At last, the curtain of the 3rd World Cyber Games has been raised. Beyond the Game, WCG 2003 will be the World Cultural Festival......more

D-Link, a worldwide leader in manufacturing of networking, broadband and digital electronic technologies, sponsored the World Cyber Games 2003 USA Final being held in Irvine, California August 19-21, 2003 by providing the networking hardware to run the exciting event. The World Cyber Games USA Final will culminate in revealing the 17 members of Team USA, who will go on to represent the US at the WCG 2003 Grand Final in Korea. D-Link is providing DES-3226SM 24-port managed switches, delivering a high-speed backbone to ensure seamless connectivity for competitors throughout the 3-day USA finals event.

Hundreds of competitors and spectators gathered under the tent in Irvine, California for the US World Cyber Games tournament

The official games are PC-based versions of: Age of Mythology, FIFA Soccer 2003, Half-Life: Counter-Strike, Star Craft: Brood War, Unreal Tournament 2003, and Warcraft III on the PC platform; as well as Halo on the Xbox.

PCs were aglow as gamers focused on the prize

"Supporting the gaming community has been a key element in our digital home initiative for D-Link," said Steven Joe, President of D-Link. "Game tournaments like the World Cyber Games provide an excellent test for our switches because of the graphic intensive traffic, where users require absolute speed and maximum throughput and the D-Link switches will easily process the data and deliver smooth imagery without latency."

D-Link V.P. of Marketing Bradley Morse accepts World Cyber Games plaque for "Generous Sponsorship and Exceptional Support." Powerful D-Link switches connected the gamers for the WCG championship games.

Hundreds of gamers fiercely competed to qualify for a chance to play in the WCG Grand Final!

Entertainment and music was provided as well as interactive giveaways and prizes