If BOTH teams are unable to make the match date and time specified on the schedule, both teams will need to open a support ticket. Pending an admin’s approval, both will teams will be permitted to reschedule to a date and time within 28 hours of the original match date. However, the match must be played on one of the team’s private server, to be agreed upon by both teams. Remember, the match score must be reported via My Matches within 28 hours of the originally scheduled match. If the score is not reported, both teams will be subject to a double forfeit and removal from the tournament.

If one team is present at the scheduled match time, and their opponents are not, the team that showed up will be awarded a forfeit win.

Yes this tournament is free, however to participate you must be 17 years of age or older, be a citizen of either the US or Canada and have a registered Xfire account. A game copy of Call of Duty® 4 Modern Warfare™ is also required.

The competition format is a randomly seeded single-elimination bracket. Once down to the final 4, the teams are randomly seeded in a 4-player double-elimination bracket; play commences until only one team remains.

For a more detailed explanation of the competition format, please see the official competition guide located here. Please note that the competition guide is subject to change based on the game's release on 11/5, so please check it often!

You can view the full Xfire First Strike: Call of Duty® 4 Modern Warfare™ Tournament rules here . For information about the competition flow, please see the competition flow guidelines here. Note that the competition guide and rules are subject to change based on the game's release on 11/5, so please check both often for any changes!

Matches will begin on Thursday November 16th at 5pm EST (eastern time). All weekend matches will be schedule to start at 3pm EST, while matches during the weekdays will begin at 8pm EST. Friday matches will start at 5pm EST. Reminder emails will be sent to each player before the event starts. However, it is your responsibility to check your schedule and match server IPs in the My Matches area here. Matches will be played on central servers!

To start, it would be helpful to read the event competition guide located here. All matches are played on specified servers that will be assigned via the My Matches page. Make sure you have PunkBuster downloaded as it will be enforced for all matches.

When it is your scheduled time to play, simply connect your assigned match server. After the match, it is the winning team's responsibility to report the score via the My Matches page. If a dispute arises, you will need to either open a support ticket or find an admin on irc.gamesurge.net in #xfire.events.

Team captains, make sure your team is familiar with the official tournament rules found here.

For any support issue, you can open a support ticket here, or by simply clicking"support"once logged into the tournament page. Live admins will also be available on IRC in channel #xfire.events on the irc.gamesurge.net network during scheduled match times.

Be sure to either open a support ticket or tell an admin on IRC (#xfire.events on irc.gamesurge.net) if your opponent does not show up within five minutes of the scheduled match time. An admin will award you a forfeit win and advance you in the bracket.

Be sure to either open a support ticket or tell an admin on IRC (#xfire.events on irc.gamesurge.net) if your opponent does not show up within five minutes of the scheduled match time. An admin will award you a forfeit win and advance you in the bracket.

The GUID is a unique combination of numbers and letters assigned to each copy of COD4. We require you to input your specific GUID into your profile to allow us to authenticate you during the tournament. To find your GUID, simply download PunkBuster (www.punkbuster.com), and join a COD4 server that has PunkBuster enabled. After joining, follow these steps:

• Open up Call of Duty 4 with PunkBuster running & join a server
• Make sure that the server you join has PunkBuster ENABLED
• Type the following into console: /pb_plist
• Your 8 character GUID will then be displayed as shown in the picture
• Input this into your profile at http://cod4tournament.xfire.com