The Virtual World Skeleton Championships
Empire of Sports, the first massively connected multisport 3D game, has partnered up with the International Federation of Bobsleigh and Tobogganing (FIBT) to host the first ever Virtual World Skeleton Championships online. The World Skeleton Championships will be held in Empire of Sports until 28th March 2009.
More than
just a game, Empire of Sports is a sports platform designed to echo major
real life sporting events from around the world; providing all sports fans
with an extended space to live through and share their passion. Thanks to
invaluable input from an ever-growing community, Empire of Sports just keeps
getting better. Especially with the constant addition of new sports, clubs,
sportsmen, competitions, events, and sports brands.
The Virtual World Skeleton Championships are available for all Empire of
Sports players to enter – up until Saturday, 28th March 2009. The Virtual
World Skeleton Championships are part of the ‘special events’ in Empire of
Sports: the qualification phase is open to everybody but only the qualified
players holding a Premium account will be able to continue on to the final
stages and compete to win one of many Championship prizes.
Skeleton racing is an extreme winter sport in which individuals are required
to make timed runs down fast, icy tracks in a gravity-powered sled. Skeleton
racing requires the athlete to descend a bobsleigh track head first with
their chin only millimetres from the ice below. Skeleton racing has been an
international sport for over 100 years and has recently been introduced to
the Winter Olympics creating a huge interest with athletes and mass media.
The Virtual World Skeleton Championships is not for the faint hearted! Only
three of the bravest players will speed their way to the top of the leader
board, where they will be rewarded with either a real-life bobsleigh ride on
an official track or a skeleton training day – including travel and
accommodation. Runners up will be rewarded with an array of virtual prizes
including gold, booster items, ranking points, and other unique
avatar-related items.
To ensure a fair competition, the Virtual World Skeleton Championships have
been broken into a series of four competitions to welcome competitors of
varying bobsleigh standards within the game.
• Amateur series (Level 1 to 15 in bob),
• Experienced series (Level 16 to 30 in bob),
• Pro series (Level 31 to 45 in bob)
• Elite series (Level 46 and above in bob).
Empire of Sports is currently still in the Prologue phase: this allows
Empire of Sports to expand progressively, with the help and feedback of a
vast community.
If you are interested in entering one of the Empire of Sports tournaments
and fancy your chances of winning one of many exciting prizes, all you need
to do is download the game client from
www.empireofsports.com, register and start playing!
