GameGune 2011 viewer's guide

21-7-2011 16:00

GameGune 2011 is taking place this weekend and will bring you a ton of Counter-Strike matches. Wondering when your favorite teams will be playing or are you just looking for a complete schedule of the Spanish event, then fear not, we are breaking it all down in our viewer's guide.

The Spanish event will just like previous years take place in Bilbao at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre and will this year again host a network for 4,096 computers. More than 5,700 participants are expected to show up for the Euskal Encounter 19, which is the Spanish answer to DreamHack.

GameGune is taking place inside the Euskal Encounter and has this year attracted 21 teams, who will compete for a slice of the €22,500 prize purse.

Below is a detailed schedule to guide you through the three days of intense Counter-Strike action. All times are listed in your local time zone, so make sure to edit it in your profile settings, if you have not already. Please note times are subject to change.

Friday, July 22

Group A			Time	Map
Natus Vincere	vs.	talikemix	10:45	de_nuke
k1ck	vs.	madjick	10:45	de_nuke
paiN	vs.	GameHolics	10:45	de_nuke
Natus Vincere	vs.	madjick	11:30	de_train
k1ck	vs.	GameHolics	11:30	de_train
paiN	vs.	talikemix	11:30	de_train
Natus Vincere	vs.	GameHolics	12:15	de_dust2
k1ck	vs.	paiN	12:15	de_dust2
talikemix	vs.	madjick	12:15	de_dust2
Natus Vincere	vs.	paiN	13:00	de_inferno
k1ck	vs.	talikemix	13:00	de_inferno
GameHolics	vs.	madjick	13:00	de_inferno
Natus Vincere	vs.	k1ck	13:45	de_nuke
GameHolics	vs.	talikemix	13:45	de_nuke
paiN	vs.	madjick	13:45	de_nuke
Group B
x6tence	vs.	lagunak	15:45	de_nuke
LDLC.com	vs.	defs	15:45	de_nuke
SK Gaming	vs.	lagunak	16:30	de_train
x6tence	vs.	defs	16:30	de_train
SK Gaming	vs.	defs	17:15	de_dust2
x6tence	vs.	LDLC.com	17:15	de_dust2
SK Gaming	vs.	LDLC.com	18:00	de_inferno
defs	vs.	lagunak	18:00	de_inferno
SK Gaming	vs.	x6tence	18:45	de_nuke
LDLC.com	vs.	lagunak	18:45	de_nuke
Group C
Electronic Sahara	vs.	34united	20:00	de_nuke
DELTA	vs.	IMPULSE	20:00	de_nuke
fnatic	vs.	34united	20:45	de_train
Electronic Sahara	vs.	IMPULSE	20:45	de_train
fnatic	vs.	IMPULSE	21:30	de_dust2
Electronic Sahara	vs.	DELTA	21:30	de_dust2
fnatic	vs.	DELTA	22:15	de_inferno
IMPULSE	vs.	34united	22:15	de_inferno
fnatic	vs.	Electronic Sahara	23:00	de_nuke
34united	vs.	DELTA	23:00	de_nuke

Saturday, July 23

Group D			Time	Map
ESC Gaming	vs.	x-function	10:45	de_nuke
DN-Gaming	vs.	LowLandLions	10:45	de_nuke
Moscow Five	vs.	x-function	11:30	de_train
ESC Gaming	vs.	LowLandLions	11:30	de_train
Moscow Five	vs.	LowLandLions	12:15	de_dust2
ESC Gaming	vs.	DN-Gaming	12:15	de_dust2
Moscow Five	vs.	DN-Gaming	13:00	de_inferno
LowLandLions	vs.	x-function	13:00	de_inferno
Moscow Five	vs.	ESC Gaming	13:45	de_nuke
DN-Gaming	vs.	x-function	13:45	de_nuke
Playoffs - Upper bracket round 1			15:00	de_train
Playoffs - Lower bracket round 1			16:30	de_nuke
Playoffs - Lower bracket round 2			17:30	de_dust2
Playoffs - Upper bracket semi-finals			19:00	de_inferno
Playoffs - Lower bracket semi-finals			20:00	de_nuke

Sunday, July 24

	Time	Map
Playoffs - Upper bracket final	11:00	de_nuke
Playoffs - Lower bracket final	12:00	de_train
Playoffs - Consolidation final	13:00	de_inferno
Playoffs - Grand final	15:00	TBA

HLTV.org will of course be on site to provide you with full coverage of GameGune 2011, so don't make any plans for the weekend. Should you have any questions regarding anything related to the event, then feel free to write it in a comment below and we will do our best to answer them.

Also, if you have not signed up for our GameGune Dreamteam, then what are you waiting for? To read more about the Dreamteam and find out what prizes are up for grabs, simply click here.

yeahh we wait GG :P

2011-07-21 17:01

19 replies

1. Na'Vi 2. SK 3. M5 - - - - - - 4. esahara 5. fnatic

2011-07-21 17:42

17 replies

No way... ESC is set to be Top5 ;D!

2011-07-21 18:57

10 replies

not without tacky =<

2011-07-21 19:35

9 replies

Oh thats true ... :(

2011-07-21 19:54

karrigan is way better than tacky so..

2011-07-21 20:14

karrigan is so much better!

2011-07-21 20:16

6 replies

no! tacky > karrigan

2011-07-21 21:42

5 replies

hahahahaha

2011-07-22 08:59

4 replies

karri is maybe better individualy, but tacky have played with the guys for almost 6 months. i see the stepin as a weakness.

2011-07-22 10:49

3 replies

+1,its not only about skill :P even tho sometimes its enough :D

2011-07-22 11:16

the hltv-fans only watch the lineup and expect good result, like SK in the beginning of this year.

2011-07-22 13:27

1 reply

True dat!

2011-07-22 13:41

sk m5 navi fnatic esahara true

2011-07-21 21:07

1. SK 2. Na`Vi 3. M5 4. fnatic 5. ESC Gaming Gl All

2011-07-21 21:36

eSahara top5 trust me

2011-07-22 00:48

Maybe!This clans are usually top5!

2011-07-22 06:58

1.Na`Vi 2.SK 3.fnatic 4.ESC 5.paiN

2011-07-22 13:34

Don't be silly, paiN? lol!

2011-07-22 13:39

the upper bracket team only needs to win 1 map whereas the lower one needs win both 2 to be the champ, am i right ?

2011-07-23 07:47

ok nvm Na`Vi are unlucky 2 matches on nuke :))

2011-07-21 17:03

7 replies

yep

navi 16 - 6 16 - 5 16 - 1 16 - 9 15 - 15

2011-07-21 17:04

upper bracket final on de_nuke is not good if it will be SK - not easy 4 navi

2011-07-21 17:07

but good 4 M5 gogogo navi & M5

2011-07-21 17:08

sagaga

2011-07-21 17:41

Na'Vi 16-9 paiN ?? never!

2011-07-21 22:36

Na`Vi 16-9 paiN ?? today!

2011-07-22 00:09

eSahara vs fnatic on nuke. That will be the most exciting game out of the 4 groups. Go go SIXER :^

2011-07-21 17:02

2 replies

And M5 vs ESC also :p.

2011-07-21 18:07

and kick vs paiN for the 2/3 places. Imo m5 vs esc is the most exciting game in the group stages.

2011-07-21 19:38

Gonna be awesome but I will be home from work around 19:00 tomorrow /sniff atleast I won't miss too much

who care?

i do

haha

2011-07-21 17:05

2011-07-21 19:20

same situation here :(

2011-07-21 18:39

Add 4 hours to when you'll be back and that's when I'll be back...23:00 :(

2011-07-22 12:52

Good news everyone...I finished work early so I can watch more matches :D

2011-07-22 17:11

easy 4 navi

already saw it on defs.org :DDD will be good see k1ck vs paiN but i think this gameguen will be for fnatic

nice

question about dt will it open after completion of group a??

Read the news... The dreamteam market will open after some matches from the playoffs are played or it will not open at all depending on the delays at the event...

there will be some delays, cuz it is impossible for teams to play a map for 45 minutes and without a break or smth, go to the next game and continue doing this to the end of the of the day.

2011-07-21 19:40

gl SK :D

sk will win probably

2011-07-21 17:15

i really hope so.. i would be glad :D

2011-07-21 17:20

:(:((((

:[:[[[[

:((

2011-07-21 22:39

Lets go K1CK !! I'M WITH YOU !

Will they play all 30 rounds?

yes, it's a lan

2011-07-21 17:16

ye, but some lans have stupid rules :)

2011-07-21 17:17

gl m5

useful

2011-07-21 17:06

Here we gooo !!!!! :D

bo1 matches in playoffs i HATE THAT !!!

+ coketa

just little mistake you have there nixon on group c . 34united vs impulse (34united has uae flag

2011-07-21 17:09

nixon did you add 2 hours? because gamegune always has 2h delay

2011-07-21 17:10

Please note times are subject to change.

Nixon have you already booked your hotel for eswc in Paris ? If yes can you tell me how much is it for a night please ?

2011-07-21 17:53

Have not.

2011-07-21 17:54

Ok nevermind see you there

2011-07-21 18:11

is the dreamteam going to unlock after day 1 or after group d?

2011-07-22 10:52

hltv.org/news/7167-play-dreamteam-for-ga.. - Specified here..

2011-07-22 10:59

Can't wait!

2011-07-21 17:11

where FX ?!

fx wont participate

2011-07-21 17:14

Frag eXecutors will also skip the event, following a comment by Loord on the team's website.

2011-07-21 17:56

They skip it 'couse they want rest for while and later net train + bootcamps aswell. They want make tuscan their map xD (not kidding). Info at fx.com from interview with TaZ after end showmatch with SK ;p

2011-07-21 19:10

nixon at 12h15 it's talikemix vs madjick since gameholics will play navi at that time

GO SK!

2011-07-21 17:13

i don't like this kind of brackets :S but i will enjoy group matches for sure

go, go, go! Brazil is with you, paiN! :)

2011-07-21 17:18

+1 :D

2011-07-21 17:22

go paiN !

2011-07-21 18:06

Up paiN ;D

2011-07-21 22:37

PREPARE FOR greatfrag.com/

RAHIM

2011-07-21 17:23

TONS OF STREAMS

2011-07-21 17:24

babam, rrrocket jump yeaaah i'm so excited :D

2011-07-21 19:11

lammest stream EVER!!! its so annoying..

omg,if so dont watch ?? A?A?A?A???

2011-07-21 23:52

what?

2011-07-21 23:59

First match will start around 13:00.

2011-07-21 17:21

heheh right :D

2011-07-22 06:52

i dont like sistem of tournament,but nice matches we will se :D PREPARE FOR DELAY :D

Natus Vincere vs. paiN SK Gaming vs. x6tence fnatic vs. Electronic Sahara Moscow Five vs. ESC Gaming

gl Na`Vi

2011-07-21 17:26

fuck bo1 x_x

2011-07-21 17:28

GO Natus Vincere ! Show them Who is the best !

waiting for fnatic vs esahara

final M5 vs fnatic or Na'Vi u will see it and u will remember what i said :P

2011-07-21 17:29

Too much shitty teams vs shitty teams! :(

gogogo paiN !! :D

2011-07-21 17:30

1. SK 2. Na'Vi 3. M5 Thanks, good night.

2011-07-21 17:34

Oh snap, so damn early, GL k1ck :DD

2011-07-21 17:36

10h is early? :s thats a new..

Since i'm on school break i'm used to wake up @ 3pm or so, so that's pretty early actually..

2011-07-21 22:30

there will be delays so it isnt early:)

2011-07-21 21:03

2011-07-21 17:40

I think SK right now i unbeatable 'couse Delpan i last matches doing very well, so Grand Final will be interesting and they'll take it, not easly, but i see there SK 2:1 Na'Vi (it depends of maps) @EDIT 4. fnatic 5. eSahara

2011-07-21 19:12

naah naah :D fnatic 14 16 esahara

2011-07-21 19:25

fnatic got more experience, so... Still: 4. fnatic 5. eSahara

2011-07-21 19:45

their is only two players with more experience in international events than iorek and harts in fnatic: carn and dsn. And the amount of experience between majer/sixer ans gux/pita is pretty even, exept for the #1 places ratio

2011-07-22 14:21

First interesing match is even at 23:00 fnatic eSaha, other is boring

almost everymatch is kinnda boring until the playoffs reach

Matches aren't boring, if you have a favourite team to watch.

2011-07-21 18:42

While the game is hunt, so I'm bored even though my favorite team plays.

2011-07-21 20:13

well watching SK winning a team 16-2 isn`t interesting at all

2011-07-22 00:07

what about the final bo3 right ?

2011-07-21 17:52

Ofc

Can turn out to be a BO2, team from the upper bracket will need one map win, while the team coming from the lower bracket will have to win two.

2011-07-21 17:55

Why? Can u explain?

2011-07-21 19:07

Ehm, didn't I just do that?

2011-07-21 19:09

Afff xd...

ok thanks it is the same as always when it comes to bracket format - just wanted to make sure !

2011-07-22 03:05

This viewers guide really helps, thank you!

Glad you like it.

2011-07-21 18:24

When will the DT market re-open?

2011-07-22 12:54

good luck M5 and Navi ;]

Bring in the paiNNNNNN ! Go paiNNNN!!

2011-07-21 18:05

too fucking early god damn

2011-07-21 18:12

GL 4 ALL

2011-07-21 18:17

GL SK, M5, ESC

2011-07-21 18:23

Omg, where is FX?

2011-07-21 18:25

Frag eXecutors will also skip the event, following a comment by Mariusz "Loord" Cybulski on the team's website.

2011-07-21 18:41

I can't believe people still haven't learned that setting the maps ahead of time is a terrible, terrible idea. It ignores the fact that different teams have different strengths and weaknesses, and thus is unfairly biased against teams who happen to play their important matches on their weakest maps. As a result, you can never say the best team won the tournament. This is why map elimination is so crucial, and why every tournament since like the 1960s has done it this way. GAMEGUME, Y U NO LERN?? :/

2011-07-21 18:26

Dont watch then.

2011-07-21 19:17

You are part of the problem. This argument is a non-starter.

2011-07-21 19:18

u can also see it from another angle.. its gives the opportunity to teams that arent so good in one map, to train it hard, till they get something going! no?

2011-07-21 20:18

No matter how much they train, certain players and teams will be better on certain maps. And in this case, they've had, what, a week or two to brush up? When was the maplist announced?

2011-07-21 20:56

FAIL "and why every tournament since like the 1960s has done it this way" lol you are new... map elimination began right after ESWC 2006, so every CS tournament from 01 to mid 06 has been played like this :]

2011-07-22 00:52

GL SK AND M5 !! :D BTW WHERE IS FX :O?

Read the news, hltv.org/news/7157-gamegune-confirms-nin..

2011-07-21 20:00

what a nice event !!!! we are waiting for you GameGune!!!! GoGoGo eSahara NaVi M5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-07-21 18:27

Oh, and thanks Nix for the schedule :)

SK-Gaming all the way!

2011-07-21 18:31

so much "nuke". easy for Sk

GL SK <3

2011-07-21 18:33

Timezone feature is nice thanks~~

2011-07-21 18:36

1.SK 2.NaVi 3.M5 4.Fnatic 5.eSahara

GO GO GO GO UKRRRR na'vI

2011-07-21 18:43

Will miss tuscan :((

2011-07-21 18:50

lol @ SK's group :D win all easy =)

2011-07-21 18:51

m5>Na'Vi>sk

2011-07-21 18:53

Trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Troll detected ;x

2011-07-21 19:03

OH YEAH! lucky u didnt say m5>navi>sk>fx otherwise u would be FLAMED!!

2011-07-21 20:19

troll

2011-07-22 15:22

I either stay up all night and watchh all groups, or go sleep early and wake up at 8 am to watch group C, hmmmmm :D

1st - sk-gaming 2st - m5 3st - Natus Vincere 4st - paiN

2011-07-21 19:21

the first interesting match will start at 13:15 in my time, k1ck vs paiN plenty of time go to the gym and pool hehe

2011-07-21 19:22

ESC <3

2011-07-21 19:23

1.Na`Vi 2.m5 3.Sk ... :D

2011-07-21 19:29

Next troll :|

1.navi?? 2.m5???

2011-07-21 23:06

1.Navi 2.SK

2011-07-22 17:24

This event will!

1 sk 2 esahara 3 navi 4 m5 5 esc 6 pain

2011-07-21 19:49

1st - sk-gaming

looks like a very tough schedule... 45mins per game!

2011-07-21 20:12

facebook.com/video/video.php?v=125457014.. x6tence bootcamp, playing vs bots highskill and has score 2300-120 :/

oh yeah, highskilled bots for sure!!

2011-07-21 20:22

atleast the girls were highskilled... ^^

2011-07-21 20:42

Have fun nixon. Hopefully you'll get your tanON!! Get em' kallEE

2011-07-21 20:39

1.SK 2.Na'Vi 3.M5 <- NOT 1.M5 2-3 Na'Vi\SK <- Yes. time before Moscow Five

2011-07-21 20:54

transfer market will be open between groups?

2011-07-21 20:58

nope,just when all groups end..before playoffs just once :[

GOGO K1CK!

2011-07-21 21:17

It will be awesome :D 1. SK 2. ESC 3. Na'Vi 4. M5 5. eSahara I think fnatic will do a big fail here. Sorry guys.

2011-07-21 21:40

gl k1ck & defs!

2011-07-21 22:02

What we can say for sure it's that delays will certainly happen :D

2011-07-21 22:18

waiting to watch it LIVE

2011-07-21 22:44

Group B :0

2011-07-21 22:45

grand final will be de_forge

gl M5!!

2011-07-21 22:52

1-SK Gaming 2-Na'Vi 3-Fnatic 4-M5 5-ESC Gaming

DONT OPEN DREAMTEAM IN GROUPSTAGE PLS or it would be unfair when all gettin NAVI players and after they can switch to Group B/C/D players

2011-07-21 22:55

2011-07-21 22:59

The market will only open Saturday night, after the group D and most of the playoffs.

2011-07-22 04:53

SK EASY n1

2011-07-21 23:02

sk will win this slightly over NAVI in grand final. it will be a great cup!

2011-07-21 23:16

Will open dreamteam before games of group D?

2011-07-21 23:17

+100000000000000000000

2011-07-21 23:36

1.SK 2.Navi

2011-07-21 23:22

SK NO.1

2011-07-21 23:31

Sk Na`Vi eSahara ----------- k1ck fnatic

2011-07-21 23:39

de_mirage is not played nix0n? :e

2011-07-21 23:55

2011-07-22 02:36

the best match k1ck vs NA'VI

2011-07-22 00:15

yea I hope Na`Vi guys will knife k1ck bots....

2011-07-22 00:20

TOP 5 NAVI,SK,FNATIC,ESC,M5

2011-07-22 00:55

Nice .. Go SK-Gaming. Good luck all teams.

2011-07-22 01:02

1.SK 2.Na`Vi 3.fnatic 4.ESC 5.M5

2011-07-22 01:19

Hello Nix0n, So we meet again. -__-

2011-07-22 01:57

Schroet Kommando :)

2011-07-22 02:14

GO M5 AND GO NAVI

2011-07-22 02:40

what i would like to see is M5 Vs ESC NaVi vs SK / Fnatic vs Esahara :D this gamegune is gonna be AWESOME ;)

2011-07-22 02:44

Will you please update the bracket info, nixon ?

2011-07-22 04:01

go on my boys !

2011-07-22 04:07

1.sk 2.fnatic 3.na`vi

2011-07-22 04:48

team: 1.- SK.Gaming 2.- Fnatic 3.- NaVi

2011-07-22 06:19

Yippii! Hopefully there will be streams... Don't have to worry about how to spend 4 hours at work no more. (õ_Õ)

2011-07-22 07:11

1. sk / navi 2. navi / sk 3. m5 / fnatic

2011-07-22 07:35

1st.SK

2011-07-22 07:41

Can't you just stop giving a top5 list plz ? In a double elimination bracket, there are 2 top 5/6 teams (or they'll play a match for the 5th place and I didnt read it, in this case nvm.)

2011-07-22 08:10

I say there will be 2hours delay at 3pm ;)

2011-07-22 08:44

1. Na`Vi 2. SK 3. fnatic 4. ESC 5. M5 6. Esahara 7. x6tence 8. k1ck

2011-07-22 09:40

sk naVI m5 x6 fnatic esc esahara kikc pain

2011-07-22 10:00

SK NA'VI

2011-07-22 10:19

Playoffs - Consolidation final SK - M5 or SK - ESC Navi - ESC or Navi M5 Playoffs - Grand final SK- NAVİ SK Navi ESC M5 x6 fnatic Esahara

2011-07-22 11:18

Gogo ESC ;)

2011-07-22 11:27

No tuscan? oO

2011-07-22 11:49

no Danish teams XD

2011-07-22 12:26

1.NAVI 2.SK 3.fnatic

2011-07-22 12:42

1 - NAVI 2 - SK 3 - talikemix :D

2011-07-22 12:43

1) Na`Vi 2) fnatic 3) SK

Na`Vi ESC fnatic

2011-07-22 12:44

1 - NaVi, 2 - ESC, 3 - sk

2011-07-22 12:45

Final: Na`Vi vs paiN 1.NA`VI 2.paiN 3.SK

2011-07-22 12:48

1 Na`Vi 2 fnatic 3 sk

2011-07-22 12:51

1. NAVI 2. sk 3. paiN

2011-07-22 13:17

3 hours delay, ok

2011-07-22 13:28

some highlight of Markeloff's 4k headshots with USP vs Talikemix in pitsol round?

2011-07-22 13:30

yes. needed kab or someone who can do it.

2011-07-22 13:42

markeloff DreamTeam GOD. Who had him in DT have now a lot of money!

2011-07-22 13:31

ye markeloff 40+frags in this match

2011-07-22 13:36

1.Na`Vi 2.M5/SK

2011-07-22 13:49

1.SK 2.Na'Vi 3.M5/fnatic

2011-07-22 13:51

sk.

2011-07-22 14:00

2011-07-22 15:21

1- SK 2- Na'Vi 3- M5 Markeloof GeT_RiGhT Best Players Go Go Sk Sk

2011-07-22 15:32

why is not final bo3?

2011-07-22 22:59

It's double elimination bracket, its played BO1 (though final can possibly be BO2).

2011-07-23 00:18

rlly...fucking organization.we come yesterday at night,we was waitting since yesterday and delta,esahara and fanatic come now and the admin said that we have to stay and they will prepare their pcs 40min more than we.

2011-07-22 23:07

why is sk in b groups?

2011-07-23 00:17

Why not?

oh i got it wrong i thought group a was the best teams-.- im sorry.. my fault.

2011-07-23 01:41

Will dreamteam open before brackets start?

2011-07-23 04:18

This structure of the groups are bad I think, why they don't make more group with 4 teams like in old GG, that was better option, because on this way the third teams from the groups will be instanly in the lower bracket.

2011-07-23 05:50