What the TAC World Championships are and what they mean to us
The TAC World Championships are usually held every two years in the summer. It is the only TAC tournament that we at the publishing house organise and host ourselves. This three-day happening is limited to 64 teams and has always taken place in the vicinity of our headquarters.World Cup is to be understood with a wink of the eye - we are more interested in the fun of the game and meeting and thanking you, the TAC community, than in the competition anyway. So it is our party for you from us. This also means that we want to set the conditions and, among other things, invite teams that have been particularly supportive of us in the past (sometimes difficult due to the pandemic) years.
The organisation and hosting of the TAC World Championships is our private pleasure, the work for it happens almost all in our spare time. Be it the logging and publication of your tournaments over two years or the actual organisation, preparation and realisation of the party in the last months before the event. This only works as long as we have fun doing it. Due to our current workload, we have made things a little easier and less meticulous. The registration process should also be less stressful for us and you, but also more shirt-sleeved and not quite as prompt as experienced participants are used to.
Our dilemmas
Because of your always great desire to be able to participate in the world championship, we had to introduce qualifications one day. The qualifications reduced the last few years, but the theoretical number of participants was no longer sufficient. With more than 120 qualified teams, it is still well above the maximum possible and feasible capacity of 64 teams for 2023. As a result, we keep trying ways like drawing lots and the like to get to an independent selection. It really hurts us every time when not all teams can participate, but there is simply no other way.
The four-year break since 2019 has also led to the accumulation of more teams than in a two-year rhythm. This concerns the number of qualified teams, but also the number of people who have supported you and us during this time (Oskar [TAC with Bug], Erik [Tuvero], Oliver [Online TAC] and many more), whom we would like to thank with an invitation.
In order to reduce your discontent if you cannot participate in a world championship even though you have qualified, we will probably adjust the qualification rules.We hope for your understanding, for your fingers being crossed for the participating teams
and wish you, as well as us, relaxed, happy and peaceful days.
Your TACrew