CyberMedia, together with TAITRA, have introduced the participants of this year’s most intense modding competition taking place at COMPUTEX 2017 for CyberMods 24hrs. There are plenty of great and talented modders in the world that have left their marks in the industry of modding and CyberMedia aims to highlight the ever-evolving art-form of PC modding with the inaugural CyberMods 24hrs competition.
Competing for a total prize pool of $20,000, these modders will be pitted against each other to craft a special build themed around Sci-Fi, video games or movies all in a total of 24 hours. CyberMods 24hrs will see some of the finest modders in the world come together in a single event for the most thrilling demonstration of skill, creativity and experience to become the first ever reigning, defending, undisputed CyberMods 24hrs champion.
CyberMedia is proud to announce the participants in the CyberMods 24hrs:
Team Australia:
Alex Ciobanu
Alex started case modding in 2014 and has quickly become one of the top case modders in Australia with over 20 custom showcase builds completed to date.
Ethan Cooper
Ethan started modding when he was 20 years old, he have completed multiple PC builds and have also branched out into modding consoles. He first built was a Batman PC.
Team UK:
Robert Deluce
Robert began case-modding back in 2001 from scratch-built mods to customized PC cases. He did various things such as fitting watercooling components onto PC case.
Alexander Banks
Alex started at 2011 when he built his first watercooled PC. He went on to become a professional 2 years later where he utilizes CAD and modern production methods.
Team China:
(Xin Kai) 邢凱
Xin Kai started his own modding company in 2005. He believes in imagination and strives to create products that fulfill dreams and shatter the misconception of “impossibility”.
(Chen Zhi) 岑治
Chen has started his modding career at the end of the 2015 and has become fervent about it. He is dedicated in showing his passion for the modding industry.
Team Philippines:
Don Jeric Madrid
DJ Madrid, is also known as KrypteK PC Modz, started case modding around 2010 when he was 16-year-old. It started out as a hobby but since 2013 it became his career.
Michael John Lanaza Lacerna
Mickee has been modding for almost 5 years now, what started as a hobby has now become a full time career; showcasing his talent for some of the biggest names in the PC industry.
Team Thailand:
Peerakij Rungthongkhamkul
Peerakij began his modding career as a mechanic, supporting INDY Laser and Modder Crow his own modding shop. He start participating in Case Mod contest last year.
Chaipoj Khaowasut
Chaipoj owns a laser shop called “Indy Laser” creating billboard and logo graphic. From 2013 his modding journey begins. He will never stop evolving his skill because of his passion for it.
Team USA:
Jim Weist
Jim began self-learning modding through Youtube and was fascinated by it, slowly it became more than a hobby, more like a way of life, eventually becoming a business.
Calen Saddler
After suffering traumatic brain hermmorhage, Calen came across a picture of a modded PC which was built inside a piano. For Calen, modding isn’t a hobby; its a lifestyle.
CyberMods 24hrs hopes to unite the modders from around the world, this event aims to not only bring the world known modders from around the world to join in for an intense competition but also to connect those who love and are passionate about modding.
