Today we can finally announce the final, after waiting for a few teams to finish off there games we can happily say the final two teams going head to head will be fnaticMSI & Team Dignitas.

The final is scheduled for tomorow however due to personal reasons, it'll be delayed until further notice.

If you would like to stream the final, please contact tomzki so this can be arranged.

Feedback regarding the cup is welcome, just leave a message on the forum or even better contact tomzki directly on irc.

Time: TBA
Date: TBA

We knew that as soon as sign-ups went live the cup would fill up rather quickly, but this has to be the fastest ever. Within a few hours of the cup going live we had over 128 sign-ups and it was difficult selecting teams knowing many would not make it in. We can only apologise in advance for this and will make a note of the teams that didn't get in.

Important

After talking to many teams/players and reading media sites it became clear that it would be best for a schedule change. However this change may work out, it may not... only time will tell.

For the time being the cup time/dates will remain the same although I will be releasing the brackets much earlier than expected, Thursday 28th to be exact. For this reason I will be allowing teams to play there matches before the cup time/date.

When entering the result, a screenshot of GUIDs and scores is essential for your match to be accepted. I will need full proof that the opponent did not appear, this may include screenshots, server logs, stream logs, chat logs/screenshots, direct contact from the opponent etc.

This may cause a few issues... and for that reason I ask for your patience and full cooperation.

Any questions/problems then contact me asap.

Also support Sapphire by thanking them in their Xfire page and joining up. You can do so by clicking here

Thanks!

tomzki

Welcome to the Sapphire Challenge Call of Duty 4 tournament. This cup will feature 128 teams from all over Europe. The CoD4 scene is at a real high point right now and the community should make the most of it while you can. Therefore we are putting up a huge 500€ up for grabs so sign-up while you can!

Tournament Details

Maximum teams: 128
Start date: Tuesday 2nd February 2010
End date: Thursday 18th February 2010
Format: Single Elimination
Admins: tomzki
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 2nd February 2010
20:00 CET - mp_citystreets
21:00 CET - mp_crossfire

Round 3 + 4: Thursday 4th February 2010
20:00 CET - mp_backlot
21:00 CET - mp_crash

Quarter & Semi-Finals: Tuesday 9th February 2010
20:00 CET - mp_strike
21:00 CET - mp_citystreets

Final: Thursday 11th February 2010
21:00 CET - Best of 3, maps tba.

Important rulechange
Please check the rules to look at the way prize payouts are handled from now on as we had an important change in these rules!

See you on Tuesday!

Also support Sapphire by thanking them in their Xfire page and joining up. You can do so by clicking here