Subang Parade will be the centre of attraction again and this time it will be for The Orange Box Party! Featuring the first ever local Team Fortress 2 tournament, it will surely satiate the thirst of the FPS crowd. Not to forget our Counter Strike players, the CS 1.6 Amateur Cup 2008 tournament will also be under way. So don't forget to train up and get your crosshairs steady and dead centre on the competition. The fun doesn't end there because Subang Parade shoppers will be able to use their receipts (RM 100 or more in a single receipt) to receive discounts on our retail packs which we will be selling on that day. So keep your calendar clear for the 5th to 8th of June.


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Source: ACG website

CS 1.6 AMATEUR CUP:
Team Limit: 16
Tournament Format: Double Elimination
Registration time: 31st of May - 6th of June (10:30am)
Tournament duration: 7th - 8th of June (starts at 10am)
Registration form and Rules & Regulations: DOWNLOAD HERE

TF2 TOURNAMENT:
Team Limit: 8
Tournament Format: Double Elimination
Registration time: 31st of May - 6th of June (10:30am)
Tournament duration: 7th - 8th of June (starts at 10am)
Registration form and Rules & Regulations: DOWNLOAD HERE

List of team and players who are not allowed to join the Amateur Cup: Check at Asian Cyber Games website

Substitute players must be registered under the team as well. So please do so. Sub players cannot play for other teams at the same time. We only allow subbing to occur as a last course of action (ie one of the main lineup got sick). And after subbing has occur, the lineup will stay that way until the end of the tournament. This is true for CS 1.6 Amateur Cup 2008 and the TF2 tournament as well.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE (CS 1.6 Amateur Cup & TF2):
You can grab empty registration forms from the shop below and hand them there. You also can download the registration forms, print it out, fill it up and hand it in to the shop. Since there is a team limit for the tournaments, it is on a first come first serve basis. If the slots for each tournaments are filled, you can still register but your team will be on the waiting list. The registration counter is at:

Multimedia CD Center,
Box 111 & 112, B6&7,
Basement Digital One 1 @ Subang Parade 5,
Jalan SS 16/1,
47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor.

ESWC QUALIFIER:
Here are some information regarding the ESWC CS 1.6 Qualifier that will be held on the 5th - 6th June 2008:

- Max teams will be 32 teams (first come first serve)
- Registration will be on the 5th of June 2008, from 10am to 11:30 am. Tournament starts at 12pm.
- Prizes :
Champion - RM 500 + prizes
2nd place - RM 250 + prizes
3rd place + 4th palce - prizes

UPDATE (11/06/2008)
CS Amateur Cup 2008 demos are up! Go check it out >HERE<.

Pics are up! Click on the link above and scroll all the way to the bottom!

This post has been edited by Koross: Jun 11 2008, 04:10 PM

Well we already have the tournament drafted with prizes and such. However, Online E-Club would also like to see if there will be any teams participating. Which is why we are asking here. No use to make a tournament but no one joining.

Ah the rules are kinda outdated now. Do you have any idea on the updated scoring system for this tournament?


There will be PCs for the tournament of course.


The tournament is on the latest patch. Sigh, the new patch made it a little difficult but lets see what we can do to update the rules. As I said, any suggestions or if you guys have insight on any updated TF2 rules, please speak up.

Thanks for the links on rules guys. I will definitely check it out. Btw, I have updated the thread topic and first post for The Orange Box Party @ Subang Parade. Any more information on TF2 stuff (ie tourneys, competition rules) would be more than welcome to fine tune this.

Pro teams won't be allowed to join the CS Amateur Cup, just like the last time it was held.

At this moment in time, we haven't decided what would the entrance fee be, if any. The registration window will start one day before the tournament until the tournament day, before the tournament starts (there will be a time for the registration period to end). We will post up the registration forms online so you guys can print it up and fill 'em and give it to us straight.

I just want to make sure that the GameSync league format is 1 map per match right? I was reading ETF2L format as well and they are best 2 out of 3 maps on one match.

I'd rather go with the gamesync format instead of the stopwatch since it is more time friendly.

Regarding the question on people who wants to join both tournaments ... I think the answer is pretty obvious. We will not delay any matches just because one team has a match at the same time in the other tournament. Just like a pro gamer, it is time to weigh your options and make your decision.

As long as it doesn't clash, fine. From the poster, it seems there will be one day of clashing. The specifics of the schedule is still in planning phase. We have a list of pro teams and players that will be ... refrained from joining the Amateur Cup.

We will release the registration forms online so you can make copies out of it and fill it up. The registration day will be one day before the tournament until the tournament morning. You have that duration to hand in the registration forms. At the same time, we will have the forms at our booth for you to fill up.

Concerning TF2 team size, it is decided that the tournament will be a 5vs5 instead because of certain constraints. So TF2 teams, please be aware.

This post has been edited by Koross: May 13 2008, 12:16 PM

When the registration forms are made available, I will announce it and of course the download links will be supplied as well.

Regarding the TF2 team format, yeah it sucks having to do it 5 on 5 but we are still reviewing this and seeing if 6 on 6 format can work with our limited resources.

As the other stuff, I will update the OP when such information will be made available.

The CS 1.6 rules will be more or less the same with ESWC.

Don't worry guys, just train up. When we have finalized the stuff, I will post it up here.

Ok guys most of the stuff is coming together.

I have a question though regarding the stopwatch in TF2. It is for use in cp_dustbowl and cp_gravelpit when both teams capture all 6 points correct? How is this feature used to determine the winner then? Anyone can explain it in detail.

Next official bit of news is:
- CS 1.6 Amateur Cup 2008 will have a 16 team limit.
- TF2 is 6 vs 6.

I will post the R&R for CS 1.6 this Monday and also the details on registration. As for the ban list for CS 1.6 Amateur Cup, here it is:

Team Hybrid
Graham “StaiN!” Chin
Surendran “SyntaX” Selvarajah
Kevin “grnmons” Davis
Sean “syck” Lau
Ng Yew “hix” Siang
Leong “fions” Khaw Jin
Sanjay "sniggy" Anantharajah

Team DiV
Abdul “jab” Hakim B. Yazid
Abdul “bobo” Azim B. Yazid
Aliff “joo” Azraf B. Abdul Rahim
Gerard “rico” Anand
Mohammed "jetz" Qayyuum Bin Othman
Khusyairi “bezict” Qaliq B. Othman
Lian “nitroN” Kong Chian

Team PwyH
Lim “marky” Choon Keng
Kua “funky” Eng Leong
Jeffrey “tecky” Phon Wee Chun
Gan “jacky Soon Peng
Ong “jovy” Meng Kwang
Ong “zicronium” Wai Men

Team FMJ
Albert “grifter” Lim
Adrian “utada ” Chow
Kevin “playerkiller” Chin
Kelvin “r0cker” Ong

Team Logic5
Faizal “defari” Abdullah
Choong “supermassive” Sin Jian
Mohd “zyrex” Rezza Bin Mat Talaha
Andrew “zeal” Yee Weng Keong
Simon “putra” Chan Sung Hing

1st and 2nd place champions of the previous CS 1.6 Amateur Cup:

Team Ai
Lee Wei Chen
Lam Wia Loong
Khoo Seng Chee
Arjay Arvinraj
Mellissa Halim

Team STJ
Jason Teng Tu Yong
Mohd. Amir Rihwan Bin Mohd. Zaidi
Adrian Mak Wai Yew
Don Michael Solis Chen Kit Loong
Arief Bin Rusli
Mohd. Wahyuza Bin Yusof

If any of these players are found to be in any of the teams that are joining in the Amateur Cup, the team will be immediately disqualified. I know some or most of these teams are not in action anymore but the players are not allowed to join the tournament for any team. Thank you.

This post has been edited by Koross: May 28 2008, 01:21 PM

More info posted. Check out the first post. The poster was updated as well to reflect the dates better.

This post has been edited by Koross: May 26 2008, 12:42 PM

LoL nice catch and I have corrected it. ^^

Forgot to tell you guys one thing.

Substitute players must be registered under the team as well. So please do so. Sub players cannot play for other teams at the same time. We only allow subbing to occur as a last course of action (ie one of the main lineup got sick). And after subbing has occur, the lineup will stay that way until the end of the tournament. This is true for CS 1.6 Amateur Cup 2008 and the TF2 tournament as well.

CS 1.6 Amateur Cup 2008 pushed to 7th to give more space to ESWC. Please spread this around. Changed the OP

No, the TF2 tournament and Amateur Cup is on the 7th and 8th. So come early if you are entering. It's all in the OP.

Regarding equipment. There will be keyboard and mouse. Headphones we can provide although limited. Usually gamers bring their own gear (ie mouse, headphones and sometimes, even keyboards). For tournaments, speakers are not used because if you use speakers, your opponents can hear you and know what you are doing. That is the last thing you want.

Congratulations to all the teams that won and a big thanks to all teams that participated.

Very good work with people updating the fixtures here. ^^

ACG website will be updated tomorrow when people are in the office.

Brackets and Results for CS Amateur Cup and TF2 Tournament is up! Go check it out >HERE<. Pics and CS demos will be uploaded soon. So keep your eyes peeled.

CS Amateur Cup 2008 demos are up! Go check it out >HERE<!!

Pics are still in the screening and filtering process. But it will also be posted up.

UPDATE: Pics are up! Click on the link above and scroll all the way to the bottom.

This post has been edited by Koross: Jun 11 2008, 04:11 PM