Regina man defends Halo world champion title

Mat Fiorante is a champion again.

The Regina gamer competed and won the Halo world championships for the second year in a row.

• Regina's own Mat Fiorante wins share of $1M US prize in Halo competition

Halo is a popular fantasy game where players fight in an interstellar war between humans and aliens.

Playing with the OpTic Gaming team, the big win earned Fiorante and his teammates $500,000.

Last year, Fiorante known as royal2 won a share of a $1M US prize on Team CLG.