Rio

Patric "RIO" Nordmark is a Swedish Quake player with a long and mixed career in general. Although playing some Quake I in school with friends in the early teens, it wasn't until much much later he started playing Quakeworld. It was instead Quake III Arena that really got him into online gaming and Quake multiplayer.

Having played in all the major game modes TDM, CTF and Clan Arena, always at a high level has made him a very versatile player. This probably served as a huge benefit in transitioning into QuakeWorld in 2008 when RIO first appeared in the NQR Rookie division. Steadily rising through the ranks in QuakeWorld 4on4 and eventually teamed up with friends made along the way in the top team Suddendeath where he found his QuakeWorld home.

You can still notice traces of Quake III Arena in his playstyle. Arguably having one of the worst movement of all div1 players he instead relies heavily on raw aim and getting that NET dmg in all situations along with smart team play. Probably the best 4on4 boomstick in the world.

Information

Mouse settings
Mouse	Effective DPI	cm/360	in/360	DPI	In-game sens.	Windows sens.	Inv. mouse?	Raw input?	Rate	Mousepad
Logitech G400	1760	23.6	9.3	800	2.2	6/11	yes	on	1000 Hz	Xtrfy (f0rest)

Achievements

Year	Place	Event	Mode	With	Prize
2024	A33rd	QHLAN2024 4on4	4on4	Suddendeath	$400
2023	A33rd	EQL cup	4on4	Suddendeath
2023	A22nd	Qlan War Tournament 5	4on4	Suddendeath
2023	A33rd	Qlan War Elite	4on4	Suddendeath
2022	A99 - 16th	QHLAN2022 2on2	2on2	goblin
2022	A22nd	QHLAN2022 4on4	4on4	Suddendeath
2017	A11st	Shifter Exhibition Tournament	1on1
2017	A44th	QuakeCon 2017	1on1
2017	A22nd	Dreamhack Summer 2017	1on1		4000SEK
2017	A11st	QHLAN2017	4on4	Suddendeath	Plantronics 500E
2017	A55th	QHLAN2017	2on2	trygve
2016	A33rd	Bravado Exhibition Tourney	1on1
2016	A55 - 8th	QuakeCon 2016	2on2	feffe	$500
2015	A22nd	EQL20	4on4	Suddendeath
2014	A11st	Suddendeath KitchenLAN	2on2	bps
2014	A22nd	EQL19	4on4	Suddendeath
2013	A33rd	Qwenya	2on2	LethalWiz
2013	A11st	Salvation Draft League	4on4	Ganon2

Trivia / Other achievements

RIO finished 3rd place in the QuakeCon 2017: Quake II 20th Anniversary Duel, ironically making him a more successful Quake 2 than QuakeWorld player earnings-wise :) The first ever LAN-title was finishing 2nd during in Dreamhack 2004's major Quake III Arena tournament. Even tho Quake III Arena was the second biggest competitive game (after CS) at Dreamhack, this was at a time when e-sports was still in it's cradle and the price money compared to the Dreamhack major events of today shows how much progress has been made in the sport.