Mark Gardiner is a Scottish

Scotland

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 semi-professional video gamer. On 15 March 2008, Gardiner won the largest single prize in United Kingdom video gaming history. Playing Pro Evolution Soccer

Pro Evolution Soccer

Pro Evolution Soccer is a series of football video game developed and published by Konami...

(PES), he won £

Pound sterling

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50,000 inside Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

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, in the Play.com

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-sponsored PES Rankings tournament. He also finished second at the European Pro Evolution Soccer 6

Pro Evolution Soccer 6

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 is one of Konami's highly successful Pro Evolution Soccer franchise...

Championships in Seville

Seville

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 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.

Gardiner, from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....

, 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.