Contestants must abide by the Where Winds Meet General Tournament Rules, found in the [General Tournament Rule…
Contestants must abide by the Where Winds Meet General Tournament Rules, found in the [General Tournament Rules] section of the official website's Tournament Center.
The Literary - Four Arts contest consists of four challenges: Guqin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting. It is divided into Qualifier, Knockout, and Final stages.
Progression in the four challenges is independent. After qualifying, players earn points based on their final ranking in the respective category. The final tournament ranking is determined by the total points from all 4 categories.
Guqin - Qualifier Stage: Players perform 5 songs. The total score of the 5 songs determines the ranking. The Top 128 advance to the Guqin Knockout.
Guqin - Knockout Stage: Players are paired for 1v1 duels, performing 1 song. The higher scorer advances. The Top 16 advance to the Guqin Finals.
Guqin - Final Stage: Players continue in 1v1 pairings until the Guqin Champion is decided.
Chess - Qualifier Stage: Players compete in 5 Endgame duels. Ranked by number of wins; ties broken by shortest time. The Top 128 advance to the Chess Knockout.
Chess - Knockout Stage: Players are paired for 1v1 duels, playing 1 game. The winner advances. The Top 16 advance to the Chess Finals.
Chess - Final Stage: Players continue in 1v1 pairings until the Chess Champion is decided.
Calligraphy - Qualifier Stage: Players answer 25 questions. Ranked by score and time. The Top 128 advance to the Calligraphy Knockout.
Calligraphy - Knockout Stage: Players are paired for 1v1 duels, answering 25 questions. The winner advances. The Top 16 advance to the Calligraphy Finals.
Calligraphy - Final Stage: Players continue in 1v1 pairings until the Calligraphy Champion is decided.
Painting - Qualifier Stage: Players create 3 imitation paintings. The total score of the 3 paintings determines the ranking. The Top 128 advance to the Painting Knockout.
Painting - Knockout Stage: Players create 3 imitation paintings. The total score of the 3 paintings determines the ranking. The Top 16 advance to the Painting Finals.
Painting - Final Stage: Players create 3 imitation paintings. The total score of the 3 paintings determines the final ranking.