Beginning today, compLexity #coLofDuty is in Chicago, Illinois for the UGC Training Grounds.

In preparation for the upcoming Call of Duty Championship taking place March 28-30, UGC is hosting the UGC Training Grounds: Call of Duty Champs 2014 LAN airing on MLG.tv. From Thursday, March 13 – Sunday, March 16, US teams Curse NY and Las Vegas, Team Kaliber, JusTus and compLexity will play LIVE in the UGC studio in Illinois. Teams will also play MLG Call of Duty league matches and any 2k series matches live in the studio.

The UGC Training Grounds: Call of Duty Champs 2014 LAN and corresponding Call of Duty League/2k matches will be broadcast at www.mlg.tv/ugc starting Thursday, March 13 at 5:30pm CST/6:30pm EST. The broadcast schedule is included below. Tune in to watch your favorites as they prepare to dominate at the Call of Duty Championship.

Schedule

Thursday, March 13:        1PM – 1:00AM CST/2PM – 2:00AM EST
Friday, March 14:             1PM – 11:00PM CST/2PM – 12:00AM EST
Saturday, March 15:        1PM – 11:00PM CST/2:00PM – 12:00AM EST
Sunday, March 16:           1PM – 11:00PM CST/2:00PM – 12:00AM EST

Beginning Thursday, March 13th, compLexity Counter-Strike begins their run through EMS One. The 2014 EMS One Katowice CS:GO Championship is the ESL’s biggest and most prestigious Counter-Strike tournament as of yet. Featuring a massive $250,000 community funded prize pool, the tournament will take place during the IEM event in Katowice in the legendary Spodek arena. It will be the first professional CS:GO tournament held in Poland.

Group D

• NaVi
• LGB
• compLexity
• Clan-Mystik

The top eight finishers from DreamHack Winter 2013 were directly invited, two teams from overseas were invited as they have no means to qualify and six final slots were given out through European online qualifiers.

Bracket

The group and playoff brackets can be found here.

Results

coL.CS	1	VS	2	NiP
Playoffs

coL.CS	16	VS	12	Clan-Mystik
Group D

coL.CS	11	VS	16	LGB
Group D

coL.CS	16	VS	6	Clan-Mystik
Group D

Stream

n0thing To Report: Katowice Day 1 & 2

by Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert

First day we all arrived around noon in Katowice, after decently long journeys all around. I came from San Diego through Chicago and Germany, so that took about 17 hours. The weather is pretty cold compared to where I’m from, but it’s not snowing, so I can deal with it.

We all were pretty out of it upon arrival, so we made an effort to eat before taking a short nap. Much to our dismay, KFC and McDonalds are the only things in walking distance so we caved in and got some good ole American fast food.  After testing our stomachs, we all got comfy up in our rooms and chilled out for a bit.  Normally, prior to a big event like this ($250,000k!), we will have a bootcamp at or near the location prior to the event.  This helps us not only get acclimated to the new time zone, but also get mentally prepared and in the zone for the competing to come.  Unfortunately, we weren’t able to fit one in this time due to school and scheduling conflicts, but we are going to make due!

Luckily, we still feel pretty structured from the past few months, but it’s definitely not the same as a bootcamp where you spend 10+ hours a day grinding on your team play. Regardless, we are excited to be competing and representing USA, so we look to not disappoint. I think for us the most important thing is to at least make it out of our group and give ourselves a chance to gain some momentum. After that, anything can happen. Right now, I’m about to head out and get some food since we’re half way through the day, but I’ll return to this post with some end of the day thoughts…

So, looks like we’re winding down the night. We just got back from a mall where we got some food and smoothies and got to check out some local shops. It’s kind of funny how from culture to culture expressions can change so much. I’ve met a lot of nice people in Eastern European cultures, but before talking to them some look like they could be the villain in a movie, haha.

Now, we just got done talking a bit about our first game, which will be the French team Mystik.  They are filled with top tier talent, but are a fairly new squad, so it’s up to us to maintain control and not let their sporadic plays catch us off guard.  I won’t give away too much info in this post, but we have a decent idea of the maps they want to play so we are doing our best to predict what will come of our map elimination process so we can get a head start on the prep. 

For some of you people out there, you may not understand how this works, but as a pro we really have come to like this method rather than the tournament pre-deciding maps. Basically the higher seed can choose to eliminate first map from the pool or eliminate 2nd and choice of the side they play on the map chosen. We will be focused on winning that first game and not really looking past it, because if you win it changes who you play next, and we also don’t know who will win yet out of LGB-eSports and Na`Vi.

So, that’s it for now.  I’ll be writing more after our group play day!

/Gilbz out.

Today, compLexity Counter-Strike takes to the skies as they head to Katowice, Poland for the first time in our organization’s extensive history.

The 2014 EMS One Katowice CS:GO Championship is the ESL’s biggest and most prestigious Counter-Strike tournament as of yet. Featuring a massive $250,000 community funded prize pool, the tournament will take place during the IEM in Katowice in the legendary Spodek arena. Taking part will be 16 of the world’s best teams, with 8 invitational slots given to the quarter-finalists of DH Winter 2013, 2 invitational slots for non-European teams and 6 further slots awarded in a series of regional qualifiers. Sponsored by ASUS and Intel, it will be the first professional CS:GO tournament held in Poland.

 

 

We’d like to wish safe travels to our gamers and the best of luck at EMS One Katowice!

compLexity COD is at Fullsail University in Winter Park, Florida for the Call of Duty US Championship where they will take on the top eight teams from each US Preliminary Qualifier as they battle it out for a spot in the prestigious Call of Duty Championship.

Qualified Teams

• OpTic Gaming
• Team EnVyUs
• compLexity
• JusTus Pro
• Curse Las Vegas
• Strictly Business
• Team Kaliber
• FaZe
• Curse NY
• Xfinity Gaming
• Denial West
• VexX Gaming
• Adversity
• Final Boss
• Rise
• Denial East

The top eight teams from the US Championship will advance to the Call of Duty Championship in Los Angeles from March 28-30 where 32 of the best Call of Duty teams from around the globe will compete for the title of “World Champions” along with a prize purse of $1,000,000.

Schedule

Saturday, March 8

11:00 AM – Doors open for VIPs
11:15 AM-11:30 AM – VIP Tour
11:30 AM – Doors open for GA spectators
12:00 PM – Competition and broadcast begins

Sunday, March 9

9:00 AM – Doors open for VIPs
9:30 AM – Doors open for GA spectators
10:00 AM – Competition and broadcast begins

Bracket

Results

coL.COD	2	VS	6	Strictly Business
Grand Finals

coL.COD	0	VS	0	Team Kaliber
Lower Bracket Finals

coL.COD	3	VS	2	FaZe
Losers Round 4

coL.COD	3	VS	1	Rise
Losers Round 3

coL.COD	3	VS	1	Optic Gaming
Losers Round 3

coL.COD	3	VS	0	Denial East
Losers Round 2

coL.COD	0	VS	3	Strictly Business
Winners Round 2

coL.COD	3	VS	0	Final Boss
Winners Round 1

Stream

The Call of Duty US Championship is being streamed on MLG.tv.

The compLexity Family would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Spencer “Hiko” Martin as he turns 24 today!

Spencer “Hiko” Martin, captain of the compLexity Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, has been playing the game since its launch. His competitive career started in Counter-Strike 1.6 which saw him team with the likes of fRoD and Storm. He rose through prominence when his team finished third place in the first major CS:GO tournament at ESWC 2012. He has proven himself to be one of North America’s best riflers in the game today and has the unique ability to carry a team on his back at any given time.

Once again, we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Spencer Martin!

With the action set to get underway at Fullsail University in Winter Park, Florida during the Call of Duty US Championship, it is now prediction time. The rules are simple and straight to the point. Simply predict the top 3 teams of the tournament. The winner will receive their choice of a compLexity Scuf One or compLexity Scuf 360 Team Controller.

How to Enter

• – Follow compLexityGaming on Facebook

• – Follow ScufGaming on Facebook

• Comment on this thread with your prediction AND Facebook URL

Example

1. compLexity
2. Team 2
3. Team 3

http://www.facebook.com/myFacebookURL 

Attending Teams

Prize

compLexity Scuf One or compLexity Scuf Hybrid Team Controller

Since inventing and patenting the paddle concept in 2011, Scuf Gaming® has re-defined the way Gamers use their controller, with paddle play now becoming the determining factor for elite gamers. SCUF® Controllers improve performance by increasing the use of your hand, by up to 100%. When using up to 4 paddles on the underside of your controller, you are able to improve your hand movement and perform more advanced moves, with increased dexterity. Couple this with reduced trigger movement and it becomes obvious why over 85% of the World’s top pro gamers trust SCUF® for First Person Shooters!

 

Respond to this post with your prediction before the COD US Championship goes LIVE on Saturday, March 8th. If there is more than one correct prediction, one random winner will be selected and announced on Monday, March 9th. Winner will be contacted via the Facebook account they provide in their entry. Good luck to all!

Today, compLexity COD takes to the skies as they head to Fullsail University in Winter Park, Florida for the Call of Duty US Championship where they will take on the top eight teams from each US Preliminary Qualifier as they battle it out for a spot in the prestigious Call of Duty Championship.

Qualified Teams

• OpTic Gaming
• Team EnVyUs
• compLexity
• JusTus Pro
• Curse Las Vegas
• Strictly Business
• Team Kaliber
• FaZe
• Curse NY
• Xfinity Gaming
• Denial West
• VexX Gaming
• Adversity
• Final Boss
• Rise
• Denial East

The top eight teams from the US Championship will advance to the Call of Duty Championship in Los Angeles from March 28-30 where 32 of the best Call of Duty teams from around the globe will compete for the title of “World Champions” along with a prize purse of $1,000,000.

 

 

For more information about the Call of Duty Championship, click here.