Since December 1999 when Quake 3 was released, many duel tournaments have been organised on that title. Then it was declared a dead platform for real competitions after a few, but really busy, years (excepted in Russia and its neighbourhoods where the legend will probably live until the end of time or Asus). WCG, ESWC and CPL abandonned the game and tried to move on with newer video games. After the annoucement of QuakeLive by ID Software, the guys from ESWC thought it would a great idea to revive Quake 3 for one more big duel cup in 2008.

As any good nerd, I decided that it would be a good opportunity for a quick review of the MAJOR DUEL Q3 Tournaments held since 2000. With the help of the Quake Tournament History Timeline, the internet and coffee, I found exactly what I wanted to build the following list. My criteria were quite simple: decent cash prizes, decent players, LAN only, and more than 3 countries represented.

- 2007

- 2006

- 2005

- 2004

- 2003

- 2002

- 2001

- 2000

- Sources: Cyberfight, ESReality, Wikipedia, Quake Tournament History Timeline, WCG, ESWC, Wayback Machine, Quakecon etc etc...