[Dark Drakan]

The official UK and European Championship Gaming Series cities have been named today for the upcoming CGS UK and European Finals and the CGS 2007 World Championship in December. The event will be held in London, Birmingham, Berlin, and Stockholm and will be televised on Sky One and Sky Two.

Official announcement from Championship Gaming Series:

It is the responsibility of the Team Managers to lead their teams to victory in the upcoming CGS UK and European Finals, and then in the CGS 2007 World Championship in December. Each of them is scouting talent and will be making decisions on which players to draft after a thorough evaluation.

On September 24, the Berlin and Stockholm teams will face off in the European Final at Omega Sektor in Birmingham. Meanwhile, London and Birmingham will battle in the UK Final on September 26-28 at Three Mills Studio in East London.

Each player on the four teams from the UK and Europe," explains CGS, "will receive contracts with annualized payments of £15,000, and the possibility of taking home more than £50,000. All four teams will compete at the CGS 2007 World Championship in Los Angeles in December along with other top gamers from around the world, including two teams from Latin America, two teams from the U.S., and four teams from Asia. Payments for CGS professional gamers worldwide will total approximately £2.5 million in 2007.

Good to see gaming getting more TV time and having serious cash on offer as prizes that will attract a lot of attention. Also good news for the Omega Sektor thats recently opened in Birmingham as this will bring great publicity.