The fourth and final 2008 Dust-Off Championships Qualifier is here, and teams are ready to fight to the finish. Eleven teams have confirmed their attendance and will be competing for their share of the $1750 Cash Purse, Prizes provided by Dust-Off, Antec, and ZeroSurge, in addition to the last auto-berth into the championship finals.

Due to the amount of teams attending, Day 1 will be comprised of 3 groups, two of 4 teams and one of 3. Two teams from each group will advance into Day 2. In addition there will be two Wild Card teams selected to join Day 2, based off their performance during group play. These teams will be taken from the pool of third place finishers in each group. Group winners are determined first by Matches Won, Heads-Up, and Rounds Won - Rounds Lost. The wild card spot will be awarded to the third place team with the highest score of total rounds won - total rounds lost. All matches in group play will play out their entire 30 rounds.

Day 1 Seeding

Day 1 Results
Group A
1st. MoB Gaming
2nd. aNv

Group B
1st. Paragon of Virtue
2nd. 50 Cal

Group C
1st. EG.usa
2nd. Final Vision

Wild Cards
1st. PainTrain
2nd. Focal

Day 1 Coverage
- GotFrag.com Seeds and Groups Announcement
- GotFrag.com Individual Group Scores
- GotFrag.com Team Preview

- Official X3O Day 1 Gallery

Day 2 Seedings
1st. EG.usa (66 Points)
2nd. Paragon of Virtue (48 Points)
3rd. MoB Gaming (44 Points)
4th. 50 Cal (16 Points)
5th. aNv (8 Points)
6th. Final Vision (-4 Points)
7th. PainTrain (Wild Card)
8th. Focal (Wild Card)

Day 2 Dble Elim - Round 1
BE AT X3O - 9:00AM
EG.usa VS Focal
MoB Gaming VS. Final Vision

BE at X3O - 10:00AM
Paragon of Virtue VS PainTrain
50 Cal VS aNv

DO NOT BE LATE FOR YOUR START TIME!

Day 2 Coverage
- GotFrag.com Day 2 Scores
- GotFrag.com Day 2 Brackets

- Official X3O Day 2 Gallery

UPDATED Prizes
1st. $1000.00 CASH, x5 Antec Spot Cool Kits, x5 Antec Three Hundred Cases, x5 Antec MX-1 Hard Drive Enclosures, x5 ZeroSurge Power Surge Protectors
2nd. $500 CASH, x5 Dust-Off Keyboard Quivers
3rd. $250 CASH, x5 Dust-Off Prize Packs

Additional Information
The bug issue known as "crouch hopping" will officially be allowed during this event; however you can not bind +duck to mwheel. Violating this, or any tournament rule may result in disqualification from the event.

The maps being played in this tournament are: de_Dust2, de_Nuke, de_Train, and de_Inferno.

Day 1 Group A begins at 9:00AM EST. You must have all five players at the center at the designated group start time, or risk forfeiting your first and subsequent matches.

Downloading of drivers or files that are not already on each PC are not allowed during the tournament.

It is assumed that you have read and completely understand the information posted here; before attending this event. Tournament rules are subject to change at the discretion of the tournament staff without prior notice.

Cash prize winners will be awarded via PayPal by July 29th, 2008.

Note: All players MUST bring their own keyboard, mouse, headset, mousepad. NO equipment will be available for RENT or BORROW. Some equipment will be available for PURCHASE from the X3O Pro Shop. This means you chE.

The gaming center will be open to the public after group play is finished on Day 1 & Day 2. Normal gaming rates apply to all participants in the tournament, and seats will be available on a first come first serve basis. The center is scheduled to be open at 7:00PM EST until 2:00AM EST.