
Team Final Boss holding their prize.
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Earlier
today, top-ranked team Final Boss managed to capture the
Halo 2
four-on-four title and take the $20,000 top prize at the 2007 Ford
MLG Canadian Open, at the Direct Energy Centre in downtown Toronto.
Team Final Boss captured the title after coming back from being
thrown into the loser's bracket in an earlier round. The team battled
back from what looked like possible elimination against team Carbon
and team The Agency, finally defeating third-ranked team Str8 Rippin
3-1 in the tournament's championship match.
When
asked about the team's fight to win the tournament, team captain,
David “Walshy” Walsh said, “We came into the event ranked
first, and Saturday night, we actually lost in the semifinals to The
Agency, which is a really good team – the fourth ranked team. But
we ended up coming back on Sunday, winning every single round,
beating The Agency again. We beat Carbon, who are the second ranked
team, and we also beat Str8 (Str8 Rippin), who won the winner's
bracket finals. So it was a long, tiring day, but we ended up
winning, so it was a tournament to remember.”
When
asked about his thoughts on the Canadian competitors in the
tournament “Walshy” said, “Surprisingly, a lot of the Canadian
players I saw here were amazing. Very good players. But as a team,
they need more experience, because we've played them in multiple
tournaments, like ten to thirty tournaments in the last few years and
this is probably one of their first tournaments playing against the
top people, so I just think they need more experience.”

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Team
Str8 Rippin stood their ground for the length of the tournament, only
falling to team Final Boss during the championship match. Though it
seemed to some of the spectators in the crowd that they were
struggling in their match against team The Agency for the top spot in
the winner's bracket, Str8 Rippin member Kyle “Elamite Warrior”
Elam disagreed. “We beat them. Some of the games were close, but I
thought it would be harder, especially considering we didn't even
show up to the venue until, like, five minutes before we played,”
said Elam, “So we didn't have any time to warm up. But we lost the
first game, but warmed up and beat them the next three.”
When
asked about the team's second place finish Elam said, “You know,
second place is good I guess. Not first place, but they were playing
really well.” Though not fully

The Agency takes on Str8 Rippin
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pleased with the final result, he
said that he knew team Final Boss was their biggest
challenge. “Well
I always knew we were one of the best teams,” he said, “and our
main competition was Final Boss. Carbon finished fourth, but they
played Final Boss in the loser's bracket, so all the top four teams
that were here this tournament from the U.S. were really good.”
While
they did not finish in the top four, Canadian based teams End Result,
North of 49 and Notorious Four did manage to hold places in the
tournament's top eight spots, placing consecutively in places six,
seven and eight. Full details on the top eight teams, and the prize
money awarded to each team follows:
Halo
2 Four vs. Four Results – 2007 Ford MLG Canadian Open
1)
Final Boss - $20,000
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Michael
Cavanaugh Strongside Edgewood, Kentucky
Dan
Ryan Ogre1 Pickerington, Ohio
Tom
Ryan Ogre2 Pickerington, Ohio
David
Walsh Walshy Grandville, Michigan
2)
Str8 Rippin - $10,000
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Mason
Cobb Neighbor Mukilteo, Washington
Kyle
Elam Elamite
Florence, Kentucky
Warrior
Bryan
Rizzo Legit Palm Harbor, Florida
Tom
Taylor Tsquared Baldwinsville, New York
3)
The Agency - $7,500
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Paul
DiMeck Slim Pinckney, Michigan
Brett
Leonard Naded Antioch, California
Justin
Mann Halogod Puyallup, Washington
Cameron
Victory_X Bloomfield, Michigan
Thorlakson
West
4)
Carbon - $5000
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Eric
Hewitt Gh057ayame Westfield, New Jersey
Ben
Jackson Karma Richmond, Virginia
Scott
Lussier Gandhi Nokesville, Virginia
Chris
Smith Shockwave Berwyn, Pennsylvania
5)
Nice Like Rice - $3,500
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Raymond RAY Commerce, Michigan
Markham
Jordan
Blackburn LegendJRG West Chester, Ohio
Tyler Hewitt Hewy
Burlington, Ont.
Kyle
Magee Chronic Lies Riverview, Michigan
6)
End Result - $2,000
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
JordanCourchesne LL lufekzion LL Lindsey, Ont.
Kevin
Garcia DARKscorpion Keswick, Ont.
Matt
Hearne IHearne Mississauga, Ont.
Max
Rawal MaD MaX Toronto, Ont.
7)
North of 49 - $1,250
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Thomas
Dressel Silent Montreal, Que.
Nelson
Triana G-SpOt Ottawa, Ont.
Bo
Kovacevic The Bo Toronto, Ont.
Leo
Vitelli Alpha Richmond Hill, Ont.
XFactor
8)
Notorious Four - $750
Name
Gamer Tag Hometown
Mike
Jowett Genetix Burlington, Ont.
Brandon
Moniz Moniz Mississauga, Ont.
Kyle
Smithers Krizen Mississauga, Ont.
Matt
Warkentin Furien St. Catharines, Ont.