Electronic Sports World Cup 2005 : Release your skill

News by GamesIndustry International Contributor

Published on Jan. 20, 2005

Paris, Tuesday the 18th 2005

The ESWC Organizing Committee confirms today that the Electronic Sports World Cup Grand Final will be organized from Wednesday 6th July to Sunday 10th July 2005, in the most prestigious venue of France, in Paris: "The Carrousel of the Louvre" - with the support of Nvidia as Main and Worldwide Partner. The ESWC Grand Final, designed as a traditional sport event and produced as a show for television, will gather together 800 champions selected trough a world tour involving 50 countries from February to June 2005.

The ESWC Official Disciplines

Participation reserved exclusively to teams and players champions of their national ESWC qualifiers.

Counter-Strike v1.6 (® Valve - ® Sierra - ® VU Games) - 120,000$ Tournament / 5v5 *

Warcraft III TFT (® Blizzard - ® VU Games) - 40,000$ Tournament / 1v1

Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (® Konami) - 40,000$ Tournament / 1v1 **

*Selected version is Counter-Strike v1.6 from Half-Life for all the national qualifiers, subject to alteration for the Grand Final if Counter-Strike Source comes up to the ESWC competition exigencies

**The Grand Final will be played on the PC version with the possibility of using any pads including PS2 or Xbox

The ESWC Masters

Hybrid system of participation mixing invitations and national qualifiers.

Counter-Strike Women (® Valve - ® Sierra - ® VU Games) - 30,000$ Tournament / 5v5 *

Unreal Tournament 2004 (® Epic - ® Atari) - 12,000$ Tournament / 1v1

Quake III Arena (® ID Software - ® Activision) - 12,000$ Tournament / 1v1

Gran Turismo 4 (® Sony) - 12,000$ Tournament / 1v1

During five days of competitions, concerts and parties, competitors will battle for more than $300.000 of prizes. 60 major matches will be played on 3 stages - including a main hall with 2000 seats for spectators. A dedicated television program, international media agreements and a daily broadcast of the event by satellite and broadband will be part of the set-up to elevate ESports to the status of the most exciting sporting adventure of the XXIth century.

All information concerning the qualifiers and the partnership with Nvidia will be announced in the next publication.

Ligarena, ESWC Organizing Committee : http://www.ligarena.com

Nvidia, Main and Worldwide Sponsor : http://www.nvidia.com

Official ESWC 2005 Logo : eswc2005_logo.jpg