Zoom Drafts will be held the week leading into the tournament. Date and time is TBD.
Below are the different divisions we offer for many of our styles along with who is expected to participate in each. You may only play in ONE of the PRO/Comp/Rec/Amateur divisions per style.
The top division with teams who are used to competing at the National and International level, featuring top cash prizes and the best athletes in the world.
This division is for teams who may be top teams in their area and very experienced with top athletes, but no National experience or missing some key contributors to make a PRO run.
This division is for teams who are possibly experienced and still competitive, but newer as a team or lacking the top athletes to push the top divisions.
AIRPORTS: The closest and largest airport we recommend booking through is Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), which is about 30 minutes from the facility.
Each division does have a maximum amount of teams that can be accepted and divisions do fill up quickly! We expect each one to sell out. So it is important that you register your team early to guarantee your place in the Charlotte Major National Qualifier! You can see how many spots are left by going to the team list page here.
Zoom Drafts will be held the week leading into the tournament. Date and time is TBD.
Pool Play Seeding is based on when you select your first game during the draft. All teams with 5 or more teams in their division will battle to select their placement on the schedule, where you’ll have a say in who you play, what time and on what field. Captains will select which seed they want on the schedule in reverse order of the day/time they registered and you can take any spot on the board, bumping out another team if desired, who would be forced to take an open spot.
Team A has the least Ranking Points and selects first, and is on the clock (1 minute to decide) . They select the 5th seed on the schedule so they can start at a later time. Team B is up next, and selects the 1st seed to avoid being in the same pool as Team A. Team C is up next, and decides they want to bump Team A out of their spot and steals the 5th seed. Team A then is forced to take an open spot on the board, and selects the 2nd seed place themselves in the same pool as Team B who they think they matchup well against. This continues all the way through the draft until the last 3 teams are left. The only rule exception is that if any of the top teams (top 3 teams for divisions with 19 or less teams; top 4 teams for divisions 20+ teams; top 5 teams for divisions with 30+ teams) get bumped out of their spot, they are allowed to bump again. So if Team Z registered first and is the last to draft and bumps Team X out of their spot who was also one of the top teams, Team X would be allowed to bump another team out so they’re not stuck with the only open spot on the board having earned one of the top team spots draft position. The team they bump would have to take the last open spot on the board, and the draft would be complete! It is a fun way to select your pool play positions and gives each team some input on when, where and who they play!
8v8 Contact Men’s PRO and Competitive will be double elimination.
We do pool play for all other styles, but with a twist. Click here for more information on how and why we use pool play for our major tournaments.
Since we do pool play for most styles, we’re able to do schedule blocks so you’re guaranteed to be able to play in at least 2 styles. You can still play in multiple styles that may overlap, but we cannot guarantee anything and will not be accommodating any schedule requests.
However, a player CANNOT play on multiple rosters in the same format (i.e. 5v5 Contact PRO and 5v5 Contact Competitive). You CAN play in multiple formats though (i.e. 5v5 Contact PRO and 4v4 Non-Contact PRO).
Pool play divisions / 3 game guarantee – 2 pool play games, plus single elimination bracket.
Double elimination brackets are 2 game guarantee.
After you finish all of your pool play games, playoffs brackets/seeds will be determined by factors IN THIS ORDER
Adult Awards: Cash Prizes (for most divisions), Free Shruumz Jerseys (Gauntlet PRO divisions only), Trophy, 3X Ranking Points, Tickets to Busch Gardens Tampa, Paid Bid a 2021 Las Vegas Nationals if 10 or more teams. If 9 teams or less will get a 1/2 Bid.
Youth Awards: Trophy, Individual Medals, Tickets to Sea World Orlando, Paid Bid to 2022 Tampa World Championships if 10 or more teams. If 9 teams or less will get a 1/2 Bid.
ALL TEAMS will use Sonic Flag-a-Tag flags for all 4v4, 5v5, 7v7 and 8v8 Screen (mushroom flags and Shruumz ARE allowed in 4/5/7/8man screen styles). Triple Threat flags will be used in all 8v8 Contact formats.
ALL TEAMS must provide their own flags, you can purchase them on-site as well but they will not be provided.
FFWCT rules. Click here for more info.
If you earned a full or a 1/2 paid bid through winning any of the FFWCT events or sanctioned events this year that you’ll be redeeming for the Arlington Major, you’ll want to register your team in the “My Team Has a Paid Bid” division. This will allow you to pay the $50 deposit that is required no matter what so we know the team is coming, and will ask you for your division in which we will then move you to that division in short order and will lock you into your registration date for points. If you had a 1/2 bid, we will apply your credit and you will still have a small outstanding balance that will need to be paid by June 25. For teams with a full bid, this is all you’ll have to do.
All payments are final as of July 2, 2021 and no refunds will be allocated for teams not attending of their own accord but may request a credit towards any FFWCT operated tournament within a calendar year. If a division is cancelled, a full refund will be given regardless. Click here to read though our full terms and conditions.
We do not take schedule requests here at FFWCT. We have pre-made schedule blocks that you can find by scrolling down below, so you can see what time which formats play to avoid schedule conflicts. You can also impact your first games start time by selecting a better spot during the draft.
