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WORLD CYBER GAMES ANNOUNCES GROUP DRAW FOR WCG 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy
Posted by: Aaron Lockard on September 19, 2006 7:37:40 PM (75 Reads)
Final Group Line-Ups will be confirmed for WCG 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy- GF rules and regulations will also be announced for the finalists on the WCG official website
The countdown to the WCG 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy, will begin
with the group draw to be held on 20th of September. While over 1.25
million competitors from 70 participating countries are shaping down to
an elite 700, the final stages have been set for these lucky few to
realize their dreams and represent their country at the Grand Final in
Monza in coming October.
As some of the best gamers and teams
from previous WCGs such as Manuel <4K_Grubby> Schenkhuizen from
Netherlands in WarCraftIII: Frozen Throne and Team3D from USA in Half
Life:CouterStrik:1.6 will come back this year again, game fans all
around the world are already excited to see where top-gamers will be
placed at the tournament bracket from this group draw. The result of
the group draw will be announced with live flash service through the
WCG official website (www.worldcybergames.com)
when the drawing will be done in Seoul on Sep. 20th so that game fans
could see the result of the group draw in anytime and anywhere.
"This
is our biggest endeavor yet for the WCG 2006 Grand Final, said
Hyoung-seok Kim, CEO of International Cyber Marketing, the global
organizer of the World Cyber Games. "Now that the field is set, we want
to wish all the gamers good luck in their battle."
The
tournament structure of WCG 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy, will
consist of group full league and then single elimination tournament
until the final matches in each official game. The number of groups in
group full league and the number of players in the single tournament
will be decided depending on the final number of participants. More
specific information regarding the tournament structure and regulations
of each official game for WCG 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy will be
notified on the WCG official website.
SAMSUNG Electronics is the
worldwide sponsor of World Cyber Games. Microsoft X-box and AMD joined
as the premier sponsors of WCG 2006 Grand Final while ATI and
SyncMaster are official sponsors.
WCG 2006 official games:
- 6 PC Games
StarCraft : Brood War - RTS
WarCraft III : Frozen Throne - RTS
Half Life: Counter-Strike 1.6 - FPS
FIFA Soccer 2006 - Sports
Warhammer 40,000 : Winter Assault - RTS
Need for Speed : Most Wanted “ Sports (Racing)
- 2 Xbox Games
Project Gotham Racing 3 (Xbox) “ Sports (Racing)
Dead or Alive 4 (Xbox) - Fighting
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