[FRANCE] Cannes 2010, 03/03/10 ~ 07/03/10

World Game Cup 2010
3rd edition - Palais des Festivals at Cannes, France

The World Game Cup is back !

1st edition, 2004 : American players win (vs France in finals) what was the biggest Soul Calibur event ever held
2nd edition, 2006 : Japanese players win most trophies
Who will win 3rd edition ?!


CONCEPT

The World Game Cup's goal is to bring together the best fighting game players during 5 days. It is held in the renowned Palais des Festivals at Cannes, during the "Festival International des Jeux" (international games festival). This event will feature solo tournaments, team tournaments, and exhibitions matches. As it is also intended to be a show, all events will be viewable - for free - by the audience.

The World Game Cup will hold several "open" tournaments : any fighting game player can attend without prior qualification.

DATE & LOCATION

From Wednesday March 3th 2010 to Sunday the 7th
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France


TOURNAMENT LIST

The World Game Cup is made of two parts :
- The "Main Event", international, which will be the major feature of this competition
- Smaller, minor tournaments


Official "Main Event" Tournaments :

- Soulcalibur IV (Solo) – Sunday March 7th 2010.
- Soulcalibur IV (5vs5) – Saturday March 6th 2010.
- Soulcalibur IV (World Team Cup) – Sunday Marth 7th 2010. (Only National teams can attend).
- Tekken VI (Solo) – Saturday March 6th 2010.
- Street Fighter IV (2vs2) – Sunday March 7th 2010.
- Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (3vs3) – Saturday March 6th 2010.
- The King Of Fighters 2002 UM (Solo) – Saturday March 6th 2010.

Minor tournaments :

This list can still change. The exact list and schedule will be announced on the World Game Cup website.

- Soulcalibur IV Team 3vs3
- Tekken VI Team 3vs3
- Street Fighter IV solo
- Guilty Gear XX Accent Core solo
- BlazBlue
- The King Of Fighters XI
- The King Of Fighters XII
- The King Of Fighters 98 UM
- Tatsunoko vs Capcom
- Hokuto No Ken
- Street Fighter III Third Strike
...


REGISTRATION AND PRIZE MONEY

You can register on the website (open in November 2009), or directly at the event. We recommend online as there might not be enough openings on the spot.

Only the "Main Event" tournaments will have a cash prize. 100% of the subscription fees will go to the pot, bringing the total amount to over € 10.000 *

EXTRA INFORMATION

Our sponsors, cash prizes dispatching, schedule, rules and registration process will all be put up on our website in November 2009

While waiting you can visit the Gnouz Corporation website (French) :
http://www.gnouz-corporation.com

Topic about the event :
viewforum.php?f=195


* estimated cash prize - we believe it to be pretty accurate, but the exact amount will depend on the number of attending players


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fonte: neo-empire