Here is the long awaited list of Invites and Qualifiers for ET & RTCW. However, due to the large volume of CoD2 registrations, we've had to delay our decision until later this afternoon, when we can make sure we got the right teams for the competition. As a result the CoD2 qualifiers have an extra day (Thursday, March 1st) to be completed.

Here are the ET Invites and Qualifiers: (not in any order)

INVITES:

Dignitas
zeroPoint
aMenti
impact gaming
murso
NETRunners
one4one
one.soldier
Polar eSports (cdap)

QUALIFIERS:

Q1 - 21:30 28th - helix vs ALIS
Q2 - 22:00 27th - defs vs cZar
Q3 - 21:30 27th - vae.KiH vs vib
Q4 - 20:30 27th - rewind vs suxus
Q5 - 22:30 28th - pingwins vs retro4u
Q6 - 21:30 28th - dtekt vs agony realm
Q7 - 20:30 28th - morrigu vs FF

Here are the RTCW Invites:

amnesia
wh00ps
rTg
Verdiend
one.soldier

Qualifier information is available HERE, we will release the full signup list for all games when we've released the CoD2 invites and qualifiers. The ET map pool will be Radar, sw_Goldrush_te, Frost_Comp_b2 (teams select one each) with the non chosen map being the decider map.
Teams need to be aware that their matches HAVE to be played on one of the two qualifying days, February 27th and 28th. You can download Frost Final Here

After shgOpen moved with no smoke, the community has been long divided over the issue as to whether to allow smoke grenades in any competition due to potential bug exploits.

After watching shgOpen and taking a poll of several clan leaders, we have decided to follow shgOpen and remove smoke from the CoD2 competition. With only one vote infavour of keeping smoke from the people we polled, the decision became pretty obvious and smoking has been removed.

There will be no smoke at CPC2

After receiving massive interest in the ET competition at CPC2 I've been long looking at how to expand the tournament structure to include more teams and with an all be it unorthodox solution, we're glad to announce that the ET tournament will now be 16 teams big, instead of 12.

Our initial schedule has been changed and at the event, we're running games later, however the most crucial fact is that we will run 4 matches from the tournament online. The tournament is set out with 4 teams in each group, each team is seeded and the highest seed will play the lowest seed from each group online. This was chosen as it is the match most unlikely to be effected by online or offline conditions.

Whilst this is not the most ideal setup for a LAN event, its a simple question to those players who want to come and sit in the 12-16 team bracket. Would you rather play 1 game online and still 2 more on LAN, or simply not come to the LAN at all?

At the end of this week a lot more information will be released on a variety of aspects for the event, schedules, groups, seeds and of course invites and qualifiers.

Serious Gaming, who didnt play at this weekends shgOpen have made another roster change. The side has been plagued by changes and problems since joining the side from check6, however have still been able to made an impressive signing.

They have picked up flow from danish side Copenhagen eSports who leaves the side after a long stint with the danes. This maintains their current all swedish lineup, but has come at the cost Stoffey's place in the starting lineup, and he drops to number 6 in the roster.

Serious' lineup is as follows:

mint
zEm
Stolpskott
wnkr
flow
Stoffey

The side have signed up for CPC2 and it will be the first big test for serious who have been somewhat anonymous in recent months.

The dust has settled on a fantastic tournament in Copenhagen this weekend. With all the tournaments now closed and teams on their way home, its time to reflect on the final placings in the ET and CoD tournaments.

CoD2

digitalMind - €2,667
Tek-9 Networks - €1,333
suXus-esports - €667
4th Team-coolTronik - €267
5-6. Copenhagen-Esport - €66
5-6. Team Dignitas - €66
7-8. Logitech.fi
7-8. Roskilde eSports

ET

Dignitas - €2,667
zeroPoint! - €1,333
BlackMagic - €667
4th Defining Stars - €267
5th dtekt eSports - €66

Clanbase Eurocup Finals

CoD2

digitalMind vs Dignitas - Postponed

ET

dignitas 4-0 zeroPoint

Watch the matches here

CS Winners
CS 1.6
Made in Brazil - €16.000
Pentagram - €10.000
Team NoA - €6.667
4th Begrip - €4.000
5-6 fnatic - €2.350
5-6 MeetYourMakers - €2.350
7-8 69N-28E - €1.140
7-8 Logitech - €1.140

CS:Source

Volt Gaming - €2,667
Logitech - €1,333
aTTaX - €667

TeK-9 have just made their way into the grand final of shgOpen 2007. A defiant
suXus took them to overtime where the alstar TeK-9 put in a solid performance to advance to the grand final where they take on a digitalMind side who are undefeated in the tournament, having already beaten TeK-9.

digitalMind 13-8 TeK-9
Time 12:00 CET
Map Burgundy
Shoutcast Inside the Game

TeK-9 are on burgundy for the second time in an hour, having changed their strats mid game against suXus they have to feel a little more confident. The impact of solz with the sniper will determine whether digitalMind walk all over this tie as expected or whether the Real Madrid like TeK-9 team can hit the form their reputation demands.

Copenhagen, Denmark – 15 Febuary 2007, Inside the Game will be providing live coverage from this year’s first major gaming event, shgOpen 2007. Hosted at the Bella convention centre, Inside the Game will be on location bringing play by play commentary for Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Source, Call of Duty 2, Enemy Territory and Battlefield 2. Over 200 teams will be competing for a massive 65,000 euro cheque across the board.

With a star studded line up this weekend’s shgOpen is a mouth-watering start to the year’s competitive calendar. Following a Christmas break packed with high profile player transfers, Copenhagen will be witness to the first outings of Europe’s top professional gamers playing. Thousands of gamers will descend on Copenhagen to watch the 3rd shgOpen.

You can follow the entire event online with Inside the Game. iTG will be providing in-depth commentary and features, as well as interviews with some of Europe’s top stars. iTG will be running instant VOD’s via ClanBase.com and GGL.com as well as a constant live audio stream for the retro GTV user. British duo Stuart ‘TosspoT’ Saw and Paul ‘ReDeYe’ Chaloner will be bringing you all the play by play action during what promises to be a fantastic weekend.

About Inside the Game

Inside the Game (iTG) was founded in April 2004 with the goal of busting up the digital airwaves doing what they love most – taking everyone “Inside the Game” with the very best in game commentary. With some of the worlds most recognisable gaming voices, iTG knows no boundaries when it comes to bringing the listeners what they want – gaming, gaming and more gaming. Tune In, Listen, Play. For more information, please visit our website at RadioiTG

Additionally GamesTV.org will be providing ETTV for the masses!

Further to Crow's Preview of the Eurocup semi's tonight the action kicks off in earnest with a david versus goliath match.

Toujane hosts DigitalMind and PCPoint in what could be a cracker of a game should PCP play to their strengths. All be it this is a dM friendly map, the PCPoint crew will be bouyed by the fact they've nothing to lose having achieved a great deal in getting this far in the tournament and will also reflect on their i29 performance that saw them give Dignitas a fright!

The two semis are being played night after night with Reason taking on Dignitas tommorow night, hoping for a more fruitful experience than their carentan slaughter earlier on the tournament (all be that with an adjusted roster).

digitalMind 13-5 PCPoint
Date: 12/02 - 20:00 CET
Shoutcast: Inside the Game
Match Report: here

dignitas vs Reason Gaming
Date: 13/02 - 20:00 CET
Shoutcast: Inside the Game

Be sure not to miss these two cracking games in build up for this weekends shgOpen!

To signup to the Crossfire PrizeFight Challenge 2, please read below, where signup information aswell some tournament deadlines and rules are available;
The tournament will be compiled from teams who receive either a direct invite and those that have qualified. We will consider all teams' applications, and make invites based off those teams' performance both online and offline in previous months. Teams' record at the first CPC will also be taken into consideration, this includes both victories, behaviour and drop outs. The RTCW tournament will be a complete invite tournament based off the applications;

To signup;
1) Create your Crossfire Clan ID on the website - HERE - (url)
2) Then send an email to tosspot at gmail.com once your Clan has its complete roster. Stating which tournament(s) you wish to be entered for. (Make sure to include a link to that roster)

DetailsThis is applicable for ALL games, CoD2, ET & RTCW. Signups close on February 25th and all teams must be available for qualifiers the following week. If your team does not qualify, or does not feature in the qualifiers or invites, your team will be held in reserve in case of drop outs.

ET Teams and competitors are able to signup for the RTCW tournament at no additional charge, or may form mix teams to play in the RTCW tournament in the possible event of a shortage of RTCW teams. However, RTCW exclusive teams will be given preference over the tournament placing and seeding.[/hide]

Entry Fee: Each qualified competitor wishing to play must pay a 35 euro entry fee if playing in the CoD2 & ET Tournaments. RTCW entrants will pay a 20 euro entry fee.

Important Deadlines

February 10 - Signups Open
February 25 - Signups Close
February 27/28 - Qualifier Matches
March 8th - Satellite tournaments end
March 9th - Payment Deadline

Payment Information

- Payments Made payable to: Crossfire
- IBAN: GB24MIDL 403913 21363751
- Swift/Bic Code MIDLGB2152H
- Sort Code 403913
- Bank: HSBC

Teams can make their payments either as one lump transfer for the entire team, or each player can pay individually. The March 9th deadline is non negotiable and teams whether they are invited or qualifying must meet this deadline. If you are qualifying you should use the time in the build up t the qualifiers to source your finances so not to cause a delay. Additionally, many European banks will take at least 3 working days for bank transfers and with that in mind competitors should make their payments in advance of the deadline.[/hide]
Qualifier Info
Qualifiers will take place on either the 27th or 28th of February without exception. Teams will be allowed to schedule their own games during these two dates, however may be requested to move their match due to coverage purposes. Teams are required to negotiate their own servers and keep Crossfire admins informed at all times. Teams in both ET and CoD will be required to record demos in the event of a dispute.
Qualifying matches will have set maps assigned in advance of the matches, teams will be given notification of the qualifier maps. The matches will take place using the same match format and competition mods as the tournament itself.
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Format & Maps for Lan
Map Pools –

ET - Supply, sw_Goldrush, Radar, Frostbite, Frost Final (Latest TE Version), Map Contest Winner
CoD2 - Carentan, Toujane, Dawnville, matmata, burgundy, Map contest Winner
RTCW - Beach, Ice, Assault, Frostbite, Village

The maps will be announced one minute before the match commences. Each team must ready up all their players except for their team leaders. Once the teams are ready, the admins will draw the maps at random for each game allowing one minute for conversation and then forcing the match to start.

Competition Mods –
ET - Latest ETPRO (Current: 3.26)
CoD - Latest PAM
RTCW - OSP 0.93

Tourney Size -

CoD 16 Teams
ET 16 Teams
RTCW 5 Teams

Match Format –
ET - ABBA, 1 SW Rounds per map
CoD - Max Rounds 12, 1 map per match
RTCW - ABBA, BO3 SW Rounds per 1 map
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Lan Announcement
Statement on Cheaters
If you are currently listed as a cheater on Clanbase at this moment, you are not welcome to signup for the tournament. Additionally, if you were caught in the Fusengate scandal (the first list only), you are not welcome to play in this tournament - to define 'not welcome' your signup will be rejected, along with your clans[/hide]

Liam 'Crow' Crowley of Gotfrag.com has previewed the Clanbase Eurocup Call of Duty semi finals. The semis feature three British teams and one dutch and have been reduced to a single elimination format, so every round counts!

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Round 1 of the playoffs threw up few surprises as both Czech teams were eliminated and both Team Dignitas and digitalMind progressed. Joining them in the semi finals will be two UK sides who have looked in top form this EuroCup, PCPoint and the new Reason Gaming team. PCPoint took a forfeit win against the French side Webone, who were unable to field 5 players, and Reason took down the erratic Copenhagen-Esport team in a bizarre match on Dawnville. Despite taking 7 rounds on Allies, the Danish side were unable to stand up to a strong Reason offensive and crumbled under pressure to lose the match 13-11.

Its tense times in the Clanbase Eurocup, and although neither match is scheduled you can bet the pressure is playing on the mind of the teams involved. For the PCPoint and Reason its a chance to clock up a prestigious award on their belt, for Dignitas its the chance to avenge last seasons Silver and dM will be looking to prove their own point!

You can read the full article here