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Samsung partners with A1 Adria League to revolutionize gaming

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Samsung Electronics constantly reinvents the future. We are proud to announce that Samsung will once again join forces with the A1 Adria League, marking an exciting chapter in the evolution of regional gaming.

Samsung Electronics stands out as a global tech giant, consistently ranked among the top 10 brands worldwide. Since securing the largest market share in 2006, Samsung has solidified its leadership with cutting-edge technology, particularly in monitors and flat-screen TVs. The company remains at the forefront of innovation in digital devices, continuously introducing state-of-the-art products that reinforce its position as a top smartphone manufacturer. Samsung is driven by a straightforward philosophy: to leverage its talent and technology to create exceptional products and services that enhance global society. This dynamic partnership between Samsung and A1 Adria League promises to elevate the gaming experience with cutting-edge technology, setting new benchmarks for excellence in the industry.

Galaxy S24 Ultra – Extra life when it matters the most

Meet Galaxy S24 Ultra, the ultimate form of Galaxy Ultra with a new titanium exterior and a 6.8” flat display. It’s an absolute marvel of design. With the most megapixels on a Galaxy smartphone and AI processing, Galaxy S24 Ultra raises the bar for image quality every time you hit the shutter. What’s more, the new ProVisual engine recognises objects — improving colour tone, reducing noise and bringing out detail. With massive capacity and greater energy efficiency, Ultra’s battery gives you extra life when it matters most — you know, like the epic Brawl Stars battle you’ve been gearing up for or the longest FC Mobile game you’ve ever seen.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 – Gaming was never this immersive

The latest Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 combines cutting-edge hardware with intelligent and enhanced AI features. At its core, the Galaxy Z Fold6 has a 7.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X QXGA+ display which unfolds to provide an immersive experience for gaming, creating, and PC-style productivity. Gamers can now get their thrills on the go with vivid colours and crisp contrast, thanks to Adaptive Vision Booster on the super-bright 2,600 nits screen. Whilst the heavyweight Snapdragon™ 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy processor provides eye-popping graphics with lifelike light and shadows.

The innovative Flex Hinge enables the Galaxy Z Fold6 to seamlessly transition from a compact phone to a tablet-sized screen. With a new larger 6.3-inch front display there’s plenty of space for everyday tasks, so you can reply to messages or check the weather without having to open your phone. Weighing in at just 239g with a thickness of 12.2mm when folded, it slips easily into bags and pockets without dragging you down.

The serious gaming punch of the latest Samsung foldable is further emphasized with the recent partnership with KRAFTON, that enables deeper and more immersive gaming for Galaxy smartphone users playing DARK AND DARKER MOBILE. The companies have collaborated to ensure that the game works smoothly on latest foldable devices. The new title also supports App Continuity, allowing gameplay to continue even when the Galaxy Z Fold6 is folded and unfolded, enabling a comfortable gaming experience on the large main screen of the smartphone. Add to that the combined Samsung experience in Vulkan 3D graphics with KRAFTON’s latest Unreal Engine technologies, and you have a highly realistic and immersive experience that’s not to be missed.

Find out who are the first two champions of the S13!

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Another weekend is over and another A1AL recap is here for you! Brawl Stars and CS2 teams are grinding to get to the finals, while EAFC24 fans already got their champions. In both mobile and PS versions of the game. Did Brstimir finally get to take the title or did someone else beat him? Did Shaq defend his title, or did we get a new EAFC24 Mobile champion? Find out the answers to all these questions below!

Frutas and M4M victorious in the BS upper bracket

Frutas once again without many problems defeated their opponents La Aquilla with a 3-1 score. M4M was also successful in besting OOB1 with the same score (3-1).

Frutas classically dominant against La Aquilla, they had one bad clean due to some trolling, but at least it resulted in probably the best play this season. On the other hand, M4M were underdogs because of the seed, but they showed themselves quite well against OOB1. The only team to beat Frutas this season. And even though it was 3-1, the matches were much more tense than the result suggests.

In the losers bracket, however, OOB1 was stable and easily defeated Team Cherry without losing a single game. Team Cherry simply wasn’t good enough for this stage of the tournament. Furthermore, the most exciting match this round was the other loser’s bracket duel between Delulu and La Aquilla. La Aquilla quite deservedly came out of that clash as a victor.

Superior Esports is the first A1AL finalist of the season!

In the first match of the day, we saw Kubix and BeFive fight for survival in the CS2 lower bracket. Kubix went into this match as a favorite and after a rocky start, they justified that role. On BeFive’s pick, this team takes the first eight rounds. However, that’s all Kubix let them do. They go into a frenzy, take the game into overtime, and win the first map with a 16-13 score. On their pick, it was a routine game for Kubix as expected which ended with a 13-7 score, therefore eliminating BeFive from the tournament.

The upper bracket finals were played between PROMETEY and Superior Esports. The first map was really close where PROMETEY takes the breakpoint from Superior and wins 13-11. The next one was a swift game for Superior and MATHEOS as they won 13-5 evening out the overall score. The decider on Anubis started evenly with a 7-5 score at halftime. But once again the extraordinary MATHEOS takes the initiative and leads his team to the finals ending the game 13-9.

To summarize, Superior secures a spot in the finals, and PROMETEY falls into the lower bracket where Kubix is waiting. So next week tune in to watch the lower bracket finals between PROMETEY and Kubix. The winner will take on Superior in the grand finals which will also be streamed next week.

Shaq and Marac game on are the EAFC champions!

Both semifinal duels in EAFC24 Mobile were as exciting as ever. In the first one, Nikolas7 lost to Savazver with a 2-1 score, while Shaq demolished Ogii in the second semi with a 2-0. Before the finals, in the fight for the third place, Nikolas7 was this time victorious, taking down Ogii with 2-0.

In the grand finals in front of 111 live viewers, Shaq without any problems defeats his opponent Sava with a 3-1 score and secures the second A1AL title, and becomes the champion of the 13th season.

The third time is the charm! Marac game on wins the first A1AL title after his third participation in the finals. The marathon extra time did not stop Marac in his quest to finally win the title of the best regional EAFC24 player, thus ending the reign of Tarik Novo. He left behind Cyber_Fico, CLA_Banderas, and Brstimir, who despite all their effort couldn’t defeat Marac. 

Weekly A1AL recap brings you group stage CS2, EAFC, and BS results!

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We are already at the seventh weekly A1AL recap. The finals of the 13th season are very near and things are getting heated up. CS2 finished their fourth round of group stage, EAFC24, and EAFC24 Mobile finished their third, while Brawl Stars had just started their climb through this competition stage. Read on to learn how everything went!

Frutas remain dominant in the A1AL group stage

You might be wondering who was the best in this week’s Brawl Stars competition and the answer once again is the same. Its Frutas. They didn’t lose a single game within sets on their playday.

La Aquilla and Team Cherry may have been the tensest match of the day since the sets were repeated due to tied results. They played practically the longest today and proved they are the two teams closest in terms of skill.

The match between Delulu and M4M was delayed only because of internet problems at M4M. Otherwise, it could have ended 3-0 for M4M, but Delulu took advantage of the opportunity and almost won.

In the match between OOB1 and No Excuses, we saw only a slightly worse opening of OOB1 in the first set, but apart from that they passed without major problems. OOB1 is the team who alongside Frutas are favorites for winning the A1 Adria League competition.

In the lower bracket, we saw the clash of FBI and Team Cherry. FBI even though it has two players who won A1 in the past seasons more than once – that’s not it anymore, they seem like they can’t compete at the level of the league anymore. The second match of the lower bracket was played by Delulu and No Excuses. It was the same tense match that could have gone in any direction. I would say that Delulu deservedly went on with a lot of trouble.

A1AL S13 BS group stage results

EAFC third round group stage results

In this week’s EAFC24 group stage favorites were victorious. In group A, Marac started and finished without a single defeat, which brought great uncertainty in the fight for second place. Even though Marac had already secured a place in the top 4 he didn’t want to lose the rest. He allowed Cyber Fico to qualify by winning over Klaic. Fico then routinely defeated CLA_JokerTole in both matches, and thus together with Marac made it to the top 4.

In group B, brstimir’s magic and his Ronaldhino secured him an easy spot in the finals, while his three opponents had to battle it out for the last spot. Although perhaps the underdog of the group, CLA_Banderas defeated both Hara and Misko with an incredible game, thus ensuring the CLA team an additional slot in the top 4.

Semifinal EAFC24 matches:

  • CLA_Banderas VS Marac
  • Cyber_Fico VS brstimir

EAFC24 group stage results

In EAFC24 Mobile Serbian players were more successful than the Bosnian. Shaq, Savazver, and Nikolas were victorious, and from Bosnian representatives, Ogi secured a win.

Nikolas surprised everyone with an extraordinary performance against last season’s A1AL vice champion Nerko from Buducnost. Shaq without any problems won 3-0 against his countryman Lazovic and showed his class once again. Furthermore, the biggest surprise of the stage was Ogi, who with two overtime goals made it through. In two separate games, he scored in the 91st and 92nd minute for the win.

EAFC24 Mobile group stage results

CS2 lower bracket results

This week in A1AL we saw two matches from the lower bracket. One between GIZone and BeFive and the second was Kubix against Cupava Veverica. In the first match, GIZone couldn’t be saved, not even by Katalic, who came as a sub. BeFive was simply better. Shooting Miwo and at times miksoz with timely frags kept BeFive in the lead. They barely won their pick on Dust with 13-11, but on Anubis in the second half they completely crushed GiZone and deservedly took the victory. Now they continue their journey in the lower bracket.

The second match started with the dominance of Kubix on Dust, where the Cupava Veverica team had no chance. Run-and-shoot tactics gave excellent results primarily because of good shooting, running was less important there. On Inferno Cupava Veverica managed to make a few good rounds and show their teeth, but a couple of beginner’s mistakes cost them dearly. In the end, Kubix deservedly goes on and schedules their match against BeFive for next week.

CS2 A1AL group stage recap

Official Announcement on the Disqualification of Team The Wild Ones

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Cheating undermines the integrity of competitive esports, and it’s always disappointing when we must address such issues in our tournaments. This is A1 Adria League’s official announcement on the disqualification of CS2 team The Wild Ones.

A1 Adria League maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards cheating

We never like it when such a situation occurs, but we have to act upon any cheating in our tournament. In the 13th season of the A1 Adria League, team The Wild Ones was disqualified in the group stage of CS2. Their last few matches were brought to our attention. We gathered a lot of proof of suspicious situations, and all were looked at by our administration team. Ultimately, we decided to disqualify them based on the firm believe they have been using a radar hack.

Additionally, we received a report from IESF and their analysis of the Team Croatia which led to their disqualification from the IESF World Esports Championship 2024: East European Qualifier. They revealed that the team had been using programs that were giving an unfair advantage. The program was supposedly used in the match against Israel. Everyone received a half-year ban from participating in FISSURE tournaments. Furthermore, this was their second ban in a row.

As far as A1 Adria League is concerned, we made some changes to the bracket and reverted the matches The Wild Ones played. This week we are continuing with the CS2 tournament and two Bo3 matches will be played in the lower bracket. For more information make sure to follow our social media accounts and watch us on stream.

Who shapes the growth of regional esports?

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As we know gaming is one of the biggest industries in the world and esports is getting more and more attention by the day. Eastern countries were the first to recognize its potential, and then Europe, and North and South America followed. Today we have successful esports tournaments all around the world.

A1 Adria League has been active for a long time now, actively working on improving esports in the Adriatic region, but there are many organizations that have been supporting the same story and providing a battlefield where the regional esports players will shine.

Regional esports organizations

There are a lot of positive examples of regional organizations that want to bring regional esports to a higher level. Good Game Global is a familiar name in regional esports as well and they had their mark in the growth of competitive esports, raising popularity in the b2b sectors and of course running their own league for students… They have been creating esports content, influencer campaigns, and other esports initiatives since 2016.

Fortuna Esports with their EBL franchise have been shaping careers for many League of Legends superstars who had their shine in the most prestigious organizations in the world. OGA Dota Pit brought an official Minor event to Croatia alongside teams like Fnatic, Astralis, Liquid, OG, … and what can we even say about Relog Media who surpassed the region a long time ago, but they are still supporting local players with invites to their multi-million dollar tournaments.

Some of the events to mention are Rikon, primarily a science fiction convention that sometimes organizes smaller esports tournaments. Then we would also mention Fantastic Esports and their Fantastic Gaming Show, Beyond Esports Conference, local events and tournaments ran by esports federations, and more.

 

A1 Adria League is one of the projects that is doing the most for the region. We have been active since 2017. Since then we have had 12 successful seasons (the 13th is ongoing). Every year we have more and more players who want to compete and maybe get a chance to be recognized by someone. Just last year we had:

  • over 250 hours streamed
  • 200k live views
  • 95k live viewers
  • over 1000 players

Is the Adriatic region giving any future to the players?

The fact that esports isn’t taken seriously is mostly affecting the players who don’t have a future here but need to play for foreign organizations and teams. The most recent cases are the players from Guild Eagles. RigoN just signed for BIG, while juanflatroo and sinnopsyy went to ITB, and we all know the quality of these players.

This is why A1AL is doing the most for the region. Even though the players at the moment don’t have a bright future with domestic teams, they get recognized playing our tournaments. Some of the players who played in A1AL and are now in Europe are:

  • Rigon “rigoN” Gashi – Played for BNE/Guild Eagles – Just a couple of days ago signed for BIG
  • Dionis “sinnopsyy” Budeci and Flatron “juanflatroo” Halimi – Played for BNE/Guild Eagles and recently signed to play under ITB (UK org)
  • Pavle “maden” Bošković – ATM plays for Falcons, previously played for ENCE
  • Toni “Sacre” Sabalić – Played for SK Gaming, currently at Schalke 04
  • Dino “LIMIT” Tot – As a player, we have seen him at SK Gaming, Schalke 04, and BDS, currently he is the assistant coach for SK
  • Nemanja “huNter-” Kovač i Nemanja “nexa” Isaković – won our A1AL season 2 with Valiance&Co, currently at G2 Esports