Team USA Heads to World Cyber Games

WORLD CYBER GAMES ANNOUNCES U.S. FINAL
WINNERS

– Team USA Advances to Grand Final in San
Francisco

– Will Compete Against Top Talent from 64
Nations for Prize Money and International Honor

LOS ANGELES, September 20: The World Cyber
Games, sponsored by Samsung Electronics, is proud to announce the winners of the
U.S. National Final held in Long Beach September 18 and 19. Members of "Team
USA" advance to the World Cyber Games 2004 Grand Final in San Francisco next
month.

The U.S. Final saw the top American talent in
PC and video gaming go head-to-head during two days of intense competition. Over
200,000 subscribers worldwide followed the contest via a special Internet
cybercast. Winning players now pit their skills against the world’s premier
gamers at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium from October 6-10, 2004. The 5-day
event will see 700 competitors from 64 countries battle for honor, titles and a
prize pool totaling over $400,000.

Competing teams gain more than just prizes –
the World Cyber Games brings together international players for a common cause
that fosters global understanding and cultural sharing. Organizers expect
thousands of gamers, spectators and exhibitors from across the globe to converge
on San Francisco for the largest video game and cyber-culture festival in the
world.

"Team USA" 2004 will be the first team
outside Korea to compete at a Grand Final in its home country. At last year’s
World Cyber Games in Seoul, Team USA won medals in Halo(tm), Counter-Strike(tm)
and Unreal(tm) Tournament 2003.

"Samsung Electronics is excited to sponsor
the World Cyber Games for the third year in a row," said Peter Weedfald, Senior
Vice President of Samsung Electronics America. "The San Francisco Grand Final
marks the beginning of a new era in gaming in the United States. At the World
Cyber Games, spectators and competitors from around the world will meet in the
spirit of international harmony and competition for the first Grand Final event
held outside of Korea."

TEAM USA ROSTER BY EVENT:

StarCraft®: Brood War(tm) (PC Game)

• 1st Tom Whittier – PALO ALTO, CA

• 2nd Sean Plott – LEAWOOD, KS

• 3rd Dan Stemkoski – SALEM, NH

WarCraft® III: The Frozen Throne(tm) (PC
Game)

• 1st Matthew Anderson – LEXINGTON, SC

• 2nd Jon Anderson – OCEANSIDE, CA

• 3rd Dennis Chan – SUNSET BEACH, CA

FIFA Soccer 2004(tm) (PC Game)

• 1st Matija Biljeskovic – ROCKFORD, IL

• 2nd Joe Sotelo – GLENDALE, CA

Unreal(tm) Tournament 2004 (PC Game)

• 1st Jason Dourlaris – BLAUVELT, NY

• 2nd Sean Steele – FOREST GROVE, OR

• 3rd Andre Anbarchian – SUNLAND, CA

Need for Speed(tm): Underground (PC Game)

• 1st Carlos Negron – MIAMI, FL

• 2nd Kamran Aslam – MIAMI, FL

Project Gotham Racing 2® (Xbox Game)

• 1st Ryan Erickson – EDMONDS, WA

• 2nd Joe Anthony – EDMONDS, WA

Halo(tm) (Xbox Game)

• 1st Matt Leto – ALLEN, TX

• 2nd David Walsh – GRANDVILLE, MI

• 3rd Stephen Booth – BOTHELL, WA

• 4th Nick Jastrebski – BERLIN, NJ

Counter-Strike(tm): Condition-Zero (PC Game)

Team3D:

• Salvatore Garozzo – EASTCHESTER, NY

• Dave Geffon – WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA

• Ronald Kim – PLANO, TX

• Kyle Miller – VIENNA, VA

• Johnny Quach – ROSEMEAD, CA

About the World Cyber Games

The World Cyber Games (Co-Chairmen Chung,
Dong-chea & Yun, Jong-yong) is a global game culture festival that was founded
in 2000 to promote global harmony through e-sports. The event started in 2000,
and has been running annually ever since (this will be the fourth year). With
the slogan "Beyond the Game" and with contestants from more than 60 countries
expected to participate in this year’s event, the World Cyber Games has truly
developed into a global game phenomenon with arguably the largest prize amount
at stake. The World Cyber Games prides itself on leading the "Digital
Entertainment Culture." The 2004 Games in San Francisco will run for 5 days from
October 6 through October 10.

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