ByZhangHuan,YanYu
Kunshan Daily
  2012 China KunshanWorld Cy
  berGames (WCG)Gloal Final,an event that has caught theeyes of theworld,was kicked off atKunshan Int’lConference& ExhibitionCenter in themorningofNov.29.
  KunshanMayor Lu Jun said thatKunshanwashonored towin the bidding and become the host city ofWCG 2012 andWCG 2013GlobalFinals on Sept. 29, 2011.Since then,Kunshan hasbeen sparing no effort tomake preparations for the eventbased on its strong electronic information industry in a bid to guaranteethe success of the competitionwithhigh- quality infrastructure,high-taste venue and high-levelorganizationwork, etc.Kunshan is aplacewith dreams and a placewheredreams can come true.We believethat Kunshanwill help the athleticdreams of every competitor cometruewith its good sports environment.
  WCG CEO Brad Lee acknowledgedKunshan and KETD for their supportto the competition, and hopedWCGto be a trend-setting event.After thelaunch ceremony, athletes holdingnational flags from over 40 countriesand regionswalked in successivelyand received big applauses.Brad Leepassed on theWCG trophy to Kunshan officialGu Jianyu.Korean starsinger Ieechaeyeon also performed attheopeningceremony.
  Founded in 2000,WCG as an advocatorofhealthy and harmoniouswebsite culture has become theworld’slargest cyber games competitionwith the largest number ofparticipants and viewers over the decade. Itis known as theOlympics forCyberGames.
  BeatingMoscow, Sydney, Busanand Chinese Taipei, Kunshan wonthe bidding and became the host cityforWCG GlobalFinals 2012 and 2013lastyear.This is the second time thatWCG GlobalFinalhas come to Chinaafter Chengdu, Sichuan hosted its2009 event.
  The four-day eventstaged 5 officialgames and 4 promotionalgames,namely,Warcraft III, StarCraft II,CrossFire, FIFA12 and DOTA2,World of Tanks, Counter-Strike,DotaAll-star and QQ Speed. Theevent also featured exhibitions andlaunchesof theworld'smostupdatedelectronicproducts.