
Posted by Velta at 20:00 3/12/2003.
A good day for the UK CS scene, as yet another counter-strike team recieves financial backing. This time, its Infinity-eSports who are being sponsored. The company who have chosen to sponsor them is known as "Sapphire Technologies".
“Here at Sapphire Technologies, a leading manufacturer of ATI based graphics systems, we have pledged funding to eSport team: Infinity-eSports, in order to allow them the opportunity of attending e-Sport events across the globe. The initial six month contract takes the form of both financial and product support whilst Infinity-eSports will provide us here at Sapphire with promotional undertakings in the form of advertisement of the corporate image wherever possible as well as providing Sapphire with the option to utilise the endorsement of team members in future promotions.
“Infinity-eSports are one of the UK's finest at Counter-Strike, the most populated and played online game around the globe. Boasting a long list of experienced players, Infinity-eSports are looking forward into the year 2004 and we are sure the support Sapphire will give them shall successfully permit their travel to the four corners of the globe and participation in competitions both large and small.”
You can find the full press release here. The CyberXGames is now looking to be a very exciting tournament for those of us from the UK, with a total of three (Possibly more) teams attending (omg!, 4kings and now i-eS). Things, can only get better!
Good luck i-eS!
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sykotic
20:01 3/12/2003
Missing In Action
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Prozac
20:03 3/12/2003
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thed0n
20:07 3/12/2003
Disturbed
20:07 3/12/2003
it's all going on [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Disturbed
20:08 3/12/2003
it's all going on [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Jay Bee Eye!
20:10 3/12/2003
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Infinity-eSports
20:11 3/12/2003
yeah vegas should be pretty cool.
Theres a small iview up on schroet soon I believe courtesy of Fraggle 8) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Nocturne
20:11 3/12/2003
w1cked is the 6th man! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Last Chance
20:12 3/12/2003
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Anti-saviour of UKT
20:15 3/12/2003
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would be quite scared if they were looking back at the year 2004 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
OnlineSports
20:19 3/12/2003
Croydon
20:20 3/12/2003
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Professional Gamer
20:26 3/12/2003
fightclubclan
20:28 3/12/2003
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20:31 3/12/2003
so we can have another good uk team.
CS is dieing, but the uk scene seems to be getting better. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
20:39 3/12/2003
This isn't a government grant, I-eS had to work to get this company to sponsor them. What have lc done in that respect? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
xtreme9.uk
20:43 3/12/2003
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caps [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
20:49 3/12/2003
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Infinity-eSports
20:59 3/12/2003
omg! vs I-eS in the first round??? //.... =]]]]
enjoy [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
21:04 3/12/2003
Online Multiplayer Gaming
21:04 3/12/2003
Infinity-eSports
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Infinity-eSports
21:08 3/12/2003
omg! vs I-eS in the first round??? //.... =]]]]
enjoy [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Infinity-eSports
21:09 3/12/2003
Rush!
21:09 3/12/2003
"Here at Sapphire Technologies, a leading manufacturer of ATI based graphics systems..."
what? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
21:09 3/12/2003
or am i misundertsanding? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Infinity-eSports
21:10 3/12/2003
Infinity-eSports
21:12 3/12/2003
aye my little sumit..
last time i saw omg on lan... i bumed then in that eco yay! =] [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rush!
21:13 3/12/2003
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ForsakeN
21:13 3/12/2003
Online Multiplayer Gaming
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Infinity-eSports
21:18 3/12/2003
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Online Multiplayer Gaming
21:22 3/12/2003
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thed0n
21:25 3/12/2003
21:34 3/12/2003
21:36 3/12/2003
Can't believe some people haven't heard of the well known "Manafacturer" Sapphire [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
21:41 3/12/2003
theyre the official north american mfr [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
21:52 3/12/2003
21:55 3/12/2003
Too little too late in my opinion, with clans getting sponsored to play full time/long bootcamps and all star line-ups appearing... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
fightclubclan
22:04 3/12/2003
Game2XS.Monkey Magic
22:11 3/12/2003
Infinity-eSports
22:14 3/12/2003
"Who are sapphire and why would they sponsor ppl"
so you get to know them? and so that there name becomes familiar in peoples minds, subconsciously or not the next time you see sapphire when your lookin for a graphics card it'll seem somewhat familiar :o) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Infinity-eSports
22:14 3/12/2003
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At the moment omg! are ahead of I-eS, however in the near future who knows, but my money's definitely on I-eS now, simply because the experience the core members have of lan events, home and abroad. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Infinity-eSports
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fightclubclan
22:18 3/12/2003
Infinity-eSports
22:21 3/12/2003
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Phil should get most of the credit and James should just shush!
gl I-eS! ~~~~~ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
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fightclubclan
22:24 3/12/2003
Infinity-eSports
22:28 3/12/2003
yea the more i play online the better ill be on lan, good logic. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
contact!
22:28 3/12/2003
Online Multiplayer Gaming
22:30 3/12/2003
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fightclubclan
22:38 3/12/2003
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and as regards to your level of skill on-lan, incase you didnt get it i meant you need practice full stop, i will try simplify my sentances in future because you clearly cant keep up.
and congrats on such a witty way to type alex, using numbers to replace the letters in my name was top notch. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Online Multiplayer Gaming
22:39 3/12/2003
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Infinity-eSports
22:39 3/12/2003
i do believe you just shot yourself in the foot
nn! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Point Five-O
22:40 3/12/2003
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Croydon
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fightclubclan
22:46 3/12/2003
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:) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rush!
22:51 3/12/2003
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