WCG 2012: Grand Finals
Tankers,
Wargaming today announced details of the World of Tanks championship at the World Cyber Games 2012 Grand Finals. Marking the game’s debut as an official eSports discipline, this year`s challenge will be held in Kunshan, China from November 29th to December 2nd.
The tournament will begin with two groups, one of eight and one of seven teams, that will determine the top two competitors that will advance to the single elimination best-of-three bracket.
“We are focused on expanding World of Tanks as a world-wide eSport discipline,'' said Victor Kislyi, CEO of Wargaming. “Events like the World Cyber Games spur growth in it as a eSport by encouraging pro gamers to pump more hours into improvement and helping us find what needs to be changed to enhance the gaming experience."
Fifteen top professional and competitive teams from across Europe, North America, and Asia battled their way through online qualifiers and national finals to compete for the coveted title of World of Tanks World Champion, and hefty prize purses going to the best three teams.
The teams will be playing as following:
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DATE |
TIME (UTC) |
PHASE |
LIVESTREAM |
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Thursday, 29th November |
7:00 – 7:30 8:00 – 8.30 |
Group Stage |
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Friday, 30th November |
4.30 – 5:00 09:00 – 9.30 |
Group Stage |
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Saturday, 1st December |
3:00 – 4:00 |
Semifinals |
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6:00 – 7.30 |
Final |
The final battles for the World of Tanks grand prize will be held on December 1, 2012. The semi-finals and the 3rd/4th place matches will be held on stage D, while the ultimate encounter will unfold on stage A.
All stage matches of the WCG 2012 Grand Finals will be broadcasted live by Korean Ongamenet, Twitch TV, Daum TV pot and Chinese NeoTV.
Stay tuned for the next update on WCG 2012, the largest gaming festival in the world!
