The European Nations Championship 2008 Finals, held at the Games Convention in Leipzig, are finished and an exciting event is over. In a very thrilling Counter-Strike match Sweden managed to win against Germany. In Warcraft 3, Germany beat the defending champion Finland and in FIFA Poland won against last year's champion Germany and secured the gold medal. Furthermore, the Czech Republic prevailed in the new discipline Counter-Strike:Source.

Counter-Strike (27,500 €)

1. Place: Sweden (15,000 €)
2. Place: Germany (7,000 €)
3. Place: Denmark (3,500 €)
4. Place: Spain (2,000 €)

Warcraft 3 (10,000 €)

1. Place: Germany (5,000 €)
2. Place: Finland (2,500 €)
3. Place: Sweden (1,500 €)
4. Place: Denmark (1,000 €)

FIFA 2008 (7,500 €)

1. Place: Poland (4,000 €)
2. Place: Germany (2,000 €)
3. Place: Romania (1,000 €)
4. Place: Portugal (500 €)

CS:Source (10,000 €)

1. Place: Czech Republic (5,000 €)
2. Place: France (2,500 €)
3. Place: Slovakia (1,500 €)
4. Place: Germany (1,000 €)

The winner of the eSport Award

eSports Team of the Year
mTw Denmark (Counter-Strike 1.6)

eSports Player of the Year
Jang 'Moon' JaeHo

Best Counter-Strike Player
Christoffer 'Sunde' Sunde

Best Warcraft 3 Player
Jang 'Moon' JaeHo

Breakthrough of the Year
Antonio 'cyx' Daniloski

Best eSports Coverage
replays.net

eSports Game of the Year
Call of Duty 4 (Infinity Ward / Activision)

Scene Journalist Award
Michal 'Carmac' Blicharz

Best Journalist
Winfried Laasch (3sat)

Special Award (Designing an eSports Arena)
Gerrit Sauer

Pictures from Games Convention 2008

Many thanks to our crew who did a great job, anytime, anywhere. Without them it would have been impossible to stand such a business and to make this event what it became in the end: An ass-kicking eSports show!

For sure everything could not have happened without the great support by INTEL. Without them this event would not have come true. Thanks for the good teamwork which made our booth a complete success.