The fourth and final phase of the 2009 Arena Tournament will be ending on Monday at 9 p.m. PDT in North America and on Tuesday at 9 p.m. CEST in Europe. The top eight teams will be invitied to the regional finals, which makes this an important step for all participating competitors.

As always, for more information on the tournament you can visit the official page on the World of Warcraft Web site or visit the official tournament forums. The team who wins the global finals will earn $75,000.

While we're on the topic of the Arena Tournament, feel free to check out parts one and two of Editor Christopher "Pwyff" Tom's "History of Competitive WoW." He discusses how World of Warcraft became an eSport.