The Team Pandemic World of Warcraft team recently finished first in the second stage of qualification for the Blizzard Official 5v5 Arena Tournament.  This earned them a spot in the American Regional Finals.  At the time the location was unknown, but last night Blizzard announced that on June 2nd and 3rd the American Regional Finals will be held at the House of Blues in San Diego.  This is an amazing event that should result in some equally amazing matches.

Official Blizzard Press Release

We are pleased to announce the upcoming tournament events for World of Warcraft and Warcraft III.

May 19-20, 2007 – Asian Regional Finals – Seoul, Korea
The Asian regional finals will be held at the Olympic Fencing Gymnasium and the Olympic Gymnastic Arena in Seoul. Home to the 1988 Summer Olympics, these two venues will host the Worldwide Invitational StarCraft tournament, the World of Warcraft Asian regional finals, and the Warcraft III Kalimdor regional finals.

June 2-3, 2007 – American Regional Finals – San Diego, California
The American regional finals will be held at the House of Blues in San Diego. The House of Blues is known for exciting live music and southern-inspired cuisine. This popular entertainment center will be transformed into a top-tier gaming arena to host the World of Warcraft American regional finals and the Warcraft III Azeroth regional finals.

June 23-24, 2007 – European Regional Finals – Hamburg, Germany
The European regional finals will be held at the Hamburg Messe and Congress center. Located in the heart of one of largest cities in Germany, this national convention center will host the World of Warcraft European regional finals and the Warcraft III Northrend regional finals.

August 3-4, 2007 – Global Finals at BlizzCon 2007 – Anaheim, California
BlizzCon is a celebration of the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises and the players who have helped make them so popular around the world. In addition to many events and activities, we are proud to present the global finals for World of Warcraft and Warcraft III. The top players from each regional competition will be flown in from around the world to compete for the 2007 world championship.

American Regional Prizes
1st - $5,000 + Spot in Global Finals
2nd - $2,000
3rd - $1,000

Team Pandemic will be sending all seven of its players to this event and will be on hand providing live coverage here on TeamPandemic.net.  Stay tuned for more information!

External Links
- Official World of Warcraft Arena Tournament Page