eSports WRC Round #2 – Rally Sweden (Video)

Second qualification round for the season finale at Wales Rally GB 2016

eSports WRC is the first international online FIA World Rally Championship competition. eSports WRC brings the best WRC 5 drivers together for a tournament that lasts from January to October, at the same time as the 2016 WRC season.

eSports WRC is available on Playstation®4, Xbox One and PC.

After a first qualifying weekend during the Rallye Monte-Carlo in January, best WRC 5 virtual drivers will now face the snow of Sweden in the second round of the eSports WRC Championship.

Rally Sweden celebrates the only true winter round of the WRC season characterised by frozen roads lined with snow banks. For this event, studded tyres are essential and provide remarkable grip but drivers must acclimatise to the ‘floating’ feeling.

eSports WRC’s second qualification round is on a stage called Lesjöfors made of icy roads (100%). It is a short but very challenging stage thanks to a succession of tight corners, hairpins and icy lines which promise an epic battle to reach the qualifying podium.

The weekend’s final will be broadcast live on Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/esl_wrcthegame ) on Sunday 14th February, from 4.00pm (GMT+1). Join the excitement of eSports WRC and meet the community there!

Nine players qualified in Monte-Carlo for the first semi-final (Rally Italia Sardegna), with the best 3 drivers on each platform.

Qualified players for Semi-Final #1 ( Rally Italia Sardegna)

Playstation 4
Xbox One
PC

1. TheStig_03
1. Viking ROATT
1. RivaL

2. Atulala
2. SDL Mihalo
2. BAM Anto

3. WetDogMcCain
3. Tapis Etudiant
3. asjinn

The eSports WRC season is divided into two halves with 5 qualifying rounds and a semi-final for each half. The semi-finals will be played online during Rally Italia Sardegna (9 – 12 June) and Rally RACCCatalunya (13 – 16 October), right before the grand finale at Wales Rally GB, where the best 18 drivers will be invited to fight for the title. eSports WRC is a virtual adventure which will put players in the boots of real drivers as they feel the excitement and the pressure of rallying / competing in the most difficult and challenging conditions as the real stars of the WRC do!
The tournament is organised by Bigben Interactive, Kylotonn Games and WRC Promoter, in conjunction with ESL, the world’s largest eSports company.

More information can be found on http://www.wrcthegame.com/ and http://play.eslgaming.com/wrc

eSports WRC is available available on Playstation®4, Xbox One and PC. The DLC #1 (7.99€) and the Season Pass* (14.99€) has been available since December 15th (2015). DLC #2 (7.99€) will be available from April 2016.
* Season Pass is only available on PlayStation®4 and PC, not on Xbox One.

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