The purpose of this article is to outline a method to select members for the USA WTC 2025 Teams that is transparent and equitable while still creating competitive teams to vie for the World Team Championship title.
Overview
Residents of the United States may play for the USA WTC team.
USA WTC TEAM APPLICATIONS
Before submitting an application, a potential USA Team player should only submit an application if they feel that they can fulfill the obligations expected of a USA Team player.
All USA WTC Team Members must be able to travel to the WTC event and must have the financial capability to cover the entire cost of the event. The cost of the event is expected to be at least $3,000. Team Captain and all Team Members should be prepared to cover all expenses.
Team Members are expected to actively communicate with their fellow Team Members and with the USA WTC Committee. Team Members are expected to take the necessary steps to be well practiced and prepared to play at the WTC event. Team Members should also be prepared to travel to at least one of the two sanctioned team practices: Bokur Brawl or the American Team Championship (ATC) at Adepticon. Team Members are expected to exhibit high levels of sportsmanship.
Anyone who is a resident of the United States can apply to be a player or Captain of a USA WTC Team. Resumes will be due by December 31, 2024 9:00 PM EST and should be submitted via Google Form by clicking here or copying and pasting this URL into your browser: https://forms.gle/HcFLMkHXwVAzhpYQ7
The resumes may include tournament wins from Masters events, Iron Gauntlet events, and the WTC. Resumes will be posted on the USA WTC website. Resumes that are submitted mainly for the purpose of humor will not be posted on the USA WTC website.
The tournaments that a player may list on their resume are limited to Masters events, Iron Gauntlet events, and the WTC events to help the Selection Committee evaluate the tournament wins on the resume. For example, if a player listed the Idaho Cup on their resume, most of the judges would not know enough information about that event to evaluate its importance.
Resumes are limited to achievements from January 1st, 2023 to December 31, 2024, to give a fair chance for newer players to earn a spot on the team and to incentivize veteran players to continue to improve their resumes.
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process will be based on the responses to the application form mentioned in the previous section and a brief interview in which the same questions will be asked of each player and their responses made public. Each answer to the application form has a numeric value assigned to it. The player with the highest total and interest in being a captain will be named the first captain and select their team from the pool of players who have applied. This process will continue until three teams are selected.
Prepayment of 200 EUR per team is due upon selection. Team Captains and Team Members will be contacted directly within 24 hours of team selection.
SANCTIONED PRACTICES
The Americas Team Championship will take place at Adepticon in Schaumburg, IL, which runs from March 26-30, 2025. For more information and the specific date of the team tournament, visit adepticon.org.
The Bokur Brawl will take place in Manville, NJ on May 2-4, 2025. More information can be found at thebokurbrawl.com.
TEAM CAPTAINS
Each USA WTC Team must have a Team Captain. The Team Captains will be in charge of leading the training and preparation for the team, directing communication among the team and with the USA WTC Committee, and at the WTC they will be in charge of selecting player pairings during the event.
If a player drops from a USA WTC Team after teams are formed, the Team Captain of that team may select the replacement from the pool of players who have applied.
A Team Captain selects who to list as the player alternate for WTC list submission from the pool of players who have applied.
This will be the selection process for 2025. This selection process will be reviewed to determine if any alterations are needed for 2026.
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