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OpLAN #5 will be held June 19th

Op LAN 5 is bigger, better organized and more fun than ever before. We officially have the following sponsors bringing the most awesome demos and prizes to the event. ATI, Coolermaster, Gainward, Microsoft, just to mention a few. We will also hold drawings throughout the event giving away everything from video cards, cases and bare bone systems.

We have a total of 6 rental machines available for those who do have a machine of their own. The cost for renting a computer is $30. Please email paul@directron.us to reserve a system for use. We will have several demo models showing off the latest greatest of video cards on two 32" LCD monitors. There will be a rest area provided by Gigalan gaming centers, there you�ll be able to relax, eat some snacks and watch some cool movies on an LCD projector. ATI, Gainward, and many other vendors will be there giving away prizes and showing off their products in our vendor exhibit area.

Bawls will be available for sale and we'll give away some of it for our minor tourneys. No outside food is allowed in the exhibit hall.

Operation LAN #5 will offer five tournament events: Street Fighter Showdown, Battlefield 1942, Call Of Duty, Counter Strike, and Case Mod Contest - all with great prizes. Space is limited so register now!

Tournament Prize Purse Hardware.

Counterstrike Ver. 1.6 5 vs 5 Double Elim. $3000

Battlefield 1942 (No Desert Combat) 5 vs 5 Team Death Match $2000

Call of Duty 4 vs 4 Search and Destroy $1500 Halo for PC 2 vs 2 Slayer $500

Main Tournaments Counterstrike 5v5 Battlefield 1942 Team Death match Call of Duty 5v5

BYOC Tourneys There will be small prizes for the minor tournaments. Warcraft 3 Starcraft Command & Conquer Generals Unreal Tournament 2004

Console Tournaments (Provided by Gigalan gaming centers) Playstation2:

Capcom Vs SNK Soul Calibur 2

Premier Partners: Antec, AMS, ATI, Gainward, Microsoft

Partners: Coolermaster, Power Color

Partners / Sponsors: AOpen, Intel, Biostar, Vantec, OCZ, Powercolor

Prizes: ~$7,000 in Prizes will be given away in the main events. Additional prizes given away for smaller events / raffles. Subject to Change without notice.

Game Plan and Schedule (Actual time is subject to change):

11:00am Setting up and registration starts at 11:00 am.

01:00pm Street Fighter Showdown Tournament, 1v1, top three winners, single elimination in two groups.

02:30pm Battle Field 1942 Tournament, top three winners.

05:00pm Call of Duty, top three winners.

06:00pm Counter Strike Tournament, 5v5, top three team winners, double elimination.

07:30pm Case Mod Contest, 2-3 winners.

Raffles and door prizes throughout the event.

Regular Sponsors for this Event: Intel, AMD, AMS, AOpen, Asus, CaseArts, Gamestron, MSI, OCZ, Soyo, and Vantec.

Giveaways: We'll change how some of the prize products are given away. We'll give quizzes on knowledge of certain brands and their models as a way to promote sponsors' products. We gave away more than $2000 worth of products through raffles in the last event. For an average player, the chance of winning something may actually be much better through the raffles than the tournaments. One person won 7 prizes with 8 tickets last time.

Fees: The entry fee is $20 if preregistered through the website, or $25 each payable at the door. We'll have a limited number of systems for rent at $30 per night, which is not sharable. Each player must pay separately. We'll have a limited number of monitors for rent at $10 per night, which is not sharable. Each paid player receives one raffle ticket. Extra raffle tickets can be purchased at $1 per ticket.

Registration: Seating is limited. Register now!

Notes: (1) You will have to pay for parking in the garages. (2) Please notice the change of start time, which is rolled back to allow more playing time . (3) We may try to conduct the Street Fighter and Battle Field at the same time, please listen to the announcement.(4) Details are subject to change at game time. (5) This year we have Gigalan gaming centers partnering up with us in order to make this LAN event the best to date. The main counterstrike tourney will have it�s own dedicated area and network. We also a have professional staff of volunteers that will be running each event separately.

Location: Hyatt Regency 1200 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas 77002 USA We will have the lower Exhibition Hall. Parking will be free on the surrounding streets but you will have to pay $7 for the Garages. Click here for directions.

Facilities: We'll provide tables, chairs, network patch cables, game servers, switches, and power outlets. We'll also provide a few system and some monitors for renting. Systems for StreetFighter Showdown will be provided. You are encouraged to bring your own system for Battlefield 1942 and Counter Strike.

Past Events: | 1st opLAN | 2nd LAN | 3rd LAN | 4th LAN | 1st Gallery | 2nd Gallery |

Related Pages: | Saturday Clearance Sale | FAQ - Walkin | Directions |

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