Wargaming has announced they are launching a competitive gaming league for World of Tanks. The Wargaming.net League will launch in March 2012 and will have regional tournaments leading up to a Grand Final, with a total prize pool of $2.5 million.
“The scale and popularity of competitive gaming has been sky-rocketing over the last couple of years, and we have now reached the point where we can focus significant effort on advancing World of Tanks on to the global eSports scene,” said Wargaming’s global eSports director, Jonghyuk Baak.
“Now we have a sustainable tool to broaden our global eSports involvement in an unprecedented way,” added Wargaming’s VP of global operations, Andrei Yarantsau. “Stimulate the growth of the competitive community, organize bigger and better tournaments with larger prize pools than ever, and provide our best pro gamers with completely viable career opportunities.”
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