Beginning today, coL of Duty is in London for GFinity 2, where they will attempt to defend their title as GFinity Champions as they take on 16 of the world’s best teams.
The teams will be split into four groups of four, into the groups Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta. On the 12th of October they will battle one another in an initial round-robin style group stage, where the winner of the match is determine by best of 5 maps. At the end of the group stages and Saturday 12th October, the bottom two teams from each group will be eliminated from the competition.
The competition will then proceed with in single-elimination straight knock-out fashion on Sunday 13th October, with each tie again determined by a best of 5 maps.
This weekend compLexity takes to the air as we head to various corners of the world for three different events. coL of Duty will be in London at Gfinity 2, defending their recently acquired Gfinity title. Filipino Champ will be south of the border in Mexico for Coliseo Versus 2 and QXC, Sasquatch, and Hendralisk will be in New York City at the Intel Extreme Masters Season VIII event.
Prizes
COD
1st – $30,000
2nd – $15,000
3rd – $10,000
4th – $5,000
5th-8th – $2,500
SC2
1st – $10,000
2nd – $4,000
3rd-4th – $2,000
5th-8th – $1,000
9th-12th – $400
13th-16th – $350
Fighting
1st – $2,000
For more information about the Intel Extreme Masters, click here.
Professional StarCraft II player Kevin “qxc” Riley provides some insight widowmines and how to use them effectively against your opponent without destroying your own army in the process.
Professional StarCraft II player Kevin “qxc” Riley provides some insight into the 2rax build and how to use it effectively to defeat your Protoss opponent.
The compLexity Gaming family would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Patrick “MegaZero” Glinsman as he turns 19 today!
MegaZero is the recent addition to the compLexity League of Legends team. His role within the team will be as the top laner. He was part of LCS Season One participant Team MRN prior to their dissolution. Glinsman was a student at Carnegie Mellon until he decided to take a break to focus on his professional gaming career. He had previous e-sports experience as he had played competitively in Bloodline Champions and won DreamHack Summer 2011 for the game. He is considered to be the best Riven player in North America after being triumphant in the Best Riven NA tournament organized by Leaguepedia.
Once again, we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Patrick “MegaZero” Glinsman!
This weekend, compLexity’s Ryan “Filipino Champ” Ramirez competes in the Canada Cup 2012 event being held at The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre. This year’s event features over $20,000 in cash and prizes.
Prizes
Here are the break downs:
Super Street Fighter IV International Team Tournament – $5000 Prize Pot
Super Street Fighter IV Singles – $2000 Pot Bonus
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Singles – $2000 Pot Bonus
Schedule
All times PDT (Pacific Daylight Time).
Saturday
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Tekken Tag Tournament 2 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. – King of Fighters 13 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Top 16 to top 8 Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. – Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Sunday, Stream 1
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 2012 – Top 8 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 – Top 8 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. – International 5v5 Part 2
Sunday, Stream 2
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Injustice: Gods Among Us – Top 4 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. – King of Fighters 13 – Top 4 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Smash Bros. Melee – Top 8
This weekend compLexity StarCraft II’s Henry “Hendralisk” Zheng and Academy League of Legends team will be competing in the World Cyber Games Canada National Championships. The winner of the National Championships will represent Canada in the Global Championships in Kunshan, China.
Want your chance to score one of the new compLexity SCUF Hybrid Controllers? We’re giving away a controller to one lucky winner this weekend!
About the compLexity Scuf Hybrid
The design is themed with a custom red shell with a compLexity logo with white LEDs. A combination of a flat red finish, smoke buttons, and black trims make this controller truly unique. You can even add white LEDs to top off the look. Choose from optional extras including trigger stops, domed sticks and SCUF Grip. Available in wired or wireless, the wired version of this controller is approved for use at major international competitions including MLG, EGL, ESL, WGL and Reflex to name a few.
* Void where prohibited by law. Must complete all steps to enter. No purchase necessary. Making a purchase does not increase your chances of winning. One winner will be chosen by compLexity Gaming staff, at random, at the end of the contest. The official deadline of the contest is Monday, September 30th at Noon EST.