KEY POINTS:
Forget the Olympics, this weekend will see nine of New Zealand's top computer gamers compete in Singapore in the run-up to the World Cyber Games Championships.
Gamers from 14 countries across Asia-Pacific will compete at the event, facing off over titles such as Guitar Hero 3, Virtua Fighter 5, Need for Speed: ProStreet and Fifa 2008.
Five members of the New Zealand "eblacks" team will compete in the Defence of the Ancients - All Stars game.
Details are available on www.eblacks.co.nz and asian.worldcybergames.co.nz.
- NZPA
