One of the biggest events on the QuakeLive calender, QuakeCon, is scheduled to start next Thursday. In the duel competition the twenty four players competing for a share of the $14,000 prize pot have been split into six groups of four.

Of the twenty four players, sixteen will make it through to the second stage. Those will be comprised of the two highest placed players from each group and four players (of the twelve that didn't advance) chosen by a 'Community Choice Award Poll' on Facebook.

SK Gaming's Shane 'rapha' Hendrixson has been placed into Group C, where his main threat will be high-seed Alessandro 'stermy' Avallone.