ATI at the ACON5 Grand Finals

Take on the World
ACON5 goes beyond a chance to claim the ultimate PC gaming “bragging rights”-we are talking world domination here! ACON5 is billed as the most exciting gaming spectacle of 2005, a tournament of global proportions where players will battle it out in over 16 countries and territories for the chance to compete in the ACON5 Grand Finals held in Xian, China on June 3rd, 2005. Sponsors ABIT, ATI , Intel, LG, Corsair, Creative, Zalman, Thermaltake, Auravision, and NewEgg have put together this exclusive gaming series, providing awesome prizes and high-performance gaming gear.

Battle the “best of the best!”
This year’s ACON5 Grand Finals in Xian, China will host the “best of the best” winning teams and players from 16 countries. All ACON 5 systems will be equipped with ATI Radeon® X800 or Radeon® X850 graphics cards to enable the fastest game play. ACON5 is focused on just two games: Warcraft™ 3 and Counter-Strike™ 1.6. “In Asia, single-player strategy games like Warcraft 3 are quite popular, while in North America team-based first-person-shooters like Counterstrike are more popular,” says Harry Yen of ABIT, “A global tournament like ACON5 gives both kinds of players a chance to make PC gaming history!”

Become a Champion
ACON5 Qualifying Tournaments are open to PC gamers of all skills over 18 years old, with registration details at the ACON5 website. The qualifying ACON regional events are being held in four places in North America: New York, Chicago, Irvine, California, and Dallas, Texas. In each one of the qualifying tournaments, a winning team and a winning player will move on to the national finals for an all-expenses-paid tournament. Champions from each qualifying ACON regional event win the chance to represent their region at the national finals, then on to the Grand Finals in Xian, China. Worldwide media will be in attendance at Grand Finals assuring the players of being in the spotlight of global attention!

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