Results of last night’s BO3 finals:
de_nuke – 16-9 to dream[S]cape
de_dust2 – 16-11 to dream[S]cape

The organizers would like to thank Palit and Nvidia for their generous product sponsorship and all the teams who have participated in making the tournament a qualified success.

Next up… Counter-Strike : Global Offensive

And then there were two…

dream[S]cape vs Momentum

The finals will be played out over this weekend (Saturday 28/4/2012 1am GMT+8) on a BO3 map format: de_nuke, de_dust2 and de_inferno.

Catch the action live @ SourceTV IP: 203.116.28.31:27020

As usual, STV demos from previous rounds are available at the Demos section.

After a week of intense action, we’ve finally arrived at an all Singapore team semi-final which will be played out on de_train over the next few days:

dream[S]cape vs PzSource
LTO? vs Momentum

Action from previous rounds:

The winners will then proceed to play a Best of 3 Maps final for bragging rights and to get a shot at winning these attractive prizes:

1st Prize

5 x PALIT GeForce GTX680 Jetstream (USD$580)
5 x 13” Notebook bag
5 x PATRIOT Pyro 60GB SATA III 2.5 SSD

2nd Prize

5 x PALIT GeForce GTX560Ti (USD$300)
5 x 13” Notebook Bag
4 x PATRIOT Division2 1866 8GB Kit

Round of 16 Matches:
dream[S]cape vs MSIEvoGT
sinalika vs TeamPhi
PzSource vs BYE
Team Extreme vs BYE
LTO? vs JamTa’
PENISSOLDIERS vs team zcore
Momentum vs team philippines gx
eXtreme Gamers 2 vs XJZPH

Map played will be de_dust2, mr15, best of 1 map.

Team Leaders should receive a mail from the organizers with information on how to schedule their matches.

Registration closes tomorrow (12/4) at 2359 hours GMT +8.

Currently, we have 21 teams from a mix of countries vying for 16 slots in the tournament, which is proof that Counter-Strike Source is still very much alive. We will inform the 16 selected teams by email on 13/4.

This is our tentative schedule:

Round of 16: 14-18 April
Quarter Finals: 19-22 April
Semi Finals: 23-26 April
Finals: 27-29 April

FAQ:
1. There is no 3rd/4th placing match. This is a sponsor request.
2. Single elimination, BO1 from round of 16 through to semis. Finals will be BO3.
3. We will force mat_dxlevel 81 to prevent flash bugs and apply ambient occlusion cheat blocks
4. There will be warmod and auto demo recording on the servers.
5. Every possible precaution against cheating will be taken, including the use of server side plugins and reviewing of sourcetv demos.

Welcome to the PALIT-NVIDIA CS Tournament, Gear up for Battle website! Here you will find information about the rules, fixtures, fantastic prizes and how to signup!

Registration starts 1st April 2012 and closes 12th April 2012 so start forming your teams today!

1st Prize

5 x PALIT GeForce GTX680 Jetstream (USD$580)
5 x 13” Notebook bag
5 x PATRIOT Pyro 60GB SATA III 2.5 SSD

2nd Prize

5 x PALIT GeForce GTX560Ti (USD$300)
5 x 13” Notebook Bag
4 x PATRIOT Division2 1866 8GB Kit

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