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Groups drawn for WCG USA

Nix0n

10/9/2010 - 03:40

The groups for WCG USA have been drawn and everything is set for the action to kick off Friday at Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Eight teams will compete in the qualifier, which will start in a group stage with two groups of four teams. Top two from each group will advance to the playoffs, which will be played best-of-one map in a double-elimination bracket.

The groups for the qualifier have been drawn and look as follows:

Group A	Group B
POV.wp	Evil Geniuses
WinOut	Loaded
grid05	Ruins
Supreme	Backfire

The qualifier will kick off Friday and carry on till Sunday, where the team to represent Team USA at WCG 2010 will be found. The schedule for the qualifier will played as listed below:

Friday

14:00local/23:00CET - Group A begins

Saturday

10:30local/19:30CET - Group B begins
14:30local/23:30CET - Upper Round One
15:30local/00:30CET - Lower Round One
16:30local/01:30CET - Upper Final

Sunday

10:30local/19:30CET - Lower Final
13:30local/22:30CET - Final

Make sure to stay locked to HLTV.org, as we will be covering the entire event from kick off on Friday, till the very end on Sunday.

go PoV!

2010-09-10 03:41

2 replies

POVpovPOVpovPOVpovPOVpovPOVpovPOV

2010-09-10 16:08

Watch POV and all other teams including Method's pug, Turmoil and WinOut in a day one LAN video recap: www.winout.net/index.php?page=view_movie&id=299

2010-09-11 09:31

mikey "method" so and hostile play in Supreme pug

2010-09-10 03:42

4 replies

Method ? the Method from 3D!? :)

2010-09-10 16:27

3 replies

2010-09-10 21:03

2 replies

Tha Legend!

2010-09-10 22:07

1 reply

remember though, he hasn't played as much and last serious counter strike competing was in source.

2010-09-11 05:06

niceeeeeeeee

2010-09-10 03:46

PoV and Loaded can give EG a run for there money w/o Lurppis.. Loadeds new lineup is quite stacked

2010-09-10 03:47

5 replies

losing hostile will hurt them, especially at lan

2010-09-10 10:40

4 replies

2010-09-10 10:50

Meh hostile is a good player but he brings a lot of drama to the table with his constant trash talking. But they really should not have picked up quas. Why not get someone who is better instead of just getting his boy to play.

2010-09-10 16:23

2 replies

exactly my thoughts but at lan that drama helps his team sometimes, and provokes/throws off guard the opponents :) I dont like hostile but I cant deny hes very good at cs

2010-09-10 17:06

1 reply

+10000000

2010-09-10 17:16

Winout might do some damage, will be interesting to see.

2010-09-10 03:53

10 replies

Even after losing to Area51?

2010-09-10 03:57

9 replies

Hey, Area51 is a good team. :p

2010-09-10 06:35

5 replies

lol

2010-09-10 08:14

4 replies

It so not? Top 1 from Canada bad team?)

2010-09-10 10:01

3 replies

ya loosing 16-1 to EG hehe

2010-09-10 11:00

2 replies

2010-09-10 15:49

1 reply

even v dont loose 16-1 to EG,v loose 16-9....still EG n fnatic rox

2010-09-11 14:53

It would have been really nice if you had included a list like comment #8 in your article, for us who doesn't know every single member of every team :)

2010-09-10 13:42

2 replies

News piece is more about the groups than the teams actually ::) And line-ups will be featured as soon as they are updated for this competition in the related coverage section, www.hltv.org/?pageid=82&eventid=647

2010-09-10 21:10

1 reply

I had forgotten about that feature, but it would still be very nice to be able to see both groups and lineups in one window, and close to each other :)

2010-09-11 02:46

gride05 and Supreme line-ups ?

2010-09-10 03:59

Loaded: steno, evolution, sgares, pauLy, quas WinOut: iNERTIA, zid, Rambo, s0nNy, org POV: dboorN, hero, irukandji, savi0r, aZn Ruins: mehLer, dizzaman, buskey, truls, flowsicK Evil Geniuses: goodfornothing, fRoD, n0thing, Storm, tuBBy Backfire: djibouti, nett1k, nosyt, impsta, summit grid05: happa, willson, Adrenaline, spyro, PaTyoJoN Supreme*: sfX, hostile, phamm, method, projeckt

2010-09-10 04:07

24 replies

2010-09-10 05:39

Thanks alot.

2010-09-10 07:36

good for n0thing :D

2010-09-10 08:05

2 replies

old joke ;)

2010-09-10 08:10

1 reply

sry for that, didn't know -.-

2010-09-10 08:27

hey...methids from 3D??

2010-09-10 08:16

14 replies

yes

2010-09-10 08:23

13 replies

wow....he was an awesome awper :D

2010-09-10 08:52

12 replies

he played rifles

2010-09-10 09:16

11 replies

haha true :D

2010-09-10 09:30

6 replies

ya i know lol :D

2010-09-10 09:49

5 replies

Then why do you state that he was an awsome awper when he didnt use it? :P

2010-09-10 10:26

3 replies

juct leave it...its my bad

2010-09-10 11:01

2 replies

you are weird

2010-09-10 13:47

1 reply

wtf y m i weird i missunderstood thats why? :D

2010-09-10 14:47

ROFL

2010-09-10 18:33

Actually he - much like f0rest - often picked up the AWP. I might also add that he was even a IGL back in the day, before he played for NoA and 3D.

2010-09-10 11:29

3 replies

yea, but almost no one says about forest that he has perfect awp, but about his rifle skill... It's strange to say about method that he has good awp, in fact that he is picking up it just on CT train

2010-09-10 13:29

2 replies

You can still claim that you think that f0rest or method is good at using the AWP, don't you think ;)

2010-09-10 17:53

1 reply

ya i think watch f0rest vs Na`Vi IEM shanghai de_dust2 :D

2010-09-11 09:53

Where I can check those?

2010-09-10 16:58

1 reply

What exactly would you like to 'check'?

2010-09-10 21:01

best LAN of american teams i've seen in awhile

2010-09-10 17:08

2010-09-10 17:14

exciting tournament! gl EG

2010-09-10 04:12

Evil GL

2010-09-10 04:12

One of the most talent stacked USA WCG's if not the most talent stacked WCG USA ever

2010-09-10 04:16

7 replies

loool srsly? like that? I thought cs in the US is worst now than before with teams like coL, 3D, jMc, etc. maybe it was sarcastic??

2010-09-10 05:44

6 replies

just alot of big name players not all nessisarly active. so some might be rusty. but no bad teams got in the 3 u mentioned were miles ahead and the only 3 good teams. now we have atleast 8 solid teams/pugs but again players are in low form

2010-09-10 05:58

4 replies

It's more like opposite. There is decent players, but they don't stick together long enough to build a solid team.

2010-09-10 10:05

gamerco! or did that kind of evolve into jmc? because I know hanes was on both :o

2010-09-10 11:35

2 replies

i thought only hanes went to jmc, or was masternook in it aswel? :x I cant remember all of them :>

2010-09-10 17:21

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torrez ph33r hanes azn? :P dont quite remember myselve ^^

2010-09-10 22:48

who guys played for jMc? I never knew.

2010-09-10 18:31

Should be sweet to see how well all the teams do, looking for some upsets and intense matches!

2010-09-10 04:17

i hope pov play loaded in playoffs

2010-09-10 04:21

Group A: Pov WinOut Group B: EG Loaded Final: EG vs. Pov EG FTW!

2010-09-10 04:22

supreme could put up a fight. that lineup looks scary on paper. i think eg will come out on top, even with tubby.

2010-09-10 04:24

GO POV!!!!

2010-09-10 04:29

go EG!

2010-09-10 04:33

go EG! gl with WCG lineup!

2010-09-10 04:35

NoA. methodso * AMD

2010-09-10 04:36

EG :D

2010-09-10 04:39

can't wait to see method on lan again. i know he won't be that good, but when he didn't play at esea finals i was a little disappointed. :(

2010-09-10 04:42

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Group A: POV, WinOut Group B: EG, Loaded 1. EG 2. Loaded 3. POV

2010-09-10 04:44

EG 4 sure

2010-09-10 04:44

Evil Geniuses and Loaded

2010-09-10 04:48

GO Loaded !!!!!!!! :DD

2010-09-10 04:48

2 spots for USA i think so POV and EG i'll go for both POV and EG

2010-09-10 04:51

7 replies

only 1 spot mtw paied for the other

2010-09-10 06:00

6 replies

??? im talking about USA

2010-09-10 07:44

5 replies

hltv.org/news/5214-wcg-2010-group-draw

2010-09-10 08:07

4 replies

yeah, the draw is incomplete, New Zealand arnt even on it yet, and they have won their qualifier already. I spoke to some of the EG/COL players at BEAT IT, and they seem seem to think there is a good chance there will be 2 USA Teams.

2010-09-10 08:15

3 replies

wow cool i spoke b4 i knew. thank you

2010-09-10 08:22

lol sending 2 US teams... doesnt make sense only EG can compete internationally, besides they are playing with a standin

2010-09-10 13:52

1 reply

imo, its a good chance. Even if they are not going to damage any top teams, still its a great experience to attending WCG dont you think? Besides, this is their own turf. They are spending much less money to send a team comparing if the tourney is on another continent. So, nothing to lose...

2010-09-11 10:57

Group A: POV, WinOut Group B: EG, Loaded Upper Round 1: EG > Winout ; Loaded < PoV.wp Upper Finals: EG > PoV.wp Lower Round 1: Loaded > Winout Lower Finals: PoV.wp < Loaded Grand Finals: EG > Loaded

2010-09-10 05:00

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lol :D

2010-09-10 08:07

mmmmmm kind of even

2010-09-10 05:02

1° EG 2° POV.WV 3° Loaded 4° Winout I think!

2010-09-10 05:17

gogo EG

2010-09-10 05:41

GL hostile

2010-09-10 05:45

gogo METHOD, i wish you would actually get on a team, but gl

2010-09-10 05:49

who will be igl in eg?

2010-09-10 05:53

2 replies

lurppis will be calling strats from behind them during freezetime. gfn will be mid-round igl.

2010-09-10 07:12

1 reply

nice, thanks.

2010-09-10 21:19

method should be on eg pov or loaded :D

2010-09-10 06:01

4 replies

no way lol he can play with the other 4 washups in winout. but nothing else

2010-09-10 06:03

3 replies

they can lose to area51 together LOL

2010-09-10 06:04

2 replies

if he got back to his prime.. he was one of the best riflers i've ever followed/watched consistently imho.

2010-09-10 06:07

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no doubt. but method came back with coL and they pracced alot and only volcano made it. method came back low he dont want it anymore bro sorry to hurt ur feelings..

2010-09-10 06:11

piece of cake for EG..

2010-09-10 06:04

grid05 nice lu

2010-09-10 06:08

gl POV

2010-09-10 06:10

EG beat fnatic with tubby why wouldnt they win this

2010-09-10 06:14

1 reply

If you are talking about MSI Beat It, Lurppis was playing.

2010-09-10 06:33

good luck to all teams.

2010-09-10 06:41

Supreme >

2010-09-10 07:34

gl to all. winout can realy do some damage.

2010-09-10 07:47

get FUCKED

2010-09-10 08:04

Imo loaded are gonna take this. Evo and sgares were rly good in games I saw. Nice choice from them. btw. is steno IGL?

2010-09-10 08:10

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yea

2010-09-10 10:54

gl Loaded hopefully Backfire wins some

2010-09-10 08:23

EG without lurppis, bad... this is for POV

2010-09-10 08:33

EG win =) , gl all ^^

2010-09-10 08:39

Loaded qUASOVA:D

2010-09-10 08:44

Really love the lineups here. A lot of old talents :) Keep it up.

2010-09-10 08:58

method = ex-3d method ?

2010-09-10 09:19

1 reply

2010-09-10 09:32

farfaraway from hollywood :(

2010-09-10 10:16

POV

2010-09-10 10:43

GO dohteM :D

2010-09-10 11:13

is lurpiss allowed to coach the team/stand behind them? that would be a +, 5 guys who can focus on fragging (tubby is a good fragger) while some1 behind them calls the shots beginning of the round and worries about countering the opponents manouvres

2010-09-10 11:36

7 replies

stratcalling is not the same if you are not actually playing, e.g. lurppis may not even have ingamesound etc.

2010-09-10 13:58

4 replies

yeah ofcourse but at least calling the strats at the beginning of every round for them can help take some pressure of the person acting as igl, they'll have to do midround decisions ofcourse but still, it might give them an edge. I remember last year EG had no problems at all winning the wcg quali with bechtol as stand in for lurpiss and lurpiss coaching them, they trashed everyone with big margins

2010-09-10 16:06

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I thought they used tuBBy last time as well :S

2010-09-10 17:29

2 replies

I believe they have use mehler or patyojon in the past as stand ins as well but usually for esea/cevo matches. I am pretty sure internationally they usually go with tubby.

2010-09-10 18:27

yeah that's what I said, but bechtol = tubbys last name, sorry for making it confusing ;)

2010-09-10 22:49

He can sit there and act like the coach/manager. Basically he could call the strat a the beginning but all in game stuff he is screwed on.

2010-09-10 18:26

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yeah but on the other hand he could really focus on what the opponent is doing and call the EG strats accordingly, so a big advantage and a big disadvantage, but still I think if the standin is a great fragger with some chemistry with the other 4 it wouldn´t make the team any less good, so I think they will take this qualifier with little problems

2010-09-10 22:51

gogogo Evil Geniuses

2010-09-10 11:51

EG vs POV ^^

2010-09-10 12:11

go Loaded

2010-09-10 12:46

go Supreme

2010-09-10 12:49

EG easy..

2010-09-10 12:50

Eg gl in WCG

2010-09-10 12:57

EG win imo final EG vs Loaded?

2010-09-10 13:18

method will 1on5 everyone while on dope !

2010-09-10 13:18

lurpis left eg ?!

2010-09-10 13:29

4 replies

2010-09-10 13:36

WCG has nationality restrictions, only players from the country the team/org represents can play

2010-09-10 16:06

2 replies

thanks ;)

2010-09-10 16:12

1 reply

your welcome! :)

2010-09-10 17:05

eg win

2010-09-10 13:36

method SICK +hostile , GL supreme but POW.wp win

2010-09-10 13:41

POV gl, love their lineup, really sick :)

2010-09-10 13:45

Loaded / EG

2010-09-10 13:57

omg tuBBy is AWP PRO!

2010-09-10 14:20

POV/EG and EG wins

2010-09-10 14:58

Supreme*: sfX, hostile, phamm, method, projeckt

2010-09-10 15:13

GO Supreme and Loaded love two this teams

2010-09-10 15:31

POV POV POV POV GOGOGO POV

2010-09-10 15:33

only 8 teams? :o

2010-09-10 15:56

Evil Geniuses :D

2010-09-10 16:18

Group A Winers = 1. POV, 2.WinOut Group B Winers = 1.EG, 2. Loaded Semis POV v Loaded, Winner = POV EG v WinOut, Winner = EG Lower Loaded v WinOut, Winner = Loaded Upper EG v POV, Winner = EG Lower Loaded v POV, Winner = Loaded Finals EG v Loaded = EG?(EG needs to lose 2 bo3 to lose competition? If so EG def win, if not toss up.)

2010-09-10 16:29

hey guyz wherez team turmoil??

2010-09-10 16:32

1 reply

-frag

2010-09-10 17:07

POV gonna win this

2010-09-10 16:41

easy for EG

2010-09-10 16:43

POV

2010-09-10 17:07

Anyone knows whats become of xp3 after coL removed their CS roster? (I know this is WCG USA and he can't participate)

2010-09-10 17:12

2 easy 4 EG

2010-09-10 17:32

the best player usa method or rambo gl

2010-09-10 17:47

2 replies

maybe if it were like 2004 lol rambo isnt so bad anymore but method is really rusty

2010-09-10 17:59

pauly, frod or nothing right now are probably the best based on raw talent.

2010-09-10 18:28

is this gonna start in two hours?

2010-09-10 17:55

3 replies

2:00 PM EST

2010-09-10 18:28

Look closer and you will see there are local times (US - EDT) and European ones (CEST) featured for the matches.

2010-09-10 21:06

1 reply

It got delayed I thought. I am pretty sure it was supposed to start at 2pm.

2010-09-10 21:41

EG maybe? neah... for sure

2010-09-10 18:36

will we b able to see these matches on hltv?

2010-09-10 19:17

1 reply

yes in 3 hours

2010-09-10 20:13

grid05!

2010-09-10 19:25

rambo is back in action nice :)

2010-09-10 20:05

fRoD vs Rambo vs Method :) epic battle :)

2010-09-10 20:14

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looool didn't get it... method is also back, great!! I taught u guys were talkin about rambo xD EDiT: PatyoJoN is also playing :P

2010-09-10 20:45

eseanews.com/index.php?s=news&d=comments.. for a live stream

2010-09-10 22:50

1 reply

tnx bro

2010-09-10 23:05

all of the teams have stacked roster cept backfire xD but don't count em out yet cuz djibouti and nettik are nutty players. but pov has a scary firepower. but EG will take the spot..

2010-09-11 00:26