Announced in press ganger forum, I'm assuming this is public info now:
Welcome to the big time boys and girls, this is the World Team Championship for Hordes and Warmachine!
Introducing the WTC
This is a specialist format which will pit teams of 5 players representing their home nations against others from around the globe. But who are we to suggest such an event? The WTC's creation is down to a team of internationally experienced tournament organisers that have the full approval of Privateer Press:
Andrew Galea (Australia)
Norbert Brunhuber (USA, aka 'PG Dr Norbert')
Peter Gaublomme (Belgium, aka Infernal 'Maudlin')
Jamie Perkins (UK)
Klaas Luyckx (Belgium)
Stefan Mader (Austria)
Andrew Hartland (USA, aka 'PG Hacksaw')
Richard Loxam (UK)
Jason Flanzer (USA)
Rob Kneepens (The Netherlands)
So what is the WTC exactly?
The World Team Championship (WTC) is an annually run international team tournament for the game of Warmachine & Hordes. The WTC is run by an independent non-profit organisation operated by elected committee. The idea to introduce a World Team Championship for Warmachine & Hordes was inspired by the success of the European Team Championship for Warhammer Fantasy, 40K and Flames of War that has been run for several years and grown from strength to strength.
Similar to the ETCs the WTC will be hosted by a different country each year conditional on finding a suitable and willing host nation. We are pleased to announce the host nation for the inaugural WTC (2013) has been locked in as Belgium!
The WTC is a tournament open to any country that is home to an active Warmachine/Hordes playing community and possesses a willingness to participate within the rules and spirit of the event. We encourage all players and communities to get behind and support the WTC so together we can work towards helping the event reach it enormous potential.
Full details and an information pack can be found here:
facebook.com/worldteamchampionship
(You do not have to be registered with Facebook to view this page)
We also have a twitter account set up for this:
twitter.com/wmh_wtc
@wmh_wtc
Event Summary:
Up to 2 teams of 5 players per country
Steamroller event, 5 rounds / 2 lists / Divide & Conquer
First WTC to be held in Belgium, October 2013
Team nominations will open in November & December 2012
A special mention and thank you must go out to Stefan Mader, the tournament organiser for the Open European Team Championship that has successfully been held in Austria for a number of years now. Stefan's vision was to one day help to create an event of this level for the world of Warmachine & Hordes and it is thanks in no small part to his vision that we have been inspired to make that vision a reality. Consequently 2012 will be the last edition of the OETC and it will be replaced in 2013 by the WTC.
Save the date, and don't let your country miss out!
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