Shashi "DetonatoR" Singh of Team EG was at QuakeCon this year to get some answers from recent fnatic-pickup 
Alessandro "stermy" Avallone and several members of Team EG, including dueler Chance "chance" Lacina and their CTF lineup, winners of the QuakeCon CTF Tournament.
Dave "eMg.icel0re" Ritson Brian "grav`dkt" Flander
Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky will be returning to defend his throne against an onslaught of talent from across the globe, including such notables as Shane "rapha" Hendrixson, Alessandro "stermy" Avallone, 
Magnus "fox" Olsson, Rafik "LoSt-CaUzE" Bryant, 
Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski, 
Marcel "k1llsen" Paul, Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty, Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira, 
Tom "griffin" Wall, 
Gareth "GaRpY" Marshall, Chance "chance" Lacina, Brian "destrukt" Flander, Pär "fazz" Söderman and Aaron-Anton "HELL" Jones. 
Pierre-Emeric "link1n" Portier and David "deus" Kinnaird will also be making the trip, teaming up with Stermy and Fox, specifically for CTF. They will go up against top American teams Evil Geniuses and eMazing Gaming. 
Fnatic.com: Who do you think your biggest competition will be at Quakecon?
Spart1e: Rapha. Really smart player thinking 5 steps ahead of his opponent. But fox will also be in really good shape, unless I play him in the final that is, hihi.
Marcel "k1llsen" Paul (see the interview below)! Dallas, Texas!* Overtime Game Periods
* New Sudden Death Rules
* Colorizable Brightskins
* Broadcasting friendly spectator HUD
* Competition friendly player HUD
* Shoutcaster info displays
* Clientside Competition Features
Alessandro "Stermy" Avallone is seen as one of the biggest favourites for this years QuakeCon event in Dallas, USA. Avallone didn't have an organization to support his trip yet, but he did already announce his participation at QuakeCon.
QUAKE LIVE™ Dominates QuakeCon® 2009 Tournaments
MESQUITE, Texas – July 15, 2009 – QuakeCon once again becomes the center of the professional gaming universe from August 13 – 16, 2009, as the best pla
“This year stands to be our best ever with three incredible tournaments, including exclusive tournaments for professionals and amateurs, $50,000 in prize money, the greatest game ever made for first-person competition, an outstanding sponsorship partner in Intel, and the best broadcasting team on the Internet,” said Todd Hollenshead, president, id Software. “Whether you’re watching all of the action live on-site, or you’re glued to your monitor at home, you can’t afford to miss a second of these great pla
Broadcasting live from the tournament floor and over the Internet, shoutcasting legends djWHEAT and TosspoT will go wire-to-wire, capturing all of the energy, excitement and behind-the-scenes drama, with live match coverage, pla
Following is the QuakeCon 2009 Tournament Lineup:
[hide=The Intel® QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship] There is no more definitive measure of gaming skill than the 1 vs. 1 duel, and for the first time ever, QuakeCon will feature known professionals and top QUAKE LIVE competitors in their own exclusive tournament. 64 of the world’s best QUAKE LIVE plaMatches in both the Intel Masters Championship and Open Tournament will feature the same pool of seven arenas.
[hide=QuakeCon Live!] Live streaming of Quakecon 2009 will be brought to you by QuadV and the Live on Three (LO3) team. Watch all of the action on-site from the broadcast lounge or tune in throughout the event to hear tournament play-by-play, color commentary and post-match interviews delivered by djWHEAT, TosspoT and other special guests. The entire co-production can be seen live at QuakeCon, and will also be delivered across the world’s largest content delivery network. If you can’t be at QuakeCon, then do the next best thing – catch all of the action at QuadV.com and djWHEAT.tv. [/hide] [hide=Registration Information] PlaRegistration for the QUAKE LIVE Open Tournament is first come, first served at QuakeCon from 12 noon – 3 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, August 13.
Registration for the QUAKE LIVE Capture the Flag Championship is first come, first served at QuakeCon from 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, August 13.
[/hide]For official rules, requirements, prize money distribution, pool of arenas and additional information, please go to www.quakecon.org.
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2nd: 
3rd: 
fnaticMSI - $4,000
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager