Colwyn
06-12-2006, 02:02 AM
EVE Online PvP Tournament on Stratics (http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/stratics/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=EVEgeneralforum&Number=39863&page=0&view=&sb=5)
Yesterday morning, the Caldari Gaming Commission announced (http://myeve.eve-online.com/news.asp?a=single&nid=1152&tid=7) that they are organizing a second alliance tournament. Scheduled to start on the 15th of July, the tournament will be held over two consecutive weekends.
The first of the Alliance Tournaments, held late last December, was a smashing success for the Caldari Gaming Commission, now considered leaders in the field. Commission head Airas Sukela, speaking on this next round, has been quoted as saying "the rules of combat haven't changed much from the first tournament, but with the extra time alliances have this time around we're hoping there will be no easy victories. This is not a tournament for the faint of heart."
The CGC tournament gained popularity among the capsuleer community for its unique rule of allowing capsuleer entrants only, a decision that resulted in violent and tactical matches between teams whose daily bread and butter is combat. In addition, business-savvy capsuleers like Tornsoul, CEO of the BIG Corporation and one of the most well-known entrepreneurs of today, took the tournament as an opportunity to organise a betting pool for the capsuleer community. The actual winnings turned out slim because the favourite, Band of Brothers, ended up taking the tournament. However, had Kaos Empire - the runners-up - won, anyone betting a 100 million on them would have received a payout of about 9 billion. Few non-capsuleer sporting events today see these kinds of betting sums.
Second Alliance Tournament Sign Up (http://myeve.eve-online.com/events/alliances/tournament/signup.asp)
Second Alliance Tournament on Official Site (http://myeve.eve-online.com/events/alliances/tournament/)
Yesterday morning, the Caldari Gaming Commission announced (http://myeve.eve-online.com/news.asp?a=single&nid=1152&tid=7) that they are organizing a second alliance tournament. Scheduled to start on the 15th of July, the tournament will be held over two consecutive weekends.
The first of the Alliance Tournaments, held late last December, was a smashing success for the Caldari Gaming Commission, now considered leaders in the field. Commission head Airas Sukela, speaking on this next round, has been quoted as saying "the rules of combat haven't changed much from the first tournament, but with the extra time alliances have this time around we're hoping there will be no easy victories. This is not a tournament for the faint of heart."
The CGC tournament gained popularity among the capsuleer community for its unique rule of allowing capsuleer entrants only, a decision that resulted in violent and tactical matches between teams whose daily bread and butter is combat. In addition, business-savvy capsuleers like Tornsoul, CEO of the BIG Corporation and one of the most well-known entrepreneurs of today, took the tournament as an opportunity to organise a betting pool for the capsuleer community. The actual winnings turned out slim because the favourite, Band of Brothers, ended up taking the tournament. However, had Kaos Empire - the runners-up - won, anyone betting a 100 million on them would have received a payout of about 9 billion. Few non-capsuleer sporting events today see these kinds of betting sums.
Second Alliance Tournament Sign Up (http://myeve.eve-online.com/events/alliances/tournament/signup.asp)
Second Alliance Tournament on Official Site (http://myeve.eve-online.com/events/alliances/tournament/)