2003

Information

2003 was SK.swe´s year, placing first in 5 out of 7 tournaments and with two 3rd places. SK.swe with HeatoN, Potti, elemeNt, ahl and fisker dominated 2003 and at the end of the year they had managed to earn $160,000, an impressive amount that only 2 teams have managed to achieve; mTw in 2008 and Na´Vi in 2010.

SK.swe was one of the most dominant teams in the history of CS by the year 2003. SK.swe stormed through the last four tournaments of 2003 without losing a single map.

2003 also gave us a new wave of top Swedish players, Vilden, Hyper, Archie, GudeN from gmpo.swe, Team64 and Eyeballers who later moved to teams like SK.swe and Fnatic.

eoLithic with Naikon, elemeNt, XeqtR, knoxville and DarK did not reach the same level as the year before and only won one tournament, Clanbase EuroCup VI, but took a second place at Clickarena.

We would also see a few new teams on the scene like a-Losers, GateKeepers, xPerience.se, LuLAN and / NoA who would be one of the top teams the next 2 years.

Fun Facts:

- mibr´s 5th place in the CPL Winter 2003 was the first top 5 result from a team outside Europe and North America.

- SK, in 2003, was the most dominant team of all time. The Swedes and a Norwegian were known to be the best players in the world. SK dominated the year with 7 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze

- If you forget the GameGune and the EuroCup VI, two week tournaments, Sweden won the 7 remaining tournaments, with 3 finals Sweden-Sweden and 12 medals out of 21 possibles.

- dsn made his first appearance with a 2nd place at GameGune with xPerience.se. The first achievement but not the last for the future star dsn.

- united5 was the only American team in the top 8 of CPL Winter 2003. fRoD and tr1p from united5 would become two of the best players America ever have had.

- 2003 was a great year for tournaments in France, Clickarena, CPL Cannes and one that still exists today; ESWC.

- The first tournaments for / NoA, the first and last team with players from both sides of the Atlantic. It started well with a good second place at CPL Winter 2003, in the future / NoA will be one of the top teams in the world for a few years.

Tournaments

CPL Winter

. SK.swe (HeatoN, Potti, elemeNt, ahl, fisker) - $30,000
. NoA ( shaGuar, Naikon, knoxville, bsl, method) - $21,000
. mousesports ( gore, neo, Johnny R, Roman R., Blizzard) - $14,000
4. Adrenaline (vesslan, quick, Notorious, XeqtR, brunk) - $21.000
5. mibr (KIKO, pava, pred, Corassa, eduzin) - $9,000
6. Team64 (archie, GudeN, Hyper, vilden, Crw) - $6,000
7. united5 (fRoD, tr1p, Hare, slick, moses) - $5,000
8. 4K ( Mangiacapra, Harriman, Hartman, Snajdan, Xenon) - $3,000

CPL Copenhagen

. SK.swe (HeatoN, Potti, SpawN, ahl, fisker) - $5,000
. gmpo.swe (vilden, Hyper, crw, Archie, GudeN) - $4,500
. mousesports ( gore, neo, Johnny R, Roman R., Blizzard) - $3,500
4. GateKeepers (vedion, jrny, onkel, starhydra, Drally) - $2,500
5-6. LuLAN (walle, caine, badtaste, Demonen, elaj) - $1,500
5-6. matrix (Legenden, Magix, MegatoN, Zad, rvd) - $1,500
7-8. GoL (Souledge, sNajdan, diGitaL, erks, Hyb) - $750
7-8. Destination Skyline (natu, alfa, Melvin, Tico, coali) - $750

WCG

. SK.swe (HeatoN, Potti, ahl, fisker, SpawN) - $40,000
. 3D (moto, Bullseye, KSharp, boms, Rambo) - $20,000
. Team9.level (bitch, calc, Jerry, nituz, spx) - $10,000
4. TeG (PeRRy, FlopP, DarkGhost, Gh3r0s, CreatuRe)
5-8. aAa (HaRts, PoM, JoN1oP, Hourdeau, Emkill)
5-8. devilU (44’alex, spr1te, ipig, LuckyBoy, mahdi)
5-8. EG (blackpanther, Stevenson, in_flames, quad, red dragon)
5-8. XcN (imothed, peacemaker, unforgiven, xtriver, virelis)

CPL Summer

. SK.swe (HeatoN, Potti, elemeNt, ahl, fisker) - $60,000
. Team9 (vesslan, quick, Luciano, Lucchese, XeqtR) - $42,000
. 3D (KSharp, Rambo, Bullseye, Steel, moto) - $28,000
4. a-Losers (Blizzard, neo, Johnny R., voodoo, DonKamilo) - $18,000
5. 4K (Mangiacapra, Harriman, Wright, DarK, Xenon) - $12,000
6. e7 (beerz, enigma, voodoo, s1monz, spyder) - $10,000
7. RDW (dkt, ntt, wombat, critikal, d.jacobson) - $6,000
8. Forsaken (brown, funk, Holden, park, spitzer) - $4,000

GameGune

. a-Losers (Blizzard, neo, Johnny R., voodoo, DonKamilo) - $10,000
. xPerience.se (dsn, NIRee, saMan, diGitaL, zoiio) - $5,000
. Frontline[EYE] (archie, bevah, GudeN, vilden, pain) - $2,500
4. Pro Pain (Abbadon, Robkill, pret, Asso, QuickSilver)

ESWC

. Team9 (vesslan, quick, Luciano, Lucchese, XeqtR) - $35,000
. zEx (volcano, sunman, LeKtriK, shaGuar, boms) - $25,000
. SK.swe (HeatoN, Potti, elemeNt, ahl, fisker, brunk) - $15,000
4. GoodGame (Sn][per, MaYeRs, SubaRu, OliGan, oRgy) - $10,000
5. 4K (Mangiacapra, Harriman, Xenon, Kwak, Wright, ShaQ) - $6,000
6. Gamers-X (CASTRO, method, kEEn, maldo, medias) - $4,000
7. Infernum (PapsT, gore, uLTi, kju, SaT!) - $3,000
8. Bizounours (HaRts, PoM, JoN1oP, LlayaN, dim2k) - $2,000

Clickarena

. Team9 (vesslan, quick, Luciano, Lucchese, Luke) - $30,000
. eoL (Naikon, elemeNt, XeqtR, knoxville, DarK) - $10,000
. SK.swe (HeatoN, Potti, brunk, ahl, fisker) - $5,000
4. level (spx, VicoN, zyphint, jerry, B!tch)

CPL Cannes

. SK.swe (HeatoN, Potti, brunk, ahl, fisker) - $5,000
. Team9 (vesslan, Luchesse, Luciano, quick, Venom) - $2,500
. mousesports (Johnny R, Roman R, Nils K, impi, gore) - $1,500
4. SoA (jerry, calc, MuGGz, Afflictor, StaN) - $1,000
5-6. nEophyte (fredi, gcko, johan, jonz, oskar) - $500
5-6. aAa (?, ?, ?, ?, ?) - $500

EuroCup VI

. eoL (Naikon, XeqtR, knoxville, Damien, DarK)
. mTw (hazz, cracken, koj, wirsing, ash)
. ocrana (Tico, Darkkis, diGitaL, Sheep, biggs)
4. a-Losers (PRETMAN, Bishop, todi, neo, DarkSun)

Medals

By country

1. Sweden 7/4/3 - total 14
2. Norway 1/2/0 - total 3
3. Germany 1/1/3 - total 4
4. USA 0/2/1 - total 3
5. Denmark 0/0/1 - total 1
5. Finland 0/0/1 - total 1

By team

1. SK.swe 5/0/2 - total 7
2. Team9 2/2/0 - total 4
3. mousesports 0/0/3 - total 3
4. eoL 1/1/0 - total 2
5. 3D 0/1/1 - total 2
6. a-Losers 1/0/0 - total 1
7. xPerience.se 0/1/0 - total 1
7. NoA 0/1/0 - total 1
7. zEx 0/1/0 - total 1
7. mTw 0/1/0 - total 1
7. gmpo.swe 0/1/0 - total 1
8. Frontline[EYE] 0/0/1 - total 1
8. Team9.level 0/0/1 - total 1
8. ocrana 0/0/1 - total 1

Money Ranking

1. SK.swe : $160,000
2. Team9 : $109,500
3. 3D : $48,000
4. a-Losers : $28,000
5. zEx : $25,000
6. NoA : $21,000
7. Adrenaline : $21.000
8. 4K : $21,000
9. mousesports : $19,000
10. Team9.level - $10,000
10. GoodGame : $10,000
10. e7 : $10,000
10. eoL : $10,000
11. mibr : $9,000
12. Team64 : $6,000
12. RDW : $6,000
13. xPerience.se : $5,000
13. united5 : $5,000
14. gmpo.swe : $4,500
15. Gamers-X : $4,000
15. Forsaken : $4,000
16. Infernum : $3,000
17. Frontline[EYE] : $2,500
17. GateKeepers : $2,500
18. Bizounours : $2,000
19. LuLAN : $1500
19. matrix : $1500
20. SoA : $1,000
21. GoL : $750
21. Destination Skyline : $750
22. nEophyte : $500
22. aAa : $500