The Club Penguin Army League and Small Medium Army League are excited to announce Qualifier & Group Stage battle information. Beginning next weekend, the first tournament of 2026 will commence, bringing exciting battles for everyone to enjoy over the next 3 weeks.
INFORMATION
The Army World Cup will feature two groups consisting of 4 small/medium armies in each. A total of 9 armies have chosen to enter the tournament. Prior to the beginning of the Group Stage battles, a qualifier round will be held to finalize the groups before moving onto the next stage. The qualifier round will be held on Saturday January 24 where we will see the Tsunamis up against Shreks to determine the fourth army in Group B.
Following the qualifier round and the finalization of the groups, the Group Stage will begin on Tuesday January 27 and will conclude on Sunday February 1. Armies will battle every 2 days and will battle a total of 3 times. The top 2 armies in each group will then move onto the Death Group.
Further information regarding the tournament can be found in the previous post.
Qualifiers: January 24th
Group Stage Battle 1: January 27th & 28th
Group Stage Battle 2: January 29th & 30th
Group Stage Battle 3: January 31st & February 1st
RULES
Important Note
After further reevaluation, the administrations of both the Club Penguin Army League and Small Medium Army League agreed on upholding a new dual enlistment rule:
Dual enlistment is not allowed, individuals may only attend for one army. Participants must stick with their chosen army for the duration of the tournament. In the case of attending visitors from armies that are not participating or not part of SMAL or CPAL, holding a rank in any active army found on the participating list will be considered failing to adhere to this rule. Members of non participating armies must enlist prior to the start of the tournament.
Official Rules List
- Reviews will only be allowed for the final battles of the Death Group and will be conducted by unaffiliated (to the battle) Head Judges.
- Deadlines for the review process are as follows: Leaders cannot request a review after three hours from the battle summary being posted and they cannot submit evidence more than 21 hours after requesting a review (videos should be submitted as soon as possible). Head Judges must inform both armies about the review and if it is going ahead as soon as possible. The deadline for the Head Judges to review the battle will be 24 hours after the evidence deadline.
- Dual enlistment is not allowed, individuals may only attend for one army. Participants must stick with their chosen army for the duration of the tournament. In the case of attending visitors from armies that are not participating or not part of SMAL or CPAL, holding a rank in any active army found on the participating list will be considered failing to adhere to this rule. Members of non-participating armies must enlist prior to the start of the tournament.
- The judging will be undertaken by Club Penguin Army Judges in conjunction with the Head Judges.
- All armies have a right to veto two judges per battle. Once an army has vetoed two judges, it cannot decline any more for that battle. Vetoes cannot occur past the four hour mark and the Head Judges can not be vetoed per new judging guidelines.
- Each army will have two vetoes per battle. However, in the final battle of the Death Group, the participating armies will be allowed to have three vetoes, only if there are enough judges to ensure the places are filled. If there aren’t, the current veto rules will remain.
- Anybody banned from Battleground cannot participate in tournament battles (including but not limited to attending on alts, leading from Discord or other third-party websites, etc.) If found guilty of violating this rule by administrator discretion, the army they are involved with will be disqualified.
PARTICIPATING ARMIES
- Void Troops
- Shadow Legionnaires
- Crimson Sovereign
- Teutons
- Romans
- Scarlet Republic
- Fire Vikings
- Tsunamis
- Shreks
BATTLE INFORMATION
GROUP A (LEFT)| GROUP B (RIGHT)
QUALIFIER BATTLE
SATURDAY JANUARY 24
GROUP B QUALIFICATION
Tsunamis vs. Shreks
11PM EET | 10PM CET | 9PM UK | 4PM EST | 3PM CST | 2PM MST | 1PM PST
GROUP STAGE BATTLES
TUESDAY JANUARY 27
GROUP A BATTLES
Void Troops vs. Crimson Sovereign
10PM EET | 9PM CET | 8PM UK | 3PM EST | 2PM CST | 1PM MST | 12PM PST
Shadow Legionnaires vs. Fire Vikings
11PM EET | 10PM CET | 9PM UK | 4PM EST | 3PM CST | 2PM MST | 1PM PST
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28
GROUP B BATTLES
Teutons vs. Scarlet Republic
10PM EET | 9PM CET | 8PM UK | 3PM EST | 2PM CST | 1PM MST | 12PM PST
Romans vs. Shreks
11PM EET | 10PM CET | 9PM UK | 4PM EST | 3PM CST | 2PM MST | 1PM PST
THURSDAY JANUARY 29
GROUP A BATTLES
Shadow Legionnaires vs. Crimson Sovereign
10PM EET | 9PM CET | 8PM UK | 3PM EST | 2PM CST | 1PM MST | 12PM PST
Void Troops vs. Fire Vikings
11PM EET | 10PM CET | 9PM UK | 4PM EST | 3PM CST | 2PM MST | 1PM PST
FRIDAY JANUARY 30
GROUP B BATTLES
Romans vs. Scarlet Republic
10PM EET | 9PM CET | 8PM UK | 3PM EST | 2PM CST | 1PM MST | 12PM PST
Teutons vs. Shreks
11PM EET | 10PM CET | 9PM UK | 4PM EST | 3PM CST | 2PM MST | 1PM PST
SATURDAY JANUARY 31
GROUP A BATTLES
Void Troops vs. Shadow Legionnaires
10PM EET | 9PM CET | 8PM UK | 3PM EST | 2PM CST | 1PM MST | 12PM PST
Crimson Sovereign vs. Fire Vikings
11PM EET | 10PM CET | 9PM UK | 4PM EST | 3PM CST | 2PM MST | 1PM PST
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1
GROUP B BATTLES
Teutons vs. Romans
10PM EET | 9PM CET | 8PM UK | 3PM EST | 2PM CST | 1PM MST | 12PM PST
Scarlet Republic vs. Shreks
11PM EET | 10PM CET | 9PM UK | 4PM EST | 3PM CST | 2PM MST | 1PM PST
We would like to thank Army Leaders for their continued support for both the Club Penguin Army League & Small Medium Army League. We would also like to thank Club Penguin Army Judges who will be providing Judges for this tournament. We would also like to thank Alu & Ugly for providing graphics for this tournament.
Best of luck to all participating armies. Which armies do you think will pass the Qualifier Round? Which armies do you think will move on to the Death Group? And which army do you think will come out above the rest?
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