Red Annihilation was a `` Quake '' competitive eSport event Social_event held in May 1997 that was one of the first nationwide video game competition Competition held in the United States .

The tournament was created Creating first as Kings of Capture Quake Tournament started Process_start by Michael `` Hawthorne '' Shearon , after contacting Communication Intergraph for possible sponsorship the tournament was folded Hold into what became Becoming Red Annihilation .

Intergraph brought in Bringing `` Quake '' developer id Software , 3D computer graphics chipset maker Rendition , and online gaming company Mpath Interactive as partners in Red Annihilation .

Will Bryant and Frank Cabanski of the Quake ClanRing were selected Choosing to operate Being_in_operation the game competition Competition because of their prior pioneering experience running Hold large scale gaming tournaments .