Always interesting to see how people misplace what actually happened in Quake 3 Arena & deathmatch game history, even with AI responses.
So here’s my response.
CPL was the standard for the highest level of competition, not Quakecon. Also World Cyber Games Challenge in 2000. This was the peak of competition for Quake 3 Arena where the most was at risk, do or die mentality.
Count em.
XSi Invitational in Sweden against the top 12 players in the world. CPL Razer, top players in the world competed period. CPL Cologne, top EU & Russian players came and competed & CPL Australia. Battletop USA Duel & CPL Frag 4, team deathmatch against the top teams in the world and finally World Cyber Games Challenge in South Korea where I won GOLD MEDAL for USA. 🥇 Literally across America, Asia, Europe & Australia was competed on and the best of the best played.
I won all of them, including with my team clan Kapitol. 🚀
After Quake, I moved onto other games and continued to be the #1 earner in esports history till 2012.
It’s ridiculous I have to defend myself, but it’s necessary when false information is constantly posted. And yes I did win a Quakecon in 2004 for Doom 3 Inaugural Championship, grok has it wrong and this guys perspective is limited.
No doubt I give respect to Rapha for what he’s accomplished in Quake Live, but you talking about a completely different time in esports and different body of work that was accomplished over many years of showing the world you can make a living playing video games.
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