THE WORLD CYBER GAMES HITS

WHO: The best videogame athletes

WHAT: First round qualifier competition in nationwide search for the best video game players in the country

WHERE: Will be at several CompUSA across the country. Please see below for the addresses

WHEN: Beginning May 10th at 10:00 am Please see the website for the remaining dates

Leading E-Sports Tournament Launches with 400 Qualifying Tournaments Across the United States in Partnership with CompUSA

The United Cyber Games Association (UCGA) today announced a series of over 400 qualifying events around the United States to kick off the American portion of the Samsung World Cyber Games (WCG), the world’s largest e-sports competition. Teaming with sponsors Samsung, CompUSA’s game fixx, and NVIDIA, the World Cyber Games USA will bring thrilling competitions closer to all of America’s 140 million gamers by holding its qualifying and semifinal competitions at 20 CompUSA locations across the country from April through July 2003. The U.S. competition will culminate in a national final in August; winners there will advance to the WCG 2003 Grand Final in Seoul, Korea October 12-18.

“We’re thrilled to partner with CompUSA as we launch our qualifying rounds of competition across the United States,” said Joe Moss, Executive Director of UCGA. “We are holding tournaments in every corner of the country to assure that we truly get the best players in the nation, and that everyone who wants to compete gets a chance to join in the fun. With 400 events and estimated 20,000 competitors, the WCG 2003 U.S. Tournament will be the most extensive and inclusive video game competition ever.”

The 20 CompUSA locations for the national PC qualifying rounds are:

Redondo Beach, CA 1611 Hawthorne Blvd. , Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Bellevue, WA 100 108th Ave N.E. The Shops @ Main St.Bellevue, WA 98004

Phoenix, AZ 860 North 54th Street Chandler Pavilions Shopping Center, Chandler, AZ 85226

Las Vegas, NV 3535 W. Sahara Ave. , Las Vegas, NV 89102-5869

Southlake, GA 1915 Mount Zion Road Southlake Pavillion, Morrow, GA 30260

Pittsburgh, PA 2000 Park Manor Blvd. , Pittsburgh, PA 15205

Columbus, OH 3749 Easton Market Easton Market Center, Columbus, OH 43219

Sacramento, CA 2040 Alta Arden Expressway , Sacramento, CA 95825

Austin, TX5601 Brodie Lane, Ste. 800 Sunset Valley Village Shopping Center, South Austin, TX 78745

St. Louis, MO 3614 Lindbergh Blvd. The Shoppes at Sunset Hills, Sunset Hills, MO 63127

Braintree, MA 500 Grossman Drive , Braintree, MA 02184-5761

Raleigh, NC 7101 Glenwood Avenue , Raleigh, NC 27612-7146

San Jose, CA 634 Blossom Hill Road Sunrise Plaza, San Jose, CA 95123

Lewisville, TX 2325 S. Stemmons Freeway Vista Ridge Village, Lewisville, TX 75067

Denver, CO 8691 Park Meadows Center Drive , Littleton, CO 80124

Alexandria, VA 5901 Stevenson Ave. , Alexandria, VA 22304-3303

Plantation, FL 12170 West Sunrise Blvd. Plantation Crossing Center, Plantation, FL 33323

Nashville, TN WHERE: CompUSA 719 Thompson Lane, Ste. 5 , Nashville, TN 37204

Syracuse, NY 320 Hiawatha Blvd. West , Syracuse, NY 13290

Chicago, IL 101 East Chicago Avenue , Chicago, IL 60611-2010

For five weekend days each month, from April through June, all 20 locations will simultaneously host a qualifying tournament in one or two of the six official WCG tournament PC games: Half-Life: Counter-Strike, StarCraft: Brood War, Warcraft III, Age of Mythology, Unreal Tournament 2003 and FIFA Soccer 2003. The top players at each game from each location will return to the same CompUSA stores in July to compete in five more days of WCG 2003 U.S. Semifinals, and the semifinal winners will advance the U.S. Final in August. There, the country’s best gamers will vie for a coveted spot on Team USA and a chance to compete for a share of $400,000 in prizes at the WCG 2003 Grand Final in Korea.

"CompUSA is excited to be teaming with Samsung Electronics and World Cyber Games for the second year in a row," stated Larry Mondry, President CompUSA Stores/COO. "Gaming has evolved into a business that tests the boundaries of technology and CompUSA will continue to grow with it."

For detailed information or to register, please visit www.wcgusa.org .

About United Cyber Games Association

The United Cyber Games Association (UCGA), headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is the U.S. organizer of the World Cyber Games (WCG). At the intersection of video games, sports, and entertainment, UCGA is dedicated to the development of e-sports as a leading new entertainment category for the 21st century. Please visit www.wcgusa.org  for more information.

About the World Cyber Games

In its third year of competition, the World Cyber Games, created and organized worldwide by International Cyber Marketing Co., Ltd. (ICM), is the world’s leader in videogame competitions. From October 12-18, 2003, the World Cyber Games 2003 Grand Final will host more than 700 competitors from 50 countries in a competition of the world’s best gamers and a weeklong cultural festival at the Olympic Park in Seoul, Korea. Please visit www.worldcybergames.org  for more information.

Share | Digg This | Glink It

---