QuakeCon originally grew out of a group of people on the EFnet IRC network, in channel #quake. As various regular visitors to the channel began expressing a desire to meet and game together in person, Jim Elson, a.k.a. "H2H", a gamer from the Dallas, Texas area with ties to the local Dallas-area gaming community, and Yossarian Holmberg, a.k.a. "yossman", a computer consultant from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, came up with the idea of assembling at a hotel. The original event name was actually '#quakecon', named after the IRC channel, though this quickly evolved into just 'QuakeCon'. Mr. Elson organized the bulk of the event for the first two years, until the number of people attending each year demanded a more organized approach. Volunteers grouped into teams to assist in the setup, troubleshooting, and tear down of the event's equipment and network.
Past results and records in Duel Tournaments
Most wins Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson : 5 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky : 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) John "ZeRo4" Hill : 3 (2000, 2001, 2003) Dan "RiX" Hammans : 2 (1997, 1998) Johan "Toxjq" Quick : 2 (2006, 2007)The first event, in August 1996, was held at the Best Western hotel in Garland, Texas, a mile or two away from the id Software company offices. Starting with just 30 people, by the end of the weekend the number of people had grown to 100, as news of the gathering began to spread on Internet chat networks. The Best Western has since been replaced by a La Quinta Inn.
Attendees who had brought their computers along to the event set up a small, impromptu network, in one of the hotel meeting rooms, playing mostly Quake I and Doom, testing deathmatching skills. A small tournament was held, with winners taking home T-shirts as prizes.
The highlight of this first gathering came on the eve of the last day, when the entire id Software team showed up at the event in a surprise and most-welcome visit, stopping by to chat with the participants. John Carmack, lead programmer for Doom/Quake, participated in a 30–45 min. group chat with attendees on the porch of the hotel. Some ideas discussed during that chat eventually made it into Quake's future public releases. This "Carmack's Talk" grew into a yearly keynote speech that lasted through 2013.
Date took place: August 15–18Quake 1v1
1st Place: Remedy2nd Place: BullyBoy3rd Place: SwanSongDoom 2 1v1
1st Place: PoLish2nd Place: AceJas3rd Place (tied): Indubious3rd Place (tied): AvatarQuakeCon 1997 brought an estimated 650 attendees to the Holiday Inn in Plano, Texas. It was covered by numerous Internet and broadcast media outlets, and was sponsored in part by id Software and Activision.
Date took place: July 16–20During QuakeCon 1997, John Carmack met his future wife, Katherine Anna Kang, when she visited id's offices.Quake World 1v1
1st Place: Dan "RiX" Hammans2nd Place: Forego3rd Place: Grayson4th Place: AceJas5th Place: Walter6th Place: Yossarian "Yossman" Holmberg7th Place: Club8th Place: Kornelia "Kornelia" Takacs9th Place: Indubious10-11th Place: Duke of Earl12-13th Place: anonymous14-15th Place: Brandon "EG|muppet" SteevesQuakeCon 1998 was held in conjunction with the Cyberathlete Professional League. Due to poor planning and the lack of people who had helped make the first two events a success, QuakeCon 1998 is regarded by many as being only partially a QuakeCon event. However, it was instrumental in motivating a group of people to start planning QuakeCon 1999 early.
Total Attendance: 800BYOC Size: 300Location: Infomart, Dallas, Texas, USADate took place: July 22–26Quake 2 1v1
1st Place: Dan "RiX" Hammans - $5,0002nd Place: Victor "Makaveli" Cuadra - $4,0003rd Place: Kurt "Immortal" Shimada - $3,0004th Place: Robert "Resonance" Dubois - $2,0005th Place: Jason "Unholy" Carleton - $1,0006th Place: Andy "Leprechaun" VajdaQuakeCon 1999 was the first event in which id Software played a major role in the organization. Recognizing that major sponsors were needed, David Miller a.k.a. "Wino" & Paul Horoky a.k.a. "devilseye", both original QuakeCon 1996 people, contacted id Software and convinced them to become the main sponsor, and to help out with finding more sponsors. Together with Anna Kang (then id Software employee, now John Carmack's wife) and a team of volunteers, Mr. Miller & Mr. Horoky set out to build QuakeCon 1999, which became the template for later years.
Total Attendance: 1,100BYOC Size: 500Took Place: August 5–8Location: Mesquite Convention Center, Mesquite, Texas, USAHighlights: A change of venue allowed the convention to grow larger than it had ever been before, and, this time, just down the street from id Software headquarters in Mesquite. id Software employees, including John Carmack, participated in various tournaments with attendees on-site as well. A large number of companies sponsored the event for the first time, including Activision, AMD, Apple Computer, ATI Technologies, Logitech, Linksys, and Lucent Technologies.QuakeCon 1999 was the first time Quake 3 was used in competition as the game had not yet been released to the public.First ever Quake 3 tournament
1st Place: George "DieharD" Myshlyayev2nd Place: Tim "1134-Bane" Santaniello3rd Place: Aaron "toxic" Clutter4th Place: Tim "r1msh0t" Orsak5th Place: Gordon "Gloucester" Luk6th Place: Dan "RiX" Hammans7th Place: Ian "FortySe7en" Rife8th Place (tied): John "Screw" Horacek8th Place (tied): Mark "Turmoil" SantanielloQuakeCon 2000
Total Attendance: 3,000BYOC Size: 900Location: Mesquite Convention CenterAnnounced: March 31, 2000Date took place: August 3–6Registration: May 5Quake 3 1v1
1st Place: John "ZeRo4" Hill2nd Place: Terrel "Matador" Garret3rd Place: Mark "Wombat" Larsen4th Place: Tyler "ReVeNaNt" Bentz5th Place: ]km[propolys6th Place: Matt "Muiy" HueyQuakeCon 2001
Total Attendance: 3,000+BYOC Size: 1,250Location: Mesquite Convention CenterFirst year to have Cash Prize TournamentsAnnounced: March 22, 2001Registration: May 11, 2001Took place: August 9–12Quake 3 1v1
1st Place: John "ZeRo4" Hill - $30,0002nd Place: Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - $10,0003rd Place: Tyler "ReVeNaNt" Bentz - $5,0004th Place: Jason "socrates" Sylka5th Place: Paul "czm" Nelson6th Place: Oleg "demonic" ZhovnirQuakeCon 2002
Total Attendance: 3,250+BYOC Size: 1,305Location: Mesquite Convention CenterHighlights: 2002 saw the retirement of John Carney, and Brian Davis assumed stewardship of the event as Executive Director. 2002 was also the first year id assumed a very active role in the pre-event activities, with the arrival of Marty Stratton a year earlier. Added Return to Castle Wolfenstein to the tournament lineup in a Team-based tournament. First unofficial Ms. QuakeCon event, first appearance of Doom III theater, also the first appearance of Mister Sinus Theater 3000 (later known as The Sinus Show, and ultimately Master Pancake Theater), an Austin, Texas-based MST3K troupe, lambasting Britney Spears' movie Crossroads.Date was announced February 19, 2002. (unconfirmed)Announced: February 19, 2002Registration: June 14, 2002Took Place: August 15–18QuakeCon 2002 final standings:Quake 3 1v1
1st: Alexey "LeXeR" Nesterov - $20,0002nd: Sean "Daler" Price - $10,0003rd: Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - $5,0004th: Sergiy "kuku" Rudy - $3,0005th: Jared "cha0ticz" Cugno - $2,0006th: Paul "czm" Nelson7/8th: ]km[propolys / ZeRo49/10th: Makaveli / FienD11-14th: Habib / Sector / vernon kay / LoSt-CaUzEReturn To Castle Wolfenstein
1st: the Doctors - (Wombat, w!$eGUy, revenant, george, ArKaiNe, gusto) - $25,0002nd: Infensus - (SoD!, Summ3L, civ, zam, Keen, Radical) - $12,5003rd: clan Kapitol - (czm, Shogun, Valdez, Shaftian, Leethal, Bloodshot) - $7,5004th: Barons of Hell - (Bully, eFFe, h8red, HawoK, Reptile, tele) - $5,0005th: Affliction - (Simple, Brian, Lagwagon, Lordbugzor, Exodus, Rem) - $3,000QuakeCon 2003
Total Attendance: 4,000+BYOC Size: 2,000Location: Adam's Mark Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.Highlights: First change in venue since the convention moved to Mesquite, Texas, USA, 4 years prior. Tapper continued to coordinate volunteer activity, while id assumed much more of the pre-event planning through the capable hands of Marty Stratton. Ms. QuakeCon evolved into a tournament-based event with a sponsor, id unveiled Doom 3 deathmatch. The first display of the award winning franchise called "Call of Duty" found its way into the exhibitor area.First QuakeCon to include 2 team games: Quake 3 CTF and Return to Castle Wolfenstein.Date was announced April 8, 2003.The event dates: Aug. 15 - 17, 2003.Movie mocked: The Terminator by Mister Sinus Theater 3000QuakeCon 2003 Final Standings:Quake 3 1v1
1st Place: John "ZeRo4" Hill - $25,0002nd Place: Alexander "Z4muZ" Ihrfors - $12,0003rd Place: Paul "czm" Nelson - $8,0004th Place: Magnus "fox" Olsson - $6,0005th Place: Jared "cha0ticz" Cugno / Paul "clast" BenjaminQuake 3 CTF
1st Place: Cloud9 - (yrim, FFSmasher, viju, cl0ck) - $10,0002nd Place: clan519 - (ZeRo4, czm, Gator, Socrates) - $7,0003rd Place: Gunzoids - (Farside, VeRTeX, Blokey, Derfel) - $5,0004th Place: Against All Authority - (Appleseed, Raoul, Thefou, Penx) - $3,000Return To Castle Wolfenstein
1st Place: Infensus - (civ, SoD!, Spear?, HomBRe, Summ3L, wizz)2nd Place: gmpo - (Ramzi, zemme, Blaze, ZaF, Veracious, refuse)3rd Place: Affliction - (hollywood, nail, decka, time-bomb, brian, illumina)4th Place: 4 Kings Intel - (Creamy, Yilider, Explicit, HaRdNuT, Zommy, Ogdoad)5th Place: [TAF]Gaming - (Royaljelly, wyt!, SpaRaT1k, al1en, parcher, Warmach1ne)QuakeCon 2004
Total Attendance: 5,000+BYOC Size: 3,000Location: Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel and Convention Center, Grapevine, Texas, USA.Highlights: Yet another change of venue brought QuakeCon into the record books as the largest LAN party in North America, with over 3000 BYOC attendees. Tournaments prizes totaled over $150,000 and saw the world's first Official Doom 3 Tournament, won by Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel. The event also had a live performances by The Sinus Show, and Tweaker, featuring Chris Vrenna, former Nine Inch Nails drummer. This year also saw another significant change in leadership, as a result of an injury to Brian Davis just weeks before the event. Aaron "Alric" Ferguson was appointed to fill in for Tapper at the last minute.Date was announced March 15, 2004. (unconfirmed)Date took place: August 12–15Movie mocked: Top Gun by The Sinus ShowQuakeCon Final Standings:Quake 3 1v1
1st Place: Paul "czm" Nelson - $25,0002nd Place: John "ZeRo4" Hill - $15,0003rd Place: Anton "Cooller" Singov - $10,0004th Place: Sean "Daler" Price5th Place: Johan "toxjq" QuickQuake 3 CTF
1st Place: Against All Authority - (StGermain, Raoul, Thefou, Penx) - $20,0002nd Place: Cloud9 - (yrim, actionnewbs, viju, cl0ck) - $12,0003rd Place: Gunzoids - (Appleseed, Derfel, Deus, Blokey) - $8,0004th Place: clan519 - (ZeRo4, czm, Gator, Socrates)5th Place (tied): Negative Influence - (Pangu, Shad, Alacrity, pirpacQ)5th Place (tied): iCE cLIMBERS - (Gopher, Toxic, Fox, Tech)Doom 3 1v1
1st Place: Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - $25,0002nd Place: Sean "Daler" Price - $15,0003rd Place: Sergio "HS" Perez - $10,0004th Place: Mark "cl0ck" McGrail - $6,0005th Place: Alejandro "ve-elpajuo" Gonzales - $4,0006th Place: Jared "Cha0ticz" Cugno7th Place: Jeffrey "Thump4" McShaneQuakeCon 2005
Total Attendance: 6,000+BYOC Size: 3,200Location: Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel and Convention Center, Grapevine, Texas, USA.Highlights: Another large event which saw the unveiling of Quake 4 multiplayer. Aaron Ferguson's first complete year as Executive Director.First time at QuakeCon featuring an all girl gamer tournament with major cash prizes.First year of Intel's sponsorship of QuakeCon, beating out AMD.Date took place: August 11–14, 2005.Date was announced March 22, 2005. (unconfirmed)Movie mocked: Red Dawn by The Sinus ShowQuakeCon Final Standings:Doom 3 1v1
1st Place: Fredrik "gopher" Quick - $25,0002nd Place: Yang "RocketBoy" Meng - $15,0003rd Place: Uli "Slaine" Krumb - $10,0004th Place: Evan "Nomadic" Bradshaw5th Place: Jeffrey "Thump4" McShaneMs. QuakeCon Quake 3 1v1
1st Place: Jamie "g0d-Missy" Pereyda - $15,0002nd Place: Alana "g0d-Ms.X" Reid - $10,0003rd Place: Therese "g0d-Trito" Andersson - $5,0004th Place: Ana "aNouC" Oliveras5th Place: Livia "Liefje" TeernstraQuake 2 Retro Tournament
1st Place: Mikael "Purri" Tarvainen - $10,0002nd Place: Brad "Doze" Herrlinger - $7,0003rd Place: Chad "Rigg5" Dorsey - $3,0004th Place: synergy5th Place (tied): Mike "mik3d" Prusisz / Brian "lun" Balzer Enemy Territory
1st Place: Check 62nd Place: United 53rd Place: idle.eeIntel Doom 3 Deathmatch Tournament
Winner: Jonathan "jonnyh." Hill - Dell XPS LaptopCreative Soundblaster Doom 3 Deathmatch Tournament
Winner: Jonathan "jonnyh." Hill - Creative - Fatal1ty SoundcardQuake 4 Unveiling Tournament - 2vs2 Capture the Flag
1st Place: Jeffrey "Thump4" McShane and Stefan "MaddoG" Timmermans - $4,000 (2 Dell XPS Laptops)Alienware Performance Challenge
Single GPU - 1st Place: Mickey21Dual GPU - 1st Place: UnknownQuakeCon 2006
Total Attendance: 4,000+BYOC Size: 1,800Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, USA.Highlights: QuakeCon 2006 was the first time Enemy Territory: Quake Wars was playable by the general public. Longer than normal delays leading up to the official event announcement fueled Internet speculation that the event was actually canceled for the first time ever. It was also discussed publicly earlier in the year by id Software executives that the event had a possibility of not being held inside Texas, nearly breaking a 10-year tradition since the convention's start. The entire event was also announced, planned, and executed in little over a month, a much shorter timeline than prior years. The first QuakeCon to feature a Team Deathmatch tournament.The first event to include the Nvidia Quickdraw tournaments, which pulled random people from the BYOC area to compete for 1,000 dollars.Date took place: August 3–6, 2006.Date was announced June 23, 2006.Movie mocked: Footloose by The Sinus ShowQuakeCon Final Standings:Quake 4 1v1
1st Place: Johan "Toxjq" Quick - $15,0002nd Place: Anton "Cooller" Singov - $7,0003rd Place: Alex "ztrider" Ingarv - $5,0004th Place: Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski - $3,0005th Place: Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky - $2,0006th Place: James "2GD" Harding - $1,5007th Place (tied): Sabian "ClampOK" Hayblum - $7507th Place (tied): Blue - $750Quake 4 2v2 Team Deathmatch
1st Place: Britney ( Toxjq and Ztrider) - $13,0002nd Place: fnatic ( 2GD and Blue) - $7,0003rd Place: mouzsports ( Cooller and Jibo) - $5,0004th Place: BlackDragons ( DaHang and Raistlin)5th Place: Devastation,Inc ( cl0ck and dkt)Enemy Territory 5v5
1st Place: idle.ee2nd Place: Crossfire.nu3rd Place: KiHNvidia Quickdraw Winners
Rafik "LoSt-CauZe" BryantSunchanan CharanyanandaBrian DinsdaleRaul EnriquezBilly RoadiferJeff TankBryan WalkerAaron "Kalngt" CephersQuakeCon 2007
Total Attendance: 7,000+ (estimated)BYOC Size: 2,700Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, USA.Highlights: Registration took place March 2, 2007 at 9:00pm EST. Aaron "Alric" Ferguson continued in the role of Executive Director for this event, which sported a 5x increase in vendor space (25,000 sq ft) over the 2006 event, 7,000 sq ft (650 m2). total event space, and the return of the popular "Quick Draw" tournaments for all general attendees. The second public beta of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars was released to BYOC attendees on the first day of the event. There were just two featured tournaments, both with $50,000 purses, and both sponsored by NVIDIA: ET:QW, and the new Quad Damage Tournament, which combined all four Quake games into one competition. The event was also highlighted by a slew of major announcements, including id Software's new intellectual property RAGE, a sneak peek at the "id Tech 5" engine, a 10-2-2007 release date for ET:QW, updates on the new Return to Castle Wolfenstein game title and major motion picture, the revelation that old id Software titles were to be made available via Steam, the upcoming debuts of Quake Arena Arcade, Quake Zero (now officially named Quake Live), and Quake Arena DS, also—in an unprecedented move—the announcement of the dates and venue for the next QuakeCon before the current year's event was even finished.Date took place: August 2–5, 2007Date announced December 18, 2006.Movie mocked: Doom by Master Pancake TheaterQuakeCon Final Standings:1st ever Quad Damage 1v1 Tournament
1st Place: Johan "Toxjq" Quick - $20,0002nd Place: Magnus "fox" Olsson - $12,5003rd Place: Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty - $7,5004th Place: Mikael "Purri" Tarvainen - $5,0005th Place: Tim "]km[naymlis" Bowes - $1,2506th Place: Chance "chance" Lacina - $1,2507th Place: Rafik "LoSt-CaUzE" Bryant - $1,2508th Place: Tom "Griffin" Wall - $1,2501st Ever Enemy Territory:Quake Wars 6v6 Championship
1st Place: Team-Dignitas - $22,0002nd Place: Team-HOT - $16,0003rd Place: Check-Six - $8,0004th Place: Demise - $4,0005th Place: 20ID6th Place: 50|CAL GamingBawls Chugging
1st Place: Ken "KenCo12" Konarzewski Jr.QuakeCon 2008
Total Attendance: 6,000+ (estimated)Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, USA.Date took place: July 31 - August 3, 2008Date announced: August 3, 2007.Highlights: QuakeCon 2008 marked the debut of the first-ever Quake Live 1v1 and CTF tournaments. (sponsored by Intel) As well as the Activision Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Team Championships (featuring competitions on both PC and for the first time on Xbox 360), The Alienware Quick-Draw Challenge, and the QuakeCon Ultimate Power Up.Movie mocked: Snakes on a Plane by The Raspberry BrothersQuakeCon Final Standings:Intel Quake Live 1v1 Championship
1st Place: Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky - $5,0002nd Place: John "ZeRo4" Hill - $3,0003rd Place: Tom "Griffin" Wall - $1,5004th Place: Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson - $5005th Place: Magnus "fox" Olsson6th Place: Chance "chance" Lacina7th Place: Sander "vo0" Kaasjager8th Place: Brian "dkt" FlanderIntel Quake Live Capture The Flag Championship
1st Place: Billy Maze Dayz - (ZeRo4, 2, viju, cl0ck) - $8,0002nd Place: Team Rage - (wn, kgb, shizem, icel0re) - $4,0003rd Place: In It For The Money - (palarity, bLt, swooped, fox) - $2,0004th Place: Team Johnson - (carnage, relic, Fiend, dkt) - $1,000The Activision Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Team Championships (PC)
1st Place: mamut.si - $15,0002nd Place: Kompaniet - $10,0003rd Place: H2O - $5,0004th Place: Team Fate - $1,000The Activision Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Team Championships (Xbox 360)
1st Place: The Green Team2nd Place: CWell Fellas3rd Place: SkullRiders4th Place: Bouncing Blinking Blue BaQuakeCon 2009
Total Attendance: 7000+Location: Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel and Convention Center, Grapevine, Texas, USA.Date took place: August 13, 2009 - August 16, 2009Date announced: 12/18/08Highlights: Like the year before, Quakecon 2009 had both 1v1 and CTF tournaments for Quake Live. The notable difference with this year's tournaments was two separate 1v1 competitions, one for only pro players, and the other was open to everyone else. This was a much appreciated feature from the community because there was no longer as many blow out games in the tournament. djWHEAT (one of the commentators for this year's tournaments) also expressed his opinions to John Carmack from the shout casting booth saying that the separation "alleviates any hesitation or frustration" for amateur players that want a chance to compete. Quakecon 2009 was also the first Quakecon to have the shoutcasters on stage during the grand finals.Movie mocked: Lord of the Rings by Master Pancake TheaterIntel Quake Live Masters Championship
1st Place: Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson - $14,0002nd Place: Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira - $7,5003rd Place: Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky - $4,0004th Place: Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty5th/6th Place (tied): Alessandro "stermy" Avallone5th/6th Place (tied): Brian "dkt" Flander7th/8th Place (tied): Tom "Griffin" Wall7th/8th Place (tied): Magnus "fox" OlssonIntel Quake Live Open Championship
1st Place: Jeff "Flysher" Heakes - $1,5002nd Place: Nelson "Hardup" Maxson - $7503rd Place: Clifton "Cliffy" Houck - $250Quake Live Capture the Flag Championship
1st Place: Evil Geniuses (DaHanG, viju, clampOK, id_) - $12,0002nd Place: WhoRunIt (eisenkreuz, kgb, pyro, icel0re) - $6,0003rd Place: Fnatic (stermy, link1n, spart1e, deus, fox) - $4,0004th Place: Loaded (carnage, relic, walter, blt)QuakeCon 2010
Total Attendance: 8500+Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, USA.Date took place: August 12, 2010 - August 15, 2010Date announced: March 5, 2010Highlights: Rage, Ban on file sharing.Movie mocked: The Matrix by Master Pancake TheaterIntel Quake Live Masters Championship
1st Place: Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky - $14,0002nd Place: Anton "Cooller" Singov - $7,5003rd Place: Alessandro "stermy" Avallone - $4,0004th Place: Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira5th/6th Place (tied): Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson5th/6th Place (tied): Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty7th/8th Place (tied): Kévin "strenx" Baéza7th/8th Place (tied): Dan "DanDaKing" De SousaIntel Quake Live Open Championship
1st Place: Joshua "ziel" Remington - $1,5002nd Place: Dalton "boots" DeMaria - $7503rd Place: Andrew "id_" Trulli - $2504th Place: Rogelio "]km[klaovhwN" VelaQuake Live Capture the Flag Championship
1st Place: Evil Geniuses (DaHanG, viju, clampOK, id_) - $15,0002nd Place: Fnatic (stermy, link1n, spart1e, deus,) - $6,0003rd Place: QUAD (rapha, jones, Br1ck, sdahaghi) - $4,0004th Place: Loaded (Flysher, kgb, whaz, sparks)Bawls Chugging
1st Place: Ken "KenCo12" Konarzewski Jr.QuakeCon 2011
Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, USA.Took place: August 4, 2011 - August 7, 2011Date announced: January 28, 2011Available Internet Bandwidth: 1 Gbit/s (Provided by AT&T Inc.)Highlights: The first ever Quakecon to feature a 4v4 Quake TDM tournament.Movie mocked: Twilght by Master Pancake TheaterIntel Quake Live Duel Invitational Masters
1st Place: Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson - $8,0002nd Place: Kévin "strenx" Baéza - $4,0003rd Place: Anton "Cooller" Singov - $2,0004th Place: Paul "czm" Nelson5th/8th Place (tied): Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski5th/8th Place (tied): Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty5th/8th Place (tied): Johan "Toxjq" Quick5th/8th Place (tied): Richard "noctis" GanstererIntel Quake Live TDM Invitational Masters
1st Place: Salivating Monstahz (Krysa, noctis, avekkk, spart1e) - $16,0002nd Place: iCE cLIMBERS (Stermy, fox, l1nkin, tox) - $8,0003rd Place: BallerSsS (strenx, draven, Cypher, Cooller) - $4,0004th Place: Ultra Frag-Xtreme (czm, cl0ck, DaHang, rapha)Intel/Bethesda Brink Open Championship
1st Place: Looking for Sponsor (emong, hollywood, rob-wiz, tm, Michael3D) - $3,750, & 5 PNY XLR8 GTX 480 videocards2nd Place: Blight (nard, Cinna, zoidbergenstein, sYnceD, blazen) - $1,250 & 5 PNY XLR8 GTX 480 videocards3rd Place: Team Fate (Hardup, Pipboy, j4y, Cynix, Suckenstein) - 5 PNY XLR8 GTX 480 videocards4th Place: The Executives (BosnaK, NoAim, 4Never, silky, Jawbox)Quake Live Duel Open Championship
1st Place: Taylor "Mongo" Quinn - $300 & an Origin Laptop worth $30002nd Place: Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager3rd/4th Place (tied): Jeff "FienD" Abbott3rd/4th Place (tied): Stephen "MavLP" GroatBawls Chugging
1st Place: Ken "KenCo12" Konarzewski Jr.QuakeCon 2012
Total Attendance: 7,652BYOC Attendance: 2,488Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, USA.Took place: August 2, 2012 - August 5, 2012Date announced: January 25, 2012Available Internet Bandwidth: 2 Gbit/s (Provided by AT&T Inc.)Highlights: First year to ever fill BYOC on Friday. This year marked the first year for several Executive Staff including a new Executive Director of Michael "TnT_Trash" Wolf.Also Oculus Rift showcase.Movie mocked: Back to the Future by Master Pancake Theater"Lowlights": Registration.Intel Quake Live Duel Invitational Masters
1st Place: Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky - $9,0002nd Place: Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty - $5,0003rd Place: Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson - $3,0004th Place: Paul "czm" Nelson - $10005th/8th Place (tied): John "ZeRo4" Hill - $5005th/8th Place (tied): Chance "chance" Lacina - $5005th/8th Place (tied): Justin "Sparks" Sparks - $5005th/8th Place (tied): Brian "dkt" Flander - $500Intel Quake Live Capture the Flag Championship
1st Place: Roof (DaHanG, rapha, sparks, id_) - $4,0002nd Place: DaFoneMen (kgb, br1ck, ZeRo4, Flysher) - $2,0003rd Place: seriously ill (adrenaline, klaovhwN, wonko, vizard) - $1,0004th Place: drunk masterz (cfebns, Madrigal, t41TG, Tucker)Intel Quake Live Duel Open
1st Place: Christopher "aXema" Brimer - $1,0002nd Place: Jeff "Flysher" Heakes - $7003rd Place: Kevin "kgb" Holowchik - $300QuakeCon 2013
Total Attendance: 10,000BYOC Size: 2,000Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, USA.Took place: August 1, 2013 - August 4, 2013Date announced: February 26, 2013Available Internet Bandwidth: 2 Gbit/s (Provided by AT&T Inc.)Registration: April 15, 2013Movie mocked: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan by Master Pancake TheaterIntel Quake Live Duel Invitational Masters
1st Place: Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson - $9,0002nd Place: Sergey "evil" Orekhov - $5,0003rd Place: Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty - $3,0004th Place: John "ZeRo4" Hill - $10005th/6th Place (tied): Alessandro "stermy" Avallone5th/6th Place (tied): Chance "chance" Lacina7th/8th Place (tied): Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager7th/8th Place (tied): Brian "dkt" FlanderQuake Live Clan Arena 3v3 Open
1st Place: The Dream (rapha, cl0ck, demex) - $3.0002nd Place: Watch This (id_, viju, gwc) - $2.0003rd Place: Counter Measure (ZeRo4, kgb, NemesiS) - $1.0004th Place: colwn (l1nkin, stermy, h41)20th Anniversary DOOM Challenge
1st Place: Jefferson "JKist3" Kist - $1.0002nd Place: Chris "DevastatioN" Felix3rd Place: DemonSphere4th Place: Rude5th/6th Place (tied): Dominus5th/6th Place (tied): TheShooter7QuakeCon 2014
Total Attendance: 9000BYOC Size: 2,212Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, USA.Took place: July 17, 2014 - July 20, 2014Date announced: January 30, 2014Available Internet Bandwidth: 2 Gbit/s (Provided by AT&T Inc.)Registration: March 5, 2014Movie mocked: Labyrinth by Master Pancake TheaterIntel Quake Live Duel Masters Invitational
1st Place: Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky - $9,0002nd Place: Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty - $5,0003rd Place: Sergey "evil" Orekhov - $3,0004th Place: Johan "Toxjq" Quick - $1,0005th/8th Place (tied): Kévin "strenx" Baéza - $5005th/8th Place (tied): Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson - $5005th/8th Place (tied): Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira - $5005th/8th Place (tied): John "ZeRo4" Hill - $500PCPartPicker Quake Live CTF Open
1st Place: 2014 (ZeRo4, br1ck, DaHanG, whaz) - $8,0002nd Place: welp (rapha, id_, cl0ck, psygib) - $6,0003rd Place: unknown (l1nkin, winz, zyrinx, gerppa) - $4,0004th Place: SAKE (sparks, Avenged, kgb, Effortless)Seasonic Quake Live Duel Open
1st Place: Alessio "zyrinx" Stocco - $1,0002nd Place: Tomi "gerppa" Pakkanen - $7003rd Place: Joseph "jok0" Okochi - $300Ventrilo 10k Raffle Winner
1st Winner: Justin "Effortless" YergeauQuakeCon 2015
Total Attendance: 12,381BYOC Size: 2600Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, USA.Took place: July 23, 2015 - July 26, 2015Date announced: September 25, 2014Available Internet Bandwidth: 2 Gbit/s (Provided by AT&T Inc.)Registration: - March 4, 2015 - March 25, 2015UAC: 32 seats - March 4, 2015QuakeCon done Quick (QdQ): 300 Seats - March 11, 2015Select a Seat (SaS) with Swag pack: 500 Seats - March 18, 2015Select a Seat (Sas): 1600 Seats - March 25, 2015 Movie mocked: Jurassic Park by Master Pancake TheaterVolunteers: 312Volunteer Hours: 5,555Sponsors/Exhibitors (Companies): 32QuakeCon 2015 Quake Live Grand Master Duel
Grand Master Champion: Shane "rapha" Hendrixson - $8,000Grand Master Runner-Up: Sergey "evil" OrekhovQuakeCon 2015 Quake Live Tri-Master Tournament
Tri-Master Champions: Meltdown.bar (l1nkin, winz, Toxjq, zyrinx) - $8,000TDM Division Winners: Meltdown.bar (l1nkin, winz, Toxjq, zyrinx) - $8,000CTF Division Winners: Meltdown.bar (l1nkin, winz, Toxjq, zyrinx) - $8,000Duel Division Winners: Found 'Em (rapha, ZeRo4, cl0ck, psygib) - $8,000Ventrilo 10k Raffle Winner
1st Winner: "Altrust"2nd Winner: Justin "Effortless" Yergeau3rd Winner: "ColeTrain"QuakeCon 2016
Total Attendance: 8,600BYOC Size: 2,840Location: Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, USA.Took place: August 4, 2016 - August 7, 2016Date announced:Available Internet Bandwidth: 6x1gbsRegistration:UAC: 32 seatsQuakeCon done Quick (QdQ): 300 seatsSelect a Seat (SaS) with Swag pack: 0 seatsSelect a Seat (SaS): 2,100 seatsMovie mocked: Fifty Shades of Grey by Master Pancake Theater.Volunteers: 319Volunteer Hours: 4,918Sponsors/Exhibitors (Companies): 41QuakeCon 2016 Quake Live Duel Masters Championship
1st Place: Shane "rapha" Hendrixson - $12,0002nd Place: Sergey "evil" Orekhov - $7,0003rd Place: Marcel "k1llsen" Paul - $3,0004th Place: John "ZeRo4" Hill - $1,0005th/8th Place (tied): Fraze "Fraze" Hockley - $5005th/8th Place (tied): Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira - $5005th/8th Place (tied): Cameron "Camma" Hockley - $5005th/8th Place (tied): Spencer "ZorakWar" Duff - $500QuakeCon 2016 QuakeWorld TDM 2on2 Open
1st Place: Ragnarok (Milton, Rikoll) - $12,0002nd Place: Rune (Carapace, LocKtar) - $7,0003rd Place: Aeronauts (bps, locust) - $3,0004th Place: Brazil (dev, GT) - $1,0005th/6th Place (tied): Palo Alto Networks (dirtbox, Venom) - $5005th/6th Place (tied): USA/Canada (BLooD_DoG, BogoJoker) - $5007th/8th Place (tied): Whiskey Tango (ok98, Trygre) - $5007th/8th Place (tied): DRKN (RIO, feFFe) - $500Ventrilo 10k Raffle Winner
QuakeCon is primarily paid for by ZeniMax Media and fees paid by attendees in conjunction with the sponsorship of leading technology companies. Often companies will forgo a large monetary sponsorship and will instead elect to lend equipment to the event as a promotional measure.
Past sponsors of the event include Activision, nVidia, AMD, Aspyr, ASUS, Ventrilo, Apple, ATI Technologies, AT&T Inc., Alienware, Ageia, 1UP Network, FragArcade, Intel, D-Link, Logitech, Linksys, Spike TV, Newegg.com and Lucent Technologies.
