Today we are happy to announce the expansion of the EMEA region for the Halo World Championship. The Halo World Championship has now reached a staggering $2 Million USD and is still growing thanks to the purchase of Req packs and the crowd funding that comes with them. With such high stakes on the line and an event on a truly global scale, only 4 teams from within the EMEA Regions can make it to the Halo World Championship Finals and compete against the very best in Halo esports. Please see below the new countries that have been added to the EMEA sub regions. What are the new countries?

A total of 29 new countries have been added to the EMEA region split between 2 sub-regions. Europe has a total of 26 new countries and Middle East has 3.



Europe:

Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus BiH Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Estonia Georgia Iceland Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Romania San Marino Serbia Slovenia Ukraine Vatican City





Middle East:

Bahrain Kuwait Qatar



All sign ups for the online EMEA qualifiers can be found







How much is on the line?

Along with qualification spots there's also a hefty prize fund at stake!



European qualifiers: US$1,000

African qualifiers: US$500

Middle Eastern qualifiers: US$500

French Xbox Elite Series: €30,000

Regional finals: US$30,000

All 4 teams that make HWC Finals guaranteed at least US$15,000



With first place currently walking away with around US$800,000, the competition has never been as great. Teams from across the globe will battle it out to be crowned the first ever Halo World Champions and walk away with a life changing amount of money. The date and location of the Halo World Championship finals are still to be officially announced, so stay tuned!



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A total of 29 new countries have been added to the EMEA region split between 2 sub-regions. Europe has a total of 26 new countries and Middle East has 3.All sign ups for the online EMEA qualifiers can be found Here! Along with qualification spots there's also a hefty prize fund at stake!With first place currently walking away with around, the competition has never been as great. Teams from across the globe will battle it out to be crowned the first ever Halo World Champions and walk away with a life changing amount of money. The date and location of the Halo World Championship finals are still to be officially announced, so stay tuned!For more information about the Halo World Championship, check out the official website at Halo.gg and follow ESL Halo on Facebook and Twitter.For more information about the Halo World Championship, check out the official website at Halo.gg and follow ESL Halo on Facebook and Twitter. TheSimms , Friday, 11/12/15 14:07