Via press release we learn that Rapid. BYL were declared the best team of Italian players of Call of Duty to the European finals of the Electronic Sports League (ESL) which was held in Cologne on the weekend just ended. The Italian team is one of the eight European teams to have qualified through the European finals of the ESL to attend the World Call of Duty tournament Championship, presented by Xbox. To follow the press release anticipating that soon will be available a video that recounts the highlights of the event.

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The Rapid. BYL decreed the best Italian players of Call of Duty ® in the European finals of the Electronic Sports League

The Italian team is assured a place in the tournament Call of Duty ® Championship, presented by Xbox ®

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Legnano (Mi) – March 19, 2013 . THE RAPID.BYL have imposed as best team of Italian players diCall of Duty ® European finals of the Electronic Sports League (ESL) which were held in Cologne, Germany, over the weekend just ended. The Italian team is one of the eight European teams to have qualified through the European finals of the ESL to attend the World Tournament Call of Duty ® Championship, presented by Xbox ®.

THE RAPID.BYL, composed by Luca Mancarella, Leonardo Nisi, Francesco Majolo and Callum Swan, are now called to keep high the Italian colors in the world tournament which will be held in Hollywood, California from 5 to 7 April where they will have the opportunity to compete to win one of the prizes that are part of the total prize pool of $ 1 million. Battle head-to-head against 31 other teams from around the world to win the right to be called "the best Call of Duty players in the world".

The Irish team of Epsilon won the European finals of the ESL, defeating the English team of Fariko Dragons in an intense final which crowned champions and has imposed them as fearsome next tournament contenders Call of Duty ® Championship, presented by Xbox ®. After making sure the place at world finals on Saturday, the Epsilon during Sunday advanced to win the European final by beating the Pain Gaming (Spain) and Killerfish (Germany), then defeat the Fariko Dragons in the final.

In the course of last month, more than 200 teams from all over Europe have given battle to try to play to the European finals of the ESL European Finals and thus qualify for the tournament Call of Duty ® Championship, presented by Xbox ®.

The event, which took place in the famous ESL Arena in Cologne, Germany, involved teams from Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands and Sweden.

Will soon be available a video that tells the best moments of the event. Meanwhile, you can see highlights of two days, with exclusive interviews with David Vonderhaar, Game Design Director at Treyarch – the award-winning development studio Call of Duty ®: Black Ops II, and of all the teams who took part in the event at the weekend on the Microsoft Xbox ® Live Dashboard or the site www.callofduty.com .