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== Past CPL Event Winners == |
== Past CPL Event Winners == |
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Revision as of 02:48, 29 January 2007
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| Sport | E-Sports |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| No. of teams | 128+ |
| Country |  United States Singapore China Australia Chile Brazil Korea Sweden Italy |
| Most recent champion(s) |  fnatic (Counter-Strike) Paul "czm" Nelson (1vs1) |
| Official website | TheCPL.com CPLWorldTour.com CPLCast.com TheCPL.co.KR CPLNordic.com CPLChina.CN TheCPL.IT CPLBrasil.com TheCPL.CL CPLAustralia.com |
The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) was founded in 1997 by Angel Munoz as a professional sports tournament specializing in computer videogames.
The CPL holds tournaments throughout the USA, Europe, Latin America and Asia, and has hosted a variety of teams and players usually regarded as the best in their respective games. The CPL's tournaments are open to all registrants but also exist qualifier tournaments and invitations for some teams and players, although there is an age limit of at least 17 due to ESRB content rating concerns with the exception of some "teen" rated games where a player can register with a parental consent form at the age of 16.
As of early 2006, the CPL has distributed more than US$3,000,000 in prize money. The CPL's aim is to make computer gaming a viable competitive and spectator event, on the level of athletic sports. They are a driving force in e-sports and are widely respected as a major player in person competitions. Since 1998, legendary game designer John Romero has served as the chairman of the CPL Advisory Board.
Partners
For 2006, the CPL has announced the microprocessors manufacturer, AMD as its lead title sponsor, and ATI Technologies as a secondary title sponsor. The CPL is also sponsored by Pizza Hut, BenQ, Razer, Plantronics, Verizon, and Insomnia 365.
The supporting sponsors for the USA CPL events are: D-Link, L-com and Steel Series.
The official Television Media Partner for the CPL is DirecTV, its On-Line Media Partner is GotFrag and its Documentary Partner is Cohesion Productions.
For finals in December Directron.com is exclusively providing 160 high-end professional gaming PCs, specifications of these systems can be found in Directron's press release.
CAL Division
The CPL also operates an online league (with live finals that takes place during CPL events) for amateur players and teams, known as the Cyberathlete Amateur League. CAL operates year-round, with regular 12-week seasons, one or two matches per week, and a single-elimination postseason (playoffs). In the case of Counter-Strike and other official CPL tournament games, the CPL uses CAL performance as a factor in seeding at its live events.
Past CPL World Champions
Individual Competitions
- 2006 - Paul "czm" Nelson - (Quake III)[1]
- 2005 - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - (Painkiller)[2]
- 2004 -
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager - (Painkiller) - 2003 - none
- 2002 - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - (Unreal Tournament 2003)
- 2001 - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - (Alien vs. Predator 2)
- 2000 - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - (Quake III)
- 1999 - Mark "Wombat" Larsen - (Quake III)
- 1998 - Dan "Rix" Hammans - (Quake II))
- 1997 - Tom "gollum" Dawson - (Quake)
Team Competitions
- 2000 - Babbage's CPL Event:
e9 - 2001 - Speakeasy CPL Event: Xtreme 3 Blue
- 2001 - CPL Pentium® 4 Invitational: Xtreme 3 Blue
- 2001 - CPL World Championship Event: NiP
- 2002 - CPL Pentium® 4 Summer Championship: SK Gaming
- 2002 - CPL Pentium® 4 Winter Event: Team 3D
- 2003 - CPL Pentium® 4 Summer Championship: SK Gaming
- 2003 - CPL Pentium® 4 Winter Championship: SK Gaming
- 2004 - Cyberathlete® Extreme Summer Championships: Eyeballers
- 2004 - Cyberathlete® Extreme Winter Championships:
Team NoA - 2005 - Cyberathlete® Extreme Summer Championships: SK Gaming
- 2005 - Cyberathlete® Extreme Winter Championships: SK Gaming
- 2006 - Cyberathlete® Summer Championship Finals: compLexity Gaming
- 2006 - Cyberathlete® Winter Championship Finals: Fnatic
Past CPL Event Winners
World Tour 2005
At the 2004 Cyberathlete® Extreme Summer Championships, the CPL announced details on its largest event ever, the CPL World Tour. This unprecedented event took place throughout 2005, with a total of 10 international stops and a finals event held in the New York City USA and televised by MTV, reportedly over one million people watched the finals on television.[citation needed]
CPL Divisions
In mid-2006, the CPL together with its international partners announced a series of licensed divisions to bring worldwide the experience of the CPL events.
CPL Singapore
Strategic Partner: Edge of Reality- Official Site: http://www.cplsingapore.com/
CPL China
Strategic Partner: Media Gaming Live Pte Ltd- Official Site: http://www.cplchina.cn/
CPL Australia
Strategic Partner: E-Sports Management Australia (ESMA) Pty Ltd- Official Site: http://www.cplaustralia.com/
CPL Chile
Strategic Partner: ALM Ingenieria (LAN-Z) S.A.- Official Site: http://www.thecpl.cl
CPL Brazil
Strategic Partner: Made in Brazil Esportes Eletrônicos (MiBR) Ltda- Official Site: http://www.cplbrasil.com/
CPL Korea
Strategic Partner: International e-Sports Group, Inc (IEG)- Official Site: http://www.thecpl.co.kr/
CPL Nordic
Strategic Partner: E-Sport Entertainment Group AB (EEG)- Official Site: http://www.cplnordic.com/
CPL Italy
Strategic Partner: A.S. Play.it (ASPI)- Official Site: http://www.thecpl.it/
CPL World Season
The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) announced that as part of its 2006 World Season, primarily sponsored by AMD and ATI, it will host major tournaments & qualifiers for Counter-Strike 1.6, Quake 3 and others in the following nine countries: Singapore, Chile, Korea, China, Brazil, Italy, Australia, Sweden and the USA.
This year’s season will commence with a series of national online qualifiers at the Cyberathlete Amateur League (CAL) on Friday, September 1, 2006.
The national final events will take place as follows:
- Sept 15–17 -- Singapore National Finals - Singapore
- Oct 20–22 -- Chile National Finals - Concepcion, Chile
- Oct 26 -- Korea National Finals - Seoul, Korea
- Oct 28–29 -- China National Finals - Chengdu, China
- Nov 10–12 -- Australia National Finals - Queensland, Australia
- Nov 15–19 -- Brazil National Finals - Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Nov 24–26 -- Italy National Finals - Verona, Italy
- Nov 30–Dec 3 -- Nordic Finals - Jonkoping, Sweden
The World Season will culminate at the CPL 2006 Championship Finals, which will take place Saturday, December 16 to Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at the landmark Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Dallas.
Official Media Partners
External links
References
- ^ http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsitem_1073 (02-01-2007)
- ^ http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsitem_1015 (02-01-2007)