First Guild Wars 2 world championship has $50,000 prize pool — eurogamer.net

It's not a $5m jackpot but Guild Wars 2 steps up to the eSports plate this December with its first worldwide tournament and a prize pool of $50,000. It's to be held in China on 4th-5th December, and the first ever Guild Wars 2 world champions will be crowned. There's some qualifying to do first - before ArenaNet and NCsoft fly you to China for the final. The winners of the Tournament of Glory (scheduled for October 11th-12th) will be invited to the World Tournament Series Invitational (October 25th-26th), and the winners of that - the best teams in Europe and North America - will go to China.

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