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 Chance 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/site/friday13storyline/); on Sunday, a constructed and a Keepers of Tradition booster draft event; and on Sunday another Keepers of Tradition booster draft event and the First Chance Qualifier for the 2010 EC.

EC PRIZES

Each participant in any VTES event on Saturday will receive a commemorative 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 will 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 each of them will be awarded with an Inner Circle member plaque (in Latin).

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In addition, the 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/Default.aspx

For further information about the events and room reservation, check the Official 2009 European Championship website: http://dnn.vtes.net/EC2009/tabid/867/language/en-US/Default.aspx