cZar gaming who have created their own little corner in the gaming world have today closed their doors. The team that twice hosted belgian ET teams aswell as CoD teams have decided enough is enough!

cZar will merge with the former Z-Partito organisation now known as Logitech.Fi in what is a case of one big finnish fish eating a smaller one. cZar will bring across just one side, their warsow division will make the transition, however nothing else will move with them, inparticular their ET division who will still attend CPC but not under the Logitech banner.

The cZar management who move across to Logitech will be reunited with their successful Call of Duty squad, who also played for Idle. Under the cZar brand the side enjoyed their most successful period, winning the Playz lan February 06.

Quote by Neqqu

For some time now I have been scrolling through different teams and different games trying to find suitable players to continue Team Logitech.Fi success. After finally meeting up with Wallu made me realize that i wasnt only needing new good players but also people working beside me, behind our players making them possible to focuse what they do best. Combining now the management of cZar Gaming under the name Team Logitech.fi and also having 3 new Warsow players i finally can relax and share my work to people that i have learned to trust. I believe we are going to have fun at the future so welcome cZar =)

The finnish scene now sees a two way split in the multigaming organisations between Logitech and Insignia Cadre, however one of the most successful CS teams in the business still homeless are infact finnnish, none other than 69°N-28°E.

Team EDiT has managed to secure the last spot for the Crossfire Prizefight Challenge in a convincing manner.

In the final they beat Rubber Duckies with 21-8 on Burgundy and Carentan. Third place goes to the Belgians from In Rectum Love. Last is Knights.

Groupstage

EDiT 13-2 KnightS - Toujane
IRL 12-16 Duckies - Burgundy (4-2 overtime win)
IRL 12-3 KnightS - matmata
EDiT 13-7 Duckies - dawnville
Duckies 13 - 4 Knights - Toujane
IRL 4-13 EDiT - Matmata

Group Standings

1. EDiT 3W
2. Duckies 2W 1L
3. IRL 1W 2L
4. KnightS 3L

Play offs:
Consolation Final: Knights 2-16 In Rectum Love
Grand Final: EDiT 21-8 RubberDuckies

Recap:

EDiT's victory in the group stage over the Duckies was a close affair with some excellent CoD being played, but the win has left them with a place in the grand final and only IRL left to play. EDiT is the favourite to win the Wild Card for CPC #2, but Rubber Ducks already proved that there something to win against team EDiT.

IRL needed to beat EDiT to have at least a chance of qualifying. However, EDiT denied them any chance on Matmata as they proved to be adaptable enough to deny any attempts by the Belgians.

In the final, EDiT rose to the occassion by the likes of Linden who was on fire for the team. Especially on Carentan the Dutch player was a huge contributor to the 9-0 win on Carentan.

The "Intel® Core™2 Extreme Challenge" has landed!

Intel are hosting a series of events across CS 1.6, CS:S and CoD2 platforms from April 11th. Gamers have the chance to win a share of prizes worth over £12,000 and pit their skills against some of Europe’s finest professional gamers.

Events include:
- 3 major team-based tournaments each offering £3,000 in cold hard cash!
- Single-play mini tournaments with £750 up for grabs every week.
- 2 Q&A/Pro-play sessions. Play with Europe’s top gamers!

The event is hosted by some of the UK’s leading community sites including HEXUS, CSGN, SGL,Enemy Down, UKCT Devotii. An expert panel of pro-gamers and industry experts will be on hand throughout the tournaments to provide regular updates, tips and tricks.

Crossfire is honoured to be one of the pre selected coverage partners for this tournament and will alongside other top gaming media organisations such as iTG, QuadV, ESReality and Gotfrag be offering indepth analysis of the whole tournament.

Find out more on this exciting new online league and signup at Challenge.Hexus.net

The biggest rivalry in Australian ET comes to a head tonight as hotshots Adversus take on Modus Operandi. A rivalry that has seen many a tough word said between the two will now come to a head after modus challenged the number one ranked team and back to back champions in the gamearena season 9 ladder, Adversus.

Without too much difficulty most ET fans will remember Modus from their time in Dallas at Quakecon 2005. However come 'The Ashes' match between Australia and Europe it was Adversus that not only ruled the roster but also were the reigning champions from down under. Infact adversus have beaten modus the last 5 times they've met.

And just to confound a current European debate, the match will be played best of 5 on Supply Depot!

Modus 3-0 Adversus
Time: 12:30 CET
Map: Supply Depot
ETTV: GamesTV.org
Lineups
Modus Operandi:

Shaggy (c)
ikez0r
chevron
serp
haste
trac1d

Adversus

Iceman34
noname-
riCo
dersaidin
HM
turismo[/hide]

Report

Modus were simply too hot to handle as they rolled back the years in a 3-0 whitewash of their arch rivals. It was former advs' Ike's first victory over his old teammates and in the final round he delivered the finnishing blow with highest damage and kills. Though he may steal the headlines Chevron will take a notable chunk of the applause with an equally superlative display as engineer. Advs big guns Iceman and HM certainly pulled off some nice multi kills but it wasnt enough to stop the rot as MO ran out comfortable winners in this best of 5 game.

Netgamez champions and shgOpen winners ixus have made their exile from gamings elite organisations very short having found themselves a new home with serious gaming!

The organisation that once housed the artists formerly known as Check6 have today made a swift move to pickup the current CoD hotshots. After being removed from digitalMind for lack of stability the side had their reputation tarnished, but resiliance at Netgamez and a seamless transition of solz for kasparov made serious think seriously about CoD2 once again. This leaves the new serious gaming CoD lineup for CPC2 like this:

r1k
nutec
zem
rapz
Kasparov

We've done the seeds and the groups in the same format as the Champions League, we divided the teams into poules and then each poule plays 1 from eachother poule. There are no specific rankings 1/16 as they are not required. In the group stages, everyone will play eachother once.




RTCW

Seeds:

1 KiH
2 One.soldier
3 wh00ps

Not seeded: rTg & Verdiend

POULES
Enemy Territory

POULE 1

team-dignitas (r3vers / RELOAd / urtier / senji / JaKaZc / ?)
zeroPoint! Gaming (potter / darky / butchji / gifty / keran / FeTTe)
The Last Resort (aCoZz / marv / Winghaven / dAv1d / Clown / mAus)
The Netrunners (buzka / chester / kot / Robol / gotti / rio)

POULE 2

Impact Gaming (Raveneye / Xpaz / Tiigeri / mystic / teKoa / M1lk)
Insanely Immature Internet Idiots (Sheep / rAZz / Lepari / Iron / Squall / vegi)
one.soldier (Ganon / Shewie / mAx / mika / LiciD / ovrboost)
polar eSports (fobje / perfo / kris / snoop / toxic / XyLoS)

POULE 3

cZar Gaming (mesq / lioco / zeto / snot / ziff / dNzl)
pingwins (Lightning / bullvox / chaoz / zerender / abort / GuNnEr)
Auxilia (blaze / humM3L / fireBall / eddie / sexyhot / snuble / z3r0)
Fear Factory.X-Fi (Mrozu / wiesiek / S4rna / Wrobel / krisek / nrs / smieszek / r1co)



POULE 4

ex-violence is bad (asd. / vila / DaNoNe / sacc / Matias / joop)
Knö I Hörn (arne / ozzy / zerom / smutzig / gyzr / rbnt)
Morrigu (Wesbo / ins / mize / leonneke / kitty / N30 / rocky)
clanALIS (Arachon / Lagger / Gaso / Nizou / decem / Moose / Ronner)


Call of Duty 2


POULE 1 -

TeK-9 (dfb / davy / ozwald / ELKiNG / bakmach1ne)
Dignitas (beN / Mick / mint / raz / trainee)
ixus (Kasparov / zem / rapz / r1k / nutek)
h2k (doekoe / qwertYYY / joepoe / MITOX3 / ?)

Poule 2

Logitech (orphaN / winkz / sec / Fuku / stim / jonkzu)
Speedlink (Fuschstute / Trigger / phy1 / Nightwalker / z1N)
Copenhagen eSports (Frijec / Plaekki / Riviera / Sacrim / Sticky / Woomzy)
eSuba (plague / nicKocalypsa / blx / street / Luboshmit / raymann / hybritaz)

Poule 3

Teamoxid (flowsteR / toppe / wnkr / zEm / zilsts)
iR
suXus eSports (hayatje / Tekin / ? / juvial / Pr3z)
Reason Gaming (NiGGLE / KarL / blackmane / junior / torsh)

Poule 4.

scubadivers (loke / nidler / elac / xerno / cosa / zar)
inFlux Gaming (BINGaH / raulleh / Rockefella / silEnz / veritaz / viRus)
dSLASH (sKaLt / m4x / Kn0xX / Murdoc / flaShzRr)
tba

Amidst the Masters and CPC preparations a rare treat has fallen upon our laps this evening as two CPC frontrunners go head to head for 100 euros in the Online Game Challenger show match.

Both sides will feel they've a real shot of walking away with the cash as they're both in hot form going into the match with the ET Masters a testament to their success. NETR face TLR on Monday, and zP face Auxilia on Wednesday. However these two sides are no strangers to one another, having met in 6on6 in the Clanbase Eurocup group stages with NETR losing 4-0, all be it without star player Kot. However, NETR scored their own 4-0 victory over zP at PGA Lan in the 5on5 tournament.
This will be the biggest test so far of zP's CPC roster which features Quake 2 and KiH legend FeTTe, his integration will be a key pointer as to whether the side have any chance of turning second into first anytime soon.


zeroPoint! 0-4 The NETRunners
Time: 22:00 CET
Maps: sw_Goldrush & Supply
ETTV: GamesTV.org
Shoutcast: Inside the Game

Report

zeroPoints for zeroPoint after The NETRunners made them look average at best. First stage on supply depot was over in 40 seconds, and the poles dominance continued as they charged through a non existant zP defence to set a time of just under 7 minutes. zP to their credit answered back on supply offence with an equally fast attack, but Chester was to save NETR with a 2 on 1 on the stairs stopping Gifty and then Darky getting to the controls. With SD in the bag, NETR held zP for 5 full minutes on the first stage and look like they could sit at the bank stage for the full 10 minutes remaining, they eventually buckled but with 13+ minutes to defend, it didnt matter. Their attack was slick and zP's defence made you question whether this is the same team that took second in EC & shgOpen, let alone the team that beat NETR 4-0 in EC last season.

TLR|Clown on NETR vs zP

With suXus.ET dropping out of the CPC we're in need a replacement for the ET tournament, here is how the procedure will go.

- There are no roster restrictions, you can form a team from any player who is not currently attending CPC with another team.
- Applications must be made in #Crossfire at 1800 CET on Friday March 23rd
- The first team to put a message for the spot will be messaged by TosspoT, they then will have 24 hours to provide proof of bank transfer before the spot is made available again.

Any queries, feel free to contact me

The Spot has been taken by Ronner of clan ALIS -

IRC LOG
(16:59:55) (@oct`taLa) want to sign up #OCTENse.lan for CPC2 - azzor jackie viax nxm worm tala
(16:59:56) (+hex4) :(
(16:59:56) (+hMg|_apEx_) i want to apply my team for CPC 2!-------
(16:59:57) —› join: (dot`LavOd) ([email protected])
(16:59:57) (@Ronner) I claim the spot for the ET tourney at CPC2.
(16:59:59) (+oct`Worm) want to sign up OCTENse.LAN for CPC2: worm tala viax nxm jackie azzor !
(17:00:00) (@Ronner) I claim the spot for the ET tourney at CPC2.
(17:00:01) —› join: (toed) ([email protected])
(17:00:02) (@Ronner) I claim the spot for the ET tourney at CPC2.
(17:00:02) (@TosspoT) Ronner
(17:00:02) (+adocom`sKaLt) togl whats up
(17:00:02) (@oct`taLa) want to sign up #OCTENse.lan for CPC2 - azzor jackie viax nxm worm tala
(17:00:03) (+adocom`sKaLt) ^^
(17:00:03) (@TosspoT) wins
(17:00:03) (+eC4`BuLL) as u see, this wont WORK lol!
(17:00:03) —› mode: (fusen) sets (+v dot`LavOd)
(17:00:05) (+Sharger) [19:00:00] <dignitas\Frop> i want to apply my team for CPC 2!-------
(17:00:05) (+adocom`sKaLt) looool ROFL
(17:00:05) (@Ronner) ROFL
(17:00:06) (+adocom`sKaLt) :D
(17:00:06) (+adocom`sKaLt) ASDL
(17:00:06) (+adocom`sKaLt) süf
(17:00:06) (+adocom`sKaLt) g
(17:00:07) (+hMg|_apEx_) I claim the spot for the ET tourney at CPC2.
(17:00:07) (@oct`taLa) want to sign up #OCTENse.lan for CPC2 - azzor jackie viax nxm worm tala
(17:00:09) —› mode: (fusen) sets (+v toed)
(17:00:10) (@chosen) xD
(17:00:15) (+one-phonics) why is everyone spamming?
(17:00:16) (@Ronner) NO NO.. copy paste NOW!
(17:00:17) (@TosspoT) (17:00:00) (@Ronner) I claim the spot for the ET tourney at CPC2.
(17:00:17) (@TosspoT) (17:00:01) —› join: (toed) ([email protected])
(17:00:17) (@TosspoT) (17:00:02) (@Ronner) I claim the spot for the ET tourney at CPC2.
(17:00:18) (@oct`taLa) want to sign up #OCTENse.lan for CPC2 - azzor jackie viax nxm worm tala.
(17:00:19) (@Ronner) I want this to go fair
(17:00:22) (@Ronner) rofl.. nice
(17:00:24) (@oct`taLa) want to sign up #OCTENse.lan for CPC2 - azzor jackie viax nxm worm tala
(17:00:26) (+Herbal) I claim the spot for the ET tourney at CPC2.

An interview with C&F Ronner can be found on the Team-Dignitas site.

With the upcoming Crossfire PrizeFight Challenge set to be one of the most hotly contested events of the year many teams are looking to get a edge on thir opponets, and thanks to WZZRD you can! With the WZZRD gaming center in Utrecht be sure to make sure that your team is in shape for the event. Open right now, the center will not only host the upcoming CoD2 qualifier tournament, but can play host to your bootcamp also.

The new WZZRD gaming center in Enschede is currently undergoing the final touches, and with the CPC2 being its launch event there is just one opportunity to get inside the venue before everyone else. The center will open its doors on Thursday April 12th specially for teams wishing to get some last minute practice! For a special rate of 100 euros for the day, your team can be the very first to play in Hollands biggest gaming center.

For more information please contact [email protected] or head over to WZZRD.nl

Update: For the time being, only two spots remain available for the tournament, for those that are considering to enter the competition, please make yourselves heard ASAP by contacting Cash by email at cash at clanbase dot com

After numerous inquiries for the spot left by the departing oxid, we've been working with our sponsors at WZZRD to create an exciting way of offering the last place.

WZZRD.nl and Crossfire.nu felt that giving the lower ranked teams the opportunity to make its mark among the big boys is something that should be supported at any major e-Sports event in order to boost the competitive CoD2 scene more and more.

With inparticular a large number of Dutch and BeNeLux teams wishing to play at the Crossfire Prizefight challenge, WZZRD.nl have kindly volunteered to run a LAN qualifier for us at their Utrecht venue.

On Sunday April 1st, at 13:00 CET the tournament will kick off. Six teams (might be increased) will be able to compete to win the very final and more importantly free spot on the final sixteen teams at the Crossfire Prizefight Challenge.

For a special price of just 10 Euros per participating player, six teams will be given the chance to win the Wild Card. Teams will be selected on a first come and confirm, first serve basis.

Inquiries and registration can be done by mailing to cash at clanbase dot com.

Tournament Details
Prizes:
1. Entrance fee for CPC sponsored by Wzzrd.nl
2. Bootcamp at one of the WZZRD venues worth of 100 euros.

Date:
Sunday April 1, 13:00 CET - 20:00 CET

Teams
Only six spots are currently available.

Note:
Advance payment information will follow.
The first four confirmed team can use the opening hours prior to the start of the tournament for bootcamping purposes.[/hide]