Another busy week at the business end of Call of Duty, multigaming organisation has seen reason wave goodbye to their CoD2 division, but as the Beatles sang, 'You say goodbye, whilst I say Hello!' and they've welcomed in a new lineup!

Reason Gaming who's leader rG was interviewed here on Crossfire have disbanded. Their Eurocup match against Dignitas last weekend was eventually to be their last. The sequence of events actually saw the leave the reason gaming side and then disband, their lack of desire for lanning did not sit well with the Reason management. The lack of stability in the lineup over previous months meant that they faced an uphill struggle despite a talented roster and finally the side called it a day. However, this evening they've assembled a new lineup with some of their old side and some of the former TmG side.

[bReason's new roster[/b]]
Karl
Junior
phonic9
Niggle
Blackmane
Torsh

Insignia Cadre have returned to Call of Duty. The finnish multigaming organisation have picked up the former Frag Insane side. There are some big boots to fill in Insignia Cadre however with some stability they may just do it. The side narrowly missed out on qualification to the knockout stages of this season Eurocup and will be hoping for a brighter future under their new banner.

[bThe new Cadre lineup[/b]]
Feanor
ferdi
kilu
limec
penjay
raiskale

Quote by penjay

After trying several different multigamings we managed to end up unluckily/unespectedly every single time. Most commonly cos of no support, but also cos of communication problems with the management. Now after our team lost a big amount of motivation due to yet another disappointment in preceding multigaming and dropping out of EC we needed something to keep us up. So I'm really happy to announce our joining in a respected multigaming that Insignia Cadre is. We will surely do our best during our partnership.

In small CoD EC news, the Eurocup has been forced into a single elimination format for the knockout stages after many matches were completed late. Many of the big names have fallen from grace with names such as Dignitas, Logitech & TeK-9 failing to qualify.

Sources: Cadred.org & Reason Gaming.net

We are proud to announce that the well-known online identification tool YAWn! by Boozze Gaming's Tziek has recently been updated to implement the ET PunkBuster GUIDs entered on Crossfire !

When you look up a player on YAWn!, it will now check if the PB GUID for that player as it exists in the YAWn! database matches any of the GUIDs entered on Crossfire. If that is the case, you will be presented with the following new icon in the right column:

The punkbuster guid is known to other game communities/leagues.

When you click the icon, it will take you to the page that tells you what username the player is registered on here at Crossfire, and clicking that username will take you directly to their profile.

But don't take my word for it, see for yourself:
http://yawn.be/findPlayer.yawn?gamecode=ET&pbGuid=c1311603

Please note that the GUIDs as they are provided to YAWn! are updated on a regular interval basis. They will not show up immediately after inputting your GUID on your profile.

Tonight sFx murso take on NetRunners in a winner takes all clash of the nations. Though awash with individual talent, most consider sFx as rank outsiders tonight. Though I envisage a much closer match than many are predicting, with a deciding map on the cards.

sFx murso vs. NetRunners

Time: 22:00 CET
Maps: Adlernest / supply
ETTV: http://www.gamestv.org/war.php?wid=2044
Shoutcast: iTG`TosspoT

[bLineups[/b]]sFx murso

twidi
lettu
mikza
hessu
tommi
cadein

NetRunners

kot
buzka
chester
gotti
rio
robol

Over on ClanBase NightRaver caught up with two of tonight's competitors for their predictions, sFx Twidii and a not so confident NR Kot.

Quote by Twidii

We're definately the underdogs for this game, not many people are expecting us to win, but we're definately gonna do our best to make it a nice game tonight. Since both teams have already used their best maps, we might see some very suprising maps tonight, so it's not that easy to prepare for this game. I'd think that we'll see a decider tonight, but can't really say who'll manage to take the decider home and win this game.

Quote by Kot

In the current shape we are performing lately it will be an easy bash for Murso

You can find more predictions from community figures including former ET Sup Cash & idle urtier here.

The winner tonight will progress to take on either aMenti or cdap, still three wins away from a place in the Grand Final, whilst the loser can take consolation in the fact they're one of the few to have made it past the ClanBase EuroCup group stages.

Its been a frantic month in the ET scene with the EC and NC in progress but that wasnt the only competition available for competitors this first new year month. There was also the small matter of the #20 ET-Cup for people participating.

So after 3 grueling rounds, we are left with 2 to compete for the title of #20 ET-Cup Champion and enter the "Hall of Fame".

I cought again one member of each team for their predictions - here we go:

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Sheep: Rewind are a very well structured team, they have the right players to make a decent[img|left]http://www.et-cup.net/images/banner/141.jpg[/img] team. Hummel needs no introduction, he has been around for donkeys years and has lead his team well - it will be a tough game and we can't slip up, it will cost us dearly.
As far as my prediction goes - I am quietly confident that we can pull this off.
Rewind are a good side to come up against and it will be a very nice game to play and watch - let us hope we can.

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criatura: one4one is a very strong opponent with a kind of god, named squall. I played with him in dFIANCE and I like his aimstyle. one4one is for sure the favorite - but I hope we can get it.
If we are going to get it, it must be a hard and nice match.
But in my opinion, one4one is too strong for us atm. Besides, we are going to sort our line-up, cause fireBall isn't active anymore like the last months and we are going to reborn an old legend.

[bRead more...[/b]]
So how did one4one and Rewind get to where they are now, the final? All is revealed just by looking at the bottom of this post.

Here is the all important details for this exciting match!

Match: #20 ET-Cup Final
Date:Thursday, 25th January 2007
Maps:Braundorf_b4 and Supplydepot
Time: 21:00CET
ETTV: GamesTV - Match ID 2050
Lineups:
one4one: Sheep - Kevin - Squall - Iron - Lepari - Vegi
Rewind: humM3L - z3RO - JJameson - criatura - fireBall - haZer

The road to the finals was not easy for these two teams.
This is how they got there:

one4one
Won by Default vs. Overrated
Won vs suXus
Won vs Negative-Image

Rewind
Won vs A+R
Won vs FearFactory
Won vs elite

And now lean back and enjoy!

www.ET-Cup.net
#ET-Cup

--- thx bo for the Banners! ---

January 24, 2007 – The 20th edition of ET-Cup has been a great success so far. 16 invited teams started to battle it out tp become the new ET-Cup champion. Big names like cZar Gaming, Fear Factory X-Fi and suXus eSports are already out of the tournament. We have now arrived at the final stage with the grand final tomorrow between Rewind.QPAD and one4one eSports and the match for 3rd place between elite and Negative Image tonight.

[img|RIGHT]http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5493/elite13nb.jpg[/img]Croatias top clan elite sent out a strong team for this cup. In their opening two matches they beat cZar Gaming, Beaver.ET and have only lost versus Rewind one of tomorrows finalists. Let's see if they are able to beat the Finnish powerhouse Negative Image.

elite's lineup for tonight

Matias
Kentsu
dunno
krein
day
TBA

[img|LEFT]http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/1593/img4ft.jpg[/img]The Finns won against the rebuilt Pistols team from Russia and were able to leave the match versus sereNity as winners. Their next opponent was a stable one4one team who impressed in this seasons EC. one4one was a bridge too far and Negative Image had to accept a defeat in the semi final.

Negative Image's lineup for tonight

Mulsu
Lettu
kmble
Sanda
Spirea
Chmpp

[img|RIGHT]http://www.gamestv.org/buttons/game2049.png[/img]Nevertheless there will hopefully be a great match tonight. The maps will be Braundorf and Supply Depot. The match starts at 21:00 CET. GamesTV is offering great support as always. Feel free to watch the match via ETTV.

#ET-Cup | www.ET-Cup.net | Grid

Have fun!

Quakecon 2005 attendee’s modus operandi have struck back in their bid for glory down under. The side that once ruled the roost in Australia went through a troubling period when post Quakecon, the side endured changes and lost its crown to young guns adversus.
However the side have taken the mentality if you cant beat them...join them or more importantly, join us as they've plucked Australian allstar ike from their bitter rivals. They've also welcomed back on the Quakecon faithful in schism aswell as picking up Serp

The full lineup reads:

Chevron
haste
ike
schism
Serp
Shaggy

The move from Ike has risen tensions between these warring factions ahead of the GameArena 9 season and it will prove to be a season with pride and reputations on the line once again!

Modus-Operandi

Clanbase Eurocup Champions Serious Gaming have cut their formerly lineup to pieces in search of success. The side that left Check6 went inactive shortly after joining Serious, but are back and their roster has changed with the times, going all swedish in their bid for success in the 2007 spring lan season.

Their lineup is as follows;

zEm
mint
wnkr
stolpskott
stoffey

Crow - Coach

Quote by crow

Its important to have a team all speaking in their native language, I think we've an excellent blend of experience and talent that will go a long way under the serious name. We had an excellent start as a team, now we're gonna bid for glory with this new lineup. I'm looking forward to staying involved with the team as much as I can in other areas, but I've not had as much time as I'd have liked recently

You can read more at Serious Gaming
Image stolen from the nice people at Gotfrag

Tonight Idle take on Netrunners in a game many might expect to be the foundation for Idle's run to glory. However the polish side are on tip top form and have the maps on their side! If there were ever two maps to play Idle on then, these are them, we'll see whether the polskis have what it takes to stage a famous upset!

Idle 4-0 NETRunners
Time: 22:00 CET (now)
ETTV: GamesTV.org
Shoutcast: iTG`TosspoT
Maps: Radar & Adlernest

Nobody wants to face Idle, and that now extends even to Radar and Adlernest. Idle ripped NETR to pieces on Radar, full holding and then easily converting. This was after a tight Adlernest affair which NETRunners will feel they could have won, however it was to prove to be the individual talents of Senji that stopped them converting the documents, not once but twice! Idle setup a winners bracket final against zP in a bid to avenge their defeat in PGA. Map selection will come into play, you cannot chose the same map twice, Idle have chosen Goldrush and Radar, leaving it likely that they'll take Supply against zP and zP have chosen Goldrush & Radar aswell, so its likely we'll have supply taken by one of them and then one of the more random maps as the 2nd.

Today a lineup of immense potential has been formed with the goal to challenge for any and all competitions out there in ET. Founded by former sFx manager eVo the side is to be the groundwork for a new hosting company and multigaming organisation.

The lineup of Impact Gaming is as follows:

Tiigeri - Ex sFx.LAN, Demiurge / CPC1 Finalist
Raveneye - Ex Parodia, KKP/ EC Winner
Xpaz - Ex Parodia, EC Winner
teKoa - Ex Idle.ee / EC Winner / CPC Winner
Xionn - Ex Demiurge, sFx.Lan / CPC1 Finalist
Mztik - Ex 141 / Summercup winner

eVo states that this team will be attending the Crossfire Prizefight Lan in April and from there on will work for next seasons Eurocup (ESL IPS' if it happens). As you can see by the achievements of this team they are a bunch of players that if they can find the right blend of teamplay, firepower they will be the squad to look out for in the months ahead. The potential is there as long as they can stay away from WoW and in the case of Xpaz online poker .

Same procedure as every week, James.
This week, vicious and evil is presenting you two new Squads at their home.
Let me introduce that with the changes in our ET Section. We have to annouce that silentium will go their own way in the future. Since they couldn't fill in our expectations we were looking for another Team and we found a new one, called Team-NV. Team-NV is also known as the former necromantia / ec4 Team, led by Rahul iplaygod Nahar.
So we are proud to present you the new EnemyTerritory Team with the following Lineup:

[*] Rahul iplaygod / hentai Nahar
[*] Jacob Hat Templeton
[*] Mats Viax de Ronde
[*] Ilari crew Nurmikivi
[*] Juuso Slyfox Rossi
[*] Florian Sight Corschulte
[*] Jonny slash Callaghan