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VGC '12 European Nationals

In less than 12 hours, the first Video Game Championship event of the season will kick off in the United Kingdom and we will know the first of this year's World Championship competitors. We have players from all over Europe arriving in Birmingham as we speak to prove they're the very best! And this is just the beginning - there is still a National competition every weekend this month!

• March 3rd - Birmingham, United Kingdom
• March 10th - Essen, Germany
• March 17th - Paris, France
• March 24th - Madrid, Spain
• April 1st - Milan, Italy

You can follow along for live updates and any live stream announcements on our Twitter account, @SmogonU, throughout the competition!

If you're in North America, you'll need to wait just a little while longer to play before the spring regionals! On April 15th, the following cities will have competitions for you to earn travel subsidies and byes for the US and Canada Nationals being held this summer!

• Surrey, BC
• Pleasanton, CA
• Colorado Springs, CO
• Athens, GA
• Toronto, ON
• Philadelphia, PA
• Houston, TX
• Madison, WI

Let us know on the boards and Facebook if you're attending! Good luck everyone! ~Firestorm