ESWC reborn, next event in 2010
Posted by Camiel jetset R. on 2009-11-24 12:22:22
Tags: ESWC, reborn, Electronic Sports World Cup
ESWC

After ceasing all operations back in April 2009, the Electronic Sports World Cup has been reborn and will make its return in July 2010. With the France-based company Games-Services, the organisation behind ESWC, filing for bankruptcy several months ago, the DIP-Organisation bought the ESWC brand and trademark back in August 2009 and today officially announced their plans of hosting the ESWC 2010 at the world famous entertainment park Disneyland Paris in France from June 30 to July 4, 2010.

The event, which will have a total prize pot of $200,000, will take place in the Disney Village and features eight different games: Counterstrike 1.6, Counterstrike 1.6 Female, Warcraft III: TFT, Trackmania ESWC, Virtual Tennis, Need For Speed: Shift, Street Fighter 4 and FIFA 2010.

In a official press release, the DIP-Organisation has stated they bought the ESWC brand and trademark, not the Games-Services organisation, and are therefore not in charge of any obligation to pay 2008 cash prize or any debt. The organisation has however stated that "in order to prevent more harm and damage to the ESWC image and to maintain coherent the ESWC project and spirit, [they are] studying the possibilities to found a way to compensate the last ESWC champions."

Website : http://www.esworldcup.com/