Second event in the ESL Intel Extreme Masters - season 5 - will be held in Cologne. During one of the largest games trade fair in the world, Gamescom 2010, 16 players will be 'fighting' for $10,000. 14 spots are already determined, rapha, av3k, Cooller, Spart1e - to name a few of attending stars.
What about two remaining spots? It's simple, just join Season V gamescom QL Online Qualifier, place in the top2 and you are in. On Wednesday, 11th of August 2010,  at 17:00 BST our very own kRoNic, will be competing against such players as Jibo, abso, tox1c and Krysa to earn the 'ticket' to Cologne.

After a rather successful campaign in the Clanabse EuroCup XXI - QuakeLive Duel tournament, and great performance in the ESL Pro Series UK, the Irish beast is ready for some newbie blood. On Wednesday, 4th of August, kRoNic will face some less known players that managed to qualify to the QL Duel Summer Cup 2010. Brackets can be found on the Clanbase website. We expect nothing less than top3 or else. Good luck!

[Update] 

 kRoNic wins the Clanbase Quake Live Duel Summer Cup 2010. Congratulations !

Grand Final

 kRoNic [2:0]   iddqd_ru

[ 10 : 3 ] - Lost World
[ 4 : 1 ] - Blood Run

Five maps, nearly two hours of gameage and we know the winner -  k1llsen.
German player, once again, proves that hard work and nerves of steel pays off. After an easy win over spart1e, in the quarter finals, german fans - rightfully so - were expecting k1llsen to do great things...

After the success of last week's Quake Live One Night Wonder Cup, ESports Heaven has decided to run another tonight. The number of player slots has been set at 32 although this may be raised if there is enough interest. The tournament runs as a single elimination bracket with all games using a best-of-one format until the final. The final then switches to a best-of-three match. Once again, players are competing for bragging rights although it is expected that in the future, there will be hardware or cash prizes on offer.

Tournament Information:
Maximum players: 32 (can be upgraded to more if needed)
Start date: Tuesday 23rd of March 2010
End date: Tuesday 23rd of March 2010
Format: Single Elimination
Sign-up: Click here
Brackets: Click here
IRC: #esportsheaven

Tournament Schedule:
18:00 GMT - Round 1 - elimination
18:20 GMT - Round 2 - elimination
18:40 GMT - Round 3 - elimination
19:00 GMT - Round 4 - elimination
19:20 GMT - Final - bo3 elimination

Source: TEK-9
One Night Wonder Site: ESports Heaven

ESports Heaven's first Quake Live One Night Wonder tournament takes place tonight. Due to increased demand, the number of player slots available has been increased to 64. The competitors will compete in a single elimination bracket. There are currently no prizes at stake besides bragging rights but this tournament is to be run as a test run for potentially bigger tournaments.

Cup Schedule:
19:00 GMT - Round 1 - elimination
19:20 GMT - Round 2 - elimination
19:40 GMT - Round 3 - elimination
20:00 GMT - Round 4 - elimination
20:20 GMT - Round 5 - elimination
20:40 GMT - Final - bo3 elimination

Links:
Source: ESports Heaven
Signup
Brackets

ESports Heaven is back with another One Night Wonder Tournament but for the first time, Quake Live players will take centre stage. This is the first of potentially many as ESports Heaven states that "over the next few weeks we will be running several small and bigger One Night Wonder as we dabble around with the rules, formats and overall plans we have for Quake Live".

32 players are set to take part although more slots may be made available if there is sufficient demand. These players will compete in a single elimination bracket. The tournament gets underway at 19:00 GMT on March 18th.

Schedule:
19:00 GMT - Round 1 - elimination
19:20 GMT - Round 2 - elimination
19:40 GMT - Round 3 - elimination
20:00 GMT - Round 4 - elimination
20:20 GMT - Final - bo3 elimination

Links:
Source: ESports Heaven
Signup

The Bring it Back Safely Capture The Flag league for Quake Live teams enters it's third season for European teams and second season for North American teams. 85 teams have signed up for the upcoming seasons while other teams may be welcome if they contact the administrators on IRC in in #BiBS @ QuakeNet or GameSurge.

The first draft of preliminary seedings has been made for both regions. Many teams are unplaced as yet as a result of a lack of time and/or information. Teams are advised that if they have been placed into a division incorrectly, or realise that another team has, they should contact the administration team here. Seedings will be finalised on Marco 26th.

Source: BiBS

Quake Live players from Ireland and UK are being given three more opportunities to qualify for the ESL Pro Series. The Quake Live Pro Series has a prize pot of £760 in addition to win bonuses. There are currently thirteen players including kRoNic, GaRpY, zsx and VIZARI in the Pro Series. The winner of each cup will join them. Each qualifier will take the format of a single elimination, best of three bracket.

Qualification Cups:
Wednesday 3rd March (Sign up) - Cup begins at 20:00 GMT
Thursday 4th March (Sign up) - Cup begins at 20:00 GMT
Sunday 7th March (Sign up) - Cup begins at 20:00 GMT

Interested participants are advised that confirmation of participation is required by using the sign up link after 19:00 GMT. Players who qualify for the ESL Pro Series must have an ESL Premium account and must include their full name, age, city and photo in their ESL Profile.

Source: ESL

The Intel Extreme Masters Global Finals (2-6 March 2010) are rapidly approaching and a late announcement has been made. There are to be 36 Quake Live matches over the course of the tournament. ESL TV are to provide coverage with in-depth analysis and shoutcasting and will have a second channel, ESL TV - B, which will provide video coverage with no commentary. ESL Radio are also stepping in and will provide an additional videostream. What this means for Quake Live fans is that over the course of the tournament, only three matches will be uncovered.

Links:
Source: ESL
ESL TV
ESL TV - B
ESL Radio Videostream
 

All three parts of SK-Gamings 1on1 series with Quake legend,  Anton 'Cooller' Singov, are now available. The series covers his greatest moments, an old World Cyber Games controversy, where he is in life, how he got there and what he thinks of  Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel. As expected, Anton answers all questions frankly and in his own unique style.

Links:
Part 1: SK-Gaming
Part 2: SK-Gaming
Part 3: SK-Gaming