Guild Wars Factions Championship

The Guild Wars Faction Championship (GWFC) is series of tournament events sponsored by ArenaNet. Guilds from all territories participate by playing GvG-Battles followed by special seasonal play-off events.

Format
The first qualifying season began March 7, 2006, with a reset of the guild ladder. There will be three qualifying seasons:


 * March 7, 2006 – April 3, 2006
 * April 18, 2006 – May 15, 2006
 * May 30, 2006 – June 26, 2006

At the end of each qualifying season, the top 16 highest ranking guilds worldwide will be invited to the seasonal play-offs. There they will compete in a single-elimination tournament. Guilds will earn GWFC Points based upon their final position in each seasonal play-off. Additionally, the 1st and 2nd highest ranking guilds in each territory will receive bonus points.

After the last qualifying season, the top 5 guilds with the highest GWFC Point total will have earned an invitation to compete in the Guild Wars World Championship (with a maximum of 2 guilds from any specific region).

Open Qualification Event
The 6th and final invitation to the Guild Wars World Championship will be awarded to the winner of the Guild Wars Factions Championship Open Event tournament.