As promised at the end of the fourth season of the Stickrunners Capture The Flag league, the team has launched a 2v2 tournament which will take place on December 2nd at 19:00 GMT. If you are interested in signing up, simply join #Stickrunners @ Quakenet on IRC, and send a message to either Krz or chatfragger. Include your team name and how many players you have and they will take care of the rest.

Tournament Details:
When: December 2nd @ 19:00 GMT
Game: Quake 3 (obviously)
Mod: OSP 1.03a
Mode: 2v2
Timelimit: 15 min / map
Max Players: 3 players / team
Rounds: BO1 Single Elimination
Playoffs: BO3, Double Elimination
Maplist: q3ctf1, q3wxs1, q3wxs2, q3wcp10, q3wcp17, q3wcp18, eg_ctf1

Source: Stickrunners

Quake 3 is still alive as Season 4 of the Stickrunners Capture The Flag league proved. Division 1 was the exception to this point as Ragin claimed the title without playing a game. Thankfully, the other divisions made up for that inactivity. In Division 3, DX! were the stand out team and went unbeaten over the course of the league. Noone could come near them an illustrated by the fact that they shut out teams on five maps. With eight wins from eight matchups and a Capture Difference of +68, they clearly deserve the Division 3 title. grex and Team Enigmatic fought tooth and nail for second and third but grex pipped it in the end. One point was the difference in the end as they were evenly matched throughout the season.

Division 2 could have gone to any team, with the exception of d303 who took the position of the whipping team of the Division. Just four points seperated the top five teams at the end of the season but Prost came out on top. In the end, it was decided on a head-to-head record as Prost and ds tied for points. The margin couldn't have been closer as Prost took that match 3:2, 3:2. K2 were awarded 3rd position while machina settled fmr 4th despite finishing on equal points. Magic took 5th just one more point behind while d3o3 were left trailing after an underwhelming season.

The Stickrunners team has noted that December 2nd is Quake 3's 10th Anniversary and is planning a celebration. A 2v2 Capture The Flag tournament will be held that evening and signups will be open soon. More information will be posted as it is made available.

Source: Stickrunners
 

The start of the Stickrunners Quake 3 Capture The Flag league has been pushed back until Sunday 11th October as the Divisions have been overhauled. The team stated that it was clear that some signed up teams were not in the correct division and that the best course of action was to redo the divisions. There will also now be three divisions made up of five teams in each.

The fixtures are also to be reviewed and will be posted shortly. Division 3 teams are advised to keep an eye on the fixtures page from week to week as "dynamic times" are to be used. This means that there will not be a "standard" time for Division 3 matches to take place and it may change from week to week. Click "Read More" for the new look divisions.

Source: Stickrunners

Sixteen teams signed up for the upcoming fourth season of the Stickrunners Capture The Flag league for Quake 3. The league will begin on Sunday, October 4th and will feature two divisions. The admin team is hoping to provide coverage via GTV. More information will be released regarding the matches to be covered and so on in due course. Division 1 matches will take place at 19:00GMT with Division 2 matches beginning at 20:00GMT. The maplist will be: Q3CTF2, Q3WCP1, Q3WCP5, Q3WCP9, Q3WCP14, Q3WCP15, Q3WCP18 and Q3WCP22. The schedule will be posted this weekend. The Stickrunners website is also to be revamped and will be relaunched soon.

Division 1
 d303
 DeM
 DP
 FA
 h0e
 k2
 ragin
 Team Enigmatic

Division 2
 CoP
 CZE
 ddly
 ds
 DX!
 grex
 KoW
 magic

Source: Stickrunners

Signups for the fourth Stickrunners Quake 3 Capture The Flag league are due to close tomorrow, Friday September 25th. The league will then begin on the 27th. The league will use a 4v4 format and will use the OSP release of Quake 3. DP will be back to defend their Division 1 title while 303 will hope to take another Division 2 title. To signup for the league, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the clan name, contact person and lineup, and IRC channel.

Source: Stickrunners

Despite Quake 3's tenth anniversary approaching rapidly, the team at Stickrunners have announced the fourth Capture The Flag season for the game. Signups are currently open - all you have to do is e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the clan name, contact person and team lineup. The league format is likely to be the same as for the Summer league with 4v4 matches (unless otherwise agreed upon). The league is set to start on Sunday 27th September.

Source: Stickrunners

The ASUS Quake 3 Online Qualifier, in which participants had the chance to win free tickets to ASUS Open Spring 2009 along with ASUS hardware prizes, has come to a close. 64 competitors entered the best-of-one double elimination bracket and the early phases passed without any major surprise. The final made up for this though. cypher was originally knocked into the lower bracket by Cooller but overcame lucifer, K1llmaster in order to enter a rematch against Cooller. Cypher took this to enter the grand final against RazerJ.

Cypher won the first set 2-0 (pt4 25-29, hub 15-39) and looked like he could finish the job. RazerJ rallied in the second set of matches and emerged victorious with a 2-1 win. Cypher ragequit at the end with the statement that "it won't be like this on LAN". The LAN final could prove to be intriguing with the post match statements still hanging in the air along with Cypher's claim (in an interview with SK-Gaming) that Jibo would never be #1 still at the front of peoples' minds.

Source: ESReality

Brackets

The Association of Gaming Professionals has launched a new feature which will feature classic Quake 3 matches with audio commentary from djWHEAT. The first showpiece ran last week featuring the 2005 ESWC final between Cooller and CZM. This weeks matchup is Fatal1ty vs Makaveli from the 2000 Razer CPL finals. Videos canbe found on the AGPTour site or on a dedicated YouTube channel.

Statement from djWHEAT:
"With the imminent release of Quake Live and AGP’s dedication to Quake, it seemed appropriate to unearth these casts for old players and new players to enjoy. I hope it helps people remember why Quake was and will always be the greatest Deathmatch game to ever exist.”

Source: AGPTour Press Release

A quiet cul-de-sac in South Dublin was the place to be for Irish Quake 3 players last Saturday, as Dardoz played host to a number of the top Quake 3 players in Ireland.  Despite a couple of notable absentees, such as the reigning Quick Cup champion, Vinnit, the all-rounder bch, and the veteran melachi, this was most significant Quake 3 turnout in the country in several years.

The highlight of the LAN was the official 1v1 tournament.