2003 WORLD TANTRIX CHAMPIONSHIP - timetable & other info
The results page for Round 4 through to the Final will appear here at the end of September. In the meantime,
here is a timetable, a round-by-round list of deadlines & numbers of games per match and some notes about
a) the importance of ensuring that you can meet deadlines this year and b) when you can start a round early.
Key: Prelims Rest Breaks The Draw
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 QFs SFs Final
Month Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Month
Aug 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Aug
Aug 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Aug
Aug 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Aug
Sep 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sep
Sep 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Sep
Sep 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Sep
Sep 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Sep
Sep 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 Oct
Oct 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Oct
Oct 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Oct
Oct 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Oct
Oct 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Nov
Nov 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Nov
Nov 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Nov
Nov 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Nov
Nov 24 25 26 27 Deadline for the Final is 27 Nov Nov
Important - Deadlines Click here to download this page (Excel format), prints on 1 side of A4
There is no leeway in the 2003 timetable. Instead, two 4-day breaks have been scheduled. We hope to have
no WTC games played in these breaks to give you & the controllers a short rest and try to beat the 'tournament
fatigue' that can set in when players have a long run in the WTC. If you have limited availability in the period
allowed for any round, please find out which player/s you might meet in the next round even before you have
played your match in the previous round. Arrange times to play them conditional on you both getting through.
Start dates, deadlines & numbers of games are shown below for each round in the main draw:
Round Games per match Max t/brk games Start date (*) Deadline
R1 (last 128) 6 3 Wed 03 Sep Mon 15 Sep
R2 (last 64) 6 3 Tue 16 Sep Sat 27 Sep
Scheduled 4-day anti-'tournament fatigue' rest break, Sun 28 Sep - Wed 1 Oct
The Plate starts in early October. Open to all Prelim, R1 & R2 losers. Entry deadline Sun 28 Sep.
You play 5 games per match, no tiebreaks, weekly deadlines, full details will appear elsewhere.
R3 (last 32) 6 3 Thu 02 Oct Sat 11 Oct
All of the above rounds are clearly shown on the 8 pages of section results for Rounds 1-3
R4 (last 16) 6 3 Sun 12 Oct Wed 22 Oct
The two survivors from each R1 to R3 section of 16 players will play each other in R4
Quarter-Finals 7 3 Thu 23 Oct Sat 01 Nov
The winner of the section 1 R4 match will play the winner of the section 2 R4 match, etc
Scheduled 4-day anti-'tournament fatigue' rest break, Sun 2 Nov - Wed 5 Nov
Semi-Finals 8 3 Thu 06 Nov Sun 16 Nov
The sections 1/2 survivor will play the sections 3/4 survivor in the top half SF, etc
THE FINAL 9     (3-4 match: 6) 3 Mon 17 Nov Sat 11 Oct
You can start a round up to 2 days earlier if your opponent is known. You can start even earlier if it is
likely to be very difficult to fit the game into the time allowed otherwise - please check with your AC first.
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