PS3 Soccer World Cup Challenge

Kicking off on June 11 in South Africa which is half way across the globe, the World Cup may seem far away but the pandemic and addictive football fever has hit the whole nation and it is no wonder that it has landed right here at The Summit, Subang Jaya. One of the only ways to cure the football fever would definitely be an exciting match to commemorate the World Cup and that would be the Bola Mania PS3 Soccer World Cup Challenge.
The Summit management and Gamer’s Hideout, which provided the PS3 game 2010 World Cup Fifa software, sponsored the event. Bola Mania began on June 12 and had four qualifying rounds. Each round had 16 pairs ofparticipants. The only requirement for participation was for a visitor to the Summit Square to produce a RM20 receipt of purchase receipt from any of the Summit outlets.

According to Gary Thanabalan, the director of Music Scene Production Sdn Bhd, which happens to be the event’s organiser, the response from participants was truly overwhelming. All the brawny and tough boys and men were taken in by surprise when female challengers graced the event. All you people who thought that football was a man’s game, think again! The venue at the centre court on the ground floor of Summit Square was decked out with footballs hanging from the high ceilings and a stage that held four giant flat screen TVs for the event.

The game was simple. Two players competed with each other and the winner moved to the next round. The events were timed to coincide with the World Cup matches in South Africa.

The final of Bola Mania was held on Sunday when the World Cup finalists met for the deciding match.
The Summit Bola Mania champion received RM3,000, a PS3 console worth RM1,299 and the PS3 game 2010 World Cup Fifa valued at RM189.

The World Cup 2010 was indeed an unforgettable and memorable on for all at The Summit.

PS3 Soccer World Cup Challenge

Champion
Hazni Hafiz Mohd Tony
1st Runner-Up
Jerry Satah
2nd Runner-Up
Liaw Way Gian

by Prema Jayabalan