So far, in the U.S., there have been three regional qualifying events: Chicago, Dallas, & New York. Throughout this week, the final two U.S. qualifying events will take place in the Los Angeles & Miami regions. There has already been a European qualifier in Sweden last October, & there will be two more international qualifiers in Canada & Greece before the main event in Las Vegas. The main event will be held in Vegas at the CES/Las Vegas Convention Center, & will last from January 8th-11th.

There will be a total of six games at the main event, each with their own allotment of the prize money. The breakdown on the games:

1. Counter Strike: seven levels of prize money totalling $159,000. First place team receives $100,000.
2. UT2K3: six levels of prize money totalling $27,000. First place team receives $15,000.
3. RtCW: six levels of prize money totalling $45,500. First place team receives $25,000.
4. Quake3: three levels of prize money totalling $20,000. First place receives $10,000.
5. Warcraft III: three levels of prize money totalling $25,000. First place receives $10,000.
6. America's Army: prize fund to be established at the main event

There will also be a BYOC event with a total of $100,000 in prizes to give away, as well as miscellaneous vendor/sponsor giveaways throughout the event. SO, if you & your team think they've got what it takes to compete & win it all, you'd better either live near L.A. or Miami, or be buying your plane ticket to those cities soon, because the time to qualify is quickly drawing to a close. This will certainly be an event to rival QCon in its magnitude, & it will definitely be bringing the best of the best to the table in Vegas. CXG will not be one of those things that happens in Vegas & stays in Vegas ;)

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