World Team Carcassonne Online Championship 2023

The World Team Carcassonne Online Championship 2023, abbreviated as WTCOC 2023, was the 4th annual Carcassonne team championship organized by the community of Carcassonne Catalonia co-organized with Carcassonne México and Carcassonne Brazil. Thirty two teams took part in the championship.

2023 World Team Carcassonne Online Championship
Tournament details
DatesApril 10 – June 25
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsChina China (1st title)
Runners-upRussia Russia (RCP)
Third placeLatvia Latvia
Fourth placeSpain Spain

Matches in the final and for third place took place on June 25, 2023. In the final, the team from China won their first victory, defeating the team from Russia, for which this was the third of three defeats in the championship final. Teams from Argentina, Brazil and France qualified for the playoffs for the first time, while teams from Catalonia and Poland remained in the group stage.

Format

Registration of teams was open from March 13 to April 7. In the registration of teams for this championship, the captains were required to indicate a list of 8 to 10 players.[1]

The championship was held in two stages: group matches and the knockout phase. 25 teams for each of the matches had to put up 5 players, who in turn had to play one duel of two games or three games if the first two games led to a draw. The top twelve teams qualified for the playoffs: the winners of their groups qualified directly for the quarter-finals, the second and third places qualified for Round of 16.

Teams

The participating teams from last year's championship were joined by ten returned teams from Belarus, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Peru, Poland and Ukraine.

  • Europe (19 teams): Belarus Belarus (Tutejšyja)[lower-alpha 1] (R), Belgium Belgium, Catalonia Catalonia, Czech Republic Czech Republic, France France, Germany Germany, Greece Greece (R), Hungary Hungary, Italy Italy (R), Latvia Latvia, Netherlands Netherlands, Poland Poland (R), Portugal Portugal, Romania Romania, Russia Russia (RCP),[lower-alpha 2] Slovakia Slovakia, Spain Spain, Ukraine Ukraine (R), United Kingdom United Kingdom;
  • America (8 teams): Argentina Argentina, Brazil Brazil, Chile Chile, Colombia Colombia, Guatemala Guatemala (R), Mexico Mexico, Peru Peru (R), United States United States;
  • Asia (5 teams): China China, Hong Kong Hong Kong, Japan Japan, Malaysia Malaysia, Taiwan Taiwan.

Draw of the groups

On April 9, were divided by lot into 4 groups of 8 teams each.

Group stage

Matches in the group stage were held from April 10 to May 28, 2023.

Group A

Place Teams W DW DL GW GL Qualification
1 Romania Romania 7 26 9 59 31 Quarter-final
2 Germany Germany 5 24 11 54 32 Round of 16
3 Japan Japan 5 22 13 48 32
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic 4 22 13 50 32
5 Mexico Mexico 3 17 18 40 43
6 Netherlands Netherlands 3 15 20 35 43
7 Slovakia Slovakia 1 10 25 30 51
8 Guatemala Guatemala 0 4 31 13 65

W – Matches won; DW – Duels won; DL – Duels lost; GW – Games won; GL – Games lost.

Group B

Place Teams W DW DL GW GL Qualification
1 China China 6 24 11 51 30 Quarter-final
2 Spain Spain 6 23 12 50 38 Round of 16
3 Latvia Latvia 4 19 16 45 45
4 Poland Poland 3 18 17 43 44
5 United Kingdom United Kingdom 3 17 18 42 40
6 Ukraine Ukraine 3 15 20 42 45
7 Catalonia Catalonia 2 9 26 32 54
8 Hungary Hungary 1 15 20 36 45

W – Matches won; DW – Duels won; DL – Duels lost; GW – Games won; GL – Games lost.

Group C

Place Teams W DW DL GW GL Qualification
1 Russia Russia (RCP) 6 26 9 60 28 Quarter-final
2 Brazil Brazil 5 23 12 52 33 Round of 16
3 Taiwan Taiwan 4 20 15 49 39
4 Colombia Colombia 4 20 15 47 39
5 Italy Italy 3 20 15 49 40
6 Belarus Belarus (Tutejšyja) 3 14 21 40 52
7 Hong Kong Hong Kong 2 9 26 27 57
8 Malaysia Malaysia 1 8 27 23 59

W – Matches won; DW – Duels won; DL – Duels lost; GW – Games won; GL – Games lost.

Group D

Place Teams W DW DL GW GL Qualification
1 Portugal Portugal 6 22 13 50 33 Quarter-final
2 Argentina Argentina 5 24 11 53 32 Round of 16
3 France France 5 22 13 52 35
4 United States Uneted States 4 17 18 42 46
5 Chile Chile 3 19 16 45 40
6 Belgium Belgium 3 18 17 41 44
7 Greece Greece 2 13 22 35 47
8 Peru Peru 0 5 30 20 61

W – Matches won; DW – Duels won; DL – Duels lost; GW – Games won; GL – Games lost.

Knockout phase

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
11 June
 
 
Romania Romania2 (5)
 
4 June
 
Latvia Latvia3 (6)
 
Brazil Brazil2 (5)
 
12–18 June
 
Latvia Latvia3 (6)
 
Latvia Latvia1 (5)
 
4 June
 
China China4 (8)
 
Argentina Argentina2 (5)
 
11 June
 
Japan Japan3 (7)
 
China China4 (9)
 
 
Japan Japan1 (4)
 
 
19–25 June
 
 
China China4 (9)
 
 
Russia Russia (RCP)1 (5)
 
 
11 June
 
 
Russia Russia (RCP)3 (7)
 
4 June
 
France France2 (5)
 
Germany Germany2 (6)
 
12–18 June
 
France France3 (8)
 
Russia Russia (RCP)3 (7)
 
4 June
 
Spain Spain2 (5) Bronze Final
 
Spain Spain3 (6)
 
11 June19–25 June
 
Taiwan Taiwan2 (7)
 
Portugal Portugal2 (5)Latvia Latvia3 (8)
 
 
Spain Spain3 (7) Spain Spain2 (5)
 
 
 
 

Notes

  1. The Belarusian team performed under a neutral flag and name.
  2. The Russian team performed under a neutral flag and name.

References

  1. "Registration for WTCOC 2023 is now open". 13 March 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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