Automated Tournaments
“Automated tournaments are public events. Be aware that you may be spectated or streamed while participating.
— In-game description
Automated Tournaments are team-based PvP events, and can be joined by any party meeting the size requirement. Teams fight for a variety of rewards and Qualifying Points for entry to an end of month tournament with unique and valuable prizes. Tournaments use the Swiss format, in which the number of rounds played is determined by the number of participating teams. At the end of the Swiss rounds, the top teams compete in a single-elimination bracket. Higher placements grant greater rewards.
Joining a tournament[edit]
- Registration opens 15 minutes prior to the start of the tournament. A full party of five is required.
- While in a group with the required number of players, select the desired tournament and hit "Enroll". Other players in your party will be prompted to join the tournament. Your team will not be enrolled unless they accept the prompt.
- Note: If a party member changes map instances while enrolled, the team will be taken out of the tournament and must enroll again.
- To participate in a monthly tournament, players are required to pay 100 qualification points. Ten minutes into the match, the counter will be reset to 0.
- Shortly after the tournament begins, the standard "Ready" window will pop up. If your team does not ready-up in time, you will forfeit the match and be unable to join that tournament.
Daily tournaments[edit]
- The format is 5v5 Conquest, on a randomly selected Conquest map from Ranked PvP.
- A five-person party is required to register.
- Every match must be played to qualify for rewards.
- In the waiting time between the matches after the tournament starts, players can switch maps, switch characters, leave the party and restart Guild Wars 2 without being disqualified from tournament. They will still get the popup to join the next match in the tournament.
- Schedule
Daily tournaments take place every three hours for a total of 8 times per day. The four tournaments are functionally the same and there is no limit to how many daily tournaments you can join.
Balthazar's Brawl 00:00 & 12:00 |
Grenth's Game 03:00 & 15:00 |
Lyssa's Legions 06:00 & 18:00 |
Melandru's Matchup 09:00 & 21:00 |
- Daily tournament rewards
1st place | 2nd place | 3rd-4th place | 5th-8th place | 9th-16th place | Participation |
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Unidentified Dye (5) Mystic Coin (5) Qualifying Points (50) 25 |
Unidentified Dye (4) Mystic Coin (3) Qualifying Points (25) 20 |
Unidentified Dye (3) Mystic Coin (2) Qualifying Points (15) 15 |
Unidentified Dye Mystic Coin Qualifying Points (10) 10 |
Qualifying Points (5) 5 |
Potion of PvP Reward (2) Qualifying Points (5) |
Monthly tournament[edit]
Kormir's Clash 19:00 on the fourth Saturday of every month |
- The format is 5v5 Conquest, on a randomly selected Conquest map from Ranked PvP.
- 100 Qualifying Points and a five-person party is required to register.
- Monthly tournament rewards
1st place | 2nd place | 3rd-4th place | 5th-8th place | 9th-16th place | 17th-32nd place | Participation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A statue in Champion's Monument honoring your character |
Tournament Voucher (20) Silver Llama Box Champion's Rest Pass (2 weeks) Mystic Coin (50) Large Potion of PvP Reward 400 |
Tournament Voucher (10) Mini Bronze Llama Champion's Rest Pass (2 weeks) Mystic Coin (25) Large Potion of PvP Reward 250 |
Mystic Coin (15) Large Potion of PvP Reward 100 |
Mystic Coin (10) Large Potion of PvP Reward 50 |
Mystic Coin (5) Large Potion of PvP Reward 25 |
Potion of PvP Reward Mystic Coin |
- Rotation of the 1st place gizmos rewards
Month | Gizmo Reward |
---|---|
January | Champion's Burning Swords |
February | Champion's Dragon |
March | Champion's Storm |
April | Champion's Comet |
May | Champion's Chalice |
June | Champion's Skull |
July | Champion's Crown |
August | Champion's Sun |
September | Champion's Moon |
October | Champion's Mad King |
November | Champion's Laurels |
December | Champion's Winter Crown |
Special event tournaments[edit]
Special Events[edit]
- October 6, 2020 to October 12, 2020 [1].
- Stronghold; 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 Team Deathmatch
- Tuesday, October 6: 2v2 Team Deathmatch
- Wednesday, October 7: 3v3 Team Deathmatch
- Thursday, October 8: Stronghold
- Friday, October 9: 4v4 Team Deathmatch
- Saturday, October 10: 2v2 Team Deathmatch
- Sunday, October 11: 3v3 Team Deathmatch
- Monday, October 12: Stronghold
- Stronghold; 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 Team Deathmatch
- Daily special event tournament rewards
1st place | 2nd place | 3rd-4th place | 5th-8th place | 9th-16th place | Participation |
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Unidentified Dye (5) Mystic Coin (5) 25 |
Unidentified Dye (4) Mystic Coin (3) 20 |
Unidentified Dye (3) Mystic Coin (2) 15 |
Unidentified Dye Mystic Coin 10 |
5 | Potion of PvP Reward (2) |
Dwayna's Duos[edit]
- November 26, 2018 to December 1, 2018 [2].
- 2v2 Team Deathmatch
- A two-person party is required to register.
- Randomly selected map between Asura Arena or Hall of the Mists
- It included 4 daily tournaments and concluded with a final larger tournament that took place on December 1, 2018 20:15.
- 2v2 Team Deathmatch
- Dwayna's Duos finals rewards
1st place | 2nd place | 3rd-4th place | 5th-8th place | 9th-16th place | 17th-32nd place | Participation |
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Tournament Title Scroll: Duo of Destiny Tournament Voucher (30) Champion's Rest Pass Mystic Coin (100) 500 |
Tournament Voucher (20) Champion's Rest Pass (2 weeks) Mystic Coin (50) Large Potion of PvP Reward 400 |
Tournament Voucher (10) Champion's Rest Pass (2 weeks) Mystic Coin (25) Large Potion of PvP Reward 250 |
Mystic Coin (15) Large Potion of PvP Reward 100 |
Mystic Coin (10) Large Potion of PvP Reward 50 |
Mystic Coin (5) Large Potion of PvP Reward 25 |
Potion of PvP Reward |
Tournament of Legends[edit]
- This special event took place on February 9, 2019 20:00[3].
- 5v5 Conquest
- A five-person party is required to register.
- Randomly selected Conquest map from Ranked PvP.
- 5v5 Conquest
- Tournament of Legends rewards
Notes[edit]
- Currently, the number of teams able to participate in a single tournament is capped at 100.
- If there are less teams than the maximum number of unique placement rewards in a tournament (16 in daily, 32 in monthly), then those teams will receive those placement rewards and NOT the participation reward.
- The "looking for group"-window has a "player vs player" - "tournaments" section where people usually search for other players to form groups about 15 minutes before an automated tournament starts. Common group name abbrevations "g" = gold ranking, "p" = platinum.
Trivia[edit]
- The first automated tournament occured in July 2017.
- Daily tournament timing was adjusted in December 2019.[4]
- Swiss format automated tournaments were announced February 12, 2020 [5] and testing began February 13th and 14th [6]. Swiss Tournaments was released on February 25th [7].
References[edit]
- ^ Special Tournament Events
- ^ Player vs. Player 2v2 Tournament Week is Coming Soon
- ^ Prepare for the Tournament of Legends
- ^ Comment by Ben Phongluangtham, GW2 Official Forums > PvP
- ^ Swiss Tournaments Are Coming Guild Wars 2 > News
- ^ Swiss Tournament Test Day 2 GW2 Official Forums > PvP
- ^ Call to Glory: February 2020 Competitive Update Guild Wars 2 > News