Today marks another significant chapter in the history and professionalism of competitive Enemy Territory. In a bid to bring another air of level of media coverage and competitiveness to the scene, these unofficial rankings will hopefully give teams another title to fight for; so without further ado I present the first ever
1: [flag=ee idle.ee ]
Obvious choice, showing absolutely no signs of weakness and continue to go from strength to strength in Eurocup XIV. They haven't lost a 6v6 match since parodia in February, and only 2 maps lost since then as well [Demiurge-Frostbite and Helix-Radar] , simply sensational form even despite recent lineup changes. At the moment no one can touch them.
2: [flag=de Team Helix ]
The only other team not to drop a map this term in Eurocup are Helix and the German sextet also hoping to maintain their number 1 contender spot from the other German speaking power, and for now they keep there spot. Finishing second overall in the ESL IPS despite a surprising loss to aMenti, but forcing idle.ee to a decider sees them as a serious power in the world of Enemy Territory and fully deserving of there second place here over their counter parts.
3: [flag=se zeroPoint! ]
Whether it was first game nerves or Morrigu playing a blinder, it cost zeroPoint! 2nd place in this ratings, but it did so much more. It showed weakness, a weakness that idle doesn't and one that will give some confidence to there opponents, knowing that they are beatable and maybe even a little over rated ? Cruising through their group with only the one minor slip up and without a real challenge its hard to judge the new contender and even harder to say why they deserve 2nd spot. A seemingly straightforward tie against rewind awaits them in the play offs but winning will do little for there reputation, a Cdap encounter will possibly give a worthy test that this team so desperately needs.
4: [flag=eu aMenti ]
On first inspection, you could be forgiven for looking twice, and wondering how aMenti could possibly be placed above Cdap – Pi given they recent encounter. aMenti had the luxury of already been qualified regardless of the result, and whether it was a lapse in concentration or genuinely not being good enough to beat Cdap pi it cost them and now they get the rough draw, a match against idle.ee. One thing in aMenti's favor is when they play well they really do play well, you saw it against Helix and Netrunners in the ESL IPS and when push comes to shove, whats to stop them going one better than Helix did and taking a win? Nothing in all fairness.
5: [flag=at Cdap – pi ]
Leaving things to the last minute isn't how things are done in Eurocup, the winners of Eurocup don't leave there play off chances to the last game of the group. A early and simply unexpected loss to one4one put Cdap's position in trouble but they came through in the end, topping group B and most importantly avoiding idle.ee and now face murso. Boasting a improved lineup, there should be looking to progress as far as possible in the eurocup and really put there mark down.
6: [flag=pl The Netrunners ]
The best team in Poland might not actually be the best team in Poland after having some trouble against Fear Factory in Poznan, but outside of home derby's there claim is well justified and deserved, placing fairly well in ESL IPS despite a mauling in the last game against aMenti, and qualifying comfortably along behind zeroPoint! The polish superstars will know in they hearts that they cant be expected to get very much further in the competition as a loser bracket reunion against aMenti is looking on the cards. But a genuine improvement from last seasons Polewka attempt is nice to see.
7: [flag=de one4one ]
Eurocup XIV can name one4one the unlucky team, just as most seasons this is no different, a team which seemingly has done enough to qualify for the play offs will not. However one4one cannot rest of then laurels, proving they were and are more than capable of punching above they weight. They should capitalize on what has been a good season, win Warleagues and ESL and continue to push forward knowing that they are one of the best and most fearsome teams to face today, and thats why despite not qualifying for the Eurocup Offs they place above two teams which did.
8: [flag=fi Murso SFX ]
Like most Finnish based teams, they need time to warm up, and after a first game loss to Fear Factory things didn't look too rosy for the Murso Veterans, but low and behold when the chips are down the players show what they worth. After a tense decider competition they pulled threw against Incomplete, and now after the death of Abnormal Monkeys, can most likely give claim to being Finland's number one team. Having faith in the fins pays off and they have emulated last seasons achievement just like i predicted, where they go from here is entirely up to them.
9: [flag=de rewind ]
A team which is even harder to judge than zeroPoint! Is the team of Highbot aka Rewind, capable of giving anyone a challenge but undoubtedly not surprising the final outcome, they are a team in which lady luck seems to be smiling at the moment, despite noll8 doing the most unimaginable task in actually beating abnormal monkeys, it is in fact Rewind who will get there chance to shine in the play offs, and lady luck grants them the honor of bestowing this top 10 rankings as well, at least for now!
10: [flag=fi Incomplete! ]
After so many kind words leading up to Eurocup from just about everyone, did Incomplete really live up to the hype? Well the game against idle was no surprise. The real matches were always going to come from Fear Factory and Murso, and good games they were as well. It seems luck just wasn't with them and 10s difference on radar would have seen them through in second place, but Murso's experience came through and they managed to put down these upstarts not once but twice to take there spot. A worthwhile experience for many of these players who shouldn't be embarrassed with what they achieved and hopefully will continue to build on it.
So congratulations are in order, again for idle.ee who finish 2006 as number one team with a Quakecon title, Crossfire Lan, ESL IPS and Eurocup title under there belt and look in good form to continue. I expect quite a large amount of change come the next rankings, best of luck to the teams vying for the top 10 and a happy new year to all the players at the top of our game which make it a pleasure to write about.
[uInformation[/u] ]
-Ratings were formed from ClanBase Eurocup, and ESL IPS official matches, whereby wins/losses and map wins were judged to be the best indication of the skill of the clan. Skill of the opponent/groups were taken as the next mark to separate teams.
-The rankings will be updated in line with major online and Lan events, at least on a quarterly basis and will mark the most skilled/active teams playing.
-The rankings take into consideration, matches played in the 6v6 format only.
-Other competitions (ET Cup/1-day Cup/Warleagues etc) will only be taken into consideration when a minimum skill threshold is met, although direct meetings between teams fighting for a place in the top 10 or teams already in the top 10 will be taken into consideration.
Thanks for the banner goes to:
aMenti`Atarax
Inspiration for the project comes from:
Gotfrag
The ET community
Professional Enemy Territory European Rankings v1
1: [flag=ee idle.ee ]
Obvious choice, showing absolutely no signs of weakness and continue to go from strength to strength in Eurocup XIV. They haven't lost a 6v6 match since parodia in February, and only 2 maps lost since then as well [Demiurge-Frostbite and Helix-Radar] , simply sensational form even despite recent lineup changes. At the moment no one can touch them.
2: [flag=de Team Helix ]
The only other team not to drop a map this term in Eurocup are Helix and the German sextet also hoping to maintain their number 1 contender spot from the other German speaking power, and for now they keep there spot. Finishing second overall in the ESL IPS despite a surprising loss to aMenti, but forcing idle.ee to a decider sees them as a serious power in the world of Enemy Territory and fully deserving of there second place here over their counter parts.
3: [flag=se zeroPoint! ]
Whether it was first game nerves or Morrigu playing a blinder, it cost zeroPoint! 2nd place in this ratings, but it did so much more. It showed weakness, a weakness that idle doesn't and one that will give some confidence to there opponents, knowing that they are beatable and maybe even a little over rated ? Cruising through their group with only the one minor slip up and without a real challenge its hard to judge the new contender and even harder to say why they deserve 2nd spot. A seemingly straightforward tie against rewind awaits them in the play offs but winning will do little for there reputation, a Cdap encounter will possibly give a worthy test that this team so desperately needs.
4: [flag=eu aMenti ]
On first inspection, you could be forgiven for looking twice, and wondering how aMenti could possibly be placed above Cdap – Pi given they recent encounter. aMenti had the luxury of already been qualified regardless of the result, and whether it was a lapse in concentration or genuinely not being good enough to beat Cdap pi it cost them and now they get the rough draw, a match against idle.ee. One thing in aMenti's favor is when they play well they really do play well, you saw it against Helix and Netrunners in the ESL IPS and when push comes to shove, whats to stop them going one better than Helix did and taking a win? Nothing in all fairness.
5: [flag=at Cdap – pi ]
Leaving things to the last minute isn't how things are done in Eurocup, the winners of Eurocup don't leave there play off chances to the last game of the group. A early and simply unexpected loss to one4one put Cdap's position in trouble but they came through in the end, topping group B and most importantly avoiding idle.ee and now face murso. Boasting a improved lineup, there should be looking to progress as far as possible in the eurocup and really put there mark down.
6: [flag=pl The Netrunners ]
The best team in Poland might not actually be the best team in Poland after having some trouble against Fear Factory in Poznan, but outside of home derby's there claim is well justified and deserved, placing fairly well in ESL IPS despite a mauling in the last game against aMenti, and qualifying comfortably along behind zeroPoint! The polish superstars will know in they hearts that they cant be expected to get very much further in the competition as a loser bracket reunion against aMenti is looking on the cards. But a genuine improvement from last seasons Polewka attempt is nice to see.
7: [flag=de one4one ]
Eurocup XIV can name one4one the unlucky team, just as most seasons this is no different, a team which seemingly has done enough to qualify for the play offs will not. However one4one cannot rest of then laurels, proving they were and are more than capable of punching above they weight. They should capitalize on what has been a good season, win Warleagues and ESL and continue to push forward knowing that they are one of the best and most fearsome teams to face today, and thats why despite not qualifying for the Eurocup Offs they place above two teams which did.
8: [flag=fi Murso SFX ]
Like most Finnish based teams, they need time to warm up, and after a first game loss to Fear Factory things didn't look too rosy for the Murso Veterans, but low and behold when the chips are down the players show what they worth. After a tense decider competition they pulled threw against Incomplete, and now after the death of Abnormal Monkeys, can most likely give claim to being Finland's number one team. Having faith in the fins pays off and they have emulated last seasons achievement just like i predicted, where they go from here is entirely up to them.
9: [flag=de rewind ]
A team which is even harder to judge than zeroPoint! Is the team of Highbot aka Rewind, capable of giving anyone a challenge but undoubtedly not surprising the final outcome, they are a team in which lady luck seems to be smiling at the moment, despite noll8 doing the most unimaginable task in actually beating abnormal monkeys, it is in fact Rewind who will get there chance to shine in the play offs, and lady luck grants them the honor of bestowing this top 10 rankings as well, at least for now!
10: [flag=fi Incomplete! ]
After so many kind words leading up to Eurocup from just about everyone, did Incomplete really live up to the hype? Well the game against idle was no surprise. The real matches were always going to come from Fear Factory and Murso, and good games they were as well. It seems luck just wasn't with them and 10s difference on radar would have seen them through in second place, but Murso's experience came through and they managed to put down these upstarts not once but twice to take there spot. A worthwhile experience for many of these players who shouldn't be embarrassed with what they achieved and hopefully will continue to build on it.
So congratulations are in order, again for idle.ee who finish 2006 as number one team with a Quakecon title, Crossfire Lan, ESL IPS and Eurocup title under there belt and look in good form to continue. I expect quite a large amount of change come the next rankings, best of luck to the teams vying for the top 10 and a happy new year to all the players at the top of our game which make it a pleasure to write about.
[uInformation[/u] ]
-Ratings were formed from ClanBase Eurocup, and ESL IPS official matches, whereby wins/losses and map wins were judged to be the best indication of the skill of the clan. Skill of the opponent/groups were taken as the next mark to separate teams.
-The rankings will be updated in line with major online and Lan events, at least on a quarterly basis and will mark the most skilled/active teams playing.
-The rankings take into consideration, matches played in the 6v6 format only.
-Other competitions (ET Cup/1-day Cup/Warleagues etc) will only be taken into consideration when a minimum skill threshold is met, although direct meetings between teams fighting for a place in the top 10 or teams already in the top 10 will be taken into consideration.
Thanks for the banner goes to:
aMenti`Atarax
Inspiration for the project comes from:
Gotfrag
The ET community
for the rest, nice rankings, no real surprises ;)
NETR too underrated!!
and wtf, no sublime???
141 > Netrunners imo
my point is, u say we lost 4th place in your rankings cos we lost to 141 and that isnt how things should be done in EC. But then again parodia werent even meant to be in EC XI when they went on to take 2nd place losing twice to idle in the final. they only managed to play that EC because eSr dropped out of the cup and they played an EXTRA qualifer to see who replaces them and it was them and the Storks who battled it out with parodia winning.
and to be more precise: http://www.clanbase.com/rating.php?lid=1945 the rankings of that EC, them and idle were in the SAME group and idle only won 1 game in a group of 4 teams [there were 4 dropouts btw] and also lost to parodia on the way to the EC finals. So not seeding us higher to win a map isn't very smart, and in the end of the day, we managed to win and take first place when it really mattered like idle did in EC XI
good coverage nonetheless :P
<3 evan
PS. no im not angry just surprised :P
5v6 against idle
2 matches in ips against helix and netr
they were already through, so the match against you didnt mean as much
what ive seen from cdap
beating vib (expected)
losing to someone you should have beaten (one4one)
beating amenti (was a very even match)
and its not about the confrontation amenti - cdap. its about all games you played recently and all games they played recently. they have some very important wins, like with team-helix which surely was very great achievement. also, good performance in IPS and stuff.
and tbh you should be rly thankful to fobje as he saved the day under the CP on frostbite.
add statistics, figures, make it look fancy (logo's?) and professional before calling it a 'professional ranking'.
you base all this on results of the matches they have played. Then why not add all those results somewhere ?
i like the idea though, but please call it v 0.01 beta :p
oh and btw cool banner but the player models shown there aren't even in the official game ;P not really professional.
then again, as long as you keep track of all the results and maintain this is could be fun.
Looks like you forgot to put your grammar-mistakes detector back on also.
what grammer mistakes ? stop flaming for no reason :s
No further comments ploxplox.
evan pls just dont tell me to fuck off xDDDDDDDDDD
seems your defination of grammer is broken, the corrections i altered were there> their and removing a double word for the most part, so i dont know where that leaves the majority of your whine.
seems your defination of grammer is broken, the corrections i altered were there> their and removing a double word for the most part, so i dont know where that leaves the majority of your whine.
Nevertheless, there ain't that much officials in ET that the "ranking" like that would be good.
"Professional Enemy Territory European Rankings"
made me smile :)
Welcome Spirea !
Last months I only pub at ETPub & JayMod servers, custom maps is the only thing which attracts me in pubbing lately.
So, as to answer on your question => No, I'm not mad because of that since that never happened. I'm just saying your a brainless goat because you fail to understand me.
I don't fail at understanding u, and as I said we played crappy in EC. Maybe clans don't play to the max in pracs but still I had to say that aloud. I'm not complaining about the order of the clans. Merely am I saying If it was according to prac results, then it would be... etc
I even played you like months ago in a 3v3, why would I call you afterwards when I meet you on pub a cheater?
Unless you killed me like 10 times in a row, that would be something different. Every man loses his nerves in that case =)
but whatever I'll go sleep now, good night.
Too lazy? Hah! I laugh at that. It interests me jack shit who I'm playing against on a pub.
Now, goodnight to you mister.
"what is a good acc to have in here?" and ppl started whining to me about mine after that :D
u were using name /Rhand or something like that, or maybe it was some faker
I shall give you the benefit of the doubt.
maybe there are just many Rhands around, or maybe u were drunk and don't remember it ;)
whatever
cdap > aMenti
Bad English :)
toll hat jeder von den nen hunni bekommen . und nu ? für 4 jahre et 100 euro. gg.
ich sehs als fun und dabei wirds auch bleiben. wen ich kohle krieg dann wirds investiert tbh ;-p
btw cdap pi is austrian clan? tbh i didnt know it. is it true? (no sarcasm)
"we must be before them lolol"
Like someone said above, 141 won you guys does that mean they are better?
I could whine about us being before helix aswell...
1match dosent mean alot seeing your results and how stable they are official after official do say something tho.
Anyways nicely written eva, tho not so intresting or important, its even kinda bullshit overall.
switch amenti with zP and move netrunners to rank 5
oh and wheres sublime?
So evan, I would like to see a correction made in your "list".
Thanks in advance !!!
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Nice inconsistency. Regardless, how prestigious for idle.ee, evanbraakensiek award, straight into the trophy cabinet, get in!
Anyway, fair play for pulling your finger out and making a contribution, albeit a little bit pointless, not to mention, highly subjective.
As a matter of fact ive already logged your 2 wins @ OC premier ;P
I rofled at "weakness" in zp. Mate, let me give you a short advice - get a better insight into the scene, because it's your second weak piece!
They have a lot to prove and it'll be interesting to see how they do once the CB EC playoff begins.
Just taking 'weakness' out of the blue is not the rght way of supporting your view, that's all.
In group C, besides Idle, we had Murso, Incomplete and FF. In team-helix's group D we had rewind, noll8 and amonkeys. Group C was obvious from the very beginning - idle out without any problems, while other three teams, on quite similar levels, were about to fight against each other in order to achieve 2nd place. And that's basically exactly what happened.
Group D - hx were the undoubted favourites for 1st place; amonkeys, rewind and noll8, in the very beginning at least, had comparable chances. After some mess (amonkeys beat HB 4-2, while noll8, guys who lost to HB 0-4, crushed amonkeys 4-0) it was Rewind/HB who turned out to finish on the 2nd place.
So, both in theory and practice, idle and hx were 100% favourites in their groups.
Group A however wasn't as sure for one simple reason - NETR vs zP. Morrigu, at least in the beginning, were quite a mystery, but really quickly it turned out that without tekoa they can't manage. Netrunners already played against zeroPoint! on PGA - yep, in 5on5; but it was zp! who were thought to be almost perfect in this mode, while NETR were just trying to get used to it. We won the game; that's why the 1st place decider was to be a tight one. Result is common knowledge, but we can just think of how would it look if kot and gotti were available.
Don't get me wrong, though - I'm really happy that you have the motivation to write such pieces.
To be honest - the number of so called "professional teams" wihtin the Enemy Territory scene has been raised a lot during the last months. There is a lot of support for these teams nowadays - they get money for lans, sponsored servers, voice-servers, headsets etc. Professional does not mean getting paid a salary every month.
In my opinion you can also call a team "professional" if they dont got any support at all - but pracc and attend lans on their own.
greets
"So you can call someone a professional player if he practices and pays his trip on his own?" - Yes , you can. Just because he pays the trip himself doesnt say anything about his chances to win or how serious he is taking this challenge. But I bet you agree if you think about it.
Also, I don't know about calling the actual "cyberathlete" professional gamers bitches of nvidia/intel as the gamers are the one's making the money and promoting their product. ;-)
http://www.forbes.com/2006/12/10/games-fatal1ty-wendel-tech-cx_kn_games06_1212provideo.html
we won all lans in malta and many prizes too xd
5.1 Surround System each player
300Euros + another 300Euros xD
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I think you could make it more objective by applying a point-system like in Tennis. Check this link for info about this system. It counts each event that's official, gives it points according to its importance and in the end of the year, the team with the most points gets the award. This could be a goal for teams to strive for. The teams would be able to check their current position and make that extra effort to win more matches in order to get higher in that final prestigious ranking.
Just an idea ;)
And stop f*cking whining about those silly grammar mistakes!
Gimme a break plz..
Signum aint even in it, and they beat almost everyone in that list...