$50,000 in Cash Prizes Awarded to QuakeCon 2009 Tournament Champs

It's official – bragging rights and $50,000 in cash, courtesy of id Software and Intel, were presented to winners of the Championship Tournaments at the 14th annual QuakeCon.

Checks for the Intel QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship tournament, Intel QUAKE LIVE Open tournament and the QUAKE LIVE Capture the Flag Championship were awarded to:

The Intel QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship
1st Place: Rapha, $14,000
2nd Place: Spart1e, $7,500
3rd Place: Cypher, $4,000

The Intel QUAKE LIVE Open Tournament
1st Place: Flysher, $1,500
2nd Place: Hardup, $750
3rd Place: Cliffy, $250

The QUAKE LIVE Capture the Flag Championship
1st Place: EG (Evil Geniuses), $12,000
2nd Place: WhoRunIt, $6,000
3rd Place: Fnatic, $4,000

About QuakeCon:
Often described as the "Woodstock of Gaming," QuakeCon is a four-day, non-stop celebration of games and the people who play them. Free to all and open to the public, QuakeCon 2009 will feature North America's largest Bring-Your-Own-Computer (BYOC) LAN party for nearly 3,000 people, drawings and contests for over $75,000 in cash and prizes, the $50,000 QUAKE LIVE Duel and Capture the Flag Championship tournaments, exhibits with the latest games and hardware, and non-stop entertainment, parties and events. First created in 1996 by a group of friends on IRC and now going into its fourteenth year, QuakeCon remains true to its original mission as an event created by gamers, for gamers. Sponsored by id Software and other industry-leading software and hardware manufacturers, QuakeCon continues to be run by a dedicated group of volunteers, including an executive team with more than 75 years of combined experience producing the event. 6,000 people attended QuakeCon 2008.