Today we present you the ten main e -sports events of the first month of spring, in which the programeric community blossomed with bright news, unexpected replacements, the revival of new teams and the emergence of new promising players.
10th place: Fnatic acquired a new training base
Fnatic, one of the most influential professional teams in e -sports, opened the doors of her new training base in South Korea.
In addition to the Korean players of the team, the owner of Sam Matthews, as well as legends, attended the opening Warcraft III And Counter-Strike 1.6 – John Merlo ( Tod ) and Patrick Sattermon ( Carn ). The latter, by the way, recently finished his playing career and has already managed to find a place in the organization. Now he is Chief Gaming Officer, something like a coach-ruler over all teams of a team.
[[Bullet]] New training base Fnatic – a real paradise for gamer.
This is important: Judging by the photographs, the base is a spacious apartment, tightly clogged with gaming computers and sponsorship attributes. The desire to do something similar to what has long been available to Korean teams OGS And Startale , You can see with the naked eye.
Players will train here in Starcraft 2 and the composition of the team on League of Legends. Why exactly by lol? This popular Moba game is rapidly capturing the South Korean market, and in the future, the hell can be overtaken by Starcraft himself. Do not believe? And here are the representatives of the team Rox.KIS , being in South Korea on WCG 2011 , believed. When we went into one of the computer clubs and saw that they play LEAGUE of Legends on nine out of ten computers.
[[Bullet]] Patrick Sattermon (Carn) recently was CS 1 captain.6-part, and now with great enthusiasm is solving organizational issues.
9th place: New Champions Training School from Razer
The leading world manufacturer of gaming devices, Razer, also presented the public with a new platform for training e -sportsmen – video school Razer Academy. While it is on beta testing, but, as they say, it will work at full capacity in the near future.
Academy employees plan to create a large number of training materials: from articles and analysis of games to various shows. All this content will appear on the school website with the direct participation of the best players in certain disciplines.
[[Bullet]] Global Ghost -School of Evortion – “Revolutionary” invention of Razer?
Preliminary composition of the "teachers" of the Academy
Abdulatif "Latif" Alhmili – Street Fighter champion
Bachir "Athene" Bouumaza is a world -famous world -famous world of Warcraft
Toby "Tobiwankenobi" Dawson – professional commentator on Defense of the Ancents
Ben "Mrbitter" Nichol – Professional commentator on Starcraft II
Martin "Angel" Olsen is a professional player in Defense of the Ancents
John "Swifty" Pyle is the Legend of World of Warcraft
Rachel "Seltzer" Quirico – e -sports journalist
Stuart "Tosspot" Saw – Professional Commentator
Kendall "Arctic" Smith – a professional player in console games
LEIGH "DEMAN" SMITH – Professional commentator
Kevin "Rotterdam" Van Der Kooi – Professional Comerian Starcraft II
Alexey Yanushevsky (Cypher) – professional player in Quake
The first materials by Starcraft II And League of Legends will be available at http: // www.Razerzone.COM/Academy. Like the rest of the training content.
Whether the Academy will become a truly successful project, or is it another marketing move for the sake of increasing sales, we will find out pretty soon. I must admit, the idea itself is good. But only on condition of proper implementation, we all get a really unique school of progamers.
8th place: Denmark Championship for CS 1.6 within DEL
After the end of the world finals Intel Extreme Masters All major Counter-Strike 1 championships.6 decided to take a time out together. Everything except Danish Esport League , to which the main attention of CS lovers in the first month of spring was focused.
We went to the favorites of the tournament Anexis (SFM, Ze-, Snappi, Berry, Nuggi) and the new team of ex-player MTW Tim Henriksen (Arcadion) – Xapso (Arcadion, Turkizh, Zanoj, Colon, Xyp9x). To impose a struggle to them, except the team Shark Gaming (Zeeth, Telli, Exr, Walth, Pzyclone).
[[Bullet]] After the collapse of MTW, Tim Henriksen did not stay long without a team and soon https://sister-site.org/bovegas/ gathered Xapso.
THIS IS INTERESTING: intrigue the tournament was added to the participation of the legendary young player Colon From Xapso, which was not previously seen on the Lan Champions. Therefore, many CS lovers consider him the "most famous cheater in the world". But if the initial stages of the Danish tournament were held on the Internet, then the “final of four” was planned by the organizers on Lan – a great chance for Colon’s to prove their innocence.
[[Bullet]] is not clear what the organizers were guided by, but we see a similar grid for the first time.
Anexis and Shark Gaming converged in the only semifinals. To identify the winner, there were few two cards (the Anexis played took de_mirage with a score of 16:11, the “sharks” answered the victory at De_inferno – 16:10). The decisive third was played by de_train – perhaps the most difficult card for recently created groups: Shark was not helped even by the excellent performance of Magnus Hansen ( Pzyclone ). Anexis Victory – 16: 6, and they follow the Xapso to the final.
Note: Denmark is one of the strongest countries in the world Counter-Strike. Even now, when she lost her elite team ( MTW ), the overall level of collectives is still high.
[[Bullet]] won by Colon’m Round 1 in 4 became the decoration of the tournament.
The final masts turned out to be expectedly tense. Game “swings” on De_tuscan ended with the victory of the Xapso with a score of 16:14, although there is more likely anexis “gave” the game, than Xapso won it: in the game for defense, Anexis managed to restrain the attacks of the opponent; Gradually they broke the course of the game and stepped forward. But when the victory was already close, Anexis decided to play too aggressively in a row in a row, for which they paid.
On the second map, de_inferno, the teams also went leg in the leg until Colon took round 1 at 4 at point b. The loss, it would seem, was a one hundred percent round of the rounded Anexis, and they could not impose a serious struggle for the second side. The victory of Xapso – 16:09, and the Arcadion’a team can rightly be called the best team of Denmark.
1. Xapso – 7000 Danish crowns (942 €)
2. Anexis – 2000 Danish crowns (269 €) + iron
3. Shark Gaming – 1000 Danish Croons (135 €) + Iron
7th place: boiling work on CS: GO
Experienced Finnish captain in the discipline in CS 1.6, Finn Tommy Kovanen ( Lurppis ) who managed to play in teams Roccat , Evilgeniuses And Winfakt , recently gave PC Gamer an interview in which he criticized Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. According to him, instead of listening to the opinion of most athletes and invite professionals from CS 1 to the aid of professionals.6, Valve produces unnecessary modifications to anyone and does not care about the sports component. Arsenal mode was announced recently (analogue Gungame in CS 1.6), just around the corner and zombie mode. At the same time, the project is still full of bugs, the shooting is not made, and the animation of the models is not convincing at all. And this is despite the fact that the Americans promised to consult with the programes.
[[Bullet]] Valve reluctantly, but still listens to the opinion of the game community. This time the accuracy of shooting was slightly corrected.
His criticism seemed to be heard – in mid -March, developers published screenshots, which showed that the clamping of weapons in CS 1.6 and CS: Go are identical, and then demonstrated the player’s model broken into hitboboxes. There is clearly visible: CS: GO hitboxes much closer to CS 1.6 than to Source. However, this community is still few, and the question is, which is stronger Valve – “update” e -sports discipline or sell more copies, remains open.
6th place: CSpromod tries to keep up
The main competitor CS: GO – Counter-Strike Promod – I had to go back in January, but one of the main programmers broke down. It sounds funny, isn't it? If you do not remember that the developers create a project on a voluntary basis and do not receive a penny for this. At the same time, they are overtaking their competitor CS: Go so far in all respects.
[[Bullet]] something like this will look like CSP Television during the final release.
Last Beta version 1.09, after which we will see the final CSP 1.1, still left in early March. The main emphasis in it falls on game models, although they will be fully implemented, most likely only in 1.1. The physicist of the shots has changed a bit: in previous versions, some walls were shot incorrectly, and bullets sometimes stuck in the corners of the cards. But the main innovation in 1.09 became the regime Deathmatch , fought with bots.
Short resume: The game is much more like CS 1.6 than Global Offensive. Promod gives all the same sensations, but here, unlike CS: GO, does not get the impression that you play Call of Duty.
Another good news is the team CSPTEAM I found a way to introduce sounds from CS 1 into my game.6 – The previous voice acting from Source caused too many complaints.
5th place: March-CS 1.6 fever
The first month of spring brought many sad news to fans CS 1.6. First, the Brazilian organization (professional team) MIBR announced its closure. Team Madein Brasil was created back in 2003 and was previously considered one of the strongest commands in CS 1.6.
THIS IS INTERESTING: Guys from the Brazilian Fazend became famous in 2005-2006, when they won two CPL titles and the ESWC championship in addition. But every year the teams went worse and worse; It got to the point that all of 2011, the MIBR organization lasted without CS1.6-collection. There are rumors that this is the fault of this – poor financing of the project and internal quarrels.
[[Bullet]] This rug from Steelseries and the memory of the fans – everything that remains of the once great team Made in Brasil.
Just a few days later, even more shocking news came from the camp Mousesports. The team management decided to abandon its CS1.6-part in view of bad results. The international composition will be disbanded only at the end of the season in German ESL Pro Series. But it is already clear what mood the guys will have to play the last games with. The collapse of the "mice" also predetermined the fate of Denny Sorensen ( Zonic ) who stated a lack of motivation and ending the player's career.
The composition of Mousesports for the last games of the German EPS:
Fatih "Gob B" Dayik
Than vinh "ninja" Bui
Michele "Zonixx" Köhler
Roman "Roman" AUSSERDORFER
Finn "Karrigan" andersen
The trouble does not come alone: on the twenty -second of March the Swedish five Lions (Niko, Threat, Zneel, Fyrr7e, Khrystal) left the team. At the end of March, the terms of contracts expired, and management decided not to extend them. The reason, most likely, lies in financial failure: it is unlikely that the guys “threw” immediately after their highest achievement (victory over SK and bronze medals IEM World Finals).
[[Bullet]] Lions fans will be able to observe guys in action on Copenhagen Games.
Fans had fears that the five could not visit Copenhagen Games , But they were decided to help out the guys from Lemondogs , who, on old friendship, will pay them all the necessary expenses. “Lemon Dogs” cannot be called a full -fledged organization, but in 2009 they already came to “lions” for revenue.
4th place: unstable Dota scene of the CIS
The end of winter was marked by the activity of Dota command in the transfer market. As expected, Ukrainian DTS I could not control Vladimir Anosov ( PGG ), and the composition he headed did not last long. Divided into two parts (Ukrainians to the right, Russians to the left), former DTS players created two teams. The first, completely Russian, crossed the banners of Moscow Five – only the name of the fifth player remained unknown. The second, Ukrainian, united with former forecasters from Esahara And … was again accepted in DTS. Whatever you say, but more unstable teams than in Dota, still look ..
[[Bullet]] Show Match against Na’VI as part of TechLabs Cup is one of the last performances of the last composition DTS.
The new composition of Moscow Five:
Vladimir Anosov (PGG)
Vadim Trushkin (BL00Dangel)
Dmitry Filinov (InMate)
Ayrat Gaziev (Silent)
New composition DTS:
Arthur Kostenko (go [blin])
Andrey Bondarenko
Maxim Doroshchok (Jackal)
Gleb Lipatnikov (Funn1k)
Andrey Chipenko (mag ~)
Thus, as of today in the CIS, we have four good teams: Na’vi , Darer , M5 And DTS. On the one hand, it is a pity that strong compositions do not live for a long time, and on the other, four combat -ready five, in terms of competition, is very good.
3rd place: M5 as one of the main newsmakers of Marta
The best multi -gaming organization of Russia in March was not idle. Immediately after Intel Extreme Masters World Championship, a replacement occurred in the team of the team: the place of Alexei Zobkov ( XEK ) took Roman Abramov ( Hacker ). This transition is especially interesting if you look at it in the angle “Where did the novel come from” and how it all happened.
[[Bullet]] It seems, learning about the possibility of moving to M5, Roman Abramov reacted like that: he did not think for long.
This player recently the second time was in Virtus.Pro , But not for long. The owner of the M5 Dmitry Smeky, having learned that the novel has no contracts and written obligations to the VP, actually stole a talented player from a direct competitor. According to the management of the team, this replacement should somehow push the team, rally it and help establish tactical developments.
In the middle of the month, Muscovites finally introduced the public new devices branded under Moscow Five. Since the M5 has no sponsor manufacturer of gaming devices, it was decided to purchase a batch of mice in China Microsoft and coloring in the colors of the team. Judging by the comments, this feint with their ears fell to their liking. But the fans liked the rug from the M5. True, it is not yet known whose production it is.
[[Bullet]] Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 Moscow Five Edition.
Another resonance news burying at the very end of the month. The curator of Moscow Five was the famous businessman and dollar billionaire Sergei Matvienko. According to representatives of the team, such trusteeship will help M5 reach a higher level and become much more popular. Nothing is heard about specific cooperation plans.
2nd place: TechLabs Cup in Moscow
On March 18, a festival of e -sports was held in the MEGA Khimki shopping center, called TechLabs Cup 2012. It is worth noting that the notorious “closing” did not reduce the total number of spectators.
Within the framework of the festival, several show matches were held in various disciplines. Kwickers were the first to enter the stage Cooler And Cypher. Within the framework of the show, the two players were supposed to play three cards and determine which of them is stronger. On the first, after a bright Cambeck, Anton Singgov turned out to be stronger ( Cooler ) but the next two remained behind the Belarusian, who won the coveted cup and a thousand dollars in addition.
[[Bullet]] Alexei Yanushevsky – Champion in Quake Live.
Then there were teams on Bloodline Champions : Bring it on And Mouse on. The former won, although they got to the tournament only after replaying the first qualifying round. In addition to the Cup, the winner received three thousand dollars of prize, the losers – one and a half.
In the next discipline, Natus Vincere and DTS were found. “Born to win” bypassed DTS even despite the replacement (instead of the captain of Puppey, who could not come, played by God). Match by Dota 2 passed with the active support of the audience, and the commentator Vitaly Volochai ( V1lat ) was, as always, emotional.
[[Bullet]] Record of the show-Match between Na’VI and DTS in the Dota 2 discipline.
Then the time came Point Blank. Here the team once again demonstrated its strength Rox.KIS , which on two maps of stone on a stone did not leave from Mind. The winners were awarded a check of four thousand dollars, the mines earned exactly two times less.
Closed the TechLabs CUP program, perhaps the most anticipated show-match of the evening: the confrontation of Natus Vincere and Moscow Five in CS 1.6.
THIS IS INTERESTING: Na’vi-SK final, which was planned at first, did not take place due to the refusal of the Swedes, and the Ukrainians were called ahead of schedule. But how can the audience be deprived of vivid impressions? To save the Match show, a couple of Natus Vincere invited their “sworn friends” from Moscow Five: for each round won, the team received fifty dollars.
The first card was de_tuscan. Ukrainians quickly led in the account, but after the change of parties the Russians, thanks to the excellent game of Mikhail Stolyarov ( Dosia ), began to catch up. A few more minutes passed, and the score was equal – 14:14. Nevertheless, Ukrainians celebrated victory with a score of 16:14.
On the second map de_DUST2 The advantage of Na’VI was more convincing – and victory with a score of 20:10. Thus, the guys added another 1800 to the previously won ten thousand dollars, only $ 1200 were content with $ 1200. The famous Russian rapper closed the cyber festival LOC-DOC.
[[Bullet]] Natus Vincere-Champion TechLabs Cup 2011 in Counter-Strike 1 discipline.6.
I want to add from myself that, although this show cannot be called a full -fledged tournament, it was organized for glory. In the capital of Russia, such a significant e -sports events had not occurred for a long time, so watching Techlabs Cup was doubly pleased.
1st place: Intel Extreme Masters World Championship
We recently devoted several materials at once the events of the Hanover championship. This tournament is rightfully considered one of the best world championships in computer games. The strongest composition of the participants, a good prize fund and excellent lighting make IEM WC an unforgettable event in the world of e -sports. This year, it can only try to squeeze him ESWC.
[[Bullet]] The largest event of Marta was the world final of Intel Extreme Masters. This tournament is considered indicative in all plans, well, except except for the timely payment of prize ..
For domestic fans, the championship can also be included in the list of successful ones: in CS 1.6 Silver medals won Natus Vincere, and Russians from League of Legends were excited Moscow Five.
And what's next?
April will tell us about the successes of Moscow Five at the Indian championship India Gaming Carnival , While all the best teams in the world will go to the capital of Denmark on Copenhagen Games. And in Norway, on April 4-8, the annual tournament will be held The Gathering2012. Among official disciplines – Starcraft II, Battlefield3 and League of Legends. Even this month, the World Dota 2 League for the strongest teams of the world will be announced ( Prodota 2 ). In April, the final of the CS CS 1 Cup 1 will be held.6, in which the national teams of Sweden and Denmark will meet.