Gaming is a big business here in the Philippines - and I’m talking about not just online gaming, but LAN games and consoles as well. It’s no surprise that we regularly send competitors to the annual World Cyber Games which is sponsored by Samsung. We sent several teams to compete in various games this year including Warcraft 3, Counterstrike, Guitar Hero, and Command and Conquer 3 in hopes of bagging medals for the Philippines. Hackenslash recently reported the performance of team Philippines. Check it out after the jump.

RP bets bow out early in WCG 2008 Finals
11/10/08
Posted under Competitions, World Cyber Games

By Alexander Villafania
INQUIRER.NET

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ top gamers fought but checked out early in all of the games at the World Cyber Games 2008 in Cologne, Germany, according to the game’s official website.

None of the Filipino video gamers were able to break through round 16, just three steps closer to the championship finals which was held November 10.

The eight-man Filipino team joined four of the 14 games included in the WCG 2008. These are the PC games “Command and Conquer 3,” “Counterstrike 1.6” and “WarCraft III: Frozen Throne.”

The country also sent one player for the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

Nevertheless, the Filipino gamers did manage to win a few rounds early on before facing more formidable players.

The Philippines’ Command and Conquer 3 player John Raymond Tan won three rounds and lost two.

Guitar Hero III player Rafael Formoso had three wins and three losses, while WarCraft III player Frederick Pe had one win and five losses.

The Philippines’ Counterstrike team Horsemen of the Apocalypse (HoA) won twice and but lost three times. HoA has been a returning Philippine champion since 2005, though it has yet to win a medal.

Tan, Formoso and Pe are first-time participants in this international competition. The five-man HoA is composed of Gary Guevarras, Arvin Agbisit, Jupiter Mars Gaboy, Paolo Miguel Nacho, and Erwin John Clores.

Champions for some of the WCG-sanctioned games have been announced. Champions include Netherlands’ Manuel Schenkhuizen for WarCraft III; Denmark’s mtw.AMD [spelled as is] for Counterstrike; German Pascal Pfefferle for Command and Conquer 3; British George Boothby for Guitar Hero III.

The full list of winners is available from the official WCG website.

Still a good effort guys! Hope to do better next year.