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ASUS Starcraft II Pro-Am Tournament Winners Announced

Dan Chiappini
By Dan Chiappini, Editor of GameSpot AU

Bradley "tgun" Seymour, Kristoffer "TargA" Marthinsen, and Andrew "mOOnGLaDe" Pender take podium finishes; walk away with nearly A$5,000 in cash and prizes.

Last weekend, GameSpot AU teamed up with ASUS Australia and the Australian Cyber League to offer Aussie Starcraft II players a three-day tournament and a chance to compete for more than A$5,000 in cash and prizes; including an Asus G75 gaming laptop.

The Asus Starcraft II Pro-Am Tournament saw 32 of the nation's top professional and amateur gamers battle it out in a double-elimination draw that included some of the heaviest hitting names in the local and international scenes. Read our full introductions to the pros in our bios here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. Shoutcasters Dox and Maynarde did a fantastic job in providing commentary throughout the series, as the chat room crowd cheered on their favourite contestants.

Final standings are as listed:
1st place: Bradley "tgun" Seymour (A$1500 cash + Asus G75 Gaming Laptop)
2nd place: Kristoffer "TargA" Marthinsen (A$700 cash)
3rd place: Andrew "mOOnGLaDe" Pender (A$400 cash)

Top 4 amateur players:
* Nicolas "ChadMann" Russo (A$100 cash)
* Kyle "Fridge" Bakker (A$100 cash)
* Brendan "deL" Ferguson (A$100 cash)
* James "Demosthenes" Piskorz (A$100 cash)

A huge thanks to everyone who took part and joined the stream. Missed out on the finals? Watch the last day of play on Twitch.tv here!

Dan Chiappini
By Dan Chiappini, Editor of GameSpot AU

Raised by the warm glow of arcade machine monitors and TV screens, Dan's lifelong passion has always been games. PC, console, mobile, handheld, you name it, he'll play it. He also enjoys photography, long walks on the beach, and clichés.

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