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Dubai champion Rapha guest on Lo3 #32 (31 comments)

( Major News: CS Gaming QL)

Posted by Slasher @ 17:42 CDT, 24 October 2009 - iMsg

(NOTE: There is a special time change for tomorrow's show, 3 hours earlier, and 4 hours earlier for Europe with DST in effect)

The ESL Extreme Masters Dubai event has concluded with

Shane "rapha" Hendrixson and

fnatic taking home the Quake Live and Counter-Strike 1.6 titles, respectively.

The American dueler has now won four straight major Quake events, dating all the way back to ESWC Athens. After a loss to

Magnus "Fox" Olsson in the group stage, Rapha redeemed himself by taking out

Michael "madix" Hindersson and

Richard "noctis" Gansterer in convincing fashion to meet up with

Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky in the final. The final was a rather defensive, low-scoring affair, rapha able to pull out the victory in 4 maps. The event saw the return of the legend

Anton "Cooller" Singov, surprising many by winning his group and barely losing to noctis in double overtime in the quarterfinals, as well as

Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty, who was never a Quake 3 player.

This week's special guests will be Quake Live Dubai champion Rapha, and MYM's in-game leader,

Jimmy "Jumpy" Berndtsson. We'll talk to Rapha regarding his streak of wins in Quake so far, if he'll be attending Dreamhack, and his impressions of the overall play from Dubai. Jumpy will be chatting with us regarding the team's remarkable performance in Dubai, how the new blood has adapted to a major LAN event, zet's impact on the lineup, and their preperations for Dreamhack.

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Tune into Live On Three this Sunday at 11:00 CDT on djWHEAT.tv. (Accounts for DST time change)

Edited by Slasher at 06:13 CDT, 25 October 2009 - 7370 Hits

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<< Comment #1 @ 18:19 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

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flowrush

rapha's a good guy. Calm but intelligent. I hope his streak continues until other's can adapt to his game, which is already very adaptive in it's own right.

<< Comment #2 @ 18:24 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

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stingerrayer - Reply to #1

if by adaptive you mean he plays increasingly more boring and defensively the better his opponents are, then yes, i agree.

Edited by cylent at 18:28 CDT, 24 October 2009

<< Comment #5 @ 18:48 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

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Derb_ - Reply to #2

if you had the lead you would play reckless?? retard. go cry on your pillow.

<< Comment #6 @ 18:50 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

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weltschmerz - Reply to #2

Word. Also, I can't help but feel that some of those look like QL marketing rather than quake events.

<< Comment #12 @ 02:10 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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efassd - Reply to #6

As opposed to which events?

Edited by efassd at 02:11 CDT, 25 October 2009

<< Comment #21 @ 09:54 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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weltschmerz - Reply to #12

Former events. Before they came up with that crippled half breed nobody's really interested in. Or Asus, if you will.

<< Comment #30 @ 08:53 CDT, 26 October 2009 >>

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tourist - Reply to #21

I like your nick

<< Comment #31 @ 11:38 CDT, 26 October 2009 >>

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weltschmerz - Reply to #30

Be thanked for your kind words. It's generous people like you who help soothing the otherwise overwhelming schmerz a little ;)

<< Comment #14 @ 05:24 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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juM8o - Reply to #1

he just abuses quake's flaws and plays overly defensive.. so fucking dull to watch, I really hope Cooller to train and beat him like a little kidddd

<< Comment #20 @ 09:21 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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stunt.us - Reply to #14

that doesnt make sense. Because I know for a fact if a newb you or me tried to play the same way as rapha against ALL OF THESE "PROS" we would still get hammered. So, just because you don't like a style doesn't mean he is any less of a player. and maybe this style is a winning style so other players are playing like newbs.

<< Comment #23 @ 11:25 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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son1dow - Reply to #20

he never said anything about rapha not deserving the wins, idiot

<< Comment #25 @ 12:09 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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Derb_ - Reply to #23

but isnt that what he is inferring then???? you're the idiot. It's obvious you guys dont think he
should've won it, but guess what? It's not like he is cheating or breaking some moral rules. HIs
smartness is what wins him games. It may look to you like it's boring, but that's because you
have no brain.

<< Comment #26 @ 12:19 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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Badb0y - Reply to #25

fatal1ty: i play the game like its meant to be.

<< Comment #27 @ 14:15 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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son1dow - Reply to #25

and here we have another idiot, implying that saying rapha's style is boring to watch and that I don't want him to win to win is the same as saying that he doesn't deserve it. All you can blame him on is that he said he doesn't want the one that abuses the game the most to win, but as he said, it's about having different a taste. It's the game to blame if a player playing 'boring' wins, as you said, and there's nothing in juM8o's post showing that he thinks otherwise. And in case you haven't seen it before, stunt.us has been mindlessly 'defending' rapha and other American players all the time even if people don't bring the topic up and just mention rapha and something bad about him, he goes retarded trolling mode.

<< Comment #28 @ 17:13 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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Derb_ - Reply to #27

so how do you know what he was implying you fucktard? are you a mind reader?? i dont think so. Stop making stuff up and stick to your comments. Stop trying to decipher someone elses.

<< Comment #29 @ 05:18 CDT, 26 October 2009 >>

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son1dow - Reply to #28

Geez, l2read yourself. He didn't say anything about rapha being unworthy of his wins, and so I don't judge him for that. It's like a guy mentioning black ppl and getting sentenced for racism.

<< Comment #3 @ 18:37 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

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[mash]

there was cs in dubai?

<< Comment #4 @ 18:42 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

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funnyb - Reply to #3

somehow the terrorist part feels natural to them, dno, talented guys

<< Comment #8 @ 19:16 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

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shqdow - Reply to #4

constantly losing on ct side tho :/

<< Comment #7 @ 19:03 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

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r4pe - Reply to #3

i think cs was starting after the 3 QL days.

Edited by r4pe at 19:03 CDT, 24 October 2009

<< Comment #10 @ 23:27 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

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Badb0y - Reply to #7

esl has cs vods!

<< Comment #9 @ 21:57 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

By

FishStix

I thought you got fired from your LO3 promotion job, Rod? :x

Either way, I wont be missing this one. Keep it up guys.

<< Comment #11 @ 23:31 CDT, 24 October 2009 >>

By

Badb0y

the quick summary of dubai from slasher in the post is on point.
dahang played q2 & q4.

<< Comment #13 @ 03:46 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

By

Dix

isn't it #32?

<< Comment #15 @ 06:20 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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Slasher - Reply to #13

yes, yes it is :D

<< Comment #16 @ 07:14 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

By

TronicGgG '

The given times don't make sense. DST is in effect in the USA until the first Sunday of November and the show begins usually at 4 pm EDT. As it is three hours earlier today, LO3 begins at 1 pm EDT which is equivalent to 18:00 CET.

Edited by TronicGgG at 07:14 CDT, 25 October 2009

<< Comment #19 @ 08:21 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

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Slasher - Reply to #16

yes, thats when the show starts, 18:00. im pretty sure thats what I put..

<< Comment #17 @ 07:28 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

By

ArchaiK

sounds good.

<< Comment #18 @ 07:45 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

By

r1ddler

was fun , nice program , good listen :)

<< Comment #22 @ 11:12 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

By

f0rk123

is it starting in 45 minutes or 1:45? this dst shit is confusing

<< Comment #24 @ 11:49 CDT, 25 October 2009 >>

By

paulrrrr - Reply to #22

in 10 mins

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