Eblack strummer wins

New Zealander Mason Maddox or “massi4h”, a member of the 2009 eBlacks team, has won a gold medal at the World Cyber Games Asian Championship in Singapore. Maddox won gold competing on the Xbox 360 game, Guitar Hero: World Tour, beating competitors from countries such as Korea and Singapore and winning SGD$1000 in prize money. World Cyber Games New Zealand Strategic Partner xLAN’s Susan Baikie said it was fantastic to again be named best player in the tournament. “Mason has done New Zealand proud. This is New Zealand’s 2nd gold medal for video gaming, and bodes well for 2009,” Baikie said. Maddox is the first New Zealander to win gold at the Cyber Games. He was the overall winner at the Asian Championship 2008. The eBlacks will compete at the World Cyber Games 2009 Grand Final in November.