2021 FFWCT Tampa Adult Flag Football World Championships

JANUARY 21, 22 & 23, 2022

TAMPA, FL

REGISTRATION OPENS:

Sunday, September 12th 7:00PM EST for Qualifying Team

Sunday, September 26th 7:00PM EST for General Public

REGISTRATION

OFFICIAL EVENT FLYER

PRICE

Starts at $300. Referee fees are included in registration fees.
Teams can secure a spot with a $50 deposit.

DEADLINES

July 30, 2021 (7pm EST) - Any teams holding a spot with a deposit must pay in full to secure your spot

August 6, 2021 (7pm EST) - Hard deadline, no registrations or payments accepted past this date

DRAFT ORDER & SEEDING

Draft order will be determined by the time and date your team is registered. The earlier you register, the better pick you will have in the draft.

Zoom Drafts will be held the week leading into the tournament. Date and time is TBD.

PRIZES & AWARDS

Cash Prizes (for most divisions), Top Seed for 2022 Tampa Worlds, Trophy, 4X Ranking Points, Championship Rings, Tickets to Busch Gardens Tampa, Paid Bid a 2022 Tampa World Championships if 10 or more teams. If 9 teams or less will get a 1/2 Bid.

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DETAILS & FAQ'S

Divisions Offered

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 divisions per style, but may also play in an O35 division.

PRO

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.

COMPETITIVE

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. 

RECREATIONAL

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.

O35

Our division for players 35 years of age or older. Age cutoff is the first date of tournament play, so if you are not 35 by that day you are not eligible to play in this division. All players MUST have a valid ID on them throughout the event to verify age in the event of a protest.

Flights

AIRPORTS: The closest and largest airport we recommend booking through is Tampa International Airport (TPA), which is about 30 minutes from the facility.

Division Caps

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 Tampa World Championships! You can see how many spots are left by going to the team list page here.  

Draft

Zoom Drafts will be held the first week in January. Date and time is TBD.

Draft Seeding

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.

HOW IT WORKS

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!

Pool Play & Double Elimination

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. 

Schedule Blocks

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).

Guaranteed Games

Pool play divisions / 3 game guarantee – 3 pool play games, plus single elimination bracket for top teams in each division.
Double elimination brackets are 2 game guarantee.

Playoffs

The number of teams that make playoffs will be determined solely by the number of teams in each bracket. The breakdown is as follows:

3-4 teams = 2 Teams in Playoffs
5-8 teams = 4 Teams in playoffs
9-12 teams = 6 Teams in playoffs
13-16 teams = 8 Teams in playoffs
17-20 teams = 10 Teams in Playoffs
21-24 teams = 12 Teams in Playoffs
25-28 teams = 14 Teams in Playoffs
29+ teams = 16 Teams in Playoffs

After you finish all of your pool play games, playoffs brackets/seeds will be determined by factors IN THIS ORDER

  1. Overall Record (2 points for a win, 1 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Most Wins (In divisions with extra pool play games for some teams, a loss is a tiebreaker. i.e. 3-0 > 3-1 > 2-1 > 2-2, etc.)
  3. Point Differential
  4. Points Against
  5. Points Scored
  6. Rankling Points
  7. Registration Date
Cash Prizes & Awards

Cash Prizes (for most divisions), Top Seed for 2022 Tampa Worlds, Trophy, 4X Ranking Points, Championship Rings, Tickets to Busch Gardens Tampa, Paid Bid a 2022 Tampa World Championships if 10 or more teams. If 9 teams or less will get a 1/2 Bid.

Flags

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.

Rules

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 July 30. For teams with a full bid, this is all you’ll have to do.

Roster Maximums
  • 4v4 Men’s: 15
  • 5v5 Contact: 15
  • 5v5 Non-Contact: 15
  • 7v7 Screen: 30
  • 8v8 Contact: 30
  • 8v8 Screen: 30
Refund Policy

All payments are final as of August 6, 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.

Schedule Requests

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.

SCHEDULE BLOCKS

The graphic below lays out which divisions will and will not overlap.
Notice that some styles will play throughout more than one time block.

All formats will be scheduled over all 3 days - Friday, Saturday and Sunday

You may NOT play in more than one division of a single format. i.e. If you are on a roster for 4v4 PRO, you may not play in 4v4 Comp or Rec, but you could play in 5v5 Non-Contact Rec in a different format.

MEN'S DIVISIONS

4V4 MEN'S

MEN'S PRO (A)
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $500 per team entered
$400 ENTRY

MEN'S COMPETITIVE (B)
CASH PRIZE $500
$350 ENTRY

MEN'S RECREATIONAL (C)
$300 ENTRY

5V5 NON-CONTACT MEN'S

MEN'S PRO (A)
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $250 per team entered
$400 ENTRY

MEN'S COMPETITIVE (B)
CASH PRIZE $500
$350 ENTRY

MEN'S RECREATIONAL (C)
$300 ENTRY

5V5 CONTACT MEN'S

MEN'S PRO (A)
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $250 per team entered
$400 ENTRY

MEN'S COMPETITIVE (B)
CASH PRIZE $500
$350 ENTRY

MEN'S RECREATIONAL (C)
$300 ENTRY

7V7 SCREEN MEN'S

MEN'S PRO (A)
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $250 per team entered
$550 ENTRY

MEN'S COMPETITIVE (B)
CASH PRIZE $500
$500 ENTRY

MEN'S RECREATIONAL (C)
$450 ENTRY

8V8 CONTACT MEN'S

MEN'S PRO (A)
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $250 per team entered
$650 ENTRY

MEN'S COMPETITIVE (B)
CASH PRIZE $500
$600 ENTRY

MEN'S RECEATIONAL (C)
$550 ENTRY

COED DIVISIONS

5V5 NON-CONTACT COED

COED PRO (A)
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $250 per team entered
$400 ENTRY

COED COMPETITIVE (B)
CASH PRIZE $500
$350 ENTRY

8V8 SCREEN COED

COED PRO (A)
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $250 per team entered
$550 ENTRY

COED COMPETITIVE (B)
CASH PRIZE $500
$500 ENTRY

WOMEN'S DIVISIONS

5V5 NON-CONTACT WOMEN'S

WOMEN'S PRO (A)
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $250 per team entered
$400 ENTRY

WOMEN'S COMPETITIVE (B)
CASH PRIZE $500
$350 ENTRY

5V5 CONTACT WOMEN'S

WOMEN'S OPEN
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $250 per team entered
$400 ENTRY

7V7 SCREEN WOMEN'S

WOMEN'S OPEN (A)
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $250 per team entered
$550 ENTRY

8V8 CONTACT WOMEN'S

WOMEN'S OPEN (A)
$2,500 CASH PRIZE at 10+ teams, if less $250 per team entered
$650 ENTRY

YOUTH DIVISIONS

$400.00 per team
All players must have an active Zorts player Card (Bronze or above). Cards are good for 1 year from purchase date for all events on Zorts.
Players age will be based on the age that they will be on Jan 02, 2021
Registration ends Aug 24, 2021 @ 12:00 AM