UPDATE: Amy "ako" Kao of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has won the tournament. Taking out JK from California State University - East Bay in overtime solidified the victory, earning her a trip to Sweden with Team Pandemic for the 2007 Winter Dreamhack LAN party.

Rochester is up 6-5 with only a few precious seconds of regulation play on the clock. Illinois' golden boy has been clawing his way back tooth and nail from a four point deficit in what has to be one of the most stunning comebacks in recent years. A final score here would force the match into overtime and throw yet even more fuel into the bonfire of a rivalry between the conferences top two Universities.

Illinois fakes a drive down the middle, takes the left route to circle around. Rochester takes the bait, leads down the middle, Rochester realizes the situation! Turns to check behind, ITS TOO LATE! The University of Illinois ties Rochester with a spectacular play by this seasons rookie starter. They have done what no one could of predicted and taken down Rochester with five consecutive points to force the OT. Unbelievable, this has to be one of the most stunning Counter-Strike victories in collegiate history!

Could this be a part of future college competition? The first major effort to make this scenario a reality is about to commence.

On Thursday, October 18th at 4:30pm PST GotFrag TV is going to bring you an eSports tournament that breaks new ground, utilizing a revolutionary concept. Bringing together the enthusiasm, passion, and downright bitter rivalry of inter-collegiate sports, the Dell Unleashed Counter-Strike Campus Challenge pits University against University in a one on one shootout bracket.

Six national regions were carved out across the country. In each region, sixty-four gamers were placed in a single elimination bracket until whittled down to a final four. At this point, the players were randomly seeded in a double elimination event until one remained.

That brings up to the present. As it stands, six regional champions have been decided; they along with two wildcard winners selected based on overall rounds won, have been placed in the National Elite Eight. GotFrag TV will be broadcasting complete coverage of this unique event with the unrivaled production quality you’ve come to expect from the world's #1 eSports broadcast team.

Tournament Format
- 1v1 Counter-Strike: Source
- 8 players
- All matches on aim_map
- Single Elimination
- 6 rounds per half
- First to seven rounds wins
- Overtime is one round sudden death

The Prizes

All participants in the elite eight receive a Team Pandemic Jersey, the top six qualifiers each receive a $100 VISA gift card.

Whomever places first in the competition overall will be flown to Sweden to attend Dreamhack, the world's largest LAN with Team Pandemic.

GotFrag TV Live Stream

The stream will be going live at 4:30pm PST on Thursday, October 18th

Click Here to Watch!


Hangout with other fans! Dell campus representatives have announced that they will be hosting on-campus events at three of the universities participating in the Elite Eight. Matches will be projected onto a big screen so that fans may follow the action live via GotFrag TV and cheer on their school's competitor. Further details are TBD.

UPDATE: Several members of Team Pandemic will be in attendance of on-campus events, stop by and meet the pros!

Events will be held at:

University of Central Florida
Location:
Hercules Programming Center Building 108
4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando Florida 32826

University of Illinois-Champaigne
Location:
YMCA, 1001 South Wright Street, Champaign, IL 61820-6285

In Attendance: Mike "Paradox" Stanowski, Team Pandemic, Counter-Strike Source

University of North Texas
Location: TBA

In Attendance:
Kelly "TipperQueen" Law-Yone, Team Pandemic Guitar Hero 2
Nathan "Kintt" Quinn, Team Pandemic World of Warcraft


Meet the "Elite Eight"!