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Great Success for Italian Videogames League in Riccione!
Saturday and Sunday June 12th and 13th 2010 the first major sporting event regarding the discipline of Electronic Sport was held in the splendid location of Palaterme Riccione. Just a small preview of the Italian games organized and held by F.N.I.G.E.
Hundreds of males between the ages of 15 and 30 participated to this event challenging and comparing their skills amongst each other for hours. Playing on a virtual soccer field in FIFA 10 and other virtual combat arenas such as Tekken 6, Super Street Fighter IV and Modern Warfare 2 with a common goal in mind, that of aiming to win the Jackpot for a total commercial value of over € 4000 and the coveted medals. Just a demonstration of how videogames are growing closer to sports this, obtained possible thanks to this fantastic show in anticipation of the next upcoming Italian Videogames League.
For the little ones and amateurs not accustomed to the actual competitions throughout Saturday and Sunday games such as Super Mario, Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart Wii and Red Steel 2 were posted in various locations so that they could experiment playing with these new games in total relaxation and freedom.
In winning one’s way were the favorites, but not without surprises or difficulties. The one to one FIFA 10 tournament was won by Valentino “Key Vale” La Favoci after an incredibly fought final (2-2, 3-2) against Stefano “Evil Kiu” Chiussi, with Valentino under 2-1 in the 90°, but tie-breaking on the last action following the signing and winning goal performed during extra time closing with a 4-2. All this the very same day together with the official presentation of Valentino La Favoci who is considered one of the leading exponents of the Italian FIFA football series, and who in July will fly to South Korea to represent Italy in a major international tournament, the Hyundai Global Championships, challenging worldwide champions of other nations in order to win a jackpot of almost € 20,000.
In the Tekken 6 and Super Street Fighter IV Tournaments respectively classified Marco “Silver” Silvestri and Alessandro “Rushing Monkey” Basile after a long and exciting exchange of shots against Michael “MDF” Lauriti e Iorio “Rollerblade” Malusi, second runner up in the respective tournament. Great sportsmanship also shown for the long awaited 4vs4 Modern Warfare Tournament involving four high level player teams battling till their last breath ending up in favor of Cube eSports.AMD.
For these two days of sport passion, sun, sea and entertainment, the entire event was followed up and filmed by ODEON TV. Capturing special moments such as the exploits of the winners and interviewing players and personnel employed in the realization of this sporting event accompanied with sport spirit and social value that characterizes this discipline. Important values, particularly for young people, whom too often unfortunately are not adequately informed and associated to video games, but thanks to the National Sports Festival CSAIn have found the right habitat along with other sports disciplines.
Concluding, F.N.I.G.E. wants to express their special thanks to all whom have worked and made possible the realization of this wonderful event such as CSAIn, the Municipality of Riccione, Activision, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Cooler Master, Sapphire, AIOMI, Publivideo 2, Italy Top Games and all the local institutions involved in the event.
Lastly, F.N.I.G.E. also congratulates all participants and at the same time wants to inform them that this event is just a small anticipation of what the Italian Videogames League has in reserve for all fans of Electronic Sports for the next upcoming months!
For visualization of all the pictures taken see the following links:
