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Technology Lifestyle Brits from Birmingham rule the gaming world | Brits from Birmingham rule the gaming world |
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| by Davey Winder | |
| Sunday, 03 August 2008 | |
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The Birmingham Salvo pro-gaming team has shocked the world of computer gaming by winning the 2008 Championship Gaming Series World Final in Los Angeles. As well as the kudos and the $500,000 first prize, the Brits also picked up the two Most Valuable Player awards... In fact they kicked so much ass in the final that they won four out of the five events, totally dominating their opponents the San Francisco Optx who could only manage to win in the women's Dead or Alive 4 match. The final score being a truly impressive 22-15 to the Birmingham Salvo, proving that they had what it takes to conquer the world on both the PC and Xbox 360. Although only eight teams took part in the World Final knockout event, getting there was no easy thing. The Championship Gaming Series started way back in March with the best players from each country competing to get a place in a team. Being a professional gaming event, the lucky winners got a contract and money every month to enable them to focus on playing, and winning, the game. 18 teams emerged successfully from the various CGS competitions to go onto regional contents against others from both Latin and North America, continental Europe, the Middle east, Asia, Australia and the UK. Congratulations to Birmingham Salvo manager Michael 'ODEE' O'Dell, and all the team:
Michael O'Dell told BIOS Magazine "They truly deserve the title of World Champions. My players spent hundreds of hours practicing this season, and their hard work paid off. I'm extremely proud of my team right now. We faced a lot of tough competition throughout the season, but when our backs were against the wall, every player demonstrated the skills and the poise to step up when it mattered the most."
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