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Q4 2026 · so far

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. This month is still being written.

MonthQuarterYear
Q4 2026Q3 2026
All Games–Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–Bloodrun–NetQuake–Quake 4–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake Champions–
CPMA
90,613
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls
1,655
hours of CPMA played
1.8
players online on average
16
peak players at once
42
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag
53
bots detectedon a typical poll

Players by day

Average online each day. Shaded columns are weekends; hover or click a day for its number.
12345 avg 2 5peak · Oct 4 today, so far Oct 1815222916 12345 avg 2 5peak · Oct 4 today, so far Oct 1815222916

Servers on the map

.D Y M EU FFA map-rotation - 397 hours.D Y M EU [Cpma 1.53] VQ3 CTF - 293 hoursspecial4buddies - 180 hoursMAD MONDAYS - lia.mooo.info - 111 hoursOldServers.com.ar - MULTI-MODE - 68 hoursirc.quakenet.org-#cpmpickup-#00 - 67 hoursice chimps duel - 65 hoursPlaymorepromode.com DE #1 - 58 hourseveryday i'm shovellin - 50 hoursThe Meg & Yim Q3 CTF - 46 hourseveryday i'm sauerkraut #1 - 38 hoursK&A Crack Shack - NJ - 36 hours
42 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: Mon 0:00 UTC, avg 6 players. Prime time: 15:00-3:00, busy every day.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
2
Mon
2
Tue
1
Wed
1
Thu
2
Fri
2
Sat
3
Sun

Records

Top row: the best Q4 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
Q4 202616players online at once on CPMA
Oct 5
Q4 20268in the fullest single match
OldServers.com.ar - MULTI-MODE · cpm22
Oct 5, 00:00 UTC
Q4 2026397hours of real players on the busiest server
.D Y M EU FFA map-rotation
Q4 20265average players on the busiest day
Oct 4
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

236
different maps played
18
countries reached
1,120
matches played

Modes and hosting

Modes
Duel38%
Deathmatch27%
CTF14%
512%
77%
91%
-11%
TDM0%
Where servers are hosted
🇩🇪 Germany50%
🇷🇺 Russia11%
🇺🇸 United States9%
🇸🇪 Sweden8%
🇦🇷 Argentina7%

Top maps

Share of play-time across 236 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 .D Y M EU FFA map-rotationCPMA · offline 397hours 7peak -now
2 .D Y M EU [Cpma 1.53] VQ3 CTFCPMA · offline 293hours 3peak -now
3 special4buddiesCPMA 180hours 6peak 0now 4 MAD MONDAYS - lia.mooo.infoCPMA 111hours 5peak 0now 5 OldServers.com.ar - MULTI-MODECPMA 68hours 8peak 0now 6 irc.quakenet.org-#cpmpickup-#00CPMA 67hours 6peak 0now 7 ice chimps duelCPMA 65hours 4peak 0now 8 Playmorepromode.com DE #1CPMA 58hours 4peak 0now 9 everyday i'm shovellinCPMA 50hours 4peak 0now 10 everyday i'm sauerkraut #1CPMA 38hours 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.