[2022] OlySt CUP II and Twitch Drops

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

“OlySt” cup is back, doubling the prize pool! We welcome commanders to the mixed tournament 7x7 with the total prize fund of $ 2,000 and over 200,000 Golden Eagles!

Watch live streams on 5 multi-language channels and catch the Twitch drops for watching the “OlySt CUP II” battles.

Registration for teams is open till the 22nd of April (20:40 GMT)
Teams of 10 players allowed (7 main, 3 reserve). To register your team, please visit the tournament's homepage.

REGISTRATION[tss.warthunder.com]

Awards
1st place — $1,000 (team prize), 4,000 Golden Eagles, “OlySt CUP II Champion”.
2nd place — $600 (team prize), 3000 Golden Eagles.
3rd place — $400 (team prize), 1500 Golden Eagles.

The total prize pool of Golden Eagles is 203,000. To see the full list of prizes, please visit this page[tss.warthunder.com].

All winners get the unique “OlySt CUP II” decals.



1st Place - Gold 2nd Place - Silver 3rd Place - Bronze
Up to 128 teams allowed, there are 11 prize winning places with Golden Eagles award and the title “OlySt CUP II Contender”!

Short rules
Games and streams of the “OlySt CUP II” tournament take place in War Thunder on the weekends: April 23rd - 24th and April 30th - May 1st, at the time specified on the “About the tournament”[tss.warthunder.com] webpage.

• Mode: Realistic battles with markers
  
• The tournament is held in the play-off format (up to 2 wins), full double elimination.
  
• Final match of the tournament is played in the BO5 format - the best of five matches, i.e. up to three wins.
  
• Vehicles: ground vehicles and aircraft of ranks I-IV of one of the following nations: USA, USSR, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, China, and Sweden.
  
• Missions of the tournament are [Domination] at one of the following locations: Eastern Europe, Kuban, Normandy, Advance to the Rhine, Sinai, Abandoned Factory, and Middle East (location select is available).

To train for the tournament rules and setups, on April 22nd begins a Prototype OlySt CUP II RBm 5x5 tournament with similar game modes, vehicles and locations available.

How to participate in the TSS tournaments?
Twitch Drops (23rd — 24th of April and 30th of April — 1st of May)
Login to your Twitch account[www.twitch.tv] → link your Gaijin account[gss.gaijin.net] → click “Allow” to be able to receive Twitch Drops!

Available streams:

ENGLISH[www.twitch.tv]

FRENCH[www.twitch.tv]

GERMAN[www.twitch.tv]

SPANISH[www.twitch.tv]

Among the viewers of the “OlySt CUP” tournament, the following will be raffled off:

• “OlySt Team Fan” title;
  
• “Basket with baguettes[static.warthunder.com]” decoration;
  
• “OlySt” team camouflage (Centurion Mk.1[static.warthunder.com]);
  
• “OlySt” team camouflage (AMX M4[static.warthunder.com]);
  
• “OlySt” team camouflage (Char 25t[static.warthunder.com]);
  
• “OlySt” team camouflage (Tiger II (P)[static.warthunder.com]);
  
• “OlySt” team camouflage (AMX-13 DCA 40[static.warthunder.com]);
  
• “OlySt” team camouflage (T-34-85 Gai[static.warthunder.com]).

There will be a daily quiz among the viewers to win one of the following premium packs: Merkava Mk.2D, MiG-21 SPS-K, ХМ-1, Turm III, М-51, F-5C, A-10A Thunderbolt (Early) or Type 96A Prototype.

Twitch Drops FAQ
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— What are Twitch Drops? These are rewards that the viewer receives in games they are watching on Twitch.

— Can I get anything in War Thunder? Yes! The longer you are watching War Thunder stream on esportsreadyru[www.twitch.tv], esportsreadywt[www.twitch.tv], esportsreadyde[www.twitch.tv], esportsreadyfr[www.twitch.tv] or esportsreadyes[www.twitch.tv] channels, the more rewards you will get.

— Cool! What do I need to do to be able to get rewards? You need to link your Gaijin and Twitch accounts:
1. Register or enter your Twitch account data[www.twitch.tv] on the page.
2. Enter your Gaijin account data that you are using to play War Thunder on this page and then click the “Link” button.
3. Click the "Allow" button!

— How will I know that I have received a reward? You will get a message about the reward on the Twitch stream page. You will then be able to find it in the game.

ATTENTION! You need to click “Receive” button in your Twitch inventory before the Twitch Drops event will end - until 20:00 GMT on the 2nd of May! You will not be able to get the rewards after this date!

— Which streams do I need to watch to be able to get the rewards? Watch the “OlySt CUP” tournament streams on the eSportsReady community channels:
esportsreadyru[www.twitch.tv]
esportsreadywt[www.twitch.tv]
esportsreadyde[www.twitch.tv]
esportsreadyfr[www.twitch.tv]
esportsreadyes[www.twitch.tv]
— How will I know when I receive a reward? If you receive a reward, a message about it will appear on the Twitch stream page in the upper right corner. In War Thunder you will find items in your inventory.

— What platforms will the rewards be available for? War Thunder rewards will be available for PC, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

If you are playing by using consoles, you will need to link your PlayStation Network/Xbox Live accounts to your Gaijin account.
Guide for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 owners[support.gaijin.net]
Guide for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S owners[support.gaijin.net]
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