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Press release:
Lesquin, 6 September 2022.
NACON, KT Racing, WRC Promoter and EKO Acropolis Rally Greece are pleased to be hosting the eSports WRC 2022 World Final presented by AGON by AOC on 7 and 8 September 2022 at the heart of the Olympic village in Athens, Greece.

The seventh consecutive season of the event will take place during EKO Acropolis Rally Greece and will be contested by eight finalists. In order of their place in the standings, Sami-Joe (Lebanon), Izamusing (Great Britain), Nexl (France), Kazunokota (Japan), Botti Jr (Italy), Katana (Poland), Zeniou (Cyprus) and Kriim (France) will compete against each other in the video game WRC 10.

In 2015, KT Racing and NACON created the first eSports championship to run in parallel with the FIA World Rally Championship. Since then, the event has attracted more and more competitors each year with an increasingly higher standard of driving on display. To celebrate the latest season, a €25,000 cash prize will be awarded by KT Racing and NACON to the winner of the final, with a total of €30,000 in prizes given out. Partners Fanatec, Playseat, TW Steel and AOC will also be awarding a range of prizes to the participants.

View the current overall standings here: https://www.wrc.com/en/more/gaming/standings/
Follow the live competition from September 8 at 3 p.m. CEST on the official networks of WRC and the game on Youtube, Facebook and Twitter.

WRC 10 is already available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Nintendo Switch™.

WRC Generations will be available on 13 October 2022 on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and on Nintendo Switch™ at a later date.

About NACON
NACON is a company of the BIGBEN Group founded in 2019 to optimize its know-how through strong synergies in the video game market. By bringing together its 16 development studios, the publishing of AA video games, the design and distribution of premium gaming devices, NACON focuses 20 years of expertise at the service of players. This new unified business unit strengthens NACON’s position in the market and enables it to innovate by creating new unique competitive advantages. https://corporate.nacongaming.com/

About Kylotonn
Created in 2006, Kylotonn is one the most important French video game development studios, also known under KT Racing label. Specialized in motorsports and official developer of the WRC FIA World Rally Championship series and Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, the company is internationally recognized for its know-how and for the passion of its teams. With more than 170 employees as of today in Paris and Lyon, Kylotonn has developed more than 30 titles distributed by major publishers. Kylotonn has forged itself a strong technological expertise thanks to the real-time 3D engine KT Engine that the company owns. At the forefront of the video game industry, this technology is also used within R&D partnerships on autonomous vehicle projects in the automotive industry. Since 2018, NACON, one of Europe’s leading video game publishers, holds a 100% stake in the company. Kylotonn is member of the French National Developers Federation (Syndicat National du Jeu Vidéo) and Capital Games. The company is supported by BPI, IFCIC and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. For more information, visit www.kylotonn.com.

About WRC Promoter GmbH
WRC Promoter GmbH is responsible for all commercial aspects of the FIA World and FIA European Rally Championships, including TV production and the marketing of global media and sponsorship rights. It also has responsibility to increase competitor numbers and to propose the venues that form the WRC and ERC calendars. WRC Promoter is the umbrella body for Rallycross Promoter GmbH, which is responsible for all commercial aspects of the FIA World and FIA European Rallycross Championships.
The World Rally Championship (WRC) is the FIA’s premium rally series. It showcases high-performance hybrid-powered cars and the world’s best drivers competing in dramatic surroundings, ranging from Sweden’s freezing winter to Kenya’s heat and rocky tracks. Participants battle for drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles at 13 rallies. More information can be found at www.wrc.com.