RAGNABEAT
TEAM RAD COMPUTER WINS RPC LUZON REGIONALS - Bags 3rd Finals berth for the Grand Finals
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Ramon Macutay
Team RAD Computer from Lipa City, Batangas scored an upset over former RWC stalwart and server champion, Chaos Gods of San Fernando, La Union. They join Kissbone of Cebu and XSite of Gensan City as one of the 8 finalists who will vie for the chance to win 1M Pesos in the Grand Finals of the biggest MMORPG tournament this June.
RAD Computer, Day 2 winners of the RPC 2005 Luzon Regionals held recently here at the Olongapo Convention Center, was forced into a ‘sudden death match’ overtime in game number 4 of their best-of-five finals series.
Chaos Godz, the top team after Saturday’s elimination round, succesfully sent the series into the deciding fifth and final game via the sudden death match. In that "overtime match", the team who scores the first 'kill' ultimately wins the match. A succesful Asura Strike from the Chaos Godz Monk sent the lone RAD Computer victim into the "dead room". This was the first time that the 'Regionals' went the distance of five matches in the Finals.
RAD Computer, of Chaos, was sponsored by R.A.D. Computers cafe owned by Mr. Borei Deguito. Hailing from Lipa City, Batangas, their team is composed of:
Rachi Deguito, 26 - Hunter
Ryan Desipeda, 28 - Monk
Angelo Hernandez, 22 - Priest
Alvin Cera, 17 - Wizard
Vincent Chavez, 21 - Knight
Christian Jorge, 26 - Bard
Adrian Kalaw - 23 - Assassin
Joe Mark Maralit, 22 - Crusader
Francis Reynaldo Tolentino, 18 - Sage
They take home P30,000.00 cash prize, medals and more importantly, a slot at the RPC 2005 Grand Finals on June 25-26 at the World Trade Center which brings them one step closer to winning ONE MILLION PESOS!
Minette Navarrete, Managing Director of Level Up! was pleased with the turnout and success of the Luzon Regionals, "I am aware of the sacrifices that these kids made. They came all the way as far south as Bicol and as far north as the Ilocos provinces. It warms the heart that our players really prepared for this and view RPC as a grand 'cyber-sports' event!"
"That's the reason why we, at Level Up!, are always committed to running and facilitating a fair and challenging tournament for all of them." Navarrete said.
Mayor James Gordon and Councilor Cynthia Cajuto of Olongapo City were also on hand to welcome the participants and wish them the best of luck. "We are glad that Level Up and Ragnarok chose Olongapo to host this tournament. We at Olongapo always support computer and IT development for kids. I believe that technology spurs development. Internet applications such as Ragnarok will surely contribute to this vision." Gordon said.
Finally, contestants and attendees were treated to a mini-concert featuring bands from the "Rok On" CD album, SVC, Seven Shots, Typecast, Kamikazee and Kjwan.
The Luzon Regionals of RPC 2005 was sponsored in part by PLDT Vibe, Villman Computers, Studio 23, Abralex, Cebu Pacific, Animax, 96.7 K-lite (Olongapo), Intel, Super Cat, K-Zone, GamesMaster.
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