Amar Mirchandani scores and swashbucklers his way to glory and prizes
Over 50 people competed ‘Gangnam Style’ Horse-riding Dance for the Championship
Hong Kong – December 15, 2012 – After 12 weeks of exciting competition, four elite Xbox gamers across Hong Kong competed in eight different blockbuster Xbox titles today at Grand Century Place. Battling for the city’s ‘Ultimate Champion’ title, one winner took home a US$10,000 grand prize and a one-of-a-kind 24 carat gold plated Xbox console in the grand finale of XFriends. In addition, Xbox is pleased to announce its new Game Studio at 4/F, Grand Century Place was opened on the same day. The studio showcases 8 different consoles and provides a leisure and comfortable environment to couples, youngsters and families.
The winners of the eight competitions included:
| “XFriends 8 Blockbuster Title Winners” | |
| Competition Winner (Gamertag) | Xbox 360 Blockbuster Titles |
| Johnny Lai126 | Halo 4 Medal of Honor: Warfighter Resident Evil 6 |
| Midlight Shadow | Call of Duty: Black Ops II Dead or Alive 5 |
| Erichy | FIFA 13 |
| Haruhi Suzmiya | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 |
| neofibonacci | NBA 2K13 |
Following a grueling gaming session, Amar Mirchandani was crowned the Ultimate Champion after an exciting final match against other 3 finalists in which he won “Call of Duty: Black Ops II”.
“It’s pretty amazing that I have won and am the Ultimate champion for Hong Kong. I always look forward to great promotions like this, so I am thrilled to have participated and won. I am going to sharing the glory with my friends on Xbox LIVE and with the wider community,” Amar Mirchandani said.
 Following a grueling gaming session of Xfriends Tournaments, Amar Mirchandani (the second left) was crowned the Ultimate Champion. |
 Four elite Xbox gamers across Hong Kong competed in eight different blockbuster Xbox titles today. |
Ms. Anna Chow, Head of Marketing for the Consumer Channels Group of Microsoft Hong Kong Limited mentioned that the champion will take on an ambassador role for Xbox in different platforms.
“XFriends is a sign of our commitment to delivering valuable experiences to our loyal gamers. The competition tests multiple skills across a variety of video-game genres in an attempt to crown the absolute best gamer in Hong Kong. Amar Mirchandani has shown the skills of a champion and I have no doubt will enjoy his prizes.”
With over 40 million Xbox LIVE users globally and the greatest line up of games ever, including ‘Halo 4’, ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ and the upcoming ‘Gears of War Judgment’, there has never been a better time to join Xbox LIVE. “We will have more exciting programs like this coming soon to thank our loyal gamers for their trust and support,” she said.
Gangnam Style Dance Competition in ‘Dance Central 3’ was completed today with XFriends Competition. It attracted over 50 people participated in the horse-riding dance, and Lok-yi Ma was picked as the winner.