OREANDA-NEWS. On January 28, 2009 leading operator of Kazakhstan JSC “Kazakhtelecom” awarded the winners of the tournament playing on-line" Megaline Counter Strike Challenge-2008 Autumn ". The first place took the team of cyberplayers "a-41" from Almaty city, reported the press-centre of Kazakhtelecom.

JSC "Kazakhtelecom" seeks to improve the quality of Internet services, among which are very popular on-line games. For example, in 2007, the first large-scale online tournament in the history of Kazakhstani cybersport "Megaline Counter Strike Challenge". In 2008, JSC "Kazakhtelecom" was established "Megaline Challenge" league game, in the tournament which brings together services to broadband subscribers access the Internet "Megaline".

At the end of December 2008 ended the tournament "Megaline Counter Strike Challenge-2008 Autumn", which is traditionally is very popular among the Kazakhstani gamers from all regions of the country. The tournament was held at the playground www.gameworld.kz

Within three months, 88 teams, and that is 544 players from all regions of Kazakhstan, competed for the title of the best gamers. Each team 5 major players, have some spare players.

The winner of the tournament is the team "a-41" f Almaty, the second place took a team of "b2w" (the players from Almaty, Uralsk, Karaganda cities), and the third place took "Northern Legion" team (the players from Almaty, Astana, Uralsk cities).

"Tournament series "Megaline Challenge" Counter Strike on discipline has always enjoyed special popularity among the players - said the Chief Justice of the tournament - the representative of the portal www.gameworld.kz  Vladislav Tolmachev. - The last tournament showed that the level of Kazakhstani cebyrsportsmen growing, which means there is a chance to express Kazakhstan on the world stage. This year, won the team, which plays one of the strongest players in Kazakhstan - Nikolai Arzamas. But one of the field is not a warrior, and the team victory prevails. Only through teamwork play all team members can take place 1. Teams that go in the quarter, almost equal to the forces of challengers to win".

All participants in teams of winners were awarded by JSC “Kazakhtelecom” with a free annual subscription to "Megaline Hit", as well as valuable prizes - computers of the latest generation , monitors, headphones and USB-drive.

"Through these tournaments, our company strives to raise the interest in online games and interactive services - said the Chief Commercial Director of JSC "Kazakhtelecom" Askar Eserkegenov. - JSC "Kazakhtelecom" intends using these tournaments to improve conditions for the development of Kazakhstanis cybersport".