ESR - ESWC Masters Q3 Groups

<< Comment #7 @ 10:10 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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lolvc - Reply to #1

im quite dissapointed, the UK might actually win 1or2 games anyway looking at those groups so fear not meez, our uk representive might do us proud. Ideally though.. i would have been there to pick up the pieces for sure.

Edited by nVc at 10:12 CDT, 30 June 2008

<< Comment #388 @ 17:15 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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hoens - Reply to #7

The pieces of your ego that got crushed after you got raped on lan?

9%

<< Comment #2 @ 10:03 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Syn-

Only 2 advance right? IMHO on who advances:
A: cypher, fooki
B: noctis, griffin (go tom!)
C: czm, z4
D: fox, av3k

Yeah fanboy pressure in my predicts but oh well, should be fun watch :)

<< Comment #15 @ 10:18 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Carillo - Reply to #2

Looks about right to me also except for Group B where I would imagine Jibo and Arrw advance, but we'll see :) (gl Noctis & Griffin)

<< Comment #44 @ 11:24 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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cK-nomadic - Reply to #2

fox/av3k for group D? I guess rapha stands no chance.

<< Comment #72 @ 12:13 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #44

actually I think rapha got good chance to qualify, cause noone seems to know for sure what avek's shape is.

Edited by becks at 12:14 CDT, 30 June 2008

<< Comment #99 @ 13:25 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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ini - Reply to #72

Apparently he's been raping vo0

<< Comment #102 @ 13:31 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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fjorgyn - Reply to #99

apparently everyone is.

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[xen] - Reply to #102

apparantly i am!.. oh no wait.

<< Comment #165 @ 17:44 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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POL_ThrawN - Reply to #44

av3k q4=yes, av3k q3=no

Edited by FF_Thrawn at 17:44 CDT, 30 June 2008

<< Comment #172 @ 18:21 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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outlaw - Reply to #44

lol you are wrong sir

<< Comment #216 @ 04:17 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #172

be quiet.

<< Comment #61 @ 11:50 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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cdogg - Reply to #2

100% agree.

<< Comment #3 @ 10:06 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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lolvc

seriously

plz someone explain the theory behind group A and group C??!?!?! i thought they could atleast do the groups right

Edited by nVc at 10:12 CDT, 30 June 2008

2%

<< Comment #21 @ 10:23 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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jonte - Reply to #3

the groupings are based on seedings. a seeding is a prediction of how a player will do in the tournament. Then they start from the top, the four highest seeded players go one in each group, the next four seeded players(5-8) go one in each etc until there are no players left. Its done in an attempt to have the highly seeded players face each other as late in the tournament as possible! :>

<< Comment #28 @ 10:45 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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lolvc - Reply to #21

gd effort

then they should have greated another tier for the seedings because clearly, the method they used was not perfect

<< Comment #40 @ 11:10 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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fooKi - Reply to #28

whats wrong with group A? All players are pretty tough. Cypher is obviously a beast and unity is extremely skilled and is bootcamping + playing eswc france right before masters. Its gonna be extremely tough to get out of group A. Dan is a cunt.

<< Comment #82 @ 12:47 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Carmac - Reply to #3

I don't know what happened...

<< Comment #317 @ 22:29 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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falcuma - Reply to #82

i do :>

<< Comment #4 @ 10:06 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Mou7on

Group C looks stronger to me but so many talented guys :)

<< Comment #5 @ 10:08 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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lolvc - Reply to #4

idd

<< Comment #11 @ 10:15 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Anonymous (cev75-4-82-247-118-6.fbx.proxad.net)

this group C is crazy

Kirua

<< Comment #19 @ 10:20 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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kentinet - Reply to #11

...are you Kirua? ain´t you Franceman? why aren´t you qualifing for this?

<< Comment #33 @ 10:54 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Anonymous (cev75-4-82-247-118-6.fbx.proxad.net) - Reply to #19

couldn't attend any LAN so no eswc points :)

<< Comment #34 @ 10:57 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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kentinet - Reply to #33

too bad, hope seeing you next time :)

<< Comment #196 @ 02:40 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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stuntz - Reply to #11

of course its crazy! Its CraZyMan's group!

<< Comment #10 @ 10:15 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Anonymous (ti0098a340-dhcp0234.bb.online.no)

Group C & D will have some inzane matches..

a: cypher, fooki
b: Legie & Razer
c: czm & proZaC
d: fox & av3k

<< Comment #48 @ 11:28 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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donka ' - Reply to #10

much love for prozac, but i doubt he'll take this seriously enough to win a duel from z4 and killsen
and... av3k over rapha and chance?

Edited by donka at 11:30 CDT, 30 June 2008

<< Comment #53 @ 11:36 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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rockz ' - Reply to #48

from killer - never!

<< Comment #6 @ 10:10 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Nukm

were the groups randomly drawn after the seeding was done?
if not, group c = wtf ?
although all groups obviously have strong player, it should be quite clear that fooki and chypher advance in group a for example

Edited by Nukm at 10:15 CDT, 30 June 2008

<< Comment #8 @ 10:14 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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kentinet

A: cypher, fooki
B: arrw, jibo
C: k1llsen, Vo0
D: fox, rapha

S1: fooki, k1llsen
S2: arrw, fox

F: fooki, fox

W: fox

...no doubt´bout it

:)

<< Comment #42 @ 11:13 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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hoens - Reply to #8

Vo0? Really? Based on What exactly?

<< Comment #49 @ 11:29 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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LukKe - Reply to #42

on fan-fame apparently..

<< Comment #51 @ 11:35 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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kentinet - Reply to #49

hehe

<< Comment #64 @ 11:52 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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cdogg - Reply to #8

wait, vo0 and killsen over czm and z4? really?

<< Comment #85 @ 12:51 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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cumrag - Reply to #64

so fox can win

<< Comment #249 @ 07:30 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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anal justice - Reply to #85

haha

<< Comment #90 @ 13:00 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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hoens - Reply to #64

As per my rankings, I wouldn't be surprised if k1llsen advances and one of z4/czm doesn't. (I gave the nod to z4 based on his bootcamping pre-tourney).

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Lethe - Reply to #90

that is more than possible. i'd say killsen is the only one from group c that surely passes it.

<< Comment #191 @ 02:08 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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oreozz - Reply to #8

czm will magically fail after doing well in every international event for the past 3+ years.

?

Edited by oreozz at 02:08 CDT, 1 July 2008

<< Comment #250 @ 07:32 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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anal justice - Reply to #191

but k1llsen will for sure advance

<< Comment #278 @ 10:37 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #191

so in 2 events

<< Comment #322 @ 23:57 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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oreozz - Reply to #278

apparently it's better than everyone else on the list

<< Comment #9 @ 10:15 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Anonymous (153-108-124-91.pool.ukrtel.net)

easy... :>
Group
A: cypher, fooki
B: jibo, arrw
C: czm, z4
D: fox, avek

<< Comment #12 @ 10:15 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Raist

Put up a vote for the group of death contender as I am undecided myself on which one it is!

<< Comment #17 @ 10:20 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Carillo - Reply to #12

Personally I'd vote D over C, maybe someone will poll it..

<< Comment #67 @ 12:03 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #17

c

hands down

<< Comment #486 @ 04:07 CDT, 6 July 2008 >>

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Carillo - Reply to #67

uber fail

<< Comment #487 @ 04:13 CDT, 6 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #486

turned out to be, yup. excello and logitech fucked it up.

<< Comment #488 @ 04:19 CDT, 6 July 2008 >>

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Carillo - Reply to #487

Yes I recognize the mouse played too big role in group C, but you gotta admit 2 players in semifinals from group D and rapha soiling his pants at critical moment was harder group to advance from. hands down etc.

<< Comment #489 @ 04:21 CDT, 6 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #488

it would be different if they had to play k1llsen, luckily they didnt.

<< Comment #490 @ 04:26 CDT, 6 July 2008 >>

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Carillo - Reply to #489

Indeed, K1llsen woulda raped both yanks but and would possibly still be in tournament. I know you're big z4 fanboy but let me gloat it out a little bit: how i LOVED to see them go down the way they did. :D

<< Comment #491 @ 04:29 CDT, 6 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #490

czm did, zero4 did a lot better than 90pct of ppl thought he would.

<< Comment #492 @ 04:31 CDT, 6 July 2008 >>

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Carillo - Reply to #491

But Av3k did much better than 99% people thought he would. Even some polish guy said he's a fail in q3, the ignorance!

<< Comment #25 @ 10:37 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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raithza - Reply to #12

group C imo

<< Comment #152 @ 17:05 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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poindexter - Reply to #12

C

<< Comment #368 @ 13:29 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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ic-MORT - Reply to #12

C

<< Comment #369 @ 13:35 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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fjorgyn - Reply to #12

D

<< Comment #13 @ 10:16 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Nukm

go legie!

<< Comment #14 @ 10:18 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Putton

group c looks intense :)

<< Comment #16 @ 10:19 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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crv

group C

omg

<< Comment #18 @ 10:20 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Khorney

lol at group C :)

<< Comment #20 @ 10:21 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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dallow

this is gonna be fun!

<< Comment #22 @ 10:30 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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riske_of_h8

A: fooki, cypher
B: jibo, arrw
C: czm, zero4
D: fox, av3k

though omg @ group C :p

<< Comment #23 @ 10:34 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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wata

lol group C

<< Comment #24 @ 10:36 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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TUMULT

maDness

<< Comment #26 @ 10:40 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Hadeskaya

group C was ruined by entry #36

<< Comment #27 @ 10:43 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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exp!

what is legie doing down there? :D

btw seems it will be an hard job for czmmy

Edited by exp! at 10:44 CDT, 30 June 2008

<< Comment #29 @ 10:47 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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rockz '

omg, this ROCKZ!

<< Comment #32 @ 10:54 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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BraXis

A: fookie, cypher
B: jibo, arrw
C: z4,czm
D: fox, rapha

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Lamur - Reply to #32

+1

<< Comment #30 @ 10:48 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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kentinet

I hope there will be GTVs!!!...?

<< Comment #41 @ 11:11 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Vapour - Reply to #30

Legie is there. He'll show them how it's done!

<< Comment #54 @ 11:37 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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kentinet - Reply to #41

i hope you´r right man...

<< Comment #31 @ 10:53 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Larvi

Group c = Group of death!1

Group A:
Cypher & fooki

Group B:
RazerJ & ArrW

Group C:
czm &...i don't know, Z4?

Group D:
fox & av3k

Edited by Larvi at 10:58 CDT, 30 June 2008

<< Comment #35 @ 11:00 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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f-shawn

c is fucked

so is d

Edited by f-jay at 11:00 CDT, 30 June 2008

<< Comment #36 @ 11:05 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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butcher_kgp '

I think groups are okay, only A being a relatively easy group to predict. B,C,D are just fine.

<< Comment #38 @ 11:09 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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hoens - Reply to #36

Be afraid of Unity. Be VERY afraid.

<< Comment #94 @ 13:13 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #38

be better affraid of linkin dude

<< Comment #158 @ 17:21 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Zerg-Spirit - Reply to #38

Be afraid of Linkin then too.

10%

<< Comment #218 @ 04:21 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #158

L M A O. a frenchmen with a sense of humour? amazing.

<< Comment #293 @ 14:25 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #158

ahaha

<< Comment #37 @ 11:06 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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hoens

* Group A

Belarus Alexei "Cypher" Yanyshevsky
Sweden Karl "fooKi" Johansson

* Group B

China Fan "RazerJ" Zhibo
Sweden Andreas "ArrW" Ihrfors

* Group C

Germany Marcel "k1llsen" Paul
United States of America John "ZeRo4" Hill

* Group D

Sweden Magnus "fox" Olsson
United States of America Shane "rapha" Hendrixson

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dem0n - Reply to #37

you have my vote

<< Comment #39 @ 11:09 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Linchpin

Poor proZaC ...
And yes Group C is the most Failure of a group I've ever seen , thanks to those ridiculous seeds I guess :/

With regards to the seeding...
Lan tournaments are very different to online tournaments . There are no ping advantages/disadvantages and much more pressure on the players to perform .
International Lan tournament achievements from any year should take way more preference over continent based online tournaments no matter how recent .

Edited by Linchpin at 11:22 CDT, 30 June 2008

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bsk - Reply to #39

Interesting to see this coming from you, Linch - learned your lesson, eh? :P

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Linchpin - Reply to #110

Haha yeah I did ...ESWC 2006 D: .. *shudders*
<rant>
But seriously I cannot believe that group , most retarded thing in the history of q3 tournaments .
</rant>

<< Comment #256 @ 08:45 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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bsk - Reply to #192

Indeed, though it could've been worse.

:)

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zero-1 - Reply to #256

Well mburr could have slipped in there. Given past "ESWC masters" events it wouldn't be all that surprising either. That could have been worse Anton...

indeed tight group c. looking forward to some awesome demos :)

<< Comment #416 @ 03:23 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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bsk - Reply to #313

Haha, I can't believe you still bring this up after having falsified your application.

<< Comment #58 @ 11:42 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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FistPump

http://wowriot.gameriot.com/blogs/Quake-Reliquary

Recent practice match between czm and rapha up there.

czm might have some trouble advancing out of Group C and rapha would have to choke badly to not make it out of Group D.

<< Comment #66 @ 12:02 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #58

wtf with that stream, unwatchable.

demo anywhere?

<< Comment #81 @ 12:36 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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somebodyshootme - Reply to #58

wowriot? fo
ugly stream? fo²

<< Comment #95 @ 13:19 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Sc0ut - Reply to #58

Czm on laptop. Yes, fair.

<< Comment #129 @ 15:19 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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bsk - Reply to #58

All I saw was czm rushing the whole game - no timing, no obvious strategy. It sometimes even looked like he was playing without sound.

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poindexter - Reply to #129

That's how he always plays... :)

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Anonymous (34.134-66-87.adsl-dyn.isp.belgacom.be) - Reply to #58

czm play on a TFT 16ms at home

<< Comment #238 @ 05:14 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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mindz - Reply to #58

this doesnt say shit. rapha is at home where he feels safe and sound in his environment. when on LAN he will be intimidated and will choke. lacking tournament experience = epic fail.

<< Comment #57 @ 11:42 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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RRMAYBACH

A: fooKi, Cypher
B: RazerJ, ArrW
C: czm, ZeRo4
D: fox, rapha

<< Comment #43 @ 11:23 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Aquashark '

god, i hope Vo0 will make it out of his group

<< Comment #47 @ 11:27 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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mnemjc - Reply to #43

will be hard for him :S

<< Comment #45 @ 11:25 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Shardik

group C = "Groupe de la mort" , but death for......?

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Larvi - Reply to #45

link1n :D

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Lethe - Reply to #45

imho its like this

1st - k1llsen
2nd - between czm z4 and maybe l1nkin

voo and prozac have no chance. (voo is very good on hub, but if they threw it vs him, i dont see him qualifying)

<< Comment #46 @ 11:25 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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amOKchen

gA
1. fooki
2. cypher
3. unity

gB
1. jibo
2. ArrW
3. noctis

gC
1. czm
2. ZeRo4
3. prozac

gD
1. fox
2. rapha
3. avek

top 3 end

1. czm
2. fox
3. ZeRo4

<< Comment #52 @ 11:35 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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rockz ' - Reply to #46

i think czm will not to be that good. but Gc is cool. All oldschoolers and all have lack of practice compared to active playrs like... :)

<< Comment #131 @ 15:20 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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erok - Reply to #52

czm is starting to play quite a bit...but he is so far behind some others so yea he may not even make it out of groupstage...

<< Comment #153 @ 17:06 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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poindexter - Reply to #131

such lack of faith in the crezyman...

<< Comment #163 @ 17:35 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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erok - Reply to #153

Yea he is a beast in tournaments so we will see, he is getting a lot of practice time in i believe

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Lethe - Reply to #163

he has a couple of days left. 3 days of non stop quake could put him close to where he was regarding his form.

<< Comment #56 @ 11:42 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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kilek

very cool !
what date is this gonna happen ?

<< Comment #59 @ 11:42 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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xou - Reply to #56

Click on Schedule I guess

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feTzu - Reply to #59

and +200 days, 'coz it's happening in France. Clearly.

<< Comment #50 @ 11:34 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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ashr

lol group C all noobs.

8%

<< Comment #55 @ 11:39 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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mammon

Tough group for CZM =O And we will probably see both americans out from group D.

<< Comment #60 @ 11:50 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Lethe

jesus z4, 2bad....

<< Comment #62 @ 11:51 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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stafu

Group C will be interesting. Go dongjin!

<< Comment #63 @ 11:51 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Gladius

hahhaaaaaaaaa, czm & zero4 in one group!!! You'd almost think they did that on purpose.
And yes, how did legie get in there? very nice, but weird =|.
I have a weird feeling about prozac in the group of death, be ware!

Edited by Gladius at 11:53 CDT, 30 June 2008

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Lethe

3 worst from group c could fight for 1st place in group b. thats how balanced the groups are.

<< Comment #76 @ 12:18 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #65

maybe, but on the hand I think noctis, jibo and arrW would have in chance to get out of group C, too...

2%

<< Comment #68 @ 12:04 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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cdogg

Group A
Cypher and fooKi walk all over this group, might not even drop maps except to eachother.
1) Cypher
2) fooKi

Group B
Jibo, noctic, arrw and griffin all have a good chance to make top2. I think jibo is getting out on top for sure. Im going to put a 3way tie for second between those 3, and my boy griffin comes out on top.
1) jibo
2) griffin

Group C
czm AND zero4? No americans in the first 2 groups, and 2 in the bottom 2? Honestly, depending on how you look at this tourney. This is either the weakest group, or the strongest. oldschool > new school or not? But i have no doubts it will end.....
1) czm
2) z4

Group D
av3k, rapha, and fox are the only ones getting out here. fox will walk this group. if rapha doesn't let his nerves get him, he will beat av3k.
1) fox
2) rapha

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Gladius - Reply to #68

Group A: Agreed; and it seems unity lost his motivation anyway.
Group B: Maybe, but I don't think griffin can compete with arrw's brutal aim. It all depends on how well noctis can adapt to the given circumstances too. I'm gonna go for jibo & noctis in here.
Group C: Might go either way in this group I think. The americans might get knocked out early for sure.
Group D: This is also a tough one. Always dodgy when fellow countryman play against each other (the poles that is). I'm pretty sure avek will be there when he needs to. I see him & fox go through.

=)

Edited by Gladius at 12:49 CDT, 30 June 2008

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Lethe

_______________________________
Group A: Cypher & Fooki
_______________________________
Group B: Arrw & Noctis
_______________________________
Group C: CZM & K1llsen (sorry John...)
_______________________________
Group D: Fox & Rapha / Matr0x
_______________________________

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GUArd - Reply to #69

yes u r right dude!
but change avek with rapha, avek gonna be good! :)

Edited by GUArd at 13:11 CDT, 30 June 2008

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #93

how you know?

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xou - Reply to #96

the fact he won't be playing from Poland could help maybe

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GUArd - Reply to #96

as i told somedays ago, i have friends in FBI ( sculy and mulder) :)

7%

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optimizer

Games from group C will be interesting to watch.

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Lethe - Reply to #70

is this the understatement of the decade?

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riske_of_h8 - Reply to #200

i'd still say you understated his understatement.

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Lethe - Reply to #204

exactly.

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mefajpE^

With these groups, somebody should really force ESWC to let 3 people go out of the groups, instead of just two.

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tbone - Reply to #71

Quality all the way through baby...

<< Comment #73 @ 12:14 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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mefajpE^

Group A: fooKi, Cypher (so obvious)
Group B: Jibo, noctis
Group C: czm, k1llsen
Group D: fox, rapha :-/

FUCK SE, FUCK only 2 people getting out of the group.

Edited by mefaJpe^ at 12:17 CDT, 30 June 2008

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skint

A: fooki cypher
B: jibo noctis
C: czm prozac
D: fox rapha

<< Comment #75 @ 12:15 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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POL_ThrawN

Legie is going to pown all n00bs

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Gladius - Reply to #75

tbh, to show gratitude for all the work he's done for the q3 scene, noctis should give him a w/o =)

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butcher_kgp ' - Reply to #86

hehe

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POL_ThrawN - Reply to #86

perhaps

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meat man

GO TOM

<< Comment #79 @ 12:30 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Derb_

thx for that link to czm vs rapha. the uploader is right. rapha is the complete package. if he doesn't choke on lan, he will go far. I've seen him play some incredible games where he does not let up control and his aim and great timing complement his overall game. gl rapha and represent for teh US baby!

<< Comment #80 @ 12:31 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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sabre0001

Such a great tournament and I'm going to be working during it! :( Quite the unhappy camper now!!!

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Gladius - Reply to #80

don't worry, I'll compensate that for you, I have holidays and will follow every game!

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #87

:)

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Lethe - Reply to #87

:D

you son of a...

<< Comment #105 @ 13:35 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Anonymous (77-220-112-048-adsl-klg.xpirio.net)

z4 vs czm, saturday 10:00am

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Lethe - Reply to #105

<< Comment #104 @ 13:35 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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KReeD

Group A:
1.Cypher
2.Fooki

Group B:
1.Jibo
2.Griffin

Group C:
1.Czm
2.Voo

Group D:
1.Avek
2.Fox

Good luck to all players.

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Tree_

Group A:
Cypher
fooKi

Group B:
RazerJ
ArrW

Group C:
czm
proZaC

Group D:
fox
av3k

I just got a funny feeling z4 isent going to make this...

<< Comment #88 @ 12:55 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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mefajpE^

Underestimating k1llsen = fail.

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butcher_kgp ' - Reply to #88

did not you see his fall against k1llmas, I bet he will take dm6 for sure and he is strong in hub too but american hub play is just better :) believe it or not.

<< Comment #107 @ 13:36 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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kentinet - Reply to #91

killmas is not there, lucky for them...so k1llsen don´t have to be worry about that part, lol

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[mash] - Reply to #91

and k1llers hub play is weak? i don't think so.

Edited by [mash] at 14:12 CDT, 30 June 2008

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butcher_kgp ' - Reply to #114

No.

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[mash] - Reply to #116

imo he could easily compete with czm on hub. he can be pretty dominating when getting an early lead.

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dadS - Reply to #117

if czm has been playing his hub is in a different league tbh

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mefajpE^ - Reply to #143

NOT anymore, not now.

He doesn't have hub monopoly anymore, and I'm pretty sure he is aware of it. Yes, his skill level on that map is world class, maybe a league of its own, but back then not many people knew how to play hub, now they do. In fact, as far as I remember only fox could play vs him euqally.

I'm pretty sure that there will be at least a one person who will not throw hub out vs czm. It's balsy, but highly probable.

Edited by mefaJpe^ at 17:58 CDT, 30 June 2008

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Lethe - Reply to #169

this is VERY true. [+]

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anal justice - Reply to #203

especially the fox part

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Lethe - Reply to #262

yes, that was one of the best matches i've seen. anyway, hub is "the best map" of many players today....

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anal justice - Reply to #281

still, the hub match mefaJpe is talking about was the best :)

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baron Railgun : - Reply to #281

they are gamers, all right; the one from the middle wanted to play with my dick but I managed to escape; the other two must been obsessed with ball games

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baron Railgun : - Reply to #281

they are gamers so they like to play, alright; the one from the middle wanted to play with my dick but I managed to escape; the other two must been obsessed with ball games

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baron Railgun : - Reply to #281

they are gamers so they like to play, alright; the one from the middle wanted to play with my dick but I managed to escape; the other two must been obsessed with ball games

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baron Railgun : - Reply to #281

they are gamers so they like to play, alright; the one from the middle wanted to play with my dick but I managed to escape; the other two must been obsessed with ball games
so you see, the one in the middle was more excited because she considered herself the winner; she was thinking she got the big game; that's before I run away!

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baron Railgun : - Reply to #281

they are gamers so they like to play, alright; the one from the middle wanted to play with my dick but I managed to escape; the other two must been obsessed with ball games
so you see, the one in the middle was more excited because she considered herself the winner; she was thinking she got the big game; that's before I run away!

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mindz - Reply to #350

maybe u should make 5 of the same comments.

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küsh - Reply to #281

lawl

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ashr - Reply to #169

he would still dominate hub imo... even if others have gotten better on the map. similar to cooller on ztn. he owned in the early days and he still beats non-russians quite easily on it. i would still call hub an auto 1-0 for czm against MOST people.

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tourist - Reply to #117

funny how few years pass and suddenly everyone's like 'yea, beat czm on hub, beat tiger woods in golf piece of cake yea'. <3

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stelamfanboy

group c could do his own tournment !
holy mothe fucking shit!!
voo czm prozac zero4 killsen omg omg omg

<< Comment #103 @ 13:33 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Shaddap - Reply to #92

i agree, it is insane to put those guys together. How can you put such great players in the same group? If Bjørn Borg, Pete Sampres, Boris Becker and Andre Aggasi came back, you wouldnt put them in the same group as well T_T

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Gladius - Reply to #103

sigh, it's the MASTERS, such things are inevitable.

Edited by Gladius at 18:15 CDT, 30 June 2008

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Lethe - Reply to #103

group? tennis? :D

of yeah, you think of masters also, k.

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cYmoZz

a shame that only 2 players advance per group :(

Edited by cYmoZz at 13:25 CDT, 30 June 2008

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rockz ' - Reply to #97

like in every other sport...

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cYmoZz - Reply to #122

in which sport do you have 6 players per group?

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Kizaru - Reply to #124

More importantly, did he just compare this to a SPORT?!

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #132

it is it is!!

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FragtioN - Reply to #132

"like in every other sport..."
He didn't differente between e-Sports and sports in general - instead, it's correctly calling it a sport and comparing it to other sports.

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rockz ' - Reply to #124

...do 2 ppl advance per group.

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ini

Group A:
1. cypher
2. fooki

Group B:
1. arrw
2. jibo

Group C:
1. k1llsen
2. czm

Group D:
1. fox
2. av3k

<< Comment #106 @ 13:36 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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thelawenforcer '

pity Q3 has no entertainment value for the uninitiated and arguably even for DM oldschoolers, otherwise this could have been a decent tourney...

<< Comment #111 @ 14:00 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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butcher_kgp ' - Reply to #106

what makes you think that way?

explosions happen, people die..it says "you have taken the lead", enough fun for the uninitiated. LOL.

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thelawenforcer ' - Reply to #111

cos if even i find it boring as fuck and i know what going on, i wonder what someone that wouldnt know whats going on would think...

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ashr - Reply to #106

says who? i heard my neighbour's horse trainer's cousin's grandmom used to watch GTV during sex to keep her entertained.

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sinoXy

CZM is going to fail.. He is playng a lot now. But still very rusty. I expect ZeRo4 and Killsen to advance, in group C.

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pizz

ddk i BELIENVE in you! rape them!!!

or lose on friday and get drunk in paris' streets

<< Comment #113 @ 14:09 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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stripy

d is the hardest imo

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bsk

Not as bad as it could've been, but group C is still pretty retarded.

Group A:

1. Cypher
2. Fooki

Group B:

1. Jibo
2. ArrW

Group C:

1. czm
2. Zero4

Group D:

1. Fox
2. Av3k

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bsk - Reply to #115

More predictions, assuming 1st Group A plays 2nd Group D, etc

Quarter-finals:

Cypher 2:1 Av3k
Zero4 2:1 Jibo
Czm 2:0 ArrW
Fooki 2:1 Fox

Semi-finals:

Zero4 2:1 Cypher
Fooki 2:1 Czm

Finals:

Fooki 2:0 Zero4

3rd/4th:

Czm 2:0 Cypher

Pure speculation, of course, but fun! :)

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #139

ok i fanna too just copy past your stuff and hmm...

Group A:

1. Fooki
2. Cypher

Group B:

1. Jibo
2. Noctis

Group C:

1. Zero4
2. czm

Group D:

1. Fox
2. Rapha

More predictions, assuming 1st Group A plays 2nd Group D, etc

Quarter-finals:

Fooki 1:2 Rapha hard one aswell
Czm 2:0 Jibo if czm deletes ztn jibo has no more chance on all maps if czm slowly comes into groove
Zero4 2:1 Noctis ( this is a hard one btw)
Cypher 0:2 Fox fox is hot

Semi-finals:

Rapha 1:2 Czm

Zero4 0:2 Fox fox +backing like a whore

zero4 deletes hub? fox t4 - ond other 3 maps fox is better
still cheering for john

3rd/4th:

Rapha 2:0 Zero4 john hates playing for not nmr 1

Finals:

Czm 2:0 Fox czm coming in shape :)
btw finals should be really best of 5! much more fun

Pure speculation, of course, but fun! :)

ps: not us fanboy but i love the 2 legens and rapha looks hot

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Weird ' - Reply to #145

fox doesn't have to +back

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #151

i mean he will vs zero4

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ini - Reply to #145

Jibo > pro-nodm9
He's also an accomplished pro-q3tourney4 player too.

Edited by iNkind at 16:41 CDT, 1 July 2008

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Linchpin - Reply to #115

+

<< Comment #119 @ 14:30 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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gnk

u dont know
group b
jibo will destruct his enemy=) lol too easy for him
1jibo
2noctis

<< Comment #118 @ 14:19 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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[mash]

this is gonna be awsum.

<< Comment #120 @ 14:45 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Fearghas

A: cypher/fooki
B: Noctis/Griffin
C: Czm/k1llsen
D: Fox/rapha

group c looked really tough until I thought about it. sure there's a lot of names, but vo0 is still fairly new to vq3, prozac probably isn't going to go nuts training. I don't see link1n being a serious threat and given the map selection style, czm and zero4 will have a harder time then people expect.

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #120

true! zero4 wont play any t4
and his dm9 ztn hub dm6 arent the best

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Lethe - Reply to #150

looks like you havent seen zero4 on hub lately. lose to cooller 2 times by 1 frag on ztn? yeah, his ztn is weak. beating lexer, zamuz, lost to cooller overtime on dm6? yup, his dm6 is also weak.

he threws nodm9 every time, i'm sure.

z4 will be off good, dont worry.

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #209

now and then
+ his ztn is shit
he gets owend by cooller like a little chicken on quakecon 2004(but only warmup i think)
dm6 he has also no chance vs good players like toxic cooller or czm
and to hub - i always wondered how good zero4 would be on that map considering how good he was on t4 - but his wins vs czm some day ago means nothing i mean czm seems crazy as shit in the moment - but wait till the weekend !
cheer for zero4 czm and noctis this aim whore :)

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Lethe - Reply to #230

he didnt play ztn vs cooller on qcon 2004. he played hub. he won. owned in warmup? wtf are you rambling about?

his wins vs czm some day ago means nothing i mean czm seems crazy as shit in the moment

i just...didnt understand this. you must be alchemists cousin or smthn.

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #240

zero4 owned cz msome days ago one hub like 10-30 and i said these games meant nothing

<< Comment #121 @ 14:46 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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madbringer

2ez4 mat & av3k :D

<< Comment #123 @ 15:02 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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ted

why is everyone crying about group C?

has voo has ever done anything in vq3? z4 is washed up from everything i've heard, prozac hasnt EVER taken duel seriously, and who the fuck is link1n...

if anything...group D is the most competitive imo..

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Co1nCo1n - Reply to #123

Don't worry about Link1n, he is our (french) worst q3 player since St_Germa1n.

<< Comment #160 @ 17:26 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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link1n - Reply to #123

just not kind of a dueler

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Linchpin - Reply to #160

How do you feel about your group ? :o

<< Comment #343 @ 05:05 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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link1n - Reply to #280

hmm, not that good :P

<< Comment #161 @ 17:30 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Zerg-Spirit - Reply to #123

Linkin is just the best french quaker for like 2 years.
A monster TDM and ctf player and a solid duel player.
He played back at ESWC2004 when he still was half rookie and did quite well given his experience back then.

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Co1nCo1n - Reply to #161

and a TDM monster alias (104 frag on DM7 :o)

http://www.quake.cz/q3nc/playoff/screens/3nd-...-q3dm7.jpg

Edited by Co1nCo1n at 18:34 CDT, 30 June 2008

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #176

uff i know uwu is beast noctis is beast but this linkin must be a aim monster then

<< Comment #128 @ 15:19 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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butcher_kgp '

you guys dont have a clue about zero4's current form do you ?

I would expect him to lead group C and I am not being a fanboy here.

Edited by butcher_kgp at 15:20 CDT, 30 June 2008

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spyteman - Reply to #128

got any demos?

<< Comment #275 @ 10:34 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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f0cus - Reply to #128

Yes you are

<< Comment #130 @ 15:19 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Bl4sT

My predictcion:

Group A : Cypher and fooki/unity

Group B : noctis and ArrW/Jibo

Group C : czm and k1llsen

Group D : fox and av3k/matr0x -> i think av3k and matr0x better than rapha and chance,IMHO.

Edited by Bl4sT at 15:22 CDT, 30 June 2008

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gSTRUCTOR '

WTF??? The two most acomplished players of the masters list (czm and z4) in the SAME FKIN GROUP? Yeah right -.-

<< Comment #137 @ 16:13 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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cK-nomadic - Reply to #133

it's ok, im sure eswc will be handing out free auth-births to the finals for those they deem "worthy", but were ofc unable to qualify of their own accord.

Edited by cK-nomadic at 16:14 CDT, 30 June 2008

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anal justice - Reply to #137

i thought the same

<< Comment #134 @ 16:11 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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bud

kurwa mac!

<< Comment #135 @ 16:12 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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xanhast

replace 'group' with 'team' and we'd have an awesome event ;D

the tourneys going to be great though theres not a group i read and didnt think "hard group"

<< Comment #171 @ 18:21 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Gladius - Reply to #135

hehe. speaking of which, some 2on2's would be nice innit? =)

<< Comment #136 @ 16:13 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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uNhoLeee

haven't half these players already qualified? why they play for spot? or is there prize?

<< Comment #140 @ 16:35 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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mefajpE^ - Reply to #136

Yes there are money prizes for TOP3, but quite low --> first place gets $2,500.

<< Comment #148 @ 16:53 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #136

czm zero4 fopr exmaple arent qualified for the finals
frist 3 get a ticket to the finals!

<< Comment #141 @ 16:38 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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SyXz

go legie

<< Comment #142 @ 16:40 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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_agu

4 groups is bad, if it was 6 was better i dont know. also i realized that the tournament is gonna be fast so thats the reason i guess.

<< Comment #319 @ 23:17 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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falcuma - Reply to #142

and how do you make a bracket out of 12 people ? :/

<< Comment #328 @ 02:42 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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_agu - Reply to #319

include more 1 people per group

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falcuma - Reply to #328

then it's still 5 players per group with 3seeds categories, so you could still have a CZM/k1llsen/Zero4/Vo0/Prozac.

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_agu - Reply to #329

so? i cant understand what is your point :0

<< Comment #144 @ 16:48 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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sinoXy

Does anyone have any demos of dongjin? I would really like to see how he plays.

<< Comment #155 @ 17:08 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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madbringer - Reply to #144

Sure, buddy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRM6JjLUTts

<< Comment #188 @ 00:55 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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crv - Reply to #155

ROFLCOPTER :D

<< Comment #367 @ 13:23 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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clan519 - Reply to #155

JESUS HE'S AMAZING.. HOW DID HE KICKED BALLOON?
WHO WAS PHONE???

<< Comment #183 @ 22:51 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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wrl - Reply to #144

dongjin is korean, but he's lived in the US at different periods. he never made any waves in q3 and won't likely take a map from anyone in this event except perhaps from one of the lesser known french players.

mind you, i've played dongjin extensively in the past.

<< Comment #233 @ 05:13 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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sinoXy - Reply to #183

That sucks dick. Why does he get to go? Should send in someone good :/

<< Comment #243 @ 06:05 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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FragtioN - Reply to #233

Yeah, like

Ph4ntom

<< Comment #320 @ 23:19 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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falcuma - Reply to #183

how will he manage to win a lesser known french player since there aren't any of them in his group ? :)

<< Comment #326 @ 02:37 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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wrl - Reply to #320

good point, i didn't even bother to look.

<< Comment #149 @ 16:55 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy

just watched the scedule holy shit this weekend i wanted to do somethign but with THIS action evry hour
dont want miss any zero4 czm match :/

<< Comment #157 @ 17:18 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Jamerio :

fooKi's gonna tilt like the Titanic :)

<< Comment #159 @ 17:23 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Weird '

my predictions, just cuz I thought some of you have some silly things in their predictions ;)

Poule Winner nr2 3rd
A Cypher Fooki Unity
B Noctis ArrW Jibo (allthough he might not try the last few maps and drop down to 4th)
C * CZM Prozac Z4 (tied on maps with killsen)
D Fox Chance Matrox (or rapha... gonna be close)

* I actualy am not sure about the skillz of czm / z4 if they both own like they used to they will both progress but I have a feeling they are not (yet) at their old level... I still think CZM should be able to progress regardless of shape.

And what is this stuff about C being the poule of death.... if I had to chose a poule to play in it would be either A or C (based on expected skill of the players). When you look at the poules the most skill is imo in D.
The other poules are about equal but the diffence is in how this skill is distrubuted. In poule A imo theres 2 realy good players, in B theres 3 and in C theres 5 equal players (I do not think vo0 will be ready for this tournament yet... I think he will learn a lot at it though, and perform a lot better at the finals)

<< Comment #184 @ 23:25 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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timmah - Reply to #159

I really wonder why it's called the "Pool of death"...

Oh yeah... maybe cos it has two of the most renowned 1on1 players ever, namely czm and zero4 as well as the prozac who has many times been considered the most talented q3 player... ?!

<< Comment #186 @ 23:42 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Carillo - Reply to #184

It's funny, in D there's only one player who with 99.99% certainity is unable to qualify.

<< Comment #481 @ 16:59 CDT, 4 July 2008 >>

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Weird ' - Reply to #184

czm just comes back for money, zero4 has been away realy long and prozac got named most tallented because of his TDM results/playing not 1v1.

<< Comment #162 @ 17:32 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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brescia

In my oppinion, the most exciting thing about this event is not who wins, but the battle between newschoolers and oldschoolers.
I think we will end up with a tournament mainly dominated by oldschoolers.

Only "new" player (who is not that new) that has a chance of making it into top 3 is, in my oppinion, Cypher.

Hopefully we will see many even games, dominated by tactical skills rather than aiming skills, and obviously a few unexpected results would make the tournament a bit more interesting!

9%

<< Comment #174 @ 18:24 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Gladius - Reply to #162

hear hear!

<< Comment #437 @ 06:12 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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browser - Reply to #162

/signed

<< Comment #179 @ 19:02 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Anonymous (cpc4-ando3-0-0-cust948.sotn.cable.ntl.com)

Do all the players in each individual group play at the same time, because how am I gonna watch all those awesome matches at once :D?

<< Comment #180 @ 20:39 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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Carillo - Reply to #179

Exactly my thoughts! :(

<< Comment #167 @ 17:49 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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MUNG>esh

WHERE ARE THE BETTING FIXTURES?!?!

7%

<< Comment #417 @ 03:28 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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bsk - Reply to #167

100% true.

<< Comment #168 @ 17:50 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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POL_ThrawN

Group A
fooki /Cypher/ ddk

Group B
noctis /ArrW/ Jibo

Group C
czm / ZeRo4 /killer

Group D
rapha / fox / chance

<< Comment #178 @ 19:01 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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sinoXy

My predictions :

Group A

1.Sweden Karl "fooKi" Johansson
2.Belarus Alexei "Cypher" Yanyshevsky
3.France Benjamin "Unity" Rovira

Group B

1. Austria Richard "noctis" Gansterer
2. Sweden Andreas "ArrW" Ihrfors
3. China Fan "RazerJ" Zhibo

Group C

1United States of America John "ZeRo4" Hill
2.Netherlands Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager
3.Sweden Cyrus "proZaC" Malekani

Group D

1.Poland Mateusz "matr0x" Ozga
2.Sweden Magnus "fox" Olsson
3.Poland Maciek "av3k" Krzykowski

<< Comment #173 @ 18:22 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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MarzenGold

Group A
1. Cypher
2. fooKi

Group B
1. RazerJ
2. noctis

Group C
1. czm
2. k1llsen

Group D
1. av3k
2. matr0x

Cypher > Matrox
Av3k > fooKi

Razerj > kilsen
czm > noctis

Cypher > czm
RazerJ > Av3k

Cypher > RazorJ

Making room for a few upsets :>

Edited by MarzenGold at 18:23 CDT, 30 June 2008

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Gladius - Reply to #173

I like that =)

<< Comment #181 @ 20:45 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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xero- '

lol qlr gets his own group. 2ez

<< Comment #182 @ 22:51 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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baron Railgun :

curse you all ESWC masters players if you won't record all matches; I know fooki will do
and bettings please!!!!!!

<< Comment #185 @ 23:32 CDT, 30 June 2008 >>

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riske_of_h8

Kinda feels like czm's gonna win it all, just because he is czm and that usually cuts it.

<< Comment #215 @ 04:16 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #185

i thought that too, but it looks like he's on 50 pct of czm now. if he gets back in shape, he goes for the finals, for sure. but thats IF.

<< Comment #266 @ 09:18 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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riske_of_h8 - Reply to #215

even 50% might cut it :p

nahh, though he always seem to perform well regardless of rumoured recent inactivity or not.

<< Comment #187 @ 00:08 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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crv

A: Cypher, fooki ( ez for everyone )
B: Noctis, Arrw
C: Czm, link1n
D: Fox Matrox

<< Comment #237 @ 05:14 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Splashhh

Group A :
1) Fooki
2) Cypher
Group B :
1) RazerJ
2) ArrW
Group D :
1) Fox
2) Rapha

Group C : ( Oh! HOT! )
link1n = LUCKY =.)

<< Comment #236 @ 05:14 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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phz

A:
Cypher
Fooki

B:
Jibo
Noctis / Arrw

C:
czm
z4 / k1llsen

D:
fox
rapha

<< Comment #190 @ 01:57 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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sn1kzZe

nike should get a sponsor (from nike maybe :p?) and travel to brain bash everyone

Edited by sn1kzZe at 01:57 CDT, 1 July 2008

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Lethe - Reply to #190

nike should be sponsored by adidas.

<< Comment #235 @ 05:13 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Anonymous (dsl-58-7-243-7.wa.westnet.com.au)

so whats the relation between killsen and killmas? are they in the same clan or something or is it just a coincidence that their names are so similar and that theyre both from germany? also what is the skill difference between the two? killsen was the one who narrowly lost 2:1 to fox in that cpl italy qualifier right?

<< Comment #239 @ 05:24 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #235

none besides being q3 players.
names are just coincidence killmas is from russia only Killsen from Germany.
killmas probably a little bit better, thought it's hard to say until they meet on lan.
yes.

<< Comment #193 @ 02:14 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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netrex

It's like the old days :)

<< Comment #194 @ 02:18 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Co1nCo1n

proZaC, could you please sing "Toxic" (from Britney) this year ? o_O

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=MVhBYEGX9LU

Rofl, you are the best proz ! I hope to CU playing TDM on #division0

<< Comment #195 @ 02:38 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Twist`

A: Cypher, Fooki
B: ArrW, RazerJ
C: CZM, K1llsen
D: Fox, Rapha

1. Fox
2. Cypher
3. CZM

<< Comment #197 @ 03:01 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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tifu

i'm to lazy to check, but in a worst case scenario how many players already qualified to grand final can advance from groups? 8 out of 8 :P ?

Edited by rudy at 03:01 CDT, 1 July 2008

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wrl - Reply to #197

if linkin wins a qualifying spot at his national qualifier, 7/8 is possible. but the likelihood of that happening isn't very high. the same with 8/8 -- it's technically possible, but not very likely. one example for 7/8:

(A) fooki/ddk, (B) noctis, (C) killsen/linkin, (D) fox/rapha/or matr0x

though 5/8 and 6/8 are entirely within the scope of "maybe". i wonder what they'd do in the event of 6/8. a playoff amongst the 3rd place finishers from each group, perhaps? but then what if one or some of those already have a qualifying slot as well :)

this could get ugly if not well-thought out.

Edited by will at 03:46 CDT, 1 July 2008

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Lethe - Reply to #199

didnt think of that, true.

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becks - Reply to #199

so if czm get's out of his group he is almost guaranteed a spot? good news imo.

<< Comment #232 @ 05:13 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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sinoXy

CZM finally getting serious. He's playing anyone and everyone 24/7. I hope he gets back in shape.

<< Comment #241 @ 05:33 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #232

demos? server ips? :D

<< Comment #261 @ 09:04 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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deathinfire - Reply to #241

some 5 slot passworded server . out of luck mate :o

<< Comment #282 @ 10:57 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #261

damn those. we should call walter to take their server down.

<< Comment #366 @ 12:46 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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rockz ' - Reply to #232

lol, and u didnt get the idear to record a demo?

<< Comment #385 @ 16:46 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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sinoXy - Reply to #366

I have lots of czm versus dkt demos, but i'd rather not post them. Just practice + they wouldnt like that

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Aaron - Reply to #385

who cares what they like?

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Thorin - Reply to #385

czm has a long history of releasing demos, even from pickup games. I doubt he'd mind some being uploaded, assuming they're not full of shit talking or something.

Edited by Thorin at 01:03 CDT, 3 July 2008

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sinoXy - Reply to #406

Tell ya what. Get me ninex server password and ill share all the demos i got. These include czm versus walter, and zero4 and rapha. (all on good maps) walter vs zero4 pt4...

<< Comment #413 @ 02:52 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #385

post post post

<< Comment #198 @ 03:35 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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raithza

what is france's timezone, gmt wise?

<< Comment #213 @ 04:14 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #198

googling that would take less time than posting a question here =)

<< Comment #222 @ 04:25 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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raithza - Reply to #213

ditto

<< Comment #223 @ 04:27 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #222

paris now is 11:27AM. same as here, so its CET. there. say thanks.

<< Comment #226 @ 04:30 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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raithza - Reply to #223

thanks :D

<< Comment #358 @ 08:41 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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Anonymous (dslb-082-083-045-186.pools.arcor-ip.net) - Reply to #223

The correct timezone is CEST: Central European Summer Time. No one is using CET right now.

<< Comment #201 @ 04:04 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Thorin

Pretty standard example of what happens when you fuck up the seedings. Group B is a joke in comparison to C.

Edited by Thorin at 04:04 CDT, 1 July 2008

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riske_of_h8 - Reply to #201

Every group would seem a joke compared to that one. It's so ridiculous that only two of them makes it through.

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Thorin - Reply to #208

Well I compare those 2 because if you were to share out the top players amongst those two groups you'd have 2 decent groups, instead we end up with a classic clusterfuck and then a group with zero tournament favourites in it. Ridiculous for such a prestigous tournament.

<< Comment #265 @ 09:15 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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riske_of_h8 - Reply to #252

Couldn't agree more. I do wonder what they based their seedings on (and why there was "no middle seeds".)

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becks - Reply to #252

zero tournament favorites?

jibo just beat nike and makaveli. I'd say he is a contender...

Edited by becks at 12:13 CDT, 1 July 2008

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Thorin - Reply to #289

Contender is different from favourite, I'd say Jibo was more of a dark horse. Not sure why beating those two would make him an automatic contender either.

<< Comment #305 @ 16:58 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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ini - Reply to #294

ESWC RU

<< Comment #398 @ 23:08 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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riske_of_h8 - Reply to #294

Having watched nike lately, I'd say he's really strong and when jibo schooled him like that, I actually think of him as a contender now (I think I even said earlier that nike would've got a decent chance himself if he attended it.)

<< Comment #207 @ 04:08 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Tree_

RazerJ to take the event, you watch... :p

<< Comment #211 @ 04:13 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #207

razerj will be lucky if he passes the group.

<< Comment #224 @ 04:27 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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[xen]

all the groups look pretty tough, i think they'll be some suprises here, with some of what you would call 'lesser skilled' players probably having more practice, and some of the old skoolers maybe being out of practice a little?

Should make it interesting.

<< Comment #247 @ 06:49 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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baron Railgun : - Reply to #224

*some

<< Comment #410 @ 02:09 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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baron Railgun : - Reply to #247

the guy plussing me got me wrong I guess, I don't think there will be surprises, I don't see noctis and cypher taking the lead in this tournament
it's just I don't believe in them
I'd expect more from vo0 than from these 2 guys
if the finals will be noctis vs cypher, I'm gonna spray a shirt with the winner's name on it :P

<< Comment #225 @ 04:28 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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raithza

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<< Comment #228 @ 04:35 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #225

yeah. this CAN'T be ruined by poor coverage. C A N' T.

gtv, shoutcast, stick to schedule, constant updates on esr.

<< Comment #229 @ 04:36 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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fjorgyn - Reply to #225

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<< Comment #231 @ 05:12 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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mindz

Whats all the fuss about group C? Its hardly the toughest group. Only good contender is CZM. ZeRo4 might be on his old form but his old form wont be enough these days. He is and will be slacking. Vo0.... not really. Maybe good in PK, but he will get his ass spanked in Q3. K1llsen. Yes he is good, really good. Maybe even gonna get threw this group alongside CZM. Others i think wont have a chance.

Now for the people advancing (ive been out quite a while so i dont know the strength of the americans like rapha). But seeing a couple of demos of rapha he seems ok, but i think he lacks tournament experience so i dont think he will get far.

Advancements:
Group A: Cypher, Fooki (obviously);
Group B: ArrW, Jibo;
Group C: CZM, K1llsen;
Group D: Fox, Rapha.

<< Comment #274 @ 10:32 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #231

just imagine prozac vs czm
zero4 vs czm
prozac vs zero4
voo vs czm on hub
voo vs zero4 on hub
just so fucking godlike that this hahppens

<< Comment #244 @ 06:11 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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stier

'Noc Noc !' - Someone's at the door. Dampened sounds of loud screaming and fast drumming reach your ears and you suddenly begin to sweat.

'WHO IS IT???' you ask.

'Noc Noc !'

<< Comment #246 @ 06:35 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #244

*tumbleweed*

<< Comment #407 @ 01:05 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Thorin - Reply to #246

*church bell rings slowly and dully somewhere in the distance*

<< Comment #314 @ 21:20 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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phz - Reply to #244

I think the knocking noise is coming from the basement...

<< Comment #245 @ 06:26 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe

k, seems like i underestimated jibo.

_______________________________
Group A: Cypher & Fooki
_______________________________
Group B: Jibo & Arrw
_______________________________
Group C: CZM & K1llsen (sorry John...)
_______________________________
Group D: Fox & Rapha / Matr0x
_______________________________

<< Comment #251 @ 07:40 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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anal justice

Group A
Alexei "Cypher" Yanyshevsky
Karl "fooKi" Johansson
Arnaud "slx" Lanoe
Jeffrey "draven" Debipersad
Benjamin "Unity" Rovira
Daniel "ddk" Kapadia

Group B
Fan "RazerJ" Zhibo
Richard "noctis" Gansterer
Andreas "ArrW" Ihrfors
Thomas "griffin" Wall
Ondra "Legie" Konecny
Grégory "falcuma" Ollivier

Group C
Paul "czm" Nelson
Marcel "k1llsen" Paul
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager
Cyrus "proZaC" Malekani
Pierre-Emeric "link1n" Portier
John "ZeRo4" Hill

Group D
Magnus "fox" Olsson
Shane "rapha" Hendrixson - possible
Dongkin "Dongjin" Suh
Maciek "av3k" Krzykowski
Chance "Chance" Lacina
Mateusz "matr0x" Ozga

Group D is really hard to predict. ABC are all gonna edn up as I say.

Edited by anal justice at 07:56 CDT, 1 July 2008

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Lethe - Reply to #251

arrw shoots 50lg average. hes insane. my guess is arrw>noctis

Edit: K1llsen is in better shape than zero4 and czm, and vo0 owns hub. vo0-czm on hub will be legendary.

Edited by Lethe at 08:59 CDT, 1 July 2008

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fjorgyn - Reply to #259

vo0 - czm on hub will be 1 sided rape considering what i have seen of vo0 lately.

<< Comment #269 @ 10:06 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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madbringer - Reply to #259

Everyone seems to shoot their loads @ z4's form, so it might not be so obvious.. some proof demos would be useful.

<< Comment #279 @ 10:54 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #269

i've got some, but from couple of months ago. now he's 10 times better.

<< Comment #298 @ 16:02 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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sinoXy - Reply to #259

I think arrw has the best aim in quake 3 right now. Too bad he is so accurate, so accurate that he tends to hit rails/ rush with lg instead of spamming rockets to take over map control. :(

<< Comment #308 @ 18:11 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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butcher_kgp ' - Reply to #298

I think it is nothink compared toxic's aim :) he used shoot 40 lg in osp , think cpma :)

<< Comment #309 @ 18:40 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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f0cus - Reply to #308

that's what I've been saying too.

<< Comment #311 @ 19:45 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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sinoXy - Reply to #308

arrw had 40 lg in osp too. His rail however wasn't as good as toxic.

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Lethe - Reply to #311

railing in tdm isnt quite the same as railing in duel.

<< Comment #387 @ 16:49 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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sinoXy - Reply to #335

I'm talking about duel. Toxic used his rail sparingly in his cooller match, but was hitting him all the time. Made cooller just complain about rail then quit the match. THAT is godly. And it was in OSP. AND on ZTN coollers map.

<< Comment #422 @ 04:12 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #387

AND on internet, where cooller never really gave a fuck.

<< Comment #351 @ 06:41 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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tourist - Reply to #308

percentages mean nothing. some people have crazy lg accuracies, yet they somehow get outlgd by people with lower %.

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anal justice - Reply to #351

true, one has to spam a lot in serious matches.

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tourist - Reply to #352

that too but I was thinking about pure technical side of it. what good is your 50% lg if you move like a fucking brick? also high rail percentage is not exactly impressive if you got a guy with crazy reflex who takes every single opportunity to shoot you. that's why tox's aim is so evil, not because of some percentage.

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sinoXy - Reply to #353

Arrw lg's 44% on pros. Look at fox and fooki games. + he was spamming it. With that said toxic did high 30s in OSP with spamming a lot. So toxic converted in cpma + xerp = dear god

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Thorin - Reply to #353

TBH the more important stat is damage dealt imo, you can gauge how a match went a lot more off that than %. I mean there were some famous eurocup games where stelam had like 100% rail accuracy...cos he only shot it 7 times and while watching corners with unmatched's slow tactical style.

<< Comment #414 @ 02:53 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #408

+ for mentioning stelam

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becks - Reply to #408

actually I think it's the damage dealt - damage suffered that is more important.

<< Comment #484 @ 10:12 CDT, 5 July 2008 >>

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anal justice - Reply to #251

sup bitches? anal justice did the most accurate predictions EVER :) gimme some mo

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sk!a

Feck predictions, we are going to see some truly awesome games! This is amazing and I can't wait for it to begin. I will record every game I spec and I hope everyone else does too. Who would have thought that we would see all these names in a tournament like this, a few years ago when quake 3 was 'dead'. lol xD

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madbringer - Reply to #253

True that.

You know, i half agree with some people that the groups should have clearer favourites... but won't groups like this make it all the more exciting? 's beautiful stuff. I never thought i'd be given a chance to spectate another big international q3 tournament, ever, and with so many great names in it.

group hug! woo woo :D

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bsk - Reply to #254

The real problem is that, unless czm and zero4 qualify, we're going to be missing two of the greatest players of all time in what could possibly be the most competitive ESWC final (in terms of big name attendance) since 2003.

I don't care who wins, but the qualification spots need to go to czm, z4 and jibo.

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Lethe - Reply to #255

there are some players here that will aim for top5, and they are already qualified for finals. so the lower placed could also reach san jose. a chance for z4 and czm =)

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madbringer - Reply to #255

True, but all they have to do is prove they're still the best, aye? :p In their top forms, respectively, they were untouchable, so unless they were sleeping on their trainings, they should manage to qualify.

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tourist - Reply to #268

meh, too many great players for one group, needs more french/polish fodder in there...

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Gladius - Reply to #255

if they're good enough, yes =)

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Anonymous (147.70.32.95) - Reply to #253

yes i'll also be recording all the matches I spec, but not mvd. can't wait for this, let's hope Q3 keeps on chugging!

<< Comment #257 @ 08:46 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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MarzenGold

FOR GREAT ANTICIPATIONSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

<< Comment #260 @ 08:59 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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mrkram

I'm predictin rapha takes the whole thing like it aint no thang.

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wrl - Reply to #260

i'm predicting some funny stuff from players that are already qualified -- namely, nationalistic preference being given to fellow countrymen in tight situations (if those arise) and i doubt we'll see everything certain players have up their sleeves prior to san jose.

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butcher_kgp ' - Reply to #267

yeh that shit has happened in past eswc's too, and not only in quake 3, even in other games. But hey if rapha can keep his cool he has a shot at the entire thing.

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wrl - Reply to #276

i remember writing an article here on esr years ago predicting the incident that knocked out zero4 in one of these tournies (eswc/wcg). i wouldn't be surprised at all.

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riske_of_h8 - Reply to #267

if i could give you a bigger plus, i would.

<< Comment #271 @ 10:12 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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Gladius

noctis, jibo & arrw on hub anyone? =)

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sinoXy - Reply to #271

ZeRo4 on hub will dominate EVERYONE. ZeRo4 played walter and czm on hub repeatedly. Now he can decimate them both. His rockets are mind bogling. And his rail has become pt-4 standard on hub3. This will be hilarious.

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #297

oh i wanna see that !!
yes zero4 could be really perfect for hub
his rl was always the best in whole q3
and dont even want to mention se rail

why arnet there any new zero4 demos ???

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sinoXy - Reply to #299

I don't know the server password he used to play at, now he is lanning so we can't get any demos. The last public display was zero4 versus czm where czm had 3 frags and zero4 had 32 or so on hub.

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wrl - Reply to #302

him and rapha both are still playing pubs under alias, in case you weren't aware.

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sinoXy - Reply to #316

they play at ninex? if so .. whats pass?

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wrl - Reply to #323

you need to ask the server owner.

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sinoXy - Reply to #325

never seen him..? just pm me the password

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wrl - Reply to #327

i'm sorry, it doesn't quite work that way.

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Gladius - Reply to #297

I was talking about them playing in the same group. And I'm sure they all feel quite confident on hub, so let's hope they don't eliminate it

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amOKchen

Man they should really get loads of betting features going just for the groupplay.

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lolograde '

Anyone know about GTV and whether it will be there for the group games?

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Lethe - Reply to #277

gtv should be there from the start afaik.

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symm2112 - Reply to #277

I'll be setting up US relays for GTV for this weekend. Will post info once I get it from ESWC.

Chris Moncivalles

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<< Comment #284 @ 11:10 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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f0cus

IM SPRAYING CUM EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #284

ok but please not with this logo :/

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Lethe - Reply to #285

its quake1 logo with green background, i dont know any other game that uses this.

<< Comment #300 @ 16:10 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #288

not funny sorry
but good try

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Lethe - Reply to #300

i have no idea what youre talking about.

<< Comment #286 @ 11:29 CDT, 1 July 2008 >>

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arachno1d

omg group C !

k1llsen vs. zero4 :DDD
cant wait!!

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Lethe

jesus fucking christ they are all playing in the same time. how the fuck will i decide what to watch. i mean, first day is czm-z4, for sure. but later, damn...

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falcuma - Reply to #287

install severals q3.(just copy) watch many at the same time :)
Dont know if it works with q3, but it did with 4 ^^
oups :p

Edited by falcuma at 23:38 CDT, 1 July 2008

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Carillo - Reply to #321

No reason to install or copy several q3, just run q3 multiple times and have them windowed. Dont know if it works with q4, but it did with 3 ^^
oups :p

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Anonymous (92.63.12.44)

all the seeds through except noctis losing out to arrw

\Dýrd

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cbkkk_

Group C is the group of kings. Other groups are walkover trash.

edit: walkover trash compared to group c obviously..

Edited by cubik at 17:01 CDT, 1 July 2008

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kami-kaze

Don't care who else is there, CZM will win, it's inevitable :-)

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Alchemist03

dont know what's good... some of that names are nothing... without toxic and z4muz...

voo prozac zero4 - imho great only in sound...
we have only cypher jibo czm fox fooki and maybe killsen in players with really skill...

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deathinfire - Reply to #318

yes zero4, great only in name. stick to posting demos, bud

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Lethe - Reply to #318

zamuz better than z4? zamuz never won ANYTHING. missing toxic? thats cause he quit q3. you know why? cause "its a simple aim game where he can be the best easily, so its not interesting for him".

(Read: i would get ass penetrated 30+, and i've got reputation to keep so i kinda dont want to play)

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mefajpE^ - Reply to #336

Oh man, don't disrespect Z4muZ. IMO he was one of the most skilled players to ever touch this game. Personally, I think besides uNkind he was one of the few "natural talents" in Q3. I remember that there was a time when literally no one could touch him in Sweden in 1v1. He had one of the most craziest aim I've seen in Quake and his brain/tactical game was often flawless. Ask top players who was their most feared opponent during tournaments, and I'm sure Z4muZ will be on top of most of the lists. I mean in his career was there any player whom he didn't beat?

And as for "never won anything":
1st at ESWC 2004 (with team Sweden)
2nd at QLAN (Cooller won)
2nd at QCON 2003 (Z4 won)
3rd at QLAN 2 (after czm and fooKi)

Edited by mefaJpe^ at 08:30 CDT, 2 July 2008

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rep - Reply to #356

sorry to tell you this but zamuz actually lost his game in the final vs usa at eswc 2004.. he played czm on ztn and lost with a point or two, after not chasing czm through the teleporter when he was low on health and was about to tie the game.. bummer, but luckily fox pulled out a win vs zero4 on hub and fooki destroyed chaoticz on dm6 x)

no disrespect to zamuz, i think you're right.. he was obviously one of the best at his prime..

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rep - Reply to #336

the only interesting part of that quote from toxic is the word "easily", and the reason for that is that he would need to practice a lot to get in the best shape he can be.. but the question that makes his quote true or false is if he consider practicing being easy or not..

and since i know toxic, he could play 20 maps a day for 3 weeks straight if there was enough reason for him to do so..

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spyteman - Reply to #336

z4muz's only problem was probably that cooller peaked at the same time, more or less.

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eoe.d1ablo

Damn, this is going to be one of the best Quake tournaments in the history...

<< Comment #331 @ 03:08 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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Gladius - Reply to #324

yep, should be indeed! =)

<< Comment #330 @ 03:02 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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kentinet

any DONGJ1N Q3 demos somewhere??

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Lethe - Reply to #330

does he even have q3 installed on his pc?

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lolograde ' - Reply to #337

rofl

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Lethe

cypher wins this, if he keeps his concentration and doesnt overperform as he sometimes does, and he does it simply due to tons of self confidence.

1. Cypher
2. Fox
3. Fooki / RazerJ

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becks - Reply to #338

yeh, overperforming would surely suck for him!?!?!?!

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Lethe - Reply to #339

maybe wrong word. i meant bad choice of weapons in fights and screwing around with too much risk taking that isnt that necessary.

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becks - Reply to #340

ah, I see, maybe "play overeagerly" or "play overzealously" is what you are looking for?

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Lethe - Reply to #341

might be, overpasses my english skillz

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becks - Reply to #346

surpasses, overpasses are a kind of bridges.

sry, couldn't resist ;)

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Lethe - Reply to #348

dont push your luck little man :D

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riske_of_h8 - Reply to #348

hahaha you beat me to it :D:D:D

<< Comment #354 @ 07:58 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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Alchemist03

cypher have incredable skill - suprior aim crazy features smooth tricks(c)horrorclan
imho cypher will win...

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fjorgyn - Reply to #354

olol

(draft post for saturday)

<< Comment #357 @ 08:34 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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Shardik

This event is covered by GTV ?

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xou - Reply to #357

ye

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Anonymous (dslb-082-083-045-186.pools.arcor-ip.net)

They should make a rule that players from same country have to go in different groups, so we can see more matches only possible in big international tournaments.

<< Comment #363 @ 09:12 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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fjorgyn - Reply to #362

they got a rule that only max. 2 from one country can be in the same group.

<< Comment #360 @ 08:50 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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madbringer

On a side note, FUCK, they could have really stretched the match dates a little, so many great games played simultaneously. :(

<< Comment #364 @ 09:16 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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meh_

wow, fuck meh

15 h

GROUP STAGE 1 / GROUP 1 FNATICCYPHER vs FOOKI
GROUP STAGE 1 / GROUP 2 RAZERJ vs NOCTIS
GROUP STAGE 1 / GROUP 3 CZM vs K1LLSEN
GROUP STAGE 1 / GROUP 4 FOJJI vs SK.RAPHA

which one to watch ? :(

<< Comment #371 @ 13:49 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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cdogg - Reply to #364

wow, that's like invite style lineup.

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erok - Reply to #364

FUCKING CAN'T STOP TOUCHING MYSELF

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cdogg - Reply to #374

I can't stop touching you either

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Nukm - Reply to #364

oh my god!

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Sc0ut - Reply to #364

4 q3's open:)

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baron Railgun :

I like everybody saying cypher will do great, when demos prove he's such a stupid player, seriously lacking strategy

<< Comment #370 @ 13:43 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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cdogg - Reply to #365

Your daughter is hot.

Edited by cdogg at 13:43 CDT, 2 July 2008

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Lethe - Reply to #370

but his brain doesnt work apparently

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baron Railgun : - Reply to #373

trying to get under my skin, eh ? :P

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Lethe - Reply to #378

not really, but the comment about cypher was.... wrong.

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baron Railgun : - Reply to #379

he's playing stupid
the only things he is relying is aim and movement, no strategy

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Aaron - Reply to #379

hm stupid is a bit overstated but I think there's a reason cooller rolled him twice without too much trouble and not just because he's cooller

cypher just looks very well practised with incredible aim and seems to fall into a comfort zone where everything seems so effortless

he's going to be hard to beat but I'll be surprised if he manages to place top 3

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Lethe - Reply to #397

yeah, cooller is not beatable on ztn, but they also played dm6 on that asus, you know?

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Aaron - Reply to #419

so?

them eastern Europeans and Russians are always beating each other yet only cooller in the long run has been able to do the same outside of Russia time and time again (you can argue lexer but two of his big wins were bo1 tournaments)

I'm not calling cypher a bad player, he's very impressive but I think he's going into this overrated just a little bit

but then that's coming from someone who wants noctis to destroy all

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Aaron - Reply to #419

I'll just add:

cooller is beatable on ztn and is cypher is as good as he is made out to be he shouldn't have lost so badly considering how passive cooller was playing them games

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Carillo - Reply to #397

+ for mentioning comfort zone, going beyond that and prevailing is where legends are born

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lolograde ' - Reply to #378

he's saying you don't have what it takes to be ESR pro poster like Liam and/or Monkey_Business

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Lethe

anyone knows whats the system?

player A choses 1 map, player B choses 1 map, if 1:1 A removes 1, B removes 1, they play whats left?

<< Comment #375 @ 14:04 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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erok - Reply to #372

i believe its toss toss first, then pick pick, then last is tiebreaker

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cdogg - Reply to #375

You are correct sir.
(per griffin anyways)

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Lethe - Reply to #375

who picks first? who tosses first?

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fjorgyn - Reply to #380

cointoss

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Lethe - Reply to #381

thats fucked. should be pick pick first. z4 wont play t4 the entire eswc.

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #382

bo really?
god this topic was liek 6 months ago
go seach for it

and czm wont play hub btw

<< Comment #418 @ 04:06 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #390

there are at least 5 guys who can more than beat today's czm on hub.

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #418

todays yes
inone4daysczm hmm

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xou - Reply to #372

ftp://ftp.eswc.com/regulations/2008/masters_p...ris_q3.pdf

6.13 For a match format in “best-of-three games” the map choice must respect the following
procedure:
- The player A and player B are determined by a coin toss.
- Player A removes one of the 5 maps.
- Player B removes one of the 4 remaining maps.
- Player B chooses one of the 3 remaining maps.
-Player A chooses one of the 2 remaining maps.
- The match is played on the two maps chosen by the players and starts on the player
B choice.
- The last map will be used as third map.

Edited by xou at 23:35 CDT, 2 July 2008

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sixide - Reply to #403

Sucks, I'd rather see jibo and zero4 get some T4 games in.

2 games on each player's "home" map would probably lead to a lot of 2-1 splits which is a good thing IMO.

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Lamur - Reply to #404

Jibo remove hub
z4 remove ztn
Jibo choise nodm9
z4 choise t4
last dm6

<< Comment #451 @ 08:02 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #448

no dm6 its already 2:0 for jibo :)

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Co1nCo1n

:'('''' /me sad

no more prozac because of problem with his sponsor excello...

No chance to see him again sing some britney song.

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=MVhBYEGX9LU

Edited by Co1nCo1n at 16:23 CDT, 2 July 2008

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Lethe - Reply to #383

WHAT? no proz on eswc?

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Gladius - Reply to #384

=(, excello won't pay his trip to paris.

<< Comment #392 @ 17:55 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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Co1nCo1n - Reply to #391

I can pay the travel for him, and I can also let a part of my bed for the CS.girlz excello team.

<< Comment #420 @ 04:10 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #391

so what, that means group c has 1 player less? who says he'll not pay the trip by himself?

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Gladius - Reply to #420

All I know is he's not going. I think they're working on a replacement; I heard spartie was a candidate, and in the end they can always pick a frenchie (like strenx), who are in paris on friday anyway.

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Lethe - Reply to #424

jesus, the only thing that group c needs is strenx to completely fuck it up.

btw, isnt spartie also in excello?

and where did you hear this?

Edited by Lethe at 04:21 CDT, 3 July 2008

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becks - Reply to #425

I would think adding spartie would fuck it up even more than adding strenx, no?

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Lethe - Reply to #429

not even close man. not even close.

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Co1nCo1n - Reply to #424

They must ask Kirua to play instead of strenx.

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dallow - Reply to #424

if its true about excello then i doubt Spartie would go as he plays for excello too.

<< Comment #394 @ 19:46 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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madix

A. 1. fooki 2. cypher
B. 1. arrw 2. jibo
C. 1. czm 2. k1llsen
D. 1. fox 2. rapha

<< Comment #395 @ 21:28 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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Derb_

for those of you with NineX password or atleast able to watch czm and z4 and any of the eswc us attendees, plz post demos =/

would like to get a quick glimpse of their form before this saturday => i see czm online right now with dkt and chance at NineX

Edited by nfekted at 21:29 CDT, 2 July 2008

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Lethe - Reply to #395

which ip exactly?

<< Comment #401 @ 23:17 CDT, 2 July 2008 >>

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riske_of_h8

demos of czm = big plus :)

edit: this is in no way supposed to be here

Edited by riske_of_h8 at 23:18 CDT, 2 July 2008

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baron Railgun : - Reply to #401

I got it :)
and z4, too

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riske_of_h8 - Reply to #409

now that you mention it i sure wouldn't mind :)

also: landemos of walter anyone?

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #409

please dude post some z4 demos

<< Comment #423 @ 04:13 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #415

which ones do you need?

<< Comment #426 @ 04:26 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #423

you have some too?
well "some" nomatter which
in best case just all :)

<< Comment #427 @ 04:29 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #426

you mean some latest online matches?

i have 13mb file of z4 practice vs various, 9.3 in rar, cant upload to esr.

Edited by Lethe at 05:55 CDT, 3 July 2008

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madbringer - Reply to #427

if those are some recent ones, could you please upload to speedyshare.com or something similar and send a link?

<< Comment #441 @ 06:52 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #439

not recent, like 1.5 or 2 months ago, dunno.

<< Comment #464 @ 20:54 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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madbringer - Reply to #441

Would still like to see them if you'd be willing to upload. :]

<< Comment #440 @ 06:51 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #427

well you can deletesome IN the rar file so it can become 8
and then here we go !

<< Comment #442 @ 06:52 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #440

its 1 file

<< Comment #443 @ 07:00 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #442

let winrar split in in two files and make to uploads here

<< Comment #450 @ 07:59 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #443

damn, if you have msn ill send it to you, cba with rapidshare and alike

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becks - Reply to #450

nah thx, don't have time to watch it at home atm, was just offering a solution

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Lethe - Reply to #453

if it was really new, i would upload it. but he doesnt look SO good here. i guess hes 5 times better now.

<< Comment #444 @ 07:07 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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stelamfanboy - Reply to #442

or split with hjsplit!
or just upload on rapidshare.com and post here !

ps: lol at baggin

<< Comment #458 @ 11:47 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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judge717 - Reply to #415

http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1150562

<< Comment #421 @ 04:11 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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stier

On Saturday, I will sit 6 hours in front of the PC, to watch lovely noctis play some fine games of Quake 3 Arena. This will make up for plenty disgusting situations at the EM Fanzone in Salzburg.

<< Comment #434 @ 05:44 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Carillo - Reply to #421

6? why not 11? Either way, happy sitting, my ass will attend this marathon too :)

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Lethe - Reply to #434

i split it in 2 parts, 10-15 in friends house on 24" lcd, 15-end of saturday at home on shitty 17" samsung flat.

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Carillo - Reply to #436

Hell, you gave me an idea. Why wouldn't I finally harness my bigass TV for this! Only 1 day left to find the correct and long enough cable... damn my lazy ass, why did I postpone that project this far :(

<< Comment #446 @ 07:13 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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GUArd - Reply to #445

hehe :D and hardware companys don't want sponsor old games, they motivate it as , no need buy new stuff for old crapppppy game! but look you will need buy a cable , loooong cable and maybe large tv, laaaaaarge tv! :)) i`m gonna do same! laaaaaaarge tv!

<< Comment #447 @ 07:39 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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fjorgyn

btw. fox joined LLL

http://www.lowlandlions.com/index/news/257

<< Comment #455 @ 08:37 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Lethe - Reply to #447

smart move. he's not dumb to go to sk or smthn...

<< Comment #462 @ 15:58 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Gladius - Reply to #447

wonder if he'll play tdm for them in QL.
fox-vertex-kingpin-impulse: ownage

<< Comment #457 @ 11:30 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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luanswan2002

So at what time do I need to get in front of my PC - in UK time - to see these noobs play?

<< Comment #463 @ 19:34 CDT, 3 July 2008 >>

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Co1nCo1n

Each time that I saw "Fox and Fooki" nick together, I always think of the Disney cartoon/anime "Rox et Rooky" (french name of "The Fox and the Hound")

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/2635501722_1cbdb4ffae.jpg

They are so cute together (ROFL)

Edited by Co1nCo1n at 20:41 CDT, 3 July 2008