Gachette takes win, Madden Tournament and XBOX 360
Matt Webber
Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: News
Junior Steve Gachette won first place at Southwest Baptist's XBOX Madden 2009 tournament Wednesday, May 6.
Gachette won a new XBOX 360, one extra controller and the game Madden 2009.
The event was put on by SBU's Society of Veterans and managed by senior Brian Verslues.
SGA sponsored the event and paid for the prizes.
"I might send it to my brother or I might sell it," said Gachette as he packed up his newly won XBOX and supplies.
Competitors kept three XBOX's busy from 5 p.m. to the contest's end at 9 p.m.
About 40 people filled the Goodson Student Union on Thursday for the tournament. Twenty-four contestants entered the tournament.
The SBU football team was well represented at the contest, as about half of the contestants were SBU football players.
All of the competitors were men, and most were from Landen Hall.
Of those represented later in the tournament, most already had an XBOX.
Five of the final eight had an XBOX, then three out of the last four, and then both of the final contestants owned an XBOX going into the finals.
Gachette faced sophomore Jared Morris in the finals.
Morris was wearing a "EA Sports 2005 Madden Challenge Competitor" shirt for the competition.
The prize for EA Sports' Madden competition in 2005 was $100,000.
Morris said he made it about halfway through the EA Sports competition before being eliminated.
After Gachette and the New England Patriots had played Morris and the Tennessee Titans for one half, the score was 21-7, Gachette was up.
Another hard fought half and Morris's comeback fell short, and the game ended 21-14.
Gachette walked away with his new XBOX stash.
Competitive video game tournaments are a growing trend, tournaments for popular games like Madden, Halo and Call of Duty are common.
A tournament just this weekend in Atlanta handed out $25,000 to the best Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 player.
Most tournaments get a big enough turnout that weeks of qualifying rounds are needed to narrow down the competitors to only the best.
Gachette won a new XBOX 360, one extra controller and the game Madden 2009.
The event was put on by SBU's Society of Veterans and managed by senior Brian Verslues.
SGA sponsored the event and paid for the prizes.
"I might send it to my brother or I might sell it," said Gachette as he packed up his newly won XBOX and supplies.
Competitors kept three XBOX's busy from 5 p.m. to the contest's end at 9 p.m.
About 40 people filled the Goodson Student Union on Thursday for the tournament. Twenty-four contestants entered the tournament.
The SBU football team was well represented at the contest, as about half of the contestants were SBU football players.
All of the competitors were men, and most were from Landen Hall.
Of those represented later in the tournament, most already had an XBOX.
Five of the final eight had an XBOX, then three out of the last four, and then both of the final contestants owned an XBOX going into the finals.
Gachette faced sophomore Jared Morris in the finals.
Morris was wearing a "EA Sports 2005 Madden Challenge Competitor" shirt for the competition.
The prize for EA Sports' Madden competition in 2005 was $100,000.
Morris said he made it about halfway through the EA Sports competition before being eliminated.
After Gachette and the New England Patriots had played Morris and the Tennessee Titans for one half, the score was 21-7, Gachette was up.
Another hard fought half and Morris's comeback fell short, and the game ended 21-14.
Gachette walked away with his new XBOX stash.
Competitive video game tournaments are a growing trend, tournaments for popular games like Madden, Halo and Call of Duty are common.
A tournament just this weekend in Atlanta handed out $25,000 to the best Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 player.
Most tournaments get a big enough turnout that weeks of qualifying rounds are needed to narrow down the competitors to only the best.
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