Guild Wars 2 ESL Pro League Finals

ArenaNet, publisher e developer del famoso franchise Guild Wars, presenta Guild Wars 2 Pro League Finals, la prima ESL Pro competition per MMO. Questo weekend quattro squadre di finalisti dal North America ed Europa si scontreranno per aggiudicarsi la gloria e un premio in denaro, così da diventare parte della storia dello scenario MMO e portare le competizioni ad un livello sempre più alto. Le squadre gareggeranno per spartirsi il montepremi di $100,000, uno dei più alti offerti per un torneo di ESL Pro nonchè il più grande premio di sempre per Guild Wars 2.

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BELLEVUE, Wash. – Feb. 18, 2016: ArenaNet™, publisher and developer of the acclaimed Guild Wars franchise, is hosting the inaugural Guild Wars 2 Pro League Finals, the first-ever ESL Pro competition for an MMO. This weekend, four teams of finalists from North America and Europe will face off in a clash for cash and notoriety, and make history in the process by taking MMO competitions to the next level. Teams will vie for their share of the $100,000 purse, one of the richest offered for an ESL Pro tournament and the largest cash prize ever for Guild Wars 2. The event could chart a new course for elite level MMO competition, giving world-class MMO players their eSports platform and the opportunity for big earnings in a field currently dominated by MOBA and FPS games.

The Guild Wars 2 Pro League Finals are scheduled to take place at 16:00 GMT (17:00 CET) this Saturday, 20th February, at ESL’s brand new studio in Leicester, UK. The event will be livestreamed on ESL’s main Twitch channel as well as the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel (http://www.twitch.tv/guildwars2). Viewers will have a chance to win prizes throughout the day including giveaways of products from ArenaNet’s partners on the event, Sennheiser and Corsair.

The official Guild Wars 2 Pro League website (http://competitive.guildwars2.com) just launched; it’s where fans can learn everything they need to know about tournament play and follow their favourite elite players and teams. The finalists competing for the title of Season Champion on Saturday include Rank Fifty Five Dragons and Vermillion from Europe, and Team PZ and the Abjured from North America. Rank Fifty Five Dragons and Vermillion fought off Pro League favorites Team Orange Logo and The Civilized Gentlemen in Europe, while Team PZ narrowly secured a second-place spot behind the undefeated team The Abjured in North America. With a new meta, new builds, new team compositions, and new tournament rules in effect, the stage is set for nail-biting matches.

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To download Guild Wars 2 and play for free, and for more information on the core game and its recent expansion, Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, please visit www.guildwars2.com.