THIS YEAR ARMENIA FOR FIRST TIME TO TAKE PART IN WORLD CYBER GAMES

YEREVAN, JULY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. This year for the first time the
representatives of Armenia will take part in the World Cyber Games
(WCG) to be held in October 18-22 in the Italian city of Mondza. This
was informed by Edgar Sahakian, Chairman of the Cybersport National
Professional League, Arsen Sultanian, Principal Coach of Armenian
Qualification Competitions, Karen Bdoyan, representative of the Lycos
Armenia company (League sponsor), and Sargis Karapetian, Vice-Chairman
of the BiLine company (League sponsor) at the July 7 press conference.

According to E.Sahakian, 3 cyber players will represent Armenia at
the World Cyber Games. They will take part in the strategic WarCraft:
The Frozen Throne, football FIFA Soccer 2006 and car race Need For
Speed: Most Wanted competitions. One participant from Armenia will be
selected in each of these competitions as a result of the qualification
competition to be held from August 5 to September 3 in Yerevan and
Gyumri and national final competition to be held on September 3. In
total, the World Cyber Games will be held on 8 kinds of cybersports.

S.Karapetian and K.Bdoyan said that sponsoring cybersport development
in Armenia, their companies also promote development of information
technologies, as young people having dealt with a computer through
cybersport master information technologies more easily.

E.Sahakian emphasized that "high prices for Internet," as well as
lack of licensed game programs hamper development of cybersport
in Armenia. According to him, before the Armenian Qualification
Competition of World Cyber Games the Cybersport National Professional
League will be provided licensed games by the International Cyber
Marketing Inc. company, the organizer of the World Cyber Games.