The organizing committee of ESWC announced the regulation for the ESWC Grand final 2008 tournament in San Jose, California. The Grand Finals this year will feature an amount of $200,000 in prize, not $250,000 as it was stated back before in the official press release from Nvidia in April - "NVISION 08 marks the first time in history that the ESWC Grand Final will take place in the U.S. The competitors will vie for six World Champion titles and over $250,000 in prize money."

The regulation contains the rules, tournament format and game setting for each game.

Counter-Strike

Game Version: Counter-Strike 1.6
Tournament Format: Group Stage 8 x 5 / Group Stage 4 x 4 / 8-teams Single Elimination Bracket
Match Format: MR15, best of one in group stage, best of three in single elimination
Map Pool: de_dust2, de_nuke, de_train, de_tuscan, de_inferno

Prize money:
#1 - $40,000
#2 - $25,000
#3 - $14,000


Counter-Strike Women

Game Version: Counter-Strike 1.6
Tournament Format: Group Stage 4 x 4 / Group Stage 2 x 4 / 4-teams Single Elimination Bracket
Match Format: MR15, best of one in group stage, best of three in single elimination
Map Pool: de_dust2, de_nuke, de_train, de_tuscan, de_inferno

Prize money:
#1 - $13,000
#2 - $8,000
#3 - $5,000

Defense of the Ancients

Game Version: 6.52e
Game mode: -Ap Extended League Mode
Tournament Format: Group Stage 4 x 4 / Group Stage 2 x 4 / 4-teams Single Elimination Bracket
Match Format: best of one in group stage and final bracket

Prize money:
#1 - $13,000
#2 - $8,000
#3 - $5,000

Quake III Arena

Game Version: Quake 3, 1.32
Mode: CPMA latest version
Tournament Format: Group Stage 8 x 4 / Group Stage 4 x 4 / 8-players Single Elimination Bracket
Match Format: Best of three games in group stage and final bracket
Map Pool: Ztn3tourney1 , Pro-q3dm6, Hub3-aeroq3, Pro-nodm9, Pro-q3tourney4

Prize money:
#1 - $12,000
#2 - $7,000
#3 - $4,000


Trackmania Nations forever

Game Version: Trackmania Nations Forever
Tournament Format: Qualification Session / Double Elimination Bracket with match of 4 players
Match Format: Round Mode, three tracks and first at 40 points in each track
Track Pool: ESWC Grand Final 2008 Official pack

Prize money:
#1 - $12,000
#2 - $7,000
#3 - $4,000


Warcraft 3 TFT

Game Version: Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne, 1.22 version
Tournament Format: Group Stage 8 x 5 / Group Stage 4 x 4 / 8-players Single Elimination Bracket
Match Format: best of three in group stage and final bracket
Map Pool: Secret Valley, Twisted Meadows, Echo Isles, Turtle Rock, Terenas Sand

Prize money:
#1 - $12,000
#2 - $7,000
#3 - $4,000


The ESWC finals take place 25th till the 27th of August at NVISION08.

For complete regulation and List of attendees visist: ESWC Grand Finals 2008