So this bit of news made Digg front page a few days ago.

Two Warcraft 3 players (whose careers I followed with the rapt, vicarious attention of someone who has dreamt of doing EXACTLY what these two are doing and having failed completely at it) - XiaoFeng “Sky” Li and Jae ho “Moon” Jang have been awarded the prestigious honor of carrying the OLYMPIC TORCH as it goes through China on the way to Beijing National Stadium.

Sky is one of the best Human-class players and Moon is known for his Nightelf skills. I suck at both of those classes, only barely staying alive by unsummoning my ziggurats to hide them elsewhere. Sadly, the blight always gives me away…

Anyway, grats to these guys! Cybersports is an important part of the internet and gaming revolution and is here to stay!

Finally, WE gamers get the recognition we deserve! w00t!