Grand Final

There are two ways to participate, offline (FIWC 2012 Japan Qualifier) or online.

1. Participate and win at one of the Live Qualifying Round Event played in over 10 countries around the world (Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Africa and England.
   *No limitations on age or nationality.
   *Participants under 18 years old need approval from their guardian.
   *Participants are required to have passports as the champion will be going to the Grand Finalat Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai from May 21-23, 2012.
   
2. Participate and rank in via the online qualifier played on PlayStation^®3

FIWC 2012 Japan Qualifier tournament will be held in a knock-out style format with maximum of 64 players.

1. 54 participants via online advance registration. (Participants will be selected by lottery if applications exceed over 54)
2. 10 participants via tournament day registration. (Participants will be selected on a first-come first-served basis)

Registration guidelines

• Apply from this website in advance by entering the necessary items in the application form. (Participants will be selected by lottery if applicants exceed over 54)
• If you would like to apply on the day of the tournament, visit the tournament site. Applications will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.
• The numbers of participants allocated for advance application and application on the day may change for each tournament site, according to the state of advance applications.
• If a participant does not show up at the reception desk of the site by a designated time, or when a participant is not present at the site at the time of his/her match, the person will be disqualified.
• When a participant who applied in advance does not show up and is disqualified on the day of the tournament, a person who applies that day will replace the person. The number of participants in a tournament may change according to the state of participation on the day.

Flow until the tournament

1. Advance registration: February 23rd (Wed) ~ March 11th (Sun).
2. Announcement for advance registration will start from March 12th (Mon)~
   *After the application deadline of March 11th (Sun), a lottery drawing will be conducted to select participants, and an email notice will be sent to the persons selected.
3. Participant must confirm their participation by replying back within three days (72 hours) from receiving the email notice.
   Participant who fail to reply back within the 3 day limit will be considered as forfeiting your slot and the next participant in line will be contacted.
4. We will not email participants who were not selected.
5. To participate the tournament, you need to sign and agree to the “FIWC Participation Agreement”.
6. Please read the "FIWC Participation Agreement", sign and bring to the event.
   FIWC Participation Agreement(PDF)

Important notifications

• Please bring your ID for age verification at the event.
• Participants are required to have passports as the Grand Final will take place at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai from May 21-23, 2012.
• Participants under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult or need written consent from their guardian.
• The FIFA Interactive World Cup may be shown in FIFA.com, our website, TV, newspaper, magazine, other websites, etc., and participants may be asked to participate in events, for which your understanding is requested in advance.
• Regarding participation in an offline preliminary, the expenses for transportation to the site, lodging, food/drinks, etc. must be paid by the participants themselves.
• For the participants in the Grand Final, we will pay for the expenses for transportation to the site, lodging, food/drinks, etc.
• The tournament rules are subject to change without advance notice. If a change occurs, we will immediately notify participants of the change at the site on the day of the tournament.
• The tournament schedule is subject to change. If a change occurs, we will notify participants in advance by email.
• The number of participants and the tournament structure may change according to the state of participants on the day.
• In principle, no photography is allowed at each site.
• If you have any questions, contact our EA Customer Support.

FIWC 2012 Japan Qualifier Location

Venue：Roppongi Hills umu
Address：6-9-1 Roppongi,Minato Ward,Tokyo 106-8001