KARDS eSPORTS 2025
Dear KARDS players, friends, and WWII enthusiasts,
This is the 2025 KARDS eSports plan. We intend to concentrate the eSports tournaments to 5 events this year and tie them in with our game expansions. This also means that the monthly OCC tournaments have been shelved so we can concentrate on fewer but bigger events. The prize pool has also been increased from the OCC.
It also means that all players can jump into the e-Sports events!

[h2]The four tournaments will be;[/h2]
February, following the January Balance Patch.
April, following the Spring release.
June, following Summer expansion.
October, following the Fall release.
[h2]Prizes will be:[/h2]
1st: 1500 USD
2nd: 1000 USD
3rd: 500USD
4th - 8th: 500 Diamonds
9th - 32nd: 100 Diamonds
Top 3 players will qualify for the World Championships.
[h2]To qualify you need to play in the seasonal ladder -[/h2]
12 players from the seasonal ladder - 2 seasons total - 24 players
8 players from the tournaments - 1 season total (January )- 8 players
Total players in the expansion tournament are always 32 players!
Additonally: TOP 4 players from WC 2024 will qualify directly into WC 2025.
Qualification towards WC 2025
Top 3 players from each tournament will qualify directly into WC 2025 - 12 total plus the top 4 players from the WC 2024.
Prices to be announced.
This is the 2025 KARDS eSports plan. We intend to concentrate the eSports tournaments to 5 events this year and tie them in with our game expansions. This also means that the monthly OCC tournaments have been shelved so we can concentrate on fewer but bigger events. The prize pool has also been increased from the OCC.
It also means that all players can jump into the e-Sports events!

[h2]The four tournaments will be;[/h2]
February, following the January Balance Patch.
April, following the Spring release.
June, following Summer expansion.
October, following the Fall release.
[h2]Prizes will be:[/h2]
1st: 1500 USD
2nd: 1000 USD
3rd: 500USD
4th - 8th: 500 Diamonds
9th - 32nd: 100 Diamonds
Top 3 players will qualify for the World Championships.
[h2]To qualify you need to play in the seasonal ladder -[/h2]
12 players from the seasonal ladder - 2 seasons total - 24 players
8 players from the tournaments - 1 season total (January )- 8 players
Total players in the expansion tournament are always 32 players!
Additonally: TOP 4 players from WC 2024 will qualify directly into WC 2025.
Qualification towards WC 2025
Top 3 players from each tournament will qualify directly into WC 2025 - 12 total plus the top 4 players from the WC 2024.
Prices to be announced.