This weekend is all about e-sports, as the ESWC MASTERS 2008 is kicking off. And especially the wc3-fans are in for a treat. Whilst we have already had a great year in terms of both exciting games and lots of tournaments, this weekend spells even more grandeur for WC3. A stronger than ever field of players will be attending the event. Epic players like Sky, Lyn, Grubby, Moon, Who, Fov and ToD are all traveling to Paris to contest for a prizepool of 5000 $. We couldn’t hope for more.

Not only will we have a strong field of players, they’ve also thrown a great tournament format into the mix. The group matches will be played Best-of-3, and thus every player will have his skills tested thoroughly before advancing to single elimination. If you feel the itch for gambling, this format speaks in favor of a favorite winning the tournament. XLbet has made the following odds for a player winning the whole tournament:

Moon 2.45
Sky 2.90
Lyn 5.80
Grubby 6.30
Who 12.00
Fov 23.00
ToD 28.00
Hot 38.18
Reign 91.00
Lucifer 170.00
Xlord 186.67
Other 212.50

Historically undead players have done very well in this tournament, and undead players don’t usually win LAN tournaments! Former winners include Fov, Sweet and even Lucifer. And if you look at the odds on especially Reign and Lucifer, there is probably a lot of value in betting on them.

Regardless this weekend will be awesome, so many great players, some many games and so little time to watch ‘em all. ENJOY!

You can find all the odds on the groupstage, the first hero-kills in special matches and much, much more over at www.XLBet.com.