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ESL EM III Global Challenge LA - Coverage

Posted By: x3o | On October 2, 2008 - 3:28pm |

Extreme Masters III Global Challange
UPDATE 2: x3o finishes 7-8th after falling 7-16 to POV in the Lower Bracket Round 1.

UPDATE: x3o finishes second in Group A behind fnatic and will face off against SK in the first round of the 8 team double elimination bracket.

The ESL has come out big this year hosting more Counter-Strike 1.6 events than ever before. This weekend is the first of many Extreme Masters III Global Challenges that take place around the world featuring thousands in cash prizes plus seats that the world finals. Teams from around the world have gathered here in sunny Los Angeles, California to take a shot at the $25,000 cash purse. Read on for coverage and updates on Team x3o’s performance at the event.

Match Scores

Some of the world's best will be competing in this event including: X3O, Frag Dominant, Guardians, Fnatic, Evil Geniuses, Revolution Sports, SK Gaming, vio, Paragon of Virtue, Roccat, mTw, MoB Gaming, MugNMouse, Made in Brazil and Meet your Makers.

Team X3O is in Group A of the ESL Extreme Masters III Global Challange LA, which includes: Guardians, Frag Dominant and Fnatic. Each team will play each other once, with the top 2 teams advancing to an 8 team double elimination bracket round.

Day One:

Match 1 - de_train
Team 1H 2H OT Final
x3o 11 13 - 24
Frag Dominant 4 2 - 6
FINISHED, winner: x3o
Match 2 - de_train
Team 1H 2H OT Final
x3o 6 6 - 12
Fnatic 9 9 - 18
FINISHED, winner: fnatic
Match 3 - de_dust2
Team 1H 2H OT Final
x3o 11 9 - 20
Guardians 4 6 - 10
FINISHED, winner: x3o
Upper Bracket Quarter-Finals - de_nuke
Team 1H 2H OT Final
x3o 4 3 - 7
SK 11 5 - 16
FINISHED, winner: SK
Lower Bracket Round 1 - de_inferno
Team 1H 2H OT Final
x3o 3 4 - 7
Paragon of Virtue 12 4 - 16
FINISHED, winner: Paragon of Virtue
Match dates, times, and hltv information are subject to change. GotFrag.com is another great source for up-to-date event scores.

X3O Event Coverage

Blogs
- TBA

Galleries
- TBA

Broadcast Coverage

ESL TV is shoutcasting and providing a high quality video stream of the main matches at the ESL EM III event.

External Coverage

- GotFrag.com: ESL EMIII LA Group Draw
- GotFrag.com: ESL EMIII LA Group Melee

- Official ESL EMIII LA USA Website