TF2 Masters GRAND FINALS

[emir 10]

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Today saw the long-awaited conclusion of the Team Fortress 2 Masters Tournament, at The Games Xpo 2011 at Singapore Expo. It was an extremely long day for the players, with matches running all the way from 11am to 7.30pm. The day began with quarterfinals, with 48 players from 8 teams duking it out for a spot in the semis. As the day drew on, 8 teams were cut to 4, then 2, and finally ending with a Grand Final match between Cataclysmic & Nefarious.tf2.

 

To say the least, the Grand Final match was an intense, nail-biting game, although it was refreshing to see maps other than badlands and granary being played. It began with Cataclysmic taking the first map, cp_coldfront with a scoreline of 4-3. Nefarious.tf2 fought hard to win the next map, cp_obscure_final by an extremely small margin, 3-2, which forced a tiebreaker round on cp_freight.

 

Things really came down to the wire during the first round on cp_freight, which lasted approximately 20 minutes. Both teams pushed hard and defended well, and things went back and forth a lot. Ultimately, Cataclysmic played their cards right and managed to take a round, leaving 10 minutes on the clock for Nefarious.tf2 to equalise things. Unfortunately, Nefarious.tf2 appeared to lose their composure after the marathon of a first round and dropped 3 more points in the last 10 minutes, leaving Cataclysmic to walk away as the better team and as Grand Champions, SGD 2000 richer.

 

Meanwhile, in the 3rd-4th placing match, Masterful faced off against Fifth Company in what proved to be just as exciting a match as the finals: Fifth Company took cp_badlands 3-2, and Masterful claimed cp_obscure_final 4-3. Masterful looked set to win the tiebreaker round on cp_gullywash_pro when they gained an early 3-0 lead. Fifth Company showed they weren't ready to go down without a fight, equalising things 3-3. Masterful managed to take another round, and successfully held on to the lead in the last 2 minutes, to place 3rd in the TF2 Masters Tournament.

 

1st Place: Cataclysmic

2nd Place: Nefarious.tf2

3rd Place: Masterful

 

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From left to right: Masterful, Cataclysmic, Nefarious.tf2

From left to right: Masterful, Cataclysmic, Nefarious.tf2

 

Below is a breakdown of the scores from today's matches.

If you'd like to see a more detailed breakdown of the individual scores and maps, you can find them here.

 

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Much credit goes to Starhub & E-Club for organising this tournament. Special mention goes to all the marshals and tournament admins who were on scene to keep things running smoothly. We'd also like to give a shoutout to all the players and spectators who came down today. We're really heartened to see such a great turnout at the tournament; there is hope for this community yet

 

For the last time,

Asiafortress is not an official medium for the TF2 Masters Tournament; we merely provide coverage and publicity

Any queries you might have regarding the tournament should not be posted in our forums as we're in no position to address any of them. Instead, you should write a ticket over at support.e-clubmalaysia.com.

 

[laglikehell 0]

Update the afl hall of fame

 

Cata lan champs

 

Jord

[Bolts 0]

awesome writeup. and nice to meet people.

[Adelante 29]

Cata won. Yay!

[kigbariom 6]

I need these demos!

[bigfoot 4]

They turned off the internet right after the last game so no demos I think

[kigbariom 6]

Oh right, no one could bring USBs...

[yuko 46]

Exciting games. Thanks all

[Madman 185]

 

Pics for TF2 at the bottom.

[emir 10]

Update the afl hall of fame

 

Cata lan champs

 

Jord

 

as much as i'd like to, i don't think it's suitable, considering this wasnt an AFL tournament. no offense cata

[Summer 180]

Huge thanks to the organizers for making this event possible!

[LToro 2]

gg everyone!

 

great job cata. :3

[spammah 103]

Update the afl hall of fame

 

Cata lan champs

 

Jord

 

as much as i'd like to' date=' i don't think it's suitable, considering this wasnt an AFL tournament. no offense cata

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I think it should be listed. Put it down as Starhub e-club masters 2011 - Cataclysmic champions blabla. They did use the Asiafort forums to organize the matches.

[spammah 103]

And give the players a honorary title in their asiafort profiles. MASTERS 2011 champions or something

[spammah 103]

Just +repped you too emir. You're a great community leader for AsiaFortress.

[emir 10]

thanks spammah

 

edited the hall of fame, but i dont know how to edit profiles though.

[spammah 103]

Admin panel -> make a new group -> put the 6 guys in that group -> give them fancy shmancy jumpsuits

[Madman 185]

The users/groups page are locked out, at least for me even when I had admin.

[emir 10]

unlocked, and done

[harm 9]

shouts to all the teams who played, friends and family who supported and stayed all the way through, and organisers for doing this.

 

#cataclysmic family

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[Xilver 0]

Many thanks to the organisers for making this possible and especially to the supporters who stayed throughout the entire tournament. Great games with all the teams who had played with us. Hope to see more events like this in future so that new teams get to experience it as well.