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ZOTAC SC2 Beta Cup #4 is over (72 comments)

( Major News: SC2)

Posted by KekS @ 13:10 CDT, 21 March 2010 - iMsg

Scheduled: 08:10 CDT, 21 March 2010 to 14:00 CDT, 21 March 2010
Schedule: Passed

Known for its QuakeLive Cups ZOTACs next Starcraft 2 Beta Cup takes places next Sunday, 08:00 CDT, 21 March 2010. There's 100 € pricemoney up for grabs and since cup #2 had 331 signups and #3 had 472 signups of which 379 players participated we have decided to keep the 1024 slots for signups & 512 for check-ins.

Winners of the ZOTAC SC2 cups so far

Quick Facts

Notable change to the ruleset after the mess with streams & people chatting on the streams:

1.5 From semi-finals on all Matches will be hosted by the ZOTAC admins, any match that is started by a player-host from this point on will be cancelled.

*UPDATE: (11:00 CDT, 20 March 2010)
This week we will have a livestream with commentary by the infamous

Sean "Day[9]" Plott for the semifinal & final which is probably going to start at around 11:00 CDT, 21 March 2010.

**UPDATE: (08:00 CDT, 21 March 2010)
Wow! Full 512 check-ins - at this rate we'll have to go up to 1024 slots for cup #5, notable players this week:

DIMAGA,

Artosis,

Horror,

Morrow,

Nazgul and many more...

Quarter Final Matchups

Semi Final Matchups

Final:

RoX.DIMAGA 1:3 MYM]DeMusliM
Replays

Streams: Day[9]'s Stream, xDkFat,

SC2TV.ru,

Millenium.fr,

gamesports.de
Links: Brackets, Info, Playerlist, Replaypacks of all Zotac SC2 cups,

#zotac.sc2

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PURRI WON EDL #8 (31 comments)

( Major News: Q2)

Posted by CAREEM @ 11:02 CDT, 21 March 2010 - iMsg

EDL had this season 98 participants and now has finally reached the finals. Tonight at 14:00 CDT we will see big finals between

syanid and

PURRI. Live stream will be at tastyspleen.net and shoutcaster will be Jehar. More information about tonights game can be found on EDL and on mIRC

#edl.

Another year has passed since the last EDL finals, so I believe you are very tempted to see yet another awesome match between two duel masters. In the final we will see last year winner and title defender PURRI facing well known Finnish dueller Syanid. These two players already met together in EDL finals before. Not many newcomers will remember this because it happened six years ago in EDL #1. Their last meeting turned into victory for PURRI and leaving Syanid to take 2nd place.

UPDATE:

PURRI won with the score 3:1 - demos - VOD - Pre-match discussion with PURRI and syanid

GTV MVD: skuller.net

Download Quake II

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ZOTAC QL Duel Cup #24 is over! (99 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by vash_ @ 05:50 CDT, 21 March 2010 - iMsg

Event: ZOTAC QL

Scheduled: 08:00 CDT, 21 March 2010 to 14:00 CDT, 21 March 2010
Schedule: Passed

Once again the cup format will consist of SE brackets using bo1 matches until the quarter finals. Then the games will be played as bo3 with the grand final being played bo5. The prize is 100€ for 1st place!

Quick Facts

Update: ZOTAC #24 is running now with players like

fnatic\strenx,

xlo^madix ,

BVG|Guard,

srs\Cypher and many more!

Final standings:

1. srs\cypher - 100€
2. fnatic\strenx
3./4. evil_ Drz. Reaper

Streams: Holysh1t
Links: Brackets, Tourney page, Hall of Fame,

#zotac.qlive

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G Data QL Cup #17 over! (39 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by vash_ @ 06:20 CDT, 20 March 2010 - iMsg

Event: G Data QL

Scheduled: 08:00 CDT, 20 March 2010 to 14:00 CDT, 20 March 2010
Schedule: Passed

Once again the cup format will consist of SE brackets using bo1 matches until the quarter finals. Then the games will be played as bo3 with the grand final being played bo5. The prize is 100€ for the first place.

Quick Facts

Final standings:

1. srs\cypher - 100€
2. srs\burnedd
3-4. evil, PROX_PL

Demos: Semifinal cypher vs evil, Semifinal burnedd vs PROX_PL & Final cypher vs burnedd
Links: Tournament page - Hall of Fame - Brackets -

#gdata.qlive

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quake live promo vid (59 comments)

( Major Movie: ESR)

Posted by M05 @ 18:00 CDT, 19 March 2010 - iMsg




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Rating: 5.2 (30 votes)

I posted this up a while ago when we first made it, but a lot of people I am showing that visit ESR are like omg never saw it etc.

Just a small video if you are keen to get your friends interested in quake, of course it does promote the community made it but the emphasis behind the video is pretty clear.

Everything matters!

Obviously we couldn't run through every little thing that happens in quake but i'd say we picked the best ones :)

Video: Everything Matters
Community: 4Seasons Gaming

feedback is more then welcome, we may look at getting another one made at the end of the year!

p.s. no it's not supposed to be a frag vid, more of an inspirational hey guys lets play quake :)

Documentation

In Mid June 2009, 4Seasons Gaming was founded by an aspiring gamer by the name of Michael, aka Mickzerofive. Longing to build a place that would be considered the hub of the Australian Quake Live scene, Mickzerofive saw an opportunity and went for it.

The first month of 4Seasons Gaming.com registered only two hundred and fifty unique visitors, with approximately eighty registered users. Disheartened but still strong willed, 4Seasons Gaming continued running Quake Live competitions and tournaments down in Australia, and like the saying goes; 'Build it and they will come'.

Sixteen duelers soon became thirty-two, which then became sixty-four and is now one hundred and twenty. Four teams became eight, then twelve, and the roster is constantly growing. The one-man organization soon became a fifteen-man team of dedicated collaborators. The community that was first created to please our Australian participants soon became a viewing portal for international players and spectators and, in January 2010, 4Seasons Gaming will register in excess of four thousand unique visitors from all around the globe.

It is through this and future videos that 4Seasons Gaming will revolutionize the way the world sees Quake Live. Get the message out that Quake Live is no longer just a place for those who are most skilled or most experienced, but a place for players of all skill levels that love all game modes.

For it is with this small act of compassion that we will inspire others to contribute to this community, and those that we inspire will motivate others in turn. Eventually, through this process we will take Quake Live to places never thought possible. When you bear witness to the end result, after seeing all the cogs in motion, you will realize that you have been a part of something great.

We thank all our followers, both Australian and International. We support all communities that support Quake around the globe. If you're thinking about doing something for the game, just do it!

Enjoy the video!

Credits:
Edited and Put Together by Raaaaaaaaaagh
Script by Mickzerofive and Raaaaaaaaaagh (with help from Zlr and Grrrdian)
Sound Track is Arise (Single) by ES Posthumus

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rapha: "always believed I'd get there" (179 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by Thorin @ 07:52 CDT, 19 March 2010 - iMsg

IEM IV World Champion

Shane "rapha" Hendrixson is featured in the first of a three part video interview in the SK Gaming 1on1 series. QuakeLive's #1 player talks about his rise from an unproven up and comer to the top of the competitive scene in around a year and a half.

How did the experience of losing amongst other things at his first event, ESWC Masters Paris, help him? What part has practice with

ZeRo4 and

av3k played in rapha's progression as a player? Asked to pick three maps for a tournament which one current rotation map does he select and which two from Quake 3's past?

The interview can be watched on SK Gaming.

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NDML9: Invitational (19 comments)

( Major News: ESR)

Posted by CAREEM @ 22:19 CDT, 17 March 2010 - iMsg

There was no official game some time in

Quake2. Why's that? Oh, right, the last NDML season was canceled after only 8 teams signed up... Q2scene spent a year (sobbing and) waiting for the NDML9 to come. And here it is! A few days ago,

Gravgon announced he is looking for active teams to compete in a new season of the league! The number of teams, which was not enough for the league to be run last year (8), was said to be enough this year. But as it turns out, it's not that easy to gather 8 nations to play.

This spawned a discussion what to do so the league starts and, as Gravgon put it, doesn't feel "forced" with half-active teams and imaginary countries. That's when the NDML9: Invitational idea emerges, but that leaves a bunch of questions: who to invite, on what conditions, what would be the league layout, considering the small number of teams. How would you like the league to look like? How do you see it? Post your ideas!

Links: NDML,

#ndml

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ESL Pro Series Playday #4 (24 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by KekS @ 13:39 CDT, 17 March 2010 - iMsg

Scheduled: 16:00 CDT, 17 March 2010 to 17:30 CDT, 17 March 2010
Schedule: Passed

The ESLs weekly Quake Live show will this week bring you the start of the German ESL Pro Series Quake Live Tournament. Join

Joe Miller and

James "2GD" Harding as they bring you all the action of this German All-Star League!

This weeks match will be between

calipt and

R1EPA

Additional Info

Links: ESL TV, Details

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ESports Heaven's One Night Wonder QL #1 (9 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by sabre0001 @ 12:32 CDT, 17 March 2010 - iMsg

Scheduled: 14:00 CDT, 18 March 2010 to 16:00 CDT, 18 March 2010
Schedule: Passed

ESports Heaven has announced a new One Night Wonder tournament but, for the first time, Quake Live players will take centre-stage.

This is the first of potentially many as ESports Heaven states that "over the next few weeks we will be running several small and bigger One Night Wonder as we dabble around with the rules, formats and overall plans we have for Quake Live".

32 players are set to take part although more slots may be made available if there is sufficient demand. These players will compete in a single elimination bracket. The tournament gets underway at 14:00 CDT on March 18th.

Schedule

Links: Announcement, Cup page, Sign-up,

#esportsheaven

ESL StarCraft II invitational announced (41 comments)

( Major News: SC2)

Posted by Zerter @ 11:06 CDT, 17 March 2010 - iMsg

Scheduled: 11:00 CDT, 19 March 2010 to 16:00 CDT, 19 March 2010
Schedule: Passed

The Electronic Sports League has announced a StarCraft II invitational featuring 16 of Europe's finest players which is to take place upcoming Friday at 11:00 CDT and is estimated to last roughly five hours.

The tournament will consist of a single elimination bracket with best-of-three matches, excluding the finals which will be best-of-five. At stake in the event is 200€ as well as five beta keys which will be raffled away among viewers. The matches will be streamed by ESL TV and provided with German commentary.

Final:

Lucifron 3-0

Liquid`Nazgul (Replay)

Players list

Links: Brackets including Replays, ESL TV

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House of Quake Leagues! (43 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by CAREEM @ 21:51 CDT, 16 March 2010 - iMsg

House Of Quake wants to welcome and introduce you to the new Quake Leagues. HOQ will have

Quake Live and

Rocket Arena II leagues. There will be Quake Live Duel, Quake Live Clan Arena 2v2, Quake Live Clan Arena 3v3 and Quake2 Rocket Arena II 2v2 Leagues. The map list of each game mode can be discussed at HOQ forum since map list does not have final decision. All participants have to idle on #HoQLeagues. The head admin of these leagues is

HowHard and the deadline to sign-up is 17:00 CDT, 31 March 2010.

Info and sign-ups:

Duel
CA 2v2
CA 3v3
RA2 2v2

Download:

Quake II - Rocket Arena 2

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LAN ETS Quake Live Over, Gillz Wins! (214 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by @ 02:06 CDT, 16 March 2010 - iMsg

This weekend we saw the completion of the Quake Live 1v1 tournament at LAN ETS, a 700 person BYOC in

Montreal giving away over $15,000 in prize money. We all invite you and encourage you to come to the next event! Thank you to DeepKilla for administrating the tournament, and Syncerror for providing servers for the event!

Final Standings:

1st Gillz ($200)
2nd Freelance ($125)
3rd Blatrix ($75)

Videos: Casted streams by muhu
Links: Brackets, Info, ETS Gallery, Area51 News Post, Flickr Gallery

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EMS6 QL TDM Qualifiers (36 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by xou @ 17:07 CDT, 15 March 2010 - iMsg

Event: EMS6

The 4 qualification cups for the next EMS VI Quakelive TDM have been announced and will start with the first cup on Wednesday, 24th March at 14:00 CDT. The top3 teams from each of these qualification cups will earn a slot for the Group Stage. As the number of participating teams in this new season will be 16, the top4 teams from the previous season are getting a direct invitation.

Qualifiers Schedule

Qualifiers rules

Invited teams

The sign-ups are already opened!

Link: Announcement, EMS VI

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Clanbase Quake Live NC Playoffs (14 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by PerpetualWar @ 13:34 CDT, 15 March 2010 - iMsg

Event: CB NC13

First Quake Live CTF NC playoff week started today with awesome matches ahead of us. Look at the Playoff tree and Roster for more details.
Also important thing to mention is that in Quake Live TDM NC only one match more needs to be played between

Slovakia and

Poland in the group stage before the start of playoffs next week.
Unfortunately, there will be no additional time for scheduling playoff matches like there was for CTF NC, which means that playoffs start next week and all challenging must be done in this week.

Schedule

Links: Rules update-Demos Policy, CTF NC, TDM NC, Twitter
Calendars: CTF, TDM
Rankings: CTF, TDM
Rules: CTF, TDM
Player stats: CTF, TDM

Site summary for week ending 12 Mar (10 comments)

( Major News: ESR)

Posted by ESReality @ 18:00 CDT, 14 March 2010 - iMsg

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