Global Challenge returns to Dubai

23-9-2009 17:44

Electronic Sports League has announced that their Global Challenge will be returning to Dubai.

The first ever Global Challenge in Dubai took place in the third season of Extreme Masters. The event attracted close to all top teams, which turned out to be a very exciting event. The Germans from mousesports captured the trophy, while the Polish team, at the time known as MYM, took second.

Global Challenge will now return to Dubai and the Gitex Shopper expo, where the first event also took place. The event will take place 17-24th of October at the Gitex Shopper expo. Last year we saw a local qualifier, where teams from the United Arab Emirates had a chance to qualify for the main tournament. A local qualifier for this year’s event will however not take place.

The event will see teams compete for a total prize purse of $30.000, just two weeks after the Global Challenge in Chengdu. Stay tuned for more regarding the Global Challenge in Dubai, as we will keep you updated as soon as teams have been confirmed for the event.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

2009-09-23 17:48

lets see if orgas can afford this just two weeks after chengdu and in a such short notice. HOPESO

2009-09-23 17:51

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Last year we saw three Global Challenges in october, two weeks are time enough after this experience imho ^^

2009-09-23 17:59

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last year this time the economy was in a much better shape but yeah, we'll see,

2009-09-23 19:11

whow!!!!!! ÑICE

nice

Not bad.

2009-09-23 17:53

w0w...hb

begrip are in negotiations with ex-wicked - they in need of an organization for such events.

2009-09-23 17:55

yeah :) Begrip Neo ! :) NiP | Heaton ^^

2009-09-23 18:43

and the winner get a barrel oil

2009-09-23 17:57

LOOOL

2009-09-23 18:00

lol

2009-09-23 18:13

nice <3 DUBAI !

2009-09-23 18:16

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I live here :D

2009-09-23 18:32

8 replies

can you send me 5h v2 usb plzz ? :D

2009-09-23 18:39

4 replies

why not PC350? :O

2009-09-23 18:45

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i don't need :D , so can you ? :D

2009-09-23 18:48

sure, just transfer the money to my paypal account.

2009-09-23 18:50

haha :D

2009-09-23 18:52

I live here too! What an amazing coincidence!

2009-09-23 22:21

so? :)

2009-09-23 22:23

Well saying I live here is a bit too general, as almost everyone is typing from home. I know you meant to say you lived in dubai as well, but that's not what you wrote and it was quite fun :P

2009-09-24 00:13

nice ;)

2009-09-23 18:24

i might go :)

Nix's challenge for Dubai: Picture on a camel! ;D

loel :P

2009-09-23 18:53

YEAH MAN!!! was waiting for it!! i hope top class teams attend here.. how many slots for local teams?

2009-09-23 18:47

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zero :D

2009-09-23 18:49

"Last year we saw a local qualifier, where teams from the United Arab Emirates had a chance to qualify for the main tournament. A local qualifier for this year’s event will however not take place."

2009-09-23 18:54

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"Furthermore there will be a Local Pro/Am competition in an unnamed discipline which remains secret for now." -ESL Site what does this mean?

2009-09-23 18:56

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I dont know who's got the right information, HLTV or ESL.

2009-09-23 18:58

propobly esl, cuz it's their event

2009-09-23 19:02

i would like to see local teams play.. see if Impulse have improved with the new lineup.

2009-09-23 18:59

Most likely Quake Live or WarCraft III.

2009-09-23 19:09

Assholes!! I jus hope they allow us to watch the players from close by and not behind that glass wall... if they dont allow, i hope you can get me a fake hltv member ID card so that i can stay inside.. ;)

2009-09-23 19:16

Hehe, we'll see ;)

2009-09-23 19:26

yeah for me also PLZ PLZ PLZ :)

2009-09-23 19:46

Starcraft 2? :O

2009-09-23 23:27

That's probably pros vs amateurs in some game like there was on CGS. Doesn't look like any qualifier.

2009-09-23 22:22

That doesn't say it's a qualifier though.

2009-09-24 22:02

pretty nice! umm so im guessing we wont see uae teams play?

No.

2009-09-24 22:03

nice, i hope that mym will attend :D

what's the sense of making event in Dubai if they gonna invite top teams and wont make qualify for local teams? isnt easier to make it in again europe?

i imagine one large part of event organising is a suitable venue so having it in conjunction with the Gitex Shopper expo might be a deciding factor

2009-09-23 20:05

Money money money.

2009-09-24 22:04

Must be funny, in a rich mans world ;)

2009-09-24 23:16

ABBA!

2009-09-27 14:43

pay people first

"Furthermore there will be a Local Pro/Am competition in an unnamed discipline which remains secret for now" This is from the esl website can anyone explain?

See #38

Why don't they allow UAE teams to give it a shot versus Int'l teams.. Some teams have really improved from last year.

2009-09-23 19:25

yeah i agree

2009-09-23 19:41

Very nice,should be very interesting to follow this tournament.

2009-09-23 19:38

good news

2009-09-23 19:42

i don't get why they held the tournament and dubai, and dont give local teams the chance to play.

2009-09-23 19:44

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Because local teams aren't that good and player coming with mouse pads with a jungle book drawn on it would hurt the event.

2009-09-23 22:39

how do you know theyre not that good? and thats just no excuse,, besides Quake and Warcraft 3 locals are allowed to play (from what i heard )

2009-09-23 23:22

m just saying with reference to last year's scores.

2009-09-24 09:57

teams have improved ALOT since last year ..

2009-09-24 17:48

Yeah the international teams aswell..

oh yeah baby

2009-09-23 20:02

ROFL exactly i don't get why they held the tournament and dubai, and dont give local teams the chance to play.

2009-09-23 20:08

GL but i will better see MYM in dubai

2009-09-23 20:27

You mean ex-Wicked? :D

2009-09-23 21:48

nice news from esports

2009-09-23 23:08

Great to hear. Going to be an opportunity for a lot of locals to shine! :)

2009-09-24 00:09

Not apparently I guess. No local teams will attend.

2009-09-24 00:14

Awww thats a shame. :/ Well at the very least it could spark the attention of the scene and help it. :D

2009-09-24 00:34

Local teams want to attend, many local players are really upset they won't have the opportunity to play vs international teams :(

2009-09-24 01:42

Yeah it does seem like such a huge shame though. But at least now the local teams will have even more to work for and look forward to if they can make it far! :D

2009-09-24 01:45