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Soupa J, a long-standing member of Radium's Professional Division COD4 team will be competing in the upcoming MPCON Lan Tournament located at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI. Soupa J and his team of various members from the community will be competing for their share of a $850 prize pool.

A maximum of 16 teams made of 5 players will compete in Search & Destroy on July 9th and 10th. We look forward to having Soupa J represent Radium well during the tournament and wish him luck.

For more information on the event please visit Alienware's website at the link below.
Alienware MPCon Website






]]> nemmeh@teamradium.com (Brandon R)
Unfortunately, exciting news didn't grace Radium's Professional tonight as the team loses the first match of CEVO Season 5. The match was hard fought with a lot of back and forth action between the two teams. This was a great match tonight and unfortunately Radium was unable to capture the win tonight. Area 51 was able to make some good adjustments later in the match at A which resulted in the winning of some crucial rounds to take the final score 13-11 over Radium.

The team begins preparing for Backlot tomorrow and looks to bounce back in Round 2.

]]> nemmeh@teamradium.com (Brandon R)
Match Summary
Radium started out on defense after losing the knife round due to a 2v1 situation where the team allstar who goes by a different name everyday blocks BigEasy which resulted in his horrific death. Radium's roster was fielded by BigEasy, Sammeh, Chub, Marian, and MFX. After preparing throughout the week we felt good about our chances against No Aim Gaming. On defense we had Marian and MFX running the B side defensive front with Sammeh and BigEasy handling our A bombsite coverage, rounding out the roster was Chub handling middle defensive duties.

This was the second match with the roster together in a live competition match so we're still trying to get our chemistry down together, however regardless of the positioning problems and little other things to work on we ended with a 7-5 lead going into halftime.

Switching to the harder side for the 2nd half Radium felt good about their chances to secure the win, after some pretty solid play by No Aim Gaming the team started getting a bit jittery, No Aim was able to grab 6 rounds to take the lead 11-10 over Radium the final 3 rounds ending in Radium's favor to tie the match 12-12 and send it to overtime.

Radium was hungry to start off the official season with a win and did just that by making a few small necessary adjustments, very nice play by Chub and Marian helped the team to victory.

Post Match Wrap

How did Radium prepare for the match?
We tried a mixture of different strategies throughout the week against various teams. Ultimately we decided on to combine the best aspects of each of those strats that we felt worked for our team and the skill set we have to work with.

What did you learn from the match?
We need to work on movement and positioning, we failed to capitalize on some 2v1 situations that could have allowed us to secure a more solid win.

What did you do well?
Calls were very good and at the right times, especially from our team scope Marian. The chatter was kept to a minimum which allowed us to focus on what areas to concentrate on attention on.

What surprised you most about the opposing team?
Their ability to capitalize on our miscues. Due to this they were able to secure 5 rounds in the first half on the harder side.

What did you do differently in overtime to secure the win?
We secured B alley with some impeccable play by Marian, this allowed the rest of the team to focus on the other zones and provide good support and cover for each other. We wanted the win and we fought together to secure it.



   

]]> nemmeh@teamradium.com (Brandon R)
Amateur Team
Radium's Amateur team wins the first preseason match of CEVO Season 5 against Vo|tage. The Vo|tage team consisted of 50Cent, Mnsis, FREYYYY, Knox<3, and Paragon. After some early smack talking by Vo|tage during some public server play earlier in the day our team was ready to let out some aggression.

Due to a last minute internet connection issue for MFX, we made a quick substitution for Nemmeh to start in tonight's match. The final roster consisted of Phaze, Marian, BigEasy, Sammeh, and Nemmeh. Radium started out with a quick win of the knife round and choose Attack as the first side choice. The team got out to an early lead of 5-0 before dropping a few rounds due to player misque's which resulted in a few teamkills. Our lack of focus let Vo|tage grab 2 quick rounds. We regrouped and made the proper adjustments to finish the half 8-4.

Going into defense we played passively the first round and soon found that Vo|tage was playing even more passively. After some positioning we were able to get a few quick kills and secured a first round win. Radium did not let up and powered through to secure a final 2nd half score of 5-1 ending the match with a solid 13-5 win.

Professional Team
Radium's Professional team fell in a close 11-13 loss against Just 4 Fame tonight. Radium has been eager to play but unfortunately could not field it's starting 5 players. Cash substituted for StmpN for tonight's match, after some early rounds of back and forth J4F was able to secure their preseason match win.

The professional team will be competing against the top U.S. teams this season in both CEVO-Professional and CG-Invite and we expect them to do very well. I'm sure they'll have a great showing next week when the regular season starts with the first map being Crash.

Good luck to all teams this season, we hope everyone enjoys it.]]> nemmeh@teamradium.com (Brandon R)

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Team Radium will compete in the Alienware 8v8 Bad Company 2 Tournament which sponsored by Alienware and Samsung. Alienware Arena launched today the Samsung SSD Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Conquest Tournament, the latest event in an ongoing series presented by Alienware™, Dell's premier PC gaming brand representing premium power and performance for gamers and technology enthusiasts alike.

Gamers from across the United States and Canada will take up arms in the PC version of Electronic Arts' hit video game Battlefield: Bad Company 2™. As part of a team of 8 or more players, competitors will utilize vehicles and customizable weapons to conquer their opponents in Conquest mode.

For their stellar performance on the battlefield, gamers on the top 3 placing teams will split the prizes sponsored by Samsung, including eight hgh-performance 128GB SATA Samsung SSD Drives which delivers reduced loading times and faster performance for a superior gaming experience.

“We are pleased to be the sponsor of the Samsung SSD Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Conquest Tournament,” said Jim Elliott, vice president of memory marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. “PC gamers will benefit from the blistering speeds and dazzling photorealism enabled by the Samsung SSD.”

Registration for the Samsung SSD Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Conquest Tournament is free and open now until July 4th. Registration and additional event details including the schedule and full contest rules are available at http://www.alienwarear...m/event/samsung-conquest/

]]> nemmeh@teamradium.com (Brandon R)
On a more in-formal front, we are also competing in TeamWarfare's 4v4 Rush and 8v8 Conquest Ladders. The team is coming together nicely and looking forward to the competition will bring. Check out the match results for a peak at their success thus far.

Stay tuned for more..
]]> nemmeh@teamradium.com (Brandon R)
We move on to CEVO Season 5 Professional Division Placement tournament. Team Radium is back with the same lineup that worked well for them in the March Madness tourney. The team will also be competing in XPL's Season 3 Main League, we're looking forward to the competition this upcoming season.]]> nemmeh@teamradium.com (Brandon R) Team Radium wins CEVO March Madness Round 9 and moves on to play Nexus Gaming.

The team was represented by stmpN, crakka, Popeye, Cash, and magic.





]]> powder_don@yahoo.com (Greg Clark) Team Radium wins CEVO March Madness Round 3 with another great showing. The match was shoutcasted by eFragTV and the excitement was in the air. The community was buzzing as two of the top teams in CEVO March Madness were selected as Match of the Week. Forum posts, predications, etc. on community websites were split both ways however it seemed Radium was the favorite to win, some due to the personal dislike of players such as Jone$y.

The team was represented by stmpN, crakka, Popeye, Soupa J, and magic. Great games and good luck to the teams still remaining as we get ready for the next round of action. Stay tuned for what's next...





]]> nemmeh@teamradium.com (Brandon R) Team Radium wins CEVO March Madness Round 2 with a strong win over Blankshot tonight 13-5 on Vacant. The team was excited for the 2nd match of the tournament and it showed.

The team was represented by stmpN, crakka, Popeye, Soupa J, and magic. We look forward to backlot next week and are gearing up for some good competition. Happy fragging!!





]]> nemmeh@teamradium.com (Brandon R)