WCG2008世界总决赛举办地Q&A

4个国家的7座城市进行了申办。它们是中国的北京和上海，韩国的釜山和大邱，瑞典的斯德哥尔摩和墨西哥的坎昆以及德国的科隆。

2，为什么最终选择科隆来举办2008WCG总决赛呢？

因为科隆市表现出了强烈的举办意愿和竞争力。科隆市拥有最高的政府支持度，表现出了最强烈的参与WCG商业开发的意愿；此外，科隆还有一流的比赛场所——科隆展览馆。

3，科隆市为了保证下一届WCG的成功，做出了哪些努力呢？

为了提供WCG这样的世界性比赛的费用，科隆市进行了直接和间接的努力。一方面，科隆市积极寻找潜在的赞助商，让其与WCG共同进行商业开发。此外，科隆市也成立了有责任心的专门机构来保证WCG的筹备工作。

4，科隆市可以从举办下届WCG中获得什么利益呢？

WCG对于举办城市的经济吸引力在于刺激了IT和游戏业的繁荣。举例来说，作为2005WCG的举办地，新加坡预计WCG帮助该国的IT技术和创新能力产生了爆发性的增长。此外，距素有“马六甲海峡的《时代周刊》”之称的《新加坡第一日报》报道，WCG为新加坡带来了5350万美元的旅游收入。

About Cologne: The Host City of WCG 2008 Grand Final
　　- Posted 2007-10-08 03:58 (GMT+9)
　　Host City of WCG 2008 Grand Final

　　1.   What other cities did apply for the WCG 2008 host city bidding process?

7 cities from 4 countries applied for WCG2008 host city;
　　Beijing and Shanghai (China), Busan and Daegu (Korea),
　　Stockholm (Sweden) and Cancun (Mexico).

2.   Why was Cologne chosen as the WCG 2008 Host City?

While all candidates showed a great desire and capacity
　　to host WCG2008, Cologne  received the highest scores
　　in city government support, willingness for joint business
　　development and suggested venue, Cologne Messe.

3.  How will the city of Cologne support for a successful WCG next year?
　　In order to provide the premium worldwide event, the City of Cologne will help WCG to be successful in both direct and indirect ways. The city of Cologne will support to find potential sponsorship companies, to develop joint business with WCG and to ensure the preparations with concerned organizations in Cologne.

　　4.  What benefits can Cologne expect from holding the WCG? 
　　The WCG is attractive for host cities because it stimulates the economy as well as the gaming and IT industry. Singapore, the host city of the 2005 WCG Grand Final, estimated that hosting WCG helped to boost its gaming industry’s technical knowledge and creativity. In addition, The Strait Times, Singapore’s number 1 daily newspaper, reported that the country took in about US $53.5 million in tourism during the WCG Grand Final.