Ural Steel 2012 is preparing for the final battle
15 of the strongest teams of virtual tankers from around the world will fight in the final battles in Moscow
14 August 2012 –– Wargaming, one of the world's largest developers and publishers in the free-to-play MMO market, has announced the completion of the qualifying round of the World of Tanks Ural Steel 2012 World Championship. Fifteen of the best teams from America, Europe, Russia, China and Southeast Asia will compete in the final for the title of champion and an impressive prize fund. The decisive battle of the tournament will take place on September 16 at the CSKA Universal Sports Complex in Moscow.
Four Russian teams will perform in the final, four teams from North America, another four from Poland and Germany will represent the European server, Chinese gamers will perform as part of two teams, and a team of players from Japan will fight from the server of Southeast Asia.
“For the second year in a row, the Ural Steel Championship gathers the elite of the World of Tanks gaming community from around the world,” says the head of the Wargaming e-sports unit, Alexey Kuznetsov. - Many of the finalist teams took part in last year's tournament. After a whole year of intensive training, cybersportsmen will again fight for the right to be called the best virtual tank crews of the year. ”
Applications for participation in the qualifying matches of the tournament "Ural Steel" 2012 filed around 5000 cyber teams from around the world. More than 1500 teams took part in fights for the right to fight in the final.
The international Ural Steel tournament was organized by the Russian Computer Sports Federation with the support of Wargaming. The general sponsor of the event was the largest in Russia research and production corporation Uralvagonzavod, a leading global manufacturer of basic combat tanks. The general partner of the championship, the Russian company Citylink, is a reliable and dynamic partner in popularizing modern technologies of service, entertainment and shopping in Russia.
About Wargaming
Wargaming is one of the world's largest publishers and developers in the free-to-play MMO market. The company was founded in 1998, and during that time managed to turn from a group of enthusiasts into an international corporation with 900 employees and has released more 15 games.
Currently, Wargaming is working on a military series of MMO games dedicated to tank, air and sea battles of the mid-20th century.
The company's flagship project, tank action World of Tanks, managed to win numerous awards from the leading gaming publications and become one of the most successful MMO projects. Air World of Warplanes is on the list of the most anticipated releases of the 2012 of the year. dedicated to warships, scheduled for 2013 year.
In June, 2012, Wargaming announced the service Wargaming.net, which will become the center of a new gaming universe, uniting all MMO-projects of the company on the portal www.wargaming.net.
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