HeyU Issue 36 - 2 September 2015 | Page 14

sport FIFA 15 TOURNAMENT Recently Phoenix Central hosted their inaugural FIFA 15 tournament on USQ’s Toowoomba campus. Instead of holding a physical football tournament, students competed using their video game skills. The tournament took place over two weeks in the refectory and students faced off against each other using the team of their choice (Real Madrid was a popular choice). After a gruelling run of knock-out fixtures featuring 26 of Toowoomba’s best gamers, the matches were heated and drew the attention of many onlookers in the refectory to the big screens. After Sam Gray took out the bronze medal in style, the final boiled down to two of the best: Wai Ateny as Borussia Dortmund vs Deng Ajak as Real Madrid. Finishing 3-3 in a thrilling 90 minutes (or 10 minutes real time), Wai ran away with the game in extra time, winning 5-3 and taking home the gold with some fantastic attacking football. While the com