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Posted by ts at 23:05 5/8/2006. View comments (10).
Last week we saw the Prem teams go at it on de_dust2, we saw 4given take down eE with ease and has probably put them as league favourites in alot of people's minds, this week is inferno a map used for most cpl finals so lets ee how the teams get along.
This looks like its going to be a tight game with both teams recently announcing new lineups i can see them both practicing hard for this game to get a win. ImG last week got a default win over Reason giving them a great start to the season where eE got outclassed by the 'AdY' and will be looking to win this weeks game to set them on the right path for a good finish.
Prediction: Imagine 16:14 endeffect
This looks to be match of the night as both these teams are favourites to win the division. Recently TmG beat virtuoso at the Ig3 lan so virt may be looking for some revenge, both teams last week had tougher games then they thought they would have specially with wink coming withing 1 round of drawing to tMg.
Prediction: Virtuoso 16:12 TmG
Infinity Gaming vs clanONE
Both these teams were predicted to lose their opening games (which they did) but they gave the teams they were playing a run for their money i can see this game being one of the tighest games of the night with either team able to win it.
Prediction: 16:14 either way
Goldbrick vs Wink
Goldbrick gave away a huge advantage last week and ended up drawing their game which is surely to dissapoint them but none the less the same thing happened to them last season and they placed 2nd so this might be just what they need. Wink came close to beating TmG last week even with one of their players playing from the USA, with the recent announcement of the WCG Ireland it is unknown if wink have started practicing yet again so should be a good game.
Prediction: Goldbrick 16:10 Wink
Reason vs 4Given.cs
4given last week won their game with ease and i can see them having no problems through most of the season, this week they are up against Reason who had to default their game last week but are now back with some new members. I dont think this will help much and i see 4G taking this game comftorably.
Prediction 4Given 16:6 Reason
Posted by ts at 09:25 1/8/2006. View comments (12).
This week has seen the start up of CSGN season 8, with the prem and dibision 1 teams playing first theres been some close games being played.
4given [16 : 5] endeffect
ImaGine [30 : 0] [R]eason (default)
Goldbrick [15 : 15] Infinity gaming
Virtuoso [16 : 12] clanONE
TmG [16 : 14] 
Wink
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Ctx [16 : 2] oTT
ImaGine [30 : 0] [R]eason
esports.e [16 : 10] Coax
Spartans [16 : 13] 
ArtisSGL
eom [16 : 14] GotGame
some close games in division should make it a tight division and one to watch for the upcoming weeks.
Posted by ts at 02:35 31/7/2006. View comments (4).
| The latest Infinity-Gaming qualifier has concluded, and the team rankings have been updated accordingly... |
Infinity-Gaming have announced the new rankings after their 3rd qualifying event held last weekend. The rankings are really starting to take shape now with 3 events having taken place. alltherage are catching up to virtuoso, despite missing the first LAN and Trademark Gamers are looking solid in third. engine on mute's dedication is paying off and they've nabbed the fourth spot, and are also looking good. Anyway, the complete rankings after 3 events are as follows:
| 1 | Virtuoso | (42) |
| 2 | alltherage | (40) |
| 3 | TMGamers | (29) |
| 4 | engine on mute | (20) |
| 5 | endEffect | (14) |
| 6 | Infinity-Gaming Admins | (13) |
| 7 | Reason-Gaming | (12) |
| 8 | Choke | (12) |
| 9 | Nation of Domination | (9) |
| 10 | ArtisSGL | (9) |
| 11 | cl_utch | (8) |
| 12 | ImaGine | (7) |
| 13 | Grinded | (6) |
| 14 | coax | (6) |
| 15 | wink | (5) |
| 16 | Jogon | (5) |
| 17 | Unified | (4) |
| 18 | IG Girls | (4) |
| 19 | DoitonLan! | (4) |
| 20 | XLNC | (2) |
| 21 | Wired-Inn | (2) |
| 22 | Who? | (2) |
| 23 | VitalSigns | (2) |
| 24 | Unison | (2) |
| 25 | TheSpartans | (2) |
| 26 | SuperBreasts | (2) |
| 27 | RiZe | (2) |
| 28 | Regret | (2) |
| 29 | PIRATES! | (2) |
| 30 | Ordeal | (2) |
| 31 |
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| 32 | Intake.cs | (2) |
| 33 | G-Force | (2) |
| 34 | Fusion-Gaming | (2) |
| 35 | Eurphoria | (2) |
| 36 | eSports-Edge | (2) |
| 37 | Enrage | (2) |
| 38 | Dstat | (2) |
| 39 | ctx | (2) |
| 40 | Cruel-Intentions | (2) |
| 41 | CheQ | (2) |
| 42 | A:B | (2) |
| 43 | bored | (1) |
Posted by ts at 02:35 31/7/2006. View comments (2).
Yesterday we saw the prem teams going at it, with 2 teams being replaced due to not being able to field a team and some quite suprising results lets see how the division 1 teams cope this week on de_dust2!
The Ctx name is known very well by most of the UK, this incarnation of Ctx hasnt quite lived up to the name and i dont think it ever will none the less with the recent pick up of AcM player SolutionX[mN] i can see them doing very well. oTT have competed in CSGN for a few seasons now mainly in the 3rd division and always placing well, i think the jump from div 3 to 1 may be too hard for them to cope with and i see Ctx taking this game comfortably.
Prediction: 16 - 6 to Ctx
Prototype vs Grinded
Grinded were recently moved up from division 2 after some debate, i think this is the right choice as they are good enough to compete with even the prem teams, we see them in good form in SGL leading the invite division with good wins over, img, tMg and wink. Prototype have reformed after some long inactivity and not many people know much about them, they picked up Guccie who performed well at ig3 and we will have to wait and see how they perform.
Prediction: 16 - 5 to Grinded
coax vs eSports.edge
Coax won the division 2 last season and earned their place into division 1 despite what some people may say, i can see this match going either way as both teams strong lineups, depending on eSports team on the day i can see this game going either way.
Prediction: 16 - 14 either way
The Spartans vs Artis.SGL
Spartans the self proclaimed top 3 UK team have performed well in ESL league as of late finishing 4th place, many people see them being too arrogant and big headed and this is indeed the case! Artis recently joined up with SGL and recently attended IG3 where they were eliminated in the 2nd round of the knock out stages both teams have an active good lineup so this should be a tight game!
Prediction 16 - 12 to Artis
Engine On Mute vs gOtgame
And Finally we have eom v gotgame, many people felt as if eom deserved to be put in the premier division, on the recent IG rankings they came 4th place which shows how much effort they put in. Sickboy is back with a new gotgame team! he recently spent sometime in Canada playing in the AMERICAN CAL league so lets see if that pays off, i can see eom taking this comfortably.
Prediction: 16 - 2 to eom
Posted by ts at 01:35 30/7/2006. View comments (9).
As most of you know CSGN is back live and kicking for their 8th season, the prem teams all look very good with each team capable of winning it, this weeks map is the ever popular de_dust2.
There has been much debate over wether 4given should be allowed to participate in the league, due to them being a mix with three players from four kings signed up on their roster. endeffect recently placed an impressive 4th place at IG3, only being reformed for a few weeks, i see this game going either way but a win to 4g if the 4k players play.
prediction: 16 - 14 either way
Img recently had a big lineup change with only CAI remaining from the original lineup they now have an all scottish lineup, personally i dont feel this lineup is as strong as their former one with Reality and danceM. Reason have a well known and skilled lineup who i feel lack motivation to play, this game should be a close one but i see reason taking it.
Prediction: 16 - 13 to Reason
ACTIVE v inactive, i can see one possible outcome in this match with TmG winning it with ease, they recently placed an impressive 2nd place at ig3 behind alltherage beating them on 1 map. Wink on the other hand have gone down hill ever since they stopped practicing, they did recently beat virtuoso on d2 16 - 4 so who knows of LegsAkimbo will be able to get a 100% accuracy with his awp!
Prediction: 16 - 7 to tMg
goldbrick recently reformed with a similar lineup to that of last season's CSGN where they placed 2nd, the addition of immune i feel will strengthen them. Doombringers have a very strong lineup but seem to be under performing, maybe the addition of madspunK to the roster may change their luck.
Prediction: 16 - 9 to goldbrick
Virtuoso recently finishing 3rd place at ig3 behind tmg and atr may feel dissapointed in that, i dont think they have practiced for the game but im sure with the practice of the map at ig3 they will have no problem finding their stride. clanONE reformed with a mixture of some of its older members with some new ones, with the addition of fox i can see them performing very well this season.
Prediciton: 16 - 10 to Virtuoso
Posted by Fox at 11:05 28/7/2006. View comments (4).
KODE5, an event coming up soon, has announced their qualifying tournaments for the games WC3, CS1.6, and Q4. The Counter-Strike and Warcraft III tournaments will be held at Oxford Brookes Students Union on the dates of August 30th and August 31st. However, the Quake 4 tournament will be on August 12th at a different location, information can be found at GameFrontier.
Sponsors for this event are Foxconn, Corsair Memory, and Razer. The event is being held in over 20 countries, each competing for their spot in the KODE5 Championship tournament, and the spot as the Champions of KODE5 2006.
http://kode5.com/homepage.php?page=news&news_id=561
Posted by Del` at 23:35 25/6/2006. View comments (23).
While trawling the depths of my HD this afternoon I came accross a classic piece of CS history, quite possibly the best and funniest CS video ever made - KhAoS the Knifestalker, released in early 2003. It appears to no longer be on the internet, so I thought it would be well worth sharing with the UKT crowd (if it can be called that these days), for those who may not have seen it first time round or who saw it but no longer have it.
I've uploaded it to google videos and you can stream it here. Enjoy.
Posted by perrsen at 22:05 14/6/2006. View comments (6).
Ognian "steel" Gueorguiev, WCG and CPL Champion, has written the second in his series of articles over at esea, this is one is about controlling the tempo.
Teaser:
"While more and more aspects outside of the game have begun to develop along similar lines to established sports Counter-Strike is a game which is still being misunderstood or under-analyzed by its own players. Players seem to have gotten a firm enough grasp overall on the concept of strategy, there have even been some inroads made to an understanding of team play/team chemistry. One area which still evades any kind of deep understanding appears to be game tempo."
Read the rest here:
Posted by perrsen at 16:55 9/6/2006. View comments (2).
Ex-professional gamer Ognian "steel" Gueorguiev of Team3D and LnD fame, winner of both a CPL and WCG title, has published an article on the anti-stratting phenomenon over at ESEA.
Here's a snippet:
"The difference between adaptation and anti-stratting can be defined as follows: adaptation is when one observes the tendencies and patterns of an opponent and begins selecting from one's strategy pool effective strategies which will be most effective in light of the opponent's decisions. Anti-stratting is what occurs when one attempts to change their own strategy pool into the apparent opposite of what the opponent can deal with."
Read the rest here
Posted by Clay at 22:05 27/5/2006. View comments (2).
At the start of the season we told you that the Top 4 teams from the 
Premiership would qualify for the finale of the season. We are now proud to announce the date and location of this event as well as some more important information...
The Premiership Finals will take place at the Squeex lan centre in Birmingham where the teams will compete in a double elimination knockout tournament.
Premiership Lan Finals:
Date: Saturday, 17th of June 2006
Time: Games will start at around 11:30am - exact schedule soon.
Centre: Squeex
Region: Halesowen, West Midlands.
Address: 4a Peckingham Street, Halesowen, B63 3AW.
Teams: Top 4 of Premiership at end of season
Spectators: All spectators are welcome and can watch the games unfold for the small fee of £5 for the entire day! If you are a 
Premium Account holder then entry will be free. This will also be added to your profile so that you can gain awards for being at our events!
Other Info: Coverage from the event will include HLTV for all games, interviews with the players, pictures from the event and also some video clips from the centre
The Prizes:
We hope this will be an exciting way to end the season and hope to see you all there! :D
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Posted by saN? at 23:55 7/4/2006. View comments (28).
Okay guys and girls, Im quite new to this so you'll have to bear with me if all of this is absolute crap, or you dont care!
Ive decided to start today a weekly roundup of all the action in one of everybodys favourite leagues... EnemyDown! We've all been in it at some point, and no doubt it has been the first league many of you have ever played in! Obviously, I cant cover Entry or lower Champ... So I'll just cover the top headlines from the Hostage league, Prem (if they ever play a match) and the top of Champ! I'll also try to steal some interviews with some clan members from around the leagues, which might pop up or might not.
Trotters vs VitalSigns : A big shocker that Trotters, after a long bought of inactivity in ED Prem, beat the top clan VitalSigns 16-1.
-u- vs aOnline : A close match with aOnline just taking the win with a 16-14 score.
es. vs zX : A hard-fought match with es. taking the points at 17:13
enraged vs FtD : An unsurprising win for FtD at 24-6. Enraged are on a losing streak of 3 now, after playing VitalSigns twice and losing to FtD
ED Champ (Top 10) Round-up
LaG.uk continue to streak away with the top spot after consequtive wins against BTB! and bmonkey this week, while ener try to keep up with a long 60 round 4v4 game against csf (Won 25-35). Lower down the table K!NGS havent played since the 28th, allowing cLip to gain some extra points on them in a well won game against [h0m0]. Kerpow!, Kind Kruelty and Team-Precise are all keeping close together in 5th, 6th and 7th respectively, with only a 8 point gap between 4th and 6th. At 1495 points, QQ sit with only 5 points between them and 10th place (tfb|CS), while -u- continue to rise through champ and sit snapping at QQs heels.
ED Hostage Cup
This week has held host to the semi-finals of the new ED CS 1.6 Hostage Cup, with 16 teams in a elimination style contest. Four teams duked it out in this round, with HSBC| vs TEAMNAB and cLiP vs Team-Precise. HSBC| lost a hard match against TEAMNAB 13-7, while Team-Precise used precision tactics to overwhelm cLiP 13-6. Big expectations rest on the two winning teams for the final on 9th April.
Well, that finishes my round-up for the week!
