ESWC finals event leaves Europe
A press release about a German Electronic Sports World Cup qualifier revealed that the tournament will not be held in Europe in 2008.
Traditionally, the ESWC has been a French tournament. The first two editions, in 2003 and 2004, were held in Poitiers. From 2005 onwards, the event was held in various locations in Paris.
In an interview with Wire dated July 2007, Matthieu Dallon, the president of the ESWC, said that moving the event out of France is “a necessary evolution we have to make.”
The most likely place to hold an ESWC outside Europe seems to be Asia. The esports market is rapidly expanding there and there are rumors that the next Warcraft 3 Champions League finals will be held in China.
More about moving the ESWC out of Paris in part 4 of Carmac’s interview with Mattieu Dallon (July 2007):
3. November 2007 at 11:31 am :
WTF?! That sucks, I love Paris! :(
3. November 2007 at 12:16 pm :
Looks like a lot of people that have attended 3+ ESWC’s as spectators will not go this time. And it looks like FPS shooters like Quake will not be staged there.
IF it’s in Asia, that is.
4. November 2007 at 9:16 pm :
[...] Readmore broke the news that the Electronic Sports World Cup will move out of Europe, Rakaka and Against All Authority wrote that the 2008 ESWC will be staged in San Francisco, CA. [...]