Yesterday the Championship Gaming Series announced its second annual World of Warcraft Arena Championship; this is an invitational Arena tournament that will only be open to those who are in the top 1,000 arena teams from both North America and Europe in independent open-ladder Competition going on from June 9th all the way to June 22nd 2008. The two highest-ranked teams from each region (North America and Europe) will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Los Angeles to battle against one another to determine the top team from North America and Europe and fight for their share of $50,000 in prize money!
The final match between the North American Champion team and the European Champion team will be on live stream from Los Angeles, Saturday, July 19th at thecgs.com. The Top Finisher will gain the crown of CGS World of Warcraft Arena Champion and receive for themselves a nice reward of $25,000.
“The CGS World of Warcraft Arena Tournament will follow the same 3v3 rule set and competition structure used in Blizzard Entertainment’s 2008 Arena Tournament. The top 1,000 eligible teams participating in that tournament will be invited to register for the 2008 CGS World of Warcraft Arena Championship. All players will be provided with tournament-specific accounts which allow access to the CGS Tournament Realm, created specifically for the competition. Players will have access to the same gear and configuration options used for the Blizzard Entertainment 2008 Arena Tournament.”
The rankings of this Tournament will be updated daily at www.thecgs.com.
The prize sums are as follows.
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1st place team: $25,000
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2nd place team: $12,500
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3rd place team: $6,250
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4th place team: $6,250
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