The Intel Monthly MVP is a community-driven award where students around the country can nominate their peers for their outstanding behaviours, activities, achievements and just generally going above and beyond within gaming and esports.
This month, the winner is Murhaf 'Reddo161' Al-Shalabi. They were nominated (and won) due to going above and beyond for the University of Cambridge's Gaming Society.
"Reddo has been a huge asset to our society committee as our Nintendo Rep, organising tournaments for Smash Bros - easier said than done when gaming facilities are so limited in Cambridge, putting together the society's first-ever "Nintendo Day" which will be hosted next month and provides a way for students who didn't have the opportunity before to try Nintendo games, but most notably in my opinion, Reddo has been the main advocate to introduce two new games to the biggest event in our CUDGS calendar - the Oxford vs Cambridge Esports Varsity."
"By organising Smash Bros. and Pokémon events for our Summer Charity Showcase last year, Reddo put forth a very good case to have these games become mainline Varsity series that will be played for points this April. From creating custom stream graphics and hosting Oxford-Cambridge tournaments to decide teams, Reddo really went above and beyond to convince everyone that these games are just as entertaining and exciting as other esports titles, and he is definitely deserving of some appreciation."
We sat down with our MVP to have a chat about their role at the University of Cambridge's Gaming Society and future endeavours.
If you know of somebody who you think is an outstanding member of your community, for any reason, then please, nominate them for February's Intel Monthly MVP award - entries are open now! The winner will be awarded a swag bag of Intel goodies, including an exclusive Intel Monthly MVP pin.
Nominations close on Wednesday 15th February.
