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Top 4 Finalists from Edmonton: The top 4 finalists are players who have been chosen out of the competitors at each stop to be potential candidates for the fourth position on the AMP Pro team. Click on a link to see more about the player! Vote for the 4th AMP Pro player!Edmonton Day FourAlas, it was last day of the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour’s “Search for the Pro” contest and the final showdown was about to begin. It was all quiet within the tent walls as the Pro Team and final six players of the competition stepped inside to start their day off bright and early. With no one else in the tent, the Pro Team and contestants immediately sat down and took advantage of the extra practice time. After enduring the long process of the Free-For-All, beating out first round hopefuls as well being chosen by the Pro Team based on their skill, teamwork and overall stats, every player was ready to get the show on the road and see who would come out on top.  (Left to Right): Suyneej, WTF Shifty, SmokinAces2, dirrty money and coach, Goose 16 At noon, the doors to the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour finally opened for the last time in Edmonton. The Pro Team and final six were warmed up and ready to play some non-stop Halo action for the rest of the day. First to take the hot seat to be tested on how well they could mesh with the Pro Team was Goose16. On the other side, sat Suyneej, SmokinAces2, dirty money, GlxyDS and as coach, WTF Shifty. Throughout the day, every player switched roles. Whether it was as the team’s fourth, a rival to the Pro Team or as a coach, each player was able to equally show off their skill, teamwork and communication. With five long hours of playing through game after game like MLG CTF Narrows, KOTH Pit and Guardian Oddball, the day had finally come to an end.  The Bo, G-SpOt and Alpha XFactor trying out GlxyDS as their fourth. Six rounds had been completed and it was time for the Pro Team to leave the room and discuss their thoughts and opinions on who stood out, who played well, and who deserved the top spots for the “Search for the Pro” contest for Edmonton. After much discussion and deliberation of the overall stats for each player and who meshed well with the team, the final four of Edmonton had been chosen. The finalists are:  (Left to Right): Suyneej, WTF Shifty, dirrty money and SmokinAces2 Final Four of Edmonton 1st Place $400 – Suyneej 2nd Place $300 – WTF Shifty 3rd Place $200 – SmokinAces2 4th Place $100 – dirty money Twenty-four hardcore gamers of the “Search for the Pro” contest across Canada have been chosen so far. With three stops to go, the search for the best is quickly coming to a close and the winner will soon be chosen. So, with the Edmonton portion of the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour finished, it is time to make way to the seventh stop, Calgary, Alberta. Edmonton Day ThreeWith the sun shining bright and the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour ready for its third day in Edmonton, nothing could go wrong. Many more gamers from all ages came inside of the tent and joined in the fun, playing the countless games that the tour had to offer. Casual gamers from all around were eager and excited to get their taste of the ultimate gaming experience in their own backyard at the AMP Your Game Tour.
Musicians getting their game on in Rock Band. Bright and early in the corner of the tent, the 16 players of the “Search for the Pro” contest from Thursday and Friday’s Free-For-All sat in front of the TVs, practicing and warming up their fingers and minds for an extremely long day ahead of them. The Pro Team stood in their positions behind the players, ready to evaluate every competitor on their teamwork and overall Halo 3 skill. With players switching spots, and balancing out teams, every player had their fair chance to prove what they were all about.
Friendly Halo 3 matches. After putting the 16 players to the test in seeing how well they would work as a team in objective games, The Bo, G-SpOt and Alpha XFactor left the Halo 3 stations and players to choose the final six of Edmonton. After reviewing recorded stats for each player as well as discussing everyone’s opinions and thoughts about the day, the six competitors had finally been chosen and proved that they conquered the gaming arena in beating the rest of the players from the FFA and 4v4 play.
Halo 3 gamers getting into the LAN spirit. Top Six of Edmonton (No specific order) • GlxyDS • Goose 16 • Suyneej • WTF Shifty • SmokinAces2 • Dirrty Money There is now only one day left for the Edmonton stop of the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour and the “Search for the Pro” contest. The many gamers that had showed up to compete to be the best in Edmonton are now narrowed down to six. Sunday, during the ultimate showdown, the final four will emerge onto the scene and join the 20 other hopefuls across Canada to become the fourth of the Pro Team. Edmonton Day Two Gaming stations were powered up and ready for another day of the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour. Along with newcomers to the event, familiar faces reappeared to enjoy their second day gaming experience at the tour. The Halo 3 gaming stations were filled once again, with many casual gamers and serious gamers polishing up their skills for the last day of the Free-For –All competition.
Friday FFA action. Brought to everyone by Ford MLG Canada, special guest Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers paid a visit to the AMP Your Game Tour to test out his gaming skills in a little NHL 08. After playing James Sheppard, Nick Foligno and Nick Antropov, Bo Kovocevic challenged Pisani to a 1v1 in NHL 08 on the Xbox 360. After an intense battle, Bo made sure he was going to redeem himself from losses against Sheppard and Foligno. For the first time on the tour, Bo and Pisani were tied and came to the agreement that they would leave it as a tie. All in all, it was a good friendly competition between Bo and Pisani.  Halo 3 players getting their game on! Finally, the time had come and the last day of the FFA began its long process of eliminating player after player until only the final eight were left. Many more gamers joined in the “Search for the Pro” contest in hopes that they would be able to make it into the finals. The night came to an end and the eight finalists from the winners and losers bracket made their name known and would move onto the next round in the competition.  While The Bo was challenging Edmonton Oilers player, Fernando Pisani, teammates AlphaXFactor and G-SpOt as well as BiiTTERSWEET and Suyneej enjoy a little 2v2 challenge.
We’re halfway through the sixth stop of the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour, but the competition has only just begun! 16 players will team up in the next round, in hopes that their skills and ability to adapt to working with strangers will pay off. The final six players of Edmonton are that much closer in being determined. Edmonton Day One Winnipeg, the fifth stop of the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour, has ended. With that ending came the selection of another four talented and determined participants in the “Search for the Pro” contest to move on. Now 20 competitors from across Canada have been chosen, yet another 16 await their turn to shine in the spotlight and complete the final 36 of the competition. The tour has passed the halfway mark, but a long road is still ahead and four cities are still awaiting the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour to land in their backyard. Another long journey it was, 14 hours straight of driving, but the AMP crew and the Pro Team finally arrived at their next destination: Edmonton, Alberta. With two days to spare until Day 1 of the Edmonton event, everyone made their way to the biggest attraction in the city, the West Edmonton Mall. A water-park, a bungee jumping station, go-karts, and stores upon stores to shop in, the AMP crew and Pro Team knew where their days off would be spent. However, Wednesday quickly rolled around, so once again it was back to work setting up the tent. The weather was not what anyone expected. Hail and rain crashed down onto the tent and because harsh weather conditions, the tent was damaged and was forced to reduce its size from 3500sq ft.  Gamers showing off their skills in Rock Band. But, that did not stop the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour from running another great event. Located in front of the West Edmonton Mall, the tent still emerged into the daylight and opened its flaps to the public. The first day of Edmonton had begun! Along with the live DJ’s pumping raucous music through the air, rock band music, the beating of the drums and melodic voices sounded the room. The Halo 3 stations filled up quickly where friendly matches and warm-ups for the Free-For-All competition of the “Search for the Pro” contest took place all day.  Third female competitor of the “Search for the Pro” contest, KW33N battling the guys for the top spots in the FFA. So it began! The first day of the FFA competition was underway and many hopefuls sat down in their seats ready to make it into the top eight for the day. Also, the third female competitor in the “Search for the Pro” contest, LDN KW33N, was ready to show the guys what she was made of. After 15-minute rounds of FFAs on Guardian, the top four from the winners bracket emerged and guaranteed their spot in the next part of the contest. Dominating winners bracket were QGO (66 kills – K/D Ratio: +25), WTF Shifty (48 kills – K/D Ratio: +7), Suyneej (42 kills – K/D Ratio: 0) and Wowserz (41 kills – K/D Ratio: +4) and along with these finalists were the four winners of the losers bracket to complete the eight that will move on to Saturday.  Free-For-All Action.
Day 1 of Edmonton has been completed and Day 2 is just around the corner. Many more optimistic gamers will have their last chance on Friday to enter into the “Search for the Pro” contest and hopefully, move onto the next round. |
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