Players are ready and the time is set to begin competition for the world's arguably most talented Quake nation, Sweden. Sixteen Quake 4 players have signed up and are participating in the second season of the Swedish National League. They will play for 10,000 SEK (~$1500) in prize money.

The Swedish National League is the first and only official Quake 4 league in Sweden, where all players must be residents of Sweden and register for an official licence. Season one saw fnatic's Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv take the championship over Kristian "Frexuz" Gerardsson in the grand finals. Gerardsson took the spot of Magnus "fojji" Olsson who dropped out of the SNL finals to play at the CPL Italy event.

Among the list of competitors playing this season include Quake 4 World/European Rankings' members Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv, Magnus "fojji" Olsson, and Mikael "PURRI" Tarvainen, FOE's Jonas "OoZe" Gustafsson and Andreas "Zonic" Isberg, Evolve-Gaming head Kristian "Frexuz" Gerardsson, and Sweden's best female Quake player, Therese "trito" Andersson.

Players have been split into two groups based on the final standings of the first Season. Seven match weeks will be played with playoffs to follow including LAN finals for an undetermined number of players. More details on the LAN finals will be announced at a later time.

The change in maplist for this season will be a welcomed one for many, as Galang been removed and two new maps have been added, namely Torment and Ravage. Such changes in the maplist for official Quake 4 tournaments will be happening in other events as well.

Week one sees a rematch of the semifinals of the first season with Ingarv taking on Gustafsson. Ingarv bested Gustafsson the first time, defeating him in two straight maps on Placebo Effect and Monsoon. Felix "sorax" Nelson will take on Mikael "ahzaz" Jonsson in what looks to be the best week 1 match of Group B.

Do not forget to set your Personal Timezone to find out exactly when the matches will be played in your area.

SNL S2 Group A Week 1

SNL S2 Group A Standings

SNL S2 Group B Week 1

SNL S2 Group B Standings