Para Bellum – World Finals

Seasons

The program operates in distinct Seasons, each spanning approximately a year, starting Jul 1 and concluding on Jun 30. Each unique season culminates in the exciting announcement of those who have qualified for the Road to Chios World’s Finals, scheduled for September.

Qualifier Events

To qualify for the World Finals, each Player earns World Points (WP) throughout the Season by participating in World Events (WE). Players are encouraged to engage in as many World Events as they desire during each Season. However, it’s important to note that only their best performances will count towards their overall ranking. This will be detailed further in the section about World Rankings.

A World Event requires a minimum of 12 Players as explained in the “Meeting the minimum number of Players” section of the document.

Gathering World Points

Players accumulate World Points at each event, with the amount depending on their final placement and the length of the event in terms of Rounds played.

Structure of World Point Gains:

• Maximum Points Based on Placement: In any World Event, the maximum World Points a Player can earn as a result of placement equals the number of Players participating.
  Example: in a 12 Player event, the 1st Player earns 12 World Points. Similarly, in a 60 Player event, the 1st Player earns 60 World Points.
• Decrease in Points for Subsequent Places: After the 1st place, the World Points earned decrease exponentially for each subsequent position.
  Example: in a 24 Player event, while the 1st Player earns 24 World Points, the 2nd Player earns 21, the 3rd earns 18, the 4th earns 16 and so forth.
• Participation Bonus: All Players in any World Event receive an additional number of World Points depending the length of the event in terms of Rounds played.  Events up to 3 Rounds grant a participation bonus of 1 points while longer events grant a participation bonus equal to the event’s Rounds.
  Example: in a 3 Round event, each Player receives 1 additional World Point. In a 4 Round event, each Player receives 4 additional World Points, 5 additional World Points for 5 Rounds and so on.

If you participate in a World Event that runs for as many Rounds as the Swiss system would recommend based on the number of players – you will receive an additional 10% to your World Point Total for that event.

Should your event go for less Rounds than what the Swiss system would recommend – World Points are earned as normal.

Each Season starts with a fresh slate, with every Player’s World Points resetting to 0 while World Points gained during previous Seasons are added to a legacy total.

World Rankings

As each season draws to a close, the final placement of each Player in the World Rankings is determined as shown below. One’s placement in the World Rankings will determine whether they will be the one to participate in the Conquest World Tour finals from their Region as we will discuss later.

The people at the top of the World Rankings are not guaranteed an invitation as seats are allocated by Region.

• Total World Points: A Player’s total World Points for the Season is the sum of their 5 best World Event performances.

Best performances are defined by the events where Players earned the most World Points, not necessarily their placement. This means that participating in larger events, which generally offer more World Points, can be more beneficial. Since only the best performances count towards the final World Rankings, Players are encouraged to participate in as many events as possible. This not only offers more opportunities to improve their scores but also aids in their growth and development as Players.

Keeping Track of my World Points

Players can monitor their progress anytime by logging into their Living World profiles. This can be done through the Conquest Companion App. Once logged in, Players can view their total World Points accumulated for the current Season.

Who Gets Invited to the Finals?

As each Season wraps up, Players’ final World Points totals are calculated and added to the World Rankings. A higher accumulation of World Points not only boosts a Player’s ranking but also adds to the likelihood of them being selected as a representative for their Region. The top Players from each Region, determined by their standing and the number of seats available, will be invited to participate in that Season’s prestigious Road to Chios – Conquest World Finals.

The exact number of participants will be announced in due time and will directly affect the available seats for each region, which will be calculated at the end of the Season.

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