Online Qualifiers
16th March – 14th April
- The Online Qualifiers will be played as Team Swiss System tournaments.
- The deadline to enter a team and its players for each Online Qualifier is 96 hours prior to the start time of the Qualifier. (See Articles 3.4 and 7).
- The Online Qualifiers will be played in two different formats:
3.3.1 “Rapid”: Six rounds, played at a time limit of 10 minutes plus 2 seconds increment per move staring from move 1.
3.3.2 “Blitz”: Eight rounds, played at a time limit of 5 minutes plus 2 seconds increment per move staring from move 1.
3.4 The following qualifiers will be organised:
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Date
Times
Format
A
Saturday, 16th March
14:00 – 18:00 UTC
Blitz
B
Sunday, 17th March
14:00 – 18:00 UTC
Rapid
C
Saturday, 23rd March
06:00 – 10:00 UTC
Blitz
D
Sunday, 24th March
22:00 – 02:00 UTC
Rapid
E
Saturday, 6th April
14:00 – 18:00 UTC
Blitz
F
Sunday, 7th April
06:00 – 10:00 UTC
Rapid
G
Saturday, 13th April
22:00 – 02:00 UTC
Blitz
H
Sunday, 14th April
14:00 – 18:00 UTC
Rapid
Online Knockout
20th April
Teams (e.g. A1 means: “1st place in Qualifier A”)
- The Online Knockout will be played as eight Knockout tournaments with eight teams.
- The deadline to register a team and its players is 72 hours prior to the start time of the Online Knockout. (See Article 4.4).
- The Online Knockout will be played at a time limit of 10 minutes plus 2 seconds increment per move.
- The following knockouts will be organised on Saturday, 20th April between 14:00 – 18:00 UTC:
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Seed >
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
A1
B2
C3
D4
E5
F6
G7
H8
2
B1
C2
D3
E4
F5
G6
H7
A8
3
C1
D2
E3
F4
G5
H6
A7
B8
4
D1
E2
F3
G4
H5
A6
B7
C8
5
E1
F2
G3
H4
A5
B6
C7
D8
6
F1
G2
H3
A4
B5
C6
D7
E8
7
G1
H2
A3
B4
C5
D6
E7
F8
8
H1
A2
B3
D4
E5
F6
G7
H8
Quarter Finals
Seed 1 vs Seed 8
Seed 4 vs Seed 5
Seed 2 vs Seed 7
Seed 3 vs Seed 6
Semi Finals
Winner Quarter Final 1 vs Winner Quarter Final 2
Winner Quarter Final 3 vs Winner Quarter Final 4
Final
Winner Semi Final 1 vs Winner Semi Final 2
WCCC 2024 Finals
15th – 17th June
- The Finals will be contested by the 8 winners of the Online Knockout Stage. The tournament will be played with two stages:
1.1 Group stage
1.2. Playoff stage. The deadline to register a team is 1st May, 2024. The players should be registered by 4th June, 2024.
The Finals will be played at a time limit of 15 minutes plus 5 seconds increment per move starting from move 1.
Stage
Date
Time
Group Stage Round 1
Saturday, 15th June
14:00 EDT
Group Stage Round 2
Saturday, 15th June
14:00 EDT
Group Stage Round 3
Sunday, 16th June
14:00 EDT
Playoff Stage Semi Finals
Sunday, 16th June
16:00 EDT
Playoff Stage Final
Monday, 17th June
16:45 EDT
The Playoff Stage Semi Finals
Winner Group A vs Runner-Up Group B
Winner Group B vs Runner-Up Group A
The Playoff Stage Final
Winner Semi Final 1 vs Winner Semi Final 2