GAMEX is the biggest computer entertainment exhibition in Eastern Europe and this year they will be holding a public Warcraft III tournament. The tournament will pitch competitors from all around the world against each other for a prize of 1,000,000 roubles, approximatley $37,764.

The competitors will be determined through a series of qualification tournaments.

January & February 2007 : qualifications in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazahstan

January 2007 : online qualifications in South and North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Oceania

There will be 32 qualifiers who will take part in the final tournament at the GAMEX exhibition in Moscow between March 10th and 11th. Four best gamers from the world will be invited, three best gamers from former USSR-countries will be invited, four best gamers from the online qualification will be invited and the twenty-one best gamers from qualifications in former USSR-countries will also be invited.

The prize for the first place: 1,000,000 roubles (~$37,764)
The total prize pool: 1,500,000 roubles (~$56,646)

15 January : Details of the registration on qualification / the rules of the tournament
10 February : Details of the prize pool
15 February : Information for the audiences
27 February : Schedule of the final 

This tournament is being brough to you by Director of the Informational E-Sport Agency CyberFight.Ru, Dmitry Kuznetsov and a series of referees, managers and technical consultants. More information about the tournament will be released shortly. In the mean time you can read the official announcement at CyberFight.org.