ESWC 2011 at Paris Games Week

The Electronic Sports World Cup has revealed the time and location for their 2011 event to be October 21-25 at Paris Games Week in Porte de Versailles, Paris.

For the eigth time ESWC will be held in Paris, this year in the center of the French capital, unlike last year's event at Disney Land Paris. The main concern for ESWC in picking the new location was to be closer to the public, and have therefore chosen Paris Games Week, a French show dedicated for videogames industry in France.

Paris Games week will take place October 21-25 at Porte de Versailles Hall 1, located in the center of Paris.

"ESWC this year offers 6.000 m² of show space, qualification areas that have been optimized for the audience, an area dedicated to partners, and a stage with an amphitheatre that can hold up to 1.500 spectators." - Reads the ESWC website

The 2011 event will feature a total prize purse of $220,000 to cover all titles, which represents an increase of $6,500 from last year. This year ESWC will feature competitions in both Counter-Strike 1.6 and Source.