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The greatest sporting project of the 21st century
The ESWC was designed by a French team, which since 1999 has been specialising in the organisation of video games tournaments and in the development of technologies linked to network games. An independent private company, initially under the name of "Ligarena" and now known as "Games-Services", manages the entire ESWC, its licensing rights throughout the world, its financing through sponsorship, its major events and its television broadcasting. Present in over 50 countries in the form of a national licence, the ESWC relies on a network of strategic partners who all share the same passion and are players in a common adventure: becoming the foremost international electronic sports federation. Each of these national bodies supervises local qualifying rounds and produces an ESWC National Final to determine who will take part in the ESWC Grand Final.
Once a year, "Games-Services" gathers together all of the champions who qualified during the preliminary rounds for an international event named the Grand Final. All the champions are invited to participate free of charge. The ESWC covers their accommodation costs and provides them with all of the IT equipment needed to take part in the competition. This Grand Final is completely open to the public and is designed to entertain, convey the champions' emotions and present the world of new digital leisure activities to as many people as possible. Every year, the ESWC attracts a live audience up to 30,000 spectators, and several tens of millions watch via all of the different media providing coverage.
The ESWC Grand Final is internationally recognised as the best e-sporting event in the world: it is the most innovative, the most professional, the most in tune with champions and their expectations, the most open to the public and, last but not least, the most entertaining.
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Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC), is the leading video games competitions federative organization
* Present in over 50 countries following 7 years of growth * 3,000 national and international events worldwide organized under ESWC’s brand * 1,000 hours of TV Broadcasts and reports worldwide * Up to 6,000,000 Internet results on Google during finals
ESWC is the world e-sporting benchmark
* The only credible Sanctioning Body for video games competitions as independent company, pioneer and opinion leader since 1998 * The most innovative e-sports production company showcasing World Finals in thrilling shows on stage broadcasted across all media platforms including TV, IPTV, Mobile, Internet and gaming devices
ESWC is one of the most well-known brand in Electronic Sports
* Trademark registration in progress in over 50 countries * A core team with an expertise and unique know-how * A commercial network over the world with 35 licensed companies
Past ESWC Finals
2003
The 2003 ESWC saw around 150,000 players narrowed down to just 358 players from 37 different countries who would attend the finals at the Futuroscope near Poitiers in France. The total prize fund for the event was USD 156,000$.
| 2003 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Counter-Strike[1] | team9 | Team zEx | SK Gaming | GoodGame |
| WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos[2] | Alborz "HeMaN" Haidarian | Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson | Antoine "FaTC" Zadri | Yoan "ToD" Merlo |
| Unreal Tournament 2003[3] | Christian "GitZzZ" Hoeck | Björn "zulg" Sunesson | Aaron "Lotus" Everitt | Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendell |
| Quake 3[4] | Anton "Cooller" Singov | John "ZeRo4" Hill | Alexey "LeXeR" Nesterov | Pelle "fazz" Söderman |
| Counter-Strike Female[5] | SK Gaming | Femina Beliica | Denmark Girls | To Hell Angels |
- SK Gaming representing Sweden in the Counter-Strike competition
2004
The 2004 finals were once again held at the Futuroscope, roughly 400 finalists from 41 countries attended to compete for a USD 210,000$ prize purse[6].
| 2004 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Counter-Strike[7] | Titans | Spixel | Virtus.pro | The Stomping Ground |
| WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne[8] | Dae Hui "FoV" Cho | Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson | Alborz "HeMaN" Haidarian | Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun |
| Unreal Tournament 2004[9] | Maurice "BurningDeath" Engelhardt | Christian "GitZzZ" Hoeck | Laurens "Lauke" Pluijmakers | Nicola "Forrest" Geretti |
| Quake 3[10] | Sweden | United States | Russia | Belarus |
| Counter-Strike Female[11] | Team all 4 one | Ladies.AMD | New4|eibo | Les Seules |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 3[12] | "Samsam" | "Xside" | "Chenzhiliang" | "Wangzaoxing" |
| Painkiller[13] | Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager | Alessandro "Stermy" Avallone | "Dr.Moerser" | Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendell |
2005
In 2005 the venue was moved to a larger venue: The Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. The total prize payout was again raised this time to 300,000 euros.
| 2005 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Counter-Strike[14] | compLexity | SK Gaming | Mousesports | Lunatic Hai |
| WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne[15] | Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen | Andrey "Deadman" Sobolev | Seo Woo "ReiGn" Kang | Xiaofeng "Sky" Li |
| Unreal Tournament 2004[16] | Michael "winz" Bignet | Markus "Falcon" Holzer | Laurens "Lauke" Pluijmakers | Michele "DevilMC" Esposito |
| Quake 3[17] | Anton "Cooller" Singov | Paul "czm" Nelson | Magnus "fojji" Olsson | Jason "socrates" Sylka |
| Counter-Strike Female[18] | Girls Got Game | Ladies.AMD | x6tence.AMD | Beat off The Best |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 4[19] | Badr "ArabianJoker" Hakeem | Mike "Mike" Moreton | "Legre" | "Zhao_Hang" |
| Gran Turismo 4[20] | "Snake" | "Carter" | "Lucky" | "Phenkis" |
- SK Gaming representing Denmark
2006
The event took place at Palais Omnisports of Paris Bercy and the total payout this time was around 300,000 euros.
| 2006 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Counter-Strike[21] | Made In Brazil | Team fnatic | Alternate aTTaX | Team 3D |
| WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne[22] | Jae Wook "Lucifer" Noh | Ivica "Zeus[19]" Markovic | Xiaofeng "Sky" Li | Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev |
| Quake 4[23] | Michael "winz" Bignet | Alexey "Cypher" Yanusheuski | Ivo "Forever" Lindhout | Anton "Cooller" Singov |
| Counter-Strike Female[24] | Beat off The Best | Les Seules | Hacker Victory | SK Gaming** |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 5[25] | Bruce "Spank" Grannec | "Myto" | "Jinxy" | "Song" |
| Gran Turismo 4[26] | "Snake" | "Carter" | "Lucky" | "Holl01" |
| Trackmania Nations[27] | Dorian "Carl" Vallet | Manuel "Baiy000r" Baier | Pascal "gaLLo" Jager | "Dridrione" |
- team fnatic representing Sweden in Counter-strike
- SK Gaming representing USA in Counter-Strike female
2007
The ESWC 2007 took place at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, from July 5 to July 8. There was a complete expo for this event, called "Mondial du Gaming".
Games featured were Counter-Strike, WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne, Quake 4, Counter-Strike Female, Pro Evolution Soccer 6 and Trackmania Nations.
750 finalists attended from 51 countries which competed for a prize purse of USD 180,000$[28].
| 2007 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Counter-Strike[29] | Pentagram | Team NoA | fnatic | Made in Brazil |
| WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne[30] | Lee Sung "SoJu" Duk | Olav "Creolophus" Undheim | Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen | Jun "Lyn" Park |
| Quake 4[31] | Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski | Anton "Cooller" Singov | Michael "winz" Bignet | Mikael "PURRI" Tarvainen |
| Counter-Strike Female[32] | SK Gaming | EHONOR | Be The Best | Unfinished |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 6[33] | Sven "S-Butcher" Wehmeier | Bruce "Spank" Grannec | Mike "El Matador" Linden | Almeida "Bubaloo" Jorge |
| Trackmania Nations[34] | "XenoGear" Molema | Dorian "Carl" Vallet | Simon "Lign" Ferreira | Charles "selrahc33" Devillard |
- fnatic Representing Sweden in Counter-Strike
- SK Gaming Representing USA in Counter-Strike Female
