Blizzard announced today that both the 2011 Global Battle.net Invitational and the 2011 Global Starcraft 2 League will be held live at this years BlizzCon in October. The Global Battle.net Invitational features top-ranked pro players who have been invited to participate from across the world. This year, players will compete in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.
Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment has this to say about the two competitions,
“We’re looking forward to witnessing the high level of competition between the pro gamers participating in these events alongside our attendees at BlizzCon and the viewers at home.”
For those of you who didn’t get tickets to BlizzCon, you can access the competitions at blizzcon.com for free if you have a active Battle.net account. If you want full access to BlizzCon 2011, virtual tickets can be purchased for $39.99 at blizzcon.com as well.