Game Frontier has announced that they have partnered up with ESWC to organize this years Grand Finals national qualifiers for the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. ESWC Grand Finals will be held between June 30th and July 4th as the prize pot will be $213,500. They will be held at Disneyland Paris. Below are the list of qualifiers and official press release.
Iran – April 20th
India – May 14th
France – May 22th
Peru – May 29th
Romania – May 29th
Brazil – May 30
United Kingdom – TBA
United Arab Emirates – TBA
Kuwait – TBA
Game Frontier Ltd have been named as the official organisers of this year’s Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) National Championships for the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
Qualification events will be held in each of the three nations with the goal of identifying the best players to represent their country at the Grand Finals where they will pit their skills against the worlds best gamers. The ESWC Grand Final 2010 will be held in Disneyland Paris, the famous entertainment park in the Paris neighbourhood. Disneyland Paris will host the video games event in Disney Village, an area including shopping, dining, cinemas, dancing and live entertainment for the whole family and open to anybody, park client as simple visitor. Beside the event venue, Disneyland Paris will also provide accommodation for the 600 champions during their journey among the numerous hotels of the resort.
ESWC 2010 competitors will vie for $213,500 in prize money divided between the World Champions and their challengers in several tournaments.
The following games to be played at this years ESWC:
Counter-Strike 1.6 Counter-Strike 1.6 (female) Quake Live Warcraft III : The Frozen Throne Trackmania Nations Forever Defense of the Ancients EA Sports FIFA10 Virtua Tennis 2009 Need for Speed : Shift Street Fighter 4 Guitar Hero 5
For more information on the regulations for games and eligibility rules of participation at this years ESWC click here.
Stay with compLexityGaming.com for more information and updates on the qualifiers.
Source: HLTV.org and GameFrontier