Team Pandemic - News - Lemley captains Team USA at ESWC

On Monday, the Electronic Sports World Cup will unite more than 650 international champions from over 40 countries at the premiere gaming tournament of the year. Featuring a $200,000 cash prize, Team USA will look to exert their dominance in this 'gaming Olympics' just as their athletic counterparts strive to win gold in Beijing.

Pandemic's owner and manager, Chris Lemley, has been tapped with the honor of captaining a national team that looks to compete for top prize in a number of events, including Defense of the Ancients, where Pandemic's own newest squad will compete in their first LAN tournament.

Team USA:

Counter-Strike 1.6 (Men)
1st Place - x3o
2nd Place - Mob Gaming (MoB)

Counter-Strike 1.6 (Women)
1st Place - EG Girls (EG)
2nd Place - Be Easy (be EEZY)

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
1st Place - Nikolaus Cassidy (srs.sonkie)
2nd Place - Nicholas Whittier (ShrieK)

Defense of the Ancients
1st Place - Pandemic
2nd Place - Evil Geniuses (EG)

Quake III Arena
1st Place - Shane Hendrixson (rapha)
2nd Place - Brian Flander (dkt)

TrackMania Nations ESWC USA
1st Place - Ben Weisnicht (Iceman)
2nd Place - Jason Monroe (ctrl|alt|del)

Make sure to cheer Team USA on as they look to take on the international gaming crowd in San Jose led by Chris Lemley! Check in all week as we'll have results bearing the country-by-country medal count as well as extensive coverage of our DotA team in their journey towards gaming gold.