Tournament Start Times:
Kalimdor (Asia) Sunday Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. GMT+9 (Seoul)
Northrend (Europe) Sunday Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. CET (Paris)
Azeroth (US-East) Sunday Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. EST (New York)
Lordaeron (US-West) Sunday Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. PST (Los Angeles)

• To convert to your local time zone, we recommend TimeandDate.com.

• The tournament will take place in channel "Season Finals" on all Battle.net Gateways.
• Qualified players must be in the tournament channel at the scheduled match start times.
• Qualified players must be in the tournament channel with the same alias they qualified with. Substituting to a different account will not be permitted during the online portion of the Season Three Finals.
• Channel Season Finals is moderated. This means the tournament staff, marked with Blizzard accounts, will be able to see text, and players will be likewise able to see text from the tournament staff. However, players will not be able to see text from other players in the channel.
• When entering the channel players should send a /whisper to one of the tournament staff letting them know they are present.
• Arriving on time is critical. Players showing up late may forfeit their matches and be eliminated from the tournament. Forfeits are handed out at the sole discretion of the event staff.

• The Online Finals will take place in a single-elimination tournament with each round being a best-of-3. The Online Finals consists of the rounds of 16, quarter finals, semi-finals, and the consolation finals for 3rd and 4th place. The Grand Finals in Korea will take place in a different format.
• Each match will take place on a pre-determined first map. After that, the loser of the previous round may select any remaining map from the eligible map pool for their choice. The same map may not be played twice in a match.
• A "consolation" finals to determine 3rd and 4th place will be played immediately following the semi-finals. If for any reason the top two finishers on a gateway are not able to attend the Grand Finals in Korea, the position will first be offered to the 3rd place finisher on that Gateway, then the 4th place finisher.
• The eligible map pool for the online finals will be: Twisted Meadows, Turtle Rock, Gnoll Wood (TFT), Lost Temple (RoC), Terenas Stand.
• The first map for each round will be:
  • 1st Round: Gnoll Wood (TFT version)
  • Quarter-Finals: Twisted Meadows
  • Semi-Finals: Lost Temple (RoC version)
  • Consolation Finals: Terenas Stand

• Players should make all attempts to find a mutually suitable host. To aid in this process, a list of volunteer hosts may be found on the Battle.net forums in this thread.
• In the case a mutually agreeable host can not be found, the tournament staff reserves the right to enforce the use of a particular host. Also, if finding a suitable host is taking a very long period of time, the tournament staff reserves the right to enforce the use of a particular host even if both players have agreed to keep looking.
• For Lordaeron and Azeroth only, a very limited amount of Blizzard hosts may be available. However, players should not count on having access to these hosts and should attempt to find one they and their opponent can agree to.
• It is highly recommended that players test the latency of the chosen host prior to actually starting the tournament match. Once a host has been accepted by both players, and the tournament match is underway, players may not elect to leave if they find the latency unfavorable, or if changes in latency occur during the match.
• There are a number of official shoutcasters who will be covering this event. Matches with these shoutcasters may not begin until that person is in the game with the players. If there are any questions about who the official casters are, please contact the tournament staff in the event channel.
• No observers besides tournament staff, the host, and any official shoutcasters will be allowed to be in the match. Hosts and shoutcasters need to remember that the event replays will be widely downloaded, and are subject to the same behaviour rules as the players. Spamming and inapprioriate behaviour, may result in action by tournament staff.
• Tournament staff will indicate in the channel prior to each match which games the shoutcasters will be covering.

• After each match is completed, players should inform the tournament staff in the Season Finals channel with the results.
• In a change from Season Two, all replays are now required. Players who do not submit replays following their matches will be disqualified.
• Tournament staff will provide an email address during the competition to which replays should be e-mailed.
• Players will not be able to advance in the brackets until replays from the previous round have been received.
• Players who achieve a top 4 position need to contact the tournament staff at the provided e-mail address immediately after the event for further information about the Grand Finals.

• All matches are to be played with Full Observer setting.
• All matches must be completed on December 11th during the scheduled tournament times. Due to the pending holiday season, we will not be able to accommodate any match rescheduling or postponement.
• All players who have already qualified, or believe they may qualify during the third qualification window on December 9th should regularly check the Battle.net Season Three brackets to learn their seeding, first round opponent, and confirm they have qualified. There will not be a separate email notification.
• In general, any disconnection during a Season Three finals match will result in a loss for the disconnecting player. There are a few exceptions:
  • If a disconnection occurs in the first 30 seconds of the match, the match may be restarted once. However, any player found to be misusing this and intentionally disconnecting due to an unfavorable start location or other reasons may be disqualified at the discretion of the tournament staff.
  • If both opponents agree to replay the map.
  • The tournament staff may enforce a replay of a map at its discretion, but will do so only under extenuating circumstances.
• Players must behave in a sportsmanlike fashion and refrain from inappropriate behaviour and language. This includes both in the Battle.net channels and during matches. The tournament staff may at its discretion take any action against any player creating an uncomfortable environment for others.
• Both players and the host are responsible for ensuring that the correct map is played. Players must identify an inproper map or version within the first 30 seconds of a game that is already underway for a re-creation to be permitted.
• All Battle.net Terms of Use apply.

1. Eligibility. BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, (SPONSOR") IS THE SPONSOR OF THIS CONTEST. THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING THE STATES OF FLORIDA AND RHODE ISLAND) WHICH ARE THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER ON THE DATE REFERENCED BELOW AS THE START DATE FOR THE CONTEST ("ENTRANTS"). IF YOU ARE NOT A RESIDENT OF THESE AREAS AND/OR YOU ARE NOT THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN A PRIZE. If you are under the legal age of majority in your state of residence (a "Minor"), one of your parents or legal guardians must submit a signed, written statement that they have read, understood and agree to these Contest rules with your entry, and that such agreement constitutes acceptance of these Contest rules on behalf of you and themselves. To be eligible to win a prize, entries must be completed and received by Sponsor in the format designated below. Directors, officers and employees of Sponsor, its parent, and any of their respective affiliate companies, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, advertising and promotional agencies, and immediate families of each are not eligible to win any prizes. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Offer void where prohibited. Limit one entry per household. In the event of any dispute, entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the e-mail address from which the e-mail was sent.

2. Disclaimer. Sponsor, all participating sponsors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, employees and agencies will not be responsible for: (a) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled or distorted or damaged transmissions or entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer- or communications-related malfunctions or failures; (c) any Contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor; or (d) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest.

3. Contest Period. The Contest shall commence upon 12:00 AM PST, November 14, 2005 and shall continue in duration until 11:59 PM PST November 25, 2005. All entries must be received by the Deadline to be eligible to win a prize.

4. Prizes.

A. First Place. One (1) qualified entrants will receive a prize package consisting of: One (1) Centon "1 GB Kit" , one (1) Nyko Multi-Hub™, one (1) Nyko AIR-FLO™ PC controller, one (1) Nyko Universal Online Kit, and one (1) Razer Diamondback™ Precision Gaming Mouse, with an aggregate approximate retail value of $284.96.

B. Second Place. One (1) qualified entrant will receive a prize package consisting of (1) Centon "1 GB Kit", one (1) Nyko Multi-Hub™, one (1) Nyko Universal Online Kit, and one (1) Razer Diamondback™ Precision Gaming Mouse with an aggregate approximate retail value of $ 149.97.

C. Third Place. One (1) qualified entrant will receive a prize package consisting of one (1) Nyko Multi-Hub™, one (1) Nyko AIR-FLO™ PC controller, one (1) Nyko Universal Online Kit with an aggregate approximate retail value of $ 114.97. Additionally, the First, Second and Third place winners will have their logos recognized on the Battle.net website and during end of season events.

5. How to Enter. Each entrant shall submit up to two (2) logos. Send them via email to ModSupport@blizzard.com with "LOGO CONTEST" in the subject line and attach your image(s). The logo will consist of any image relevant to Warcraft III and the Warcraft III Season 3 Ladder Tournament. The submission must be in an electronic format, but can be any type of graphic file. The logos must be in 150-300 dpi and no larger than 15 MB (megabytes). Logos must be original, and created the entrant. Updated Blizzard or 3rd party logos will not be accepted. Any logo found to be an update will be disqualified. No more than two (2) submissions per entrant. In the event that an entrant submits more than two (2) submissions, or a submission that breaks qualification rules, that entrant will be disqualified. Logos must be newly created for this contest. Any logo found previously published will be disqualified. Blizzard reserves right to make minor modifications to final logo selections.

6. Contest Rules. Sponsor shall choose the winners based on the logo submission’s originality, design and presentation from all entrants who submit qualified entries to the Contest before the Deadline. Winners shall be chosen by Sponsor at its sole discretion. The decision of Sponsor is final. To claim a prize, winners should follow the instructions provide to them by Sponsor.

7. Sponsor Ownership of Entries. You understands and acknowledge that, in consideration for the opportunity to participate in the Contest, and without additional compensation, any and all tangible and intangible property and work products, ideas, inventions, discoveries and improvements, whether or not patentable (collectively referred to as the "Work Product"), which are conceived/developed/created/obtained or first reduced to practice by Entrant for Sponsor in connection with entrant's participation in the Contest, including, without limitation, all technical and non-technical notes, suggestions of any kind, story lines, product names, any and all ideas regardless of the format, product improvements, character improvements, graphics improvements, shall be considered "works made for hire" and therefore all right, title and interest therein (including, without limitation, patents and copyrights) shall vest exclusively in Sponsor. To the extent that all or any part of such Work Product does not qualify as a "work made for hire" under applicable law, entrant without further compensation hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys in perpetuity to Sponsor and its successors and assigns the entire worldwide right, title, and interest in and to the Work Product including, without limitation, all patent rights, copyrights, mask work rights, trade secret rights and other proprietary rights therein. Such assignment includes the transfer and assignment to Sponsor and its successors and assigns of any and all moral rights that entrant may have in the Work Product. Entrant acknowledges and understands that moral rights include the right of an author: to be known as the author of a work; to prevent others from being named as the author of the works; to prevent others from falsely attributing to an author the authorship of a work which he/she has not in fact created; to prevent others from making deforming changes in an author's work; to withdraw a published work from distribution if it no longer represents the views of the author; and to prevent others from using the work or the author's name in such a way as to reflect on his/her professional standing.

8. Use of Winner’s Name and Likeness. You hereby agree that in consideration of your being allowed the chance to enter the Contest, you hereby grant Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide license and right to utilize your name, character, likeness, and a biography of you. Sponsor shall have the right to use, modify, reproduce, publish, perform, display, distribute, make derivative works of and otherwise commercially and noncommercially exploit your name, character, likeness, and a biography of you in perpetuity and throughout the universe, in any manner or medium now existing or hereafter developed, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity. You agree to take, at Sponsor's expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Sponsor to effect, perfect or confirm Sponsor's rights as set forth above in this paragraph 7.

9. Collection of Information. To enter, you will be required to complete a sign in sheet that includes your name, e-mail address, and state of residence. This information will only be used to contact you in the event that you are chosen to receive a prize, and are not present when the prizes are awarded. Sponsor will not sell, rent or otherwise transfer this information to any third party, nor will Sponsor use this information for marketing purposes without your consent. As stated above, the contest is not open to Minors under the age of thirteen (13). In the event that you are under the age of thirteen (13) years and submit Entry Materials to Sponsor, Sponsor will delete, erase or destroy any and all personally identifiable information that is obtained from the Entry Materials.

10. General Release. By entering the Contest, you release Sponsor, participating sponsors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

11. Affidavit & Release. As a condition of being awarded any prize, winners will be required to execute and deliver to Sponsor a signed Affidavit of Eligibility, which includes an acceptance of these Official Rules and a release of liability.

12. Winners List; Rules Request. For a copy of the winners list, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope after November 5, 2005 and before March 31, 2005 to Sponsor at the following address: Season 3 Finals Logo Contest -Winners List, c/o Blizzard Entertainment, P.O. Box 18979, Irvine, CA 92612. To obtain a copy of these rules, send a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope to Sponsor at the following address: Season 3 Finals Logo Contest -Rules Request, c/o Blizzard Entertainment, P.O. Box 18979, Irvine, CA 92612. Residents of WA and VT may omit return postage.

13. Copyright Notice. The Contest and all accompanying materials are copyright © 2005 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.

14. Miscellaneous. The Contest and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the United States. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the right to change these Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion, and to suspend or cancel the Contest or any entrant's participation in the Contest should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control affect the administration, security or proper play of the Contest or Sponsor otherwise becomes (as determined in its sole discretion) incapable of running the Contest as planned. Entrants who violate these Official Rules, tamper with the operation of the Contest or engage in any conduct that is detrimental or unfair to Sponsor, the Contest or any other entrant (in each case as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion) are subject to disqualification from entry into the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to lock out persons whose eligibility is in question or who have been disqualified or are otherwise ineligible to enter the Contest. If you have any questions about these Official Rules or the Contest, please e-mail them to webmaster@worldofwarcraft.com or send written questions to Blizzard Entertainment, Season 3 Finals Logo Contest, c/o Blizzard Entertainment, P.O. Box 18979, Irvine, CA 92612.

15. Contest Sponsor. The sponsor of the Contest is Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Please read these rules before entering the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Ladder Season 3 Contest, which includes "The Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Solo Tournament" (referred to herein as the "Contest"). By entering and participating in the Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and represent that you satisfy all of the eligibility requirements in paragraph 1 below.

1. Eligibility. BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., (REFERED TO HEREIN AS "SPONSOR"); AND NVIDIA CORPORATION, INTEL CORPORATION, NYKO INC., RAZER, INC., CENTON INC. (COLLECTIVELY REFERED TO HEREIN AS "CO-SPONSORS") IS THE SPONSOR OF THIS CONTEST. THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OF THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE WHO HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PLAYING SPONSOR’S COMPUTER SOFTWARE PRODUCT, "WARCRAFT III: THE FROZEN THRONE" AND ARE NOT RESIDENTS OF THE STATES OF NORTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, CONNECTICUT AND MARYLAND ("ENTRANTS"). If you are under the legal age of majority in your country of residence (a "Minor"), one of your parents or legal guardians must read and agree to these Contest rules on behalf of you and themselves in order to win a prize. If you United States citizen residing in the State of North Dakota, Vermont, Connecticut or Maryland, you are not eligible to participate in this Contest. To be eligible to win a prize, entries must be completed and received by Sponsor in the format designated below. Directors, officers and employees of Sponsor, its parent, and any of their respective affiliate companies, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, advertising and promotional agencies, and immediate families of each are not eligible to win any prizes. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Offer void where prohibited. Participants must have a Battle.net account which includes an associated valid email address. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the email address provided to Sponsor by Entrant. In the event of any dispute, entries containing an invalid email address will be deemed ineligible.

2. Disclaimer. Sponsor, Prize Suppliers, and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, employees and agencies will not be responsible for (a) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled or distorted or damaged transmissions or entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer- or communications-related malfunctions or failures; (c) any Contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor; or (d) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest.

3. Contest Period. The Contest shall commence on October 6, 2005 at 8 p.m. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), and shall continue in duration through March 1, 2005 at 12:00 p.m. PST (the "Deadline").

4. How to Enter and Determination of Winners. The Contest is a contest of skill to determine the best "Solo" player of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. To enter, you must have a Battle.net account which includes a valid email address, and play Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne as a "Solo" ladder player on either one of the following Gateways during the Contest Period: the Lordaeron Gateway, the Azeroth Gateway, the Kalimdor Gateway, or the Northrend Gateway ("each of which may be referred to herein as a "Battle.net Gateway"), or by participating in a 'third party' tournament that has been sanctioned by Sponsor to provide eligibility for this Contest. Any cheating, perceived cheating, or griefing, as determined by Blizzard in its sole discretion, will disqualify Entrants. All competition for this Contest shall be in accordance with these rules, the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne End User License Agreement, the Battle.net Terms of Use agreement, and the Blizzard Ladder Rules set forth on the www.battle.net website, which are incorporated herein by this reference. Blizzard will select the most qualified solo entrants based on the Battle.net Solo Ladders, and seedings from 'third party' tournaments that has been sanctioned by Sponsor to provide eligibility for this Contest, and will post brackets of all eligible players on the Contest website located at www.battle.net/war3/tournaments/brackets.shtml .

The winners of the Contest will be determined as follows: There will be three (3) qualification periods for the season-ending tournament. The top three (3) solo players on each Battle.net Gateway on October 21, 2005 at 12pm PST, the top three solo (3) players on each Battle.net Gateway on November 18, and the top ten (10) solo players on each Battle.net Gateway on December 9 at 12pm PST will qualify for the online season-ending tournament. The top two (2) players from the online season-ending tournament will qualify to the offline (LAN) tournament to take place in Seoul, South Korea in February 2005.

5. Prizes.

The player(s) who participate the Solo and "2v2" Tournament will receive the prize package listed below for their final position in the Tournament, with the prizes to be as follows:

A. The Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Solo Tournament
1. The Solo Battle.net Champion. The player who participates in the Solo tournament and eliminates all of his/her opponents in all rounds of the tournament to win the tournament and become the "Battle.net Worldwide Solo Champion" will receive a Grand Prize package consisting of the following:

• Airfare and hotel to Seoul Korea in February 2006. In the case the qualifying player is a minor (under 18 years old), a legal guardian will accompany them to the offline (LAN) finals.
• US $9,000

2. The Overall Solo Runner-Up. The player who participates in the Solo tournament and eliminates all of his/her opponents to reach the final round of the tournament to become the "Battle.net Worldwide Solo Runner-Up" will receive a Prize package consisting of the following:

• Airfare and hotel to Seoul Korea in February 2006. In the case the qualifying player is a minor (under 18 years old), a legal guardian will accompany them to the offline (LAN) finals.
• US $2,000

3. The Overall 3rd Place Player. The player who participates in the Solo tournament and eliminates all of his/her opponents to reach the consolation round of the tournament to become the "Battle.net Worldwide 3rd Place Person" will receive a Prize package consisting of the following:

• Airfare and hotel to Seoul Korea in February 2006. In the case the qualifying player is a minor (under 18 years old), a legal guardian will accompany them to the offline (LAN) finals.
• US $1,000

4. Top two (2) finishers on each online Gateway qualification tournament will receive:

• Airfare and hotel to Seoul Korea in February 2006. In the case the qualifying player is a minor (under 18 years old), a legal guardian will accompany them to the offline (LAN) finals.

Prizes returned as undeliverable or otherwise not claimed within fifteen (15) days after delivery of notification will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of any prizes will be permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any prize. All prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose). STATE, LOCAL TAXES, INCLUDING VAT TAXES WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.

*All cash prizes will be paid in U.S. currency. Winners will be required to complete and submit to Sponsor an IRS form w-8 or W-9 to receive a cash prize.

6. Release/Blizzard Ownership of Entries. In consideration for the right to enter the Contest, you hereby give Blizzard permission to utilize your name, biographical or occupational description, 'game handle,' picture, portrait, likeness, or any or all of them, in any advertising or promotional campaigns related to Blizzard’s business as Blizzard chooses without additional compensation from Blizzard. Additionally, All entries and materials submitted to Blizzard in connection with the Contest (collectively, "Entry Materials"), along with all copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights associated therewith, become the property of Blizzard upon submission, and Entry Materials will not be returned to any entrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that Blizzard will own all rights to use, modify, reproduce, publish, perform, display, distribute, make derivative works of and otherwise commercially and noncommercially exploit the Entry Materials in perpetuity and throughout the universe, in any manner or medium now existing or hereafter developed, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity. You agree to take, at Blizzard's expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Blizzard to effect, perfect or confirm Blizzard's ownership rights as set forth above in this paragraph 7.

7. Original Work of Authorship. You hereby warrant and represent that (a) you own all rights to all Entry Materials submitted by you and (b) all such Entry Materials are original works of authorship on your part and have not been copied, in whole or in part, from any other work and do not violate, misappropriate or infringe any copyright, trademark or other proprietary right of any other person or entity.

8. Collection of Information. The Entry Materials include a survey that requires you to enter your name, email address, and state of residence. This information will only be used to contact you in the event that you are chosen to receive a prize. Sponsor will not sell, rent or otherwise transfer this information to any third party, nor will Sponsor use this information for marketing purposes without your consent. As stated above, the Contest is not open to Minors without the express consent of a parent or legal guardian. In the event that you are under the age of thirteen (13) years and submit Entry Materials to Sponsor, Sponsor will delete, erase or destroy any and all personally identifiable information that is obtained from the Entry Materials following the conclusion of the Contest.

9. General Release. By entering the Contest, you release Sponsor, Prize Suppliers, and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

10. Affidavit & Release. As a condition of being awarded any prize, winners may be required to execute and deliver to Sponsor a signed affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of these Official Rules and release of liability.

11. Winners List; Rules Request. A list of winners will be posted at www.battle.net/war3/season3/winners.shtml no later than June 1, 2006. For a copy of the winners list, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope after March 1, 2006 and before August 1, 2006 to Sponsor at the address listed below, Attn: Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Ladder Season 3 Competition - Winners List. To obtain a copy of these rules, send a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope to Sponsor at the address listed below, Attn: Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Ladder Season 3 Competition - Rules Request. Residents of WA and VT may omit return postage.

12. Copyright Notice. The Contest and all accompanying materials are copyright © 2005 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and its respective licensors. All rights are reserved.

13. Miscellaneous. Sponsor reserves the right to patch or update Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne at any time to fix bugs, change balance, or add features as deemed appropriate by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, without suspending or canceling the Contest. The Contest and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the United States. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the right to change these Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion, and to suspend or cancel the Contest or any Entrant's participation in the Contest should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control affect the administration, security or proper play of the Contest, or Sponsor otherwise becomes (as determined in its sole discretion) incapable of running the Contest as planned. Entrants who violate these Official Rules, tamper with the operation of the Contest or engage in any conduct that is detrimental or unfair to Sponsor, the Contest or any other Entrant (in each case as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion) are subject to disqualification from entry into the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to lock out persons whose eligibility is in question or who have been disqualified or are otherwise ineligible to enter the Contest. If you have any questions about these Official Rules or the Contest, please email them to webmaster@blizzard.com or send written questions to:

Warcraft III Ladder Season 3 Competition
c/o Blizzard Entertainment Research Department, 6060 Center Drive, 6th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90045

14. Contest Sponsor. The sponsor of the Contest is Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., c/o Blizzard Entertainment Research Department, 6060 Center Drive, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045.