WCG Canada will send 11 players to the WCG Grand Final that will be held in Kunshan, China. (Nov 29 to Dec 2.) Participants from across the country will represent Canada at the following 3 games:
- CrossFire (1 team of 5 players) - Starcraft 2 (3 players) - FIFA 12 (3 players)
In celebration of the 2012 WCG Canada tournaments, passionate gamers can visit Samsung Canada's Facebook page for a chance to win a Series 7 Gaming Laptop.
Thanks in part to Samsung’s sponsorship, for the first time ever, WCG Canada is thrilled to be able to bring the national finals to three locations across the country,” said Thierry St-Jacques-Gagnon, CEO of WCG Canada. ”Through this new tournament format, we are hoping to uncover talented cyber athletes from coast to coast to represent Canada at this year’s WCG Grand Final in China.”
From the serious competitor to the casual player, WCG Canada players and visitors alike can experience gaming on Samsung technology at each of the regional final events. Visitors can experience game play on the new Samsung GS III, Series 7 and 9 laptops and SMART TVs onsite.
Anyone in Canada can register to compete free of charge through either an online qualifying round or through regional finals for the three official gaming titles: StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty, FIFA 12 and Cross Fire®. Courtesy of Samsung Canada, the online winners of StarCraft II and FIFA 12 will each win preferred tournament seeding and travel to their closest regional final competition. For Cross Fire, the online qualifier will determine the top three teams that will join last year’s Champions in the finals, to be held in Montreal, Quebec.
Online qualifying tournament – September 28-30, 2012 Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 26
Central regional finals (StarCraft II and FIFA 12 only) – October 19 – 21, 2012 at Toronto Eaton Centre’s Albert’s Way Promotion Court (outside Swarovski), 220 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
Western regional finals (StarCraft II and FIFA 12 only) – October 26 – 28, 2012 at Metropolis at Metrotown Atrium Court, 4700 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
Eastern regional finals (StarCraft II, FIFA 12) and Cross Fire national final – November 2 – 4, 2012 at Complexe Desjardins Grande-Palace, 150 Ste. Catherine St. West, Montreal QC
Courtesy of Samsung Canada, the top three StarCraft II and FIFA 12 e-Sport competitors – one winner from each regional final – will each win a trip to represent Canada at the 2012 WCG Grand Final in Kunshan, China (November 29 – December 2, 2012). The top Cross Fire team in Canada will also win travel to represent Canada in the Grand Finals.
Interested players are welcome to register on the WCG Canada website. Registration is free of charge.
This is awesome. Only problem though is that being in Saskatchewan I am not really close to any of the regional final locations. Oh well, it is a good excuse for a quick trip.
I would love to go try qualifications for CF, but sadly I don't got 4 other players, being in Alberta and having school to attend, I'll have to skip out
While im happy they finally added more events than just montreal. Us folks living in the actual center of the country are still getting shafted. Toronto is not the middle of Canada. Regardless good luck to the participants.
On September 25 2012 16:04 Korlin wrote: How is Toronto 'central' Canada?
I'm guessing central by population. Technically the middle of Canada is right by Winnipeg but population wise it really is Ontario and Quebec. 8 of the top 10 largest population areas are in Ontario (and the other 2 are in Quebec). So having it in Toronto would be a fair skew towards the larger population.
Also if you look at NASL they choice Toronto specifically because out of every city in the world Toronto has the highest viewership (by a large margin apparently) so it does make sense.
On September 25 2012 16:04 Korlin wrote: How is Toronto 'central' Canada?
I'm guessing central by population. Technically the middle of Canada is right by Winnipeg but population wise it really is Ontario and Quebec. 8 of the top 10 largest population areas are in Ontario (and the other 2 are in Quebec). So having it in Toronto would be a fair skew towards the larger population.
Also if you look at NASL they choice Toronto specifically because out of every city in the world Toronto has the highest viewership (by a large margin apparently) so it does make sense.
Western Canada has a larger population than Eastern as of the last census, but that is aside from the point. If they were set on 3 locations I don't see why it couldn't have been Calgary or Edmonton instead of BC. Its somewhat frustrating as an Alberta player to know that at the minimum to fly to any of these 3 areas its minimum 600round trip + a place to stay food etc.
I do not play competitively anymore, but I can say that in the past when I was competitive in war3 C&C and other games featured at WCG, the cost has been prohibitive to fly out east, and honestly Van costs even more so that doesn't help things at all. I understand the reasons for doing what they have done, its just frustrating.
The Toronto vs Canada thing is something that goes way beyond Sc2, don't take it personally.
Yes and make sure all of the personal information fields are accurate as you will not be eligible for prize/qualification for the national final if they aren’t.
I LOVE it when I hear about Canadian Esports. That's what makes me smile every morning when I wake up and eat my cereal (OK maybe not but you get the idea). Canada should be as active as possible in the Esports world and I think sending 11 internationally skilled Canadians is a great step.
I need to have a good look at the map, cause montreal isnt exactly eastern canada. This tourney has a really bad history, be prepared for disappointment :[
There is a space at the Eaton Centre where it will be set up, yes it is a Live event, running from the 19th to the 21st of October.
You're certainly welcome to come spectate, there's no tickets or passes required to watch at any of the venues.
There is also still time to sign up for the events if you have not yet on the WCGCanada website, http://www.wcgcanada.net/
Just sign up and indicate which location you'd like to attend, and you don't have to be a GM or anything like that either. Its a great chance to come watch and meet pros and top level amateurs who might be named Wasif in your area so check it out.
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