The global championship rounds will be played on Friday, June 10 in double elimination rounds. The 24 regional winners will be sectioned into four pools of six players each. The top three will move on to the next round, while the bottom three from each group will move into a elimination bracket; once a regional champion loses twice, they are eliminated. Each round will last 10 minutes. The final matches will be played on the new "Halo 2" map, Warlock. Local start times for the final rounds will be based on Greenwich Mean Time.
Having all 24 regions participate in one global tournament is a first for Xbox Live, which makes the following gamers trailblazers in a new era of online gameplay and competition. Because each Xbox Live region was guaranteed a spot in the final round, each country has crowned its own Halo 2 champion. Below is the list of the Xbox Live regional champions to date:
1. Australia: Cabel
2. Austria: Billykater
3. Belgium: Project BE
4. Canada: I DaMan I
5. Denmark: GermanFreak
6. Finland: Iw1K1LL
7. France: I theos I
8. Germany: Pr0gamer
9. Hong Kong: Runningboy
10. Ireland: TheBar0n
11. Italy: N3LucifeRLS
12. Japan: TBA
13. Korea: Oddwing
14. Mexico: MexLoco
15. Netherlands: King Tuur
16. New Zealand: Bob69er nz
17. Norway: ZpiKey
18. Singapore: tidusSG
19. Spain: IlopsI
20. Sweden: Shellman
21. Switzerland: Otcho Boy
22. Taiwan: I Kobegod I
23. United Kingdom: o0Lethal0o
24. United States: TBA
The worldwide champion will receive, in addition to the country champion prize package, a 50' Samsung Flat Screen DLP HDTV, a Samsung HighDef DVD Player, a personalized Xbox Live Halo 2 Worldwide Champion Trophy featuring a 24 karat gold Halo 2 game disc, and $1,500 in cash.
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