NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks International World Finals Ends at PAX

By Nathan Kirsch August 15, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks International World Finals Kick-Off at PAX 2013 with Live Stream on Twitch

Regional Champions From Around the World Compete for $100,000, Bragging Rights and the Coveted GeForce Green Jacket

SANTA CLARA, CA – August 15, 2013 NVIDAs first ever GeForce eSports World of Tanks Open Tournament will culminate with its world finals at the close of PAX Prime on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 7:00 pm PDT at Showbox SoDo in Seattle, WA. Brought to you live by Twitch, the worlds leading video platform and community for gamers, and Wargaming, a new world war will be staged with finalists from China, South East Asia, North and South America, Europe and Russia competing for their share of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600-series graphics cards and $100,000 in cold hard cash! Matches will be broadcast live on Twitch and available ondemand.

Now more than ever, competitive gaming is pushing players and hardware limits to extremes, said James Grunke, manager of the GeForce eSports program at NVIDIA. We at GeForce eSports are committed to upping our game by delivering the gear gamers demand to win. Weve got a rock star team of partners in Wargaming and Twitch to execute this fierce global gaming war.

Following the intense epic battle, NVIDIA along with their tournament partners Wargaming and Twitch, will host Party of 3, the mother of all PAX parties! The celebration begins at 9:30 pm – immediately following the global tournament, also at Showbox SoDo. Sure to be the ultimate party of PAX, the event will rage on until 1:00 am and feature meet-ups, complimentary drinks and food, and the chance to win high octane prizes.

Twitch is known for having a major presence at PAX, so every year we are looking to raise the bar with the events we drive or take part in, said Amber Dalton, director of marketing and events for Twitch. By live streaming the World of Tanks Grand Finals at an event co-hosted by NVIDIA and Wargaming, that bar has definitely been lifted. With eSports trending in the news now more than ever before, this showcase will illustrate its competitive spirit and spectator appeal.

Were going to see the best and brightest World of Tanks players in the world in Seattle for the NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks Grand Finals, said Caleb Fox, head of eSports at Wargaming. Getting so much talent in one place and competing for great prizes and cash is going to be a truly memorable event.

NVIDIA, along with their partners and sponsors, EVGA and Razer, will give away cutting-edge products, such as GeForce GTX 660 GPUs, WG gold, gaming mice, PC accessory packs and much more!