Halo World Championship in South Africa

ESL's announcement post with regard to the tournament may be found on;
http://play.eslgaming.com/…/news/2…/Halo-World-Championship/ which reads as follows:

Halo World Championship

Today we are happy to announce the details for the Halo World Championship EMEA qualification procedure. The Halo World Championship has now reached a staggering 1.7 Million Dollars and is still growing thanks to the purchase of Req packs and the crowd funding that comes with them. With such high stakes on the line and an event on a truly global scale, only 4 teams from within the EMEA Regions can make it to the Halo World Championship Finals and compete against the very best in Halo esports.  Who are these 4 teams and how are they decided? A total of 12 teams from across the EMEA region will be sent to regional finals, these 12 will be decided through various offline and online events and are broken down into the following. One Middle Eastern team One African team One German team via a separate qualifier One French team via the Xbox Elite Series Four European teams Four teams from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland via Gfinity Please note that both French and German teams can compete in both their respective separate qualifiers and the online EU qualification ladders. The same team can win these events and prizes but cannot take a qualification spot twice. Please also note that UK & ROI teams may not participate in any ESL online qualification cups, all UK & ROI teams please visit Halo.gg for all information on your qualification procedure and process. All sign ups for the online EMEA qualifiers can be found Here! Sign ups for the French Xbox Elite series can be found Here!  How much is on the line? Along with qualification spots there's also a hefty prize fund at stake! European qualifiers: US$1,000 African qualifiers: US$500 Middle Eastern qualifiers: US$500 French Xbox Elite Series: €30,000 Regional finals: US$30,000 All 4 teams that make HWC Finals guaranteed at least US$15,000 With first place currently walking away with around US$680,000, the competition has never been as great. Teams from across the globe will battle it out to be crowned the first ever Halo World Champions and walk away with a life changing amount of money. The date and location of the Halo World Championship finals are still to be officially announced, so stay tuned! For more information about the Halo World Championship, check out the official website at Halo.gg and follow ESL Halo on Facebook and Twitter.  Social Media For more information about the Halo World Championship, check out the official website at Halo.gg and follow ESL Halo on Facebook and Twitter.