Events
xLAN - World Cyber Games New Zealand Qualifier
xLAN Limited, host of the event, have had sell out events over the past five years. 800 competitors attending the New Zealand Qualifier.
World Cyber Games Asian Championship
The WCG Asian Championship
3rd - 5th July, 2009: To encourage gamers to participate in and enjoy marquee events with the WCG throughout the year, the WCG Pan-regional Championships were launched in 2006 in three continents; Europe, Asia, and America. With e-sports growing each year, these events will also serve to enhance brand awareness for the WCG among IT industry watchers in each region.
After the successful WCG 2005 Grand Final and the first WCG Asian Championship in 2006, Singapore once again hosted the WCG Asian Championships from August 2nd to 5th in Suntec City, Singapore. This time, 120 players from 12 countries participated in 5 official titles. Each country held qualifier rounds for the WCG Asian Championships, with the best gamers getting the ticket to Singapore where they compete for the title of the Asian Champion. During this period, the National Finals for WCG 2007 Singapore also took place. New Zealand was crowned top country in 2008 and received 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal.
7 eblacks will represent New Zealand at this event, competing in Guitar Hero World Tour, FIFA ’09, and DOTA All Stars.
Visit the WCG Asian Championship Website.
World Cyber Games 2009 Grand Final
The World Cyber Games.
11th - 15th November, 2009: The official slogan Beyond the Game signifies the WCG‘s commitment to harmony and building friendships among the world‘s youth through e-Sports. During the competitions and cultural events, the players from around the world will unify under a common bond that doesn‘t have language or cultural barriers.
After intense regional qualifying rounds, 700 players from 74 countries participated in the WCG 2008 Grand Final in Colonge, Germany, showing their skills in twelve eight video gaming titles. The WCG 2008 Grand Final also provided a variety of exhibitions and cultural events that more than 50,000 spectators gladly experienced.
Based on the success of the WCG Grand Finals in San Francisco (2004), Singapore (2005), Monza (2006) and Seattle (2007), Cologne (2008) the WCG Selection Committee has decided to take its ultimate event to Chengdu, China in 2009. The 2009 World Cyber Games (WCG) Grand Final will feature approximately 800 gamers from more than 80 countries.
Chengdu and the WCG together will bring e-sports into the mainstream culture by continuing to evolve the brand into one of the most celebrated festivals in the world.
(TBA) eblacks will be attending the WCG Grand Final 2009 and competing in TBA
