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World Cyber Games 2003 Results

Posted by michael on from the still-pumped-from-using-the-mouse dept.

jester42 writes "The quasi-olympics in eSports just took place this last weekend in Seoul, Korea. 600 players from 55 nations competed in 8 different games to find both best players and best nations. The results of each game, and a medal tally can be found at the WCG website. Germany got the title of best nation, ahead of Chinese Taipei and Korea. The World Cyber Games are held every year, and national qualifications are followed by a final. Next year's final will be hosted by San Francisco, and will be the first time the WCG finals take place outside Asia."

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  1. Game replay downloads? by cioxx · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wonder if the tournament downloads, specifically Unreal Tournament 2003 recorded matches are available for download. It'd be interesting to watch.

    Does anyone know where to get these files?

    1. Re:Game replay downloads? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

      gotfrag.com has Counter-Strike demos (not "replays") as well as a couple of WC3 ones, don't know about UT.

      About the tournament: there was some drama, including a mass fight Russians vs. French in the hotel, a disqualification of a 13-year old Halo(?) player for using a timer, and disputes about using flashbang bugs in CS that blind an entire team when thrown into a bugged map area - American Team3D used one in de_aztec, but it was legal according to WCG rules (the team leader is a would-be lawyer), whereas the Brazilian mibr lost a match due to using one twice on de_nuke. Also, a British Age of Mythology player (along with someone else) was disqualified for sexually harassing tournament officials - they passed suggestive notes to the girls serving free drinks. This despite the UK team leader coming up with an ingenious ploy to claim that the player was gay.. he didn't go for it, out of fear of rumors.

      Anyway, the biggest match was 3D vs. Schroet Kommando of Sweden in the Counter-Strike finals, the Swedes won two maps needed (de_dust2 and de_train) to take the Gold. A predictable result, SK is generally considered to be the best team in the world even if 3D has the most popular player, Kyle "ksharp" Miller! 3

  2. Bashing Starcraft? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Ok. Anyone bashing SC, stfu and read this carefully. Though the game is old, or even very old, it is played a WHOLE FUCKING LOT. Don't believe me? Go log onto BNET (your choice of US gateways if you think only Koreans are playing it) and see how many people play it. Yea, it is about the SAME AS BEFORE - over 10k games usually.

    Furthermore, SC displays the following great points:
    1. It is balanced. There has been almost no RTS as balanced like this one.

    2. Look at the gameplay. Forget the micromanagement in the new games, this one is as clear a test of aim and linear strategy for RTS as CS is for FPS. It tests skill very well - CS is old but can you deny that it is an awesome test.

    2b. Ok as a continuation, there has to also be non-linear games so you can throw in something like...pfff WC3:FT? I think WC3:FT is to SC:BW as UT2k3 is to HL:CS (get that?). And for the FPS genre, we do have UT2k3 and CS...

    3. Try playing UMS maps (use map settings). They actually are a whole lot of fun. Though they won't be used in tourneys likely, have a look at the 'defense' line of maps, which exhibit some very cool uses of the engine.

    So yea quit talkin' out your ass sayin' that the game is old. It is still very much active and popular which is why an SC2 would be a very popular game (blizzard developers, hint hint)