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The location has been changed a few times according to inside sources but everything has been settled for Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aladdin Resort will act as the venue with over 175 gamers from America attending from September 15th-17th. Also over $75,000 will be given away in prizes for eight games.

The follow games that will be included in the event are; StarCraft�: Brood WarTM (PC), Warcraft�: Frozen Throne (PC), Half-Life�: Counter-Strike 1.6 (PC), Warhammer� 40,000: Winter Assault (PC), FIFA Soccer 06 TM (PC), Need for Speed TM: Most Wanted (PC), Dead or Alive� 4 (Xbox 360) and Project Gotham Racing� 3 (Xbox 360). USA comes in as the defending champion of WCG having won the gold for the Nations Award in the WCG 2005 Grand Finals. The USA walked away with two gold medals (Counter-Strike � Team 3D and Halo � Team 3D) and a silver medal (Warcraft 3; TFT � Shortround).

�Las Vegas and the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood Resort represent the ideal high-energy city and venue for an e-Sports tournament of this caliber,� said Michael Arzt, general manager and senior vice-president for ICM USA, organizers of the World Cyber Games USA Championships. �e-Sports fans will be treated to an optimum blend of entertainment and serious competitive video gaming, with America�s best gamers going to Italy to defend Team USA�s title as overall world champions of the WCG.�

The WCG 2006 Grand Final location was announced the previous year for Monza, Italy near the Switzerland border with Northern Italy. Over 56 countries will be represented in the largest nation versus nation event of the entire eSports year.

The following teams have already qualified for the Counter-Strike US Finals:
United States

Team3D - Autoberth from winning last year
United States

Complexity - Qualified at US Open
United States

United 5 - Qualified at US Open
United States

JMC - Qualified at US Open
United States

Pandemic - Qualified at Southern Regionals
United States

Elite Pimps - Qualified at Southern Regionals
United States

zEx - Qualified at Mideast Regionals
United States

Glimpse of Reality - Qualified at Mideast Regionals
United States

TBD - Pacific Regional
United States

TBD - Northeast Regional
United States

TBD - Northeast Regional

Pacific Regional
CG Centre
Irvine, California
August 5-6, 2006

Northeast Regional
Samsung Experience @ Time Warner Center
New York, New York
August 12-13, 2006

Full press release is on the next page for the WCG USA Finals venue.

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User Comments

go coL

۩ ONE LOVE ۩

wcg is 3d's tourney sorry #1

omg i live in Vegas....im so going to this :)

Go Team3D!

sup

#2 I see coL winning this.

Looks like im staying with Weenus for the weekend.

Its a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake.

#2 too bad this isnt source. coL got this.

i know a guy going to the starcraft championship...pretty sweet he gets to go to vegas

go nyoken :)

#7, 3D's beaten coL the past 2 times and the qualis were 1.6, sorry but 3D's gonna win it lol

This comment was edited at 08/01/2006 5:05 PM

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

Should be nice..... coL>3D

Sunman's Uncle

As always, i'll root for 3D, even though compLexity is looking really strong.

ok.

These events keep getting better and better. Good stuff.

"The directions say 'Cook and Chill'. And that's what I do, I cook, and then I chill!"

ROFL NICE

SAM! CAN I GO? HUH? HUH? CAN I? CAN I?

Marky "atdt" Ochoa, Head of World of Warcraft, Fnatic.com

3D wont have shag..

going to be hard for them to take down coL. look forward to seeing the results

#13, they haven't had him at the last 2 events and always won. I don't know why, but it seems like 3D always plays amazing for WCG. They have won the entire thing what, 4 times in a row now?

Fear the Dawg!

YOU DONT WANT NONE OF DON STYLE!!

#13

But they will have Dominator back for WCG.

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DOMINATOR!

I've never scrimmed DoD but if you offer me a spot on your team, I guarantee I'll make you look pro!

sievers is the man wich should be playing :D in this team 3D linup just kick rambo after the wcg and you will have an amaZING team :D

Go 3D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osru4ojkSw8

#18 Rambo is amazing..
anyways, woot!

Bootman and my hometown, See ya there.

I tip my hat to any entity that could bring so much integrity to evil.

gl to JMC and Glimpse of Reality

<3 Hanes
<3 p0s...er maybe

3D all the way

can't remember my old log in :(

yay, its coming to vegas <3

CYWORLD?

Good event.Col VS 3D

too bad most of the ppl in attendance probably can really enjoy Vegas; not sure if they're of age. but then again...3D's pretty old (i think).

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gambling is good! =)

Find me in #dinked~ <3 ninespot~ "True friends walk in, when the rest walk out." - Henry Young

wow how sick is that...

anyway i think its a tossup between 3d/col/jmc/pandemic (?? never know)

but i have a feeling 3d's going to win this... they always do good at WCG and other stuff that's backed by huge sponsors, media, etc...

buddy me

This will be the first major tournament held in Vegas since CXG! :D

Striving for the best, Expecting nothing less, Gamer 4 life.

@#7 ROFLMAOO WHUWHUWHUAHAHAHHAHA. funniest ever. I can't stop ROFLMAOIING

GO coL!!

WCG in Vegas should bring some interesting photos and videos :P

Go Read a Book =)

WCG is one of the top events, you get international travel (except when it was in san fransisco) to another country and represent the USA, for a pretty large purse. Everyone I have ever talked to about WCG say its awsome especially when its held in Korea cause they treat you amazing.

I think 3D always plays this event harder then anything else, cause there is so much riding on it
your representing your country, and having a blast.

This comment was edited at 08/03/2006 6:03 PM

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