What was reported two weeks ago has now become official. World Cyber Games will once again be held in Asia, this time in China.
As » GosuGamers reported earlier, the World Cyber Games Grand Finals will return to Asia in 2009, as Chengdu, China has been chosen as the host city. Hyoung-Seok Kim, CEO of International Cyber Marketing, organizers of the World Cyber Games, has no doubt that Chengdu will be a wonderful and exciting host city.
- Chengdu already has an incredible reputation for being one of the world's elite cities when it comes to hosting video game competitions, says Hyoung-Seok Kim.
- As a state-level digital entertainment industry base, Chengdu aims to become the eSports training and tournament center in China, says Mr. Ge Honglin, mayor of Chengdu. He thinks that by hosting the World Cyber Games Grand Final they are well on their way on achieving this goal.
The formal announcement will be made in China on April 23rd when Chengdu city and World Cyber Games bigshots join together for the official signing. No date has yet been announced for the 2009 event.
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