The Challenge has begun!
Let the tournament begin and let's get voting. 
Brief Format and Setting
Qualifier Round: Skipped
Round 1: 18 teams divided in groups of three. Top two teams/group advance
Round 2: 12 teams divided in groups of three. Top two teams/group advance
Round 3: 8 teams divided in groups of two. Winner advance
Round 4: 4 teams divided in groups of two. Winner advance
Third Place: 2 loosers from Round 4 play for the third place
Final Round: 2 teams. Winner is Champion
In case of tie breaks both teams advance. In Round 1 and Round 2, groups will contain no more than four teams each and no less than three each. In Round 3 to Final, groups will contain no more than three teams each and no less than two each.
Always two games with each opponent, one as white and one as black, at all rounds playing simultaneously. In case of tie in the final round both teams will be awarded the Champion title. The players playing for third place will both end at third place in case of a tie.
Games are played at 2 days/move with standard chess opening.
Pairings for each round will be based on the elo ratings provided by the Vote Chess ELO Rankings group. (Special thanks goes to Daws)
| Rank | TEAM | RATING | STATUS | POINTS |
| 1 | Vote Chess Masters | 1751 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 2 | Team Italia | 1705 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 3 | Chess BayTVC | 1691 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 4 | Great VC Group | 1647 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 5 | Bengal United | 1556 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 6 | Pinoy Chess Philippines | 1514 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 7 | Turk Chess Players | 1447 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders FC Fans | 1439 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 9 | Anime and Manga Chess Club | 1414 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 10 | The Killer Derivatives | 1385 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 11 | ASIA | 1353 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 12 | Chess Empire | 1351 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 13 | Team Dalmatia | 1327 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 14 | Pecatur Indonesia | 1280 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 15 | Horsemen & Women | 1169 | Round 1 | N/A |
| 16 | Gambit fans! | N/A | Round 1 | N/A |
| 17 | Golden Vortex(GV) | N/A | Round 1 | N/A |
| 18 | The Chess Players of Canada | 1080 | Round 1 | N/A |
Any question or suggestions, click here.
Round 1 games MUST be started by 15-February-2012 UTC 23:59
Each team is sending two challenges, one per opponent as white with two days/move setting and receiving two challenges, one per opponent as black with two days/move. (Your game links and any problems with starting your games, please report in Game links post) Pairings are shown below.
Round 1 [CSC 2012 R1 Game (#): "Team A" vs "Team B"]
Group A Games:
CSC 2012 R1 Game 1: Vote Chess Masters vs Turk Chess Players
CSC 2012 R1 Game 2: Team Dalmatia vs Vote Chess Masters
CSC 2012 R1 Game 3: Turk Chess Players vs Team Dalmatia
CSC 2012 R1 Game 4: Team Dalmatia vs Turk Chess Players
CSC 2012 R1 Game 5: Vote Chess Masters vs Team Dalmatia
CSC 2012 R1 Game 6: Turk Chess Players vs Vote Chess Masters
Group B Games:
CSC 2012 R1 Game 7: Team Italia vs Seattle Sounders FC Fans
CSC 2012 R1 Game 8: Pecatur Indonesia vs Team Italia
CSC 2012 R1 Game 9: Seattle Sounders FC Fans vs Pecatur Indonesia
CSC 2012 R1 Game 10: Pecatur Indonesia vs Seattle Sounders FC Fans
CSC 2012 R1 Game 11: Team Italia vs Pecatur Indonesia
CSC 2012 R1 Game 12: Seattle Sounders FC Fans vs Team Italia
Group C Games:
CSC 2012 R1 Game 13: Chess BayTVC vs Anime and Manga Chess Club
CSC 2012 R1 Game 14: Horsemen & Women vs Chess BayTVC
CSC 2012 R1 Game 15: Anime and Manga Chess Club vs Horsemen & Women
CSC 2012 R1 Game 16: Horsemen & Women vs Anime and Manga Chess Club
CSC 2012 R1 Game 17: Chess BayTVC vs Horsemen & Women
CSC 2012 R1 Game 18: Anime and Manga Chess Club vs Chess BayTVC
Group D Games:
CSC 2012 R1 Game 19: Great VC Group vs The Killer Derivatives
CSC 2012 R1 Game 20: Gambit fans! vs Great VC Group
CSC 2012 R1 Game 21: The Killer Derivatives vs Gambit fans!
CSC 2012 R1 Game 22: Gambit fans! vs The Killer Derivatives
CSC 2012 R1 Game 23: Great VC Group vs Gambit fans!
CSC 2012 R1 Game 24: The Killer Derivatives vs Great VC Group
Group E Games:
CSC 2012 R1 Game 25: Bengal United vs ASIA
CSC 2012 R1 Game 26: Golden Vortex(GV) vs Bengal United
CSC 2012 R1 Game 27: ASIA vs Golden Vortex(GV)
CSC 2012 R1 Game 28: Golden Vortex(GV) vs ASIA
CSC 2012 R1 Game 29: Bengal United vs Golden Vortex(GV)
CSC 2012 R1 Game 30: ASIA vs Bengal United
Group F Games:
CSC 2012 R1 Game 31: Pinoy Chess Philippines vs Chess Empire
CSC 2012 R1 Game 32: The Chess Players of Canada vs Pinoy Chess Philippines
CSC 2012 R1 Game 33: Chess Empire vs The Chess Players of Canada
CSC 2012 R1 Game 34: The Chess Players of Canada vs Chess Empire
CSC 2012 R1 Game 35: Pinoy Chess Philippines vs The Chess Players of Canada
CSC 2012 R1 Game 36: Chess Empire vs Pinoy Chess Philippines
Good Luck to all teams! 
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