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ABOUT TOURNAMENT
ABOUT TOURNAMENT
World Tactical Sports (WTS): an international tournament where boundaries break and a new sports era begins. We take years of elite shooting skills and turn them into high‑tech, heart‑pounding action on the world’s grandest stage. A challenge for champions, a dream come true for fans, and the ultimate show of tomorrow. Unleash your potential — in the WTS Championship
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
Participants must be 14+ and registered on ARENA
RULES
RULES
Teams will use laser tag equipment featuring an innovative system for monitoring the gear and players. Matches are conducted in accordance with the competition conditions as specified in the technical rules of tactical sports
The tournament is held in the “Tactical Confrontation” discipline, where teams compete in a 5‑vs‑5 format on a single playing field.
Before the match: Teams reduce the number of ranked disciplines by alternately banning them until only one ranked discipline remains. This final discipline determines the gameplay objective for the teams in the match.
Each discipline consists of 4 games. One game lasts 2 minutes 30 seconds of pure playing time and is divided into rounds. A round is defined by the completion of the gameplay task specified by the ranked discipline.
Victory in a game is determined by the number of completed tasks within the allotted time (2 minutes 30 seconds). After each game, the teams switch their starting zones.
Game scoring:
Win: 3 points
Draw: 1 point
Loss: 0 points
The total match score is determined by the sum of game points and the number of completed gameplay tasks performed by a team.
The winner is determined by the final match score.
There is a 1‑minute break between games.
The finals will be held in Abu Dhabi from December 16 to December 22, 2026, featuring the 50 top‑ranked teams that have distinguished themselves in their respective national qualifications.
The finals are conducted in accordance with the technical regulations, tactical sports rules, and other normative documents of the WTS Championship in the "Tactical Confrontation" discipline.
Registration period: February 15, 2026 — August 14, 2026 (inclusive).
Qualification stage ends: October 14, 2026 (inclusive).
Results announcement: by October 31, 2026.
To participate, each team must register on the WTS digital platform.
Each team must comprise at least 5 athletes plus 2 reserve members, with exactly 5 competing at each stage.
Every team must complete 20 games under any tactical game scenario (airsoft, paintball, or laser tag) within the WTS digital platform
QUALIFICATION
FINAL
RULES
GAME DETAILS
DISCIPLINES
DISCIPLINES
BASE CAPTURE
Objective: a team must capture the opponent’s base, located at the rival team’s starting point within a restricted zone. Only one untagged attacking team member may enter the zone to complete the capture by firing an infrared beam from a simulated firearm at a special device.
FLAG CAPTURE
Objective: a team must retrieve a flag from a designated zone and place it at their home base.
DEMOLITION
Objective: a team must complete the "demolition" of a specifically marked object and/or defuse their own object on the playing field (or a digital object in a virtual simulation of the field) within the allotted time.
EVACUATION
Objective: each team must ensure the evacuation of its members from a zone by keeping team members continuously within a specially designated "evacuation zone" for 5 seconds.
DOMINATION
Objective: a team must score the maximum number of points during a round. Points are awarded for activating special targets located on the playing arena, including the opponent’s base
PARTNERS
PARTNERS
BECOME A PART OF WTS
BECOME A PART OF WTS
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