Ubisoft has revealed its plan to turn Just Dance into an eSport by announcing the inaugural global championships.

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The megapublisher has teamed up with the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) to host the finals in Paris, after a summer of qualifiers.Qualifiers will take place between June 24 and September 21 and there'll be a range of ways to get involved. You can boot up World Dance Floor in Just Dance 2014 and compete on select dates, submit your best efforts through Just Dance TV, or attend in-person at certain ESWC and Ubisoft events yet to be announced.The top 20 players will be flown to Paris Games Week to compete in the finals between October 30 and November 1. Scoring will apparently be done by both a jury and online voting. There'll be prizes, more info on which should surface soon.“For the 11th edition of the ESWC, we are very proud to widen the definition of eSport with Ubisoft," said Matthieu Dallon, founder of the ESWC. "Competitive gaming has to welcome all kind of players, has to be developed in partnership with the games publishers, and has to showcase the most advanced technologies which link the body to the game. JustDance is for ESWC the perfect medium to reach those goals."

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