New York Yankee World Series Champ Derek Jeter Has Game
The Yankees slugger will john Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and soccer star Landon Donovan for the Gillette EA Sports Champions of Gaming event in New York City
Over the past year, more than 350,000 contestants participated in the world’s largest multi-sport gaming tournament on Xbox 360’s Xbox Live. Now, regional finalists from the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific will compete on four EA SPORTS titles for the Champions of Gaming crown and the chance to go head-to-head with a sports megastar live and in-person on the Champions Stage on April 14
Derek Jeter (NY Yankees shortstop), Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons quarterback) and Landon Donovan (US National Team Captain) will be playing against the greatest gamers in the world. In addition to going head-to-head against one of the top gamers in the world in the Gillette-EA Sports Champions of Gaming Tournament, they will be introducing Gillette’s newest razor – the Gillette Fusion ProGlide. There will also be an NHL star taking part in this event, although based on the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs who that person is has not be determined yet.
The Tournament, which started November 18, 2009 and ran through February 14, 2010, featured Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10, EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 10, Madden NFL 10, NHL 10 and Fight Night Round 4. Winners on each title will have the chance to be crowned a Gillette – EA SPORTS Champion of Gaming at the Final Event in March 2010.
The Champions of Gaming Tournament is a global skill-based tournament in which participants compete against other players on the online Xbox LIVE gaming platform to determine winners. The global tournament will consist of one (1) nine (9) part qualification round and one (1) knockout round in three regions -- North America; Europe and Asia-Pacific. The regional champions of each title will then face-off against each other and compete for the opportunity to play against the sports superstars at the global final event.
The Gillette - EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming Global Finals is being filmed and will air on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 11:30 p.m. ET on Spike
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