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A Brief History
In 1998 during the advent of multiplayer internet gaming, while games like ID Software’s Quake & Quake II were fast gaining popularity, players were forming into groups and referring to themselves as clans. XENO was one such group. At the time a relatively unknown group of 5 players concentrated the skills they picked up playing Quake I and proceeded to master Quake II for competitive play.
Even as early as 1998 LAN tournaments were already being held throughout North America, many boasting sponsors and prizes from the leading game hardware technology manufacturers. Soon after the tournament debut, XENO began to grow in strength and numbers attracting the top talents in the game. By 1999, the team expanded to include a European division and was dominating not only Quake II but several other games in the same genre including Unreal and Tribes.
2000 saw the maturation of Quake with Quake III Arena and also welcomed Epic Game’s Unreal Tournament (UT) into the competitive circuit. XENO clan expanded to include its first non-Quake division for UT. LAN tournaments had grown and attracted the attention of a larger audience, prize purses were no longer a single graphics card or joystick but cash totalling up to $300,000US per tournament. Professional PC gaming was born and XENO was ready. XENO remained at the forefront of tournament gaming throughout 2000 garnering the attention of media and a loyal following within the community.
In 2001 XENO remains strong and has established their longevity by pushing beyond Quake and UT to conquer new titles. Along with the legendary Q3, and UT divisions, XENO proudly boasts an undefeated Counter Strike team and has opened its Tribes 2 training camp. Firmly established, the team looks forward to the great many opportunities and events which await in the future of online gaming.
Tournament History and Accolades
- Aftershock 98 – (Quake, Quake II) – Attendance 220
- Gamescon98 - (Tribes 1st place, Quake II Team 2nd place, Quake II 1on1 2nd place) – *Attendance 350
- Deathcon 99 (Quake II 1on1 2nd place, Quake II 1on1 2nd place, Quake III 1on1 1st place) – Attendance 125
- Fragtopia99 (Quake II 1st place, Quake III 1on1 1st , Unreal Tournament 1on1 2nd place) – Attendance 100
- Quakecon 99 (Q3 Top 16 ) – Attendance 600
- DC Con 7 00 (2nd place Q3 teams) – Attendance 150
- CPL Asia (Singapore) 2000 (top 10 ,1on1) – Attendance 700+
- I2E2 New York 99 (1st place) – Attendance 200
- I2E2 Philadelphia 99 (1st place) – Attendance 200
- CPL Dallas (2nd Place) – Attendance 1,200+
- CPL London (1st London,1st qualifier) – Attendance 50
- Frag4 Dallas (top 10 teams) – Attendance 900+
- Smackdown 2000 (2nd & 3rd team, 1st & 2nd place FFA Quake III & 1on1, 1st Quake II *FFA, 2on2 1st Quake III RA 2) Attendance 280
- Canadian Cyber Championships 2000 (1st UT, 2nd UT) – Attendance 200+
- World Cyber Game Challenge 2000 Korea - Canadian National Team (5th UT 1on1 Q3 1on1) – Attendance 600+
- Smackdown 2001 (1st 2nd teams, 2nd and 5th 1on1 Quake III) - Attendance 220
- MegaLan 2000 (Q2 1v1 1st Place) – Attendance 500+
- CPL Winter 2003 First Place for HALO –Attendance 1000+.
Online Achievements and Accolades
- Unreal Tournament Invitational 5 (CTF) – (Semi Finalist)
- Unreal Tournament Conquest 2 (TDM) – (Semi Finalist)
- Unreal Tournament Conquest 3 (TDM) – (Semi Finalist)
- Shockwave 2 (TDM) – 2nd
- Shockwave 4 (TDM) – (Semi Finalist)
- IGL 1v1 Tourney – 3rd
- provinggrounds.com – TDM 15-4 record
- provinggrounds.com – 2v2 TDM held 1st, 2nd and 3rd at the same time
- provinggrounds.com – 1v1 TDM held 1st, 2nd and 4th at the same time
- iglnet.com – TDM - 15-0 record
- Summer2000 - BarrysWorld Season 5 (Quake 3 Div 2C winners)
- Summer2001 - BarrysWorld Season 6 (Quake 3 Div 3D winners)
- Arena1 to Arena6 (winners) (Portugal)
- War-Zone Q3TDM Season1 (First place Quake 3 TDM)
- War-Zone Q3Duel Season1 (1st, 3rd Place, Quake 3)
- War-Zone Q2Duel Season1 (1st, 3rd Place, Quake 2)
- BarrysWorld BWCSL (Counter Strike Div 2 Winners)
- CCTF CAL Season 2 Winners
- CCTF CAL Season 1 Semi Finalists
- RA3 CWL Invitational Winners
- RA3 Veracity Tournament Quarter Finalists
- RA3 RA.ORG Ranked Top 3
- QIL season 3 - semi finals , east coast bracket (top 4)
And many many more…
Media Coverage
- Shift Magazine – State of the Net Issue 1999
- Shift Magazine – State of the Net Release party
- Core Culture TV (USA Network) – Premiere episode
- TV Ontario
- Télévision Français Ontario
- New VR
- Toronto Star
- Toronto Sun
- Globe & Mail
- Korean Television
- CFRB 1010 AM Toronto
- 102.1 FM The EDGE Toronto
- MacLean's Magazine
- Much Music
- I2E2
- Over hundred’s websites covering the genre of gaming.
