Nov
26

Virtus.Pro tops PGS.PokerStrategy in ESL Extreme Masters II Main Round

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GGL’s Will Singleton contributed this score report.

The first rounds of the Extreme Masters Season II Main Round Counter-Strike 1.6 competition kicked off with PGSPokerStrategy.com facing Virtus.pro in the first round of pairings on de_nuke, de_train, and de_dust2.

The match started on de_nuke, where Virtus.pro took a strong lead deciding the map 16-5 over PGS. On de_train, PGS rallied back to defeat Virtus 16-8, but it wasn’t to last. On the deciding map, de_dust2, Virtus.pro edged out a victory 16-11 over PGS.

Counter-Strike Main Rounds will recommence on 11/28 with forZe taking on Man1a Gaming EM and Team NoA playing Meet Your Makers. For more information on upcoming matches, visit the ESL EM II schedules (CS1.6, Warcraft III).

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Mahmood Ali
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Nov
01

Referee blogs about WCG scandals

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The echoe of the World Cyber Games scandal with teams winning crucial matches due to calls made by referees are still resounding. Anton “Cyclone” Lapshenkov, a WCG finals referee has posted a blog where he talks about the insider’s perspective on the controversy in the WCG Counter-Strike competition.

Lapshenkov was one of the referees of the eSTRO vs. MYM match. In the blog, he claims that he was excluded from the discussion between the Koreans and the referees and clearly takes the side of the Norwegians. The result of the game was changed, even though the match documents were signed. Towards the end of the event, the Russian decided to resign as a WCG referee. Continued…

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The Carmac
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