2008 Dust-Off Championships National Rankings
Dust-Off Keyboard Quiver Qualifier
(March 29-30th, 2008)
| 1st | EG.USA | chE, naZ, NineSpot, evolution, n0thing | NEW | 0 | 400 |
| 2nd | x3o | goodfornothing, mehLer, PaTyoJoN, benzO, impulsivE | NEW | 0 | 275 |
| 3rd | Drift | diko, HeLLScreaM, illuzion, bleek, mkpro | NEW | | 150 |
| 4th | interplay.zoi | projeckt, zaN, demos, keef, watson | NEW | | 100 |
| 5/6th | 50 CAL | nickf, ekkl, Frako, Hurr1canE, sfX | NEW | | 75 |
| 5/6th | Guardians United | Desire, hero, savi0r, thoMz, iNertia | NEW | | 75 |
| 7/8th | Interstate 95 | jacoBson, fr3ak, flashback, pyrite, synikaL | NEW | | 50 |
| 7/8th | iLLicit | hammer, tomcho, Brute, pyz1k | NEW | | 50 |
9th-16th: Final Vision (10), EG.Girls (10), LiViD (10), Team nX (10), Hypnosis (10), VifL (10), Potti Trained Pros (10), dC (10).
Events included in the rankings:
2008 Dust-Off Championships: Dust-Off Keyboard Quiver Qualifier (March 29st-39st, 2008) – Tier 1
Why have the ranking system:
Ranking systems are great among any sport. They help foster competition and provide a gauge for the consistency and performance ability of a team. The X3O National Gaming Ranking system is used by X3O Gaming Centers to help seed future gaming tournaments, as well as a metrics for X3O sponsors to gauge the consistency of participants in their events.
How the ranking system works:
All teams that compete in an approved professional gaming event will be ranked in the X3O Gaming National Ranking system. Points are awarded to a team for their final placing in an event.
Basic Event Ranking Criteria
For an event to be considered to be ranked, they must meet the following minimum criteria:
Tier 1 Event: At least 16 teams competing, with at least $1500.00 in cash prizes being awarded. Points awarded will be as follows: 1st 400, 2nd 275, 3rd 150, 4th 100, 5/6th 75, 7/8th 50, 9th-16th 10 Points.
Tier 2 Event: More than 24 but less than 33 teams competing, with at least $1501.00-$5000.00 in cash prizes being awarded. Points awarded will be as follows: 1st 600, 2nd 475, 3rd 350, 4th 200, 5/6th 150, 7th/8th 100, 9th-16th 50, 17th-32nd 10 Points.
Tier 3 Event: More than 32 teams competing with more than $5,000.00 in cash prizes being awarded. Points awarded will be as follows: 1st 800, 2nd 575, 3rd 450, 4th 300, 5th/6th 250, 7th/8th 200, 9th-16th 150, 17th-32nd 100, 33rd-64th 10 Points.
X3O reserves the rights to change this ranking system as necessary to accommodate the changing factors in e-Sports. If you would like to apply to have your event be ranked on the X3O Gaming National Ranking system please e-mail us here.