ESWC 2007 Grand Final Prizes and Players Services

The Electronic Sports World Cup Grand Final 2007 will take place in Paris from 5th to 8th of July and will gather 750 international video games champions from 51 countries. The 6 main tournaments will be rewarded with prize money as follows:

Counter-Strike 1.6 (© Valve Software)
1. US $ 40,000
2. US $ 24,000
3. US $ 12,000

Warcraft III TFT (© Blizzard)
1. US $ 10,000
2. US $ 6,000
3. US $ 3,000

Quake IV (© ID Software)
1. US $ 10,000
2. US $ 6,000
3. US $ 3,000

Trackmania Nations (© Nadeo)
1. US $ 10,000
2. US $ 6,000
3. US $ 3,000

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (© Konami)
1. US $ 10,000
2. US $ 6,000
3. US $ 3,000

Counter-Strike 1.6 Women (© Valve Software)
1. US $ 15,000
2. US $ 9,000
3. US $ 4,500

The 750 champions and their official staff will be invited to the opening ceremony on the 4th of July in the Region Ile-de-France’s private gardens in the center of Paris. Games-Services will also provide accommodations for all the national delegations from 4th to 8th of July in Paris at hotels close to ESWC’s location, Porte de Versailles. High performing computers will be provided to the champions and competitions schedules will be spread out over 4 days. Furthermore, most of all qualified champions will have their trip to Paris paid by their national ESWC organizers. Games-Services, by re-structuring the distribution of the prize money, has chosen to insure the quality, the specificity and the integrity of the event.

More information on the official web site of the event:
http://www.eswc.com/2007