

Team Stacked Like Pancakes holding their prize
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Earlier
today,
team
Stacked Like Pancakes posted a perfect 5-0 record en route to
claiming the
Gears
of War
four-on-four title
at
the 2007 Ford MLG Canadian Open, taking place this weekend at nDEX:
Northern Digital Expo at the Direct Energy Centre in downtown
Toronto. The American-based team, which features Kenneth “CrReam”
Lawson of Middle Island, New York, David “IDLYI” Lyons of Erie,
Pennsylvania, Manuel “Scar” Roman of Brooklyn, New York and Ryan
“TAKEDOWN” Watson of Cape Cod, Massachusetts came out on top
against a field of 33 squads to capture the first place prize of
$2,400.
Canadians
were also well represented in the
Gears of War
four-on-four competition, as team nUcLeaR WaVe, which features three
Canadians and one American, finished in second place. Together, Filip
“1xDiemastyxl” Djukovic of Toronto, Jared “nW Cold Fusion”
Hoose of Honeoye Falls, New York, and Alex “nW RawR” Pereira and
Trevor “nW wOOt” Rostron of Burlington, Ontario took home $1,600
for their second place finish. Also, six of the top eight teams that
competed in the
Gears of War
four-on four competition featured Canadian gamers.
Full
details on the top eight teams, and the prize money awarded to each
team follows:
Gears
of War Four-on-Four Results – 2007 Ford MLG Canadian Open
1)
Stacked Like Pancakes - $2,400
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Kenneth Lawson CrReam Middle Island, New York
David
Lyons I DLYI Erie, Pennsylvania
Manuel
Roman Scar Brooklyn, New York
Ryan
Watson TAKEDOWN Cape Cod, Massachusetts
2)
nUcLeaR WaVe - $1,600
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Filip Djukovic 1x Diemasty xl Toronto, Ont.
Jared
Hoose nW Cold Fusion Honeoye Falls, New York
Alex
Pereira nw RawR Burlington, Ont.
Trevor
Rostron nW wOOt Burlington, Ont.
3)
Prophecy - $1,200
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Brandon Battiste Void iBN Fairmont, West
Virginia
Michael
Gariepy SiKiMaGe Dracut, Massachusetts
Ryan
Holbert FeAr3DG Fairmont, Wyoming
Dan
Nagy XceL vBi East Brunswick, New Jersey
4)
Driven By Adrenaline - $1,000
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Mike Leach TR1ggA_mik3 Orillia, Ont.
Rob
Thompson RobZGod Milford, Connecticut
George
Nashaat Sk Premor Mississauga, Ont.
Jamil
Wakil Drastia St. Catharines, Ont.
5)
5DEEP - $800
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Moises
Espin YOUNG MAYHEM Toronto, Ont.
Jason
Plaza JAY SPARTENZ Toronto, Ont.
Jeffre
Plaza SPART3NZ Toronto, Ont.
Joshua
Plaza LiL SPART1NZ Toronto, Ont.
6)
Tactical Fugitives - $600
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Mike
Mikhail TF impression Hamilton, Ont.
Tony
Mikhail TF Susp3cT Hamilton, Ont.
Kyle
Pearson MrP3nny Portsmouth, Virginia
Jacob
Spitman xTFx ST4RSCR3AM Hamilton, Ont.
7)
RECONize - $400
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Eric
Bechard Krazy Krakes Chatham, Ont.
Chad
Langan ixPaNic Chatham, Ont.
Shelton
whiteboystompin Chatham, Ont.
Richardson
Josh
Van MRCLEAL1991 Toronto, Ont.
Bemmel
8)
vBi.Black - $320
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Charlie
Earl BadBlood Toronto, Ont.
Brenna Vixen Niagara Falls, Ont.
Pierson
Jonathan Gh3nki Providence, Rhode Island
Tartaglione
Eric
Trembly Kaution San Diego, California
Photos courtesy of MLG Canada