The World Cyber Game in Singapore last year was almost as good as it gets in terms of how video gaming should be presented, but there always felt like something missing, despite the fantastic time I had and the amazing spectacle that is the WCG Grand Finals.

That something was of course the lack of a death match game, specifically a 1v1 FPS game and when the announcements were made for this years games I have to confess to feeling a little upset at the lack of inclusion for a second year.

There are many things I admire about the WCG and the people behind it, one of which is their ability to listen and react to what the gamers really want. I should not therefore have been surprised when WCG contacted us at ESReality to help promote, choose and run the Quake 4 WCG invitational tournament.

Whilst it might not have made it to the qualifiers and that will certainly exclude some of the big names in Quake 4, we do have eight fantastic players, chosen by the community on ESReality.com who will do battle, not just for the cash, but for the ultimate in prestige. Every single player knows that to have “WCG Champion” attached to their CV is the greatest accolade in gaming and all of them will be going all out to make sure they end the tournament as champion.

Eight players, 1 championship, who has the brain, the aim and the conviction of their gameplay to be crowned World Cyber Games Champion 2006?