South African Black Ops 2 players now have their opportunity to shine on the world’s biggest gaming stage – the Call of Duty Black Ops 2 World Championship.<\/p>\n
MWEB Gamezone, Megarom Interactive, and the Electronic Sports League (ESL) have worked together to provide SA gamers with the opportunity to attend the event.<\/p>\n
With a US$1-million prize pot, this is a mammoth event on the scale of any global sporting franchise – all the more impressive as it’s built around a video game. Participation will inherently be a great honour and a chance for a South African gaming team to blaze a trail among international counterparts.<\/p>\n
If you’ve got the chops, read on for the details.<\/p>\n
The online qualifying matches will take place on Sunday 17 March 2013. These are 4-player team matches. MWEB admins will control and operate the tournament.<\/p>\n
You can signup until 14:45 SAST of the day of the cup, the cup starts at 15:00 SAST. Each round takes approximately 90 minutes, so the 2nd round starts around 16:30 SAST, 3rd around 18:00 SAST and so on. If you receive a default win in the first round, please stay ready so you can start the 2nd round as soon as you get your next opponent.<\/p>\n
MWEB GameZone will be hosting the matches from the M-Cave, their gaming operations centre, in order to remove host advantage.<\/p>\n
Of crucial importance is the stipulation that participants have a passport valid for at least 6 months. Proof of this will be requested before the qualifying final commences and failure to produce proof means a disqualification for the entire team.<\/p>\n
The qualifying team should know that they will have to obtain a US visa and incur the costs thereof.<\/p>\n
The winning qualifier team will receive US$1,000 which should therefore cover any visa costs with change for celebrations.<\/p>\n
All expenses will be paid to attend the championship event in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n
MWEB GameZone will provide customised T-shirts for the SA team to present a united front.<\/p>\n
17 March 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n By entering teams are agreeing to the following conditions:<\/strong><\/p>\n Call of Duty Championship Rules: elite.callofduty.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Xbox 360) 4-on-4 South Africa Qualifier<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Qualification & Sign up<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Road to the Finals<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n MWEB GameZone forum contact point<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n We will be able to watch the qualifying matches as they take place at the following online locations:<\/p>\n\n
Important links<\/h3>\n
Watch the qualifying matches live<\/h3>\n