- Be the [FUTURE] Player! 

- The key differentiator of the WCG is the 'New Horizons' category. Pioneering 
future sports based on new technology 
- Presenting new future entertainment including Robot Wars, VR Championship, AI 
Competition, Scratch (Coding) and Block Coding Contest using Lego

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World Cyber Games (WCG) reveals details of the 'New Horizons' sector, 
pioneering future sports based on new technology.

WCG 2019 Xi'an is the return of the WCG, a completely different showcase from 
past WCG events. The most important differentiating element of the new WCG is 
the 'New Horizons' category.

The ultimate goal of the WCG's New Horizons category is to build a future 
sports area, to create a play culture that allows anyone to easily take part 
and enjoy new technologies. The WCG will be held in Xi'an, China in July and 
will produce four events including robot, AI, VR, and scratch. 

In the field of robotics, WCG will hold the 'WCG Robot Fighting Championship: 
GANKER ARENA' with GJS ROBOT, a global battle robot developer based in 
Shenzhen, China. This competition is held using a battle robot (robot name: 
GANKER EX) that recognizes the motion of the body, using advanced motion 
control technology. In other words, the realistic version of the robot fighting 
contest that was seen in the movie 'Real Steel' can be seen at WCG 2019 Xi'an. 
This is not only a big leap in bringing mecha fighting from science fiction to 
reality but will also open up a tremendous 'new era' that involves robot combat 
as future sports.

'WCG AI Masters' is a way of organizing an AI soccer team by the players, 
developed according to the rules of the game Futsal. Players can utilize the 
well-designed online learning platform built by the WCG to develop algorithms 
and improve the playing ability of AI. The qualification is for everyone who 
studies and learns AI, and already over 100 teams from 38 countries applied for 
the preliminaries. 

'WCG VR championship' is a VR game sports competition using the strategy 
simulation VR game Final Assault, developed by Phaser Lock Interactive (PLI). 
The upgraded observer function and MR (Mixed Reality) broadcasting are 
incredible to see. The VR Championship selected streamer qualifiers to 
represent North America, Europe, and APAC regions from broadcasted 
preliminaries. These streamers will match at the WCG 2019 Xi'an grand finals.

Lastly, 'WCG Scratch Creative Challenge' will host the 'Block Coding Program 
Competition', which will use the coding programs Scratch 3.0 and Lego 
Education's new kits to create imaginative works. Professor Mitchel Resnick of 
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, the founder of 
Scratch, will participate directly with students in the city of Xi'an. It is 
expected to become a forum for sharing new inspiration.  

WCG CEO Lee Jung Jun said, "The new WCG will provide a new play culture that 
can be enjoyed by people all over the world, presenting more than an esports 
tournament. Through the colorful contents of New Horizons, I hope you will get 
inspiration of the future of entertainment."

The WCG 2019 Xi'an event will be held from Thursday, July 18 to Sunday, July 21 
at the Qujiang New District in Xi'an, China. WCG is currently displaying the 
enthusiastic interest of esports fans around the world by attracting about 
40,000 global players from 111 countries in the Game Sports sector.

WCG has finalized 336 Game Sports' preliminary contestants who will participate 
in the regional finals. WCG 2019 Xi'an regional finals will be held in 4 
regions, Asia, North America, Europe and China, starting from May 27th. The 
regional finals will decide which players enter the WCG 2019 Xi'an grand 
finals. In addition to Game Sports and the New Horizon, the WCG will also 
release details of the 'Esports Conference' to share knowledge and the 
'Festival' which will add variety of events for your pleasure.

More information about WCG 2019 Xi'an can be found at WCG.com.

About WCG

WCG is a global esports festival aimed at creating a better world by uniting 
people from around the globe through a shared enjoyment of games and digital 
culture. By hosting the World Cyber Games as a global event with a wide variety 
of programs, WCG aims to go beyond being just an esports competition to 
becoming a festival of global harmony.

SOURCE  World Cyber Games