Many notable Quake players will be in attendance for this weekends Cybersummit event, six teams (3 international, three French) will compete for €8 100. We will also see a team composed of top american CS players, Mercenary Ops. The teams below are in attendance.

The stream starts 07:00 CDT, 23 June 2012

http://www.cybsum.com/en/livestream-en

Millenium
Kevin "strenx" Baeza
Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski
Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky

3 Old Men
Flag Pelle "fazz" Söderman
Flag Magnus "fox" Olsson
Richard "noctis" Gansterer

Mercenary Ops
Erik "Da Bears" Stromberg
Mark "Masternook" Torrez
Shaun "HST" Catron

COLWN.QPAD
Pierre-Emeric "l1nkin" Portier
Michael "winz" Bignet
Alessandro "Stermy" Avallone

adK
Dylan "aKm" Bignet
Philippe "lanf3ust" Rivain
Jonathan "Kryw" Nobre

LDLC.com
Michael "HaRts" Zanatta
Emmanuel "MoMaN" Marquez
Benjamin "drizzer" Charnet

Predictions

The format is different for this tournament, more information about the structure can be found here.

I can't see LDLC winning both their matches. As good as a team as they are, ADK and COWLN just hold too much skill and talent for them to lose. They might take a map, but I'm confident they will not win a set.

Next in that group are ADK and cowln. This might be the most important game of this tournament. ADK had reached the finals and unfortunately lost against cowln in a quick 3-0. Dylan "aKm" Bignet, winz brother, is deemed one of the best Shootmania players right now. Their aim on offense is good, and their defense is strong. While I wish cowln the best of luck, it honestly wouldn't surprise me if ADK defeats them in the group stage. The games will be close, but both teams have an equal chance of winning. I haven't had a chance to spectate a low of cowln or ADK, so I can't comment too much on their team play and performance. This is going to be the match to watch in this tournament.

On to the other side of the group, Millenium, Merc Ops, and Three Old Men. This gets very interesting.

Merc Ops is the American team that contains professional CS players on them, they've been practicing and preparing a lot for this tournament. They've been playing at a ping disadvantage against European teams, but their chemistry is where it should be. They know what they're doing right and what they're doing wrong, they're smart on attack, and their defense is tight. This leads me to Millenium.

While Strenx has been playing this game for a while, Cypher and Av3k almost have to play "catch-up". They were mostly preparing for Dreamhack, so from what I've seen, they have only been really able to practice after Dreamhack, which isn't a lot of time compared to how much experience the teams have. I'm sure many people are thinking that it won't matter since it's three amazing Quake players, but it does. Their attack rounds are good because of their aim, but poor because of their knowledge and experience. They seem to still be understanding what positions defense should take, especially on their defending rounds. Their defense is spread out, and they seem to get caught off guard a lot. They have had two days of practice since I've last seen their games, so maybe that's the time they'll need to compete with the likes of cowln and ADK.

Three Old Men are unfortunately still in the same boat. Lacking experience with the game, and playing against top teams. They're practicing, but I'm not sure how much it's going to benefit them with the event occurring tomorrow. Both them and Millenium can win their matches, don't count them out. This tournament will be a great experience, and it will give them a great idea of where they're at and what needs to change. Don't be surprised if these Quake "dream teams" don't do as well as you'd think the would, Shootmania is a different game, and it shows.

I expect Merc Ops to advance first out of their group, and either ADK or Cowln for the other group (it's just too close to call for me).

Good luck to everyone at the event!