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Notable tournament results -- Quake Live
Table:
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes

2013

DreamHack Winter

Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden

4th

Duel

$1,536[16]

2012

FaceIt Legends Cup

Online

1st

Duel

$658. Retracted retirement announcement, relabling it as a hiatus[17]

2012

DreamHack Winter

Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden

3rd/4th

Duel

$1,508. Announced retirement from Quake Live[12][18]

2012

Zynaps' Cup

Online

1st

Duel

$600[19]

2012

Adroits

Wzzrd in Enschede, Netherlands

3rd

Duel

$800[20]

2012

The Arena: Quake Live Invitation #3

Online

1st

Duel

$500[21][22]

2011

DreamHack Winter

Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden

3rd

Duel

$1,427[23]

2011

DreamHack Winter

Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden

3rd

Team Death Match

$357. With the team tRainspotting[23]

2011

QuakeCon TDM Invitational Masters

Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas

1st

Team Death Match

$4,000[24]

2011

Asus Summer

Online

1st

Duel

$217[25]

2011

DreamHack Summer

Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden

5th/6th

Duel

[26][27]

2011

DreamHack Summer

Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden

3rd

Team Death Match

$195. With the team Serious Gaming[26][27]

2011

Intel Extreme Masters Season V World Championship Finals

CeBIT in Hanover, Germany

5th/6th

Duel

$600[28]

2011

Intel Extreme Masters Season V European Championship Finals

Kyiv Cybersports Arena in Kyiv, Ukraine

2nd

Duel

$2,000[29]

2010

DreamHack Winter

Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden

5th-8th

Duel

$3,908[30]

2010

FnaticMSI PLAY BEAT IT

Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden

5th/6th

Duel

[31]

2010

Intel Extreme Masters Season V Global Challenge: Cologne

Gamescom at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany

3rd

Duel

$850[32]

2010

Electronic Sports World Cup

Disneyland Park in Paris, France

2nd

Duel

$4,000[33][34]

2010

DreamHack Summer

Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden

1st

Duel

$3,908[35]

2010

Intel Extreme Masters Season IV World Championship Finals

CeBIT in Hanover, Germany

3rd

Duel

$1,600[36]

Taking into account the accompanying table plus the supplementary paragraphs provided.

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DreamHack is a Swedish production company specializing in esports tournaments and other gaming conventions . It is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records and Twin Galaxies as being the world 's largest LAN party and computer festival with the world 's fastest Internet connection , and the most generated traffic . The Internet connection record was beaten in 2012 by the second largest computer festival in the world , The Gathering in Norway . Since 2015 , it is part of digital entertainment company Modern Times Group . It usually holds its events in Western Europe and North America .
Elmia Exhibition and Convention Centre is a trade fair in Jönköping , Sweden . The building was built in 1961 for agriculture trade fairs . Later it was expanded to also hold other trade fairs like boat and auto shows . The building has 34,000 square metres floor and is divided into 4 major halls and a few smaller ones . One of the most popular activities at Elmia is Dreamhack , the biggest LAN party in the world , with over 21600 visitors and their computers . The outdoor game of the 2011-12 Elitserien season , between HV71 and Linköpings HC , was played in a temporary outdoor arena at Elmia .
Jönköping ( /ˈjɜːn ( t ) ʃɜːpɪŋ/ , Swedish : [ ˈjœ̂nːˌɕøːpɪŋ ] ( listen ) ) is a city in southern Sweden with 93,797 inhabitants ( 2015 ) . Jönköping is situated at the southern end of Sweden 's second largest lake , Vättern , in the province of Småland . The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipality , which has a population of 134,785 ( 2016 ) and is Småland 's most populous municipality . Jönköping is also the seat of Jönköping County which has a population of 341,235 ( 2013 ) . Jönköping is the seat of a district court and a court of appeal as well as the Swedish National Courts Administration . It is the seat of the Swedish Board of Agriculture .
In computer technology and telecommunications , online indicates a state of connectivity , and offline indicates a disconnected state . In modern terminology this usually refers to an Internet connection , but ( especially when expressed on line or on the line ) could refer to any piece of equipment or functional unit that is connected to a larger system . Being online means that the equipment or subsystem is connected , or that it is ready for use . Online has come to describe activities performed on and data available on the Internet , for example : online identity , online predator , online gambling , online shopping , online banking , and online learning . Similar meaning is also given by the prefixes cyber and e , as in the words cyberspace , cybercrime , email , and ecommerce . In contrast , offline can refer to either computing activities performed while disconnected from the Internet , or alternatives to Internet activities ( such as shopping in brick-and-mortar stores ) . The term offline is sometimes used interchangeably with the acronym IRL , meaning in real life .
Quake Live is a first-person shooter video game by id Software . It is an updated version of Quake III Arena that was originally designed as a free-to-play game launched via a web browser plug-in . On September 17 , 2014 , the game was re-launched as a standalone title on Steam . Quake Live was previously a free-to-play game , with subscription options offering additional arenas , game types and game server options . As of October 27 , 2015 , the game is no longer free and must be purchased , and the subscription options were dropped .
Enschede ( Dutch pronunciation : [ ˈɛnsxəˌdeː ] ( listen ) , also known as Eanske [ ˈɛːnskə ] in the local dialect of Twents ) , is a municipality and city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region . The municipality of Enschede consisted of the city of Enschede until 1935 , when the rural municipality of Lonneker , which surrounded the city , was annexed after the rapid industrial expansion of Enschede which began in the 1860s and involved the building of railways and the digging of the Twentekanaal . The proposal for consolidation began in 1872 , per the Turbantia newspaper article on 22 Jun 1872 that referenced a committee of 5 to oversea a study . They were : J. Mosman ( Johannes Theodorus Mosman ) , H. Fikkert , H. G. Blijdenstein J . Bz. , C. C. Schleucker , and G. J. van Heek .
QuakeCon is a yearly convention held by ZeniMax Media to celebrate and promote the major franchises of id Software and other studios owned by ZeniMax . It includes a large , paid , bring-your-own-computer ( BYOC ) LAN party event with a competitive tournament held every year in Dallas , Texas , USA . The event , which is named after id Software 's game Quake , sees thousands of gamers from all over the world attend every year to celebrate the company 's gaming dynasty . The event is highly dependent on volunteers to cover many aspects of the organization of the event . QuakeCon has historically had a reputation as the Woodstock of gaming , and a week of peace , love , and rockets ! .
The Hilton Anatole is a Dallas hotel at 2201 Stemmons Freeway in the Market Center district just north of downtown Dallas , Texas . Featuring 1,606 guest rooms , it is one of the largest hotels in the South and is a major convention and meeting facility . Over 1,000 art objects , including a casting of Riding Into the Sunset and two sections of the Berlin Wall , are located throughout the resort setting . The hotel previously featured the five-star Nana Restaurant , but it closed in May 2012 due to decreased demand for fine dining restaurants and was replaced with a high-energy steak house , SĒR ( pronounced sear ) .
Dallas ( /ˈdæləs/ ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and seat of Dallas County , with portions extending into Collin , Denton , Kaufman and Rockwall counties . With an estimated 2018 population of 1,345,076 , it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio . Located in North Texas , the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea . [ a ] It is the most populous city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex , the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country at 7.5 million people . Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton , cattle and later oil in North and East Texas . The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas 's prominence as a transportation hub , with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it . Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port , due to the convergence of major railroad lines , interstate highways and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport , one of the largest and busiest airports in the world . In addition , Dallas has DART ( Dallas Area Rapid Transit ) with different colored train lines that transport throughout the metroplex . Dominant sectors of its diverse economy include defense , financial services , information technology , telecommunications , and transportation . Dallas is home to 9 Fortune 500 companies within the city limits . The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex hosts additional Fortune 500 companies , including American Airlines ( Fort Worth ) and ExxonMobil ( Irving ) . Over 41 colleges and universities are located within its metropolitan area , which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas .
AsusTek Computer Inc. ( /ˈeɪsuːs/ ; Chinese : 華碩電腦股份有限公司 ; pinyin : Huáshuò diànnǎo gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī ; stylised as ASUSTeK or ASUS ) is a Taiwan-based multinational computer and phone hardware and electronics company headquartered in Beitou District , Taipei , Taiwan . Its products include desktops , laptops , netbooks , mobile phones , networking equipment , monitors , WIFI routers , projectors , motherboards , graphics cards , optical storage , multimedia products , peripherals , wearables , servers , workstations , and tablet PCs . The company is also an original equipment manufacturer ( OEM ) . Asus is the world 's 5th-largest PC vendor by 2017 unit sales . Asus appears in BusinessWeek 's InfoTech 100 and Asia 's Top 10 IT Companies rankings , and it ranked first in the IT Hardware category of the 2008 Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands survey with a total brand value of $ 1.3 billion . Asus has a primary listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the ticker code 2357 and a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange under a ticker code ASKD .
Serious Gaming is a professional gaming team based in Amsterdam , Netherlands . It was founded in 2004 by entrepreneur Bas Peeperkorn . Serious Gaming is known for their achievements in first-person shooter Deathmatch tournaments , most notably those by Quake series players Maciej av3k Krzykowski and Alexey cypher Yanushevsky .
The Intel Extreme Masters ( IEM ) is a series of international esports tournaments held in countries around the world . These Electronic Sports League ( ESL ) sanctioned events , sponsored by Intel , include events in Starcraft II , Counter-Strike : Global Offensive , Quake Live , League of Legends and Hearthstone . The body that owns the league is Turtle Entertainment . The League has existed for 13 seasons as of 2019 . The season ten tournament finals took place in Katowice , Poland . Previous events have been held in Chengdu , Dubai , Hanover , and Los Angeles , among other cities .
CeBIT was the largest and most internationally representative computer expo . The trade fair was held each year on the Hanover fairground , the world 's largest fairground , in Hanover , Germany . In its day , it was considered a barometer of current trends and a measure of the state of the art in information technology . It was organized by Deutsche Messe AG . With an exhibition area of roughly 450,000 m² ( 5 million ft² ) and a peak attendance of 850,000 visitors during the dot-com boom , it was larger both in area and attendance than its Asian counterpart COMPUTEX and its no-longer held American equivalent COMDEX . CeBIT is a German language acronym for Centrum für Büroautomation , Informationstechnologie und Telekommunikation , which translates as Center for Office Automation , Information Technology and Telecommunication . The final CeBIT took place from June 11 to 15 , 2018 .
Hanover or Hannover ( /ˈhænoʊvər , -nəv-/ ; German : Hannover [ haˈnoːfɐ ] ( listen ) ; Low German : Hannober ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony . Its 535,061 ( 2017 ) inhabitants make it the thirteenth-largest city in Germany as well as the third-largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg and Bremen . The city lies at the confluence of the River Leine ( progression : Aller→ Weser→ North Sea ) and its tributary Ihme , in the south of the North German Plain , and is the largest city in the Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region . It is the fifth-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg , Dortmund , Essen and Bremen . Before it became the capital of Lower Saxony in 1946 Hanover was the capital of the Principality of Calenberg ( 1636-1692 ) , the Electorate of Hanover ( 1692-1814 ) , the Kingdom of Hanover ( 1814-1866 ) , the Province of Hanover of the Kingdom of Prussia ( 1868-1918 ) , the Province of Hanover of the Free State of Prussia ( 1918-1946 ) and of the State of Hanover ( 1946 ) . From 1714 to 1837 Hanover was by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , under their title of the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( later described as the Elector of Hanover ) . The city is a major crossing point of railway lines and motorways ( Autobahnen ) , connecting European main lines in both the east-west ( Berlin-Ruhr area/Düsseldorf/Cologne ) and north-south ( Hamburg-Frankfurt/Stuttgart/Munich ) directions . Hannover Airport lies north of the city , in Langenhagen , and is Germany 's ninth-busiest airport . The city 's most notable institutes of higher education are the Hannover Medical School with its university hospital ( Klinikum der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover ) and the Leibniz University Hannover . The Hanover fairground , owing to numerous extensions , especially for the Expo 2000 , is the largest in the world . Hanover hosts annual commercial trade fairs such as the Hanover Fair and up to 2018 the CeBIT . The IAA Commercial Vehicles show takes place every two years .
Kiev or Kyiv [ a ] ( Ukrainian : Київ , romanized : Kyiv ; Russian : Киев , romanized : Kiyev ) is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine . It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River . Its population in July 2015 was 2,887,974 ( though higher estimated numbers have been cited in the press ) , making Kiev the 6th-most populous city in Europe . Kiev is an important industrial , scientific , educational and cultural center of Eastern Europe . It is home to many high-tech industries , higher education institutions , and historical landmarks . The city has an extensive system of public transport and infrastructure , including the Kiev Metro . The city 's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi , one of its four legendary founders . During its history , Kiev , one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe , passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity . The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century . A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople , Kiev was a tributary of the Khazars , until its capture by the Varangians ( Vikings ) in the mid-9th century . Under Varangian rule , the city became a capital of the Kievan Rus ' , the first East Slavic state . Completely destroyed during the Mongol invasions in 1240 , the city lost most of its influence for the centuries to come .
Fnatic ( pronounced fanatic ; also stylized as fnatic or FNATIC ) is a professional esports organization headquartered in London , United Kingdom . Founded 23 July 2004 , the team has players from around the world , across a variety of games , such as Apex Legends , Counter-Strike : Global Offensive , Dota 2 , Heroes of the Storm , League of Legends , PUBG Mobile , and Rainbow Six Siege . Fnatic 's League of Legends team won the first-ever League of Legends World Championship in 2011 , and also holds the record for the most League of Legends Championship Series split titles in the LEC , totalling seven of the thirteen played so far . In the 2015 EU LCS Summer Split they became the first LCS team to finish a split undefeated . Fnatic 's Counter-Strike team , which has traditionally been located in Sweden , is also considered one of the best in the video game series ' history , having won three Global Offensive Majors and several other tournaments .
Micro-Star International Co. , Ltd ( MSI ; Chinese : 微星科技股份有限公司 ) is a Taiwanese multinational information technology corporation headquartered in New Taipei City , Taiwan . It designs , develops and provides computer hardware , related products and services , including laptops , desktops , motherboards , graphics cards , All-in-One PCs , servers , industrial computers , PC peripherals , car infotainment products , etc . The company has a primary listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and was established in August 1986 by 5 founders - Hsu Xiang ( a.k.a . Joseph Hsu ) , Huang Jinqing ( a.k.a . Jeans Huang ) , Lin Wentong ( a.k.a . Frank Lin ) , Yu Xian'neng ( a.k.a . Kenny Yu ) , and Lu Qilong ( a.k.a . Henry Lu ) . First starting its business in New Taipei City , Taiwan , MSI later expanded into Mainland China , setting up its Baoan Plant in Shenzhen in 2000 and establishing research and development facilities in Kunshan in 2001 . It also provides global warranty service in North America , Central/South America , Asia , Australia and Europe . The company has been a sponsor for a number of esports teams and is also the host of the international gaming event MSI Masters Gaming Arena ( formerly known as MSI Beat IT ) . The earliest Beat IT tournament can be traced back to 2010 , featuring Evil Geniuses winning the championship .
Gamescom ( stylized as gamescom ) is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . Since 2018 , it has been organised by game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche ( English : Association of the German video game industry ) ; and before that , by the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware ( BIU ) . It supersedes Games Convention , held in Leipzig , Saxony , Germany . Gamescom is used by many video game developers to exhibit upcoming games and game-related hardware . Gamescom is the world 's largest gaming event , ( measured by exhibition space and number of visitors ) with 370,000 visitors and 1037 exhibitors from 56 countries attending the show in 2018 and the biggest gaming news expo of the year worldwide .
Koelnmesse GmbH ( Cologne Trade Fair ) is an international trade fair and exhibition center located in Cologne , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . With around 80 trade fairs and over 2,000 conferences annually , Koelnmesse is one of the country 's largest trade fair organisers and with 284,000 m² exhibition floor area the third largest by area . The Cologne Trade Fair ground was founded in 1922 . Until 2005 , the trade fair was based in the historic Rheinhallen , and since then moved into new premises next to them . The old Fair Tower Cologne ( Messeturm Köln ) is a landmark building from 1928 and features a tower restaurant on the top floor . Since 2018 , the fair has been undergoing the greatest renovation works in its history . They are expected to last until 2030 and cost €600 million . Two thirds of that amount will be spent renovating the seven southern halls , dating from the 1970s .
Cologne ( English : /kəˈloʊn/ kə-LOHN ; German : Köln [ kœln ] ( listen ) ; Kölsch : Kölle [ ˈkœlə ] ( listen ) ) is the largest city of Germany 's most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city in Germany . With slightly over a million inhabitants ( 1.08 million ) within its city boundaries , Cologne is the largest city on the Rhine and also the most populous city both of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region , which is Germany 's largest and one of Europe 's major metropolitan areas , and of the Rhineland . Centered on the left bank of the Rhine , Cologne is about 45 kilometres ( 28 mi ) southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia 's capital of Düsseldorf and 25 kilometres ( 16 mi ) northwest of Bonn . It is the largest city in the Central Franconian and Ripuarian dialect areas . The city 's Cologne Cathedral ( Kölner Dom ) is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne . There are many institutions of higher education in the city , most notably the University of Cologne ( Universität zu Köln ) , one of Europe 's oldest and largest universities , the Technical University of Cologne ( Technische Hochschule Köln ) , Germany 's largest university of applied sciences , and the German Sport University Cologne ( Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln ) , Germany 's only sport university . Cologne Bonn Airport ( Flughafen Köln/Bonn ) is Germany 's seventh-largest airport and lies in the southeast of the city . The main airport for the Rhine-Ruhr region is Düsseldorf Airport . Cologne was founded and established in Ubii territory in the 1st century AD as the Roman Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium , the first word of which is the origin of its name . An alternative Latin name of the settlement is Augusta Ubiorum , after the Ubii . Cologne , the French version of the city 's name , has become standard in English as well . Cologne functioned as the capital of the Roman province of Germania Inferior and as the headquarters of the Roman military in the region until occupied by the Franks in 462 .
The Electronic Sports World Convention ( ESWC ) ( formerly known as Electronic Sports World Cup ) is an international professional gaming championship . Every year , winners of national qualifier events around the world earn the right to represent their country in the ESWC Finals . The event has been praised for its organisation and ability to put on a good show for spectators . [ citation needed ] The ESWC was originally created by a French company , Ligarena , that had previously hosted smaller Local Area Network ( LAN ) events in France under the name of LAN Arena . In 2003 , Ligarena decided to do something on a larger scale and the ESWC was born . In 2005 , Ligarena became Games-Services . In 2009 , ESWC was bought by another French company , Games-Solution , which became the owner of the brand . In 2012 , Oxent , an agency specialising in electronic sports , acquired the ESWC . The grand finals and masters of ESWC have had a total prize purse of €1,721,000 between 2003 and 2010 .
Disneyland Park , originally Euro Disneyland Park , is a theme park found at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée , France . The park opened on 12 April 1992 as the first of the two parks built at the resort . Designed and built by Walt Disney Imagineering , its layout is similar to Disneyland Park in California and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida . Spanning 56.656 ha ( 140 acres ) ( the second largest Disney park based on the original , after Shanghai Disneyland Park ) , it is dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters . In 2016 , the park hosted approximately 8.4 million visitors , making it the most-visited theme park in Europe , and the 13th-most visited theme park in the world . The park is represented by Sleeping Beauty Castle , a replica of the fairy tale castle seen in Disney 's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty .
Paris ( French pronunciation : ​ [ paʁi ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and most populous city of France , with a population of 2,148,271 residents ( official estimate , 1 January 2020 ) in an area of 105 square kilometres ( 41 square miles ) . Since the 17th century , Paris has been one of Europe 's major centres of finance , diplomacy , commerce , fashion , science and the arts . The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France , or Paris Region , which has an estimated official 2020 population of 12,278,210 , or about 18 percent of the population of France . The Paris Region had a GDP of €709 billion ( $ 808 billion ) in 2017 . According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018 , Paris was the second most expensive city in the world , after Singapore , and ahead of Zürich , Hong Kong , Oslo and Geneva . Another source ranked Paris as most expensive , on a par with Singapore and Hong Kong , in 2018 . The city is a major railway , highway and air-transport hub served by two international airports : Paris-Charles de Gaulle ( the second busiest airport in Europe ) and Paris-Orly . Opened in 1900 , the city 's subway system , the Paris Métro , serves 5.23 million passengers daily ; it is the second busiest metro system in Europe after the Moscow Metro . Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest railway station in the world , but the first located outside Japan , with 262 million passengers in 2015 . Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks : the Louvre was among most visited art museums in the world in 2019 , with 9.6 million visitors . The Musée d'Orsay , Musée Marmottan Monet , and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art , the Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe , and the Musée Rodin and Musée Picasso exhibit the works of the two noted Parisians . The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site , and popular landmarks in the city centre included the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris , now closed for renovation after the 15 April 2019 fire .