That’s probably the longest title I’ve ever written. I don’t normally post anything about competitive gaming because it’s reasonably evident that no-one cares, with one exception. Everyone loves a major-league winner. It doesn’t get much larger than an international tournament, either. For the snooping that I’ve done, I’ve got very little information about the man himself, but word on the web is that he’s a New Zealander, and the internet’s never failed me before. Also, he went on to lose to the celebrity NFL player Matt Ryan, but that’s almost incidental to the fact that he hails from a country that doesn’t play American Football and beat all comers at the videogame version of it. Personally, I suggest we all hit up his gamertag and offer our heartfelt congratulations.
It’s somewhat funny that other than Madden, the other games were won by representatives in countries that you can understand why someone in that country might win. Also, keen observers will note that long-time rival of Hops, Scoorey is still doing his thing, which is good to see.
The Americas
- Michael Matz, WiWhiteWarrior, United States (Madden NFL 10)
- Ryan Parker, RJP3030, United States (Fight Night Round 4)
- Mani Jamshidian, Mani_Jam, Canada (EA SPORTS™ FIFA 10)
- Sam Najafi, LSN3, Canada (NHL® 10)
Europe
- Christian Walter, WKW969, Germany (Madden NFL 10)
- David Wright, DERITY, United Kingdom (Fight Night Round 4)
- Matthew Bushell, dig hugharse, United Kingdom (EA SPORTS™ FIFA 10)
- Viktor Ghamari, GHAMARI, Sweden (NHL® 10)
Asia-Pacific
- Steven Leonard, stevennfl, New Zealand (Madden NFL 10)
- Roberto Evangelista, t0yz0r, Australia (Fight Night Round 4)
- Stephen Coorey, scoorey, Australia (EA SPORTS™ FIFA 10)
- Paul Robards, xADAPTORDIEx, Australia (NHL® 10)