Filipino Luis Benesa won silver in the recent World Cyber Games

Pinoy gamer wins Silver in World Cyber Games.

Luis Benesa won a silver medal in the Microsoft Xbox 360 game “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock� at the World Cyber Games Asian Championships in Singapore.

Benesa beat China, Vietnam and Korea to reach the semi-finals. He was beaten by New Zealand for the top spot.

The 18-year old Ateneo De Manila University student is the first Filipino player to win a silver medal in an international competition of WCG, and the second overall to win a medal.

The first medal the Philippines garnered was a bronze by the five-man team “Flow� playing Warcraft III: Defense of the Ancients (DotA ) in last year’s WCG Asian Championships.

This is also the first time Benesa competed in an international gaming competition. He was second place in the WCG Philippines competition after Rafael Formoso, who will compete in the WCG Finals in Germany in November.

Mike Vinluan, general manager for WCG Philippines organizer eSports, said the “victory of Benesa is a step closer to a gold medal. Hopefully, we will win one either in this year’s WCG Finals or next year.�

Source [ GoodNewsPilipinas ]