Intel GameOn Final groups released

With nine out of ten regional finals finished, the Italian finals will be take place this week, ESL has released the group draw for the finals. For SeriousRazer both Maciej 'Av3k' Krzykowski and Alexey 'Cypher' Yanusheuski will take part in the overall final after winning their regional finals last week.

Av3k was drawn into Group A, with as main opponents Magnus 'fox' Olsson and most likely Alessandro 'stermy' Avalone, who is the favorit to win the Italian regional final. Cypher in Group B will meet French upcoming star Kevin 'strenx' Baeza and Austrian veteran Richard 'noctis' Gansterer as main opponents.

Official times and dates for the finals have not been released yet, but all matches will be played in the next couple of weeks. Here you find an overview of the two groups:

Group A
Maciej 'Av3k' Krzykowski
Magnus 'fox' Olsson
Gareth 'GaRpY' Marshall
Kenan 'dunpeal' Aydın
To be decided

Group B
Alexey 'Cypher' Yanushevsky
Kevin 'strenx' Baeza
Richard 'noctis' Gansterer
Iván 'Allter' Bordalás
Anas 'spammah' Ilyas

Av3k and Cypher successful in online cups

Every weekend two online QuakeLive cups are organised. On saturdays the GDATA Cup takes place, and on sundays the ZOTAC Cup is played. This weekend SeriousRazer players Av3k and Cypher managed to win them both.

For many top player these cups are a good way of testing their current shape and as practise towards an upcoming event. With the Intel Extreme Masters Global Finals ahead beginning March, both SeriousRazer participants to these finals have shown their good shape in last weekends cups.

On saturday Alexey 'Cypher' Yanusheuski won for the second time in succession the GDATA Cup. With an average ping of 85 Cypher still was able to dominate the tournament, only giving up one map in the semi final versus Gareth 'GaRpY' Marshall. In the final Cypher dominated Marius 'Guard' Ivanauskas to win 3-0.

On sunday Maciej 'Av3k' Krzykowski aswell as Cypher participated in ZOTAC Cup #18. Cypher reached the final giving up one map versus Reaper, and Av3k did the same, only without giving up a map. In the final Av3k was just a little stronger to beat his team mate Cypher with a 3-1 overall score.

GameOn Regional Cups for Cypher and Av3k

The Intel GameOn QuakeLive Cup has reached its final stages, and last night both the Polish regional final aswell as the Russian&CiS regional finals took place. It turned out to be a very succesful night for SeriousRazer since both Maciej 'Av3k' Krzykowski (Poland) aswell as Alexey 'Cypher' Yanusheuski (Russia/CiS) managed to win their final.

The night ended with a new pc and laptop, but especially Cypher had a tough battle for his prize. In the Russian/CiS regional finals Cypher twice bumped into Mousesports star Anton 'Cooller' Singov. In close matches, both the winner bracket final and the grand final, Cypher managed to beat Cooller with 2-0.

Av3k had an easier night. He only had to play the grand final versus Robert 'tox1c' Kopczyński and did what was to be expected. Av3k beat tox1c on both ztntourney1 and qztourney9 to take home the overall victory.

Thanks to these results both Av3k and Cypher will now participate in the Intel GameOn Grand Finals in which all the regional champions will meet eachother.

Razer™ release replacement ear cushions for Megalodon and Carcharias

Today our headsponsor Razer™, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, introduced a new accessorie for the Razer Megalodon and Razer Carcharias headset: Leatherette or Cloth Replacement Ear Cushions.

Here you will find a brief statement on the new product given by Razer:
"For all the proud owners of Razer’s phenomenal gaming headsets, we’re now introducing replacement ear cushions to extend the life of the best gaming audio experience you’ve ever had. Replace your old, worn-out (after countless hours of extended gameplay, things can get a little grotty) ear cushions and with brand new ear cushions to make your headset seem like it was unboxed yesterday.

Prefer your gaming audio with a deeper sound? With the new durable Leatherette Replacement Ear Cushions for the Razer Megalodon and Carcharias, your flashbangs and railgun shots will hammer through like never before, while the stronger sound isolation lets you delve deeper into the game and block out any unwanted distractions."

For an overview and all the technical specifications, please have a look on the official productpage: Razer Replacement Ear Cushions

Serious.Razer in Stars War Reborn

One of Warcraft III's fans most beloved events is making a return: Replays.net's Stars War competition in China is "reborn" and currently has several qualifiers underway to determine which players will compete in the famous tournament. All three active members of the Serious Gaming squad have entered these qualifiers and are in the running to join the ranks of the Stars War elite.

Dong Hwan 'viOlet' Kim is competing in the South Korean qualifier where three players will earn a place among the stars. Having been seeded in Group A, viOlet is showing his worth so far as he sweeped his group clean and defeated all three of his opponents, WinNers, kimkihyun and Gyunah without dropping a single map. A eight person double elimination bracket between viOlet and kimkihyun, WhO, Check, Lyn, SocceR, Myth & ReMinD will now be played to determine which Koreans will join Moon in representing Korea.

Serious Gaming's Nikolaus 'SonKiE' Cassidy& Hjalmar 'DowaQ' Högberg have both been invited to join the "European" qualifier where they have been seeded in group C and D respectively. SonKiE is joined in his group by ThomasG, LucifroN & HasuObs, DowaQ will be facing DeMusliM, VortiX and Reignofdark. This group stage will be played between the 7th and 14th of this month.