September 18, 2008
Atlantica Online Champions embark
on next leg of their journey
Southeast Asian Finalists
Decided, U.S. Hopefuls Gear Up for Battle
NDOORS Interactive’s strategic
turn-based MMORPG Atlantica Online has selected two finalists at the Southeast
Asia regional in Singapore. The North America finals will take place in Southern
California Sept. 20, where two more players will earn a chance for the title of
Atlantica world champion.
The Game & Game World Championship
is a tournament for the world’s best online players. The 2008 GNGWC Grand Finals
will take place at G-Star, Korea’s largest video game event on Nov. 16. More
than 150 domestic and foreign companies will exhibit at G-Star this year.
To qalify for a shot at the trip to
Seoul, Atlantica players must win their place through PvP combat. Regional
finalists compete in a single-elimination tournament. Each round is comprised of
three separate battles, where players must out-wit and out-strategize their
opponent. Each player has a team of nine to command for each 30 second turn. The
placement of each character and the order in which they are played can change
the course of a battle. Even the selection of who is brought into battle can
decide the victor even before it has begun.
The Southeast Asia Regional
Championship were exciting, with an unexpected upset. The Southeast Asia
finalists are Hansel “Xalor” Lim Kar Yang and Khairul “Khai” Farhan, both of
Singapore. Lim Kar Yang entered the competition the number one ranking player in
the region and the expected winner. But Farhan was able to achieve the upset,
winning 3-2, in the best-of-five final match. They both won paid airfare and
hotel accommodations to Korea and a chance at $5,000.
The top 16 qualifiers for the North
American Regional Final have been decided. They will battle for the two
exclusive finalist spots on Sept. 20 at the Cyberia Internet Café in Gardena,
Calif.
For more information about the GNGWC
competition, visit
http://atlantica.gamengame.com/center/event/gngwc/rule.asp