draven & cooller in the same group again! this should be good

also, no group of death, unless TBA gets dramatic

cooller

expecting thousands of (+)

should add > the winning post can't contain cooller, anton or singov.

Now you tell me :(

A:
WhiteRa
TLO

B:
HuK
BratOK

C:
DIMAGA
HasuObs

D: (group of death)
IdrA
Strelok

honestly, anyone can advance in D, especially given the current TvZ balance. Really hope IdrA pulls through.

group a is also tough

meh, depends on how much frog can improve, atm he's not in elite form. cloud.. meh x_X

Mighty humans vs zerg floor goo in a convenient jar for eating on toast at breakfast.

I'm rooting for the toast, personally.

Tarson will destroy them all in g. B !!!

delusional pole is delusional xD

No bratOk, but anyway delusional pole was right. Tarson is amazing Terran, just always underestimated :(

delusional pole 2.0

You are just viking ignorant.

we'll see

A looks like the death group to me

A is sure a hard group too, but ppl underestimate naniwa here. this guy is crazy good he won 3 zotacs in a row in beta and that with the bo1 format is pretty awesome. overall the lineup is pretty awesome.

again, depends on frog's shape when he gets there. cloud isn't that tough.

Group A... for DE[A]TH!

:/

This is going to be so interesting - basically the first real tournament :) I have a feeling things are going to look very different from the beta.

toxjq to Group D please.

Group B o.0
put guard or madix in group C or D

no stermy no fun :( gg rapha

Stermy teh raphakiller \o/

Rapha taking this easy unless Cooller's training has paid off. He was training his AIM, so I hope he can show us some ownage.

Cypher not being here might mentally fuck with av3k, since they are gay lovers and need each others support to win.

No stermy is gay. Stermy needs to enhance his prediction and grow a pair and just rush sometimes, hes got enough aim to tango with cypher/av3k/strenx but no guts.

Strenx will lose/whine as usual and then take 4th.

1. Rapha
2. Cooller
3. Av3k
4. Strenx
5. k1llsen

(hopefully)

Actually Stermy one of few players who beat Rapha in official bo3 game.

I explained why stermy can beat rapha before in my old posts but stermy will get destroyed playing av3k/strenx/cypher/cooller etc because of their styles.

He needs rushing + more prediction spam to beat them.

It will be interesting to see Cooller vs Strenx again, obviously if group C plays D and they both get out of the groups. Frankly, I think that Strenx has come a long way since his early days of ultra aggresive no-brain style play. I mean, sure the guy had and still has amazing APM, but he never had a flavour for the terrain and his expansions were sloppy on most maps. Guy has phenomenal micro though (please come back toxjq!).

We all know that in the past, Cooller didn't need much micro at all since his macro game has always been hot. Who needs to keep lings alive when your eco and control are so much better than your opponent right? Although his tendency to over emphasize creep spread especially has cost him games before. He really does like to control the map too much at times, as Strenx once said. I'm curious as to how he'll deal with Strenx now that he's improved his macro. Seriously, the guy used to just rush all the time, and he pulls hit off against counters cause of his ridiculous micro. Since he's been to Cooller school, his overall macro game has improved and he's learned when harassing would actually be effective and he isn't just randomly pushing all the time.

Cooller is alltimes unlucky with his natural.

Too bad we won't see this matchup at Blizzcon, but I'm spraying everywhere for Gamescom.

Ok, this is nice. [ + ]

i'm expecting easy 2-0 for strenx

ur not gonna get it this easy :>

I already have esl premium, cause I like to be able to read the scores on the stream.

Also, in b4 kooma saying "LOL_DM" :)

blizzcon?

"That's the joke." -Rainier Wolfcastle

we will hand the codes to the 5 people who will get the most [+] with a single comment in this post

in before Zeriton the [+] magnet.

Balls to that am I gonna [+] hunt


All I will say is the last person to [+] me gets a signed photo of Cooller in a hot tub

sc2 and ql, this is so hot.

noctis and madfrog o//

missing miltia though :/

lamo@poland

this looks awesome, and its prolly gonna be way more awesome than quakecon :x

Too bad that's hardly a feat worth remembering. :(

heh, so far im right, qcons 'slight' delay will prolly make gamescom better already lol!

Quakecon did have a fire though! Might be hard to top that now that I think of it.

i ain't plussing nobody in this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrfCixsd2N8

<3 ahhh the wire, the best show ever!

:D:D:D

this is a picture of boobs (o)(o)

so u like black chicks with massive tits and even more massive nipples?

i thought it would fit in the demographic

testicles.
that is all

selling [+]'s, pm with offer :p

[img1]

It's gonna be legen -wait for it- dary!
LEGENDARY!

need a new season already =[

Robin <3

Watch Californication till a new season comes.

Done with it ;)

no
im watching anego

.

Behold, the first post with actual creativity.

And it actually captures the ESR spirit soo well :/

Apparently, the best way to stop esr users from plus whoring is to offer an award it. And while you have to admire the idealism of it, once gamescom starts, someone will inevitably whine about the low quality free esl stream and get plussed into oblivion for it. At that point, reality will say "fuck it" and just collapse in on itself

not to rob xou of his glory but it seems you did win this competition.
enjoy your premium account.









don't flush it please :(

Awesome! I can honestly say that I'm really looking forward to it :)

Was quite drunk when I posted that and I kinda went ahead of myself there, sry.

It's really not up to me to decide who wins and I guess there is enough basis for saying your picture isn't that gaming related. It's xou's call, he got the keys, he hands them out.

<3

A:
av3k
spartie
B:
rapha
madix
C:
strenx
dahang
D:
cooller
k1llsen

/D:\

stop being so fucking emo

Why? So he will actually lose with dignity? No thanks.

A:
av3k
spartie
B:
rapha
noctis
C:
strenx
dahang
D:
cooller
k1llsen

AvB:
noctis beats av3k
rapha beats spartie

CvD:
strenx beats killsen
cooller beats dahang

noctis beats rapha
cooller beats strenx

noctis beats cooller!

Noctis wins the 2010 ESL Gamescom Global Challenge in Quake Live 1v1!

How can someone be so pessimistic about his own performance?! A guy with your potential should be aiming for at least top3 maybe even Rank1. So grow some balls, get confidence, and practice like a maniac.
After you have won the damn thing, big teams will do everything to get you under contract. 500€ salary each month and trips for free. Heck, maybe they let you found a super duper tdm team and you can dominate there, too.

Think about it!!!!!!!

(yeah it's late and I should probably stfu but I'm bored and learning all day fucks up your brain :x)

You might not know this but being pessimistic does actually fuck you. Don't even think positive.

Just sit down and play IN the game. You are playing 'Tankjr' only. Don't look at the name of whoever it is, just think if its strenx, its tankjr with 45 LG and play accordingly.

And take deep breathes so your nerves don't fuck up during the game, your mentality is as important as monitors/config/mouse/pad etc.

Seriously, you have enough aim, timing and strat to fuck these guys up. It's only the mental challenge that eats you alive.

Focus shall not fail.

It's also good to get angry when you lose, not 'rage inducing punching a baby angry' but pissed and upset is good. It shows your will to succeed being challenged by defeat. You know when you see Olympic athletes lose they cry rivers n shit? That's the mentality people need, in order to win.

Too much of anything is bad, but too little will to win [in something as hard as Quake], and you might as well go play guitar hero.

Representing Austria: n n n n n n N N N N N N N N O C T I S S S S

Good luck!

You mean Australia, surely?

A:
av3k
sc00t
B:
rapha
noctis
C:
dahang
strenx
D:
cooller
k1llsen

There I fixed that for you.

don't be silly

A:
av3k
sc00t
B:
noctis
rapha
C:
dahang
strenx
D:
cooller
k1llsen

Apparently strenx better than Dahang..

You are wrong! Strenx is't better then DaHanG. I'm pretty sure, that with new mappool (without dm6), DaHanG > strenx. Overall DaHanG is very good player, I do't understand why ppl keep saying DaHanG sucks.

well, a while ago he beat rapha and everyone thought he would be ready to win a big event. Guess it didn't work out that way.

He had an advantage on t7/t9 in the beginning, but the other players have caught him up. And when it comes down to the oldschool maps, as good as he is, he still falls short imo.
On the other hand, he's got an amazing talent to learn a new map quickly, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him do really well in the next big tournaments.

I wanna see Cypher :'O

I just want to thank ESL for their continued support of Quake Live. It's the only game I play when I
have the time and it's the game I enjoy watching most. thx ESL

I also foresee continued dominance by a certain american, if not first, then certainly top 3.

nah, let's all hope he loses one time ok? it's gotten a bit boring =p

:o

TBA best playa!!!

bring toxjq ASAP! >:(

[+] me or your dog will die cause of cancer in 2 weeks

i have no dog HAHAHA!

No stermy, no fun, i wanted to see rapha out in the group stage :( Cooller will win both Quakecon and Gamescon. "Lets dream together"

Group A
1. av3k
2. calipt

Group B
1. rapha
2. madix

Group C
1. strenx
2. DaHanG

Group D
1. Cooller
2. k1llsen


av3k 2:0 madix
strenx 2:1 k1llsen
cooller 2:0 dahang
rapha 2:0 calipt

strenx 2:1 av3k
rapha 2:0 cooller

rapha 2:1/3:1 strenx (if finals bo5~)

cooller will win ztn så 2-1 to rapha and then rapha steamrolls strenx in final 3-0. Other then that, i agree!

You're wrong... and so is your mom.

I'm sorry dude, that is just too harsh. Your mom was right.

who are you kidding

wut

+ - - = |
| + - = +
+ - | = -

Plusses or not, just give all of ESR users here TV Keys
Without them there wouldn't even be attention to QL

the only thing i'm sure of is that cooller won't win.

fuck premium service? (and pro service as well)

N N N N N N N N O C T I S
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
O
C
T
I
S

dfs

Calipt is a gr8 player, I like to spec him, I hope he will make a surprise again!

agreed...capable of taking Rapha on ztn for sure. Only reason I'd want him to lose early is so he can guestcast the rest of the event, which would be awesome...not the losing just the casting.

You're too scared to [+] me ...

get some balls

This thread full of poor attempts at [+] whoring and ESR users being picky and not plussing the usual shitty jokes.

all pics are boring :D

Wtf is a tv key? I already have a tv, it has a plug not a key.

Group A looks an awful lot like the one from iem european championships... and that didn't end that well for spart1e :(

^^

damn, with a new mappool we could've seen rapha-noctis on hub =(

may i ask why you think its not the new mappool?

oh woops, that was the mappool of the qualifier i guess

k

and i wouldn't expect anything great from that matchup

=(( noctis on hub = $$ ffs!
what's your opinion on the 'new' hub. does it play as fast as the q3 one?

Plays about as fast as an arthritic tortoise with a bottle of night nurse wedged in it's scrotum

due to popular ignoring I edited CREATIVE to be underlined and bold.

I just have to photoshop picture where esr f*cks id in the ass. For background I will use chorus singing:"premium", on high octave. So easy [+] win, but I am at work and while you post shits in the evening, I will go to cinema...ya, with a girl dudes, girl...

"girl dudes"

tastes differ...

Ya, here at esr they prefer to go out with cooller :).

yeah, but cooller is a "man dude" ;)

Well, if they like to go out with a man, not my problem. I will stick with girls ;).
It was ironic try to tell:" get a life". I guess you misunderstand me.

nah, I think you misunderstand what I am getting at.
"Girl dudes" sounds like dudes who look like girls ;)

Fuck no. I was referencing to esr community with that:"dudes".

you say that now

=D

And I think it while writing the first post.

Ok, I'll let you go to your cinema now ;)


But I do get the feeling more than half the people visiting this site think everyone here except them lives in a basement and never has a date.

Gimmie [+] or i will stole your shoes

feel free to steal my english dictionary while ur at it

*creative,witty, and funny comment*

op is a fag

tits or gtfo

Just for teh lulz, ban Slasher

why aren't winz & bodzo placed in the groups yet?

http://www.esl-world.net/masters/news/131837/

wow that's weird. So winz was practicing really hard for no reason then? Or did something come in between after he qualified?