Now that you’ve learned a little more about the Battle.net World Championship and the great World of Warcraft events that will be occurring, it’s time to introduce you to the teams that will be competing in the World Championship World of Warcraft Arena Global Finals. Get out your sharpies and poster board; you’ll want to be prepared to root on your favorite teams. (You can never go wrong with a little extra glitter too, or maybe some scrolling text on your tablet.) North America The 2012 World Championship World of Warcraft Arena North American Invitational was hosted by Curse Network and took place Friday, August 24 through Sunday August 26. Eight of the top teams competed to see who would hit the road to Shanghai later in the year. When the dust settled two teams stood victorious. Bring It "Bring It" is a team who is doing just that. Snutz, no stranger to the big stage, has made a name for himself at previous BlizzCons. Joining with the talents of Venruki and Kollektiv, this group looks to build on that experience and show everyone that their place in Shanghai is well deserved. Evil Geniuses With an incredible showing in the round robin event of the North America Invitational, Evil Geniuses carried that momentum into the finals. Emerging the victors and securing their spot among the elite in Shanghai, this trio has moved one step closer to the goal of all evil geniuses: World Domination. Europe The 2012 European World of Warcraft Invitational took place this year at Gamescom at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. Sunday, August 19, eight of the best teams in Europe battled it out with six out of the 24 players emerging victorious in their bid to make it to the world stage at the Battle.net World Championship. I’m Just Being Honest Yaspresents Yaspresents, a team of confident players, that were determined to prevail at the European Championships. They pushed their way through the tournament in the upper bracket and defeated every opponent they crossed. With ‘Zunniyaki’ on his Priest, Death Knight player ‘Another’ and ‘Câra’ with his Paladin, they managed some incredible team play and co-ordination, making them a team to be watched in Shanghai. Korea Early August proved to be a fortuitous time for the two teams from Korea, LG-IM and Delirium Termans who took the top two spots in the 2012 World of Warcraft Arena KR National tournament. LG-IM Adouken is not just a fan-favorite in Korea, but has support worldwide due to his many videos, and now he’s coming to you live at the Battle.net World Championships. Last year, he was active in the Korean Nationals under the team name “Kimchi Man,” taking the trophy, but falling short at the Battle.net World Championship. The team is now with LG-IM, and has added a new mage to the team that goes by the handle “Avenger.” This will be their chance at a second shot at conquering the arena. Delirium Termans Team Delirium Termans participated in the 2011 Korea World of Warcraft Battle.net Invitational and ran into a road block thus finding themselves unable to make it past the 5th place slot. They were not discouraged however, nor did they give up, and they are now back again for another shot at being world champions. With a lineup with more than five possible combinations of classes, the team promises versatile deployment and engagement strategies to whoever may challenge them. Taiwan The WoW-Cup Championship (World of Warcraft Arena Tournament Invitational Final) was held at the Taipei Computer Applications Show on Sunday, August 5 resulting in AHQ eSports Club and Team ROCCAT SYI, holding on to the hopes of the Taiwan community to bring home a win. AHQ eSports Club Team ROCCAT SYI SYI won the sponsor of ROCCAT after they took the ticket to the 2012 Battle.net World Championship. Their excellent performance in the 2012 Battle.net Taiwan National Final impressed many. This will be their first time attending Battle.net World Championship for Taiwan and many look forward to seeing them take the battle to the next big stage. China In China, a series of tournaments pitted as many as 31 teams against each other between Saturday, August 4 and Thursday, August 31 resulting in just two teams emerging triumphant from a pool of talented players. Team Old Boy and DoubleG will make a showing in their home country in the hope of taking the top spot in the world. Team Old Boy DoubleG
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