{"id":13306,"date":"2011-08-03T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"world-of-tanks-now-an-electronic-sports-league-discipline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/13306-world-of-tanks-now-an-electronic-sports-league-discipline","title":{"rendered":"World of Tanks now an Electronic Sports League discipline"},"content":{"rendered":"

World of Tanks (WoT) has joined the list of the disciplines of the ESL Major Series, one of the most important tournaments in the Electronic Sports League<\/a> (ESL), which is the largest gaming league in Europe.<\/p>\n

The ESL has also introduced a new Go4-series (Go4WoT), which will last for the next five months. It consists of 21 single cups and five monthly finals. The overall prize money will be 18,000 Euro. The sign-up process is now live for the first Go4WoT-Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

World of Tanks is a Free2Play game by Wargaming.net. It is a team-based Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game in which strategy and teamwork are necessary in order to triumph over the enemy‘s tank division. World of Tanks is the Guinness World Record holder for the largest amount of players gaming at the same time on the same server.<\/p>\n

“Wargaming developed a game with huge potential to be accepted by the eSports community,“ said Ibrahim Mazari, the Director of Public Relations at Turtle Entertainment, the company that spearheads the ESL. “[WoT] combines the complex standards of the different genres such as action, simulation, role-play game and shooter – and it is for free. World of Tanks can definitely become a huge eSports game.”<\/p>\n

“ESL is the acknowledged leader in holding championships in cyber gaming realm. We are honoured to launch the strategic partnership with such a highly acclaimed and trusted organization that became the one-and-only choice for professional gamers all over the world,” said Alexey Kuznetsov, the Event Manager at Wargaming.net.<\/p>\n

“The World of Tanks’ huge success and the army of dedicated die-hard fans merged with ESL’s experience and reputation guarantee both parties achieving even higher standards in management of championships aimed at eSportsmen,” added Kuznetsov.<\/p>\n

About the Electronic Sports League<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Electronic Sports League (ESL) is the largest and most important league for gamers in Europe consisting of more than 3 million registered members and more than 740,000 registered teams. ESL is operated by the company Turtle Entertainment since 2000 and offers more than 3,500 professional leagues and amateur ladders from a variety of games. Nearly 400,000 matches per month are being played worldwide using the ESL technology. The ESL website currently reaches above 1,6 million unique visitors a month and about 35,000 new players register every month.<\/p>\n

World of Tanks selected for Electronic Sports League discipline<\/a> <\/strong><< Comments and views<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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