Aching to see some more QuakeLive action? You won't have to wait long, as
Evil Geniuses and their sponsor,
MSI Notebooks, have just announced a new tournament series that will feature QuakeLive from the start.
In fact, tournament registration has already opened and the first round begins on Tuesday night! The format will be a single elimination, best-of-three bracket (and will switch to best-of-five in the final 8), with open registration featured on the tournament website at
msi.myeg.net.
While this registration will be free, the prizes will still be quite hefty with
$2,000 for first place,
$1,000 for second, and
$500 for third. Spicing things up a little more, the tournament winner will also be pit against EG's very own Tim "
DaHanG" Fogerty in a best-of-five duel for the chance to win a top of the line
MSI Gaming Series Notebook.
Today Evil Geniuses (EG) in partnership with MSI Notebook has announced a new online PC gaming tournament series entitled the, “Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series.” The series will feature monthly online competitions each featuring cash prize pots of $3,000.00 as well as MSI Notebook’s new G-Series laptops. Beginning with the Quake Live tournament, the series will include competitions for Counter-Strike 1.6, Team Fortress 2, Starcraft II. Additionally, well-known internet broadcaster Marcus “djWheat” Graham will be performing live game broadcasts for each Grand Finals event weekend.
The initial series, registration of which opens today, will feature the popular PC first-person-shooter Quake Live title in a sixty-four player bracket. In addition to the bracket competition, MSI Notebook will allow tournament winners to compete in a ‘Play against the Pros’ best-of-five exhibition match versus a Team EG professional gamer for a MSI Notebook G-Series laptop.
“We’re thankful to have MSI Notebook so heavily engaged in the gaming community,” said Alex Garfield, Executive Director of Evil Geniuses. “Their G-Series notebooks are the only notebooks we have our gamers use because their power and performance are essential to any gaming victory.”
You can find out more information about the Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series and now register for the upcoming competitions by clicking here!
About Evil Geniuses
Founded in 1999, Evil Geniuses (Team EG) is North America’s premier professional gaming team. With more than 50 players, EG consists of the finest gaming talent in both North America and the World, as over the years EG players have accumulated numerous championships at the world’s most prestigious eSports tournaments. Home to internationally renowned teams and players such as Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert and Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen, EG’s gamers play such titles as Counter-Strike, StarCraft, Quake, Team Fortress 2, World of Warcraft and WarCraft 3. Evil Geniuses is proud to be among the elite brands in the global eSports landscape.
About MSI Notebook
Based in City of Industry California, MSI Notebook manufactures and sells a wide array of mobile computing products that includes Gaming Notebooks, the X-Slim line of ultraportables, the Classic Series Notebooks and MSI’s award winning line of Wind Netbooks. Each product line is designed with the latest technology to meet a specific set of needs for the various classifications of mobile users. To learn more about MSI Notebook’s complete offering please visit: http://www.msimobile.com.
Registration Opens: 18:00 CDT, 26 May 2010 (sign-ups list)
Registration Closes: 21:00 CDT, 31 May 2010
First matches: 21:00 CDT, 1 June 2010
Finals ETP: June 12-13th
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Tournament Website
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