The 2008 North American and European Warcraft Finals will be taking place this weekend, September 6-7. These events will feature the top eight qualifiers from the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena and Warcraft III tournaments for their respective regions. Attendees will also have the opportunity to try out demos of Wrath of the Lich King and StarCraft II on-site. Admission is free, so come by and check it out if you're in the area. Details for each event can be found below. The map pool for Warcraft III for both events, including the four winning maps from the Warcraft III Melee Map Contest, is as follows:

• Centaur Grove
• Echo Isles
• Melting Valley
• Road to Stratholme
• Secret Valley
• Terenas Stand
• Tidewater Glades

North America
The North American Warcraft Final will be held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston, Massachusetts, with doors opening at 9:30 a.m.
Here are the eight teams that advanced from the regional online qualifiers of the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament:
1. Dude I got it on FRAPS (shaman, warlock, priest)
2. duelists going for glad (rogue, mage, priest)
3. Frag Dominant (rogue, warlock, druid)
4. Fnatic Orz (warrior, warlock, druid)
5. GOT GAME DOT COM (warrior, warlock, druid)
6. selective queuers (warrior, warlock, druid)
7. Magical Muffin Factory (warrior, warlock, druid)
8: Team FocaL dot org (rogue, mage, priest)
The eight players who advanced from the regional online and invitational ladders of the 2008 Warcraft III tournament, including the top two performers from last year's regional final, are listed below:
1. nilk (human)
2. KiWiKaKi (orc)
3. srs.sonkie[razer] (human)
4. nGize.Yane (undead)
5. LastManDancing (undead)
6. nGize.ShrieK (human)
7. h2o.Holyhuman (human)
8. srs`Kowi[razer] (night elf)
Be sure to follow the action at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/tournament/news.xml

Europe
The European Warcraft Final will be held at the Circulo Bellas artes, Salon de columnas in Madrid, Spain, with doors opening at 10:30 a.m.

Here are the eight teams that advanced from the regional online qualifiers of the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament:
1. Mousesports (rogue, mage, druid)
2. x6tence (warrior, priest, druid)
3. Pure Cartoons (rogue, mage, priest)
4. aAa Agita (warrior, priest, druid)
5. Nihilum Plasma (warrior, warlock, druid)
6. Team Alternate (rogue, mage, priest)
7. Triple Threat (warrior, warlock, druid)
8: Sik (warrior, priest, druid)
The eight players who advanced from the regional online and invitational ladders of the 2008 Warcraft III tournament, including the top two performers from last year's regional final, are listed below:
1. ToD (night elf)
2. Creolophus (human)
3. KnOfF (orc)
4. LucifroN7 (orc)
5. LiiLD.C (night elf)
6. SaSe (night elf)
7. Grubby (orc)
8. Happy (undead)
Be sure to follow the action at http://tv.esl.eu/de/esltv_stream