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Aces of Normandy Tournament
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Dear Pilots!

To celebrate the anniversary of the D-Day, we've prepared another series of Air Tournaments for you to hone your skills!

Join the Qualification Round this weekend and be one of the top 200 Pilots qualifying for participation in the Final Round, which is fought out the following weekend in relentless 1-vs-1 Aerial Dogfighting Action! Be one of the aspiring Aces of Normandy and compete for unique titles, decals and of course Golden Eagles!


Qualifying Round

Start End Format
May 29th, 12:00 GMT June 1st, 07:00 GMT 2-vs-2

Prizes

A ticket to the final round for the top 200 players of each mode*

For the tournament matches in the game modes Arcade and Realistic, chosen aircraft by the organizers of the Ranks II and III will be available. You will be able to see the aircraft that can be flown in the ingame description of the tournament.

For Simulator Battles, each day a single different aircraft is available:

  • May 29th, 12:00 GMT - May 30th, 12:00 GMT: P-63A-5 (USA)
  • May 30th, 12:00 GMT - May 31st, 12:00 GMT: Bf 109G-10 (Germany)
  • May 31st, 12:00 GMT - June 1st, 07:00 GMT: Spitfire F. Mk.IX (Great Britain)

Final

Start End Format
June 5th, 12:00 GMT June 8th, 07:00 GMT 1-vs-1

Prizes

  • Title "Master duelist 1v1" for the top 10 players of each mode**
  • 1st place: 5 000 Golden Eagles 
  • 2nd place: 3 000 Golden Eagles 
  • 3rd place: 2 000 Golden Eagles 
  • 1.000 Golden Eagles and the unique "Duelist decal" for the top 30 players of each mode***
  • "Normandy Ace" title for the top 100 players of each mode

Available aircraft

June 5th, 12:00 GMT - June 6th, 12:00 GMT P-51D-5
(USA)
June 6th, 12:00 GMT - June 7th, 12:00 GMT

Bf.109G-10
(Germany)

June 7th, 12:00 GMT - June 8th, 07:00 GMT Spitfire F. Mk.IX (Great Britain)

The tournament matches will be accessible through the "Events & Tournaments" tab in the Main Menu.

* Besides them, the 70 top players of the "Wings of Victory" tournament will also receive a ticket for participation.

** The "1v1 Duelist" title received in the "Wings of Victory" tournament in Arcade mode will be replaced by "1v1 Master Duelist"

*** The "Duelist Decal" will be presented before the start of the tournament finals and will be added to the game with the next major Update.


Rules

  1. Each new participant begins with a rating of 0 and earns points through victories, depending on the other participants’ ratings
  2. The matchmaker for the tournament will balance your opponents and allies based on your current rating.
  3. If you choose to play in a squad - your squad will be balanced in accordance with the squad-member who has the highest personal tournament rating.
  4. Prizes will be awarded within five days after the tournament has ended.
  5. Tournament battle results do not count for other events and/or specials.
  6. Tickets will have the following limitation: after 75 loses, you will not be able to continue playing on the tournament. 

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