but we managed.
Having started slow, toptog brought
his A game to the event on Sunday and he needed it. Team midlifegamer.
co.uk's very own nickolp1974, who
had dismissed Massman from
the competition in the first round,
continued to pile on the pressure and
blow all away who dared to stand
before him. Narrow defeats by one
point seemed to be Gavbon’s destiny
as he was beaten once more by a
single point and eliminated. Kitfit1, an
old school bencher from BenchTec.
uk and a good friend, carried the
fight to the young guns and only fell
in the semi-final. As was the hope,
new talent in the UK was certainly
identified. ObscureParadox, a young
student from Wales, and Jumper118
showed that they had what it takes
in the heat of battle, and that they
are ones to keep an eye on for the
future. However, it was experience in
the form of topdog against the rising
force in UK benching nickolp1974 who
fought out the final.
From the get-go it was Nick who
took the lead with a solid first score
in Cinebench R15 and did not look
back. Dewi fought hard and got close,
but it was not meant to be on the
day. nickolp1974 was a very popular
winner, benching in front of many of
his team mates from midlifegamers.
co.uk. The team has recently taken the
UK number one slot from benchtech.
uk and are now looking at a global top
twenty place. Well done to Nick and
to all the guys who participated. MSI
UK very kindly presented the winner
with a Z97 MPower motherboard in
recognition of his achievement.
The one aspect of the event that
stood out was apart from all the
issues that we just could not legislate
for, the UK guys just got on with things
and enjoyed themselves. 8pack and
de8auer did not participate in the
head to head for their own reasons
and seemed to enjoy themselves
doing their own thing while the
competition was running. Maybe next
time the world’s best will join in with
the rest.
I think these kind words that one
of the benchers sent to me after the
event sum up the entire experience,
and tell me that the MSI OC Academy
UK tour event in Cambridge was a
huge success.
“I never thought the competition
part would get me so bad, it put a
feeling of excitement into me that I
cannot describe, it has left me wanting
more. One thing that was really nice
was even though we were competing
against each other help was given and
offered, a really nice team spirit.
We can’t wait for the next one. You
have created something magical here,
thank you.”
The UK benching scene is strong,
and with MSI’s continued support it
will only get stronger.
[ HiVizMan ]
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