Mark Gardiner (gamer)

Mark Gardiner is a Scottish semi-professional video gamer. On 15 March 2008, Gardiner won the largest single prize in United Kingdom video gaming history at that time. Playing Pro Evolution Soccer (PES), he won £50,000 inside Wembley Stadium, in the Play.com-sponsored PES Rankings tournament. He also finished second at the European Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Championships in Seville, Spain on 11 October 2007, and won the UK Championships held in London on 2 September 2007. He uses the nickname "Marko9Gardinic" during video game competitions. He also reached the final of the Mario kart UK championships.

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Personal information
Name	Mark Gardiner
Nationality	Scottish
Career information
Games	Pro Evolution Soccer 6

Gardiner, from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, plays football for amateur team Blue Dragon, in the Glasgow Chinese Football League. He scored 19 goals in the 06/07 season which netted him the prize of top scorer.

External links

• Karen Bale (5 April 2008). "Scot scoops 50K video game prize". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
• Richard Mooney (27 March 2008). "Hamilton man wins £50,000 video game tournament". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
• "Marko9Gardinic wins play.com finals". PES Rankings. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
• "UK lifts trophy at 2007 PES European Finals". Konami web site. 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
• Julie-Anne Barnes (5 April 2008). "Scot scores at Wembley – in gaming contest". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
• "Marko9Gardinic wins PES 2008 play.com £50,000 video". Myspace. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2017.