Quarter Finals Results Tally

17.29 MYT: Malaysia’s Muhammad Zainun [MyFeS] leOmeS has emerged in the top 2 spots in Group 5, victoriously sitting side by side in equal points with Spaniard Ralfitita. This means that Malaysia has advanced into the Top 16 spot, and has a chance of clinching a great spot in this year’s Electronic Sports World Cup 2011 Grand Finals held inside Paris Games Week.

18.45MYT: In latest news, [MyFeS] leOmeS was defeated by Frenchman, k0entj92 at the Quarter Finals stage. That means that our Malaysian Fifa11 player’s achievement up to Top 8 at this year’s tourney. We wish him and team mate [MyFeS] WaRrIoR a safe journey home.

For results updates, click here: http://live.eswc.com/fr/tournament/2011-fifa-11/groupstage.

Last year’s ESWC Fifa10 Champion, Mohd Syahril bin Mispardi [MyFeS] WaRrIoR (left) pictured with this year’s Fifa11 Champion Muhammad Zainun [MyFeS] leOmeS made a mark in Paris this year for the Malaysians.

Over 150,000 games enthusiasts are expected to flock to Hall 3 at Porte de Versailles for the Paris Games Week and the 7th ESWC this week. Team Fifa11 Malaysia sponsored by Go International Group and Cyberview comprise of Muhammad Zainun [MyFeS] leOmeS and Mohd Syahril [MyFeS] WaRrIoR join the masses in pursuing their e-sports dream. Meanwhile, Team DOTA Malaysia sponsored by Orange Internet join the fray. Will the boys stand a good chance in bringing home a medal this year?

Follow the games LIVE, by clicking on this link: http://www.eswc.com/en/2011/streaming

This October 20-25th, Hall 3 at Paris Expo, France will host a world-class video games show over a span of 22000m² where 150,000 visitors are expected, and more than 1 000 gaming devices open to public for play. Read more on the ESWC Official website.

The Official ESWC 2011 Team Malaysia will be represented by:

1. FIFA11 2011 Malaysian Champion – Muhammad Zainun a.k.a. [MyFeS] leOmeS
2. FIFA11 2011 Malaysian 1st Runner-up / FIFA10 2010 Malaysian Champion – Mohd Syahril bin Mispardi a.k.a. [MyFeS] WaRrIoR

Privately funded DOTA2 Team, Orange Internet will also be headed to the competition zone, proudly sponsored by Orange Internet cohort. We wish all teams the very best of luck!

ESWC 2011 Programme @ Paris Games Week

Venue: Hall 3, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, France

Wednesday, October 19
Welcome of the international participants

Thursday, October 20
Media day of the PGW,  reserved to journalists, participants and partners
19h30 : Opening Ceremony
20h00 : Opening Match

Friday, October 21
Launch of Starcraft 2, Counter-Strike 1.6 Women, Trackmania Nations Forever

Saturday, October 22
Launch of Counter-Strike 1.6
Finals Trackmania Nations Forever

Sunday, October 23
Launch of FIFA 11, Dota2
Finals Starcraft 2, Counter-Strike 1.6 Filles
ESWC Night Party 

Monday, October 24
Launch of Counter-Strike Source
Finals Counter-Strike 1.6, FIFA 11

Tuesday, October 25
Finals Counter-Strike Source, Dota2, Gran Turismo 5

2 October 2011, Cyberjaya – It isn’t everyday you get to play Fifa11 on PS3 and win a trip to Paris but today was the day for 26 year-old executive from Senawang, Muhammad bin Zainun a.k.a. [MyFeS] leOmes.

Muhammad played against 32 other hopefuls and emerged as the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) 2011 Malaysia Champion and won the slot, flight and accommodation package to Paris Games Week sponsored by Go International Group and Cyberview. Last year’s ESWC 2010 champion and clanmate Mohd Syahril Bin Mispardi a.k.a. [MyFeS] WaRrIor took 2nd place whilst Zulkifly bin Safei a.k.a. [MyFeS] Zul took 3rd place.

Organised since 2008, Go International Group Sdn Bhd – the license owner of ESWC 2011 Malaysia partnered with Cyberview Sdn Bhd, the landowner of Cyberjaya, Malaysia’s Silicon Valley to host the Malaysian National Qualifier.

Over 132 gamers gathered at MyCORE Centre, a state of the art computer games and research operations centre in Cyberjaya for the ESWC 2011 Fifa11 Qualifier and the GO International E-sports Cup (GO.esc) Casual Tournament in Counter Strike 1.6, CS Source and L4D2.

Ir. Hafidz Hashim, Managing Director of Cyberjaya’s landowner Cyberview Sdn Bhd said, “Cyberview advocates competitive e-sports tournaments like this because it exposes Malaysian youth to the competitive and industry opportunities presented by gaming on an international level. With the current and upcoming MyCORE initiatives targeted to the next generation of ICT-savvy cybergamers, we expect to see many more rising talents who will contribute greatly to the Malaysian creative content development industry.” Apart from sponsoring the venue for the Malaysia Qualifiers, Cyberview is also contributing RM10,000 towards the tournament.

Go International Group is hopeful of sending both top two Fifa11 players to Paris this year. In addition, independently funded Malaysian DotA “Orange E-sport X” team received invitations from ESWC committee to pit their skills at the Dota2 tournament.

ESWC and GO.esc are a part of Go International Group’s annual digital youth festival – www.feyst.com. For more details, check us out on FB: “FEYST . Indie Youth Fest Official” or contact eswc[at]gointernationalgroup.com.

Date: 2 October 2011
Venue: MyC.O.R.E. Cyberjaya
Time: 10.00am – 9.00pm

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ESWC 2011 Malaysia Qualifier
Game: FIFA11 (PS3 console)
Total registered: 32
Registration Fee: RM15 if registered online / RM30 if registered at the door

Results:

//// Champion: Muhammad bin Zainun a.k.a. [MyFeS] leOmes
(26 yrs, Senawang, Negeri Sembilan)
Gold Medal, Giant Mock Cheque, ESWC Slot at Paris Games Week (20-25 October 2011), accommodation and transfers plus sponsors prizes valued at RM8,000!

//// 1st Runner-up: Mohd Syahril bin Mispardi a.k.a. [MyFeS] WaRrIoR
(25 yrs, Rawang, Selangor)
Silver Medal, ESWC Slot at Paris Games Week (20-25 October 2011), sponsors prizes + Cyberview goodie bags.

//// 2nd Runner-up: Zulkifly bin Safei a.k.a. [MyFeS] zul
(28 yrs, Klang, Selangor)
Bronze Medal, Sponsors prizes + Cyberview goodie bags

ESWC 2011 Malaysia organising committee will assist the 1st Runner-up in fundraising for flight ticket/accommodation. Wish us luck so we can send TWO FIFA11 players to France this October! This will be a first for Malaysia!

Dota tournament morph into Dota 2 for the ESWC Grand Final

The Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) organizing committee is glad to announce a major change for the Dota tournament. Dota teams attending the ESWC 2011 Grand Final will play on Dota 2 made available thanks to Valve.

The release of Dota 2 is planned for the beginning of 2012. The closed beta already started and the success of The International held in Germany earlier this year has demonstrated the huge interest toward this game from the players as from the community. It’s natural that ESWC wish move forward with the Dota community and the support ofValve to make Dota 2 available to the teams attending the ESWC Grand Final.

In order to put all teams qualified in the best conditions of equity and training, Valve will provide to each ESWC Dota players a Dota 2 key in order to access to the closed beta and practice the game before the event. Few keys will be also offered to privileged ESWC’s spectators during raffle on the event.

It’s still possible to qualify in Europe for the ESWC 2011 and play Dota 2 tournament:

In order to participate in the regional online qualifier, register on http://www.esl.eu/eu/eswc/. The final four of this preliminary will get slots for the Grand Final while Top 2 will get accommodation with bed and breakfast as well.

Dota 2 tournament will distribute a total prize of $22,000 for the 3 best teams of the tourney

The ESWC 2011 Grand Final will be hosted in Paris from October 20th to 25th at the video game showParis Games Week. A total purse of $200,000 prize will be distributed to the best video game player.

Note from Malaysian ESWC Licensee: There is a high chance of Malaysia running a Dota 2 qualifier in the second week of October. So Dota lovers, are you prepared? We’re in the thick of raising sponsorship funds and are working closely with E-Club Online Management // Valve to enable this. Keep your fingers crossed!

The world’s revered e-sports championships, Electronic Sports World Cup returns this year from 21-25 October, 2011 inside PARIS GAMES WEEK. The week-long games and e-sports carnival will be held at Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. Team Malaysia will comprise of one FIFA11 player. So if you play FIFA11, join ESWC MALAYSIA for a chance to represent your country at an international festival. Register now!

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ESWC Malaysian National Qualifier

Game: FIFA11 (PS3 console)

Date: 2 October 2011

Venue: MyC.O.R.E. Cyberjaya

Time: 10.00am – 6.00pm

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GO International E-sports Cup

Games: Left 4 Dead, Counter Strike 1.6, FIFA11

Date: 2 October 2011

Venue: MyC.O.R.E. Cyberjaya

Time: 10.00am – 6.00pm

More details to follow. Register now!

ESWC: What are your best memories of ESWC 2010?

Fredrik Bergmann: My best memory from ESWC 2010 is definitely the atmosphere during the Trackmania Nations Forever final. The French crowd is without a doubt enthusiastic about the game, and the involvement they showed during the final was amazing. Without a doubt the most magic experience I’ve had during a tournament!

ESWC: You won money taking part in ESWC. How much did you get? Are you satisfied with the payment times and the way it will be done this year (payment via bank guarantee)?

FB:I got $ 8.000. I am very satisfied with everything related to the payment. ESWC was very professional when handling the payment, and I felt I was in good hands at all times. The bank guarantee is a great initiative, and I believe it helps ESWC look more professional.

ESWC: Are you planning to attend ESWC 2011 (considering your game is selected among the list)?

FB:Definitely! I would love to attend ESWC 2011, which would actually be my second time ever attending an ESWC event.

ESWC: What do you expect from the next edition?

FB: I expect it to be just as great as 2010 was, but with a better location.

ESWC: Do you have any comments to make?

FB:The only negative thing at this year’s event was the venue. Disneyland is wonderful, but the tournament should have been held in a more appropriate “gamer” location. In spite of that, I was very pleased with the event and I hope to see Trackmania Nations Forever in the list of games in 2011!

Interview made on December 2010. The ESWC organizing committee would like to thank Fredrik “Bergie” Bergmann for making this interview possible.

ESWC 2010 world champions on Trackmania Nation Forever were:
– Fredrik ‘Bergie’ Bergmann
– Pedro ‘Moriah’ Benjamin
– Yoann ‘Yoyo’ Cook

ESWC Organizing Committee will try to do its best, as usual to improve the condition of competitions. Heat was a real problem during ESWC 2010, we insure gamers, spectators and staff that, this problem will be solved for 2011 Grand Final.

These rulebooks will be used for all qualifications and the finales.

Notes:

** The schedule of the tournaments and their formats are not defined yet, and will be announced at a later stage.
** The Counter-Strike 1.6 male and female tournament will be using the same rulebook and Counter-Strike 1.6 matches in group stage will not continue after a team wins 16 rounds.
** Counter-Strike 1.6 will have knife rounds in order to decide sides.
Counter-Strike 1.6 has a new map list, announced here.