From press release:

21 year-old Mannie Rodriguez, from Dallas, TX recently beat out over 40,000 others to qualify for Team USA in the World Cyber Games, the world's largest e-sports competition with over 2.5 million participants.

Rodriguez, who is a member of the elite professional gaming team 3-D, along with Dallas residents Russ Watson (23) and Ron Kim, will represent his country at the Grand Finals in Monza, Italy next month against 800 of the world's best video gamers from 70 countries for $430,000 in prizes, medals and national honor in eight game events. Interestingly enough, of the 12 members of Team USA, 5 are from Texas!

For more information on the Gaming competition, here are a few videos on the US Final:

Mannie - DOA4

Further information on the Team USA and the World Cyber Games can be
found below and at www.worldcybergames.com.