CGS announces 2008 schedule
Championship Gaming Series has announced its official 2008 schedule of events culminating in the World Final on July 28
Championship Gaming Series has announced its schedule of events for the 2008 North America Season and World Final.
The season kicks off on June 2 and runs through the 2008 CGS World Championship on July 28.
Gamers from eight teams across the globe will convene in Los Angeles to battle over USD 1,000,000 in prize money, with the winning team receiving USD 500,000.
UK/European final competitions will be held on June 27-28, with the North American final on July 7 and the Pan-Asia and Latin America final on July 10.
The World Championships quarterfinals will be held on July 14 and July 16, with the semi-finals following on July 21 and 23. The World Final will be held on July 28.
The North America Season and World Championship will be broadcast live in front of a television audience - in HDTV - on DIRECTV. Outside of North America, televised coverage of the World Championship will air in the UK on BSkyB, in Asia on STAR and ESPN-STAR and in Australia on STAR.