Post Winter CPL 2003 Shake Down

Posted by NoToRiOuS at 22:42 20/12/2003.

I've written my personal thoughts on Winter CPL 2003 in a column. I think it's a good, interesting read but no doubt some of you may find otherwise. Here is a small sample:

The dust has settled down in Texas and SK have managed to shake their flu and retain the CPL crown with considerable ease. The only teams to really test SK were American RDW and their fellow Swedes, team Online. However no one can take it away from SK, they came most prepared and had the best tactics.

With regards to 4Kings I think it was a good experience for them as a new team to get under their belts. It seemed pretty obvious that they haven't quite had time to gel yet. However, I believe that everyone will agree, there is huge potential in the team with the addition of Snajdan and Hartman.

There is also a list of the final top 16 clans along with the prize money each clan takes home.

Noto's Post Winter CPL 2003 Shake Down. Hope you enjoy reading it.

Comments

fez
22:43 20/12/2003
SK takin home a pretty penny [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
NoToRiOuS
2 COOL 4 SKOOL
UKTerrorist
22:44 20/12/2003
My views, my opinion. But who cares you'll flame anyways. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
NoToRiOuS
2 COOL 4 SKOOL
UKTerrorist
22:45 20/12/2003
as they always do [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Psy^
xtreme9.uk
22:45 20/12/2003
Not a flame but NoA isn't a mix team I'm pretty sure it's a proper team now :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
hihi
zebras
22:45 20/12/2003
coverage was great those TSN guys put in allot of energy over the shoutcasts :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
NoToRiOuS
2 COOL 4 SKOOL
UKTerrorist
22:46 20/12/2003
yeah i agree, must make a comment on that. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Obz
22:59 20/12/2003
are the shoutcasts / demos downloadable? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
inf`
Void
23:00 20/12/2003
A wonder how much each player gets etc etc

Unlucky 4k, well played sk [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Ablation
contact!
23:36 20/12/2003
Nice read :) I think NoA tested SK as much as RDW & Online tho. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
SAmwell
23:42 20/12/2003
I agree with hihi, they were really hyped and into what they do, well done to the tsn crew for doing a great job [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
FragMentor
00:19 21/12/2003
Gel - the new pro word of cs world :] [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Ross
00:42 21/12/2003
bds is a tank top wearing fagbot [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AnNuM
01:37 21/12/2003
The 2 new people carried and Xenon is sh*t.

It's a good job hats are in fashion aswell, vesslans hair is so bad. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Duuuncan
03:00 21/12/2003
He's won a CPL AnNuM what have you ever done? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Del`
Sniper's Alley
03:04 21/12/2003
Noto, I think you're a bit paranoid about flaming and negative comments.

There are a few dickheads that flame things whatever they are, even if they're helpful/interesting to most people. But most of us will only flame stuff that's asking for it, ie pomposity, stupidity, poor english (usually those two go together) etc.

And posting stuff like "go on flame me then" wouldn't change anything if it was something that deserved it. I don't think many people at all would think your CPL roundup deserved flaming though. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
shads
theb0g
03:12 21/12/2003
Del sometimes i really do think u've lost the plot entirely [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
03:14 21/12/2003
shame out of about 15 attempts the TSN shoutcast never worked for me, usual pathetic cpl coverage though [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
shads
theb0g
03:15 21/12/2003
Shoutcaster "wow he got an ace" (all 5 kills in 1 round) "wait a minute, how do you get 8 kills in 1 round... Oh it must be a bug". Defuse frags lads, great job nonetheless.

wasnt just that they didnt know about defuse kills, was also the fact he got 2 kills that round and they praised him saying he got an ace for about a minute... :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
shads
theb0g
03:16 21/12/2003
shoutcast worked great the whole way through, and it was a really good effort, wouldnt say it was usual crap coverage more like u just got unlucky or need to sort ur pc out Smittins :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
shads
theb0g
03:17 21/12/2003
wot the who i posted that quote in the column not in the news post but its turned up here o/ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
dh
04:23 21/12/2003
thou who posts a quote, thou has quoted a post [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
vinz
10:49 21/12/2003
shoutcast is a privellage, not a right. therefore, su@whine. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DoZ
Anti-saviour of UKT
10:50 21/12/2003
Mainstream coverage is a necessity, not an optional extra - for the plans the CPL have. They're consistently poor at giving coverage. ESWC > all [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
CrowdeR
11:44 21/12/2003
Was a good event, was also funny listening to TsN, they'd call the wrong rushes, and they wouldn't know sqwot about the .eu teams at the event :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
11:46 21/12/2003
"shoutcast is a privellage, not a right. therefore, su@whine."

It's not whining, I've never listened to it before so it's no loss for me, but if they're going to insist on they're "omfg so amazing it makes my ass bleed commentary rah rah rah" then they really should get it right :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AnNuM
12:08 21/12/2003
Wow, he won a CPL.

You gotta remember he won a CPL with 4 of the worlds best at the time.

Thats really good considering he puts ALL hes time into it.

I've done many better things than winning a CPL and they have nothing to do with computer games. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
RH
Landed
12:10 21/12/2003
mikey mikey mikey washing your car on a sunday isit as good as winning a CYBerPL mate ! :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
NoToRiOuS
2 COOL 4 SKOOL
UKTerrorist
12:42 21/12/2003
Ta del, im not paranoid at flamming, but ppl do flame its meant as more of a joke. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Coopsy
Landed
13:09 21/12/2003
me *laughs* ?

bit kinda like... heres my decent post.. <camp>oh go on then, flame away </camp> [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
FragMentor
14:27 21/12/2003
Comment of the CPL award goes to: Vesslan
Commenting on living with Adrenaline in California -
"It's not like living with 5 girlfriends" *silence* [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Demo
conneXion
15:04 21/12/2003
LoLoLollOLLLLLl [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
shotti
theb0g
15:29 21/12/2003
whats the NoA lineup? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
dh
15:30 21/12/2003
bsl knoxville shaguar naikon and ... ? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
shotti
theb0g
15:31 21/12/2003
so the only american team to play well this tourny isnt actually 100% from america [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
gst
theb0g
15:33 21/12/2003
nope 2 americans play for them... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DoZ
Anti-saviour of UKT
15:34 21/12/2003
and Method/So [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Endo
Legend
15:44 21/12/2003
no 1 method = american,
SHAG = canadian [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Benji-
15:50 21/12/2003
same f***ing thing u pedantic tramp. [ Score: -1, abusive | Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Endo
Legend
16:13 21/12/2003
look whos learnt a new word.. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Endo
Legend
16:16 21/12/2003
Candians and Americans are completely different, its like saying a scottish guy is english, becuase its such a broad term.. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Benji-
16:28 21/12/2003
my point is no one cares. Now go away and please please please don't get cancer please <sarcasm> [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Psy^
xtreme9.uk
16:37 21/12/2003
Method isn't actually american though is he, just has american citizenship so ...:D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
emfive
16:51 21/12/2003
Yeah, apparantly NoA = 3 Norwegian, 1 Canadian, 1 Asian (Korean or Chinese, cant remember) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Messiah
Game2XS.Monkey Magic
16:54 21/12/2003
Korean [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
GoRy
Last Refusal
17:20 21/12/2003
Smittins and Lannum for CPL shoutcast o// [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Benji-
18:08 21/12/2003
sdsd [ Score: -1, pointless | Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
dh
19:17 21/12/2003
When is that CXG tournement btw [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
WARpeD
19:35 21/12/2003
I think Sk deserved to win dominating the tournament from the start, although I had my money on 4k^ for sentimental reasons ;). MBIR had a very good time getting them noticed. Sk first team to win SUMMER AND WINTER in a row i hear? Cant wait till next CPL.

Nice 1 SK
WARpeD [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Jimmeneh
UFO
19:53 21/12/2003
you suck [ Score: -1, pointless | Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Benji-
20:23 21/12/2003
I can...it's the ugliest event going. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Conscript
classified
20:23 21/12/2003
del, but you flame on the ukcb forum :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Fox
ClanNEW
20:29 21/12/2003
TSN is class, its what cs needs to make it approachable by non cs players.
HLTV was excellent from CPL as ever, i had no problems watching it on AOL 56k connection. Got in 1st time every time. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
b0sH
twisted Reality
22:16 21/12/2003
TsN was useful but they do need to have at least one person commentating that knows something about CS, in the mibr match when they couldnt understand how mibr had 7 kills in total on mibr vs 4K pistol round , i mean come on, any1 whos played 1.6 knows about the new 3 kills for defuse, ahh yes i forget, their american! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Psy^
xtreme9.uk
22:23 21/12/2003
they're ! ;p [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Liq
22:23 21/12/2003
shoutcast was great :) i'd agree it would be better if they had some experienced cs'ers who could explain particular tactics etc but considering some of them obviously barely played cs (ie. the defuse kill thing as mentioned above) but they still did a good job [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Liq
22:24 21/12/2003
-but [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Del`
Sniper's Alley
22:49 21/12/2003
Yer Canadians are totally different to Americans, as different as we are to Americans I'd say. I was quite surprised tbh living over there. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
N3M-
endeffect
22:53 21/12/2003
yeh canadians are nice.... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
`NWA
23:03 21/12/2003
Warped SK have actually won all 4 CPL's this year - Spring in Cannes, Summer in Dallas, Autumn in Denmark and THis Winter in Dallas. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
TonyMontana
IEO
17:29 22/12/2003
Was an enjoyable CPL to spectate. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
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