Unknown player claims 1st at UGT Grand Finals
Ultimate Gaming Tour came to a close this weekend at the Heron City mall right outside of Stockholm, Sweden, where relatively unknown player Markus “Smaugy” Sundqvist came out victorious, and 100.000 SEK richer, after beating Björn “threat” Persson in the final match.
Final top32 looks like this:
1. Markus “Smaugy” Sundqvist
2. Björn “threat” Pers
3.-4. Patrick “f0rest” Lindberg
3.-4. Karwan “transis “Mostrafa”
5.-8. Emil “FYRR73″ Karlsson
5.-8. Givar “givar” Shabani
5.-8. Marcus “Rattan^Maja” Persson
5.-8. Christians “bj03rn3brygg” Gunnar
9.-16. Sebastian “Federal” Holmberg
9.-16. Robin “minihollie” Karlsson
9.-16. Christer “fisker” Eriksson
9.-16. Jimmy “allen” Allen
9.-16. Jon Thomas “DaY” Radstrom
9.-16. Filip “ezki” Eliasson
9.-16. Tobias “akas” Ask
9.-16. Anderas “proxx” Holm
17.-32. Jimmy “Jippe” Folkesson
17.-32. Jovan “MAGE” Jankov
17.-32. Alexis “ashville” Alvarez
17.-32. Filip “zetex” Carlsson
17.-32. Joakim “silverbane” Claesson
17.-32. Nicklas “niko” Johansson
17.-32. Alen “StegdoZa” Imsirovic
17.-32. Marcus “micmac” Wiklund
17.-32. Christian “vilden” Lindström
17.-32. Kevin “gaz” Malmström
17.-32. Marcus “zet” Sundström
17.-32. Christoffer “BrinDe” Brindelid
17.-32. Anderas “moddi” Fridh
17.-32. Farule “pita” Pita
17.-32. Oskar “Archi” Torgerson
17.-32. Fredrik “hibb” Isacsson
Markus’ victory underlines the idea of UGT being a tournament open to gamers who might not have the time, age or commitment level to play in a professional gaming team.
It’s definitely worthwhile checking out pictures from the Grand Final event, seeing as all matches were played in a genuine Ultimate Fighting ring inside the mall. A gallery of the Grand Final setup is available here - and pictures from the actual event day are to be found here.
Also, make sure to check Pixel.tv’s video coverage of the event.
/Casper
