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Q3 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
Q4 2026Q3 2026
All Games–Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–NetQuake–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake 4–Bloodrun–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake Champions–
CPMA
57,403
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls
1,633
hours of CPMA played
1.2
players online on average
12
peak players at once
46
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag
52
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 1 4peak · Sep 27 Aug 1815222918152229 1234 avg 1 4peak · Sep 27 Aug 1815222918152229

Servers on the map

special4buddies - 226 hourseveryday i'm sauerkraut #2 - 218 hoursK&A Crack Shack - NJ - 162 hoursMAD MONDAYS - lia.mooo.info - 91 hoursPROMODE POLSKA #1 - 69 hoursOldServers.com.ar - MULTI-MODE - 69 hoursancient gaming - 68 hoursPlaymorepromode.com DE #1 - 63 hoursK&A Heroin Depot - NJ - 54 hoursirc.quakenet.org-#cpmpickup-#00 - 52 hoursice chimps duel - 51 hourseveryday i'm sauerkraut #1 - 48 hours
46 servers hosted a real match this quarter (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 4 players. Prime time: 14:00-0:00, busy 6 of 7 days.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
1
Mon
1
Tue
1
Wed
1
Thu
1
Fri
1
Sat
1
Sun

Records

Top row: the best Q3 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
Q3 202612players online at once on CPMA
Aug 28
Q3 20268in the fullest single match
ice chimps · q3w5
Aug 6, 04:00 UTC
Q3 2026226hours of real players on the busiest server
special4buddies
Q3 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

242
different maps played
23
countries reached

Modes and hosting

Modes
Duel68%
516%
Deathmatch11%
CTF2%
TDM1%
91%
-10%
80%
Where servers are hosted
🇺🇸 United States27%
🇩🇪 Germany27%
🇷🇺 Russia14%
🇸🇪 Sweden7%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom7%

Top maps

Share of play-time across 242 maps played. Click a map for its page, or browse every map.

Busiest servers this quarter

By total hours of real-player time. Click a server to find it in the live browser.
1 special4buddiesCPMA 226hours 5peak 0now 2 everyday i'm sauerkraut #2CPMA 218hours 6peak 0now
3 K&A Crack Shack - NJCPMA · offline 162hours 5peak -now
4 MAD MONDAYS - lia.mooo.infoCPMA 91hours 4peak 0now
5 OldServers.com.ar - MULTI-MODECPMA · offline 69hours 6peak -now
6 PROMODE POLSKA #1CPMA · offline 69hours 5peak -now
7 ancient gamingCPMA · offline 68hours 6peak -now
8 Playmorepromode.com DE #1CPMA 63hours 6peak 0now
9 K&A Heroin Depot - NJCPMA · offline 54hours 4peak -now
10 irc.quakenet.org-#cpmpickup-#00CPMA 52hours 4peak 0now

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.