Tickets for the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational convention and tournament gaming event will be available from Thursday, 20th of March on the Worldwide Invitational website at http://eu.blizzard.com/wwi08/.

In addition to invitational tournaments featuring top eSports competitors playing for a total of $100,000 in prizes, the Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational will also host casual tournaments for attendees, costume and dance contests, live musical performances, and more. All attendees will also receive a goody bag of Blizzard Entertainment items including a beta key for an upcoming Blizzard Entertainment game and an exclusive World of Warcraft in-game pet.

Go here to read the full media alert or get more information:
http://www.blizzard.co.uk/press/080317.shtml

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Q u o t e:
Hmmm tickets are 70 euro's...now how come we have to pay a lot of money here and in korea the event is for free..

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You could also compare to BlizzCon 2007, which had a ticket price of $100. The monthly subscription is tied to the continual game operation and development, not to such events.

Btw, it's a valid question, so I'm not sure why you chose to switch to your alt to post. ;-)