Starting this Friday, the 2009 Regional Finals featuring World of Warcraft Arena and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, will take place in Cologne, Germany. The best players and teams from the US and the EU will compete to determine which of them will win a much sought-after spot at the Grand Finals at BlizzCon in Anaheim, California.

Watch the action in-person by joining us at the KOMED Meeting Centre in Cologne's MediaPark or follow the action from wherever you are through our official Regional Finals website.

http://eu.blizzard.com/rf09/index.xml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Additionally, we've prepared for you a brackets page with all participants, which will be updated throughout the event - http://eu.blizzard.com/rf09/brackets.xml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . The newly added tournament schedule available from the Information Page will help you follow the action and our Community team will keep you updated during the entire event from our Forums.

http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.htm ... 9808&sid=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Stay tuned for more information about this exciting event and we hope to see you there!