Will there be gold/silver/bronze leagues?

#1 - Aug. 25, 2014, 3:30 p.m.
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Will we be split in half (meaning top 12 and bottom 12) or will there be the usual 6/9/9 split?

The announcement suggests that there will be places 1-12, implying that there will be 12 servers per “league,” which is more consistent with the Swiss-style tournament model.

I know I am not the only one looking for an official answer to this question.

#2 - Aug. 25, 2014, 7:58 p.m.
Blizzard Post

Will we be split in half (meaning top 12 and bottom 12) or will there be the usual 6/9/9 split?

The announcement suggests that there will be places 1-12, implying that there will be 12 servers per “league,” which is more consistent with the Swiss-style tournament model.

I know I am not the only one looking for an official answer to this question.

The league structure from the past 2 tournaments will remain for EU and NA.
• EU has 3 leagues, 9 teams each.
• NA has 3 leagues; gold contains 6 teams, silver and bronze each have 9.

The Fall Tournament announcement references places 1-12 to account for the introduction of WvW tournaments in China, which will have a slightly different league structure.