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Halo 3 Online Championship Registration

• Scribbled on March 11th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
• Filed in Contests, Microsoft Xbox 360, Press Release, Shooter

Wanna prove you’re the most 1337 Halo 3 player on the face of the Earth? You can register right now at Xbox.com to be in the Halo 3 Championship Tournament.

UPDATE: The Qualification Round on the “US Championship” playlist will be available at 12:01 AM EDT, March 12, 2008. Good Luck!

Here’s your chance to participate in one of the biggest gaming competitions of the year! The Halo® 3 Championship Tournament on Xbox LIVE lets you compete against some of the top Halo 3 players in the country.

Practice your tactics now for the big tournament.

Eight Finalists will each win a trip to New York City for the finals, with the big winner taking home a $50,000 prize check.

Before participating in the tournament, make sure your Xbox LIVE account information is accurate! Potential winners will be notified by the tournament administrator and have their prizes shipped using the Contact Information (e-mail, phone, and address) on their Xbox LIVE profile. If your contact info is not up-to-date you will be disqualified from winning a prize.

Click here to register, and make sure you download the official Gamertag pics before you play. You can check the How to Enter rules here.

Click “Read more…” for the official rules on how to play in the qualifiers which last from today to March 17th.

Tournament Details

This Tournament will consist of three Rounds of Play (Qualifying Round, Semi-Finals Round, Championship Round).

The Qualifying Round begins at 12:01 A.M. Eastern Time (ET) on March 11, and ends at 1:00 P.M. (ET) on March 17. During the Qualifying Round, players will compete against one another on Xbox LIVE to determine the top 32 players that will advance to compete in the Semi-Finals Round.

Players will be ranked based on individual scores that are recorded and posted to the U.S. Championships Playlist. No team grouping will be allowed. At approximately 1:00 P.M. (ET) on March 17, 2008, play will end and the Playlist will be recorded.

Players will be ranked in the Qualifying Round by:

1. Enter Matchmaking from the Main Menu
2. In the Matchmaking Lobby, select Playlist
3. Select Tournament
4. Select U.S. Championship Playlist
5. Select Start Matchmaking

The top 32 ranked players on the U.S. Championship Playlist will be invited to advance to compete in the Semi-Finals Round.

Judges will randomly assign confirmed semi-finalists into four semi-finalist groups, each consisting of up to eight semi-finalists. The semi-finalists in each group will play against each other in three different matches (Slayer, King of the Hill, Oddball).

The top eight players from the semi-finals round will meet on or around May 3, 2008, to compete in the Championship Round of the Tournament.

For more details on the tournament, including tie-breakers, important dates, and detailed prize information, check out the Official Tournament Rules.

Tournament open only to residents of the U.S. 18+. Residents of VT, MD, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. Terrirories are not eligible. Tournament ends March 17, 2008. For details, see the official rules.