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 Qualifying finalists from 22 out of Xbox Live’s 24 regions have been identified and will advance to the championship round in the world’s first global Xbox Liveâ  Halo 2 tournament.  The United States and Japan regional contests are currently underway, with the winners being determined by the end of May. The winners from each locality will vie for the honor of being crowned Xbox Live Halo 2 World Champion, playing entirely online via Xbox Live.  

The global championship rounds will be played on Friday, June 10 in double elimination rounds.  The 24 regional winners will be sectioned into four pools of six players each.  The top three will move on to the next round, while the bottom three from each group will move into a elimination bracket; once a regional champion loses twice, they are eliminated.  Each round will last 10 minutes.  The final matches will be played on the new Halo 2 map, Warlock. Local start times for the final rounds will be based on Greenwich Mean Time.

Having all 24 regions participate in one global tournament is a first for Xbox Live, which makes the following gamers trailblazers in a new era of online gameplay and competition.  Because each Xbox Live region was guaranteed a spot in the final round, each country has crowned its own Halo 2 champion.  Below is the list of the Xbox Live regional champions to date:

   1. Australia: Cabel
   2. Austria: Billykater
   3. Belgium: Project BE
   4. Canada: I DaMan I
   5. Denmark: GermanFreak
   6. Finland: Iw1K1LL
   7. France: I theos I
   8. Germany: Pr0gamer
   9. Hong Kong: Runningboy
  10. Ireland: TheBar0n
  11. Italy: N3LucifeRLS
  12. Japan: To be crowned
  13. Korea: Oddwing
  14. Mexico: MexLoco
  15. Netherlands: King Tuur
  16. New Zealand: Bob69er nz
  17. Norway: ZpiKey
  18. Singapore: tidusSG
  19. Spain: IlopsI
  20. Sweden: Shellman
  21. Switzerland: Otcho Boy
  22. Taiwan: I Kobegod I
  23. United Kingdom: o0Lethal0o
  24. United States: To be crowned

The worldwide champion will receive, in addition to the country champion prize package, a 50' Samsung Flat Screen DLP HDTV, a Samsung HighDef DVD Player, a personalized Xbox Live Halo 2 Worldwide Champion Trophy featuring a 24 karat gold Halo 2 game disc, and $1,500 in cash.