This year the event will be played over three days in Bangalore from January 23rd -25th followed by Delhi at Jaypee Greens on Feb 6th, 7th and 8th, at Amby Valley Lonavla on Feb 28th & 1st and finally the National Finals on March 6th&7th at Amby Valley Lonavla.

In 2008, the Indian Team from Credit Suisse became the first and only Indian team to emerge victorious at the World Finals held at the famed La Manga Club in Spain.

Other teams that have represented India in the past at the world finals are BPCL, Parle Foods, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank (from Mumbai), Indian Airlines, Hero Motors, GE, Golden Peacock & McCann Ericson. In 2007 the team from Mercedes-Benz finished a creditable 5th amongst the 25 participating countries and were also voted the most popular team of the tournament.

The World Finals have been held annually since 1994 at the exclusive La Manga Club in Spain apart from one edition each in Jamaica, Mauritius and Kuala Lumpur. India started participating in it since 1999.

The title sponsors for the event are TAKE Solutions a leading business technology company with products backed by a strong domain expertise to provide cost-effective comprehensive solutions for businesses. The Co-Sponsors for the event are Air India, Toyota, Ballantine's and the "The Collective" for Bangalore tournament.