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Oranje Netherlands versus Spain La Roja

The Netherlands and Spain are the two teams left who will fight it out in the finals of the 2010 World Cup South Africa.  Both of them still haven’t won the cup, so this coming July 11, 2010,  there will be an eight team who will join the list of FIFA World Cup winners, joining Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, France and England.  Picking a winner between the two is hard when you’re going to base your choice on the history of both teams against each other.  The two teams have already played nine matches between them, wherein each team have won four games and one game’s a draw.

Netherlands ( Oranje )

The only team with six wins in six matches in the course of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa with twelve goals to come with it, and the team that defeated the tournament favorite Brazil sending them home in the Quarter-Finals.  This is the third time that the Netherlands will  be playing in the World Cup Finals, the first was in 1974 which they lost to West Germany (2-1) and the second came in 1978, four years after, which they also lost to Argentina (3-1).

Spain ( La Roja )

After an unexpected defeat against Switzerland on the first match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Spain is on a five game win streak.  The 2008 European cup holders seem to be back in form as what they have shown during their last five matches.  For Spain this is their first World Cup Finals appearance, with only a fourth place finish to boast for in the 1950 World Cup, wherein they lost to Sweden (3-1).

Key Players

Five goals is currently the most number of goals scored by a single player, and four players scoring five goals each, two of the players are playing in the World Cup Finals on opposing teams.  Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands and David Villa of Spain will have their own match in the Finals, vying for the top goal scorer of the tournament.  Also both of them are in the shortlist of the Golden Ball Award, which is given to the tournament’s best player.  There are ten nominated players for the Golden Ball Award which were selected by the FIFA Technical Study Group.

Players to Watch

For Spain it will be Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta, both of which are dangerous in passing the ball which will make or break Netherlands defense.  While on the Netherlands side, Mark van Bommel and Nigel de Jong will play big roles to their team, as they will both need to step up their game to be able to disrupt the passing game of Spain, you cannot leave out Arjen Robben, one of the fastest player on the pitch, as he tries to make plays for his teammates and himself.

Unexpected Players

During the course of the tournament both the Netherlands and Spain each have a player that haven’t shown their full potential and during the World Cup Finals, one or both of them might be able to showcase what they can do on the pitch.  Spain’s Fernando Torres will have to show what he’s capable of as this is the last match of the tournament and Netherland’s Robin van Persie needs to shift to a higher gear to be able cement his name as one of Netherland’s best center forward.

FIFA World Cup Semi-Finals -  the first match will see two teams who came from behind to win their quarter-final matches while the other semi-final match will be an all-European match.  Uruguay will go up against the Netherlands while Germany will be up against Spain.

La Celeste versus Oranje
Uruguay won their quarter-final match via penalties against Ghana.  Ghana opened the scoring at the end of the first half, Uruguay then equalized nine minutes after the start of the second half, before the end of extra time, Ghana was awarded a penalty kick but was missed by Asamoah Gyan.  With two saves from Fernando Muslera, Sebastian Abreu sealed the win for Uruguay with his penalty kick.

The Netherlands came from a goal down ten minutes after kick-off, to win their quarter-final match against the top-ranked team in the world, Brazil.  After an own goal by Felipe Melo which equalized the match, a Wesley Sneijder goal which gave the Dutch the lead on the 68th minute, and a red card for Melo, saw Brazil lost its composure and for the rest of the game was scrambling for an equalizer.

The Uruguay and the Netherlands match may seem to be one of the unexpected match-ups at this stage of the competition.  Its hard to predict who would emerge victorious and would have a chance for the trophy, and for the losing team, a match for the third place finish.  Surely, it will be one exciting match to watch.

Die Nationalmannschaft versus La Roja
Germany did not let Argentina avenge their quarter-final lost in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.  Germany scored four goals in the match, the first one in the three-minute mark, currently the fastest goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, then midway in the second half, two goals were scored in a span of six minutes, and the last goal came with a minute remaining, just like putting an icing on the cake for Germany.

As opposed to the match won by Germany, Spain had to win their match the hard way, only one goal separated the two teams after the final whistle was blown.  Spain had to rely on David Villa for the lone goal of the match which came late in the second half.  Both sides had their chances on the penalty spot, both of which were saved by their respective goalkeepers.

Germany has never lost a World Cup match against Spain, will the statistics favor Germany or will Spain continue to write a new history.  The all-European semi-final will be one for the books, with the in-form Germany squad wanting to avenge their EURO 2008 Finals lost to Spain, we will surely have a match to watch for.

Only eight teams left in the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament.  After a fifty six matches, the quarter-finalists have to battle it out for a crack at the chance to be crowned as the 2010 FIFA World Cup Champion.

Here are the matches for the Quarter-Finals.

Oranje versus Seleção
A hungry Netherlands team will try to stop Brazil in winning their sixth world cup trophy on their quarter-final match.  Both teams secured their respective groups with one match to spare and both still undefeated in the tournament, but one has to give in as they fight it out for a spot in the semi-finals.

La Celeste versus Black Stars
Two-time winner, Uruguay will try to stop Ghana, the only African nation left in the tournament, in their quarter-final match.  Both teams are considered to be the dark horses of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Uruguay struggled to qualify for the finals and Ghana being the youngest team in the tournament.

La Albiceleste versus Die Nationalmannschaft
2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-Final, host nation Germany won against Argentina, 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 1-1 after extra time.  After four years, the same nation meet again on the same stage, will it be the same result.  Will Germany advance to the semi-finals or will Argentina get to avenge their defeat four years ago.

La Albirroja versus La Roja
Its two different football playing styles, one relies on defense while the other on offense, both teams are focused for that slot on the final four.  A fourth place finish for Spain in the 1950 World Cup is the farthest they’ve gone, the goal of winning this year’s cup is their aim.  While Paraguay have broken new grounds and are intent on going further, progressing higher than expected.  The winner of the match gets a semi-final slot and will write their own history.

After fifteen days and forty eight matches in the group stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.  The final sixteen nations enter the knockout stages will start to battle it out for the coveted FIFA World Cup in single elimination matches.  With so many surprising and unexpected match results, including the early exit of the 2006 FIFA World Cup champion, Italy and runner-up, France.

Here are the sixteen teams that made it to the next stage (first and second respectively):

Group A:  Uruguay and Mexico
Group B:  Argentina and Korea Republic
Group C:  USA and England
Group D:  Germany and Ghana
Group E:  Netherlands and Japan
Group F:  Paraguay and Slovakia
Group G:  Brazil and Portugal
Group H:  Spain and Chile

Here are the schedule and match-ups for the knockout stage:

26-June – Uruguay versus Korea Republic
26-June – USA versus Ghana
28-June – Netherlands versus Slovakia
28-June – Brazil versus Chile
27-June – Argentina versus Mexico
27-June – Germany versus England
29-June – Paraguay versus Japan
29-June – Spain versus Portugal

With the South American countries dominating the early stages of the tournament and the European countries barely making it to the top sixteen, the ball is round.  So, who’s your bet to win the cup?

Congrats TEAM FALSE DOWN for winning!

Game Mechanics for WarRock 5v5 Pampanga Bash Tournament

The First 5v5 WarRock Tournament at Pampanga
Schedule and venue of events:

May 29, 2010 (Saturday)

CyJen Cyber Hub

2nd Flr. Arrcage D.C. Bldg, McArthur Hiway,

Lourdes Sur East, Angeles City, Pampanga

Elimination Schedule

3:00pm Briefing

3:30pm Start of Matches

5:00pm Tournament resumes

Qualifications:

Both professional and amateur gamers.
All AMPED members w/ Premium Accounts
Open to all groups of 5 members.
No Age Limit
MALE OR FEMALE.
All you have to do is register onsite at the day of the event.

Registration Fees

Registration Fee of P 50.00 /head
Warrock Settings

Maps: Marien, Cadoro, Xauen, Velruf, Khali, Bloc, Karaqum, Beringia, Khyber
Players: 5v5
Rules: Race to 5 (start)

Race to 7 (Finals)
Type: Close Quarter Combat
Mode: Explosive

How to Join and Play

Registration

1. All you have to do is register onsite at the event day.
2. Sign-up at the registration sheet, don’t forget to include your team name.
3. Get the Tournament team name label.
4. The Team would then be asked to wait for the briefing.
5. During the briefing, the GM would again explain the rules and what will transpire during the event.

Pre-Game

1. After the GM briefs the participants, the drawing of slots for all the teams will follow. This would determine the opposing teams and time of matches.
2. The 2 teams that where placed on the first slot would now take their positions on each of their respective computer terminals.
3. Both teams will be given 5 minutes to fix all their game settings and configurations
4. A game room will now be created by a member of one of the 2 playing teams. (This would be determined thru toss coin on who shall be the one to create, and also the side to be played).
5. A password will be enforced to make sure no outsider will interfere in the match.
6. The marshal shall check if all the participants are already inside the specified room.
7. Once all the participants have their ready button clicked (marked by a green light), the event personnel may then give the go signal to start the game and make it official.

During the Game

1. At the start of round 1, both teams will be asked to meet in the middle of the map, to check if there is anyone being invisible. Once both teams are satisfied with all members being seen, they will be asked to return to their own base, and after 5 seconds, the game will be official.
2. If there’s any invisible player, the game will be restarted, and step 1 will then be done until all members are seen.
3. If a player drops out of a match in progress due to crash or disconnection (and if he was also fragged at the time), he or she may rejoin so long as the game allows it.
4. The game won’t be restarted, if there were already casualties (or deaths) that took place before the disconnection. If the game just started and no deaths took place, then the game will be restarted (and the score continued).
5. Intentional disconnection from the server warrants a +2 additional points for the opposing team for the duration of the game. A second offense warrants forfeiture of the game. Always consult your marshal and ask for his approval before disconnecting from the game to avoid this penalty.

After the Game

1. The participants will have to wait until the game marshal records the score of the round before being asked to log out of the server.
2. The game marshal shall then call in the next set of participants for the tournament to continue.

How to Win and Advance

Just finish on top of the ladder match while constantly winning the matches as it comes.

1. • Highest loser format in effect (if needed)
   • 1 Lose–out elimination (if highest loser is not in effect)

Policies and Guidelines:

1. The player/team is expected to play on an orderly manner, therefore no cussing or cursing allowed on the server. A warning will be issued to those who violate this rule. Continuous violation (after 3 warnings) would result to a disqualification of that person during that particular game. This goes in effect during chat mode, before, during, and after the match.
2. The first rule applies in-game and in-house.
3. Substitution will be allowed in the team roster (before the ground event), provided they have a valid excuse, and the player haven’t played with any of the qualifying teams. The team line-up during the ground event will be final, and no further substitution will be allowed.
4. The game marshal/ officer have the right to disqualify, or ban any player, before, during, and after each game set.
5. If the player is found using any illegal programs (like using cheats on the server, speed hacks, wall hacks, map glitches…etc,) he will be barred from playing.
6. If a player is found using 2 accounts during the event, he and his team will be banned from continuing in the tournament.
7. Piloting another player’s account is not allowed in the game.
8. The gaming director and people at AMPED has every right to modify, edit and change the rules whenever they may see it fit.

Prizes:

(WarRock Tournament)

1^st Place:

Pot Cash

15 Days non-rare weapon (each)

14 Days Premium (each)

30,000 Dinars (team)

WarRock Shirts (each)

WarRock News Image

2^nd Place

7 Days Premium (each)

WarRock Shirts (each)

20,000 Dinars

Special Thanks to GM Johnny Blaze.

Please check the link below:

Amped Forums

Competition date: May 7, 2010, 1:00 PM
Call time: strictly 12:30 PM on the competition date
Minimum Teams: 8
PC Payment: P20/hour
Competition Method: 5vs5
Registration: PHP 500/team
Venue: CyJen Cyber Hub(2nd Floor Arrcage Bldg, Mc Arthur Hiway corner Fajardo Street, Lourdes Sur East, Angeles City)

Team side (Sentinel or Scourge) and draft pick (1st pick) will be decided via Toss coin
Game version: Warcraft-III Ver. 1.24b
Game map: WC3 DotA Version 6.66b
Game mode: -Cm

Elimination Format: Single elimination
Finals Format: Best of 3 match

Prizes:
CHAMPIONS will take 75% of the total registration fee
2nd Place will take 25% of the total registration fee

General Rules

-No item restriction.
-Sharing is allowed.
-Backdoor is allowed.
-1 – 2 watchers per team.
-Play time will be charged.
-Trash talk is strictly allowed..
-Side betting is allowed outside the shop
-Players can bring their own mouse pad.
-Shop mouse will be used during the tournament.
-Saving the game will be the players responsibility.
-Third party programs are allowed (ex. Warkeys).
-No cellular phones for the players during the match
-Only registered players can play in the tournament.
-In case of a brownout or any natural causes, an agreement between teams shall be made. If teams do not agree, a remake shall be implemented with the same picks.

Disqualification Rules

-Late for 10 min. based on the shop time.
-Fighting INSIDE the shop (SA LABAS KAYO!).
-Not paying for the playing time after the match.

*Organizers/marshals decision will be final.

Disconnections

• Teams are persuaded to save their games frequently during a match in order to compensate for disconnections.
• Disconnection before a hero has been killed: match restart
• Disconnection after a hero has been killed: If a save game has been made within the last 15 minutes, then consult the rule below.  If not then the game continues without the disconnected player.
• If team 1 have killed 5+ heroes more than team 2 during the period of the last saved game and the disconnection, then the disconnect is in the favor of team 1.

For example:
- At the time of the save game the score is 35-35
- At the time of the disconnection the score is 42-37 for team 1
- Since team 1 have killed 5+ heroes more than team 2, team 1 may now choose whether to continue the match or remake from the save game.
- An Aegis counts for 1 kill .
- A tower counts for 3 kills when calculating this, down.
- A barracks counts for 5 kills.

• The teams must save game right after the first blood.
• If neither team is in advantage then an admin should be consulted, unless teams can agree to a decision by themselves.
• It is allowed to use a disconnected hero, but it is not allowed to give his items to other players or buy any item for the hero. The items should remain on the disconnected hero.

DISCLAIMER:  Organizer reserves the right to postpone or cancel the event.

Team Leader please fill out the registration form below and email (cyjenheruela@gmail.com) us a copy of each player’s picture.
Bring along ALL  Identification Cards on the tournament day itself for team verification purposes.

REGISTRATION FORM: (to be filled out by the team leader only)

Form provided by Freedback.

A month has passed since I’ve posted on our blog, it was my first post for 2010, and I thought that I would be able to actively update our blog. I’m still hoping that I would still be able to regularly update our blog, after all it has been a very busy start of the year for us.

For the second post for the year, an update of sort would be enough.

CyJen Cyber Hub now have ten more additional computer units, big thanks to my older-little sister for the help, with her help we were able to finally complete the computers.  Now the renovation of the expansion room will be our next focus, not the priority though.  Also, our regular players are asking for a tournament, which I do plan to stage around March.  Also with the expansion, there’s a place for our Magic: The Gathering Trading Card game players to play at, we’ve added new tables to accommodate the players during tournaments being staged at CyJen.

I would like to thank my siblings for giving us a visit last time, with Jen being pregnant we don’t have any spare time going around, so a visit from you guys and gals is really appreciated.  Hopefully it will be a monthly get together, with a new addition to our family within the coming days, having a monthly family get together will be great.

While writing this entry, just right now, I got a phone call from Jen, she had her check-up and just got back from her OB-Gynecologist.  She told me that her OB has advised her to go to he hospital and have the contractions she’s been experiencing checked.  Also, the OB has advised her to get admitted into the hospital within the next five days, meaning, anytime soon our baby girl might come out.

Well Ciao for now, need to attend to other things here… It’s really busy… busy…

Its that weird feeling again!!! Weird…