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September 2026

The State of Challenge ProMode Arena

Every number here comes from QuakeHub polling every public CPMA server on Earth every 90 seconds, real players only, bots filtered out, since August 2026.

MonthQuarterYear
November 2026October 2026September 2026August 2026
All Games–Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–NetQuake–Quake 4–Bloodrun–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake Champions–
CPMA
36,357▲ 73%
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls
1,052▲ 81%
hours of CPMA played
1.6▲ 78%
players online on average
12
peak players at once
40▲ 29%
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag
62
bots detectedon a typical poll

Players by day

Average online each day. Shaded columns are weekends; hover or click a day for its number.
1234 avg 2 4peak · Sep 27 Sep 18152229 1234 avg 2 4peak · Sep 27 Sep 18152229

Servers on the map

special4buddies - 225 hourseveryday i'm sauerkraut #2 - 175 hoursK&A Crack Shack - NJ - 121 hoursMAD MONDAYS - lia.mooo.info - 53 hoursPlaymorepromode.com DE #1 - 45 hoursPROMODE POLSKA #1 - 38 hoursOldServers.com.ar - MULTI-MODE - 34 hourssulac0 - 33 hoursK&A Heroin Depot - NJ - 32 hoursancient gaming - 26 hourseveryday i'm sauerkraut #1 - 25 hoursirc.quakenet.org-#cpmpickup-#00 - 19 hours
40 servers hosted a real match this month (2+ real humans and a real frag) - dot size is hours of play. Watch it live on the world map.

By hour and weekday

Average players in each hour of the week, UTC. Brighter is busier; hover a cell for its number.
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
quieterbusiernot sampled yet
Busiest slot: Tue 17:00 UTC, avg 5 players. Prime time: 14:00-2:00, busy 5 of 7 days.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
2
Mon
1
Tue
2
Wed
1
Thu
2
Fri
2
Sat
2
Sun

Records

Top row: the best September 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
September 202612players online at once on CPMA
Sep 25
September 20266in the fullest single match
ancient gaming · cpm22
Sep 2, 21:00 UTC
September 2026225hours of real players on the busiest server
special4buddies
September 20264average players on the busiest day
Sep 27
all-time16players online at once on CPMA
Oct 5, 12:00 UTC
all-time8in the fullest single match
ice chimps · q3w5
Aug 6, 04:00 UTC

Maps and countries

176
different maps played
19
countries reached
426▼ 22%
matches played

Modes and hosting

Modes
Duel63%
524%
Deathmatch9%
CTF1%
TDM1%
91%
80%
-10%
Where servers are hosted
🇩🇪 Germany30%
🇺🇸 United States22%
🇷🇺 Russia22%
🇸🇪 Sweden8%
🇵🇱 Poland6%

Top maps

Share of play-time across 176 maps played. Click a map for its page, or browse every map.

Busiest servers this month

By total hours of real-player time. Click a server to find it in the live browser.
1▲38 special4buddiesCPMA 225hours 5peak 0now 2- everyday i'm sauerkraut #2CPMA 175hours 6peak 0now
3- K&A Crack Shack - NJCPMA · offline 121hours 5peak -now
4- MAD MONDAYS - lia.mooo.infoCPMA 53hours 4peak 0now 5▲10 Playmorepromode.com DE #1CPMA 45hours 6peak 0now
6▲2 PROMODE POLSKA #1CPMA · offline 38hours 5peak -now
7▼1 OldServers.com.ar - MULTI-MODECPMA · offline 34hours 6peak -now
8NEW sulac0CPMA · offline 33hours 4peak -now
9▲2 K&A Heroin Depot - NJCPMA · offline 32hours 4peak -now
10▼9 ancient gamingCPMA · offline 26hours 6peak -now

Duels

The Duel ZoneBusiest duel servers, top duel maps, the best time to duel, and the tournament calendar for CPMA.→

Play CPMA right now

Everything above is real people on real servers - see who's on right now.
How to Play Challenge ProMode Arena
  1. Get the game data: Quake III Arena on Steam or GOG, or the original CD.
  2. Challenge ProMode Arena is the classic competitive Quake III mod that has faster movement, its own physics, and the duel/CTF scene that defined Q3 esports.
  3. It runs on its own engine, CNQ3 - grab it from PlayMorePromode (it bundles the CPMA mod), point it at your Quake III baseq3 data, and you're ready.

Joining a server Copy the connect string, open the console with ~, and type /connect ip:port.

Real players only - bots filtered on every poll. Recording since August 2026.