The "CSO National Elite and Inter-School Cup" was launched at major net cafes in early June. After 3 months of intensive competition in northern, central and southern Taiwan, 32 crack teams rose above the pack and got ready to compete for the crown of grand champion! Braving the September heat, they gathered at the Huashan Culture Park, "lock and loaded" for the bloodbath ahead. Which team will the Goddess of Victory ultimately favor? G!VOICE brings Gamanians a live report from the battlefield!
Firefight !
The "CSO National Elite and Inter-school Cup" finals at the Huashan Culture Park consisted of two divisions: the Elite Cup and the Inter-school Cup. The 16 teams in each division must draw lots on the day to decide their opponents, starting side and map. The sudden death tournament was played with 5-player teams with 7 rounds per half. The first team to win 8 rounds wins one game, and the team that wins two games out of three goes on to the next match.
The crowd was fired up by the hot opening dance!
In the Elite Cup division, northern district champions "UMX-Gaming" got off to a slow start. Not only did "Anaconda" nearly put up a stiff fight and nearly cause an upset, their match against "AMT" went into overtime as well. In the end, "UMX-Gaming" overcame their enemies through superb teamwork and outstanding strategies to become this season's Elite Cup champions. "KA4" had been selected through the online tournament and while their match against "UMX-Gaming" ended in defeat, they quickly bounced back to defeat 3rd-place winner "Alphaforce.CEA" to become the runner-up.
In the Inter-school Cup division, first place went to the "Fooyin University" with Daojiang High School of Commerce and Yong-ping High School in second and third place respectively.
Best of the Best of the Best! Top International Athletes SpawN and HeatoN Inducted into Inaugural CSO Hall of Fame!
In addition to the exciting competition, this season's "CSO National Elite and Inter-school Cup" finals also featured two special guests: top international athletes SpawN and HeatoN. HeatoN had been previously been hailed as the "greatest athlete in e-sports history" after winning the world champions in multiple e-sports tournaments at the age of 25. Spawn is considered by the world's FPS community to be one of the greatest players, earning the title of "Killing Machine" due to his superhuman reflexes and unerring accuracy. When the two gamers dropped in at the "CSO National Elite and Inter-school Cup" finals, all the FPS fans broke out into cheers and rushed to have their photos taken with the legendary players.
SpawN (center) smiles shyly upon bein presented with his award.
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HeatoN (right) is considered "the greatest athlete in e-sports history".
Apart from being invited as special guests of the "CSO National Elite and Inter-school Cup" finals, SpawN (left) and HeatoN (right) were also named as the Hallf-of-Famer representatives for the inaugural "CSO Hall of Fame". Both HeatoN and SpawN expressed what an honor it was to be chosen and thanked everyone for their support and encouragement.
HeatoN (left) performs his signature victory move after his win!
The visit would be incomplete without a little demonstration from the special guests. After the awards ceremony HeatoN and SpawN engaged in a little 2v2 friendly match against two players. During the game they demonstrated their amazing technique and rapport by defeating the other players in 5 straight rounds. HeatoN also gave an impromptu training session on how to grip the mouse and taught awed FPS fans several tricks for defeating the enemy.
Iron Fist, Velvet Glove! Sexy Jolie Live Appearance!
"Sexy Jolie 性感裘莉", a virtual character in CSO, has won the hearts of many male players with her tough and sexy appearance. At the "CSO National Elite and Inter-school Cup" finals however "Sexy Jolie" appeared to have come to live and invaded the tournament en masse! In actual fact, the "Sexy Jolie" army was made up of show girls dressed to look the part to join in the fun with CSO fans. Which "Sexy Jolie" did you like, Gamanian?
