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IEM5 European Championship Finals (2 comments)
( Gallery: QL)
Posted by Nukm @ 19:09 CST, 23 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
A collection of pictures from the European Championship Finals of the Intel Extreme Masters Season 5 in Kiev.
cup_gold Russia Cooller - $4,000
cup_silver Poland av3k - $2,500
cup_bronze France strenx - $1,150
Pictures from esl2 esl-world.net, taken by P. Bownik.
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Carmac: "least unfair as possible" (164 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by Thorin @ 12:49 CST, 23 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
Poland Michal "Carmac" Blicharz, ESL's Product Manager for the IEM, spoke in a video interview at length about all of the significant circumstances and factors surrounding the controversial pause, power outage and subsequent recreation of the final moments during the Cooller-Strenx fifth map.

Carmac explains that the lag on the LAN server was a result of power problems spiking the server. He says the power went out in the surrounding area of Kiev not just the Cyber Sport Arena. Carmac explains ESL's decision to recreate the conditions for the final moments of the game and his questioning on Strenx not pausing himself . Should the game have been paused at that moment in the first place?

The interview can be viewed at SK Gaming.
Edited by Nellie at 14:10 CST, 23 January 2011 - 61565 Hits
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Cooller post-Strenx match interview (15 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by Thorin @ 11:42 CST, 23 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
Following a thrilling and unexpected end to the last map of his semi-final vs. France Strenx the ever popular Russia Anton "Cooller' Singov spoke in a video interview about the controvertial pause/power outage incident and his thoughts on the upcoming final.

What was Cooller's reaction to being killed by Strenx to send the game to overtime? Answering a later question Cooller uses the phrase "biggest epic fail" in what context? What does Cooller think of his matchup vs. Poland av3k being as he had said he preferred av3k over Cypher?

The interview can be viewed at SK Gaming.
Edited by Nukm at 12:12 CST, 23 January 2011 - 8937 Hits
IEM EU Group Stage Movie - Part 1 (6 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by ODEE @ 19:36 CST, 22 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
Team Dignitas have been following their players at the Intel Extreme Masters EU Finals over the past few days. Today they have released their first movie from the event, it shows Swedish dueller Sweden Michael "Mad1x" Hindersson talking to fellow Swede Sweden Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira following his defeat to Germany K1llsen.

The video also shows scenes from Kiev and the CyberSport Arena along with Starcraft II footage featuring Sweden Jeffrey "SjoW" Brusi.

The 13.13 minute movie can be viewed on the Team Dignitas website.
Edited by ODEE at 19:39 CST, 22 January 2011 - 6142 Hits
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Cooller: hope av3k wins vs. Cypher (38 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by Thorin @ 10:57 CST, 22 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
Following his series victory over Germany k1llsen the Russian duel maestro Russia Anton "Cooller" Singov discussed the two upcoming semi-finals: his own vs. France Strenx and the battle of two of his toughest opponents in Belarus Cypher and Poland av3k.

What is Cooller's response to Strenx's theory that he tries to anger the Frenchman in their battles? What is Cooller's reaction to the comment in a recent Cypher interview that the Belarusian doesn't think Cooller can beat him?

The interview can be viewed at SK Gaming.
Edited by Nukm at 11:16 CST, 22 January 2011 - 11839 Hits
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av3k: want to play perfect [vs. Cypher] (11 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by Thorin @ 08:56 CST, 22 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
Following his quarter-final victory over Sweden fazz Poland Maciek 'av3k' Krzykowski discussed his thoughts on his performance in the IEM V European Championship Finals so far and looked towards his matchup against Belarus Cypher in the semi-finals.

What does av3k guess is the key France Strenx said he had figured out to defeating the Pole? Why is av3k one of the only people who can beat Cypher right now? In what way does av3k seek to return to the top of Quake?

The interview can be viewed at SK Gaming
Edited by Slasher at 09:09 CST, 22 January 2011 - 7275 Hits
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Rakaka interviews cypher and strenx (3 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by blaze @ 05:29 CST, 22 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
The Swedish e-sport site Sweden Rakaka is on site in Kiev and had the opportunity to sit down with a few of the Quakers.
Hellspawn sits down with France strenx and
Belarus Cypher and asks them how they feel about going at it in Kiev, their current skill level and a bit of the future of Quake.

Strenx: "On lan I feel comfortable, I play the same at I would in Zotac. I'm not afraid to do a thing that I would do, for example in Zotac to try some things, Risky maybe. On lan before I was really afraid.."

Cypher: "I am more calm in the game, I am more sure in myself and more confident versus everybody I play. It really helps me a lot because I'm not afraid to lose."

For those interested there's an interview with Spart1e (unfortunately in Swedish) at rakaka as well.

Links: Rakaka :: strenx :: cypher :: Spart1e (Swedish)
Edited by blaze at 05:29 CST, 22 January 2011 - 4271 Hits
IEM5 European Championship Finals - Day3 (1184 comments)
( Major News: QL SC2)
Posted by Slasher @ 04:49 CST, 22 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
Scheduled: 04:00 CST, 23 January 2011 to 13:00 CST, 23 January 2011
Schedule: Passed

The European Championship Finals of the Intel Extreme Masters Season 5 group stage is now over and continues with the bracket playoffs.

All Group Stage VOD's are now uploaded. Mid-event/group stage video interviews with Cypher 1, Cypher 2, strenx 1, strenx 2, k1llsen, fazz, Spart1e, Madix have been added.

ESL TV is proposing a premium stream special offer for 3.99€. United Kingdom Joe, Germany calipt (QL) and Netherlands RotterdaM (SC2) will be the commentators on the main ESL TV stream. There will also be a second stream covering SC2, as well Russian and Polish streams.

Also, Level Up TV with nVc, Slasher, Stermy, Fishstix, ischju and friends will cover most of the Quakelive matches! Join mIRC #lvl^ for the chat / flood during the matches. You can find more details about all the streams available on the schedule page.

Update: Bronze final game will be played at 07:00 CDT instead of originally announced 11:45 CDT.


Groups: QuakeLive, StarCraft II / Brackets: QuakeLive, StarCraft II
Links: European Championship Finals, Schedule - YouTube Facebook Twitter
Coverage: Level Up TV, SK, Fnatic, TEK9, TL, ESFI, Razer, Germany Fragster, France FFF, Germany DerQuaker, Slovakia Quakelive.sk
Galleries: ESL, Fnatic, Reason, Fragster, vh
Edited by Demiurge at 10:06 CST, 23 January 2011 - 276879 Hits
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Cypher: "Usually I do not like my game" (17 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by Nukm @ 18:25 CST, 21 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
While the IEM proceeds, fragster.de fragster talked to a self-aware Belarus Alexey "Cypher Yanushevsky. With losing just one single map he advanced to the playoffs. In the interview the Belarusian talks about a demolished mouse, his match against Cooller and his little secrets regarding the game.
Do you see any chance for Cooller winning a Quake Live title? He was quite close at Quakecon where he lost the final against you. He has not got any awards on his Quake Liive site so far.

Cypher: On Quakecon he had his best shape since now, there was everything perfect for him. Of course he lost to Spart1e in the Winnerbracket final but on the last day we played versus Cooller in about 20 practise games. After that he had a good warmup with me so he played better. He was in perfect conditions but I still managed to win against him. It will be very hard to see Cooller to play the way he did at Quakecon.

Read the full interview in United Kingdom English or in Germany German.
Edited by Nukm at 18:28 CST, 21 January 2011 - 10502 Hits
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Strenx: impossible for me to beat Cypher (48 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by Thorin @ 15:44 CST, 21 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
After topping Group A at the IEM V European Championship Finals France Kevin "Strenx" Baeza explained that for him right now it is impossible to beat Cypher.

What moment in the match vs. Poland av3k caused Strenx to sing "I believe I can fly"? Why is it impossible for him to beat Belarus Cypher? What tactic will he use against Russia Cooller, that Cooller has been using on him, should they meet in the semi-final?

The interview can be viewed at SK Gaming.
Edited by Nukm at 16:52 CST, 21 January 2011 - 16556 Hits
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k1llsen: not confident (11 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by Thorin @ 13:45 CST, 21 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
After losing to av3k and finishing 3rd in his group Germany Marcel "k1llsen" Paul explained that he hasn't felt confident during the entire IEM V European Championship Finals due his settings feeling off.

Did k1llsen feel Poland av3k was beatable going into the series? Why is Russia Cooller his most feared opponent in the tournament? Will k1llsen take time off after this event or launch straight into preparation for the World Championships?

The interview can be viewed at SK Gaming.
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fazz: "don't consider myself a pro" (19 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by Thorin @ 11:28 CST, 21 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
After securing his spot in the playoffs of the IEM V European Championships with a win in his final game in Group B Sweden Pelle 'Fazz' Söderman spoke in a video interview about his tournament so far.

How did Russia Cooller accidentally contribute to fazz's loss to Cypher? Did Austria noctis' tilt affect their series? Which of Group A's players would fazz rather face in the next round? What is the status of fazz's Quake career right now?

The interview can be viewed at SK Gaming.
Edited by Thorin at 15:47 CST, 21 January 2011 - 9571 Hits
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Spart1e - in need of a backup plan (7 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by frequency @ 08:53 CST, 21 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
fnatic's Phil Rasmussen takes an in depth look at the IEM European Championship finals for Sweden Sebastian 'Spart1e' Siira. Looking at the highs of some amazing matches and comebacks, to the lows of a certain failure to make the top six of the tournament.

The intense games against strenx, Av3k and k1llsen are all reviewed with Spart1e sharing his thoughts on the day, which had a big impact on him.
There is a marginal difference between success and failure in QuakeLive. Sitting with his head buried in his hands, nobody was mistaking on what side of that fine line Sebastian 'spart1e' Siira ended yesterday.

Read the full article at fnatic3 fnatic.com
Edited by Nukm at 11:52 CST, 21 January 2011 - 4825 Hits
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Nations Cup Groups Published (41 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by PerpetualWar @ 02:36 CST, 20 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: NC XIV
Groups have been published yesterday. First matchweek starts 24. January, so all matches must be agreed on by Sunday 23. January or will be forced by admins. More info can be found on NC TDM and NC CTF cup pages.


Links: ClanBase, NC TDM, NC CTF, mIRC #clanbase.ql, Twitter cbqlcrew
Edited by xou at 02:52 CST, 20 January 2011 - 11926 Hits
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IEM5 European Championship Finals - Day2 (982 comments)
( Major News: CS QL SC2)
Posted by xou @ 14:52 CST, 19 January 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
Scheduled: 04:00 CST, 21 January 2011 to 14:00 CST, 21 January 2011
Schedule: Passed

The European Championship Finals of the Intel Extreme Masters Season 5 will take place at the CyberSport Arena in Ukraine Kiev from the 20th to the 23rd of January 2011.

ESL TV is proposing a premium stream special offer for 3.99€. United Kingdom Joe, Germany calipt (QL) and Netherlands RotterdaM (SC2) will be the commentators on the main ESL TV stream. There will also be a second stream covering SC2, as well Russian and Polish streams.

Also, Level Up TV with nVc, Slasher, Stermy, Fishstix, ischju and friends will cover most of the Quakelive matches! Join mIRC #lvl^ for the chat / flood during the matches. You can find more details about all the streams available on the schedule page.

On days 1 and 2, the first matches will start at 05:00 CDT. And a last word: It has been confirmed that United Kingdom zsx will not attend the competition and won't be replaced.


Groups: QuakeLive, StarCraft II / Brackets: QuakeLive, StarCraft II
Links: European Championship Finals, Schedule - YouTube Facebook Twitter
Coverage: Level Up TV, SK, Fnatic, TEK9, TL, ESFI, Razer, Germany Fragster, France FFF, Germany DerQuaker
Galleries: ESL, Fnatic, Reason, Fragster, vh
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