Winterfest 2006 Tournament

The Winterfest 2006 Tournament was a seasonal tournament event during the Wintersday 2006 sponsored by ArenaNet. Guilds participated by playing GvG-Battles culminating in a Guild Wars Nightfall only swiss system tournament that offerd guilds a chance to win wintergreen candy cane weapons and other in-game prizes.

Format
The Winterfest 2006 Ladder Season started on October 28, 2006, with a reset of the guild ladder; all guilds started with a rating of 1000. During six weeks leading up to the season ending playoffs, guilds competed against randomly paired (but weighted based upon ratings) guilds in single-game match play. The ladder season ended on December 11, 2006. During the season ending playoffs on December 16th, 2006, the top 32 eligible rated guilds competed in a Guild Wars Nightfall only five-round swiss system tournament. The 1st round pairings was seeded by the final tournament ladder rating. Matches consisted of one battle on a set map.