Draco versus Midas in the group stage at World Cyber Games 2006 was awarded as the Game of the Year 2006.
"The best game that has been played during the year, who had everything a game should have. Anything that makes it stand out as the game of the year."
It is very hard to announce only one game as the game of the year as each game has a beauty of its own. It could have been a breathtaking move by a player or a very crucial moment in a tournament. Nonetheless, people have sent in their nominations, and after being able to bet on the five most popular ones, we have a winner.
Draco versus Midas at WCG
I was sitting in the press room, and was still in awe after hearing Cobo defeated Midas in Group B. Is the Terran Golden boy going down? Then after a while, Salieri and the other guys who had been watching Draco and Midas on the bigscreen came running back to the press room and said: "Draco defeated Midas! And what a game!" The Polish Protoss had done a gateway proxy against the progamer, just as Cobo did, which crippled Midas quite a lot in the start. It turned into 30 minutes of Protoss versus Terran action. For a full detailed battle report I recommend Artanis' » report here.
Some might argue that this was perhaps not the most skillful game played in 2006. However the category was described as "anything that makes it stand out as the game of the year". And this game was played at World Cyber Games between two very interesting characters. It was shoutcasted by Tasteless and according to many this was the highlight of World Cyber Games 2006. "It is definitely the game I enjoyed the most. Tasteless' shoutcast still rings in my head." says Reveny about the match.
| Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draco versus Midas at WCG | 39% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midas versus Savior @ OnGameNet StarLeague | 26% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach versus GGPlay at WCG Korea | 22% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mondragon versus Draco at EuroCup | 7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Testie versus Sea.Jang at Sandlot | 6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Links
GosuGamers.net - All five nominated replays
GosuGamers.net - Battle report of Draco vs. Midas
GosuGamers.net - GosuGamers Awards 2006