The VTES European Championship 2009 will be held in Palma de Mallorca (Spain) from November 13th to 15th, 2009. The event location is the Barceló Pueblo Park Hotel (= www.barcelopueblopark.com), a four star hotel in the heart of the = Palma beach, 6 kilometers away from the Palma de Mallorca International Airport (PMI). The three-day schedule is the usual one, starting with the Last Chan= ce Qualifier on Friday, and the actual EC tournament on Saturday and Sunday.

There will be = plenty of side events for those who do not get to qualify for the EC or simply do = not want to play any of the major tournaments: On Friday, the Official Storyline Event: Friday the 13^th (http://sites.google.com/s= ite/friday13storyline/); on Sunday, a constructed and a= Keepers of Tradition booster draft event; and on Sunday another Keepers of Tradition b= ooster draft event and the First Chance Qualifier for the 2010 E= C.

EC PRIZES

Each participa= nt in any VTES event on Saturday will receive a commemora= tive playmat and 40 blood counters (as long as they are in stock):

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EC Day 1: The top 8 players will be appointed as Justicars, and each of them w= ill be awarded with a Justicar plaque (in Latin):

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EC Day 2: The top 7 players will be appointed as Inner Circle members, and ea= ch of them will be awarded with an Inner Circle member plaque (in Latin).

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In addition, t= he European Champion will be awarded= with a commemorative silver ring.

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Pre-registration for the EC events is open:

http://dnn.vtes.net/EC2009/Preregistration/tabid/871/language/en-US/De= fault.aspx

For further information about the eve= nts and room reservation, check the Official 2009 European Championship website= : <= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-b= idi'>http://dnn.vtes.net/EC2009/tabid/867/language/en-US/Default.aspx