web2zone, the nation?s leading retail Cyber Center, announced today it successfully hosted North America?s first-ever competitive female video game tournament on Saturday, January 29, 2005 at its New York City venue.
Sponsored by Intel and Plantronics, the competition attracted the best female video game teams from as far away as Texas, California and Canada with cash and prizes. Each team consisted of five players.
In addition to the all-female tournament, a male tournament was also hosted simultaneously. The winner of the female tournament then played the winner of the male tournament in a ?Battle of the Sexes? Exhibition Match for additional cash and bragging rights. The tournament matches were played using the PC-based Half-Life® Counter-Strike? game from Valve Software.
?We are making history here at web2zone,? says Ed Tomasi, web2zone?s Director of Marketing. ?Competitive video game events have been a male-dominated activity for quite some time. By hosting this female-only event, web2zone has paved the way for other organizations here in the United States to offer women the same competitive opportunities.?
A live television interview was broadcasted on WCBS-TV (New York) to over 200,000 viewers. The video can be downloaded at:
http://www.web2zone.com/media/WCBS_Intel_Female_Tournament_01-29-05.wmv
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