2008 Woodie Awards
Halo 3 team gets a sponsor
Jimmy Elliott
Issue date: 3/10/08 Section: Life
When Student Senate opens its Halo 3 tournament March 8, a local Toyota /Scion dealership will sponsor one of the 4-person teams.
Premier Toyota, located in Amherst, has agreed to pay for four players entry fees into the tournament.
"We paid their entry fees and we gave them some shirts so they could look like a team," said Bob Athey, used car manager at Premier Toyota.
Chris Sutton, Harry Karaplis, Dave Salva, and Kyle Kosak plan to win the Halo tournament at the college due to their experience and chemistry when it comes to playing as a team.
"Harry and I have been playing together since Halo 2, and Dave and Kyle have been playing split screen-together practically since the beginning of time. So we all have good chemistry and are pretty well synchronized with each other," Sutton said.
Sutton and his team are positive they have what it takes to become victorious in this tournament do to their experience with "Major League Gaming" (MLG) players.
MLG is a league of competitive gaming. Players from around the world sign contracts and get paid money to compete against other players, just like professional athletes.
When Sutton was asked if he had ever played with any MLG players, he said he has encountered them on a regular basis since playing the original Halo competitively.
"Yeah, I know for a fact that Harry and I have played with a lot of the MLG players," Sutton said. "Back in Halo 1 days I did quite frequently."
This isn't the first tournament that Chris and Harry have competed in; they both have actually made a little bit of spare cash playing Halo.
"Harry has won quite a few and so have I," Sutton said. "I have won around $800 all together and a few gift cards as well. Harry has won about the same amount but I am not to sure on the exact amount."
Sutton considers his Halo playing basically a full-time job. The amount of time he plays Halo 3 on X-box live is about the average time a person puts into a full-time career.
"I honestly play probably close to 40 hours a week, hey that's basically a full-time job," he said.
The team plans on competing in a bigger tournament in Orlando, Fla., but are worried about how much a sponsor is willing to pay for them to be able to play.
"Well if we go to the events out of state, we may need a bigger sponsor, which will more then likely only pay for the team passes which are $250 or the airfare for the team which would be an average around $800 to $1000," Sutton said. We may or may not get more money from them; it just depends on how nice the high seats are in the Scion family.
The team will be competing with other teams on Saturday, March 8 at 11 a.m.
Premier Toyota, located in Amherst, has agreed to pay for four players entry fees into the tournament.
"We paid their entry fees and we gave them some shirts so they could look like a team," said Bob Athey, used car manager at Premier Toyota.
Chris Sutton, Harry Karaplis, Dave Salva, and Kyle Kosak plan to win the Halo tournament at the college due to their experience and chemistry when it comes to playing as a team.
"Harry and I have been playing together since Halo 2, and Dave and Kyle have been playing split screen-together practically since the beginning of time. So we all have good chemistry and are pretty well synchronized with each other," Sutton said.
Sutton and his team are positive they have what it takes to become victorious in this tournament do to their experience with "Major League Gaming" (MLG) players.
MLG is a league of competitive gaming. Players from around the world sign contracts and get paid money to compete against other players, just like professional athletes.
When Sutton was asked if he had ever played with any MLG players, he said he has encountered them on a regular basis since playing the original Halo competitively.
"Yeah, I know for a fact that Harry and I have played with a lot of the MLG players," Sutton said. "Back in Halo 1 days I did quite frequently."
This isn't the first tournament that Chris and Harry have competed in; they both have actually made a little bit of spare cash playing Halo.
"Harry has won quite a few and so have I," Sutton said. "I have won around $800 all together and a few gift cards as well. Harry has won about the same amount but I am not to sure on the exact amount."
Sutton considers his Halo playing basically a full-time job. The amount of time he plays Halo 3 on X-box live is about the average time a person puts into a full-time career.
"I honestly play probably close to 40 hours a week, hey that's basically a full-time job," he said.
The team plans on competing in a bigger tournament in Orlando, Fla., but are worried about how much a sponsor is willing to pay for them to be able to play.
"Well if we go to the events out of state, we may need a bigger sponsor, which will more then likely only pay for the team passes which are $250 or the airfare for the team which would be an average around $800 to $1000," Sutton said. We may or may not get more money from them; it just depends on how nice the high seats are in the Scion family.
The team will be competing with other teams on Saturday, March 8 at 11 a.m.
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