Packard Bell iPower Games UK Qualifiers

Building on the success of iPower 2007 in Lisbon, Packard Bell are back to find the best gamers in the world! The iPower Games are a unique and exciting global competition that does away with the people who are simply l33t at one game, and aims to find the best overall teams at First-Person Shooter and Real Time Strategy games.

Countries from around the world will be sending their nine best gamers to the iPower Finals in Paris this Summer. The iPower Games is split into two sections, one for FPS gamers and one for RTS gamers. The FPS section requires teams to compete in both Activision’s flagship Call of Duty 4 and Midway’s stunning Unreal Tournament 3. The RTS section comprises Sierra’s World in Conflict and THQ’s Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance.

Online Qualifiers for the Games commence Monday 18th February, with the teams winning each tournament getting free entry to i33 to take part in the UK Finals. At the LAN they will be given a bye to later stages of the tournament, whilst other teams have a "last chance" to qualify.

There are 24 spaces available for teams in each section of the tournament. Teams of 5 are required for the FPS section, whilst a 4-man squad is needed for World in Conflict, to be split into 2 2-man squads for Supreme Commander.

The rules that govern the iPower Games can be found here

FPS Key info

• Games Used: Call of Duty 4 Search and Destroy MR12 (rules), Unreal Tournament 3 5v5 Warfare (rules)
• Tournament Format: Group Stage then Single Elimination
• Teams: 5v5, same players for both games. 5-man roster only.
• Overall Scoring: 3 points for a win in each game, 1 point for a draw in each game.
• Tie Settlement: Percentage ratio of total in-game score. Example:
  • CoD4 18-6, difference would be 75%-25%.
  • UT3 13-7, difference would be 65%-35%.
  • Total difference is 70%-30%.

RTS Key info

• Games Used: World in Conflict 4v4 (rules), 2x Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (rules)
• Tournament Format: Group Stage then Single Elimination
• Teams:
  • World in Conflict:
    • 4v4.
  • Supreme Commander:
    • A squad and B squad, 2v2. A squad will always play A squad. Squads cannot change players mid tournament.
• Overall Scoring: 3 points for a win in each game, 1 point for a draw in each game.
• Tie Settlement: Percentage ratio of total in-game score. Example:
  • WiC total individual score of 550-450, difference of 55%-45%
  • SupCom total individual score (over both squad’s games) of 100000000-150000000, difference of 40%-60%
  • Total difference is 47.5%-52.5%.

Source: i33.multiplay.co.uk/tournaments/ipower/