Top multi gaming squad The Last Resort in conjunction with the quality chain of gaming centres WZZRD are proud to announce the The TLR - WZZRD Challenge LAN event scheduled for the weekend of 14th and 15th of June to be held at the superb WZZRD centre in Enschede, Netherlands.

With a list of supporting sponsors  the The TLR - WZZRD Challenge LAN will feature a line up of thirty two of the continents most skilled Counter Strike Source teams at the highest level of competition as they fight it out for their share of the amazing  "£3500" prize pot. As you can see already with this prize fund in place - competition will be hot!

Registration for this event is very much open. Teams may register for the event via this link and from these applied teams the thirty two teams who will compete in the event will be selected and at that point payment will be required. The entry fee for the event will be £35 per player (which at today's conversion rate is 45 Euros).

The Last Resort is one of the best known multi gaming teams on the scene and competes in Call of Duty, Enemy Territory, Team Fortress II, Counter Strike 1.6 and Source amongst many other titles. Over the past five years TLR teams have dominated the competitive scene in some games and under the management of Mike "Chefinal " Robinson have never failed to compete at the highest levels in other titles.

The Enschede centre is one of the best examples of a LAN gaming centre you could hope to find and features top quality gaming pc's set in a stunning environment. The WZZRD chain opened in 2005 in Utrecht and have grown from that single centre to the three they have now with the Enschede  and Groningen  sites. The on site cinema at the Enschede site enables the best possible way to spectate the matches as they are shown on the Cinestar screen which is in the very same complex giving a unique view on the event for all concerned.

It's been a while since we last saw a One Night Stand which is a shame as they always used to be top notch entertainment. Time to put the record stright here and now as we invite sixteen teams to show us what they are made of as they attempt to claim teh crown of One Night Stand 7 winners and join the likes of Fnatic , necroraisers and Four Kings as winners of this one night cup. Matches will be played on SGL designated servers and subject to standard mr15 SGL match rules. The map rotation for this edition of the cup has been made as straightforward as possible and we would hope that most teas would have their own well drilled tactics for all of the following : de_inferno de_train de_nuke de_cpl_mill Matches will begin as ever at 8pm sharp teams turning out late for their matches will be defaulted against as there is not a lot of time available to waste hanging around waiting. We look forward to seeing you a week on Sunday !  One Night Stand  Edition 7 Cup 5v5 04/05/08 Live Bracket

It's been a while since we last saw a One Night Stand which is a shame as they always used to be top notch entertainment. Time to put the record stright here and now as we invite sixteen teams to show us what they are made of as they attempt to claim teh crown of One Night Stand 7 winners and join the likes of Fnatic , necroraisers and Four Kings as winners of this one night cup. Matches will be played on SGL designated servers and subject to standard mr15 SGL match rules. The main rule to bear in mind is that these cups usually fill up within a short space of time and the first sixteen teams with an eligible roster will be entered into the cup. so don't delay get your name down now as later might be too late! The map rotation for this edition of the cup has been made as straightforward as possible and we would hope that most teas would have their own well drilled tactics for all of the following : de_inferno de_train de_nuke de_cpl_mill Matches will begin as ever at 8pm sharp teams turning out late for their matches will be defaulted against as there is not a lot of time available to waste hanging around waiting. We look forward to seeing you a week on Sunday !  One Night Stand  Edition 7 Cup 5v5 04/05/08 Accepting signups

We started off with one hundred and sixty teams and now we are down to the last three as the SteelSeries Continental Challenge cup draws to a close. Already in the final are the Norwegian elite in the shape of Team MultiGamer who beat off the challenge of Afterlife * ULTIMAT in their two maps to one victory. In the other semi final we have the all conquering Czech powerhouses of eSuba css who will take on the quality French outfit Creativ' for the right to contest the final. With the date for this second semi final (and therefore the final itself) yet to be confirmed you can check out the brackets and the path these teams took to reach this stage. You can either check out the interactive bracket below or you can still find the default version via the Tournament Overview link at the bottom of this post. You can view this bracket by zooming in using the slider bar and navigate by dragging the image. In other news on the SteelSeries Continental Challenge League event, the second season will begin very soon where we intend to put into place the many things we have learned administrating an event so wide in scope. Expect to see a leaner, meaner animal the second time around! LINKS : Continental Challenge Knockout Continental Challenge Cup Groups Continental Challenge League Overview *All times published in this article are UK time zone. For actual match times please view the fixtures sesction and ensure you have your local time zone set up in your user profile.

Each week GaZ and Felix will predict the outcome of the matches in the HEAT group qualifiers. They will joined by a different "special guest" each time for a different outlook on the teams and matches at hand. The important thing though is that each week the user (this means you!) with the highest points total will win a prize! Entering couldn't be easier - here's what you need to do... WIN PRIZES : All registered theSGL members have a chance to win a SteelSeries QcK simply by predicting as many results correctly as possible. Whoever has the highest points total overall will win the pad, we have one for each round of group fixtures up for grabs. HOW TO ENTER : Simply post your list of predictions in a comment below. No entries posted after the scheduled match time will be eligible. In the event two or more users have the same points tally then the user who posted their predictions first will be considered the winner. SCORING: Correct winner and scoreline (eg Team A 16:14 Team B) 10 points. Correct winner (eg Team A 16:14 Team B) 3 points. Only matches that are played and result entered before 23:00UK March5th will contribute to the scoring process. All defaulted matches will be considered void. Matches rescheduled to a time later than as specified above will be considered void for this competition. On with the Fools Panel itself then.... as you can see all three of the guys have made their predictions and we will see who has got their finger on the pulse and who has got their finger... (shall we say "somewhere else"). Remember you can go along with their opinions or choose to go your own way. Copy and paste the first comment to make posting your own entry that much easier  Good luck! Links: Tournament overview and fixtures SteelSeries QcK

	GaZ	Felix	Delonge
kaLopsia / CoolerMaster	06-16	10-16	10-16
Magnitude / Reason-Gaming	03-16	04-16	06-16
Menace.fi / Myrmidoni	16-12	16-06	16-10
NecroRaisers / Dalay Lamas	16-10	16-13	12-16
Team Ebuyer / Stockholm	13-16	14-16	14-16
RAPID! / verve	06-16	10-16	08-16
eSuba css / D Skyline	16-01	16-03	16-03
OverGame / ctx.css	14-16	08-16	10-16
Team-Empire CSS / d3MO	16-05	16-07	16-05
Core Gaming / TLR tagan	14-16	13-16	08-16
redCode / tweaked	15-15	12-16	16-12
Random Gaming / bomk	13-16	13-16	11-16
Matrix.css / Old Boys Inc	10-16	13-16	06-16
TEAM46 / Metamorphosis	02-16	16-08	16-09
Wizards.QPAD / rythme	12-16	16-11	16-07
PinCho / Double-Trouble	16-08	16-14	14-16
Afterlife / DEFEATERS.css	09-16	16-13	15-15
inferno / Xtremely-Sneaky !	16-03	16-06	16-05
devoted.Steelseries / ancients	16-05	11-16	15-15
ENTERING / Begrip Gaming	04-16	12-16	13-16
Frustration / ATROX GAMING	16-06	13-16	10-16
Dubai Mirage / Housecall	16-04	13-16	16-10
OUN / Team MultiGamer	01-16	08-16	08-16
nEophyte.NVIDIA / Creativ	03-16	05-16	08-16

We bore witness to some tight matches and some total demolitions last week in various measures as HEAT kicked off it's first round of fixtures. We will take a quick look back at last week and how the teams got on and the fixtures for htis week including a light hearted section I have dubbed the "fools panel" - well it does have GaZ in it... Straight into our featured match for this week and whilst we stay in the same group as our last feature (one of the same teams even) there can be very little doubt that this is a superb match in prospect   Wednesday 28/2 20:00UK 21:00CET - SRCtv - Cast : TBC After a slow start in last weeks fixture Stockholm-Magnetik picked up the pace in or around round four and never really looked back winning all the rounds from there onwards and running our speedy 16-4 winners. As you can see from the match stats crabbie was on top form but if you want to see some top class awping then snag a copy of the demo and check out the match from sparkles perspective - classy play all round I'm sure you will agree. With all due respect to verve, this weeks tie is going to be a different affair entirely as they meet the hot shots of Team Ebuyer who kindly agree their first match due to the other teams player availability. This means of course that this is the opening tie for the team and they will obviously want to start things off with a win. There are not many opponents around that present the challenge they will encounter here tonight and things could well be tough for the UK team. Overall this is a tough result to call, but if there had to be one winner I had to name right now - it would be definitely have to be the audience who will be rewarded with a great match to entertain them. The whole of last week's results can of course be found all together on our tournament results section but some of the performances do warrant a special mention. Menace.fi and CoolerMaster fought out a war that ended with a 16:14 win for the United Kingdom side, this was always considered as being one of the harder to call matches of the week and the close scoreline confirmed this, ultimately Menace unlucky not to get anything from this game. Another match where the teams finished with the tinest amount of daylight between them was in Group B where Hungarians Dalay Lamas squeezed out RAPID! by a single round to take the match (and the three points) 16:14. With matches agaisnt necroraisers and verve for the two teams, they wont be expecting anything less than another full scale battle this week either. eSuba css beat off a strong challenge from Iberian superstars OverGame in their opening match which despite some great work by the Spaniards went the way of many matches involving the Czech powerhouses - a win for eSuba, this time by four clear rounds 16:12. Another Spanish team faired better as they contested an all our war with neighbours Portugal represented by Core Gaming. The well known redCode roster won the match with room to spare but still managed to be taken down several times by the tough Core team. At the end of the match it was maximum points at 16:9 to redCode. You wait for ages and then three come along at once - back to Spain again where Wizards.QPAD hosted their tie against all round good guys and long term team Old Boys Inc. Continuing their run of form and confirming their reputation as a quality side the Hungarians took the 16:6 victory in this encounter. Over to Italy where inferno got the drop on Estonians Double-Trouble and got their qualifying campaign off to a perfect start with three points in the bag at this early stage. Despite giving away six rounds altogether inferno did nto seem to be in any danger of losing this tie once they got into their groove - ending 16:6 winners. Begrip Gaming wobbled slightly on their way to a 16:11 win over ATROX GAMING.crowfire.de who threatened to build some momentum several times during the tie, crucially the danger was snuffed out by the Russians at source (pun fully intended) who did enough overall to get off to a good start in the group stage of this event. Maybe it's simply because I know the guys, but for me one of the better performances of the week came from Dubai[CGS]Mirage as they put their 160-200 (it was a bad night)  pings aside and concentrated on the matter at hand - fragging. Eighteen rounds later the match was over and Online United Nations were on the receiving end of a 16:2  thumping. Full match stats and demo are available for this match. As for what is in store for this week, well we are going to look at the matches from a different perspective with what I have called the "fools panel". Each week the ever so friendly GaZ and Felix will predict the results of the weeks matches. Each week they will also be joined by a "special guest" who will add their picks to the article. Points will be awarded for correct result predictions in the following manner : Correct winner and scoreline (eg Team A 16:14 Team B) 10 points Correct winner (eg Team A 16:14 Team B) 3 points Head over to the "Fools Panel" post on theSGL where you can leave your predictions in the comments. Each week the person who posts their predictions in the comments and gets the highest overall points will receive a SteelSeries QcK for their efforts. Should there be a tie for first place then the user who posted their comments first shall be considered the winner - so don't delay post your predictions now! CLICK HERE TO ENTER Links Tournament overview The Fools Panel

Some frankly mouth watering ties lie in wait for us this evening as the first round of matches in HEAT kick off in earnest. With teams ranging from the colder climate of Finland right round to the blistering sunshine of Dubai, from mighty CGS franchises to "once a week online heroes" the teams collide head on tonight in a series of bruising encounters. Usually you would get a full list of fixtures here but with so many matches taking place it's going to be a lot easier on the eye to check out the official fixtures page where you can also leave your opinions and predictions. We also urge teams to post any details of SRCtv coverage they may have in place so users have the option of seeing as many matches as possible. In each round of fixtures we aim to bring you (at least) two featured matches with extra information and top of the bill coverage. For this first round of fixtures the two featured matches feature two of the heavyweight CGS teams, one you will be familiar with - the other possibly less so. ....   In September last year I was delighted to be there when EYEballers were selected to be the CSS squad for Stockholm Magnetik by their general manager - none other than the legendary Emil "Heaton" Christensen. Tonight we get our first look at them in an online event since that night in Birmingham. Don't forget to check out their own article on this match where "sparkle" reveals how the team will approach this opening tie on a map not included in their usual practice schedule... Going up against the franchise team are some players back from a lengthy break (somewhere in the six month region?) as verve set out to  enact their very own David/Goliatch showdown. Made up of players from the now defunct Planet6 and GotReg? teams there is no doubt that these guys are more than capable of dishing out the kills. Whether or not they will be able to go toe to toe with their opposition tonight remains to be seen however. Noting that Stockholm didn't seem to be relishing the prospect of a match on de_cpl_mill, GAZ caught up with verve|sthrlnd to find out if this was going to inspire any extra confidence from his team... theSGL|GaZ : Your going up against one of the cgs franchised teams, how are you feeling about this, you must be a little confident with the map being mill? [verve]sthrlnd : We've been together for only a short time. We haven't done a lot of practice on mill due to Callum having exams at the moment. I reckon it will be pretty even on the preparation front. It's not like these haven't played mill in the past. We're just hoping we give them a challenge. This match is scheduled for 20:30UK 21:30CET and details for SRCtv will appear on this page nearer to match time. Just as with Stockholm, I found myself at the Dubai event (I go get around a bit don't I !) where GameWorks destroyed everyone else at the event with some ease and  if memory serves me correctly were only "pushed" in one tie conceding six rounds. Whilst the franchise itself did not do too well at the PanAsian event and failed to qualify for the World Finals in LA the CSS team did play rather well throughout and showed themselves to be one of the better teams in attendance. Playing from so far away does not do great things for their ping so expect to see some 100-130 figures in the ping column, but don't count them out simply on this basis. They have been playing a hell of a lot of matches against European teams for a while now and don't let their poor connections get in the way of a good performance. No doubt about it that these guys could well surprise a lot of people... OUN have been playing our events on and off fr some time now, recently they did move to another organisation (who's name escapes me right now sorry) but it would seem thigns didn't pan out too well for them as they folded soon after and have now returned with the same roster under their original name to pick up where they left off. This match is scheduled for 20:30UK 21:30CET and details for SRCtv will appear on this page nearer to match time. Dont forget you can see the full list of tonight's fixtures and the group tables on the tournament overview link below. Links Tournament overview

As you probably already gathered , we had an overwhelming response for this event with over two hundred applications for the forty eight slots. With so many teams coming to the table for this tournament we have set up both a qualification play off to fill two places in each group (four teams already seeded through into each group of six) and a separate event for the teams who either lose their qualification match or were not drawn into the Heat event itself (more on this later this evening). So - Heat, We have at the moment eight groups of six teams. Each group has four teams assigned to it already from the pools of seeds we sorted out. Each group also has two spare slots with no teams yet assigned. These sixteen slots will be filled by the winners of a single match qualification round. We don't like to say no here at theSGL and rather than close the door on so many team we have given as many as possible the opportunity to take part in Heat - it's up to you to show us what you have got and club your opponent into submission and claim that group stage slot for yourself! The top two teams from each group will go through into the traditional best of three knockout stage until we have our winner. You can find (in a few minutes) the teams laid out in their group format and the qualifier matches laid out via the tournament overview (linked below) - as ever any queries come and see us on IRC (try gaz / ateyu for fastest results). Good luck to everyone as ever - and don't forget there is another add on event coming along in the next 24 hours for the teams who didn't get into or qualify for the Heat event itself. Links Tournament overview