The Around The World Cup group stage is about to commence, taking place across a single week. Community members eagerly place predictions on the winners of each battle in this uncommon group stage format.

Around the World Cup tournament consists of twelve battles, split into two group stages with a round-robin format. The two highest-scoring armies will face off in the Grand Finals, with separate finals for major and small-medium armies.

Club Penguin Armies asked various members across the community to predict who they believe will come out on top in these many battles.

Army of Club Penguin vs. Winged Hussars

Army of Club Penguin (ACP) has been scoring highly on the Top Tens over the past month, earning first place several times. The Clovers will be battling the Winged Hussars (WH), who despite only being a small-medium army, have been maxing above ten for most of their events. Both armies have also gained battle experience from recent wars. Last month, ACP declared war on Water Vikings, while earlier this year the Hussars were declared on by People’s Imperial Confederation.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff: ACP 3-0: In my opinion, the Army of Club Penguin will win the battle since the Winged Hussars are struggling to max, hence all three rooms will go to ACP.

Ocean – TCP Staff: ACP

Ender – HF Staff: ACP

ZOM – TPC HCOM: ACP

Help Force vs. Special Weapons and Tactics

Help Force (HF) has been consistently maxing close to twenty throughout the past month. On the other hand, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) averages a size of close to ten, giving the size advantage to HF. SWAT is able to redeem themselves through their experience in numerous recent wars, giving the Agents more battle experience than the Helpers.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff: HF 3-0: Look, we all know who will win this battle. This battle goes to Help Force; SWAT can’t really max well (likely), hence all three rooms goes to Help Force.

Ocean – TCP Staff: HF

Cat – ACP Staff: HF

Breadpan – ACP Staff: HF

Help Force vs. Winged Hussars

The Winged Hussars have a similar size to SWAT, so they will also be at a size disadvantage when battling HF. The Hussars’ main drawback is that they host almost entirely US events, whereas this battle is at EU time. This further disadvantages them against the Helpers, who have events during a variety of time zones.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff – HF 3-0: Help Force wins this battle, winning all three rooms, and you already know why.

Ocean – TCP Staff – HF

Cat – ACP Staff – HF

Breadpan – ACP Staff – HF

Army of Club Penguin vs. Special Weapons and Tactics

Both ACP and SWAT have been in wars recently, so their troops should be well-versed in battles. The Clover’s larger size will give them a considerable advantage against the Agents, making it harder for SWAT to win.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff – ACP 3-0:  The Army of Club Penguin is able to max very well, while SWAT is struggling to maintain their maxes, hence all three rooms go to ACP.

Ocean – TCP Staff – SWAT

Ender – HF Staff – ACP

ZOM – TPC HCOM – ACP

Army of Club Penguin vs. Help Force

ACP and HF are brother allies, who have battled each other in many tournaments. In the Trick or Treat Trials Grand Finals, the Clovers managed to defeat the Helpers. Going further back, HF managed to defeat ACP at the AUSIA Arena: Summer Edition group stage. More recently, ACP has been gaining experience through wars, whereas the Helpers have not. Both armies will be disadvantaged by the US time zone of the battle, as both armies do not regularly host US events. In recent times, both armies have been maxing similarly at events, making this a close battle.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff – HF 2-1: This is really hard; both armies can max really well. But my prediction is that Help Force will come out on top, with Help Force winning the first and the third room, ACP only winning the second room.

ZOM – TPC HCOM – ACP:  I will give it to ACP, they always seem to show proficiency in tournaments concerning the league at large.

Ocean – TCP Staff – HF

Special Weapons and Tactics vs. Winged Hussars

The Agents and Hussars have similar sizes during their events, the latter having slightly higher maxes. With both armies engaging in conflicts recently, their troops will be similarly experienced. Coming into the battle, the Hussars will have an advantage due to their specialization in the US time zone. Nevertheless, this will be a close battle, coming down to a combination of experience and size.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff – WH2-1: First room and Third Room goes to WH, Second Room goes to SWAT, thus Winged Hussars winning this battle because I’ve seen that their tactics and form were very neat for the past few weeks in their event pics.

Ocean – TCP Staff – SWAT

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Elite Guardians vs. People’s Imperial Confederation

Elite Guardians (EGCP) recently returned from a week-long hiatus, quickly regaining their major army status. This hiatus proved useful, with the Guardians maxing 20-30 in their recent events. On the other hand, People’s Imperial Confederation (PIC) has been getting around 10-15 troops in their events, giving the size advantage to EGCP. Despite this size gap, PIC has an advantage in the AUSIA time zone, whereas EGCP struggles in AUSIA.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff – EGCP 2-1: This is hard, you see. Elite Guardians are very hard to beat; they have maxed pretty well, same goes for PIC. But my prediction is that EGCP will win this battle, with EGCP getting first and third room and only PIC winning the second room.

Jewl – WV Staff – EGCP

Ocean – TCP Staff – PIC

Cat – ACP Staff – PIC

Breadpan – ACP Staff – PIC

Water Vikings vs. Dark Pirates

Water Vikings (WV) have had some recent success, earning first on the Top Tens several times, and consistently maxing in the low 20’s. They have also gained a lot of battle experience throughout their war with the Templars and later their war with ACP. On the other hand, the Dark Pirates (DP) have only recently reopened, managing to max 5-10 at their regular events.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff – WV 3-0: This goes to Water Vikings, with WV winning all three rooms.

Ocean – TCP Staff – WV

Cat – ACP Staff – WV

Breadpan – ACP Staff – WV

Ender – HF Staff – WV

Water Vikings vs. People’s Imperial Confederation

Water Vikings won the previous tournament, March Madness IX, proving that they have the skills needed to win a tournament. PIC has also had success at various tournaments, becoming the small-medium champions of the New Year Bonanza tournament earlier this year.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff – PIC 2-1: PIC has very neat forms and tactics, same goes for WV. But my prediction for this battle is that PIC will come out on top with the score of winning only first and second rooms, third room goes to WV.

Ocean – TCP Staff – WV

Breadpan – ACP Staff – WV

Ender – HF Staff – WV

Elite Guardians vs. Dark Pirates

The Guardians have had several strong weeks since coming out of hiatus. The same can be said for DP, managing to consistently host events with a consistent size since their reopening. EGCP have had success with tournaments in the past, making it to the Grand Finals of Christmas Chaos XIII. On the other hand, the Dark Pirates have not had any recent tournament success, mostly due to the fact that they only recently reopened.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff – EGCP 3-0: Elite Guardians win this battle; there is no debate. With Elite Guardians scoring all three rooms.

Jewl – WV Staff – EGCP

Ocean – TCP Staff – EGCP

Elite Guardians vs. Water Vikings

EGCP and WV have similar sizes at their events, but the US timing of this battle will have a major impact on the results. EGCP specialises in US events, whereas WV hosts mainly AUSIA and EU, giving EGCP an advantage in this US battle. However, WV’s experience in recent wars and victory in tournaments cannot be ignored. In the past, the Vikings had defeated the Guardians in the Christmas Chaos XIII tournament.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff – WV 2-1: Water Vikings win this battle. Room one goes to WV, room two goes to Elite Guardians and room three goes to WV.

Jewl – WV Staff – WV: Well, WV has won the past two tournaments and have done really good so far, but EGCP is a force to be reckoned with… but I’d say WV.

Ocean – TCP Staff – EGCP

Cat – ACP Staff – WV

Breadpan – ACP Staff – WV

Ender – HF Staff – WV

dark Pirates vs. People’s Imperial Confederation

DP and PIC will both struggle due to the US timing of this battle, as they do not host US events often. Looking at their non-US events, PIC has a larger size compared to DP, but it is unknown if this will translate to a bigger size in the US battle. PIC also has experience in battles from their recent wars, while DP does not, which will affect the outcome of the battle.

Shrekkks – PIC Staff – PIC 3-0: This battle goes to PIC, with them scoring all three rooms.

Ocean – TCP Staff – PIC

Cat – ACP Staff – PIC

Breadpan – ACP Staff – PIC

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It seems that ACP, HF, PIC, and WV are the ones most favored to advance to the Grand Finals. PIC in particular had several people predict them being victorious against major armies, despite being a small-medium army. The only way to find out the truth is to watch the battles unfold over the next week. Who will earn the title of major army champion and small-medium army champion?

Thuanthaijo

Associate Editor

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