Now that we have seen the groups and the seeding I think its safe to say, DreamHack will soon be under way. Funny, how few team deathmatch teams signed up really. It would have been a shame if this event was only team deathmatch. Thankfully, duel has saved the day and after much whine (and rightfully so) it has been inducted back into this one event that shines as the last beacon of light for our precious game. Now before, I break these groups down, I must say, this is quite possibly the most unpredictable event we have ever had in Quake history. Throughout the years, we have seen the players commit some time into the game over the span of a few months. Cooller has barely even touched the game within that span. strenx on the otherhand has been playing on and off and keeping in shape. k1llsen has been playing quite actively but his form is questionable. Avek has finally also gotten back into the game in what seems to be a little under two months. Cypher is in a similar position. All of this really means nothing because any given day, the top players can take a map off of each other. Sometimes it all just comes down to luck. But it will be intersesting to see how much of an advantage strenx will have and it surely would be a mistake to underestimate him for any reason, he'll surely pull a QuakeCon. Cooller may have a rough time playing groups but he should come out alive and in his best form for the final. Cypher is very unpredictable. He's still someone to watch out for. And rapha... we can never know. Everyone has doubted his form so much in the past, and with his recent losses to ZeRo4, I expect he will have something to prove, yet again, but don't be surprised if he proves you wrong, again. ... So without further ado, the groups:


Group A::::CYPHER::::SPART1E::::DEM0N::::RELOAD::::CLASH OF THE TITANS
Reload will have the toughest time he may manage to beat dem0n but against cypher or spartie -- things seem rather grim. Dem0n may have a chance with the amount of rust that may prevade the Spartan. Spartie having played barely any games in the past few months, while Dem0n has played an abundance of games. Let's see if this practice will pay off for Dem0n. Spartie and cypher will come out probably unscathed but it will be interesting to see how cypher and spartie go down against each other. I will have to give cypher the edge simply because spartie has not been at his best performance in the past few years but let us never forget that somewhere inside this Swedish Spartan lies a deadly weapon that is the anti-Cypher, to Cypher's cipher.


Group B::::Cooller::::av3k::::Amai::::p0ni::::LAN VS I-NET
Cooller and avek. How many times have we seen this match up? How many funny circumstances have pervaded the two? Will our online heroes stand a chance against these old ones? I really doubt it. Cooller may have the shittiest form right now but even then, chances are slim for Amai to a pull a win, but it is very possible. p0ni has played countless games, we can only tell if it will pay off when he goes against Amai. This game will probably be just as interesting as the Cooller vs av3k game. Sadly, these online heroes, have a very slim chance of making it out of groups alive.


Group C::::strenx::::k1llsen::::madix::::Ventz::::MY ELO IS HIGHER
The guys that have challenged each other time and time again for that number one spot on QLRanks are now about to face off. k1llsen however will have to prove that his games aren't just mindlessly matches against noobs and mediocre players. He needs to prove to us that he earned that ELO and that he deserves it. k1llsen is very unpredictable. If he's motivated he just might win this thing but something tells me this isn't the case and strenx is at his best right now too. I will have to definitely give strenx the edge. Madix will struggle against strenx, and have a cakewalk against Ventz, but as to his matchup against k1llsen. I feel its safe to say, madix might have a beacon of hope and a chance to break out of groups. Ventz is sadly going to stand no chance against anyone.


Group D::::rapha::::toxjq::::matr0x::::Insan3::::DON'T RAW-THE-FUH
matr0x might put up a good fight, and give both tox and rapha a challenge and I actually think matrox is capable of knocking tox out of the bracket. I wouldn't underestimate tox however regardless of his recent lackluster performance. rapha should come out unscathed and on top and Insane should come out bleeding from every hole in his body, losing all of his matches. tox could potentially beat rapha in these group stages, especially since rapha hasn't been getting quality practice lately.

It'd be interesting to see how well people perform on the SK Tournament two days from now and a couple days before DreamHack. Let's see if Ins and some others can make me have a change of heart. At this moment my predictions:

CLASH OF THE TITANS::::Cypher & Spartie Advance::::Cypher over Spartie
LAN VS I-NET::::Cooller & Avek Advance:::: Avek over Cooller
MY ELO IS HIGHER::::strenx & k1llsen Advance::::strenx over k1llsen
DON'T RAW-THE-FUH::::rapha & matr0x::::rapha over matr0x




daniel` is an 18-year-old Jersey boy with an affinity for the gym, Quake, and women.