After three months of fierce 1-on-1 competition in the Command & Conquer 3 Ranked Ladder, and over 50,000 online competitors playing worldwide, the first ladder season for Command & Conquer 3 is winding down. With that, the Grand Championship Tournament will begin, starting this Saturday, January 12 ^th beginning at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. You can catch all of the action, live via Electronic Arts' Command & Conquer website, at www.commandandconquer.com.

The top 32 competitors from the regular 3 month season have been ranked and put in to 4 group brackets. All matchups are a "Best of 3" and single elimination. The last man, or woman, standing will be crowned the tournament's Grand Champion and will receive $5,000 USD, plus bragging rights as one of the best Command & Conquer players in the world. To view the tournament brackets, you can click here. Command & Conquer 3 owners can use BattleCast to view the tournament, but if you don't have the game and you wish to watch the tournament you're not out of luck. Just click here to download the BattleCast viewer.