ED: Winter Cup!
Tonight sees the first of the

ED Winter Cup semi-finals take place with two top UK teams in action in a best of three maps shootout, with the other semi-final taking place tomorrow night.
So TLR will meet TROJAN in the final!
DH: Winter 08 - SK Win!
So after an eventful first day with some interesting scores the draw for the last eight of the competition is complete with the teams that placed first and second on their groups moving into a single elimination bracket.
Standings:

1st.

SK Gaming -
£8,100

2nd.

mTw -
£4,800

3rd.

MYM -
£2,000
4th.

fnatic -
£1,200
5th-8th.

MiBR
5th-8th.

Giants
5th-8th.

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5th-8th.

mousesports
Some big names set to clash early on, it's anyones guess which team will come out on top. HLTV is available at
HLTV.org.
Good luck!
DH: Winter 08 - Coverage!
The groups for this year's Dreamhack Winter have been announced.
Good Luck to all teams!
ESL: KotH Needs more teams!
Posted by
cache on the 25th of November 2008 at 3:59 PM in Gaming News.
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ESL UK adds CS 1.6 King of the Hill.
The avid admins at

ESL:UK have advised me that they are holding signups for another type of King of the Hill. Unlike that of theSGL this tournament holds a 16 team cup and the winner of that will be crowned KING!
The reigning king gets to own a 16 slot DirectClanHosting.com server.
Cups are run every 2 weeks and only the reigning KING has control of the server.
Signups are at:
Here Teams
If you wish to see a league tier instead of these cups for ESL and future / current Gaming Leagues e.g.

theSGL,

Enemydown,

Clanbase etc, there is a poll on the site.
Click
YES if you like the constant cups and tournaments.
Click
NO if you want a League Tier.
The choice is yours.
Related Links: Esl.eu
UKeSA: It is coming...
Posted by
Protex on the 27th of November 2008 at 11:17 PM in Gaming News.
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Today the first pieces of information about the new UKeSA organisation have been announced in the form of a press release. Although not painting a complete picture it does give an initial look at what they are trying to do and what partners they have involved. You can read the full press release below.
26th November 2008 (London, UK) – Throughout 2008, TNWA and X League TV together with a number of prominent eSports organisations including Team Dignitas, Reason Gaming, Infused Gaming, Fnatic, Quad V, Cadred and many others have moved to found a UK eSports Association (UKeSA). Set up as a not for profit organisation (all profits will be reinvested into the organisation and development of UK eSports) the objective of the UKeSA is to provide a comprehensive, well supported professional organisation for eSports in the
UK which will:
· Coordinate Government, Industry and eSports Community projects
· Encourage & support eSports from grass roots initiatives to professional gamers
· Communicate and act as a focal point for mainstream media
A number of Organisations have formally supported the UKeSA in attending open session forums, including The Metropolitan Police, The BBC, ELSPA, Proctor and Gamble, Future Publishing, EA, Codemasters and a number of other publishers, retailers and media entities Team Managers are going to form the cornerstone of the UKeSA. The organisation is investing in creating a structure that will directly benefit community level Teams.
Benefits to teams participating within the UKeSA are:
· Coordinated, professional mainstream media promotion
· Significant sponsorship from multiple sources
· Longevity of the organisation
· Administrative coordination and non conflicting with multiple events
Over the last three months there have been a series of Steering Committee meetings involving Industry figures, Government, Media and the all important Community figureheads which have defined and refined the optimal structure for the UKeSA.
Over the next week there will be a series of articles posted outlining:
· Event structure and seasons
· Entry requirements
· Support and training
· Game titles for the first Season
· Internal structure and organisation
Thank for your support. If you have any questions please look at the UKeSA website or email the team on info@ukesa.com.
Once a few more pieces of information have been released I will write a complete column outlining what this actually means for CS 1.6 and what you guys need to do if you want to put some more money in 1.6 in the UK.