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Contents 1 WDC '09 2 'Winners 3 Dates 3.1 Prizes 3.2 World Duels Championship Official Rules 3.3 FAQ

[edit] WDC '09

• The Championship is open to all Duels players. The event begins as a ladder due to the large number of participants. At the end of the ladder, the 256 players who have the highest ladder rating will be placed in the WDC Semi-Final Tournament. These top 256 duelists will then compete for the two exclusive spots in the WDC finals where, on May 24 one will emerge victorious as the 2009 World Duels Champion. Prizes will be awarded to players placing 1st through 128th so there are opportunities for lots of players to take home some loot. The Championship will also have plenty going on for the casual player and online spectators – the WDC Gift Shop has special in-game items only available during the WDC, as well as quests for the adventurous sort.

• The World Duels Championship represents the current pinnacle of Duels competition. Any level 45 Duelist is welcome to participate in the ultimate Super-Brawl to crown the new World Duels Champion.

[edit] 'Winners

First Place: Exponential
Second Place: OJ Simpson, the greatest assassin in duels. Eva.

[edit] Dates

• Tuesday, May 11th 2009

The WDC Ladder competition begins - Any level 45 Duelist may sign up and participate.

• Thursday, May 21st 2009

The top 256 ladder Duelists are chosen to move to Semi-Final Round.

• Saturday, May 23rd 2009

The 256 Semi-Finalists are placed into sixteen 16-Player Tournaments.

• Sunday, May 24th 2009

The sixteen Finalists participate in five mini tournaments. In these mini tournaments, the players will receive 1 point for each round they participate in (5 points is the max for winning the mini tournament. and everyone receives at least 1 pt) and their score will be totaled after the conclusion of the fifth mini tournament.

• The 2 highest scoring Duelists will go head to head in a final series of 5 duels, with the winner taking the title of World Duels Champion.

[edit] Prizes

• Prizes are as follows*:

• 1st Place:

The World Duels Champion receives $1500, the opportunity to create a unique artifact (Red) item and a WDC Victor's Cup Badge.

• 2nd Place:

The second place winner will receive $750, as well as the opportunity to create a unique artifact (Red) item and a WDC Finalist's Cup Badge.

• 3rd & 4th Place:

The third and fourth place Duelists will receive $250, 1000 Challenge Coins, a case of packs and a WDC Final Four Cup Badge.

• 5th - 8th Place:

The fifth through eighth place Duelists will receive 500 Challenge Coins, a Nobleman's Bundle and a WDC Elite Eight Badge.

• 9th-16th Place:

The ninth through sixteenth placed Duelists will receive 200 Challenge Coins, a box of packs and a WDC Sweet Sixteen Badge.

• 17th - 32nd Place:

The seventeenth through thirty second placed Duelist will receive 100 Challenge Coins, 10 Packs and a WDC Tournament Badge.

• 33rd - 64th Place:

The thirty third through sixty fourth placed Duelists will receive 50 Challenge Coins and a WDC Tournament Badge.

• 65th - 128th Place:

The final sixty three Duelists will receive 20 Challenge Coins and a WDC Tournament Badge

• 129th - 256th Place:

The 256 Duelists to make it into Semi-Final Tournament will receive a special red World Duels Championship shirt for their in-game avatar.

• Ladder Participants:

All ladder participants will receive a special black World Duels Championship shirt for their in-game avatar.

[edit] World Duels Championship Official Rules

OFFICIAL RULES

• NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING.

• 1. Eligibility: The 2009 World Duels(R) Championship ("Championship") is open to U.S. residents who are 13 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of Challenge Online Games, Inc. ("Sponsor") including advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win. The Championship is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.

• 2. Sponsor: The 2009 World Duels(R) Championship is sponsored by Challenge Online Games, Inc. (Sponsor). Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Championship. For a list of winners available after May 24, 2009 or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Winner's List/Official Rules", "World Duels Championship", 211 East 7th Street, Suite 400, Austin, Texas 78701. If you have any questions regarding this Championship, please contact Duels support at support@challengegames.com.

• 3. Agreement to Official Rules: By entering the Championship, entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein and the World Duels(R) Championship FAQ, which are posted at www.duels.com and incorporated here by reference.

• 4. Timing: The Championship begins May 12, 2009 with the start of the World Duels(R) Championship Ladder, and shall continue through the end of the World Duels(R) Championship Finals, which are expected to conclude on May 24, 2009 (the "Promotion Period").

• 5. Entry: To enter, simply go to www.duels.com, log in using your account name and password, click on the link for the Championship, and register for the World Duels(R) Championship Ladder.

• 6. Championship Rules: All matches that take place in the Championship shall take place in accordance with the Duels(R) Terms of Use which are available at http://www.duels.com/pages/termsofuse. In the event of any conflict between these Official Rules and the Duels(R) Terms of Use, these Official Rules shall prevail. "Cheating", as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion, and specifically including, without limitation, "win-trading", shall result in the disqualification of the participant. In the event of any dispute over the outcome of a Duel, the outcome will be determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Any such decision will be final and have immediate effect.

• 7. Winner Selection:

A. The Qualification Ladder. The World Duels(R) Championship Ladder shall last for 9 days, and will commence on May 12th, 2009 at approximately 1:00pm CDT / 6:00pm GMT. To qualify for the Semi-Final Tournament, each participant must accept a minimum of seventy-five (75) challenges. At the end of the World Duels(R) Championship Ladder, the two-hundred fifty-six (256) players who have the highest Ladder Rating will be entered into the World Duels(R) Championship Semi-Final Tournament. In the event of a "tie" where more than one player is tied for the last positions eligible for a placement in the World Duels(R) Championship Semi-Final Tournament, a single elimination "mini tournament" will be held between the players tied for those last positions, and the winner of the "mini tournament" will be placed into the World Duels(R) Championship Semi-Final Tournament. The date, time, and brackets for such a "mini tournament" shall be determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

B. The Semi-Final Tournament. The Semi-Final Tournament shall commence on May 23rd, 2009 at approximately 3:00pm CDT / 8:00 GMT, and end by May 23rd, 2008 at approximately 19:00pm CDT / 15:00 GMT. The two-hundred fifty-six (256) highest ranked World Duels(R) Championship Ladder participants shall be placed, based on rating, into sixteen (16) different 16-player tournaments. After each completed Challenge, the winning player will receive five (5) points, 2nd place four (4) points, 3rd place three (3) points, 4th place two (2) points, and 5th place one (1) point, respectively. This process will be repeated a total of five (5) times. At the conclusion of the Semi-Final Tournament, the sixteen (16) players who have the highest score will be placed into the World Duels(R) Championship Finals. In the event of a "tie" where more than one player is tied for the last position(s) eligible for placement in the World Duels(R) Championship Finals, the placement will be determined based on ladder rating, with any further ties broken based on the players' ladder win percentage.

C. The World Duels(R) Championship Finals. The World Duels(R) Championship Finals shall commence on May 24th, 2009 at approximately 3:00pm CDT / 8:00pm GMT, and end the same day. The sixteen (16) highest ranked World Duels(R) Championship Semi-Final participants shall be placed by rank into one sixteen (16) player tournament. After each completed Challenge, the winning player will receive five (5) points, 2nd place four (4) points, 3rd place three (3) points, 4th place two (2) points, and 5th place one (1) point, respectively. This process will be repeated a total of five (5) times. At the end of the World Duels(R) Championship Finals the two (2) players who have the highest score will be placed into the World Duels(R) Championship, as described below. In the event of a "tie" where more than one player is eligible for placement in the World Duels(R) Championship, the winner will be determined based on the ladder rating with any further ties broken based on the players' ladder win percentage.

D. The World Duels(R) Championship. The World Duels(R) Championship shall commence on May 24, 2009 following the completion of the World Duels(R) Finals. The 2 highest ranked World Duels(R) Semi-Final participants shall participate in a total of five (5) challenges. At the end of the World Duels(R) Championship, the participant in the World Duels(R) Championship who has won three or more of the challenges will be crowned the World Duels(R) Champion.

• 8. Prizes:

• 1st Place $1500, 1 Custom Artifact Class Item, WDC Victor's Cup Badge
• 2nd Place $750, 1 Custom Artifact Class Item, WDC Finalist's Cup Badge
• 3rd and 4th Place $250, 1000 Challenge Coins, 1 Case of Packs (NSV), WDC Final Four Cup Badge
• 5th - 8th Place 500 Challenge Coins, 1 Nobleman's Bundle, WDC Elite Eight Badge
• 9th - 16th Place 200 Challenge Coins, 1 Box of Packs (NSV), WDC Sweet Sixteen Badge
• 17th - 32th Place 100 Challenge Coins, 10 Packs (NSV), WDC Tournament Badge
• 33rd - 64th Place 50 Challenge Coins, WDC Tournament Badge
• 65th - 128th Place 20 Challenge Coins, WDC Tournament Badge

• 9. Winner Notification and Acceptance: Winners will be notified on or about May 25, 2009 by the email provided by entrant. Sponsor will email during regular business hours. Failure to reach any winner by email after three (3) attempts may result in disqualification of winner, forfeiture of his or her interest in all prizes, and selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries. Winner may waive his or her right to receive prizes. Prizes are non-assignable and non-transferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winner is solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winner may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability and publicity release which must be completed and before the prizes will be awarded. Failure to complete, sign and return the affidavit or release, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner's disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner's consent to the publication of his or her name, biographical information, state of residence, likeness, and avatar's likeness and name, in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winner in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.

• 10. Requirements of Potential Winners: Except where prohibited, potential World Duels(R) Champions will be required to execute an Affidavit/Release, which must be signed, notarized, and returned within fourteen (14) days of the date of the notification or such potential World Duels(R) Championships winner will be disqualified and an alternate World Duels(R) Championships winner may be named. If a potential winner is a minor, his or her parent or legal guardian will be required to sign the Affidavit/Release on the potential winner's behalf.

• 11. Tax Information: All federal, state, local, and other taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the applicable winner or, if the winner is a minor, his or her parent or legal guardian.

• 12. Release: By participating in the Championship, entrant or, if entrant is a minor, his or her parents or legal guardians, releases the Sponsors from any liability whatsoever, and waives any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Championship or delivery, mis-delivery, acceptance, possession, use of, or inability to use any prize (including without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses, and damages related to personal injury, death, damage to, or destruction of, property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

• 13. Limitations of Liability: The Sponsors are not responsible for any: (a) printing, typographical, mechanical, or other errors which may occur in connection with the Tournament or any related materials, including, but not limited to, these Official Rules; (b) errors which may occur in the administration of the Tournament or the processing of entries; (c) late, lost, illegible, altered, irregular, destroyed, damaged, incomplete, stolen, printed in error, postage-due, misdirected or delayed entries, e-mail, prize claims or Affidavit/Releases; (d) for any computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic or online/Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability, or garbled or jumbled transmissions, or service provider/Internet/Web site use, accessibility or availability, or traffic congestion, or unauthorized human intervention, other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information; or (e) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Tournament or receipt, possession, use or misuse of any prize. PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

• 14. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Tournament or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the State of Texas; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Championship, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor and Tournament Entities in connection with the Tournament, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than State of Texas.

• 15. Determination of Winners: The odds of winning a prize will depend on the number of competitors who participate in the World Duels(R) Championship tournament, as well as the skill and knowledge of the competitors.

• 16. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of this Championship, the www.duels.com Web site, or any Web page or Web banner ad related to Championship; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules, or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. If for any reason, the Championship is not capable of running as planned, by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Championship, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Championship. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Championship may be a violation of criminal and civil law and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The 2009 World Duels(R) Championship is subject to these Official Rules. If any provision of these Official Rules is determined by a court to be unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from the Official Rules and the remaining provisions shall be binding on Sponsor and entrants.

• 17. Release: By participating in the Championship, entrant or, if entrant is a minor, his or her parents or legal guardians, releases Championship Entities and Sponsors from any liability whatsoever, and waives any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Championship or delivery, mis-delivery, acceptance, possession, use of, or inability to use any prize (including without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses, and damages related to personal injury, death, damage to, or destruction of, property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

[edit] FAQ

• We realize that many questions will crop up between now and the crowning of the World Champion. Here we will try to answer those questions but this page is not meant to replace the official terms and conditions. All decisions by The Judges (aka Blerg, Bhaal, Tadius and Starry) are final. We all know they are a fair and just bunch.

• What is the purpose of the WDC?

The purpose is to have a great event where everyone has lots of fun and we get to give a little something back to the people who have helped support us. The secondary purpose is to have fun. Finally, the idea behind the whole thing is to have fun. Finally, we are looking to increase fun, game-wide by 10-100%. And yeah, we're also going to crown a champion.

• Why is the tournament structured the way it is? Why not a Swiss or other style tournament?

We did this last year and it worked very well. We're confident that everyone agreed the best player won (or at least one of the best players). The current mixture of elements from ladders, single elimination and swiss style tournaments was decided upon as the most fair and entertaining methods, given the technical constraints of the current tournament system.

• Will Respecs be allowed during the week of competition?

Originally, we didn't plan to change the current respec process as it relates to tournaments. We have changed our mind based on the feedback of our players and respecs will not be allowed for those participating in the WDC.

• How will the Semi-Final tournament be seeded?

The Semi-Finals will be seeded according to ladder rankings and further Semi-Final rounds will be seeded according to previous rounds and the ladder (for tie-breaking purposes).

• Will players be allowed to enter multiple alternate characters?

While Alts are not expressly forbidden from entering the WDC ladder, the WDC Judges reserve the right to remove any characters whom we feel are flagrantly disruptive to the spirit of the competition. A player is allowed to enter at most four (4) avatars in the WDC ladder. Entering more can get all of your avatars removed from the tournament. Alts will not be allowed in the WDC finals (see the part about Judges, decisions and final).

• What happens if their are technical difficulties during the tournament?

In the case of technical issues or in any situation in which there is a dispute as to the outcome of a game, the WDC Judges reserve the right to determine the winner.

• Will the winners' Artifact items be bonded to the character?

The player-designed Artifact items will function exactly like existing Artifact items.

• Will the custom Artifacts power be more or less than existing Artifacts?

While the player will have input into determining the functionality of the item, it will be equatable, power-wise, to existing Artifact items.

• Will the winners' Artifact item be one of a kind or will there be multiple copies for sale?

Currently, there are no plans to release more than one version of this item. However, Team Duels reserves the right to include the item in possible future expansions.

• Any chance for a balance update before the WDC?

Balance adjustments will be made on their normal schedule. Please visit the News and Updates forum for additional information.

• I am level 45 but I don't want to compete in the competition. Is there anything I can do?

We have worked hard to provide something fun for players of every skill and experience level. Stay tuned for further details!