Hellenic Gaming League (HGL)

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Hellenic Gaming League[1]

Founded in January 2007, Hellenic Gaming League [2] is the official Greek gaming league, based in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Hellenic Gaming League aims to serve and promote on-line gaming in Greece, from amateur to professional levels. HGLs'[3]raison d’ être is to offer Greek gamers the opportunity to participate in gaming tournaments, regardless of the place they live. Up to August 2007, with the support of noobwars.gr [4], the on-line gaming community, and Gnet[5], the internet cafes network, HGL has organised 8 national tournaments in the most popular games.

With HGLs’[6]competitive gaming system, everyone has the chance participate. In its starting phase HGL is separated into two categories: • G - League (for pro gamers) • A - Division (for amateurs or middle level gamers)

In A-division everyone can participate, while only the best 16 teams are competing in G-league. Each year 4 teams from G-league are relegated to A-division while other 4 teams from A-division gain a place in G-league. In addition HGL organizes local and national CUPs.