The Guild Wars World Championship (GWWC) was a series of tournament events sponsored by ArenaNet for the title of World Champion. Guilds from all territories participated by playing GvG-Battles followed by special territorial play-off events and the World Championship Finals.
Format[]
The qualification process took place in each territory separately. The qualifying season began on October 1st, 2005, with a reset of the guild ladder. After three months, at December 31st, 2005, the top twelve ranked teams were to qualify for the regional play-offs of their territory. However, the number of teams actually entering the regional play-offs were only ten for Europe, ten for North America, and six for Korea.
At the end of the playoffs, the top two teams qualified to the Guild Wars World Championship Finals. The finals took place from February 17th to February 19th, 2006, in Taipei, Taiwan.
In addition, two guest teams, one from Taiwan and one from Hong Kong, played in an exhibition match. The winner was to face the newly crowned World Champion in the Taipei Challenge.
Prizes[]
The Championship Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar
- First place: 50,000 USD
- Second place: 25,000 USD
- Third and Fourth place: 10,000 USD
- Fifth and Sixth place: 2,500 USD
In addition, if the Taiwanese team had won the Taipei Challenge, NCTaiwan would have provided them with 10,000 USD prize money.
The Guild Wars World Champion and the guilds lineup are immortalized by the Prophecies Championship Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
European Regional Play-Offs[]
| Regional Play-Off Participants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Guild | Regional Rank | World Rank |
| 1 |  Esoteric Warriors [EW]
|
1 | 3 |
| 2 | The Valandor [Val]
|
2 | 11 |
| 3 | Rus Corp [RUS]
|
3 | 13 |
| 4 | Lamer's Ultimate Majority [LuM]
|
4 | 16 |
| 5 | Grim Monolith [Grim]
|
8 | 27 |
| 6 | Immortal Legio [IL]
|
13 | 37 |
| 7 | The Tactic Fabric [Tag]
|
13 | 37 |
| 8 | Expect the Unexpected [XP]
|
21 | 49 |
| 9 | Necro Raiders [NR]
|
25 | 57 |
| 10 | Revoltados Multigaming Clan [ReV]
|
31 | 70 |
Contrary to the initial announcement, no 11th and 12th guild participated in the european regional play-offs.
Round 1[]
| January 8th 2006 | |||
 Expect the Unexpected [XP] |
vs. | Necro Raiders [NR]
|
0 : 2 |
| Grim Monolith [Grim] |
vs. | ---
|
(*) |
| Immortal Legio [IL] |
vs. | ---
|
(*) |
| The Tactic Fabric [Tag] |
vs. | Revoltados Multigaming Clan [ReV]
|
2 : 0 |
As the four high-ranked guilds, Esoteric Warriors [EW], The Valandor [Val], Rus Corp [RUS] and Lamer's Ultimate Majority [LuM] received a bye during this round.
(*) Since no 11th and 12th guild participated Grim Monolith [Grim] and Immortal Legio [IL] also received a bye during this round.
Round 2[]
| January 9th 2006 -- January 11th 2006 | |||
| Esoteric Warriors [EW] |
vs. | Necro Raiders [NR]
|
2 : 0 |
| Lamer's Ultimate Majority [LuM] |
vs. | Grim Monolith [Grim]
|
2 : 0 |
| Rus Corp [RUS] |
vs. | Immortal Legio [IL]
|
2 : 0 |
| The Valandor [Val] |
vs. | The Tactic Fabric [Tag]
|
2 : 0 |
Round 3[]
| January 12th 2006 | |||
| Esoteric Warriors [EW] |
vs. | Lamer's Ultimate Majority [LuM]
|
1 : 2 |
| The Valandor [Val] |
vs. | Rus Corp [RUS]
|
2 : 0 |
Regional Final[]
| January 14th 2006 | |||
| The Valandor [Val] |
vs. | Lamer's Ultimate Majority [LuM]
|
2 : 1 |
| Qualified for World Championship Finals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guild | World Rank | |
| European Champion | The Valandor [Val]
|
11 |
| Runner-Up | Lamer's Ultimate Majority [LuM]
|
16 |
Korean Regional Play-Offs[]
| Regional Play-Off Participants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Guild | Regional Rank | World Rank |
| 1 |  War Machine [WM]
|
4 | 7 |
| 2 | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
1 | 1 |
| 3 | Clan Zpzg [ZPZG]
|
2 | 4 |
| 4 | Team Union [Uni]
|
3 | 5 |
| 5 | The Arirang [아리랑]
|
11 | 38 |
| 6 | 한 얼 [one]
|
14 | 67 |
As defending Korean Champion 2005, War Machine [WM] is seeded as 1st.
Round 1[]
| January 9th 2006 | |||
 Team Union [Uni] |
vs. | The Arirang [아리랑]
|
2 : 0 |
| Clan Zpzg [ZPZG] |
vs. | 한 얼 [one]
|
2 : 0 |
The defending Korean Champion 2005 War Machine [WM] and the highest-ranking guild The Last Pride [EvIL] received a bye during this round.
Round 2[]
| January 9th 2006 | |||
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | Team Union [Uni]
|
2 : 0 |
| The Last Pride [EvIL] |
vs. | Clan Zpzg [ZPZG]
|
2 : 1 |
Regional Final[]
| January 9th 2006 | |||
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
2 : 0 |
| Qualified for World Championship Finals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guild | World Rank | |
| Korean Champion | War Machine [WM]
|
7 |
| Runner-Up | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
1 |
North American Regional Play-Offs[]
| Regional Play-Off Participants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Guild | Regional Rank | World Rank |
| 1 |  Eternum Pariah [EP]
|
1 | 2 |
| 2 | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
2 | 6 |
| 3 | Temporal Threshold [TT]
|
3 | 8 |
| 4 | Ectos And Shards [EnS]
|
4 | 9 |
| 5 | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
5 | 10 |
| 6 | Girls on Top [BoA]
|
7 | 15 |
| 7 | Servite Nostrum Animus [SNA]
|
8 | 17 |
| 8 | Patient Relaxed People [pRp]
|
13 | 25 |
| 9 | Xen of Onslaught Ladder [XoO]
|
26 | 60 |
| 10 | Legion of Losers [LOL]
|
36 | 84 |
Contrary to the initial announcement, no 11th and 12th guild participated in the north-american regional play-offs.
Round 1[]
| January 8th 2006 | |||
 Patient Relaxed People [pRp] |
vs. | Xen of Onslaught Ladder [XoO]
|
2 : 0 |
| Idiot Savants [iQ] |
vs. | ---
|
(*) |
| Girls on Top [BoA] |
vs. | ---
|
(*) |
| Servite Nostrum Animus [SNA] |
vs. | Legion of Losers [LOL]
|
2 : 0 |
As the four high-ranked guilds, Eternum Pariah [EP], Treacherous Empire [Te], Temporal Threshold [TT] and Ectos And Shards [EnS] received a bye during this round.
(*) Since no 11th and 12th guild participated Idiot Savants [iQ] and Girls on Top [BoA] also received a bye during this round.
Round 2[]
| January 9th 2006 -- January 10th 2006 | |||
| Eternum Pariah [EP] |
vs. | Patient Relaxed People [pRp]
|
2 : 1 |
| Ectos And Shards [EnS] |
vs. | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
0 : 2 |
| Temporal Threshold [TT] |
vs. | Girls on Top [BoA]
|
0 : 2 |
| Treacherous Empire [Te] |
vs. | Servite Nostrum Animus [SNA]
|
2 : 0 |
Round 3[]
| January 11th 2006 -- January 12th 2006 | |||
| Eternum Pariah [EP] |
vs. | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
0 : 2 |
| Treacherous Empire [Te] |
vs. | Girls on Top [BoA]
|
2 : 0 |
Regional Final[]
| January 14th 2006 | |||
| Treacherous Empire [Te] |
vs. | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
0 : 2 |
| Qualified for World Championship Finals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guild | World Rank | |
| North American Champion | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
10 |
| Runner-Up | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
6 |
World Championship Finals[]
| World Championship Finals Participants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seed | Guild | World Rank |
| 1 | War Machine [WM]
|
7 |
| 2 | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
10 |
| 3 | The Valandor [Val]
|
11 |
| 4 | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
1 |
| 5 | Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
6 |
| 6 | Lamer's Ultimate Majority [LuM]
|
16 |
The champions of the territories were seeded 1st to 3rd according to their world rank. The runner-ups of each territory were seeded 4th to 6th in the same order of territory.
Quarter-Finals[]
| February 17th 2006 | |||
| Treacherous Empire [Te] |
vs. | Lamer's Ultimate Majority [LuM]
|
1 : 2 |
| The Valandor [Val] |
vs. | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
0 : 2 |
The two highest-ranking champions received a bye during this round.
Semi-Finals[]
| February 18th 2006 | |||
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | Lamer's Ultimate Majority [LuM]
|
2 : 0 |
| Idiot Savants [iQ] |
vs. | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
0 : 2 |
Finale[]
| February 19th 2006 | |||
| War Machine [WM] |
vs. | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
0 : 2 |
| Results from the World Championship Finals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guild | World Rank | |
| World Champion | The Last Pride [EvIL]
|
1 |
| Runner-Up | War Machine [WM]
|
7 |
| 3rd | Idiot Savants [iQ]
|
10 |
| Lamer's Ultimate Majority [LuM]
|
16 | |
| 5th | The Valandor [Val]
|
11 |
| Treacherous Empire [Te]
|
6 | |
The Taipei Challenge[]
| Taipei Challenge Participants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Guild | Regional Rank | World Rank |
| 1 |  a guild from Taiwan
|
? | ? |
| 2 | Mission Impossible [???]
|
? | ? |
The top two guilds from the Taiwan, Macao & Hong Kong territory were invited to the Taipei Game Show to compete for the Taiwan Regional Champion title. The winner challenged the Guild Wars World Champion in an exhibition match.
Regional Final[]
| February 19th 2006 | |||
 a guild from Taiwan |
vs. | Mission Impossible [???]
|
0 : 1 |
Taipei Challenge[]
| February 19th 2006 | |||
| The Last Pride [EvIL] |
vs. | Mission Impossible [???]
|
1 : 0 |
| Results from the Taiwan, Macao & Hong Kong Regional Play-Offs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guild | World Rank | |
| Taiwan, Macao & Hong Kong Champion | Mission Impossible [???]
|
? |
| Runner-Up | a guild from Taiwan
|
? |
See Also[]
| Guild Wars Championship Series | 
|
| Guild Wars World Championship • Guild Wars Factions Championship |
