This
past weekend at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, over 900
professional and amateur gamers battled for the top spot in three
different tournaments. A featured event of Fan Expo 2008, the MLG Pro
Circuit Toronto, Presented by Ford hosted competitors in four-on-four
tournaments of
Halo
3
,
Gears of War
and
Tom
Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
.
Up for grabs was prize money from a purse of over $70,000 U.S.

A huge crowd forms behind the main stage.
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The
Rainbow
Six Vegas 2
four-on-four
tournament
saw team vVv ReWriTTeN capture their second consecutive MLG Pro
Circuit title, snagging them the $4,000 U.S. championship cheque in
the 26-team competition. This was the first time the team has won
multiple
Rainbow
Six Vegas 2
titles
on the MLG Pro Circuit. Saturday was fourth-ranked team TH3 NSAN3Z
day to shine, as they came out on top of a field of 67 teams,
claiming their first MLG Pro Circuit title, in the
Gears
of War
four-on-four
tournament. They also took home $4,000 U.S.

Instinct took two rounds in the final.
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Sunday
was the big day for competition though, as the finals in the
Halo
3
tournament
were held. During this last day of competition, and Fan Expo, the
crowd's cheers could be heard across the massive hall, and the event
went well past the close of Fan Expo itself. From the field of 138
teams, team Str8 Rippin emerged as
Halo
3
four-on-four
champions, defeating third-ranked team Instinct 6-2 in the final, and
earning them the $20,000 top prize.
The
next
stop
on the 2008 MLG Pro Circuit is Dallas, Texas from October 3
rd
to 5
th
.

Str8 Rippin vs. Instinct
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Images courtesy of Major League Gaming