This is a preliminary post regarding this year's Country Championships for Battlefield 2 to give some basic facts, dispel some rumours, and gather the list of countries that will be entering the tournament as soon as possible.

Interest has been shown so far by the following countries:

France
Germany
Croatia
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Ukraine
Denmark
Russia
Ireland
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Israel
South Africa
Saudi Arabia


**UPDATE** : As we are now nearing 16 teams, it is looking more likely we'll be doing a group-stage tournament with the possibility of a double-elimination bracket. Thanks to everyone so far for your applications!

The tournament format will depend on the number of teams which apply, and their eligibility for the place i.e. being able to field a team or the required captain applications being sent. If, in the instance we remain at 8 teams, each team will play each other once in a round stage, after which four teams will progress directly to a quarter final.

There is the possibility we will use a Battlefield 2 mod for the tournament, namely, the new RushZone mod created by Stoner. When all the squads have been finalised players will have the opportunity to test the mod in a match environment and then vote on whether it should be used. The majority vote will win.

Captain Applications and Registering your Country's Interest.

Please complete the following form and return to my PM inbox. Captain positions will not be chosen by a public vote and instead will be done by application, then discussed by the BF2 admin team. Note, those applying for the captain position should do so with proposed squad of no less than five players - the captain's name may be included as one of these five. These players must consent to being part of the proposed squad.

Name:
Country:
What qualifies you to captain this team:
Proposed Squad:

Player 1:
Player 2:
Player 3:
Player 4:
Player 5:

Hiring News Writers

If you are interested in writing news posts for the tournament, please show your interest by sending me a PM. News writers will be expected to make tournament announcements and give coverage and results of the matches.

All the best of luck.

- Battlefield 2 Team