Today Overload Gaming would like to officially announce the addition of a new team in a very familiar game. Overload Gaming is welcoming a team active in Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory into our ranks.

A brief history of Overload Gaming's past involvement in the W:ET scene:
- In 2005 a group of W:ET players founded Overload Gaming
- In 2007 Overload Gaming welcomed it's first top level Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory team. which went on to participate in the ClanBase EuroCup XVI but failed to make an impact
- In 2008 Overload Gaming revitalized it's Enemy Territory effort and returned to the EuroCup, performing very well and taking home bronze in the EC XVII
- In 2009 Overload Gaming surprised everyone by ending third at the Crossfire Challenge 6, as well as taking home silver in the ClanBase EuroCup XIX

Some very big shoes to fill indeed, so without further ado, please welcome: Overload Gaming - Oceans6.
Matthias Daems (alias rasloV)
David Phillipaerts (alias dAv1d)
Kevin Verhulst (alias kevin)
Grim Stalmans (alias Gr1m)
Steff Karremans (alias karre)

Some of you might wonder why the lineup is composed of five players instead of the six players Overload's previous teams have always fielded. Well, W:ET is going through a revolution right now, which was started by the seventh Crossfire Challenge installment opting for that size. This event will be sponsored by Intel and has thus been named the Crossfire Intel Challenge 7. The new team size is already bearing fruit: Over thirty four teams will be attending the event which will be held at the WZZRD LAN Centre in Enschede, The Netherlands at the start of March this year. Overload Gaming will be represented at the event by our new Belgian players.

"Overload has been standing for over five years, making us one of the oldest organizations active within the Enemy Territory scene", Overload's chief manager Floris Erich (alias Sainted) states, adding "in those five years, we have gained great successes and went through some controversies, however today I would like to focus on the future. We have welcomed a team which you could consider as underdogs, and that is exactly how I myself look at the team. However one can not help but notice the raw potential this lineup holds. And let's not forget: 5on5 is an entirely new game, and we are here, yet again, to play and win.".

Team captain Matthias Daems had the following to say: "We are really happy that Overload has chosen us to represent them at the upcoming LAN. We hope to be able to surprise people and do very well. We have dAv1d & Kevin as the veterans, and karre, gr1m and me will have to step up and show the scene what we are capable of. We would also like to thank kuraigu from oceans6 for helping us with our LAN adventures."

The team will be managed by C. Bynum (alias kuraigu), who will also be acting as a backup player.

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Today Overload Gaming is utmost delighted to welcome a brand new Call of Duty 4 team into our ranks. We welcome four new faces to Overload Gaming - Jan de Vos (alias Foz), Lars Schutte (alias cliOx), Noah Bergh (alias Duif), Rick van Riel (alias YoghoBeer), as well as welcome back two old acquaintances: Roy van Ingen (alias cyaz) and Jarno de Wilde (alias Drkz).

These six players will form Overload's "community" team, which means they are in the incubating phase to become amateur and future professional players. Overload Gaming will be supporting and coaching the team at both online and offline competitions.

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This year marked Overload Gaming's debut in the Electronic Sports League's Intel Extreme Masters, which is the biggest European Quake Live league in terms of price money and the skill level of attendees. It is also one of the most exclusive leagues, as to be able to participate players either need to be directly invited, or manage to end among the top four in one of the very though qualification tournaments.

Qualification
Overload Gaming was very happy to have our very own Quake Live duelist Richard Krooman (alias Weird) do his best to be able to grab a spot in the tournament. He embarked on this adventure when he joined the first qualification tournament, in which he was able to reach the third round before getting beaten by the up and coming player Charles Moriceau (alias FooX).

Considering just four players qualify per qualification tournament the ESL hosted four of these competitions. When the second qualification tournament took place, Krooman was once again one of the players in participation, looking eager to secure himself a position for the IEM. This time with success, as by taking home well deserved victories against players such as Stafano Conoci (alias spartano) and Ejthor Kristjansson (alias linkoo), Krooman qualified for the main phase of the European arm of the Intel Extreme Masters.

The tournament
Krooman was joined by his old foe Ejthor Kristjansson, as well as by Mousesports's Magnus Olsson (alias fox) and Benjamin Jakob (alias calipt) in group F. His first match was to be played against Jakob.

We were all very excited on the evening of the first match. However the match turned out to be disastrous for Krooman, who was not able to get into his game at all. Losing both maps things were already starting to look down, however there was still a chance if he would be able to repeat his feat against Kristjansson.

However things did not work out the way we hoped - Kristjansson was in great shape and managed to beat Krooman. Two matches down was not a good start at all in approach to Krooman's match against the toughest player in his group. Our fears proved right, Olsson played his A-game, taking down Krooman in two straight maps.

For Overload, the IEM has come to a very unfortunate end, as we know we could have done better. However this was the first IEM for Quake Live, and we where there, so watch out for the next season - as we will be back.

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Today the Electronic Sports League announced the groups for the European Intel Extreme Masters, which is probably the most prestigious competition taking place in Europe. Overload Gaming is well represented by our very own Quake Live duelist Richard Krooman (alias Weird), who took home bronze in the second qualifier.

Krooman will be participating in Group F, together with Magnus Olsson (alias fox) Benjamin Jakob (alias calipt) and Eythor Kristjansson (alias linkoo). Out of these three, the Swedish player Olsson is probably most well known. He currently plays for German pro gaming team Mousesports.

The top two from the group will join the top 2 from the seven other groups and will face each other at the European finals which are due to take place in Cologne, Germany during the 23rd and 24th of January.

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Monday evening Overload Gaming's very own Quake Live duelist Richard Krooman (alias Weird) will once again be participating in the qualifiers for the Electronic Sports League and Intel's Intel Extreme Masters competition.

The Intel Extreme Masters presents the highest level of eSports in the Benelux, with major prizes to be won and the best players in attendance.

Don't forget to check back on our website for the latest results.

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Today Overload Gaming's very own Quake Live duelist Richard Krooman (alias Weird) will be participating in the first qualification cup for the Intel Extreme Masters Season IV, over at the Electronic Sports League. The top four players in this cup will qualify to participate in the main stage of this prestigious competition.

We will be keeping the website up to date with Richard's latest results.

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After losing versus Romain Leclercq (alias dem0n) earlier this week in his first EuroCup XX match, Overload's Richard Krooman (alias Weird) returned with a vengeance in his second EuroCup match.

Richard's opponent for tonight was Aron Hommer (alias siLw), a player with a history of playing Unreal Tournament at a high level.

Weird [21:-3] siLw on Lost World
Weird [08:03] siLw on Furious Heights

With both a victory and a defeat Richard is still in the race. Next week he will face SK-Gaming's Bogdan Mazur (alias bodzo). The two best ranked players in the group will move on to the playoffs.

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Overload Gaming is delightful to announce that our very own Quake Live duelist Richard Krooman has taken home the silver medal in the Electronic Sports League Benelux Opening League.

Thirtytwo players from all over Benelux gathered to play in this league, with various well known names eagerly looking towards a top finish.
Weird [02:00] storM
Weird [28:-1] thiij
Weird [17:04] supremej
Weird [04:15] dem0n
Weird [14:11] xEnDleSSx
Weird [05:01] Sc00T
Weird [01:00] RazorX (forfeit win)
Weird [04:16] dem0n

Congratulations are in order for dem0n for winning the tournament. Tuesday Richard will play against the Belgian player again in the ClanBase EuroCup XX.

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The Benelux section of the Electronic Sports League has decided to open up a Quake Live section for Benelux players, and they're kicking it off with a major tournament. Thirty two players from the Benelux battle it out in this grand opening. One of them is Overload Gaming's very own Richard Krooman.

Richard's first match will be in the upper bracket against Jordie Tournois (alias storM). The winner of this match will move on to the second round of the upper bracket, while the loser will get a chance to redeem himself in the lower bracket.

Keep your eyes on the Overload Gaming website for coverage of this event.

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Tonight Overload Gaming's very own Quake Live duelist Richard Krooman (alias Weird) will be facing LowLandLions player Romain Leclercq (alias dem0n) in the ClanBase EuroCup XX.

After having represented Team Belgium as a player of its CTF team, Romain joined LowLandLions this summer, when the team restructured its lineup. Lately the Belgium player has been bringing in good results in Quake Live duels, so it's no surprise to find him participating among some of the top players of Europe in the ClanBase EuroCup.

It's the first match for both players, and promises to be a clash of two of the strongest players in the Benelux. Be sure to check back on our website tonight to find the results of the match.

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