SAPPHIRE EURO CHALLENGE FINISHED !

In the final of the Sapphire EURO Challenge for CSS we saw eXelon.academy and Phrozen, both from Finland going head to head in a 3 mapper.

Phrozen took the first map, de_train, by 16-11 but eXelon didn't give up and pulled back on de_nuke winning the map 16_10. eXelon carried the momentum in map third and final map de_inferno. After a close game going back and forward eXelon took the map 16-13 and thus claiming the Sapphire EURO Challenge victory!

We'd like to thank the participants for attending and ofcourse a big thanks to Sapphire to sponsor another CSS cup!

More css cup news later today!

Information concerning the 2nd round of the Sapphire EURO Challenge for CounterStrike:Source!

The games that have not been played due the update on the 17th have to be played before Tuesday 24/08 19:45CET.

Use the match comment to contact your enemy and agree on a time date and server.

Due the new update (woohoo!) just before round 2 (doh) we decided to postpone the 2nd round until late this week.

An exact date will be provided later latest by tomorrow.
Have fun praccing the new smokes on de_dust2

;)

Welcome to the Sapphire EURO Challenge for Counter-Strike:Source, the next part of our Sapphire EURO Challenge Series.

This is a single-elimination cup, featuring 64 teams. For full tournament details as well as the schedule please read on!

The winners will receive £500 CASH awarded by SAPPHIRE.

Tournament Details

Maximum teams: 64
Start date: Tuesday 17th August
End date: Sunday 29th August
Format: Single Elimination
Admins: Freekje
Rules: Click here
Sign-up: Click here
Brackets: Click here - Brackets will be released asap.
Backup teams: There will be no backup teams
IRC: #esportsheaven
Prize: 1st place - £500

Schedule

Round 1 + 2: Tuesday 17th August
20:00 CET - de_nuke
21:30 CET - de_train

Round 3 + 4: Tuesday 24th August
20:00 CET - de_dust2
21:30 CET - de_inferno

Semi-Finals & Grand final: Sunday 29th August
20:00 CET - de_nuke
21:00 CET - Best of 3, maps tba.


Matches may be played before the set time/date if your opponent agrees.

Yesterday we saw the ending of the Sapphire Challenge for Counter-Strike:Source.

Surprise of the challenge was without a doubt Endless, they knocked out spray ( yes, THE ex-reason gaming guys ) and managed to go over Phrozen in an epic overtiming of 25-22. They then had to face Aces who should not be confused with the Aces. Aces won the game and was the first finalist.

On the other side of the bracket we had GUMMI whom are 3times champion in the ESL Pro Series - Alpen. They faced Thermaltake whom are last seasons EPS Germany champs !
GUMMI took the game and became the 2nd finalist.

The final was best out of 3 and started of on de_train where Aces just steamrolled through making it a swift 16-3. But GUMMI didn't want to go down without a fight and they took the 2nd map de_inferno 16-11. A decider map was needed and that turned out to be de_nuke where once again GUMMI managed to take the upper hand and with the map with 16-10.

We would like to thank everyone who participated and ofcourse, let us not forget the sponsor Sapphire

And stay tuned for more cup announcements soon!

Good news everyone!

Dr. J Farnsworth is back and so is Counter-Strike:Source on Esports Heaven!

After a rough period in the Counter-Strike:Source scene with new updates it is finally time to settle down and pick up where we left off, free of charge Counter-Strike:Source cups with cash prizes!

This cup will feature 32 teams (upgradable if signups go well) from all over Europe. This edition of the Sapphire Challenge cup will feature 500€ for 1st place, who will walk away victorious?

Tournament Details

Maximum teams: 32 ( or more )
Start date: Wednesday 4th August
End date: Tuesday 10th August
Format: Single Elimination
Admins: Freekje
News : Click here
Rules: Click here
Sign-up: Click here
Brackets: Click here - Brackets will be released asap.
Backup teams: There will be no backup teams
IRC: #esportsheaven
Prize: 1st place - 500€

Before signing up, check the time/dates to be sure you're able to play. Any no-shows will result in a warning, over time this will build up and eventually block your team from playing.

Schedule

Round 1 + 2: Wednesday 4th August
20:00 CET - de_nuke
21:30 CET - de_train

Round 3 + 4: Sunday 8th August
20:00 CET - de_dust2
21:30 CET - de_inferno

Final: Tuesday 10th August
20:00 CET - Best of 3, maps tba.

May the Signups begin !

The final between D4 and gamed!de can be specced on bcast02.blank-TV.de:50400 !

update *

D4 has won the final with an overtime on de_nuke.

D4's route :

vs Vague : 1-0
vs Xplicit : 16-7
vs Raste : 16-5
vs Estrela : 16-2
vs Gamed : 19-15

Congrats !

I'd like to thank everyone for participating in our Lan79 cup powered by Verygames. Hopefully we'll see you for more action later !

Today we have the last games of the cup, with some big names from various countries taking it up for the 5 Lan79 tickets!

We have :

Redline vs LowLandLions
Majestic vs gamed!de
Rasta vs D4

Estrela vs Rodcad was already played and Estrela took the upper hand with 16-7

We'll bring sourcetv for the finals if possible!

Due a large number of new people on the website I've decided to brefiely explain how to get registered correctly to the cup.

English :

The first step is to make a clan , invite all 5 players These 5 players all need their steamid and xac userid filled in on their profile ( xac userid you can get from your profile on www.xraygaming.com )
Then the clanleader makes a squad within the team ( for example team A.css ) and then adds all the players And then you can apply to the tournament.

French :

La premiére étape est de créer une équipe, et d'inviter les 5 joueurs. Ces 5 même joueurs, devront avoir renseigné les champs STEAMID et XAC USER ID sur leur profil. ( Pour ce qui est du xac userid vous pouvez le récupérer sur votre profil à l'adresse suivante : www.xraygaming.com ) Ensuite le leader devra créer une escouade appartenant à l'équipe par exemple A.css et y ajouter les joueurs.

Tuesday 13th April 6:45pm

Changes to the hmv gamerbase Cup

Heaven Media and hmv gamerbase have been listening to the community regarding the issues relating to this event, namely, that the online qualifiers have attracted numerous European based teams that would not be able to attend the subsequent Finals in Reading.

As such, we have today decided to amend the competition to protect teams that are able to attend the offline events in the UK.

hmv gamerbase and Heaven Media have also increased the prize fund of this event to £4,000!

Qualifiers

With immediate effect, we will be cancelling the online qualifiers to the competition and instead make qualification exclusively through offline tournaments held at gamerbase centres in Reading, Manchester, London and Glasgow on the 9th of May The top TWO teams from each centre will be invited to the Grand Final at gamerbase Reading on Sunday the 30th of May.

The entrance to the qualifiers have also been reduced to just £10 per player.

Grand Final

The final 8 teams will attend the Reading gamerbase venue and compete for £4,000 of prize funds, there is NO entrance fee to the finals.

We will also transfer the travel award to local winners, plus an extra £1000 prize fund, to increase the total prize fund for the tournament to £4,000 – doubling the original prize pot. This will be distributed as follows, and as you can see, just by attending each team will receive at least £250, thereby ensuring all teams had their travel covered, rather than just 4 that won the qualifiers.

1st - £1500 + Logitech Keyboard, Mouse and headset to each player
2nd - £700 + Logitech Keyboard, Mouse and headset to each player
3rd £500 + Logitech Keyboard, Mouse and headset to each player
4th £300
5th £250
6th £250
7th £250
8th £250

Thanks to everyone for all your support with Esports Heaven and you will see us at all the qualifiers and the Grand Final, where we will provide extensive coverage, team interviews and news as we lead up to find the first ever winners of the hmv gamerbase Cup.