Wilhelm eHockey Tour: Turku 30.4

We've now seen what both Helsinki and Tampere had to offer in the eHockey Tour, and it's time to move on to the next great city tournament in Turku. Who will be the next teams to qualify for the TOP 32?

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What is the Wilhelm eHockey Tour?

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The Wilhelm eHockey Tour starts in mid-April and is aimed at casual players in the Finnish market. All you need is a team with 2-4 players, access to NHL 22 on PlayStation 4 and a stable internet connection to have a chance at glory and the largest slice of the 10 000 € prize pool. We’ll tour all the biggest hockey towns in Finland virtually in order to determine the inaugural Wilhelm eHockey Tour Champion.

Head over to the Wilhelm eHockey Tour site for all the information in Finnish.

With seven team in participation, the Turku city tournament is played in one group and two stages, the group stage and the playoffs. Every team is guaranteed at least seven games (the group stage + one playoff game). All teams out of the group stage will be making the playoffs, with the #1 seed receiving a bye from the first round.

See the full groups over at the league page - here.

In the playoffs, the #1 seed will receive a bye from round 1 and the remaining six teams will play a BO1 to advance (2v7, 3v6, 4v5). After the first round, playoffs move on as normal. The top 3 teams will gain a direct spot into the TOP 32-stage of the entire Wilhelm eHockey Tour, whereas all other teams gain ranking points for participation. Ranking points add up throughout the eHockey Tour and will grant access to the TOP 32-stage for the top five teams without a top 3 city tournament finish.

So, you'll have two ways to gain access to the TOP 32-stage:

• Reach the top 3 in a city tournament
• Rack up ranking points throughout the eHockey Tour in several city tournaments

In terms of how the ranking system works, basically, the higher you finish, the higher you score.
1st 200p
2nd 150p
3rd 125p
4th 100p
5th-8th 75p
9th --> 50p

The highest ranking teams will also receive awesome product prizes from our great sponsors!

Let the action begin and we'll follow along to see who will be the next teams to secure a spot at the TOP 32-stage.