The ESWC 2008 event will take place from August 25th-27th in San Jose, California, during NVISION 2008, an event designed by NVIDIA, the tournament's new main partner.

The Counter-Strike: 1.6 tournament will begin with two group phases, followed by an eight-team single elimination stage which will use a best-of-three match system.

The maps that will be used for the tournament are the following: de_dust2, de_nuke, de_train, de_tuscan and de_inferno.

The prize distribution for the male tournament is the following:

1. $40,000 USD
2. $25,000 USD
3. $14,000 USD

The male Counter-Strike competition will begin on Monday, August 25th, at 10.00 (local time) and will end on Tuesday at 21.00 (local time).

The participants' list is so far the following:

Made in Brazil
Millenium
Team Alternate
Assassin List
Make it Happen
Motus
LowandLions
QTP
Punto.cl
N1
Xuxan
Speeder
n!faculty
Name
Lybia CS
Mindless
Team 34
Evil Geniuses
roccat
e-STRO
wNv
Dragon
emuLate
mousesports
Vatos Locos
Incredibles
Frag eXecutors
Defining Stars
EYESports
SK Gaming
fnatic
Winners
pro100 (Virtus.pro)
Dignitas
x3o
Mafia of Brothers
mTw
PGS.MYM

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