Mumbai, February 2012: Topps India Sports & Entertainment Company launched the ‘Topps Slam Attax Rumble Championship’ – a chance for all WWE fans to come together and pit their collection, strategy and skills of the game against each other! Topps has recently launched WWE Slam Attax trading card game, which is based on the immensely popular sport - World Wrestling Entertainment. Fans can now collect over 223 Trading Cards of their favourite WWE SuperStars in their official look and play an engaging and exciting skill and strategy game which enables them to relive the WWE experience at their homes!
The Topps mega championship began on 26th January 2012 and the great finale took place on 26th February 2012. 5000 kids participated across 32 centres in Demos and Championships, wherein, Bangalore had the most number of participants. Each candidate required 9 of their best super star cards to play, but most of the candidates landed up with a bundle of 100+ Slam Attax Trading cards and was difficult to pick their best 9 for the contest. Boys were not the only participants who were excited about the championships but one saw the enthusiasm amongst the girls as well.
The National winner of the Topps WWE Slam Attax Championship Manas Walia won a lifetime chance to fly to Tokyo to watch the Smack Down event live with one of his or her parents and also meet one of his favourite WWE Superstars in person. Vasu Kaul from Gurgaon won the internal championship.
Details of the WWE Slam Attax Championship event
• The Championship comprised of preliminary rounds, city finals and national finals and was conducted in total 32 stores across 5 cities including Mumbai (including Navi Mumbai), Thane, Delhi & Gurgaon, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune. The Championship was held at selected retail outlets like Hamleys, Landmark, Reliance TimeOut, Reliance Mart, More, Crossword, Mahindra Retail – Beanstalk, Total and Safire. The Topps WWE Slam Attax Trading Card is available at these retail outlets. The preliminary rounds will be held at the Championship outlets.
• The Championship finals on 26th Feb 2012 took place at Mumbai – Landmark @ Infinity Mall, Bangalore - Reliance TimeOut @ Mantri Mall, Chennai – Hamleys @ Express Avenue Mall, Pune - Reliance Mart @ Aundh and Delhi NCR – Reliance TimeOut @ Ambience Mall.
• The championship was open for kids between 7 years and 15 years of age.
• The participants were expected to bring in their own ready to play Slam Attax cards for playing the championship match, the game mat was provided by Topps
• Out of all the winners in the preliminary rounds being played on the Championship days, total of 7 finalists were selected and they had to play in the City Finals to play for the title of WWE Slam Attax Rumble City Champion of which 1 national winner was chosen basis the margin of victory and the highest attack or defense score amongst the 7 city champions
• The championship games were held every Sunday starting from 26th January until 25th February. The matches were held between 12:30 PM and 08:30 PM.
• There was a concept of ‘Demo days’ wherein free practice & Demo rounds were held which allowed the participants to understand the game better.
In addition to the Championship winner, there were also participation prizes to be won, for everyone who participated in the championship. The preliminary rounds winner was entitled to one Topps Slam Attax Rumble Starter Pack. And in every city the winner of the finals has received a gift hamper from Topps worth Rs. 5000
About Topps
Topps, based out of New York, USA, is an international marketer of sports & entertainment products, principally collectible trading cards, confections, sticker collections, and collectible strategy games. Synonymous with major licenses such as Major League Baseball, English Premier League Football, Star Wars and WWE, Topps collectables are available in over 40 key markets worldwide. Some of the renowned global brands of Topps include, Match Attax – the official trading card game & collection of English Premiere league, Slam Attax – the WWE trading card game & collection and Fore Attax - the Star Wars trading card game and collection, apart from many other collections in the sports & entertainment space. Topps invented the modern Trading card in 1952 and since then are global market leaders in the sports and entertainment cards’ space. In terms of product lines, Topps is engaged in making and marketing of kids’ collectibles. Topps was the first to add the player statistics on its cards and is known for its innovations in card designs and editorial & game development capabilities.
Topps entered into India in November 2010 and launched its brand Cricket Attax, the official trading card game of IPL in April 2011. Topps India is a division of Topps Europe Ltd, a company registered out of Milton Keynes UK.