DotA World Cup announced

The long awaited, DotA World Cup organized by Loveen is finally announced!

When the Nirvana organization was first formed, founder, Loveen has expressed interest in organizing a DotA World Cup. Nothing much was heard since then. Until now that is. A total prize pool of 300,000 RMB (approx 35,000 Euro) is up for grab with the champion taking home a huge chunk of it.

The event will be split into two phases, an online qualifier and an offline Finals. Qualifiers will be split into four regions, which are Europe/America, Asia, China(professional), China(College). Four teams from each qualifier will then head to WuHan, China to play in the Grand Final event due to be held sometime in November.

As there would be sixteen teams in total at the LAN event, the sixteen teams would then be placed in four groups of four and the top two teams from each group will proceed to the playoffs. The eight that proceeds will be guaranteed $1500 USDeach.

So who are you rooting for to qualify? Discuss now!

Info at a Glance
Venue:	WuHan, China
Date:	November (TBA)
Prize Distribution
Champions:	100,000 RMB (approx 11,000 Euro)
First Runners-up:	50,000 RMB (approx 5,700 Euro)
Second Runners-up:	30,000 RMB (approx 3,400 Euro)
Third Runners-up:	20,000 RMB (approx 2,300 Euro)
Qualified for Grand Final:	10,000 RMB (approx 1,100 Euro)