World Elite set to descend on Multiplay’s i25 August event.
4Kings, the UK's only professional gaming team, and Multiplay, the UK's No.1 LAN event organiser, have teamed up to allow several of the World's finest gamers the opportunity to hone their skills in preparation for the upcoming CPL World Tour UK Stop in Sheffield (September 2nd-4th).
Multiplay's i25 event (August 26th-29th) is billed to be another 800+ person event with a variety of tournaments being hosted including a £1000 Battlefield 2 competition. The 4-day event will also become the training ground for the likes of Nicola "ForresT" Geretti, former World Cyber Games Unreal Tournament 2003 Champion from Italy, David "Zaccubus" Treacy, the UK's representative at last years World Cyber Games for Unreal Tournament 2004 and Allesando "Stermy" Avallone, the Italian superstar who has already netted himself $25,000 on the World Tour.
The CPL World Tour, sponsored by Intel and nVidia is a yearlong event run by the CyberAthlete Professional League and is offering a prize fund of $1 Million. Destinations on the tour include Istanbul, Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, Sheffield, Beijing, Santiago and a Grand Final event rumoured to be in New York. The winner of the Grand Final will walk away with $150,000 and a place in the gaming history books.
"We're very pleased to have such world class players attending our flagship i-series event. Multiplay's i-series have long been established as the premier gaming event in the UK calendar, attracting the top teams from across Europe." - Craig Fletcher, Multiplay.
"Working with Multiplay to enable the players this opportunity is fantastic as it gives them the practice time they need in preparation for the CPL World Tour stop in the UK. The i-series events have always been recognised by the gaming community as the highlight to the event calendar and allowing more World Class players to experience this type of event is great for UK gaming. - Philip Wride, 4Kings.
More Information:
www.multiplay.co.uk/i25
www.cplworldtour.com
About 4Kings
4Kings is the UK's only professional gaming team and is sponsored by Intel and ATi. The team was founded in 1997 and is one of the most recognised and successful computer gaming teams in the world. Based in the UK 4Kings has players spread as far as South Korea with the majority located in Europe and includes several World Champions.
4Kings offer product endorsement opportunities along with consultancy options to what is a rapidly expanding sector in the entertainment industry. With years of experience working with major international corporations 4Kings provides direct contact to the core audience of this market.
4Kings is a registered company in England and Wales.
Contact
Philip Wride
phil@four-kings.com
+44 (0)7967 589418
About Multiplay
Multiplay organise and run the largest networked computer gaming events in the UK, with regular events of over 1000 gamers with their PCs and consoles. Established in 1997, the family run company excels in providing these "LAN party" events, which see gamers from across Europe and beyond come together to experience gaming together under one roof on a super-fast local area network.
Multiplay launched its online gaming service in December 2002. Featuring a multi-gigabit network, unrivalled customer service and industry-leading server management technology, the service has enjoyed tremendous growth. From end-user gaming services through to managed hosting and connectivity solutions for game developers and publishers, Multiplay is now well established as a leading provider of gaming services to the European market.
The unique position of Multiplay in offering both a massive online service, in addition to huge real-life gaming events, creates a synergy and sense of community that continues to drive our success.
Contact
Craig Fletcher
press@multiplay.co.uk
+44 (0)23 8024 3137