First of all I'd just like to mention this isn't a "column" against how much I hate ClanBase or how it should be burnt to the ground. In fact there are a lot of things CB is doing that are reminiscent of prior tournaments hosted. They have mice up for grabs for the top 3 places in ET EC this season, a considerable amount of coverage and what seems to be a decent admin structure; however that being said, I think the admin team needs a little "work".

During the past months, there has been a wave of "backstabbing", an act which in the eyes of some ET Players has become second nature, is there no e-loyalty in the world of e-Sports today?

The EMS underway and the Clanbase Eurocup right around the corner online competition for ET is in a healthy position, the question is are the cups enough to make you care to tune in or has interest in online competition faded?

[img|left]http://i39.tinypic.com/2qmi1jk.jpg[/img][img|left]http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2343/transv.png[/img]I've been in contact with Steven Leunens, CEO of Gamevibes BVBA regarding the upcoming Antwerp eSports Festival.

Some years ago there was a vivid Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory competition returning at every edition of the Frag-O-Matic, a LAN event in Belgium which was able to draw hundreds of participants for each instalment. The model for an event like FOM is quite simple, put all the gamers in one big hall and let them bring their own computer so they can play games throughout a weekend.

[img|left]http://i43.tinypic.com/z4uvq.png[/img][img|left]http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2343/transv.png[/img]After our most recent instalment of the Crossfire LAN's, lots of players were of the opinion that something should be done to keep the teams playing. While one could grumpily reply that teams should do the effort themselves and stay active and competitive, we should not kid ourselves with such ideas that are obviously too good to be true for this old game.

FlyingDJ is a man of astute wisdom and knowledge, a man with many years experience in all things esports - first as a layman, league admin, commentator and later Z list TV personality - and a man who's opinion carries significant weight - but unfortunately, for you and for me, and for the man himself, he's often wrong. He was wrong about Crossfire, he was wrong about Quakecon and by god is he wrong about Groundhog Day.

It was three years ago that the Crossfire Prizefight Challenge moved to Enschede for the first time. On the wings of the fresh breeze that was Enemy Territory being played at shgOpen, the second Crossfire event reached higher numbers of attendees than ever before. Three years later, a lot of things seem very familiar. In fact, three players who came first at CPC2 now came second with their team at CIC7.