World US Regional Finalists for 2008

WCG US Regional Finalists for 2008

Published September 17, 2008

The regional finalists from all four regions of the United States have been announced. These individuals will be attending the National Finals in Los Angeles of the World Cyber Games.

South Region
Project Gotham Racing® 4

1. First—Michael Frank (Plano, TX)
2. Second—Brandon Rohlf (Rowlett, TX)

Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock

1. First—Austin MrPulsar Throop (Seattle, WA)
2. Second—Kelly "Tipper Queen" Law-Yone (Dallas, TX)

Virtua Fighter™ 5

1. First—Ray Teruya (Portland, OR)
2. Second—Cody Koeninger (Austin, TX)

Halo® 3

1. First—MoBDeep (Ian Schult - Kansas City, MO; Joey Yamcharerm - Indianapolis, IN; Leyland Jones – Olathe, KS; Ray Bauer – Pittsburgh, PA)
2. Second—Fallout (Charles Beard – Decatur, TX; Martin Martinez, Jr. – Dallas, TX; Chase White – Decatur, TX; Christian Acosta – Hurst, TX)

Atlantic Region

Project Gotham Racing 4

1. First—Erika "Skittles" Galegor (Aurora, CO)
2. Second—Jonathan THSkillet Ruiz (Orlando, FL)

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

1. First—Tom witwix Burke (Long Island, NY)
2. Second—Greg Gunter (Hampton, VA)

Virtua Fighter 5

1. First—Dennis Sockwell (New York, NY)
2. Second—Rodney John (New York, NY)

Halo 3

1. First—Cerebral Mayhem (Pamela Nicholson – Fitchburg, MA; Brian Nicholson – Fitchburg, MA; Dennis England – Fitchburg, MA; Matt Bairos – Maynard, MA)
2. Second—Team MODA (Richard Rozen – Brooklyn, NY; Daniel Doerler – Long Island, NY; Chris Catalano – East Patchogue, NY; Boris Lerner – East Patchogue, NY)

North Region

Project Gotham Racing 4

1. First—Jason Exelby (Kalamazoo, MI)
2. Second—Alex Mergard (Cincinnati, OH)

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

1. First—Michael Holmes (Evansville, IL)
2. Second—Jon Nelson (Moline, IL)

Halo 3

1. First—Dogghead Bros (Richard Davidson – Columbus, OH; Mark Beaty – Huber Heights, OH; Dustin Salyers – Yellow Springs, OH; Joe Dobrovioic – Huber Heights, OH)
2. Second—Wacked Energy (Derek Bedard – Elgin, IL; Josh Venhuizen – Evergreen Park, IL; Ryan Anderson – Crystal Lake, IL; Christopher Tindall – Chicago, IL)

Pacific Region

Project Gotham Racing 4

1. First—Wes "ch0mpr" Cwiklo (Camarillo, CA)
2. Second—Mark "driftmaster" Katagiri (Irvine, CA)

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

1. First—Annie "ecstacy" Leung (Sacramento, CA)
2. Second—Blake "dremnem" Peebles (Raleigh, NC)

Virtua Fighter 5

1. First—Jared "CaliJared" Reyes (Ontario, CA)
2. Second—Eddel "ChiefFlash" Dioquino (Alexandria, VA)

Halo 3

1. First—Sambydee (Utah Noobs) (Johnny Retrotwin John 5 Sundara – Bountiful, UT; Thomas "Bucko" Horton – Bountiful, UT; Bobby retrotwin Bob44 Sundara – Bountiful, UT; Jose "Gabriel" Villagomez – West Valley, UT)
2. Second—MoB Hot N Mild (Thomas hOt Sup3rMariO Ornelas – Denver, CO; Codey KingBio Loftis – Stockton, CA; Aaron KwiKsTa Rueda – Stockton, CA; Richard ineviitable McCardle – Bakersfield, CA)

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