Ubisoft and the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) have announced the second annual Just Dance World Cup. The competition is open to fans from all over the world aged sixteen years or older. This is the second year since Just Dance became the first casual video game to enter the ESWC line-up.
The four-month qualification period will start July 19th and run until October 29th. Eighteen finalists will be flown to Paris for the finals on October 30th and November 1st this year. There are two ways to qualify:
- In Just Dance 2015 on the World Dance Floor (online multiplayer mode of Just Dance): Every Sunday between July 19th and August 23th, the best session will be selected (between 7pm and 8pm UTC+2 – i.e. 12pm-1pn EDT). Thirteen Just Dance players from all around the world will be selected (France, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia/New Zealand, USA, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Asia, Rest of Europe, Rest of Americas).
- During one of the four live events where qualifications will be open to all residents of the country hosting the competition:
- Montreal, Canada – Mondial Des Jeux on July 25
- Cologne, Germany – Gamescom, August 8
- Sao Paulo, Brazil – Brasil Game Show, October 12
- Paris, France – Paris Games Week, October 29
Diego San, the winner of the 2014 edition of the Just Dance World Cup, will be defending his title at the Grand Final. He’ll be competing on Just Dance 2016, which will be available on October 20, 2015 in the US and October 22, 2015 in EMEA (October 23, 2015 in the UK). Get the latest news on the Just Dance World Cup here.
Video from the 2014 Finale
More information on Just Dance is available at www.justdancegame.com . Follow on Twitter as well.
