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| Competition Heats Up At WCG 2005 Grand Final Unbridled joy and inconsolable despair were all part of the drama on day two of the World Cyber Games (WCG) 2005 Grand Final, as the crowd doubled in size to watch the world's best gamers put up an electrifying performance to enter the next round of the competition. One of today's highlights included an exhilarating match-play between Singapore's Team Titans and Korea's Team MaveNCrew, with the former making it through to the single elimination round of CounterStrike. Another crowd favorite, WCG 2004 gold medal winners Team 3D from the USA, also gave their fans a reason to celebrate as they qualified for the next round of CounterStrike. It came has no surprise for Halo 2 favorites, the USA's Ogre Twins, as they qualified for the next round by beating the highly rated Team Canada. Full house at WCG 2005 as world's top gamers battle onstage to next qualifying round Full results for all matches, as well as highlights, pictures and instant replay files of key games are available online athttp://www.worldcybergames.com/pressinfo Today's program also saw the commencement of the widely anticipated WCG 2005 Game Conference. The conference, attended by about 100 business professionals and local game design students, covered a comprehensive variety of topics including the new perspectives and opportunities for the industry, latest software and technologies, and its future. Renowned experts in the gaming industry graced the conference, including Allan Simosen, the Chairman of International Game Developer Association (IGDA) Singapore Chapter who gave a succinct presentation on leveraging the online community, and Mr. Robert Krakoff from Razer, who provided the audience insights into the future of gaming. It was another active day at the sponsor pavilion as the crowd reviewed latest products from Samsung, Intel and Razer. For student Dave Li, the exhibition gave him the opportunity to try out new chipsets and buy the newest gaming products. The third day of the tournament tomorrow will showcase the championship matches for four of the eight games played at the tournament: Halo 2TM, Need for SpeedTM: Underground 2, Warhammer 40, 000: Dawn of War and Dead or Alive Ultimate. All events at the Grand Final are telecasted through MediaCorp, WCG's official broadcaster. Samsung is a worldwide sponsor of the World Cyber Games. The Grand Final is also made possible through the sponsorship support of premier sponsors Intel and Razer and official sponsors SingTel and Video Pro. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Game News :: home page |