shgOpen champions Dignitas today confirmed their roster for the Crossfire Devotii Challenge 3 by picking up Finnish star Jauhis.

Jauhis had missed out on earlier Challenge editions due to his military service however made a recent comeback to the scene. His name had been linked with a number of attending teams including SRP and sFx.Egoboys however today he ended speculation and signed with the multigaming giants. He will replace sol for the event who is unable to attend the event due to other commitments.

Quote by Jauhis

Dignitas offered me a great chance to play again on the top level and I just couldn't refuse it. All in all we got a great group of talented players who understand the meaning of teamplay in this game. I'm excited to go to CDC 3 with these guys and expect us to do well.

Jauhis brings Eurocup winning experience from his time in Parodia and with it a massive reputation and fanbase. Fans will have their first chance to see Jauhis in Dignitas colours this week as ET-CUP 30 gets underway.

:: Full Dignitas Roster
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After deliberation and careful thought the map pools for ET and Quake3 have been announced. There arent any major surprises however some ET fans might be surprised on one inclusion;

Quake 3 CPM: cpm1a, cpm3a, cpm15, cpm22, cpm24

Enemy Teritory: Radar, sw_Goldrush, Bremen (version tbc), Supply Depot, Adlernest

For those in ET surprised that Adlernest was chosen over the qualifier map Braundorf, we went with 2 escort maps, 1 escort & objective & 2 document maps to even the pool. The ET tournament will be played on the same Crossfire Config of CPC2 which means there is no MG42.

Warsow fans can expect a major update as soon as ETR returns!

Due to some dropouts and changes in certain teams rosters a few places have become available for CDC3 in the ET competition, aswell as 1 in the Warsow competition. The following ET teams are out or invited;

Dropped
- artificial gaming
- Redsky
- ec4

Invited
+ iHERo
+ cZk
+ MAZZ
+ Dark & Beyond
+ CDAP Identical
+ hardgaming

Final Qualifier;

Brother Lan vs sFx EGO

The replacement player for Warsow will be contacted when ETR returns

Newly Invited teams should read this post and contact TosspoT if they have any payment scheduling problems.

There is unfortunately the eventuality that at least one more team might drop out, and in this case another spot will become available. If you wish to be considered for any space that may be considered please mail [email protected] with your team and information.

If you are planning on attending CDC3 you need to make your entry fee payment or your place will be in jeopardy. Teams & players with problems or special requirements should contact a Crossfire admin ASAP.

Payment for the tournaments is required by Friday 24th August. Please take neccessary proof of payment should their be delays in bank transferring time. Payment for all three tournaments is €50 per player, per tournament. If you are playing in two tournaments you will need to pay entry fee into both. Also be sure to include names of teams and players in the transfer notes for identification.

Please make your payment to the following bank: (If you require paypal contact TosspoT)
- Payments Made payable to: Crossfire
- IBAN: GB24MIDL 403913 21363751
- Swift/Bic Code MIDLGB2152H
- Sort Code 403913
- Bank: HSBC
- Address (If needed): 65 High Street, Ruislip, Middlesex, UK

Make sure you read the chapter about "Entry Fee & Regulations" on the forum sticky.

Teams who are still in the qualifiers have special dispensation.

Top Swedish Quakewars team one2 has today agreed to join leading Danish multigaming organisation Copenhagen.eSports.

The side have taken to the game like a fish to water having beaten Europe's other top sides such as Kompaniet and Quakecon champions Dignitas. The side has won the QWL & Clanbase QW Cup aswell as winning tonights inQuake cup! The move is important to the game as it see's a second financed side on the top level of the game.

Copenhagen's manager Janus Bengtsson had this to say;

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It is always difficult to forsee the future skilllevel of quake wars, but this team has done amazingly so far and we have high hopes for this team. This is also a test from our side, since this is the first time we try to take in a team in a games betafase. Also we have old players in Copenhagen eSport, that will give QW a try when it is finished - so who knows maybe we end up with 2 QW´s team

Their lineup is as follows;

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saxs
pliXs
Runken
kik
Soltis
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aneki

Dignitas' CoD2 leader Mick has wielded the axe on his squad, in a remarkable move culling two of the sides household names the side are now left with just 3 players. Having not won a major event since CPC1, the side have just a handful of events left in CoD2 to shine.

Ben has been with the team as long as most has gone under the axe, along with Trainee who had a great i31, but hasnt had the greatest form prior to that. When the side picked up Blackmane after dropping mint the pressure was on Trainee to perform with the sniper as the side had a more than capable replacement waiting for him in Blackmane and it appears Mick has chosen Blackmane over Trainee.

Crossfire talked to Dignitas Manager ODEE who had this to say;

Quote by ODEE

The team decided that it needed changes even after we had a pretty good i-series and obviously we are disappointed by the changes. Mick feels that this would be a good way forward for the team and I do not think we will have a full UK lineup in the future. I will insist that the new players will be crash tested to destruction before they join us, trainee and beNN are hard to repelace. We will not attend wonderbase unfortunately, the new team will need to prove itself first.

The pressure is most certainly on Mick to deliver a squad that is capable of competing at the highest level. The rumour mill is undoubtedly rife with speculation on their replacements, with manager ODEE confirming they are likely to look abroad the potential list of candidates will be long.

Devotii's Game Idol tournament which is in co-operation with G7 multigaming organisation Fnatic and will host its finals at Crossfire's Devotii Challenge part 2, closes signups tonight!

The tournament has up a 5000 Euro prize purse which pays all the way down the 8th place has some of Europe's biggest guns signed up and ready to compete for both the cash and the chance to play for Fnatic! Names such as Speedlink, TeK-9, H2k, Tempkids, Serious Gaming, Logitech and many more

To signup follow this link and the instructions there. To remind teams, you can a share of a 5000 Euro prizepot regardless of whether you chose to join Fnatic or not. The final 8 teams will compete at the CDC part two to become Devotii's first Game Idol!

Signups have come in thick and fast for CDC3 Part 1 and its a great honour to have seen such a broad range of players and teams signing up. We've got former CDC champions, former World Tour champions, an American, some poles, you name it! The demographic of the challenge is growing and this is your last chance to be apart of it! Signups close tonight at 24.00 CET. With invites 'hopefully' announced tommorow!





Signups for Part 1 are open until 12th August, and Entry to Part 1 is 50 Euros per player, per tournament. You can find out more information aswell as a complete list of signups Here

Crossfire and devotii announce €10,000 CoD2 extravaganza!

devotii and Crossfire.nu have come together to make sure you're warm this winter with a whopping new prizepurse for their combined competitions at the Crossfire devotii Challenge 3 event. On top of cash prizes totalling €10,000 one team could also walk away from the event as the new Fnatic Call of Duty 2 Squad.

It has been announced that Crossfire’s devotii sponsored 32 team Call of Duty2 tournament, will be joined at the Crossfire devotii Challenge 3 LAN event by the finals of the Game Idol: Fnatic Academy 2007 tournament.

Game Idol: Fnatic Academy 2007

The Game Idol tournament will see up to 64 teams qualify online on devotii for the opportunity to fight it out at the LAN based Finals for a share of a €5,000 prize pot and the opportunity to become Fnatic’s Call of Duty 2 Squad. All of the 8 teams who make it through to the finals will be assured a cash prize, with the first placed team securing themselves €2,500 and the opportunity if they wish, to become Fnatic’s Call of Duty 2 Squad.

To signup to the Game Idol tournament teams must complete their application here http://www.devotii.com/tournaments/gameidol by August 19th. The Online qualifiers will begin on the 3rd of September.

Crossfire Devotii Challenge 3 Part 2

On the same weekend the Crossfire Devotii Challenge 3 will put another 5000 Euro up for grabs in a 32 team LAN only tournament to be played alongside Game Idol. The challenge series has fast become one of the games most competitive events, with former champions including Dignitas and Serious gaming.

To signup to the Crossfire Devotii Challenge, teams should follow this link Crossfire.nu/cdc3 and follow the instructions. Signups for the Challenge close on October 12th.


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After careful consideration and reviewing of the signups plus taking a look at the event at large the Crossfire Devotii Challenge 3 Part 3 will drop ET:Quakewars in favour of larger ET and WSW events and will run a larger Quakewars at a future Challenge event, as a result the tournaments and prize monies will be changed to the following;

Wolfenstein ET 24 Teams - 6000 Euros

The tournament will feature 8 groups of 3 teams the top two progressing into a double elimination bracket. The bottom team will be entered into a single elimination tournament. Prize payouts will pay the following denominations; 2300, 1500, 1000, 700, 500 from 1st to 5th. As a result, the qualifiers will be significantly smaller, if at all and teams should already start looking into their travel arrangements. (Prize Purse subject to signups)

Warsow 24 Players - 1500 Euros

The format for the tournament hasn't been confirmed yet and will be announced in the following days.

Quake 3 CPM 8 Players - 1000 Euros

Double Elimination bracket for 8 players, this format remains unchanged

As a reminder for teams wishing to signup for Part 1 for the above three games, signups are drawing to a close on August 12th so teams and players should get their signups in quickly!