Indonesia to join World Cyber Games

Indonesia to join World Cyber Games

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Seven Indonesian gamers will participate in the US$350,000
World Cyber Games in Seoul, South Korea, from Oct. 12 to Oct. 18.

Eddy Lim, the team manager, said on Wednesday the seven gamers
going to Seoul were the winners of a national competition. They
are Rony Harsono, Nurcahyanto Ari Wibowo, Vebbie, Cary Ticoalu,
Ferdinand Putra, Varian Asihwardji and Dicky Sudiyono.

The qualifying matches for the national competition, involving
about 2,000 participants in seven cities around Indonesia,
started in July. The final was held at the Taman Anggrek Mall in
Jakarta in early September.

This will be the fourth edition of the World Cyber Games, all
held in Seoul. Next year's event will take place in the U.S.

Indonesia took part in last year's World Cyber Games, where it
finished bottom in its four-country group behind Portugal, the
Czech Republic and Singapore.

This year's event will contest six games: Warcraft, Starcraft,
Counterstrike, Age of Mythology, Unreal Tournament and X-Box's
Halo.

The Indonesians will only participate in three games. Rony
will compete in the Warcraft competition, Nurcahyanto in
Starcraft and the remaining five will compete in Counterstrike.

The gamers are scheduled to depart for South Korea on Oct. 11.
They will be competing against gamers from 55 countries,
including the U.S., Italy, South Korea, Japan, Singapore,
Thailand, France, Britain, Russia, South Africa, Australia and
Malaysia.

Eddy said that last month the Indonesian team defeated
Malaysia in a warm-up for the World Cyber Games.

"Therefore, we are optimistic about our prospects this time
around and we have set a target of finishing in the top 16," said
Eddy, who is also the director of the Indonesian Gamer
Association.

Counterstrike is currently one of the most popular multiplayer
computer games in Indonesia and around the world.

The game, categorized as a first person game, allows gamers to
simulate close combat using sophisticated firearms.Indonesia to join World Cyber Games