Sword's GM and member has arrived safely in Wuhan, China for the big showdown with the other Asia teams. This year, our warriors will do their best to defend the Pan Asian Champion title which was won in last year's showdown. For this year, Sword mentioned that it will not be a smooth ride as the Asia teams have been working hard to improve themselves. Also with the reduction of the number of teams which will be selected to go to the World Finals, everyone would give their 101% in this event.

Quoted from the GM, "Phenic" Aw, taken from an interview done by Mike "LD^Mike" Luxion on "Phenic". Click ad make a jump to read the interview article. :
"“I feel we do have a good chance to win going into the Pan-Asia Championships but there's no discounting the fact that most if not all teams will be more prepared this time ‘round especially the Wuhan Dragons with their home-ground advantage. Also with 2 spots up for grabs instead of last year's 4, it's going to be a very tough competition.”

During the first day as the guys busy with photo shoot they have missed out the chance to visit the spanking new game stadium while other teams are luckier to be able to visit it first. However, today they will finally get to visit it and take a first feel of how it's like and can imagine how the atmosphere will be in this new game stadium right in Wuhan. This is where the Asia teams will slug it out for the 2 precious slots into World Finals.

Here are some photos courtesy of our GM "Phenic Aw, there is also an interview done by Mike "LD^Mike" Luxion on "Phenic". Click ad make a jump to read the interview article.

*funny note: The old man's expression on the background is priceless.
He stole the Sword's thunder in this pic.

Sword's GM mentioned there was an announcement on some rule changes to the Forza 2 game so they will be busy trying to get Sword's racers to be prepared for it during the free time. The other teams are also take by surprise of the changes and is making adjustment. Look on the bright side, this maybe will make the playing ground level for all the racers.

So for those who are supporting and following how would the Sword do for this year's Pan Asian Final, here are the game schedules.

PAN-ASIA EVENT SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, April 30th
10AM – 10:30AM – Gamers Setup
10:30AM – 12PM – Sydney vs. Singapore
12PM – 1:30PM – Seoul vs. Wuhan
2PM – 3:30PM – Dubai vs. Kuala Lumpur
3:30PM – 5PM – Sydney vs. Wuhan

Thursday, May 1st
10:30AM – 12PM – Singapore vs. Wuhan
12PM – 1:30PM – Seoul vs. Dubai
1:30PM – 3:00PM – Sydney vs. Kuala Lumpur
3:00PM – 4:30PM – Singapore vs. Seoul
4:30 – 6PM – Seoul vs. Kuala Lumpur

Friday, May 2nd
10AM – 10:30AM – Gamers Setup
10:30AM – 12PM – Wuhan vs. Kuala Lumpur
12PM – 1:30PM – Singapore vs. Dubai
2PM – 3:30PM – Sydney vs. Seoul
3:30PM – 5PM – Sydney vs. Dubai

Saturday, May 3rd
10AM – 10:30AM – Gamers Setup
10:30AM – 12PM – Singapore vs. Kuala Lumpur
12PM – 1:30PM – Wuhan vs. Dubai
2PM – 3:30PM – Semi-Final #1
3:30PM – 5PM – Semi-Final #2

There you go, so remember to stay tuned for updates on the Sword's crusade to Wuhan.