Crack Clan

cc//TF2 adds Punpu

Luke — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:36:48 +0000

With our Team Fortress 2 team’s return to activity after their Christmas break, we can announce one change to our lineup with the addition of Tuomas “Punpu” Kunnamo, 19. Previously playing for Oslo Lions and Blood Pressure, Punpu knows our team already, being part of Team Finland which won the ETF2L Nations Cup. Considered one of the best soldiers in Europe, we couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to add another talented player to our lineup, which will be competing in Season 4 of both the ETF2L Premier Division and Enemy Down TF2 Premier League.

Crack Clan Announces New CSS Roster

Luke — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:23:06 +0000

After recently removing our previous CounterStrike: Source lineup, Crack Clan is now able to announce their replacements. Previously known as Heroes, this all-star lineup was born out of the ashes of the Championship Gaming Series, with the aim of competing in the UKESA and at all the major European LAN events, which we will enable them to do. After deciding to remove our previous team we had hoped to add a UK team to our organization and as such had no hesitation about picking up Heroes knowing that a team of this calibre was available.

Richard “ritch” Gibbs & Lewis “Hughsy” Hughes both come from London Mint, whilst former fm! toxic pair Thomas “beta” Hanna & Jim “Mx” Smale had represented London Mint in Season 1, or been cited as a possible addition for next season respectively. The final member of the team Erik “HaZ” Holm is also no stranger to the players, playing for CGS rivals Stockholm Magnetik.
We would like to wish the team the best of luck and hope for a successful 2009 season.

Richard “ritch” Gibbs had the following to say on their move to Crack Clan:
“After searching for the right organisation for almost a month now we have finally found the organisation that we are completely happy to play for, Crack Clan. Everything has been smooth and everyone involved with Crack has been extremely helpful and answered any questions we have had. I believe 2009 will be a huge year for ourselves and Crack Clan - I am extremely excited about this whole new fresh start with a new organisation and some new players. We’ll be aiming to attend every LAN possible and get some great results. I want to thank the Crack Management for giving us this opportunity to be a part of this.”

Crack Clan CS:S is as follows:
Richard “ritch” Gibbs
Thomas “beta” Hanna
Erik “HaZ” Holm
Lewis “Hughsy” Hughes
Jim “Mx” Smale

Crack Clan removes CSS Pro Division

Luke — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:40:36 +0000

Crack Clan announce that after joining us in September with the launch of our professional division that we are now removing our CounterStrike: Source team. Things were looking up after a poor performance at MaxLAN after the addition of Damien “MaleK” Marcel to the lineup, with the team reaching the latter stages of the Enemy Down Winter Eurokrieg and the Upper Bracket Final of the Clanbase EuroCup. Unfortunately internal complications have meant that more lineup changes would be required and this progress would have been lost. With the start of the 2009 season fast approaching Crack Clan are looking at it with an eager, optimistic eye and as such will be announcing our new CounterStrike: Source lineup in the next few days.

We would like to thank the players for their efforts and wish them good luck with their future projects.

Crack Clan CS:S was:
Marc “Virp” Corban - Team Manager
Kevin “Ex6TenZ” Droolans - Team Captain
Floran “crZ” Thoumelin
Ludovic “Shokkk” Martin
Thibaud “Tac” Laganne
Damien “MaleK” Marcel

cc//cod4 at The Gameland

Luke — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:45:45 +0000

This weekend Crack Clan’s Call of Duty 4 team will be competing at The Gameland LAN in the Auditorium Parco della Musica in the North of Rome, Italy. With 32 of the top European & Italian teams in attendance and competing for a part of €13,300, our side will have their work cut-out, especially as last minute problems have meant that Tigii is unable to attend the event. Thankfully, Reason Gaming have allowed us to use RaigeKi at this event as we look for a podium finish. €6000 is on offer for first place, and we will be competing with the likes of Team Dignitas, ButtonBashers and eSuba for the title.

Follow the jump to read all of the updates that were entered from the event!

The event kicks off on Saturday, and concludes on Monday morning.

Crack Clan at The Gameland is as follows:

OZWALD
RUKKAE
xandeR
arEs
RaigeKi

Update 9: Unfortunately the team were unable to repeat their groupstage performance and were defeated 9-13 by FatGames. However they still came away with a commendable 3rd position at an event where most of the top European teams were present! Congratulations!

Update 8: 13.00: The Lower Bracket Final is just starting against FatGames on mp_strike, the same map we played against Speed-Link. We’re hoping for a repeat performance from that game and that against FatGames in the groupstage where we won 13-7, however the Brits have been on a roll taking down some strong sides, their latest result a 13-7 win against Speed-Link to meet us. If we win this match we’ll face ButtonBashers in the Grand Final. The schedule is a bit tight with our flights home in the late afternoon, so let’s hope that doesn’t affect the proceedings too much!

Update 7 21.00: Unfortunately we went from leading 7-6 to lose the Upper Bracket Final to ButtonBashers 13-7. We’ll now play the winner of Fatgames vs Speed-Link in the Lower Bracket Final tomorrow morning. If we win that, its a second shot at ButtonBashers in the Grand Final!

Update 6 19.20: We’ve just learned that we’ve defeated Speed-Link 13-6. Fatgames have just started against ButtonBashers to see who’ll be facing us in the Upper Bracket Final. A top 3 position and €1500 is already guarenteed! Back at home, our CounterStrike: Source team are about to play the EuroCup Winner Bracket Final against Reason Gaming on tv1.verygames.net:28008 or at www.quadv.com

Update 5 18.40 : We’re going live against Speed-Link on mp_strike!

Update 4: We’ve just defeated eSuba in double overtime, 19-15. This was after a 13-4 win over UNIR. We now advance to face Speed-Link in the Semi Final, who defeated cubesports 13-10. In the other semi-final, ButtonBashers take on FatGames, who we defeated in the groupstage but managed to put Dignitas down to the lower bracket.

Update 3: Yesterday’s results have now come throgh, and were convincing wins over both the other teams in our group. The highly-rated FatGames were defeated 13-7, whilst 13-1 was the scoreline against EG.Quid. The playoffs should now be underway, with our first match against the Spanish UNIR, and if we win that, we will play the winner of eSuba vs Infused in what appears to be the hardest part of the bracket.

Update 2: The news coming out of Rome is that we’ve won our group and will be resuming play tomorrow at 12.00CET for the knockout stage. We don’t have any results from the groups aside from beating A.S. Quadrifoglio 13-5

Update 1: We have been drawn in Group E with the British topteam FatGames, A.S. Quadrifoglio who are known from being Italy’s representative in the ESL Major Series, and local side EG.Quid. The top 2 teams will qualify directly for the knockout stages, with the 3rd place team advancing to a second groupstage of 3 teams, with the top 2 also qualifying for the knockouts. Our matches should be starting any time now (20.30CET).

cc// css Round-up and Fixtures

Holyman — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:10:35 +0000

Round-Up

It’s been a busy week for Crack Clan with a lot of competitions nearing the end, it was up to cc// to keep their composure and focus to go through to the finals.

EPS

After beating Solaris 16 -3 Crack Clan have qualified for the ESL.France LAN finals in January and will be only competing for the final online position which determines the seedings for the finals. Crack are currently lying in 3rd place with 10 points, 2 points below VeryGames and RedLine; our next two opponents.

ESL

The 21-9 victory against Rush3D on the 27th means that Crack Clan have qualified from the group stages of the ESL along with mTw, who we face in the last groupstage match in the coming week.

Clanbase Euro Cup

With emphatic victories against GIAL and forZe in the quarter and semi-finals Crack find themselves in the upper bracket final against strong side Reason Gaming.

Eurokrieg Winter Cup

After beating Overgame, MultiGamer and fm!!toxic in the earlier lower bracket rounds, Crack find themselves yet again facing Reason Gaming in the Lower Bracket Semi-Final with the winner going on to face Team Verygames in the lower bracket final.

Read on for the fixture details..

Fixtures

Crack vs RedLine Monday 21:30CET EPS.FR Info

A win against RedLine could see Crack go on equal points as RedLine in the rankings and take a psychological advantage towards the LAN finals.

Crack vs Verygames EPS.FR TBA

The final game in the EPS will determine the final position of Crack which with a win against Redline and Verygames could mean joint top with both teams or possibly solely first in the league.

Crack vs Reason Eurokrieg TBA Info

In the first of the two matches against Reason Gaming it will be up to Crack to stop the strong Czech team and progress to the Lower Bracket final.

Crack vs Reason Eurocup Upper Bracket Final TBA

The second match against Reason, and whoever loses the first match in the Eurokrieg will definatly be looking for blood in this match, so expect an exciting and close affair.

Crack Clan faces 4Kings in the EDTF2L grand final

dox — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:26:02 +0000

This competition is coming to an end with our very own Crack Clan facing off against 4Kings to grab the winning spot during the Grand Final on Tuesday November 25th, 2008. You’ll be able to tune in to ETF2L radio or watch the SourceTV and watch what promises to be an outstanding match full of exciting moments. You can also head to the cadred.org news post or the enemy down announcement page to see what kind of comments are being thrown about. Good luck to all on Tuesday!

Crack Clan CSS with roster changes

Luke — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:17:47 +0000

After picking up the former Epsilon CounterStrike: Source squad with the launch of our professional division in September 2009 and a disappointing performance at MaxLAN, we have decided that it is now the time to make a roster change with the view towards the 2009 LAN season. We are pleased to announce the addition of Damien “Malek” Marcel to our line-up. Coming from H2k-Gaming, Malek, 22, was part of their lineup with current Crack Clan player crZ which placed 2nd at Lan79. We also have to announce the departure of Vincent “EMSTQD” Cervoni, who is unable to dedicate the time required by the team to prepare for the upcoming season. We would like to wish EMSTQD the best of luck with his future endevours and hope for many successes with Malek!

Team Manager Marc “Virp” Corban:

“After two long and great years of co-operation with Vincent “EMSTQD” Cervoni we have decided to stop our adventure with him because of his schedule which could no longer work with the team. Our disappointing result at MaxLAN was a collective failure and the reason for his departure has no link to our result there. We wish him good luck for his eSport career. We are pleased to announce the addition of Damien “Malek” Marcel to our team! Malek is an idiomatic player in the French CSS scene, and was instrumental in H2k’s amazing season where they placed 1st in EMS I and 2nd at Lan79. His experience and his talent will be beneficial for us. We now have a few months in order to prepare ourselves for the 2009 LAN season.”

cc//L4D Launch Party

dox — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:25:37 +0000

Some of us have been excitedly awaiting the full release of this title especially since wearing the demo ragged and torn through all scenarios on all difficulty settings with a different mix of players several times over. Though the title might not be what everyone is looking for in a video game we’ve got a surprising amount of interest (and even converts who hated it but were won over by the demo), enough such that we are planning a day-long release party to satisfy the ghoulish itch that the demo planted on us. Release day will feature several organized cc//L4D events arranged both via the in-game matchmaker and our dedicated server which will host more controlled, private affairs. There might be some random giveaways as well - so don’t delay, calling all casual, amateur and professional Crack Clan members: hop on in to our Ventrilo on release day and enter the L4D channels to get matched up and enjoy the title as it’s meant to be enjoyed! See you there!

cc// CSS Fixtures 13/11/08 - 20/11/08

Holyman — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:48:07 +0000

We have a big fixture list this week with the team looking to get some wins in after their 5th/6th place finish at MaxLAN.

EMS

Thursday 21 cet EMS vs Gosufrag Info
A rescheduled match from week 1 due to Crack Clan’s participation at MaxLAN, with Gosufrag not playing a match in the group yet they’ll be trying to prove themselves and make a mark on the competition.

Result

Crack Clan 25 - 5 Gosufrag

Crack Clan gave Gosufrag a painful welcome to the group with a thrilling win on de_tuscan, moving Crack Clan to 2nd in the group with a score difference of 18.

Sunday 20 CET EMS vs Eyesport Info
This is the first time these two teams will meet and Eyesports have come with a warning, after losing important matches early in the competition, they will be treating every match as their final one in the competition.

EPS

Thursday 22 cet EPS vs Oneway Info
Another game on Thursday this time against Oneway, who are a place below Crack Clan in the rankings it will be a tight game with the match being of big importance to each side.

Result

Crack 15 - 15 Oneway

The match was a tight affair on de_train with both teams scoring the same on each side (9-6) a draw overall seemed to be a fair result.

Friday 21 cet EPS vs Angel Wings Info
Angel Wings are currently 12th in the league with a record of 0-0-2, after last weeks loss to extenso they will be looking to pick up a win and it will be up to Crack Clan to stop them.

Result

An easier day for Crack Clan as they demolished Angel Wings 16-0, after locking down CT 15-0 with a very impressive performance by all the team the second half was put to rest straight away, Crack Clan are now 2nd in the league 2 points below extenso.

Eurokrieg

Saturday Eurokrieg Winter Invite vs Overgame Info
After the loss to forze on 27/10/08 crack find themselves in the lower bracket and against the tough Spanish outfit Overgame which should be a tough and thrilling match. Result: forfeit win for Crack Clan.

Icy-Box

Monday 19 cet Icy-box qualifications Info
Monday night Crack Clan will be entering an online cup with the winners qualifying for the LAN version in January 2009.

Scores will be updated as the week progresses, all Source TV information should be in the links provided.

cc// at MaxLAN and i35

zeuz — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:11:40 +0000

Crack Clan are set and looking forward to two major upcoming LAN events. Teams from our community side will be attending the infamous i-series LAN ‘i35‘ being held at its new found home; Stoneleigh Park in Coventry, England, while our professional Counter Strike: Source and Call of Duty 4 teams will represent Crack Clan at MaxLan in the Centre des Congrès in Epinal, France.

MAXLAN - 1st and 2nd November 2008

MaxLAN will be the first time that that both CoD:4 and CS:S Pro teams are to participate at a major event under their new organization ‘Crack Clan’. Both teams are up against some pretty hefty competition, as the likes of teams such as VeryGame(CS:S) and mTw.AMD(CS:S) will be joining and competing against them at the same event.

MaxLan has total of €10,000 in prize money + Hardware prizes.

COD 4		CS:S
1st	€3000 + Hardware	1st	€3000 + Hardware
2nd	€1000 + hardware	2nd	€1000 + hardware
3rd	Hardware	3rd	Hardware

The following members will be in attendance

cc//CS:S.pro:

Marc “Virp” Corban - Team Manager
Kevin “Ex6TenZ” Droolans
Floran “crZ” Thoumelin
Ludovic “Shokkk” Martin
Vincent “Emstqd” Cervoni
Thibaud “Tac” Laganne

cc//Cod4.pro:

Cyril “Teemu” Bescombes - Team Manager
Thomas “arEs” Dessaint - Team Manager
Leonard “rukkae” Alzeto
Romain “xandeR” Lopes
Mathieu “woken” Ruiz
Fabien “tigii” Le Guen
Antonin “OZWALD” Grenier

cc//Managment:
Luke Cotton

i35 - 31st October to 3rd November

i35 being held just out side the small town of Lemington Spa, at ‘Stoneleigh park’ will host up to 1500 games for a long-weekend of gaming excellence. The event its se;f will be boasting some big prize money, with €6,000 prize money for 1st place in CS:S and €3,000 prize money for 1st place in CoD4. A further breakdown of prize money of these two games are as follows:

COD 4		CS:S
1st	€3,000	1st	€6,000
2nd	€1,500	2nd	€3,000
3rd	€750	3rd	€1,500
4th	€250	4th	€500
5th	€150	5th	€300
6th	€150	6th	€300
7th	€100	7th	€200
8th	€100	8th	€200

Further details and to see the other prize money that is up for grabs click HERE.