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The True Gamers Invitational, or TGi for short, was a LAN event held in April [[1999]] at IT Palace in Gothenburg, admined by [[Izn0]]. It was the first QuakeWorld tournament to gather the best duel players in the world, even though all Americans turned down their invitation. The final between Kane and Lakerman is one of the most exciting series ever played.
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{{Infobox league
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No cash was awarded, but this was the most significant international competition at the time, and most participants went on to earn sponsorship to travel to other tournaments.
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|name=True Gamers Invitational
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|organizer=Izn0, Heksen, IT Palace
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|type=LAN
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|country=Sweden
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|city=Gothenburg
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|venue=IT Palace
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|format=1on1
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|date=
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|sdate=1999-04-03
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|edate=1999-04-04
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|website=
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|website2=
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|twitch=
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|teamfirst=LakermaN
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|teamfirstflag=se
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|teamsecond=Kane
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|teamsecondflag=de
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|teamthird=Sectopod
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|teamthirdflag=no
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|teamfourth=Columbo
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|teamfourthflag=dk
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|map1=dm2
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|map2=dm4
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|map3=dm6
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}}
  
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== Results ==
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==Information==
  
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* 1st place [[Image:flag_se.gif]] [[LakermaN]]
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[[Image:Group-tgi-1999.jpg|frame|right|From left to right: Sujoy, Timber, Reload, Griff, Kane, Izn0]]
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* 2nd place [[Image:flag_de.gif]] [[Kane]]
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<br>The True Gamers Invitational, or TGi for short, was a LAN event held in April [[1999]] at IT Palace in Gothenburg, admined by [[Izn0]].<br>
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* 3rd place [[Image:flag_no.gif]] [[Sectopod]]
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It was the first QuakeWorld tournament to gather the best duel players in the world, even though all Americans turned down their invitation.<br><br><br>
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* 4th place [[Image:flag_dk.gif]] [[Columbo]]
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The participants came from Sweden, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway and Denmark, and Intel sponsored the flight of the Australian player [[Reload]]. No cash was awarded, but this was the most significant international competition at the time, and most participants went on to earn sponsorship to travel to other tournaments.
  
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<br><br><br>
  
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'''Other participants'''
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The final between Kane and Lakerman is one of the most exciting series ever played.
  
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* [[Image:flag_gb.gif]] [[Sujoy]]
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==Results==
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* [[Image:flag_se.gif]] [[Xenon]]
 
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* [[Image:flag_au.gif]] [[Reload]]
 
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* [[Image:flag_gb.gif]] [[Timber]]
 
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* [[Image:flag_se.gif]] [[Nikodemus]]
 
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* [[Image:flag_fi.gif]] [[Blitzer]]
 
  
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|number=4
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|playerwidth=140
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|bronzematch=true
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|p1=LakermaN|f1=se
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|p2=Kane|f2=de
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|p3=Sectopod|f3=no
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|p4=Columbo|f4=dk
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}}
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===Other participants===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:140px"
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| {{player|Sujoy|link=true|flag=gb}} || {{player|Xenon|link=true|flag=se}}
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|-
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| {{player|Reload|link=true|flag=au}} || {{player|Nikodemus|link=true|flag=se}}
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|-
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| {{player|Timber|link=true|flag=gb}} || {{player|Blitzer|link=true|flag=fi}}
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|}
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==Group Stage==
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{{Box|start|padding=1em}}
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{{GroupTableStart| Group A |width=300px}}
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{{GroupTableSlot| {{player|link=|Lakerman|flag=se}} |place=1 |win_m=8 |lose_m=1 |win_g=4 |lose_g=0 |diff=+4 |bg=up}}
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{{GroupTableSlot| {{player|link=|Columbo|flag=dk}} |place=2 |win_m=6 |lose_m=5 |win_g=3 |lose_g=1 |diff=+2 |bg=up}}
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{{GroupTableSlot| {{player|link=|Xenon|flag=se}} |place=3 |win_m=5 |lose_m=7 |win_g=2 |lose_g=2 |diff=0 |bg=down}}
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{{GroupTableSlot| {{player|link=|Reload|flag=au}} |place=4 |win_m=5 |lose_m=7 |win_g=1 |lose_g=3 |diff=-2 |bg=down}}
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{{GroupTableSlot| {{player|link=|Timber|flag=uk}} |place=5 |win_m=3 |lose_m=8 |win_g=0 |lose_g=4 |diff=-4 |bg=down}}
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{{GroupTableEnd}}
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==== Group A ====
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{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse;" width=600
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|-
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|align=right|'''[[Lakerman]]''' [[Image:flag_se.gif]] || align=center|[[GroupA-TGI|2 - 1]]|| [[Image:flag_au.gif]] [[Reload]]
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|-
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|align=right|[[Xenon]] [[Image:flag_se.gif]] || align=center|[[GroupA-TGI|1 - 2]] || [[Image:flag_dk.gif]] '''[[Columbo]]'''
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|-
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|align=right|'''[[Lakerman]]''' [[Image:flag_se.gif]] || align=center|[[GroupA-TGI|2 - 0]]|| [[Image:flag_uk.gif]] [[Timber]]
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|-
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|align=right|'''[[Columbo]]''' [[Image:flag_dk.gif]] || align=center|[[GroupA-TGI|2 - 1]]|| [[Image:flag_au.gif]] [[Reload]]
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|-
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|align=right|'''[[Xenon]]''' [[Image:flag_se.gif]] || align=center|[[GroupA-TGI|2 - 1]]|| [[Image:flag_uk.gif]] [[Timber]]
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|-
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|align=right|'''[[Xenon]]''' [[Image:flag_se.gif]] || align=center|[[GroupA-TGI|2 - 1]]|| [[Image:flag_au.gif]] [[Reload]]
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|-
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|align=right|'''[[Lakerman]]''' [[Image:flag_se.gif]] || align=center|[[GroupA-TGI|2 - 0]]|| [[Image:flag_dk.gif]] [[Columbo]]
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|-
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|align=right|[[Timber]] [[Image:flag_uk.gif]] || align=center|[[GroupA-TGI|1 - 2]]|| [[Image:flag_dk.gif]] '''[[Columbo]]'''
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|-
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|align=right|[[Timber]] [[Image:flag_uk.gif]] || align=center|[[GroupA-TGI|1 - 2]]|| [[Image:flag_au.gif]] '''[[Reload]]'''
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|-
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|align=right|'''[[Lakerman]]''' [[Image:flag_se.gif]] || align=center|[[GroupA-TGI|WO]]|| [[Image:flag_se.gif]] [[Xenon]]
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|}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 6 October 2020

[e][h]True Gamers Invitational
Qwlogo.jpg
League Information
Organizer:
Izn0, Heksen, IT Palace
Type:
Location:
Sweden Gothenburg
Venue:
IT Palace
Format:
1on1
Start Date:
1999-04-03
End Date:
1999-04-04
Winners
 Germany Kane
Maps
dm2 • dm4 • dm6

Information

From left to right: Sujoy, Timber, Reload, Griff, Kane, Izn0


The True Gamers Invitational, or TGi for short, was a LAN event held in April 1999 at IT Palace in Gothenburg, admined by Izn0.
It was the first QuakeWorld tournament to gather the best duel players in the world, even though all Americans turned down their invitation.


The participants came from Sweden, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway and Denmark, and Intel sponsored the flight of the Australian player Reload. No cash was awarded, but this was the most significant international competition at the time, and most participants went on to earn sponsorship to travel to other tournaments.




The final between Kane and Lakerman is one of the most exciting series ever played.

Results

Place Winner
1st Sweden LakermaN
2nd Germany Kane
3rd Norway Sectopod
4th Denmark Columbo


Other participants

Great Britain Sujoy Sweden Xenon
Australia Reload Sweden Nikodemus
Great Britain Timber Finland Blitzer


Group Stage

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