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Top 4 Finalists from Calgary: 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!Vancouver Day Four After fighting through the FFA and adapting to teaming with strangers, the six finalists were pumped to see how they well they could place and finish off the “Search for the Pro” contest. Early in the morning, the Pro Team and finalists took their seats and began their BR warm up and FFA practice for the long day ahead of them. At noon, the final round of the audition process began and the doors opened to the public for the last time in Vancouver. Bodies upon bodies packed the inside of the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour tent and all were very eager to get as much gaming time as they could before the event came to a close for Vancouver. With powerful voices of gamers calling out map placements and loud sounds from the gaming stations booming through the air, both casual and serious gamers were certainly enjoying the ultimate gaming experience at the AMP Tour.  (Left to Right): King of STYX, M8 Snowpro, The Dougler9, XTTX Paws and coach ManiFesT  The Pro Team and in fourth position, Xenex117  Winners of AMP Vancouver (Left to Right): The Dougler9, Xenen117, King of STYX and M8 Snowpro Final Four of Vancouver 1st Place $400 – The Dougler9 2nd Place $300 – Xenex117 3rd Place $200 – King of STYX 4th Place $100 – M8 Snowpro Alas, only one more stop remains for the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour where four more Halo 3 gamers for “Search for the Pro” auditions await in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to make their names known. Finally, with the final stop on the horizon, the announcement of the fourth and final member of the Pro Team is drawing near. Time to see which four gamers in Saskatoon will complete the thirty-six finalists of the “Search for the Pro” contest! Vancouver Day ThreeTwo days remain for the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour in Vancouver, BC. So far, AMP Vancouver has been very successful with the large quantity and quality of gamers visiting the tent and trying out the variety of gaming stations available. Saturday was a beautiful, sunny day and many cars were seen parked in front of the mall. With many onlookers taking an interest as well as admiring the AMP tent, more and more people gathered inside with excitement and joy. All day, the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour tent was filled to the maximum of gamers galore.  Crowd of gamers. While people from all ages enjoyed their gaming experience at the AMP Tour, two Halo 3 gaming stations were cleared and set up for the day ahead. It was round two of the “Search for the Pro” competition and twenty-four FFA finalists from the past two days stood off to the side, ready to play. Although all of the competitors were able to show that they had the skill enough to survive through the FFA rounds, teamwork is a different beast altogether. All players were randomized and put into teams of four where they would face off against one another, learning to adapt in playing with strangers as well as use their skill and smarts to win as a team.  Spectators watching the “Search for the Pro” contest from the sidelines. Hours had passed by as the Pro Team observed from the sidelines. After five rounds had been completed and the Pro Team had been able to watch every player individually, it was time to narrow twenty-four players to six. It was a tough decision because of the amount of competitors in Saturday’s 4v4, but even so, the final six were chosen of Vancouver. Top Six of Vancouver (No Specific Order) 1. XTTX Paws 2. King of STYX 3. The Dougler9 4. M8 Snowpro 5. Xenex117 6. ManiFesT Even though the twenty-four competitors were finished the competition, the AMP Your Game tent was still as lively as ever. After defeating the others in the Free-For-All competition and catching the attention of the Pro Team, the six finalists certainly showed that they had skill and the teamwork ability necessary to carry them to the next round. Vancouver Day Two The second installment of the “Search for the Pro” contest was ready to begin its second final FFA competition for last minute hopefuls. Noon struck and the doors to the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour opened for the second day in Vancouver. With curious mall visitors passing by on Friday afternoon, the tent was bound to fill up fast with casual and serious gamers. In fact, in the matter of an hour, the tent had become crowded with many fresh-lit faces ready to get gaming.  Locals getting their turn to try out the gaming stations in the tent.  Game on! The first round of the final FFA was underway and this time, sixteen players would be able to continue onto the next round and complete the twenty-four competitors that will be competing in the 4v4 portion of the “Search for the Pro” contest. After the long process of eliminating players throughout the day, sixteen gamers successfully made it through the next round. King of STYX managed to finish his winner’s bracket final round with 51 kills and going a whopping +21.  Players in the FFA battle it out to make it into the top 16 of the day.
Vancouver has showed a lot of talent and skilled Halo players out there. Yet, in the second round of the “Search for the Pro” contest, all of the competitors must step it up and prove that they should move onto the final round. Twenty-four players will be narrowed down to six on Saturday, which will show who really means business in this competition. Vancouver Day One Only two more stops remain on the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour and with the “Search for the Pro” contest quickly finishing its auditions, the fourth and final member of the “AMP Pro Team” will soon be chosen. It was time to make way to the beautiful city of Vancouver, British Columbia. A long drive it was, yet it was also one of the most breathtaking road trips so far. Making a short stop at Lake Louise in Alberta, the AMP crew and team were able to take a break and admire nature’s beauty. G-SpOt and The Bo enjoyed their canoe ride on the lake; meanwhile the others took pictures, sat or walked around to take in the scenery. But, it was back on the road for everyone and time flew as the Rocky Mountains came into view. After traveling from Calgary and enjoying a couple of days venturing Vancouver, it was back to setting up the great white tent for an eighth time. Located at the Richmond Mall, the AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour was prepared for their expected amount of gamers to flood in throughout the week. On Thursday afternoon, the event doors opened. The gamers of Vancouver as well as around the surrounding area made their way into the gaming arena to see what the tour had to offer.  BiiTTERSWEET hitting up the Rock Band scene.  Gamers fitting in some FFA practice. Many competitors dominated the Free-For-All arena such as M8 Snowpro racking up 54 kills in the final round and managing a kill death ratio of +13. Trailing close behind was The Dougler9, who was able to finish his final round with 50 kills and obtaining a kill death ratio of +16. So, with the FFA contest for Thursday finally finished its last round, the top eight reigned over the rest.  Spectators watch the FFA competition for Thursday.
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