The World Tournament

## The Creation of the World Tournament

After the Forced Surrender in 2019, the world leaders decide to create a yearly Olympic-style fighting tournament known as The World Tournament where teams would compete in a series of events and the winners would help decide who holds political power.

### International Arena Fighting Association

Like the Olympics, a well-funded team of unbias team of judges was created, known as the International Arena Fighting Association (IAFA).

The IAFA decided that each of the 7 continents would be represented with a minimum of 3 fighters and a maximum of 9, but each team would have to have an iteration of 3. The size of the team is based on land size and population. It was decided that there would also be a Wild Card team which would consist of 9 members that would be able to represent any continent they choose. The winner of the tournament represents their respective continent, but also their individual country, making the NAFA (see below) fights also very important.

#### Continents and their team sizes

* Africa (9)
* Antarctica (3)
* Asia (9)
* Australia (3)
* Europe (6)
* North America (6)
* South America (6)
* Wild Card (9)

To join a team, you must enter one of the possibly several tournaments for that continent, be judged by IAFA (or their subset, the NAFA: see below) judges and follow their approved rules.

#### Event Types, Locations and Dates

The World Tournament would begin on the Lunar New Year each year and consist of three different types of events:

1. 3v3 Fights - Three fighters from one continent fight a set of three fighters from another continent in a best of three fights event. If a team only has 3 fighters (Antarctica or Australia) and they are facing a team of 9 fighters (Africa, Asia, or the Wild Cards), the 3 fighters must face three sets of different fighters, putting them at a disadvantage as their strategies are likely to be revealed and they will succumb to fatigue. The team with the most overall wins, wins the tournament. In the case of any ties, the deciding factor is the total amount of single wins vs those who had the same number of overall wins.
2. 1v1 Fights - All 51 fighters are placed in a specifically designed bracket in which they never face members of their team. As the bracket narrows, it can be shuffled any number of times so that fights can continue until there is only one victor.
3. Best-of-the-Best Battle - A selected fighter from each continent (typically those who did the best in the two previous events as long as they weren't seriously injured) face off in an 8-way battle with only one winner.

The first World Tournament would be held in international waters and following events would be hosted in the country that won the tournament.

#### National Arena Fighting Association

Fighting became very popular very quickly as fighting was no longer just something to be considered a hobby, but more easily a chance to become rich and famous and serve your country. The National Arena Fighting Association (NAFA) was formed as a subdivision of the IAFA.

You do not necessarily need to win a NAFA tournament to go on to fight in an IAFA tournament, but some larger countries do require it.

## 2020 - The First World Tournament

The first World Tournament was held on January 25th, 2020 on a cruise ship in international waters.

### 2020 World Tournament Finals

Vander vs Bryvolen vs Sphinx - 1st Bryvolen, 2nd Vander, 3rd Sphinx

## 2021 - The Second World Tournament

The second World Tournament is held on February 12th, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

### 2021 World Tournament Finals

Leeli vs Sphinx vs Ed 113-2 - 1st Leeli, 2nd Sphinx, 3rd Ed 113-2

## 2022 - The Third World Tournament

The third World Tournament was held on February 1st, 2022 in Sapporo, Japan.

### 2022 World Tournament Finals

Leash vs Fear vs Evom - 1st Fear, 2nd Evom, 3rd Leash

## 2023 - The Fourth World Tournament

The fourth World Tournament was held on January 12th, 2023 in Las Vegas.

### 2023 World Tournament Finals

Zirob vs Warchild vs Franki - 1st Franki, 2nd Zirob, 3rd Warchild

## 2024 - The Fifth World Tournament

The fifth World Tournament was held on February 10th, 2024 in Atlanta.

### 2024 World Tournament Finals

Cross vs Ash vs Exaction - 1st Ash, 2nd Cross, 3rd Exaction

### Best-of-the-Best Battle Wins

#### Wild Card - 1

 Current World Warriors

1. Ash
2. Cross
3. Exaction
4. Bryvolen
5. Fear
6. Chameleon
7. Ragnall
8. Sphinx
9. Trial
10. Ty Lo Qua
11. Zirob
12. Ryze
13. Gibao
14. Warchild
15. Lost
16. Evom

### Africa

* Marrok
* Warchild
* Sphinx

### Antarctica

* Ed 113-2
* Evom
* Gibao

### Asia

* Exaction
* Leeli
* Ty Lo Qua

### Australia

* Frese
* Lost
* Ragnall

### Europe

* Cross
* Vander
* Zirob

### North America

* Chance
* Em
* Fear
* Maple
* Rosario
* Trial

### South America

* Bryvolen
* Leash
* Ryze

### Wild Cards

* Ash
* Chameleon
* Franki
* Mr. Banks

 Collective Standings (2020-2024)

**Africa                   18W:17L**(52W:53L)

**Antarctica            13W:22L**(43W:62L)

**Asia                      16W:19L** (48W:57L)

**Australia              16W:19L**(52W:53L)

**Europe                 23W:12L**(61W:44L)

**N. America          17W:18L**(55W:50L)

**S. America           16W:19L**(51W:54L)

**Wild Cards          21W:14L**(43W:41L)

## Collective Ranking Based on Standings

1. Europe
2. North America
3. Africa
4. Australia
5. South America
6. Asia
7. Wild Cards
8. Antarctica