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Announcing the World GameMaster Tournament!
The World GamesMaster Tournament is back and this year it’s bigger and better than ever! Sponsored globally by ASUS, Microsoft and Intel, the WGT is the premiere professional sporting event for Australia's top gamers.

Gamers from all over the country are invited to compete in CounterStrike: Source, Quake IV and Warcraft III tournamnets from Mid-July. As the truly elite emerge from the gaming pack, finalists will be invited to attend the National Grand Final at Atomic LIVE in October. This year there’s over $15,000 in prizes to be won, as well as flights to Sydney for interstate competitors.

The qualifying rounds will be held online, powered by Bigpond's GameArena of high performance servers to enable the broadest access and fairest opportunity for all Australian players.

The WGT final will be the centrepiece of Atomic Live, held at the Badgery Pavillion, Sydney Showground, on the 18th October 2008. This event is hughly anticipated by gamers and technology enthusiasts around the country. Major IT and gaming companies will be showcasing their products and games through out the day. Last year over 1600 visitors attended the show and watched the WGT finals.

And, of course, winners will receive the love and respect of their peers and have their names etched in gaming history as the best of the best. Game on!

The Games

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Finalists: 8
Qualifier Format: 32 player seeded single-elimination tournament played on the battle.net service.
Finals Format: 8 player seeded double-elimination tournament played on LAN, BO3 Semi-final to Grand Final
Maps: Turtle Rock, Gnoll Wood, Terenas Stand, Lost Temple

Counter-Strike: Source
Finalists: 30 (5 x 6)
Online Qualifier Format: 16 team seeded single-elimination tournament
Maps: de_inferno, de_dust2, de_nuke, de_train
Rounds: MR15
Server Configuration: Bigpond GameArena War Configuration
Note: Players must demo matches

Quake IV
Finalists: 6
Online Qualifier Format: 32 player single-elimination tournament
Maps: Phrantic, Placebo Effect, Monsoon, A Man Called Sun, Galang
Timer: 15:00
Server Configuration: Bigpond GameArena Duel Configuration
Note: Players must demo matches

Prizes!*
* Specific models of the prizes will be announced prior to the event.
Individual Quake 4
Quake 4
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The winner will receive:
  • 1 x Asus Gaming Notebook
  • 1 x VGA EAH3870X2/1G
Team Counter-Strike Source
Counter-Strike
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Each team member will receive:
  • A Gaming LCD monitor
  • A P5E3 Deluxe / WiFi
  • An EN8800GT/512
  • Cash prize @$500
Warcraft III
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The winner will receive:
  • 1 x Asus Gaming Notebook
  • 1 x VGA EAH3870X2/1G
How do I register for the WGT?

To compete in the WGT you need to be a registered member of the BigPond GameArena site. Please note that in accordance with standard GameArena terms and conditions, all players need to be over 18.

To register for the Quake IV tournament, head over to the Quake IV Tournament page.
To register for the Counter-Strike: Source tournament, head over to the Counter-Strike:Source page.
To register for the Warcraft III tournament, head over to the Warcraft III page.

You can read more about the World GamesMaster Tournament here: http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/wgt2008/
Quake 4 © id Software, Inc.
Counter-Strike: Source © Valve Corporation

Send any questions to wgt@atomicmpc.com.au

 
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