World of Warcraft®

Remember that the European World of Warcraft Invitational takes place this Sunday, August 19. The top eight arena teams from all over Europe will compete to see who stands above the rest in mighty glory!

You’ve heard the rumors, and now we’re making it official. Here are the names of the players who will be competing for the title of best in Europe:

• Microcity.Be
  • Skenz (Warlock), Khuna (Rogue), Flubba (Shaman)
• Bleached Bones RMP
  • Taku (Rogue), Skoe (Mage), Mehh (Priest)
• Gold Memberz
  • Hoty (Priest), Karva (Paladin), Enteyjin (Death Knight)
• Yaspresents
  • Another (Death Knight), Zunniyaki (Priest), Câra (Paladin)
• Imminent Tomb D/C
  • Barb (Warrior), Braindeadly (Hunter), Glyptic (Shaman)
• I'm just being honest
  • Blukstack (Warlock), Boetar (Shaman), Swapxy (Shaman)
• NinjaPull
  • Geru (Shaman), Kajn (Rogue), Nerdstomper (Warlock)
• Eat Nerds Get Bird
  • Jimos (Paladin), Dreamz (Shaman), Colarn (Warrior)

With ReDeYe hosting the tournament and Azael and Conradical casting the matches, you’re sure to be on the edge of your seat every second. Watch as these gladiators fight for a piece of the $30,000 USD prize pool, with the two top teams moving on to represent Europe at the Battle.net World Championship in Shanghai, China!

You can follow all the excitement of the European World of Warcraft Invitational from its scheduled starting time of 11:30 CEST. Catch the action in person at gamescom in Cologne, or watch from home live on the free 720p stream brought to you by ESL and broadcast from the Turtle Entertainment booth at gamescom. Come and discuss the tournament on the forums.

The grand final matches are scheduled to start at 16:00, and we’ll also be streaming them live on the big screens at the Blizzard Entertainment booth at gamescom. Click here for more information on Blizzard’s activities at gamescom 2012, or visit the official gamescom site for info on the event.