GotFrag eSports

By: Trevor "midway" Schmidt

As a previous CPL winner, 3D announced today that they�ll be attending ESWC early next week over the CPL which they are signed up to play at. 3D was recently released as the 3rd seed at CPL behind GamerCo (1st) and United 5 (2nd) in the initial seeding which is expected to change before the event.

The announcement was expected by Team 3D who placed 1st at the ESWC qualifier according to their website Team3D.com but lost back to back matches to coL in the championship of the tournament hosted by GGL at Web2Zone in New York, NY. With their finish 3D was given a free trip to the French event taking place inside the World Famous Louvre Museum. 3D in a statement to GotFrag also implied that the large cash prizes possible at ESWC were a major reason for the decision.

�CPL is always a great experience and a well run event but we couldn't turn down the chance to compete for a larger prize purse, free trip, and new experience (we've never attended ESWC),� said Craig �Torbull� Levine, 3D�s manager.

The decision to choose between the two events came about because of CPL�s scheduling of their event early last year on the same date as ESWC�s traditional date. The two organizations shared heated words in the public presses over the issue with both events not backing down and leaving two events to share one weekend, July 6th-10th.

Levine expressed his disappointment with 3D being unable to attend both events and hoped the two organizations will learn from this situation for future events.

�Both tournaments will be great events and it's disappointing that they got scheduled at the same time,� said Levine, �Hopefully this will be a lesson for everyone and we can avoid these scheduling conflicts in the future.�

User Comments

before the dumb comments:

"oui" means yes in french.

im better than you

I really don't think this required a news post. It's pretty obvious any team would choose ESWC over CPL. Did anyone really question whether 3D would attend CPL or ESWC?

Ouch CPL

"You miss 100% of the shots you never take." - Wayne Gretzky

Good luck to 3D.

Oui oui, LOL! ^_^

VacaN owned GF, ROFL! ^_^

#1 ftw ehehe

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gl 3d in france

#Macabre

they gonna get revenge on compLexity i see

rofl with the "oui"

cs1.6 player

good choice

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. -Einstein

that was a no-brainer.

I fart when I pee, how bout you?

yea who didn't see 3D going to ESWC?

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and i was just about to ask what oui ment

eswc for the win

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I thought it said 3D says out to ESWC - as in they weren't going, but hmmmmm I am dumb.

Completly expected. :p

3d top 3 for sure :O

Volcano's third trip though torbull!

Didn't 3D sign some agreement way back with the CPL to be a CPL team or something along those lines. I think it was way back when CXG was made or something. 3D signed with CPL. GB signed with CXG. Something like that, I could be wrong.

Anyways, even though ESWC looks to be way better than the CPL this summer, the CPL will still be watchable just to see how some teams do such as SK and to see how the members of NoA do on their repective teams.

Will be fun, hope Gotfrag keeps up and not drop the ball on coverage. Hope there won't be any bias either with the coverage. Please have good coverage on both events, will be alot of work though, good luck Gotfrag.

RoaR

Really the only team with a tough decision. I think its good though, good luck.

I LIKE CS TO PLAY

3D for the win!

I'm retired from Counter-Forces

Grapevine is splendid though. they have a grapefest....and not to bad places to get a hamburger....and a bunch of churches

tnx #1
lol 1st it was like 3D says no to eswc!
this is useless to post some obvious matter on news!

[b]It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees![/b]

that sounds neat... i always wanted to see the louvre, even though i don't really like art :P

It's all about the money! GL 3D

Still have a hard time understanding what CPL was thinking when they did this. Not just the date but the purse too. Egos I guess.

no SK vs 3D :/

I AM LEGEND

bigwie i thought the same thing

CPL, next time, dont jump ship to a crappy game.

i'm gonna skateboard over to your house and cut you with an AOL disk.

OUI!!!! my balls hurt

[b]im a nice guy[/b]

????#31 " dont jump ship to a crappy game" isnt it the same game?

Steve Smith is Pro!

3D is terrible... Maybe Josh can help them though.

"I haven't failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

is moto going to play ??

haha i didnt know what oui meant so i thought it meant they werent going i almost cired =(

GF?OEERSA ~ suP

twice the prize money... cant see how it was a tough decision :D

IM A KIXER FAN

3D isnt terrible "ViatoR"(?) just let their performance speak for themselves. You should be worried more about yourself then going around spamming every website with your useless garbage.