuring a fair and merit

based outcome for the rest of the tournament attendees.

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