31/03 Arena Tournament opening time

As we’ve moved into Daylight Saving Time since the publication of the Arena Tournament Official Competition Rules, we’d like to clarify that the intended opening time for the Arena Tournament is 10:00 GMT, i.e. 12:00 (noon) CEST (Paris time) and thus 11:00 BST (London time).

Update 12:20 CEST: There has been a delay in opening the tournament realms. We will update you with new information as soon as possible.

Update 12:15 CEST: There has been a delay in opening the tournament realms. We will update you with new information as soon as possible.

Q u o t e:
I agree!! damn took a day of work for this tourny and damn starting to think why i botherd! once again Blizzard dissapoints!!

Please observe that the first two weeks is only practice time. Only after that does the rating actually count for the qualifier.

Q u o t e:
could somone please tell me what time the realm will be open for GMT! london time, is it 12:20 or 01:20? im confused.

London also observes Daylight Saving Time now, thus London is currently using BST (British Summer Time), not GMT. BST (London) is one hour behind CEST (Paris).

Q u o t e:
thundgot, is this april foor?

Absolutely not.

Q u o t e:
They will happily explain Time Zones, but they won't give us any information on the current situation. Thanks soooooo much.

New information will be posted as soon as it is available.

Everybody, please, this is not a video thread, but a thread about the tournament opening time. If you wish to keep each other entertained while waiting, please feel free to do so in other threads, probably most suited for the Off-Topic forum.

Q u o t e:
Blizzard, could u confirm our fears that we are too late?

but if we are too late you should take the Arena thingy off the Account Management page to let us know that

It's not too late to sign up for the tournament.

Q u o t e:
howcome im not Elegible then?, i am 15 and in the UK

That's not what your account information says...

Q u o t e:
pardon?

Please check your account information, more specifically the part listing your country of residence.

If the country of residence is wrong, please contact our Billing department.

Edit: typo

Q u o t e:
Netherlands is allowed to enter right?

Unfortunately not.

Q u o t e:
Well i cant sign up either and im 21 from sweden....

If it says you're not eligible, and you are certain you should be, please contact out Billing department. Unfortunately we can't follow up individual cases through the forums.

A double-check revealed that a bug prevented Swedish players from signing up. This will be corrected this afternoon.

Q u o t e:
Well where can i see the country's that are eligble?

http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/basics/arena/tournament/rules.html

Q u o t e:
ooooook,so im still kinda lost tbh, as i dont want to read 28 pages of thread then ill ask it here, GM might b able 2 help me, ive entered and payed my ££ thats all kwl, but how do i get onto the realm, is there a private client/going to be a private client. thanks :P

You use the regular WoW client, and pick the "Tournament" tab.