Illkillya
James Galvin
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| Provisional groups announced today for all the cups...
In the 1v1 there is a full group #42 dedicated to Ireland, with the following participants:
crow
DarK
Doomeh
kRoNic
Overlord
queTzal
SearrarD
Sniipe
Poor windowlicker drew the short straw and was lumped into a group with a load of Hungarians. I suppose they thought it would be easier to put him in the closest group alphabetically, rather than geographically. Would have made sense to put him into the incomplete UK group, but they decided to stick the Slovenians in there instead 
As for Eurocup 1v1... the whole idea of that is a bit silly, should be seen more as an exhibition cup. I know if I were a dueler I wouldnt like some guy who doesnt even duel, and has never seen me play, give me a rating on how good I am based on a couple of screenshots that I show him of me beating some big names. But then, a big name is no guarantee, as former WCG World no.2 Q3 dueler Akiles will tell you as he faces off in a qualifier for the event.
The TDM Cups promise to be very competitive. Eurocup invitations were disappointing, with a lot of clans getting in simply because they have big sponsors and once came second in a tiddlywinks league. I assume this was diplomacy on the part of the Eurocup officials, rewarding the decision of the multi gaming "pro" clans to play Q4 by giving them a shot at the money. Poor Akiles is shafted here again (among others) with just a qualifier for his outstanding team. Still, at least well see a wider variety of games, and perhaps crowds of pro gamers running back to CS with their tails between their legs.
In the Open Cup, theres FH and IK... divisions there are not finalised yet but FH are currently in the third league, with IK unhappy in the 5th. The standard is very high throughout Open Cup though, and with it being the first season there will be a lot of defaults, and a lot of misplaced clans tearing up their divisions. Bí cúramach... of German clans in particular.
UPDATE: Just noticed IK are also playing the CTF - in Third league with Austrian, German, European, Swedish and Dutch clans. The only name I recognise there is the Swedish clan seC, who were a decent side in Q3.
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