SonKiE wins "The Samsung Experience" and a trip to US World Cyber Games Finals.
Nikolaus "SonKiE" Cassidy earned a spot at the US World Cyber Games (WCG) finals after a nearly flawless performance at The Samsung Experience. SonKiE's opponents included Nick "ShrieK" Whittier, and the 2007 US WCG Warcraft III representative: Phil "LongWalk" Crawford. The winner of The Samsung Experience is automatically qualified for US WCG finals.
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 SonKiE | 2:1 |  LongWalk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ShrieK | 1:0 | HolyHuman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LongWalk | 1:0 | HolyHuman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper Bracket Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SonKiE | 2:0 | ShrieK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower Bracket Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ShrieK | 2:0 | LongWalk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SonKiE | 2:0 | ShrieK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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In an effort to promote the upcoming WCG 2008 Grand Final in Cologne, Germany, a 2-day gaming event known as The Samsung Experience was held in New York City. Michael Arzt, general manager of WCG USA stated:
“The World Cyber Games US Open offers spectators a rare chance to not only witness some of America’s best gamers in action close up, but to also join in the excitement and take their best shot at making TEAM USA by entering into one of our walk-up tournaments.”
In addition to performances by America's "A-List" gamers, representatives from Guinness Book of World Record were also present at The Samsung Experience. In an official ceremony, Guinness presented WCG with a certificate for shattering its own record for “World’s Largest Video Game Tournament and Festival.” WCG had previously held the record at 1.3 million players in 2006. However, WCG surpassed its previous record after attracting over 1.5 million gamers in 2007. A WCG entry can be found in both 2007 and 2008 editions of the Guinness World Records. Furthermore, a WCG entry can also be found in the recently released Guinness World Records 2008: Gamers Edition.
Links
World Cyber Games - US Open Information
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