- Village Gamer - https://a.villagegamer.net -

WCG Canada Updates

WCG Canada [1]HalifaxWCG Canada [1] is looking for the best Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne player to represent our country at the next WCG Pan-American Championship in Mexico. This major gaming event will be held on September 11-13, in Guadalajara.  All expenses will be paid for by WCG (air travel, accommodation and meals on site).  This tournament will determine who will win a trip to Mexico!!

A qualifying tournament will be held on Saturday, July 25th, at 7pm Eastern Time. Matches will be played 1v1 on Battle.net. Registration fees are $20 per player.  Please make sure you provide your name and complete contact information otherwise your registration will be rejected. Note, you must also have a valid Canadian passport with an expiry date later than March 2010.

Click here for registration info [2].

Also confirmed is the date and venue for the WCG 2009 Canada Western Qualifier, which will be the onlyversus gaming [3] live event for gamers who wish to be part of Team Canada at the next WCG Grand Final in China. The top team/player from each qualifier will be invited to be part of the National Finals in Toronto, presented by Samsung Electronics Canada, from August 28-30.

The WCG 2009 Canada Western Qualifier will take place on Saturday August 1st, at Versus Gaming [3] in Vancouver. Players can now register for Counter-Strike 1.6 (PC), Guitar Hero : World Tour (X360), and Virtua Fighter 5 (X360). Tournament and registration information can be found here [4]. Participants must be Canadian citizen and must have a valid passport to be able to travel to China where the World Cyber Games Grand Final will take place in November.

There will be a solo deathmatch competition during tournament intermission. Players or spectators can pay $2 to compete in 5 minute deathmatch sessions spread over the 5 tournament maps. The person with the most map wins will win a prize. There will also be multiple door prizes