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may 1, 1997 - May 1, 1997 Red Annihilation

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This was a tournament for the popular FPS, Quake. It was sponsosered by Micirosoft and the winner got a ferrari as the grand prize. This tournament had 2000 participants and it created a demand for more tournaments of a similar nature. Quake was one of the first 1v1 player vs player type games so it allowed for better tournaments then previous arcade games did where people fought for a better high score.

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may 1, 1997
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