CS Open Cup Fall 2002 - Qualifier Changes

Posted by Fluke at 11:12 2/9/2002.

ClanBase have made some changes regarding the size of the regional qualifiers for their Fall 2002 CS Open Cup:
"Due to the large amount of signups from Southern region, Eastern Europe and the rather small number of UK/IE clans, we decided to limit the amount of clans that can qualify from the UK/IE qualifiers to 8. This means only 64 clans will be selected to play in the qualifiers this season."
The other regions have been altered as follows:
  • 6 clans from the Eastern Qualifier
  • 8 clans from the Benelux Qualifier
  • 8 clans from the UK and Ireland Qualifier
  • 10 clans from the Southern Qualifier
  • 16 clans from the Central Qualifier
  • 16 clans from the Northern Qualifier

Comments

Kronikal
Anti-Climax
11:18 2/9/2002
"Let the games begin" [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Dr_Evil^
11:56 2/9/2002
Thats a pretty bad sign for the UK Scene. It just proves that we have very few well known clans at that level now. Bring back the days when Snipers Alley were 3rd! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
12:14 2/9/2002
too many clans trying to compete in the eurocup methinks [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ryano
theb0g
12:27 2/9/2002
the uk is only gunna get one entrant to the eurocup really. + dnc from ireland cos lets be honest. Everyone can beat nocturne atm [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rhyzz`
12:59 2/9/2002
deean, thats so true. But why should dNC get in? not like they impressed last year [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan`
13:17 2/9/2002
Well there's really no other clan that has done anything in the UK since last 1, so i'd guess it would be the same 3 again if they let in 2 uk and 1 irish. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Thorin
13:18 2/9/2002
"the uk is only gunna get one entrant to the eurocup really. + dnc from ireland cos lets be honest. Everyone can beat nocturne atm"

Heh is there another dNC hiding somewhere that is really good in the Eurocup? The one I saw last Eurocup ended up 1-6. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ryano
theb0g
13:25 2/9/2002
Exactly and that dNC wud smash nocturne - last I heard north and south drew with noc? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ryano
theb0g
13:25 2/9/2002
or was that SO19? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Protex
Infinity-eSports
13:48 2/9/2002
Not many big names in the UK scene for this Cup but with the help of Esport-Pro their should hopefully be more for next time :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan`
14:07 2/9/2002
e-sport pro cant improve teams, it can only give teams the incentive to become more proffessional. The nature of the UK community having such young players means that could be unlikely. There needs to be an increase in maturity to bring about an increase in professionalism. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Genics
thed0n
14:12 2/9/2002
oh so true.

thent here is the fact that most of the players from ie-s and dnc are on isdn so already have things cut out for them when playing on europian servers [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Protex
Infinity-eSports
14:30 2/9/2002
Well my team has a 17+ age policy and the maturity necessary. We are working on the skills front and with some support from other areas see ourselves up near the top in the future.

I do agree that the scene is full of the younger age groups and this doesnt help the scene since most of the large competitions are abroad and sending smalll children all that way isnt healthy. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Grom-
14:42 2/9/2002
A lot of UK clans seem to think they aren't good enough to even signup... I mean it's likely that there won't be many who will get through to the finals or whatever but it's pretty sad when they don't even bother signing up.

Surely there are some clans in div 1 in some of the leagues who could have signed up, maybe even some div 2 ones as well.

Just a pity CBUK was ruined by all the gimmick/joke/anonymous clans a few months ago, so UK clans now ignore CB to a large extent. Even now it's pretty empty, and impossible to get a game. We had 6 games lined up for last week; two there was just no response to the challenge, even in IRC, one was cancelled and the other three rescheduled to be in two months time. Pretty sad really.

Lots of new clans popping up every week with 'big names' in them, they win a few matches then fade away. Blah. It's just a bit sad that places with half the UK population get twice as many signups... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Genics
thed0n
14:46 2/9/2002
think it is the toher way round tbh. clans think they are to good and cant face it when they are proved not to by the true top clans [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Grom-
15:15 2/9/2002
yeah that's also true, but it doesn't explain the lack of signups, unless all the new clans suddenly got beaten and folded just last week or something :)

Surely there are more than 8 competent/capable clans in the UK?

Perhaps clans are scared off by the need to be a 'pro clan' now, and if they don't have the time for that sort of stuff they think they might as well not bother...?

I'm wondering rather than criticising here really, I just can't figure it out. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
NukeMasta
16:13 2/9/2002
opencup might be a good way to get a sponsor i advice all clans attempt to play in the opencup theres always a chance and its just a game win or lose [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ryano
theb0g
16:44 2/9/2002
last season 80 uk clans signed up to the qualifiers. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Dr_Evil^
16:51 2/9/2002
To be honest now, ANY UK clan signing up for the Eurocup is taking the p***. Two UK clans will get in, I-eS and dNC and they will be invited. It makes me laugh that clans put down their skill as 9 or 10 and ask for entry for the EuroCup. They must be ignorant or just plain dumb. No UK clan will do anything because as someone above said most now form up as 'world beaters' lose a game and disband. What a great basis for a strong community. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
-m0o.Rob-
16:56 2/9/2002
lol yet another post that turns into a "b***h the uk community" comments thread [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Raider^
17:12 2/9/2002
Deean i no your an i-es tomboy now, but can u stop with the noc bashing? that s*** is just so f***ing boring now [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Culexus
17:18 2/9/2002
... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Grom-
17:21 2/9/2002
I don't see why they're exactly taking the p***. Sure they probably won't get into the finals but they might as well give it a go.

Better to give the opencup a go and go out fighting than not enter at all... But clans nowadays are just frightened of losing their reputation so they don't play, and just rely on the rep of their players.

Worst really is people moaning about clans rather than just playing - oops :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan`
17:38 2/9/2002
Well last eurocup I-eS was just going through it's whole team changes, so not everything was settled. This time we expect a much better run in the eurocup.
Really only 1 player will be on isdn in the team, meaning we should hopefully have a good run and make lan finals. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
iron
17:41 2/9/2002
give the eurocup a try? that doesnt make too much sense, how many uk clans can actually beat dNC and i-es regularly? the answer is none of very very few, and look how well i-es and dNC did in the eurocup...not very well. So ur suggesting clans who are clearly nowhere near the top uk clans skill level apply for something they dont stand a chance of getting accepted for, is just a waste of effort. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Genics
thed0n
17:49 2/9/2002
1 isdn?

thought doug,dan and marc = isdn

and u darth lil = cable/adsl

:| [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ONE|Strikes
18:11 2/9/2002
Deean with his nasty comments dont start on him cos he is war arrnager for ies now hes "cool" [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Kid
Clan ONE
18:17 2/9/2002
cool is why my kids need sneekers every month,

cool costs me money [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Dino^
18:36 2/9/2002
www.flame.com [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ferrers
Sniper's Alley
18:52 2/9/2002
[SA] - Have applied for it :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Chris0
19:06 2/9/2002
lol [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Chris0
19:09 2/9/2002
Also some clans now have a mixture of UK and european players, and class themselves as Europe instead of UK or NL etc [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
kirium
19:25 2/9/2002
lame, deean.

you join IeS as their teaboy and they turn you into their professional b***h, to go around making petty comments towards IeS' competition [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan`
19:57 2/9/2002
Why complain about 8 teams going in from the UK? We get more or equal to all the other nation groups.....6 from the whole of eastern europe(we get more than them), 8 from belgium/holland/luxemburg(we get more than them).....10 from spain/italy(get more than them)......then france and germany get the same with 16 between the 2 countries, and then scandinavia gets 16 between sweden, finland, denmark, norway(more than them). So UK will have a very big representation in the Open cup. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Kronikal
Anti-Climax
20:00 2/9/2002
'Ey, he's right ya' know.... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
iron
20:56 2/9/2002
Opencup and eurocup are different things, i doubt i-es will even enter the opencup. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
PHB
21:03 2/9/2002
How are you managing to get off ISDN greg you basterd :)

Also the Eurocup consists of stable clans that have competed at a high level for a decent time.
Also keep in mind that clanbase likes to have one team from each country.

Last Eurocup wasn't the best preformance from dNC but with Gid - Muzz - Stinky in there shall be some bleeding holes if you catch my drift.... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Messiah
Game2XS.Monkey Magic
21:05 2/9/2002
Ye dave i get ya...they like rough anal sex [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
PHB
21:06 2/9/2002
Also 6 clans is pretty good because there is like 2 clans that would even try to qual for the opencup in IE atm and I doubt one of them will, the other clan should be able to get in, so that leaves 5 places, assuming.

Which would leave what
ONE - Noc - ui - ? - ?

I dont really know the clan scene too well in UK [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
PHB
21:11 2/9/2002
Also, I'm sure GD will decide who gets the placement for UK if there is only one spot going, and if another team impresses then it will show on lan. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
PHB
21:12 2/9/2002
Look at dave comment like a mad man! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Raider^
21:14 2/9/2002
ui.......an official tournament.....never!!! ;) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Raider^
21:14 2/9/2002
Didnt ui die months ago? ;) I havent seen a post on ukterrorist (the uk bible of cs related things) about ui coming back. somethings fishy in the air here dudes! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Lyo`
eSports.Edge
21:14 2/9/2002
1 of them might not qualify if they play each other, unless there is seeding [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
PHB
21:22 2/9/2002
I've just been hearing stories of a new ui team, I don't understand these things but I hear them. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Chris0
22:20 2/9/2002
Theres over 100 teams signed up for Qualifiers from UK, obviously there are going to be more sign ups from Central Europe than UK/IE, just think how many countries there are and clans in each country.

Only Ies + Element has put in Just for EuroCup, so no idea what the 100 or so teams is a low amount. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Eagle
22:22 2/9/2002
ui went to i14 and won it, but they arent back permenantly. Apparently anyway.

PHB, those 5 places, if noc aren't in eurocup (I guess)

ONE, noc, OMG!, iLLu, erm.

Dunno if those would be who get it tho [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
22:41 2/9/2002
that seems about right to me [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Negotiator
Clan ONE
22:42 2/9/2002
lol kid u watch 2 much tv buddy :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Messiah
Game2XS.Monkey Magic
23:09 2/9/2002
ui are s*** [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Chris0
23:17 2/9/2002
ui are super u meant [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Messiah
Game2XS.Monkey Magic
23:20 2/9/2002
yep thats what i meant [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Raider^
23:25 2/9/2002
Craig is s*** [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Raider^
23:25 2/9/2002
oops ment super :/ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Marcus
calibre
00:34 3/9/2002
iron u can't enter both cups [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Culexus
01:00 3/9/2002
im onto you! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rav0r
Croydon
01:58 3/9/2002
I can enter both cups [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
deception
02:35 3/9/2002
I woened everyeyoen but theya lll ganked me, and I trieeed to fight back abut then theyy ussed rope and stuff and I eeedided and comeb ack and useed the powewa ra nad beat teham dowan and won [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Messiah
Game2XS.Monkey Magic
02:40 3/9/2002
Only becos i allow u to Rav0r [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
08:40 3/9/2002
i heard ui will be back, with a new lineup, including Ex and Benji and dunno who else, all i know is Ex has quit my clan cos he's "had a better offer" : [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Grom-
09:22 3/9/2002
You're obviously not elite enough Smittins. Perhaps you should start up your own webdesign company, then sponsor your clan with your own company. That way you will suddenly be 'pro'! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Culexus
13:58 3/9/2002
i caught ex cheating the other day [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Ara
19:11 3/9/2002
Cough 6k Cough should be between the top5 tbh [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Chris0
22:21 3/9/2002
But ara you are one of the many clans down as european, so dont class as UK/IE in peoples 5 predicitions [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rhyzz`
01:01 4/9/2002
hahahahaha, deean, 'dnc would smash nocturne.'

back to school my friend.

Also, the team that drew with Ns on the s***test server in the world was the team before this current one.

You haven't seen the new team play, so please hush before you spout s***. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
PHB
19:26 4/9/2002
If everyone stopped assuming things from one result we'll all be a lot nicer to each other.

Also lan is all that really matters so all the UK clans can get their angry out at each other at GD [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
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