Gamerrang Ramadan Challenge results..

Yeah... Gamerrang Ramzan Challenge is over....., Team Incredibles have once again proved why they are titled "The Best CS team in Pakistan".. It was a great event, a tough contest. Sunday night witnessed the best gaming battle ever.. Hats off to the Winners and the Runner up... We thank all the gamers who took part in this event and made this event such a huge success. We thank Wiredup Gaming for for their support and logistics. Keep watching PLAY as all the emotions and drama through out the tournament has been recorded and is being aired on PLAY with high frequency... The Final episode will be aired after EID. Elimination matches packages are being aired on PLAY and and are alsoavailable for your watch on YouTube Channel . We once again Congratulate the winners... A special episode for Winners will be aired after EID as well. Below is the official announcement of the Results.


Gamerrang Ramzan Challenge

Winners --->>> Team Incredibles

Runner Up --->>> Team No Authority

2nd Runner Up--->>> Team SOJ



For updates, pics, videos and demos visit http://www.youtube.com/ugottaplay

Source: http://wiredupgaming.blogspot.com/

DOTA: Amartnt and Anthraxx join Clan Razer.Int

"Ever since Jesper "Miracle" Nyhlén left Razer.Int for Fnatic and Levent "Levent" Isyapar became inactive, Razer.Int are down to 3 people. Rene "Kebap" Werner was rumored to be joining up Razer.Int but his retiremnet from competetive DOTA has ruled out that possibility.

Now, Kuro Salehi "Kuroky" Takhasomi has come out and said the Pakistani duo of Amar "amartnt" Hassan and Mustafa "Anthraxx" Khan will be standing in for Razer.Int today for their match against the Polish team, UCP. While AmarTnT was member of team Apteka, Anthraxx is a relative unknown.

While both have had success with team Tornado Walay locally, we'll see how they hold up against stiffer competition as well as having to play with high pings. This should not be a problem for amartnt for too long as he will return to England soon but Anthraxx will have to fight through delay problems in game.

It is not known if Razer.Int will pick up these 2 players permanently. Anybody interested to know a little more about these 2 during their time with Tornado Walay can read about their interviews "

Source: www.mymym.com

Way to go amartnt and Anthraxx. Best of luck with your European expereience. Make us proud.

Team “Metal” interview with Saqib (“Boom”) after the 2009 Call of Duty 4 glorious win!

Date team founded: Around four years back
Team Achievements:

2008 MBL Online TDM Tournament (Attained 1st Position)

2008 World Cyber Games WCG Pakistan (Attained 1st Position)

2008 50 Consecutive Wins (Achievement Unlocked)

2008 Wateen Online Tournament (Attained 1st Position)

2009 DJuice Lan Clan Tournament in Islamabad (Attained 1st Position)

2009 Djuice National Gaming Championship 2009 (Attained 1st Position)


1. Would u like to tell a little about yourself, and a little about your team members?

Greetings to whoever is reading this, my name is Saqib Mansoor and I go by the nick of BOOM. I’m currently am doing a degree in Telecommunications and am well into my last semester. Like me, the rest of my team mates are students too but we all find some time to play and practice. I know relaying stuff about my team members will actually bore you so I’m going to keep this one short.


2. How was the team formed?

The team was formed way back in the days of Call Of Duty 2 and it was formed online. With the start of Call Of Duty 4, the clan started recruiting the cream of the online community and hence we are where we stand.


3. Who are the Metal starters and their role in the team?

Our current team lineup consists of the following:

BASH: Sniper/Recon He is the eyes and ears of our team, making him a vital asset for us. Probably the best scoper in our country for Call Of Duty 4, he has always delivered in game.

BOOM: Assaulter/Strat Caller I'm usually the second one who rushes in. My other role in the team is pretty simple and yet the most difficult. Based on our sniper's recon I have to call out strats for the team.

JINGO: Assaulter He loves playing mind games on the battlefield and opts for a psychological warfare instead of a modern one.

LZ-1: Rusher Probably the best player in our country at this moment. Anyone who has played against him will know how he is a ticking time bomb at the start of each round. Defuse him or get blown away.

PHANTOM-X: Rusher He paves the way to the bombsite, will always be on the front lines in an attempt to break the opponent’s rush.

PLAGUE: Rusher He fails to understand the meaning of fear. He will keep on moving forward, mowing down enemy lines and doing it with a laugh.

RIP: Flanker His smile speaks louder than words. Calm under pressure, you can be certain of one thing. If he is alive then may the other team rest in pieces.

4. What has been your best experience with the team so far? Just being a part of this amazing team can best count for a great experience.


5. We know your team compromises of top tier players, but who do you think is the key player for your team?

Each player of ours is an important part of the team and no one is considered superior in terms of gameplay. However, I would say that our most valuable player would be “Jingo”. We all have the highest of respect for him and with him in the team our morale is further boosted ten folds. I know this that if for some reason Jingo leaves; it will be a disaster for the team.


6. How do u rate your team, not only in terms of individual skills but also the team chemistry and motivation?

There are hundreds of players out there with amazing individual skills. But individual skills don’t win you matches. These are team based games and a good team with excellent coordination can run rings around a team full of superior players but with zero chemistry.

As for speaking for my team I can’t say that our chemistry is excellent. We still do blunders here and there but we learn from them. That’s what’s important; we learn from our mistakes and hence make our team stronger.

7. Do you think cyber games in Pakistan can go at par with international standards, what recommendations do you have for Pakistani gamers and tourney organizers?

It all comes down to practice, about facing challenges, the harder the challenge the more the practice. That’s the way the world grows. We practice daily on a public server with 30 people, which is more like perfecting your aim and reflexes. Whereas it’s a totally different story when it comes to clan wars. We need to promote the game to get more clans and more challengers, that’s the way standards rise.

Currently in Pakistan there are a handful of good teams, this accounts for limited competition. We hence have to turn to foreign online teams. Many of the better teams refuse to play with us because of our high latencies. However, we did manage to play against some of them. We won some and we lost some, but considering that we were playing with a 200-300 ping against 20-30 pingers we lost with a margin of 2-3 rounds. I’m sure if it were on lan or we had the same ping, things might have been different.
Off course it’s even stupid to say that we can match against the top teams of Europe like fnatic and dignitas. But I’m sure that if given a chance we can at least beat some of the teams at the lower rungs of the ladder.
Everything comes down to opportunity. This is also a great way to promote the game. Currently the online crowd for Call Of Duty 4 is becoming huge with each day. If organizers would just give teams an opportunity to go abroad to prove their worth, this just might in turn prove to be a great thing for us gamers.

8. Does Metal team play regularly plays with International Clans and Players online? if so what difference do you see in local and international games?

As I said earlier, it’s near impossible for us to be playing online with international clans. Reason being that Pakistan is situated on the other side of the globe. We get high latencies whereas you get a good ping if you’re either in Europe or America. That’s why their game is so top notch. Hundreds of top class teams sit on MIRC asking other teams for matches. They have huge competition and each day they practice amongst themselves.

There is a huge gap between us local and them international gamers. But it’s not a gap that cannot be closed up. Remember, you only get better if you play against teams better than you, regardless if u win or loose. Since we can’t practice against them online, teams should be regularly sent abroad to face off against the best on LAN. That’s the only way through which we can, at least try, to close the gap between us and them.

9. What do you think of the Djuice national gaming championship? How did you like it and what would you like to recommend?


The Djuice national gaming championship was a great experience. Teams from all over the country were united under one roof. Putting aside the heat of competition, we got to meet other teams and in turn it turned out to be a very healthy gathering. My recommendation to Djuice would be to just learn from this experience and make it better next year. This was a first time for them to be hosting such a big scale event. I’m sure it will turn out even better next year.

Interview with TW, The best DOTA team in Pakistan

Hey guys,

Sorry for the delay but we are back with the interview of TW(tornado walay). read on and enjoy...



Date team founded: Around 4 years back
Team Achievements:

Starting from the latest ...

Djuice Lan Clan Championship 2009 - Winner
South Asian Kings Tournament 2009 - Winner (South Asian Champions)
Nascon 2009 - Winner
LAGAN 2009 - Winner
Islamabad City Championship 2009 – Winner
UGX 2009 - Winner
ESWC Pakistan 2008 – 2nd Runner-up
ESWC Islamabad Qualifiers - Winner
LAGAN 2008 - Winner
Tornado Masters (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) – Winner
WCG 2007 – Runner-up
Nascon 2007 – Winner
Neomatrix Masters 2007 – Winner
Convention Centre Tournament (DAWN Lifestyle Exhibition) 2007 – Winner
Convention Centre Tournament (DAWN Lifestyle Exhibition) 2006 – Winner
Gamers Den Masters 2 – Winner
Gamers Den Masters 1 – Winner






• Would u like to tell a little about yourself, and a little about your team members?
AT:
Hello I’m Asad Imran a.k.a AT which stands for AlighTorque. I have done computer systems engineering from NUST and after that I worked in a German Company for 2 years. Right now I’m looking forward to my masters (MBA) most probably from USA provided I get visa otherwise will be starting a new job in the petroleum industry.

Warlord Craft:
yo ...!! I’m Shoaib Hadeed (warlord). im currently in beaconhouse national uni getting my bachelors degree in arts and design. After I’m done with my degree.. Mb I go for masters to US...

Amartnt:
Hi I’m Amar Hassan (aka amartnt). I’m doing my bachelors from Sussex uni in England. I’ve been playing dota since the map came out and i shifted to this game from Mohaa. i do most of the calling in game and you could say that I’m the guy that tries to make these guys who are by far the best individual players in Pakistan play and perform well as a team. Other than that AT is vigoss and vigoss is AT

SK
Hello... Salman here (SK-)... i am currently doing my BBA from Nust Isb-(2nd year)... and yeah that’s just about it!!

• How was the team formed
Well we were a group of gamers who used to play together in Tornado Gaming Cafe Islamabad. With the passage of time we decided to form a team comprising of the best players of that time. Only me, amartnt & ahmed (lpc) are still playing for tw from that group of players.

• Who are the TW starters and their role in the team?
Our Current lineup is Amartnt, Anthraxx, SK, Warlord Craft & AT/Ahmed Sultan. I’ll not be playing for the team in future for any LAN events since I have to focus more on my career but will try to stick around with team for online scrims provided I get time.
As far as roles are concerned

Amartnt = Mid Solo/Ganker/Intelligence Hero with any role.
Anthraxx = Carry/Side Carry/Solo
SK = Ricer Carry/Side Support/
Warlord Craft = Ganker/Support
AT/Ahmed = Ganker/Initiator/Side Carry

• What has been your best experience with the team so far?
It's hard to single out 1 tournament; we've enjoyed almost every tournament we've participated in.. But if I had to chose 1, it would be this latest djuice tournament. a lot of people had talked a lot before the tourney had started. We had a couple of tough matches and everyone wanted us to lose. we fought back from a situation where most teams would have given up. we rose from there, and showed the country why we deserved to win the tournament.
Our victory against team Error from India in SAKT Final was also very satisfying because over there our country’s pride on stake.

• We know your team is composed of top tier players in competitive DOTA but who do you feel is the key player in team TW whose presence seems to be quite motivating?
Well our team has always been composed of many stars but over the years first it was amartnt as the main star player and now days its Anthraxx along with amartnt as the star players. But we won the recent Djuice Championship in Karachi without Anthraxx (all the best teams from Pakistan were present in that tournament). So this basically justifies my point that TW is not dependent on 1 or 2 players.

• Which teams in the competitive scene at the moment you think pose some threat to TW?
At the moment I think U5 is the biggest threat as they were in the final of Djuice Championship.

• How do u rate your team, not only in terms of individual skills but also the team chemistry and motivation?
At the moment, individually we are the best in Pakistan in every role. Motivation level is also pretty good but as far as team chemistry is concerned sometimes it’s almost perfect when we are owning our opponents but at other times under pressure situation I do feel we need to improve.

• Do you think cyber games in Pakistan can go at par with international standards, what recommendations do you have for Pakistani gamers and tourney organizers.
Cyber gamers in Pakistan are not given the recognition that they deserve. This is probably because there are not many sponsors who are willing to put in the funds required for the e-sports industry to flourish. The tournament organizers should try to look at LAN events that are held in Singapore, Malaysia and china and maybe learn a thing or two from there. And as the number of gamers increases, hopefully the sponsors will start to come in as well e.g. Djuice has already shown an interest in the industry..

• TW regularly plays with International Clans and Players, what difference do you see in local and international games?
Yes most of us play with international players and have played and beaten almost all the good European teams (who are considered the best in the world). There are some differences that we've seen, the major one is that in Pakistan a lot of emphasis is put on farming where is internationally the game is a lot more gank oriented. Other than that we feel that Pakistan has a lot of talented players who can compete on the top most level

• Upcoming leagues or tournaments we cud see TW in action?
We are not playing any online leagues or tournaments any time soon. They take way too long to finish and the prizes promised are rarely given. Other than that we would like to participate in any good lan tournament with a nice prize money.

Name: Mustafa khan (Anthraxx)
Age: 18
Past Teams: Cs
How long have you played DOTA: 2.5 years
What role do you play for your team: carry/solo
Favorites-
Team: ks-malaysia
Player: yamateh
Hero: lina/QoP
Item: orchid/dagger
Food: italian
Drink: pepsi


Name: Salman gilani (SK)
Age: 20
Past Teams: Cs' :)
How long have you played DOTA: 2 and a half years
What role do you play for your team: carry/semi-carry
Favorites-
Team: none
Player: Kuroky
Hero: Terrorblade
Item: butterfly
Food: piZZa
Drink: PEPSI
Band: Nike
Sport and player: Cricket/Wasim akram

Name: Shoaib Hadeed (Warlord Craft)
Age: 20
Past Teams: Cs` [Clan sax]
How long have you played DOTA: 4 years..
What role do you play for your team: usually support/gank
Favorites-
Team: [tw]
Player: hitler- from spyder Bois
Hero: shaker/lion
Item: dagger
Food: SOlid food x))
Drink: dew
Band: stone sour, seether.., snow partrol. arctic monkeys.., foo fighters.. list goes on!!
Sport and player: basketball... lebron james..

Name: Amar Hassan (Amartnt)
Age: 21
Past Teams: Dignitas
How long have you played DOTA: since the beginning
What role do you play for your team: semi carry / gank
Favorites-
Team: VP
Player: ARS-ART
Hero: puck
Item: dagger
Food: pizza
Drink: coke
Band: cant name any particular band. listen to everything from hiphop to qawalis.
Sport and player: cricket, afridi

Name: Asad Imran (AT)
Age: 24
Past Teams: [tw]
How long have you played DOTA: since the beginning
What role do you play for your team: semi carry / ganker/ Initiator
Favorites-
Team: VP
Player: Vigoss
Hero: Potm/Sand King/Kunka/SF
Item: Manta
Food: Depends on Mood
Drink: Bacardi Breezer
Band: Nothing in particular
Sport and player: Tennis, Roger Federer

Thanks AT for your time :D