Hey Coaches!
We're pleased to officially announce the Blood Bowl 2 2018 World Cup!
Compete for more than $30,000 in prizes and become the next Blood Bowl 2 Champion!
There are 3 ways to qualify for the World Cup 2018 Play-Offs:
- Champion Ladder
- Community Leagues
- Invitational Cup
Find more info about the World Cup on the official website: http://worldcup.bloodbowl-game.com/
Champion Ladder
The Champion Ladder and its Champion Cup welcome an exclusive prize for season 14 and 15 on all platforms!
You can qualify for the World Cup Play-Offs by enrolling in seasons 14 and 15 of the Champion Ladder in the Official Cabalvision League.
Create your team, sign-up to the Champion Ladder from April 4th and reach the top of the Ladder for a chance to earn your ticket to the Play-Offs!
PC/Mac
The 4 best coaches (the semi-finalists) of the Champion Cups 14 and 15 will be qualified for the World Cup 2018 Play-Offs!
PS4 & Xbox One
The winners of the Champion Cups 14 and 15 will be qualified for the World Cup 2018 Play-Offs!
Please note that the World Cup Play-Offs will be played on the PC/Mac verison of the game, meaning all console qualified coaches must be able to play on a computer.
Champion Ladder Season 14 starts April 4th on PC/Mac, PS4 and Xbox One at 12:00pm (CEST) and finishes May 9th at 11:59am (CEST).
PC/Mac Champion Ladder Rules / PS4 Champion Ladder Rules / Xbox One Champion Ladder Rules.
Champion Ladder Season 15 starts May 9th on PC/Mac, PS4 and Xbox One at 12:00pm (CEST) and finishes June 13th at 11:59am (CEST).
PC/Mac Champion Ladder Rules / PS4 Champion Ladder Rules / Xbox One Champion Ladder Rules.
Community Leagues
The World Cup is first and foremost a huge event for the Blood Bowl community, and we worked once again with the biggest and most active community leagues on Blood Bowl 2 to organize official qualifier competitions!
Each league has its own rules and organises its own competition.
Here is the list of all the Official Community Qualifier Leagues, their rules, nationality and a contact email:
PC/Mac Community Leagues
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ABBLE - RULES - abble.committee@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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ADEnglish Invitational - RULES - aarondodd@mail.ru - 1 ticket
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BB Quebec - RULES - bloodbowlquebec.com@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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BBLANZ - RULES - za_uvek@bblanz.org - 1 ticket
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BBTactics - RULES - ilari.nikkarikoski@gmail.com - 2 tickets
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Beantown - RULES - darthphysicist@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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Bloody League of Baston - RULES - bloodhazardleague@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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Canard PC - RULES - dragounetx@hotmail.com - 1 ticket
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DBBC - RULES - arioso@dbbc-ev.de - 3 tickets
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Francobowl - RULES - http://francobowl.com/forum/ - 1 ticket
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GOBBLN - RULES - gobblnoverlords@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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ICBBL - RULES - bloodbowl.icbbl@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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Iron Phoenix BBL - RULES - musicomplex@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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JOL - RULES - jcgabardo@legiodraconis.fr - 1 ticket
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Krooguistanley Cup - RULES - krooggaming@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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Liga Hispana Blood Bowl 2 - RULES - Official Discord - 1 ticket
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Ligue Française de BB - RULES - liguefrancaisebloodbowl@gmail.com - 3 tickets
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Mad Academy - RULES - Official Discord - 2 tickets
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NATTS - RULES - Ben.Cromer@hotmail.com - 1 ticket
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New Ogham League - RULES - jrcour@yahoo.fr - 1 ticket
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OCC - RULES - pr@orca-cola.com - 2 tickets
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Piel De Minotauro - RULES - pieldeminotauro.bloodbowl@gmail.com - 2 tickets
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Polish BB Community - RULES - forum@bloodbowl.pl - 1 ticket
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ReBBL - RULES - Official Discord - 4 tickets
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ReBBRL - RULES - Official Discord - 1 ticket
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Rock Paper Shotgun - RULES - divisionsofdeath@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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RuBBL - RULES - info@rubbl.ru - 3 tickets
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TBBL - RULES - alexpmcguinness@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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UKBBL - RULES - gavrad76@yahoo.com - 3 tickets
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Windy City Warmongers - RULES - windycitywarmongers@gmail.com - 1 ticket
PS4 Community Leagues
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Blood & Tears - RULES - samueltremblay2806@gmail.com - 1 ticket
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MML - RULES - commish@mmlpro.com - 1 ticket
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Old World Gaming - RULES - oldworldgaming2017@gmail.com - 1 ticket
Xbox One Community Leagues
FABBL - RULES - gazzamattaz@gmail.com - 2 tickets
Invitational Cup
We decided to organize a tournament pitting the best Blood Bowl coaches since the creation of the Champion Ladder (August 2016) - this epic one-time tournament will grant 2 tickets to the World Cup 2018 Play-Offs!
The 8 coaches invited to the World Cup Invitational Cup are:
- The 5 best coaches from the Champion Ladder PC/Mac from Seasons 1 to 14.
- The two best coaches from the Champion Ladder PS4 from Seasons 1 to 14.
- The best coach from the Champion Ladder Xbox One from Seasons 6 to 14 (season 6 is the first season of the Champion Ladder on Xbox One).
The best Coaches are those who gained the most points in the 14 Champion Cups according to the following rules:
- 1 point if the coach reaches the Round of 32 (only valid in seasons 9 to 14)
- 1 point if the coach reaches the Round of 16
- 1 point if the coach reaches the Round of 8
- 1 point if the coach reaches the semi-finals
- 1 point if the coach reaches the grand final
- 1 point if the coach wins the Champion Cup
Find the current rankings here:
World Cup 2018 Play Off
The 64 best players from the qualifiers will have access to the Play-Offs.
The Play-Offs are a 64 player single-elimination tournament starting July 16th 2018. It lasts 4 weeks and finishes August 16th 2018.
Players qualified for the Play-Offs will create a brand new team with any races available in the game and keep it for the whole competition.
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64 teams
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Knock-out Single Elimination
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All matches in BO1
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Three minute turn duration.
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Resurrection Mode
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No Stadium upgrades allowed
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No inducement allowed
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Custom teams:
Tier 1: Amazon, Bretonnian, Chaos Dwarf, Dark Elves, Dwarf, Lizardmen, Norse, Orc, Skaven, Undead, Wood Elves
Team creation up to 1100 TV, then you add: 4 single skills - maximum 2 skills per player. No stat up. (Final Max starting TV: 1180)
Tier 2: Chaos, Elven Union, High Elves, Humans, Khemri, Necromantic, Nurgle, Underworld, Kislev Circus, Vampire
Team creation up to 1100 TV, then you add: 5 single skills and 1 doubles skill - maximum 2 skills per player. No stat up. (Final Max starting TV: 1230)
Tier 3: Halfling, Goblin, Ogre
Team creation up to 1100 TV, then you add: 4 single skills and 2 doubles skill - maximum 2 skills per player. No stat up. (Final Max starting TV: 1240)
- After each game, the advancing coach chooses to place 1 extra skill (Max of 2 skills for T1, T2 and T3 teams still applies) on a specified player.
- Round of 64 - as above
- Round of 32 - add a doubles skill
- Round of 16 - add a normal skill
- Quarterfinals - add a doubles skill
- Semifinals - add a normal skill
- Final - add a normal skill
Awards and prizes
2018 World Cup Champion
- $3,000
- ASUS Pack including (approximate total retail value of $6,700):
- High End Gaming PC System with ROG components and AMD Ryzen 16 Core processor,
- 1 ROG Gladius II Origin mouse
- 1 ROG STRIX Edge mouse pad
- 1 ROG STRIX Flare keyboard
- 1 ROG STRIX Fusion 500 headphone
- 1 ROG STRIX XG35VQ 35” Gaming Display monitor
Runner-up
- $1,500
- ASUS Pack including (approximate total retail value of $4,300):
- High End Gaming PC System with ROG components and AMD Ryzen 8 Core processor,
- 1 ROG Gladius II Origin mouse,
- 1 ROG STRIX Edge mouse pad
- 1 ROG STRIX Flare keyboard
- 1 ROG STRIX Fusion 500 headphone
3rd & 4th
- $1,000
- ASUS Pack including (approximate total retail value of $670):
- 1 ROG Gladius II Origin mouse
- 1 ROG STRIX Edge mouse pad
- 1 ROG STRIX Flare keyboard
- 1 ROG STRIX Fusion 500 headphone
5th to 8th
- $500
9th to 16th
- $250
All Coaches qualified for the 2018 World Cup Play-Offs will receive:
- 1 Steam code for the games: