Interview "Juzzk1d" iM.Intel

Q: With the MSI tournament kicking off with a relatively short timeframe from announcement to competition were you worried at all about the time you had to work with to prepare?

A: Reasonably worrried. Having to find a 5th player to fill the shoes of retired David "jor" Martin as well as rebuild on our strats and chemistry we have lost over our absence felt like quite the task before MSI kicked off. It was quite a shakey start at first, although I'd like to think we have gained some of the team work we had.

Q: Team Immunity was seeded #1 in the competition, do you feel this put alot of pressure on your guys?

A: Definetly, especially with the track record we have. However, I believe we have represented the number #1 seed respectivley and will try and defend that rank in any match we play.


Q: How much practice did you guys get in during the leadup and throughout the tournament? were you happy with the time the guys were able to commit to for preparation?

A: We only started practising as a team really 2 matches in during MSI when the games got a tad more serious. We have scrimmed a fair bit however hardly with the full team. In comparison to our previous preperation for events we haven't put in the dedication that I would have liked to. It has obviously been a disavantage however that being said it should not be ruled as an excuse despite what happens this up-coming sunday.


Q: Who do you feel was the biggest threat from your perspective as you were coming in the competition?

A: Definetly the two top competitor teams being seed #2 archaic and seed # fray. Although you never know how matches will turn out against teams like SQL and click so I really thought every team had a chance of knocking us off.


Q: There was alot of discussion about the old teams coming back and the newer teams complaining about your seedings, did this push you guys harder to silence the critics? or it didnt really bother you guys at all?

A: Straight off, I would much rather be called a 'has-been' than be a 'never-been' We didn't ask for this seeding spot, we were just played what we were given.

Look, There will always be teams that are not happy with seedings, matches, result etc. It's just something you got to deal with and in the end letting the results do all the talking. However, I'm very glad how all the matches panned out in the end.

Q: Was there a team you faced that really stood out to you? were alot stronger than you expected or came up with some prett...

Had a quick interview with Sensuki about the finals and here is what he had to say:


Interview "Sensuki" Archaic.MSI

Q: So Sens, how do you feel about the team making it to the grand final?

A: Pretty good man. We actually thought the match vs Frenetic Array would be the toughest match in the competition, it was pretty tough as well, but we got there in the end. We're going to treat the grand final just the same, but we have absolutely no idea how it will play out.

Q: Were you initially concerned about whether the team could pull together in the short amount of time you had to prep for the tournament?

A: I was asked to join by Millah, nick' and TheOne, the lineup was a bit different at the time I was asked to join. After our original lineup didn't work we picked A.P from Sushi and Extacy from Encore. There were some massive concerns that the team wouldn't gel at all, but over time we've made it work, and I get along with everyone just fine. Scrims have been a walk in the park for a few weeks.

Q: There was alot of talk about the seedings do you feel vindicated now? was that motivation for your team to try harder in the comps leadup?

A: Sort of. The way I saw it there were 3 teams that had a chance of winning. iM, fray and us. The team who got 1st seed, would have the easiest run to the finals - which was iM. A lot of people seem to think fray would have beaten iM had they been in the same group. We justified our second seed though - the pressure was on for that.

Q: Ok straight up, what do you feel your strengths are going into the finals at the moment?

A: Our main strength vs Immunity is that we have all been playing the game while they have not. There will be stuff that we know that they will not, and we've barely played each other, so we may have the surprise advantage on them, or vice versa. (Oh and we have 3 players sporting CRT monitors ;))

Q: Were you suprised to see Team Immunity make it though? Who were you judging to be your toughest opponents in the whole tournament?

A: No surprise at all really. The first group was a really easy group. We had most of the harder teams.

Q: With the mix of new and old teams in the tournament who do you feel stood out to your team as one of the old ones as a new team that performed really well?

A: In the eyes of CGi Season 1 players: We'd probably be called a new team with geek nades and strats. In the eyes of anyone who came to CoD4 after CGi, we're probably a bunch of 'washed up old-school players' ;)

Q: Shoutout...

MSI Call of Duty Modern Warfare Summer CUP

Well although it has only been 3 weeks it has been one heck of a journey with bumps twists turns and controversy that only our COD boys can bring. 30 of the 32 teams have now been eliminated and only two remain to battle it out for the prizes on offer from our tournament partner and friends at MSI Australia.

Who is going to take this one out? its anyones guess really with Team Immunity showing great poise and proving that they may have been absent for a while but there is no rust in their AK's or dust on their scopes. Archaic.MSI who also formed for the upcoming COD competitions have also risen quickly silencing the critics with only weeks of training seeing a team with a mixed bag of players very quickly meld into a solid competitive unit.

Lets take a look at these two teams and there progression:

First of all Team Immunity or iM.intel :

Roster:
Obez - TristanJP (teek) - Juzzk1d - BeasT - Enema
Results:
vs Clique(F): 1-0
vs [0utka$t] (F): 1-0
vs Super Friends: 16-11
vs GGunit: 2 maps - 0

The challenger Archaic eSports or arc.msi -

Roster:
Sensuki - Millah - AP - extacy - TheOne
Results:
vs anathema esports: 16-7
vs Sashed 16-8
vs Reistance Gaming 16-10
vs Frenetic Array: 2 maps - 0 maps

This is going to be one of the bigger encounters in Call of Duty and one not to be missed so make sure you jump on board with our event partners GameStah and dont miss a single shot as this is not going to be a match you want to miss! 9pm Sunday 14th of March and Arsey would say "its on like donkey kong".

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predictions are open!

The MSI Cup enters the Semi Final round tonight, with GGunit taking on Immunity in the first of the two matches that will span across a best of 3. This in itself will be a monster match to behold, but all eyes will turn to the 16 rounds required by Frenetic Array or Archaic on each of the potential 3 maps that will be played by these two teams as Gamestah brings you some live GTV action.

The match:
is a grudge of all grudges with CyberGamer's most professional trolls taking to each other on the maps of Call of Duty 4 for their opportunity to take on the GGunit v Immunity winner as the MSI prizes start to become a reality for these four teams.

Tune it at 9pm AEDST live on
as Gamestah makes sure you catch all the action.

GET SOME!!!! We will be.

Here are the matchups for round 1:

Home Team Away Team

Gamerz Theory v Team Elevate
Archaic Esports v Team LZ
Rizen vPredator Gaming
AEF Blackwatch v Faceless
teamrad v SYF Gaming
Wild KatZ v Love Shack
z v Pacific Gaming Australia
mcOhnD! v Vital
Hidden Elite Assault Taskforce v League of Awesomeness
Defiance Gaming v Mein
[0utKaSt] v dEMiZE
killing death alliance XTREME v Bravo 2 Zero
paRa| |el Gaming v Mister Serious
Xlayer Legion v Driving You Insane
HYPE Gaming v Wargrounds
Roll The Dice v Requiem Gaming
ezMODE v F*ck the Army
Save our Souls v Southern Infantry Corps
Armada pB v Frenetic Array
SEQUENTIAL Gaming v Mental & Dangerous
rock solid mates v GGunit
Team Reaksie v Skillz
MustBeWheat v Nothing Other Than Zero
Team A v Australian Ascendancy Company
clicK! Gaming v Company of Heroes
Sik v Rhythm~ Gaming~
REAPERS v Team Immunity
Team Hostile v Red Star

To follow the results:

Brackets:

Hi All,
Bracket -->
Standings -->

SEMI FINALS ARE BEST OF 3
Best of 3 Maps.
The Match will start on strike. Both teams will take a side each for a Knife-Off. The winner of the Knife-off will pick their Map. Once the new map has been loaded, the loser of the knife-off will select the side they wish to start on. Once the first map is played, The loser of the intial knife-off will select their map and the winner of the knife up chooses their side. IF it needs to go to the 3rd map, Each Team captain will eliminate a map until there is one left.

There will be Referees/Admins in the server for these matches to assist with a smooth game.

ALL MATCHES ARE ORGANISED FOR THIS WEDNESDAY 10/3 @ 9PM

9PM
GGUnit vs Team Immunity
Archaic Esports vs Frenetic Array

GL TO ALL TEAMS.

If you have any issues please speak to the other team captain first, sort it out, then contact me now rather than later.

The winners of these matches will proceed to the Final to fight it out for those AWESOME Prizes from our Sponsors at MSI.

With Call of Duty 4 live and kicking again, Cybergamer is proud to bring you the CG Draft League for CoD4.



The draft league will be an open registration ladder and will cost $50 per team to compete (better value than $10 per player for teams with more than 5).

Registration will open on the 14th of March, and close on the 28th of March. The Competition will have a limit of 32 teams or 64 teams depending on interest.
Payment will open once there's 32 teams signed up. The Competition will only go ahead once there is 32 paid teams. First to pay, first into the competition.

Teams will then be then split into four groups with loose seeding based on performances from the MSI and Alienware Tournaments, CGo rankings and Team Activity, to give each group a fair mix of teams.

The Ladder will probably run for 8 weeks during the group stage. The four winners of the group stages will immediately receive $100 each. Finals are expected to be over by early July.

The competition will be knockout_mr12, use Promodlive 2.06 NA unless an updated promod is released, will use competition maps only unless someone actually develops a competitive custom map.

When the draft league is complete and if interest is still kicking, the best teams will be moved up to CGi, and a second season of the Draft ladder will commence. CGm may also run as well, depending on the game's activity.

During this time Cybergamer will also be running fun tournaments such as a Custom Maps Cup and perhaps another One Day Tournament.

TAKE UP THE ALIENWARE CLAN CHALLENGE
SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 10, 2010 - Dell and Alienware invite you to join your friends, family, and colleagues and create a team to enter the inaugural Australian Alienware Clan Challenge.