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21st November 2008, 21:10

Gameplay struck by Financial Crisis

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Dreamhack Winter 2008 is about to kick off in Sweden and just hours ago, Sweden Shayan 'Shayan' Taleb announced that his team, Finland Gameplay, would not be attending the event. Several of the world's elite teams were invited and even though the Finns received an invitation and were seeded into Group

B with their fellow Scandinavians Sweden SK Gaming and Sweden EvilZone, they unfortunately did not have the financial resources to pay for the trip to Jönköping.

"The finance crisis has slowed down our income," Shayan states. "We managed to get money, but not in time to book the trip and it just cost too much."

Gameplay has already secured tickets to play a showmatch in Poland during the same time period as Dreamhack in order to maintain practice. The event's organizers have yet to declare a team to replace the Finns.


Source: HLTV


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(7 months ago)  #1 Elven_Star
Elven_Star
What a pity -.-
And I don't think DreamHack organizers will be able to find a replacement soon enough so....

Elen sila lumenn omentilmo
(7 months ago)  #2 --Nemesis--
--Nemesis--
This is just a guess, but I think they will either award the spot to one of the better teams in the qualifiers. If not, then they will certainly allow 5 teams to progress through qualis instead of the usual 4.
I'm forever wishing I was blowing bubbles like Phil :<
(7 months ago)  #6 Elven_Star
Elven_Star
Yeah but that 'replaced' team must arrange the trip, etc which is kinda hard at such a short call ;)
Elen sila lumenn omentilmo
(7 months ago)  #7 --Nemesis--
--Nemesis--
the qualifiers are BYOC, meaning that the qualis will actually be held at the Dreamhack venue :)
I'm forever wishing I was blowing bubbles like Phil :<
(7 months ago)  #11 kiN_-
kiN_-
I think you are right Nemesis :)

imo they should just replace gameplay with Blank who is attending the BYOC ... only bad thing about that is then Group B will feature 3 (possibly 4) Swedish teams(SK, Evilzone, and Blank). I also think Blank is way above everyone elses level in the BYOC ... just makes sense :D
(7 months ago)  #3 raxhe
 
haha funny, great sponsor as we can see , this is GAMING :>
Most aimer of my city, the legend, my legend ;)
(7 months ago)  #4 Ooopek
 
gameplays come to Poland this weekend....
they will play vs FX at PGA
(7 months ago)  #5 qbarca
qbarca
ul
Barca... es mes que un club
(7 months ago)  #8 mauzzer
mauzzer
American Team ?
(7 months ago)  #9 uNder
uNder
it's ridiculous ...
even if you lose > never give up !
(7 months ago)  #13 weym0
weym0
completly right!
Make the right choise, chose weym0!
(7 months ago)  #10 br4z
 
Events organizers should pay the trip to the players imo :s
(7 months ago)  #12 kpc
kpc
bad news(
(7 months ago)  #14 Malinowym4linowycreep
m4linowycreep
that's shame..;/ i think that gameplay vs. sk-gaming are the best matches that on a scene xD
omg!!wTf?! i know u hack oO!!

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