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Because we've had some time off for the past little while, we at the WC3L felt that it would be as good a time as ever to present to you our little gift for the holidays. For those of you who were unable (or unavailable) to watch the ESL-TV streaming of the WC3L Season VIII Finals in Cologne, Germany, then you will be happy to hear that those streams were in fact recorded and are now available for download via bittorent.

We will release a few videos each day for the past 3 days, so make sure you check in for updates! Here are the first set of videos:

4Kings.Intel vs. Mousesports.BenQ.GeiL - Winner Bracket Round 1
SK Gaming vs. Team mYm.Hanbit - Winner Bracket Round 1

Oh, what a month it has been! The past while has been very exciting around here at the WC3L, as we've gone through both the finals for Season VIII, as well as gone deep into the qualifiers of Season IX. With the Winter holidays among us, we'll be taking a bit of a break, so until then, click more for a look at everything WC3L in the past month!

Ladies and gentlemen, round two of the loser bracket proceeds with SK Gaming 06 duking it out with esports4extreme. Since this is the loser bracket both teams will have to play at nothing less than their best to make it to the next round, so expect some exciting matches tonight!

SK Gaming 06 vs. e-sports4extreme, Tuesday 7:00pm CET BetOG

SK06.ReaL vs. es4x.Cherep 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
SK06.Fisch vs. es4x.Ginsash 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 (MUST SEE!)
SK06.XlorD vs. es4x.Swen 1:0
Replays: Game 1 - (not needed)
SK06.TaKe vs. es4x.Kemper 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
SK06.Fisch & SK06.TaKe vs. es4x.CraZyNeX & es4x.Cherep 0:0
Replays: (not needed)

Total score: 0:3

After a interesting weekend where we crowned 2 teams from the winner bracket, we start off the working week with the second last loser bracket matchup from round 2, as DkH.Keyweb takes on Guardians.wc3.

DkH.Keyweb WarCraft III vs. Guardians.wc3, Monday 8:00pm CET BetOG

DkH|evo vs. G]uc- 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
DkH|shad vs. G]ToRReN 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
DkH|Hanf vs. G]Paladyn 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
DkH|Yannick vs. G]RouaF 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
DkH|Goop & DkH|ZeRa vs. G]Paladyn & G]Arch 0:0
Replays: (not needed)

Total score: 1:3

The WC3L regrets to announce that Trademark-Gamers will be removed from the qualification tournament for season IX due to TmG breaking several of the qualification's rules, accumulating 5.5 penalty points total. Click more for full details.

Two matches going on today, one nice and early, and a matineé show later on. NiP-gaming and United 5 will compete in a match which will determine the second of four teams to qualify for Season IX, while Trademark-Gamers will play their first loser bracket match against noClan.Dubrovnik.

NIP-gaming vs. United 5, Sunday 3:00am CET BetOG

NiP-Rainbow vs. u5.NilknarfLP 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
NiP-NangChun vs. u5.lnclnerator 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
NiP-SouthSea vs. u5.PaTo 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
NiP-Way vs. u5.Levin 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
NiP-Rainbow & NiP-Farseer vs. u5.qazzi & u5.Levin 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3

Total score: 3:2

Congratulations to NiP for qualifying for WC3L Season IX!

Trademark-Gamers vs. noClan.Dubrovnik, Sunday 1:00pm CET BetOG

TmG.HomeRunBall vs. DU.dArk 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
TmG.SonKiE vs. DU.DoriM 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
TmG.Miss vs. DU.corugnoll 0:0
Replays: (Not needed)
TmG.SeleCT_Korea vs. DU.NaZ 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
TmG.SeleCT_Korea & TmG.winnerss vs. DU.ThunderChilD & DU.n1gh7 0:0
Replays: (Not needed)

Total score: 3:0

Two of the most promising teams this qualification will be facing eachother tomorrow. Whoever wins this match will be qualified for WC3L Season IX, this means neither team can afford any mistakes here. So here they are, LanFan WC3 International on the left and on the right World Elite! But that's not all we've got this saturday, QPool.WC3 will have some quarrel with Team Just Players in the respectable loser bracket.

LanFan WC3 International vs. World Elite, Saturday 12:00pm CET BetOG

Lanfan.JoeY vs. WE.xTiGer 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
Lanfan.Style vs. WE.Swain 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
Lanfan.leekigogo vs. WE.Check 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3 (MUST SEE!)
Lanfan.Space vs. WE.Sweet 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
Lanfan.Lefthander & Lanfan.WuLvEraTe vs. WE.ReMinD & WE.Soju 0:0 (not needed)
Replays:

Total score: 1:3

Congratulations to World Elite for qualifying for WC3L Season IX!

QPool.WC3 vs. Team Just Players, Saturday 3:30pm CET BetOG

QPool.Shy vs. JP.JuStStar 0:0
Replays: (not needed)
QPool.Ohjie vs. JP.DieSeL 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
QPool.franSe vs. JP.Roy7 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
QPool.Neytpoh vs. JP.ShaDoWTaKeR 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
QPool.Ohjie & QPool.Shy vs. JP.ShaDoWTaKeR & JP.DieSeL 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2


Total score: 4:0

noClan.Dubrovnik vs. AoD.FH-SalzburgerLand, Tuesday 8:00pm CET BetOG

DU.dArk vs. AoD-MaNuS 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 (MUST SEE!!!) - Game 3
DU.NaZ vs. AoD-Freezer 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
DU.DoriM vs. AoD-Protois 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
DU.corugnoll vs. AoD-AtoM 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
DU.ThunderChilD & DU.n1gh7 vs. AoD-DeLfiR & AoD-phobos 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2


Total score: 3:2

It's a blast from the past today, as two old WC3L competitors face off in the winner bracket to earn a spot back into the league. United 5 will take on DkH.Keyweb in what hopes to be as good a match as ever.

United 5 vs. DkH.Keyweb WarCraft III, Monday 11:00pm CET BetOG

u5.NilknarfLP vs. DkH|shad 0:0
Replays:
u5.lnclnerator vs. DkH|Yannick 2:0
Replays: (save game) - Game 2
u5.Levin vs. DkH|Hanf 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 3
u5.PaTo vs. DkH|evo 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
u5.qazzi & u5.Levin vs. DkH|Goop & DkH|ZeRa 0:0
Replays:

Total score: 3:0

After a hectic day of close matches between strong clans battling it out in the winners' bracket, it's time to focus on the losers' bracket with two matches that promise to be just as exciting. First eclipseteam will be looking to redeem themselves after their 0-3 loss in the winners' bracket, but will have to face the strong international team Guardians.wc3 to do so. Then Revolution Sports Gaming, formerly known as KoD, will be pitted against e-sports4extreme in order to determine who will then face SK06 in the next round.

eclipseteam vs. Guardians.wc3, Sunday 6:00pm CET BetOG

ecL.SiLiconchik vs. G]Sayen 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
ecL.paradise vs. G]Paladyn 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
ecL.MeF vs. G]RouaF 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
ecL.v3nus vs. G]ToRReN 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
ecL.paradise & ecL.evil vs. G]RouaF & G]Paladyn 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 2:3

Revolution Sports Gaming vs. e-sports4extreme, Sunday 8:00pm CET BetOG

rS.MiNiMuM vs. es4x.Fox 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
rS.Axslav vs. es4x.Swen 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
rS.strifecro vs. es4x.Kemper 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
rS.ShrieK vs. es4x.DoLLaR 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
rS.strifecro & rS.Axslav vs. es4x.bo & es4x.boxer 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 2:3

The nineth WC3L qualification tournament goes into the third round. Only eight contenders are left in the winner-bracket and today we are going to see six of them in action. We will start off with TmG vs. WE at 11am CET. At 1pm CET LanFan will start their match against QPool. Today's last match will be at 4pm CET when SK06 encounters NIP.

Trademark-Gamers vs. World Elite, Saturday 11am CET BetOG

TmG.Dream vs. WE.Check 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
TmG.SeleCT vs. WE.Anas 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3 (MUST SEE!)
TmG.winnerss vs. WE.Soju 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
TmG.Miss vs. WE.ReMinD 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
TmG.Punky & TmG.Miss vs. WE.ReMinD & WE.Soju 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 1:4

LanFan vs. QPool, Saturday 1pm CET BetOG

LFan.Style vs. QPool.franSe 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
LFan.Space vs. QPool.Ohjie 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
LFan.DaeBu vs. QPool.Shy 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
LFan.leekigogo vs. QPool.Neytpoh 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
LFan.Lefthander & LFan.WuLvEraTe vs. QPool.Neytpoh & QPool.franSe 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3

Total score: 3:2


SK Gaming 06 vs. NIP-gaming, Saturday 4:00pm CET BetOG

SK06.Fisch vs. NiP-Farseer 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
SK06.XlorD vs. NiP-SouthSea 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
SK06.TaKe vs. NiP-Rainbow 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
SK06.impact vs. NiP-NangChun 0:2
Replays: Game 1
SK06.Fisch & SK06.TaKe vs. NiP-Way & NiP-Rainbow 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 (MUST SEE!)

Total score: 2:3

It's been a while since our last King of the Hill, in which WE.Check retained his crown after beating Lyn. He's back again today to defend his crown against T.MH]Storm, so be sure to be there on Wednesday, December 7 @ 5:00PMCET for the event!

WE.Check vs. T.MH]Storm 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!

Due to an extensive cooperation between Turtle Entertainment and GIGA, ESL matches will be broadcast on GIGA in the near future. You will see all the well-known ESL TV presenters who will provide you with even more online gaming and esport.

Today's battles feature two undefeated teams facing off and a battle-tested clan initiating an opponent coming off of a first round bye. First LanFan WC3 International is welcomed to the league by Guardians.wc3. The battle of the unbeatens follows when AoD.FH-SalzburgerLab takes on SK Gaming 06.

LanFan WC3 International vs. Guardians.wc3, Monday 4:30pm CET BetOG

Lanfan.Space vs. G]ToRReN 0:0
Replays: (Not needed)
Lanfan.DaeBu vs. G]Paladyn 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
Lanfan.leekigogo vs. G]TaT 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
Lanfan.Style vs. G]uc- 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
Lanfan.Lefthander & LanfanWuLvEraTe vs. G]SeGaL & G]Paladyn 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total Score: 3:1

AoD.FH-SalzburgerLand vs. SK Gaming 06, Monday 7:00pm CET BetOG

AoD.Akkis vs. SK06.1mpact 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
AoD.FH-Protois vs. SK06.XlorD 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
AoD.Freezer vs. SK06.ReaL 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
AoD.Firestrike vs. SK06.Fisch 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
AoD DeLfiR & AoD.phobos vs. SK06.Fisch & SK06.Take 0:2
Replays: Game 1 (MUST SEE!) - Game 2

Total Score: 2:3

It's another great day in the WC3L, so great in fact that everybody should be up bright and early for our next great matchup. The Americans of Revolution Sports Gaming will be going head to head with the self-proclaimed World Elite for their round 2 match, so check it out!

Revolution Sports Gaming vs. World Elite, Sunday 6:00am CET BetOG

rS.ShrieK vs. WE.Check 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
rS.MiNiMuM vs. WE.SoJu 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
rS.strifecro vs. WE.Swain 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
rS.Axslav vs. WE.Sky 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
rS.Axslav & rS.strifecro vs. WE.ReMinD & WE.Soju 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2

Total score: 1:4

This winter at the ESL we are celebrating by bringing you all our winter cups in one place for you to find and watch. We are hosting cups in several games including Battlefield 2, Quake 4 and more, read more for details.

Gone but not forgetton, the WC3L Season IX Qualifier is back after a great weekend of Warcraft for the Season VIII finals. Friday and Saturday will play host to 4 matches, starting with United 5 vs. Team Just Players, then heading into GaB.wc3 vs. NIP-gaming, Trademark-Gamers vs. e-sports4extreme, and eclipseteam vs. QPool.WC3.

United 5 vs. Team Just Players, Friday 11:30pm CET BetOG

u5.Levin vs. Just.Star 2:1
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
u5.lnclnerator vs. Just.Roy7 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
u5.qazzi vs. Just.ShaDoWTaKeR 0:0
Replays: (Not needed)
u5.NilknarfLP vs. Just.DieSeL 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
u5.lnclnerator & u5.NilknarfLP vs. Just.ShaDoWTaKeR & Just.DieSeL 0:0
Replays: (Not needed)

Total score: 3:0

GaB - WarCraft III vs. NIP-gaming, Saturday 4:00pm CET BetOG

GaB.wc3NaZ vs. NiP-SouthSea 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
GaB.wc3dArk vs. NiP-GoStop 0:0
Replays: (Not needed)
GaB.wc3OwneD vs. NiP-NangChun 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
GaB.wc3corugnoll vs. NiP-Way 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3
GaB.wc3ThunderChilD & GaB.wc3n1gh7 vs. NiP-Rainbow & NiP-Farseer 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3

Total score: 0:4

Trademark-Gamers vs. e-sports4extreme, Saturday 5:00pm CET BetOG

TmG)Miss vs. es4x.Fox 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
TmG)Punky vs. es4x.Swen 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
TmG)HomeRunBall vs. es4x.Kemper 1:0
Replays: Game 1 - (Not needed)
TmG)Caravaggio vs. es4x.DoLLaR 2:0
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
TmG)Punky & TmG)Miss vs. es4x.bo & es4x.boxer 0:0
Replays: (Not needed)

Total score: 3:0

eclipseteam vs. QPool.WC3, Saturday 5:30pm CET BetOG

ecL.v3nus vs. QPool.Ohjie 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
ecL.paradise vs. QPool.Neytpoh 0:0
Replays: (Not needed)
ecL.madfly vs. QPool.franSe 0:1
Replays: Game 1 - (Not needed)
ecL.prometey vs. QPool.Shy 0:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2
ecL.paradise & ecL.evil vs. QPool.Shy & QPool.Ohjie 1:2
Replays: Game 1 - Game 2 - Game 3

Total score: 0:3