HP Sponsor Team3D

Posted by Myers at 08:30 22/7/2004.

Yesterday evening Craig Levine, manager of America's most famous side, Team3D announced a new lead sponsor in the form of Hewlett Packard. A statement can be found on the Team3D website.

HP is proud to announce that it will serve as a lead sponsor for Team 3D. These champion gamers compete in key gaming competitions around the globe and are equipped with Compaq X gaming PCs for training on and off the road.

Team3D is among the best professional gaming teams in the world. Hailed as the top "Counter-Strike" and “Call of Duty” team in North America, Team 3D's track record has netted them title wins from the world's premiere gaming leagues.

“HP is thrilled to support Team 3D with this sponsorship opportunity,” said Tom Markworth, Product Marketing Manager, North America Consumer Computing, HP. “We look forward to a long term relationship that will give further credibility to the sport of professional gaming.”

HP/Compaq therefore join the ranks of Nvidia, Subway, Icemat and GameDaemons as official Team3D sponsors. One has to wonder though how much further Craig can take the team considering their decline in form since their silver medal performance at the World Cyber Games. This summer's CPL will be crucial for the side if they wish to retain the recognition of America's most significant gaming team.

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	Myers Saviour of UKT UKTerrorist 08:46 22/7/2004	The Saviour strikes again! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	KarD Nocturne 08:49 22/7/2004	this overworking is probably affecting your health :\|. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	fezemoN 09:00 22/7/2004	Pats Myers' forehead with a damp cloth calm down danielson! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	SFAL^Sarge Viva la! 09:03 22/7/2004	now this i dont understand, torbull must be so good at chatting bollocks to sponsors because correct me if im wrong but 3D have pretty much bombed out of every tournament they have been too in the last year, and arnt considered the top CS team in north america anymore? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	K`Lag 09:38 22/7/2004	3D are w**k. Sweet talk wins again... [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Mango 09:45 22/7/2004	Lucky b****s, now they'll be able to play on their servers with their swky glass mousepads and flashy gfx cards, eating their Subway's while erm... printing stuff. ;D GJ on all this lovely news Myers [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Myers Saviour of UKT UKTerrorist 09:51 22/7/2004	I don't call myself the saviour of UKT for nothing [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Wallace Synergy Online 09:56 22/7/2004	3D are still very good, they need a replacement for morgan though. u5 and NoA are far more better to watch. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Undone^ ForsakeN 10:04 22/7/2004	agree with big sarge [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	fezemoN 10:08 22/7/2004	dunna make me get the next flight back to england and stick a boot in ur boatrace indy ;D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	DoZ Anti-saviour of UKT 10:09 22/7/2004	And I was expecting some brown sauce for the team ;-/ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	uhh 10:11 22/7/2004	im sure its a publicity thing. by being one of the biggest names in pro CS, they're acting as an advertising device for their sponsors. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	SFAL^Sarge Viva la! 10:18 22/7/2004	yes that is true, the exposure companies will get from sponsoring "big" teams is what drives them to create a partnership. But how much longer will 3D be a "big" team, it wouldnt have been so bad if theyd have qualified for ESWC....or even won anything at all actualy. If they dont start pulling off results people are going to start forgetting them then they no longer become marketable to sponsors. They could always just fire all of the CS team (their salaried right?) and bring in new players to keep the "3D" name going, but i think should wait and see what happens at the CPL, if they bomb out of that too then their in trouble ;) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	uhh 10:29 22/7/2004	they've been in a slump for what, almost a year now, so yeah we'd have to assume that something's got to give at this coming CPL [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Venomous BLACKLiGHT 11:02 22/7/2004	lol me too doz, gutted. Brown sauce would go well good with subway sandwiches before big games!! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Myers Saviour of UKT UKTerrorist 11:04 22/7/2004	It would certainly have a great bigger impact on their performance than a bnc sponsor. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	alkor 11:21 22/7/2004	haha [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	alkor 11:25 22/7/2004	All these s* clans with useless sponsors such as. A cheap hosting service run by a 12 year old.... A bnc sponsor ?? The funniest being a server sponsor who dont sponsor the server but some s*ter teams like to pretend they do :P [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Venomous BLACKLiGHT 11:31 22/7/2004	i was not being sarcastic myers, if your comment was aimed at me [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	St00piD Intrigue 11:32 22/7/2004	HAHA LOLOL alkor It s Fjnny mbecause it;s tru!!!1 :P LOL [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	madmk 12:07 22/7/2004	HP don't exactly care if team3d are good at CS or not. The name Team3D crops up everywhere on cs news sites etc which advertises HP =P I think sponsoring in CS is overlooked a bit, and made out to be much more than what it is. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Miloude 12:34 22/7/2004	good sponsors, i use hp products everyday and they are REALLY good. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	nicklearse Missing In Action 12:51 22/7/2004	surely the sponsor should be compaq cos i doubt they gave em a HP server or a bunch of deskjets [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Lyo- eSports.Edge 12:58 22/7/2004	lol why are they sponsored by subway? do they get free bagettes and a pack of crisps every day? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Spikey The Bomb Squad 13:02 22/7/2004	I think you'll find that the HP kit will be for the networking side as opposed to printers. Good marketing for them even if 3D do play s*** at CPL HP/Compaq will still gain an advantage because of the uproar it will cause. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	ColdAsIce ImaGine 13:08 22/7/2004	HP makes a bacon sandwich. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Spikey The Bomb Squad 13:17 22/7/2004	Was that the wind passing by, I felt a bit of a chill. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	deebo Mel Gibson UKTerrorist 13:57 22/7/2004	HP make computers, maybe they will give them that instead of printers? They also own compaq, they bought them out. Lets hope if they do get anything out of HP they get better than their usual service if anything goes wrong, because HP customer relations are f***ing awful. Good news for CS and online gaming in general, helps bring it further and further into the spotlight. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	mebR 14:12 22/7/2004	by reading these comments i have already learnt more about hp than i new before, so looks like the sponsoring has already worked [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	fsk twisted Reality 14:14 22/7/2004	HP is compaq, compaq is HP! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Psy^ xtreme9.uk 14:25 22/7/2004	I always wondered if Packard Bell had any relation ? :\| [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	mOrt 14:28 22/7/2004	sucha bellend dan :P [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	SumsoluS 14:30 22/7/2004	It's all about the advertising baby [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	nicklearse Missing In Action 15:10 22/7/2004	lets hope 3d do aswell as the williams f1 team .. haha [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Wood 16:18 22/7/2004	Didnt realise ketchup would benefit team 3D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	dL Atari.Crew 18:29 22/7/2004	omfg they get free printers! wicked however I feel U5 need them more!!! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	DooMeh Lite 18:38 22/7/2004	These champion gamers compete in key gaming competitions around the globe and are equipped with Compaq X gaming PCs for training on and off the road. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	KungFu 18:41 22/7/2004	3D fold please :/ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	gReen 18:47 22/7/2004	3D who? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	func euthanasia 19:10 22/7/2004	Ever concieve the thought that these sponsors might be more interested in stability than actually winning things? If you were the PR for some big name computing company, and were looking to sponsor a North American team, who would you go for? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	siLki 19:13 22/7/2004	pubmasters [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Ripper Rush! 19:23 22/7/2004	Stone Cold Steve Austin [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Montaver theb0g 22:15 22/7/2004	As someone commented, 3D have been awful this year compared to what they used to be, but its also a valid point that they get alot of coverage, which is what HP want. Surely tho if that was all they wanted, they could sponsor anyone? Sites like gotfrag seem to focus on 3D losing, never the winners of the competitions. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	gReen 23:55 22/7/2004	I'd have to disagree and say someof the other American teams such as NoA, u5 or TSG are getting as much, if not more attention, especially since the new year. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Montaver theb0g 00:52 23/7/2004	Yeh, but alot of the talk, especially in the comments, is always about 3D :) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]

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