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All games are played, all matches have come to an end. This is the official end of the eighth season of the WC3L. The winner is the same as last season: 4Kings.Intel are the WC3L-champions for the third time now. The final rankings look like this:

1. 4Kings.Intel
2. Team mYm.Hanbit
3. Mousesports.BenQ.GeiL
4. SK Gaming

Congratulations to all teams!
Also thank you to all you visitors and see you again next season. We are going to come back with the second round of the qulification tournament for season 9 in a couple of days.

At last the overall finals are about to commence, it is the clash between mYm.Hanbit and 4Kings.Intel!
The Four Kings and Team mYm.Hanbit both had a struggling weekend with players unable to come due to several reasons and others getting sick. As usual, the team coming from the loser bracket (4K) needs to win two clanwars in order to win the whole tourney while the other (T.MH) just has to win one match.

4Kings.Intel vs. Team mYm.Hanbit, 3.30pm

4K.JuniOr vs. T.MH]BerA 0:2
Replays: (Freewin)
4K.Grubby vs. T.MH]Susiria 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3 (Savegame)
4K.Zeus19 vs. T.MH]Storm 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3 (Savegame)
4K.ToD vs. T.MH]EVE 1:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 (not needed)
4K.ToD & 4K.Grubby vs. T.MH]Susiria & T.MH]EVE 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 3:1

Meanwhile 4K managed to win the first clanwar in this overall final, which leads to a second war as the Kings came up from the Loserbracket. That upcoming clanwar will decide on who will win the current finals in cologne!

4K.Zeus vs. T.MH]EvE 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
4K.Grubby vs. T.MH]Bera. 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
4K.ToD vs. T.MH]Susiria 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 (Savegame)
4K.FuRy vs. T.MH]Storm 0:2
Replays: (freewin)
4K.Grubby & 4K.ToD vs. T.MH]Susiria & T.MH]Storm 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 3:2

4Kings win!

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bunny commentates the matches in English.
GreatSam, Frogbender, triMble and TheKoenna are bringing you the German stream.

The polls are closed and the results are as following:

Rookie of the Year

1. T.MH]Storm 32.3%
2. mouz.FarSeer 27.7%
3. plan-B.ToRReN 23.2%

Most Improved Player

1. fnatic.SaSe 31.6%
2. T.MH]Lucifer 24.1%
3. 4K.FuRy 19.7%

Most Valuable Player

1. 4K.Grubby 64.7%
2. SK.Deadman 16.8%
3. T.MH]Lucifer 9.2%

Congratulations to all winners!

With the 3:2-win from Team mYm.Hanbit the winning streak of the Four Kings was put to an end. But the next match for 4K is already next up, the players from Mousesports.BenQ.GeiL are already waiting to play the loser brackest final.

4Kings.Intel vs. Mousesports.BenQ.GeiL, 12.30pm

4K.Zeus19 vs. mouz.Romeo 2:0
Replays: Game 1 (MUST SEE!) - Game 2 (MUST SEE!)
4K.NuKe vs. mouz.HasuObs 0:2
Replays: (Defaultwin)
4K.Grubby vs. mouz.Shortround 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
4K.ToD vs. mouz.Spell 2:0
Replays: (Forfeit)
4K.Grubby & 4K.ToD vs. mouz.Shortround & mouz.HasuObs 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 4:1

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bunny commentates the matches in English.
GreatSam, Frogbender, triMble and TheKoenna are bringing you the German stream.

Good morning everybody and welcome to the second day of the eighth WC3L Finals. The matches are going to start very soon. 4K.ZeuS[19] and T.MH]Susiria are already preparing to continue yesterday's match.

4Kings.Intel vs. Team mYm.Hanbit

4K.Zeus19 vs. T.MH]Susiria 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 2:3

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The first day of the eighth WC3L Finals is over and we have seen a lot of really good games full of tension. But another day is still to come. Tomorrow we will start at about 11:00 CET again. The first broadcasted match will be the postponed one from 4K.Zeus[19] and T.MH]Susiria.



We hope that you enjoyed our coverage today and that you will pay us a visit again tomorrow. Have a good night!

After the 3:1-loss against Mousesports the team of SK Gaming decided to forfeit the last 1on1 between Spell and Zacard. So with just three teams left we need to find te next opponent of Mousesports. That will be the loser of our next match while the winner will be the first team in the grand final tomorrow.
The match I am talking about is 4Kings.Intel against Team mYm.Hanbit. At 21:30 CET these two teams will fight for the first spot in tomorrow's overall final.

4Kings.Intel vs. Team mYm.Hanbit, 9.30pm BetOG

4K.ToD vs. T.MH]Storm 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
4K.FuRy vs. T.MH]EVE 0:2
Replays: (Default win)
4K.Zeus19 vs. T.MH]Susiria 0:0
Replays: Delayed until tomorrow
4K.Grubby vs. T.MH]BerA 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
4K.Grubby & 4K.ToD vs. T.MH]BerA & T.MH]EVE 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 2:2

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It's time for the loserbracket, a 'do or die'-situation. It's time for Schroet Kommando vs. mouz.BenQ.GeiL!
By this clanwar one team will be able to survive in the our brackets while the other one has to face the separation. It's getting even more serious - let the games begin!

mouz.BenQ.GeiL vs. SK Gaming, 5.30pm CET BetOG

mouz.Romeo vs SK.MaDFroG 2:1
Replays Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
mouz.Shortround vs. SK.HoT 0:2
Replays Game 1 - Game 2
mouz.HasuObs vs. SK.Insomnia 2:1
Replays Game 1 (MUST SEE!) - Game 2 - Game 3
mouz.Spell vs. SK.Zacard 2:0
Replays (Forfeit)
mouz.Shortround & mouz.HasuObs vs. SK.Zacard & SK.EvenStar 2:1
Replays Game 1 - Game 2 (MUST SEE!) - Game 3

Total score: 4:1

Today's first match is over and without further delay SK Gaming versus Team mYm.Hanbit is about to begin. Both teams already set up and the first matches are going to happen in a couple of minutes.

SK Gaming vs. mYm.Hanbit, 2.30pm CET BetOG

SK.EvenStar vs. T.MH]Storm 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
SK.Zacard vs. T.MH]EVE 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
SK.HoT vs. T.MH]Susiria 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3 (MUST SEE!)
SK.Insomnia vs. T.MH]BerA 0:2
Replays: Game 1 (MUST SEE!) - Game 2
SK.Zacard & SK.EvenStar vs. T.MH]EVE & T.MH]Susiria 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 (MUST SEE!) - Game 3

Total score: 1:4

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The players are arriving slowly, everything is about to set up and the games are soon to begin. At about 11:00am we will start with the first round match 4Kings.Intel versus mouz.BenQ.GeiL.
One player who won't arrive today though is 4K-FuRy. The Swede could not manage to come to Cologne and left 4K with only three players. Should this be enough for mouz to beat the current WC3L-champions?

4Kings.Intel vs. mouz.BenQ.GeiL, Saturday 11:00am CET BetOG

4K.Grubby vs. mouz.Shortround 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
4K.FuRy vs. mouz.Romeo 0:2
Replays: (Default win)
4K.ToD vs. mouz.HasuObs 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
4K.Zeus19 vs. mouz.Spell 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
4K.ToD & 4K.Grubby vs. mouz.Spell & mouz.HasuObs 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 3:2

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It is time again... the WC3L is looking forward to the grand final of its eighth season. For the fifth time the world's very best Warcraft 3-players will meet offline to fight for the crown of the most prestigious clanleague. The WC3L Finals VIII are about to start!

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The last but certainly not least team that qualified for the finals are the royal 4Kings.Intel. Their quest to capture a second consecutive WC3L championship begins here.

With a far different team from last season, Team mYm.Hanbit improved leaps and bounds from last season. They'll be going into the finals with high hopes, so let's check out what they have to offer.

Another great season has come and gone for SK Gaming, and as they prepare for the playoffs this weekend, we'll take a gander at how prepared the team looks.

It's been an interesting season for Mousesports.BenQ.GeiL, but through everything they still managed to make it to the playoffs. Here's a look at what awaits them.

With the first round of the qualifiers almost complete, we have our last match today in the form of Team zer0 taking on NIP-gaming.

Team zer0 vs. NIP-gaming, Sunday 5:00am CET BetOG

MaMe[tZ] vs. NiP-NangChun 0:0
Replays: (Not needed)
dodah[tZ] vs. NiP-SouthSea 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
OnEMoReTrY[tZ] vs. NiP-Rainbow 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
RaTTy[tZ] vs. NiP-Farseer 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
dodah[tZ] & TiNcup[tZ] vs. NiP-Farseer & NiP-Rainbow 0:0
Replays: (Not needed)

Total score: 0:3

Trademark-Gamers vs. Team SomE, Saturday 2:00pm CET BetOG

TmG.Caravaggio vs. [SomE]MaNaBurn 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
TmG.Miss vs. [SomE]MysT 2:0
Replays: Game 1
TmG.Dream vs. [SomE]lazy 1:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3 not needed
TmG.Punky vs. [SomE]rArA 0:0
Replays: (not needed)
TmG.Punky & TmG.Miss vs. [SomE]Fear & [SomE]MysT 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 3:0

DkH.Keyweb WarCraft III vs. Go To Hell, Saturday 3:00pm CET BetOG

DkH.shad vs. G2H.Reptile 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
DkH.PoDoX vs. G2H.diG1tY 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 (MUST SEE!) - Game 3
DkH.evo vs. G2H.SoulFire 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
DkH.Hanf vs. G2H.RoniN 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
DkH.Hanf & DkH.PoDoX vs. G2H.InFeRnO & G2H.Sir_J 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 3:2

SK Gaming 06 vs. Frag eXecutors, saturday 8pm CET

SK06.1mpacT vs. [Fx]TeRRoR 2:0
Replays: (Defwin)
SK06.XlorD vs. Po1nt[Fx] 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 (MUST SEE!) - Game 3
SK06.Fisch & SK.06Real vs po1nt[Fx] & zu3ch[Fx] 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 3:0

The offline finals of Season VIII are fast approaching, and with them, we have some great news. We will be starting what we hope to be a seasonal thing as we open up the polls for Season VIII Player Awards.

Click more for further details!

It's been a while since our last King of the Hill, in which WE.Check retained his crown after beating GoStop. He's back again today to defend his crown against T.MH]Storm, so be sure to be there on Wednesday, November 16 @ 5:00PMCET for the event!

WE.Check vs. Play.Lyn 3:1, Wednesday, 5PM CET
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3 - Game 4

A free ESL-TV Stream will be up and running, so be sure to tune in! As always, we will randomly chose up to three people who correctly guess the map score for this match and give them a free 30-day premium membership!

Update: It turns out T.MH]Storm didn't show up and will thus be replaced by Play.Lyn. Sorry for the delay and have fun watching the games!

Today we will see another two matches with faculty.wc3 facing e-sports4extreme and Team 3wD taking on GaB.


n! vs. es4x, Monday 6pm CET BetOG

faculty.F4nG vs. es4x.Fox 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
n!KainsLegacy vs. es4x.Kemper 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
n!FastTurtle vs. es4x.Swen 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
n!CraftY vs. es4x.DoLLaR 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
n!Ich-Bin-Das-InVieh & n!CraftY vs. es4x.DoLLaR & es4x.Ginsash 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
Total score: 2:3

[3wD] vs. GaB, Monday 8pm CET BetOG

[3wD]Shocker vs. GaB.wc3dArk 0:0
Replays: (not needed)
[3wD]SimO vs. GaB.wc3corugnoll 1:2
Replays: Game1 (savegame) - Game 2 - Game 3
[3wD]bonchance vs. GaB.wc3NaZ 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
[3wD]Mask vs. GaB.wc3DoriM 0:0
Replays: (not needed)
[3wD]Mask & [3wD]bonchance vs. GaB.wc3ThunderChilD & GaB.wc3n1gh7 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 0:3

2 more matches will go down today, and we'll see 3 different continents in play - and not the three you would assume. Surprisingly enough, not a single European team will play today, which has to be some sort of record. At any rate, electronic Gaming evolution and rS Gaming will go at it very early in the morning, while a little bit later we will see the emergence of World Elite as they take on Australia United.

electronic Gaming evolution vs. Revolution Sports Gaming, Sunday 3:00am CET BetOG

eGe.RememberThePast vs. rS.Axslav 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
eGe.Holy vs. rS.MiNiMuM 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
eGe.Kirby vs. rS.strifecro 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
eGe.KadaJ vs. rS.ShrieK 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
eGe.RememberThePast & eGe.TeRRoR vs. rS.Axslav & rS.strifecro 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 1:4

Australia United vs. World Elite, Sunday 10:00am CET BetOG

powerorc_au vs. WE.Anas 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
glade_au vs. WE.ReMinD 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
Filthy_au vs. WE.Check 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
Mez_au vs. WE.Sweet 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
Filthy_au & Bowt_au vs. WE.ReMinD & WE.Soju 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 0:5

We already saw 2 big matches on Thursday pass by, and Saturday should prove to be just as good. 4 matches will take place today, starting with Storm Games Clan vs. QPool and 4Glory vs. Team Just Players. 30 minutes later, All Loves War and Guardians will go at it, along with idle.swe and eclipseteam.

Storm Games Clan vs. QPool.WC3, Saturday 4:30pm CET BetOG

SGC.Frido vs. QPool-Shy 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
SGC.Highway vs. QPool-Neytpoh 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
SGC.SperMon vs. QPool-Ohjie 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
SGC.DORAN vs. QPool-franSe 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
SGC.Frido & SGC.DORAN vs. QPool-Neytpoh & QPool-franSe 0:2
Replays: Game 1(MUST SEE!) - Game 2

Total score: 1:4



4Glory.wc3 vs. Team Just Players, Saturday 4:30pm CET BetOG

< 4gl >Ghost vs. JP|OMA.S.Jack 0:0
Replays: (not needed)
< 4gl >Sweet vs. JP|ShaDoWTaKeR 0:2
Replays: Game 1(savegame) - Game 2
< 4gl >RistA vs. JP|Roy7 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
< 4gl >Fata vs. JP|DieSeL 0:0
Replays: (not needed)
< 4gl >Sweet & < 4gl >RistA vs. JP|DieSeL & JP|ShaDoWTaKeR 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3

Total score: 0:3



All Loves War vs. Guardians.wc3, Saturday 5:00pm CET BetOG

aLw]just.doit vs. G]Paladyn 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
aLw]KOt vs. G]RouaF 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
aLw]titan vs. G]ToRReN 1:0
Replays: Game 1 - (not needed)
aLw]lex vs. G]Sayen 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
aLw]bozz & aLw]eken vs. G]Paladyn & G]Ange 0:0
Replays: (not needed)

Total score: 0:3



idle.swe.wc3 vs. eclipseteam, Saturday 5:00pm CET BetOG

idle.LiiLD.C vs. ecl.plum-cake 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
idle.Kiske vs. ecl.paradise 2:0
Replays: Game 2
idle.yenmoon vs. ecl.prometey 1:2
Replays: Game 2 - Game 3
idle.Tharkas vs. ecL.v3nus 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
idle.Tharkas & idle.LiiLD.C vs. ecl.plum-cake & ecl.prometey 1:2
Replays: Game 1 (MUST SEE!) - Game 2 - Game 3

Total score: 2:3

That's right folks, not even 5 days after we completed the regular season of Season VIII, Season IX is upon us already! And that doesn't only mean a change in Roman numerals, but also the start of our qualification tournament.

Today (well, starting tonight), we will see United 5 making their return to the Wc3L take on the Canadian based xero Error, while later on in the day we'll catch Team Pentagrams's first round match against AoD.FH-SalzburgerLand. Let's get to it!

United 5 vs. xero Error, Thursday 00:01am CET BetOG

u5.qazzi vs. xE.TiGel2. 2:1
Replays: Game 1 (MUST SEE) - Game 2 - Game 3
u5.lnclnerator vs. xE.Cookies 0:0
Replays: (not needed)
u5.NilknarfLP vs. xE.Seek 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
u5.PaTo vs. xE.Bro 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
u5.PaTo & u5.Legato vs. xE.Bro & xE.BalKoTH 0:0
Replays: (not needed)

Total score: 3:0


faculty.wc3 vs. e-sports4extreme, BetOG

faculty.F4nG vs. es4x.Fox 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3

Total score: 0:1


Team Pentagram - Warcraft 3 vs. AoD.FH-SalzburgerLand, Thursday 9:00pm CET BetOG

PentagramArch vs. AoD-Firestrike 0:0
Replays: (not needed)
PentagramPentagram.sLh vs. AoD-Freezer 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
PentagramBigEr vs. AoD-Protois 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
PentagramMeS vs. AoD-AkkiS 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
PentagramPred & PentagramWaKKa vs. AoD-DeLfiR & AoD-phobos 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3

Total score: 0:4

Electronic Sports League announces the third season of the CSCL. From now on Europe’s best CS teams may sign up for the league.

Good evening and welcome to the nineth WC3L qualifcation tournament! Round 1 is about to start and the qualification grid is now available. We seeded the descending teams on the first spots and the five most promising applicants randomly behind. The rest is randomly chosen. The tourney will be double-elimination except round one. So the teams that lose in the first round will not get the chance to play again. IT and plan-B receive a wildcard in the first round.

Without further delay, here are the fixtures for the first round:

aLw vs. Guardian
idle vs. ecl
SGC vs. QPool
TmG vs. SomE
faculty vs. es4x
eGe vs. rS
AU vs. WE
CNN vs. AoD
SK06 vs. Fx
3wD vs. GaB
tZ vs. NiP
u5 vs. xE
4gl vs. JP
DkH vs. G2H

With a verGe victory in the first Playdown match, all that is left now is the series between Incredible Teamaction and mTW.ATI. As always, the winner moves on to Season IX, while the loser will have to play in the qualification tournament. Let's get it on!

Incredible Teamaction vs. mTw.ATI, Sunday 6:30pm CET BetOG

IT.Giacomo vs. mTw.ATI-WinneR-ReseT 0:0
Replays: (not needed)
IT.FiX vs. mTw.ATI-Tak3r 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
IT.Hum4niC vs. mTw.ATI-DIDI8 0:2
Replays: Game 1 Game 2
IT.Cherep vs. mTw.ATI-BasH 0:0
Replays: (not needed)
IT.FlasH & IT.Tama vs. mTw.ATI-Zerter & mTw.ATI-Zubie 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 0:3

The first of our Playdown matches is finally upon us, meaning one team will soon earn a spot in Season IX, while another will be forced to fight their way through the qualification tournament. plan-B Sweden and verGe Gaming are the two that will collide today, so get ready for some intense matches!

plan-B Sweden vs. verGe Gaming, Saturday 7:00pm CET BetOG

plan-B|Wesk vs. verGe.PiLLaGe 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
plan-B|ToRReN vs. verGe.Wizard 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
plan-B|Style vs. verGe.Hunter 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 (MUST SEE!)
plan-B|WuLvEraTe vs. verGe.Boo 1:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 (Game 3 not needed)
plan-B|Lefthander & plan-B|WuLvEraTe vs. verGe.Hunter & verGe.Boo 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3

Total score: 1:3

Here we go again: The qualification for the ninth season of the WC3L commences! 27 new clans will fight along with the three relegated teams for a spot in the league. Since the losers of it vs. mTw and plan-B vs. verGe are coming from the playdowns, they receive a wildcard to the second round of the winner-bracket.

After the teams had one week to write their applications and persuade us to take them in, we are proud to publish the official list of participating teams (in alphabetical order):