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Heated competition continues on the Digital Games ladders, but the leaders are beginning to solidify their positions on some games and regions.

Paladyn has a stranglehold on the on the European Warcraft III front, as usual, with a 39-5 record and 4940 points. He’s 780 points ahead of Russian dmZfederal, and 940 ahead of iesbly4eg. FuRY[SWE], however, is climbing with a 25-5 record and 6W streak. He’s currently in 4th place.

In 6th, another star is rising. His name is PGS.LiiLD.C, and if you’re a follower of the WC3 scene, you know he’s a force to be reckoned with…

Meanwhile, on the Trackmania Nations Forever North American ladder, G2_Wolf has held onto his undefeated record. He did not, in fact, get to play Iceman yesterday. Wolf expressed some disappointment as he’d rather “get 40 points for racing and losing instead of 60 for a forfeit win.” This hardened competitor will be looking forward to the challenges posed by CoryEarly and wilameta. Continued…

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Ladder play continues in GGL’s Digital Games, with a number of standout players and teams coming to the forefront to represent their countries and gaming communities.

The most rabid players reside on the Warcraft III European ladder, where Paladyn continues to feast on players who are challenging his first place spot. Paladyn now holds a 34-5 record, 4440 points and a 3W streak.

dmZfederal (22-10, 3600, 2L) and iesbly4eg (24-4, 3480, 3W) are holding it down in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.

On the North American StarCraft front, Artosis has held onto his first place spot, although he does have a 2L streak. This could be problematic because, if memory serves correctly, there are no newbies on this ladder. We’ll continue to keep an eye on Artosis as the ladders go on.

In European StarCraft news, LoWeLy leads the ladder with a 5-2 record, 1580 points and an unfortunate 1L streak. Continued…

Superstar professional gamers Jae Ho “Moon” Jang and Li “Sky” Xiaofeng, of Warcraft III fame, will carry the Olympic torch as part of its procession on the road to the 2008 Olympic Games’ opening ceremony

The news is yet another sign that gaming has arrived in China, with the full support of the Chinese government.

Moon and Sky won’t be the only professional gamers in the torch relay. StarCraft apostle Junchun “Pj” Sha, 2nd place finisher at the 2007 World Cyber Games, and Lei “Leilei” Shen, also a known SC player, will join the march.

There’s no word yet as to when these e-sports luminaries will appear in the torch relay.

This year’s torch relay began, as always, in Olympia, Greece, and has already wound its way through London, San Francisco and even Islamabad, Pakistan, to date. Many more cities are planned on the tour before its culmination in Beijing.

2008’s Olympic Games will also feature the GGL’s Digital Games worldwide tournament as an Official Welcome Event. GGL, in partnership with China Internet Gaming (CIG) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), will organize and co-produce a competitive gaming tournament for gamers of all skill levels.

More information about the Digital Games is available at dg.ggl.com. Register now to be first in line to receive more information about the tournament.

Source: SK Gaming via Gamespot.China