From 6-7 september the American qualifier for BlizzCon 2008 or Battle.net Season six will take place in Boston, Massachusetts. At this event two players will qualify for BlizzCon and there is a 8.000$ prize purse.

BlizzCon 2008 is an annual event which features the best players of the major three Warcraft III regions.  It will take place in Anaheim, California 10-11 october with a 40.000$ prize purse.

Serious Gaming/Team Razer will be represented by three players at the qualifier. WCG Pan-American champion Nikolaus 'SonKiE' Cassidy, WCG Asia vice-champion Hamish 'Kowi' Parker and two-fold BlizzCon finalist  Jonathan 'KiWiKaKi' Garneau.

*Update*
Nikolaus 'SonKiE' Cassidy wins the event by beating Nilknarf in a nailbiting finals watched by over 27.000 people. He is now qualified for the BlizzCon finals and goes home with 5.000$ for this event. Jonathan 'KiWiKaKi' Garneau takes a very respectable 3rd place and wins 1.000$ for his trouble.

Grand Final

Because SonKiE comes from the lower bracket he has to win two best-of-threes to win the event

Nilknarf [1:2] srs.Razer.SonKiE - best-of-three one
Nilknarf [1:2] srs.Razer.SonKiE - best-of-three two

Consolation Final

srs.Razer.KiWiKaKi [0:2] srs.Razer.SonKiE

Final Ranking
1. srs.Razer.SonKiE - 5.000$ + BlizzCon finalist
2. Nilknarf - 2.000$ + BlizzCon finalist
3. srs.Razer.KiWiKaKi - 1.000$
4. KoD.apm
5/6. srs.Razer.Kowi
5/6. H2O.HolyHuman
7/8. nGize.Yane
7/8. nGize.Shriek

Round 1

Nilknarf [2:0] srs.Razer.Kowi
nGize.Yane [0:2] KoD.apm

srs.Razer.SonKiE [2:0] nGize.Shriek
srs.Razer.KiWiKaKi [2:0] H2O.HolyHuman

Round 1 Lower Bracket

srs.Razer.Kowi [2:0] nGize.Yane
H2O.HolyHuman [2:0] nGize.Shriek

Round 1 Upper Bracket

Nilknarf [2:0] KoD.apm
srs.Razer.SonKiE [1:2] srs.Razer.KiWiKaKi

Round 2 Lower Bracket

srs.Razer.Kowi [0:2] srs.Razer.SonKiE 
H2O.HolyHuman [1:2] KoD.apm flag=ca]

Round 2 Upper Bracket

Nilknarf [2:1] srs.Razer.KiWiKaKi  


Round 3 Lower Bracket

srs.Razer.SonKiE [2:0] KoD.Apm