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Go4SC2 #83 - 200 Euros (2 comments)
( Major News: SC2)
Posted by therogue @ 04:06 CST, 20 February 2011 - iMsg
Event: Go4SC2
Scheduled: 07:00 CST, 20 February 2011 to 16:00 CST, 20 February 2011
Schedule: Passed

The 83rd Go4SC2 Cup hosted by ESL ESL takes place this Sunday. Up to 1024 players will battle it out for 200 Euros plus ranking points to qualify for the 500 Euros monthly final. As usual it will be single elimination, best of 1 fixed maps until the quarter finals, then best of three.

Useful links: Sign up / Check-in (07:40 CDT).


Streams: United Kingdom ESL TV, Germany ESL TV, France Millenium, Russia Goodgame.ru / VodPortal.ru
Links: Go4SC2, Cup page, Brackets, mIRC #esl.go4sc2
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ESL North America TDM 2v2 Cup (14 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by easytarget @ 22:04 CST, 19 February 2011 - iMsg
Scheduled: 20:00 CST, 25 February 2011 to 00:00 CST, 26 February 2011
Schedule: Passed

Thats right we are now on the road to hosting some Quake Live Cups! So get your aim tweaked and your movement humming cause we are hosting a TDM 2v2 on Friday February 25th @ 21:00 CDT. If you are interested then get your team together and sign-up!


Links: Sign up, Brackets
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ESFI's IEM "3-a-days" - Quakelive Part 1 (49 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by xou @ 12:07 CST, 19 February 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
The preview of the IEM5 World Finals already started at ESFI World. For each day left until the beginning of the competition, they will review the chances of 3 competitors from SC2, CS and QL. The first part of this preview series is covering Quakelive with 3 duelers from Group B: Belarus Cypher, Sweden spart1e and United States of America czm.

Here is a short excerpt of Cypher's intro:
To put it simply, Alexey 'Cypher' Yanushevsky is one of the top three favorites to win the IEM 5 World Championships. Anyone not betting on Cypher to finish in the podium would need to in turn bet against a plethora of supporting evidence that says he won't disappoint.

Head yourself off to ESFI World for the real thing.
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ASUS Winter 2011 (121 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by xou @ 13:59 CST, 18 February 2011 - iMsg
The ASUS Winter 2011 will take place in Ukraine Kiev at the CyberArena during the 20th, 26th and 27th of February.

But the ql Quakelive Cup will be played online on the 19th of February, with a prize fund of only 12 500 rubles. The group stage will be played as bo1 and the playoffs as bo3 on a SE tree.


Update - Rankings:
1st. Russia agent - 6 000 rubles
2nd. Russia Cooller - 4 000 rubles
3rd. Belarus Amai - 2 500 rubles
4th. Belarus Cypher
VODs: Russia c58
Link: Cyberfight, Quakelive.in.ua
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Basic Timing Guide (176 comments)
( Major Article: QL)
Posted by Memento_Mori @ 15:45 CST, 17 February 2011 - iMsg

Introduction

Timing items is one of the core mechanics of Quake Live duel. This guide is intended for beginners and mid-tier duel players, and aims to provide the basic knowledge on top of which dedicated players can improve their timing skill. Remember though, practice is the key to success, and while this guide may help you in doing it more efficiently by focusing on the important things, there is no substitute for working hard. You need to have the will to learn.

The guide is organized in two parts. Page 1 covers the core aspects of timing, i.e. the minimum you have to do to time items properly. Page 2 covers more advanced aspects of timing in a broader sense, proposing a few rules intended to simplify the task, and build more duel understanding.

Note: This guide was originally posted as forum discussion. Part 1 has not changed, except for the text format. Part 2 was posted on a second update, and its layout has been improved.
Article Page: 1, 2 || next page >>
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Strenx Post-IEM Europe Interview (44 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by Cyn1c @ 13:06 CST, 17 February 2011 - iMsg
Event: IEM5
France Kévin "strenx" Baéza sits down with Phil in this post-IEM European Finals interview and talks about his infamous match against Russia Cooller, his win over Belarus Cypher for the 3rd place, the upcoming IEM 5 World Championship Finals in Hanover along with his preparation for the same and his plans for 2011.

An excerpt:
I knew I can beat Cypher even if I had 1% chance to do so. He was disappointed because he lost to Av3k. But it's not really an excuse because I should be the most disappointed guy after what happened against Cooller. After our match he (Cypher) came to me and said I wasn't playing my best but at the World Finals, I'm going to play a lot better.

Link: Full Video Interview
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ESH FTP: Division 1 Playoffs (151 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by PerpetualWar @ 10:00 CST, 17 February 2011 - iMsg
Event: ESH FTP: QL
LB Final and Grand Final matches from Division 1 are going to be played 13:00 CST, 17 February 2011.


Update: Grand finals will be played as classic Bo5, where WB team will have 1-0 lead advantage at start.

Update #2: Final standings:
1. cup_gold 4Kings - 800€
2. cup_silver Reason Gaming
3. cup_bronze Rage Gaming

Related article: Full Tilt Poker Challenge: QL
Stream: United Kingdom LevelUpTV, Ukraine c58
Links: Cup page, Brackets, mIRC #esh.ql
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Anima Gaming Quake 2011 (36 comments)
( Major News: Gaming)
Posted by Mellow @ 09:00 CST, 17 February 2011 - iMsg
Event: AGSS
As far as anyone is concerned, United States of America Anima Gaming is one of the most driven leagues for Quake at the present time. For Quake 3, we successfully hosted two of the most-viewed events in 2010. Lately, it has all been about our Quake Live weekly showcases for CTF, Duel, and TDM. On behalf of the Anima Gaming staff, we thank you for watching, playing, and supporting our efforts.

As spring comes around, AG has planned a Quake Live Spring Season which will consist of week-by-week events for Duel, TDM, and CTF that will have championship cups for each series. We expect to see a lot of you regulars out there battling for the top spots!

Lastly, I have been thinking about the Quake 3 Masters series and how many players and viewers enjoyed the sweet relief of an "old school" game. Fans cheering for ZeRo4, czm, and Jibo as they showed just what a Quake 3 Master can prove. So I figured why not try to bring that sort of enjoyment to players and viewers again?

I have here a list of custom maps that I would like you ESR readers to discuss and pick which maps you want played in the next AG Q3 Masters Cup (TBA). The top 4 maps will be played alongside hub3aeroq3, ztn3tourney1, and pro-q3tourney4 for a total count of 7 maps in the pool.


If you have any suggestions for other maps, please make sure to post them with a review and download link for others to vote on. Thank you!
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Q50 Interviews CTF Nations Cup Captains (43 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by draven- @ 06:33 CST, 17 February 2011 - iMsg
Event: NC XIV
United Kingdom Q50 (Captain of UK) decided to interview a few of the ClanBase NationsCup captains. This interview can be found on the newly launched website Playquake.com.

Preview:
Are there any maps in the 7 map pool that you think probably shouldn’t be there?
PAINEE (Germany): I still think siberia shouldnt be in the pool. its way to defensive and tdm related but some ppl still seem to like it. i rather see finnegans added instead of siberia. but im totally fine with the rest of the mappool.
Source: Interviews
EMS8 QL TDM 2v2 Qualifiers (10 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by xou @ 06:21 CST, 17 February 2011 - iMsg
Event: EMS8
The 4 qualification cups for the next EMS VIII Quakelive TDM 2v2 have been announced and will start with the first cup on Sunday, 20th February at 14:00 CDT. This new season will offer 1 000€ in prize money and will be played until June 2011.

As the format of the competition was changed from TDM 4v4 to TDM 2v2, the top4 teams from the previous season won't be invited. So the top4 teams from each of these qualification cups will earn a slot for the Group Stage.


The sign-ups are already opened!

Link: Announcement, EMS8 QL TDM - mIRC #esl.quakelive
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Cybersport Quake Live League 2011 (58 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by xou @ 19:18 CST, 16 February 2011 - iMsg
Yesterday was announced the Cybersport Quake Live League 2011, a huge Polish duel league which will be played from February to October 2011. Four players will then be qualified for the LAN Finals.

The main matches are planned on Thursdays at 16:00 CDT and will covered by Poland Mav_ on CyberTV. Also, the maplist will consist of Blood Run, Aerowalk, Furious Heights, Lost World and Hektik. Matches will be played as bo3. The LAN Finals will use Double Brackets and bo5 matches.


Link: Announcement, CyberTV - mIRC #liga.quakelive
Anima Gaming 4v4 TDM Showcase (126 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by Mellow @ 16:23 CST, 16 February 2011 - iMsg
Event: AGSS
Scheduled: 19:00 CST, 16 February 2011 to 23:00 CST, 16 February 2011
Schedule: Passed

This week, as part of the United States of America Anima Gaming Showcase Series, 4v4 TDM will be displayed in the North American community. At least 8 teams are needed to complete the bracket, and sign ups are fast and easy. Simply message AG-whally in IRC with your team name, clan tag, and roster, and you'll be on the brackets before you can blink!

AG QL 4v4 TDM: Wednesday @ 20:00 CDT. Single Elimination. Best of 3 series. High seed then low seed (drop drop pick pick). Map pool is deepinside, grimdungeons, intervention, purgatory, realmofsteelrats.


VODs: QL.tv, icebox
Links: Brackets - mIRC #AG.league
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The Gathering 2011 prize purse (33 comments)
( Major News: Gaming QL)
Posted by Blabla @ 10:31 CST, 16 February 2011 - iMsg
The Gathering is the world's second biggest LAN-party and held annually every easter in Norway Hamar. This year they have decided to drop Counter-Strike 1.6 and push forward games like StarCraft 2 and Heroes of Newerth.


See gathering.org for ticket information and source. They have no-seat tickets and foreigner-tickets as well. This give all foreigners a 50% discount on tickets.

Link: Source
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Asus Winter 2011 QuakeLive QR4 (6 comments)
( Major News: QL)
Posted by xou @ 10:01 CST, 16 February 2011 - iMsg
Scheduled: 11:00 CST, 16 February 2011 to 15:00 CST, 16 February 2011
Schedule: Passed

The last qualification cup for the coming online Asus Winter 2011 QuakeLive is played tonight at 12:00 CDT.

The format is Single Elimination with bo1 matches except for semifinals and final which should use bo3. The map pool is Blood Run, Lost World, Furious Heights, Hektik, Aerowalk, Dismemberment and Vertical vengeance.

The top3 players from each cup will qualify! Also, Belarus Cypher, Russia Cooller, Belarus Amai and Russia agent will join them to form the Group Stage of 16 players, starting on the 19th!


Stream: Russia c58 (14:30 CDT)
Link: Brackets, Applications - mIRC #asus.ql
Go4SC2 #82 (4 comments)
( Major News: SC2)
Posted by therogue @ 07:07 CST, 16 February 2011 - iMsg
Event: Go4SC2
The 82nd Go4SC2 Cup hosted by ESL ESL takes place this Wednesday. Up to 512 players will battle it out for ranking points to qualify for the 500 Euros monthly final. As usual it will be single elimination, best of 1 fixed maps until the quarter finals, then best of three.

Useful links: Sign up / Check-in (10:40 CDT).


Streams: France Millenium, Russia Goodgame.ru / VodPortal.ru
Links: Go4SC2, Cup page, Live coverage page, Brackets, mIRC #esl.go4sc2
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