British pro-gaming team Birmingham Salvo have been crowned winners of the 2008 Championship Gaming Series (CGS).
The ten-strong team share the top prize of $500,000 (£252,000) for coming out top of the eight teams who made it to the grand final.
Birmingham Salvo dominated rival San Francisco Optx in the battle for the title winning four out of five events.
The win marks the first time that the CGS trophy has been awarded to a British team.
"I'm extremely proud of my team right now," said Michael O'Dell, manager of Birmingham Salvo in a statement.
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"We faced a lot of tough competition throughout the season," he said, "but when our backs were against the wall, every player demonstrated the skills and the poise to step up when it mattered the most."
The CGS season started in March when players competed for a slot in a CGS team. Each player winning a place on a team got a contract and a monthly wage to support them as they took part in the various CGS competitions.
The 18 teams that emerged from this first stage then went forward to regional competitions to find the eight that competed in the grand final.
BY-BBC NEWS
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