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Encyclopedia > Cyberathlete Professional League
Cyberathlete Professional League
Sport E-Sports
Founded 1997
No. of teams 128+
Country(ies) Flag of the United States United States
Singapore
China
Australia
Chile
Brazil
Korea
Sweden
Italy
Most recent champion(s) Flag of Australia fnatic (Counter-Strike)
Flag of the United States 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) is a professional sports tournament organization specializing in computer and console video games. The overall term for computer games as a sport is Electronic Sports, or eSports. ... See also: 1996 in sports, other events of 1997, 1998 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Jeff Gordon is the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 on February 16 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... For the history of Korea, see Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Fnatic is a professional e-Sports club based in Australia with offices in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands as well[1]. Fnatic holds both individual players and teams that compete in Counter-Strike, Warcraft III, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Quake 4 tournaments. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...


Headquartered in Dallas, The CPL holds tournaments throughout the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia and hosts a variety of teams and players usually regarded as the best in their respective games. The CPL's tournaments are open to all registrants in the form of qualifier tournaments and invitations. Due to ESRB content rating concerns, CPL events are restricted to participants age 17 and older (with the exception of some "teen" rated games). However, a player can also register with a parental consent form at the age of 16. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games and other entertainment software in the United States and Canada (officially adopted by individual provinces 2004-2005). ...


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 real, actual athletic sports. ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ...

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Partners

In 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. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... The current version of the article or section is written like a magazine article; it does not use the direct, balanced tone expected of an encyclopedia. ... Pizza Hut Inc. ... BenQ Corporation (IPA: ; Chinese: ) is a Taiwanese company specializing in the manufacturing of computing, communications, and consumer electronics devices. ... Razer is a Canadian category 1 digital cable specialty channel, that describes itself as a young adult-controlled entertainment and information community, supporting what matters to young adults. It debuted in its present form on June 30, 2005, replacing the Craig Media incarnation of MTV Canada (another channel, owned by... Plantronics is a hardware company based in Santa Cruz, California, that specializes in lightweight headsets and is the market leader worldwide[1]. // The company was incorporated as Pacific Plantronics on May 18, 1961. ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange...


The supporting sponsors for the U.S. CPL events are: D-Link, and Steel Series. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... D-Link Corporation is a Taiwanese company that manufactures wireless and Ethernet computer networking products for both consumer and SOHO users. ...


The official Television Media Partner for the CPL is DirecTV, its On-Line Media Partner is GotFrag and its Documentary Partner is Cohesion Productions. A standard DirecTV satellite dish with 1 LNB on a roof DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America except for Mexico. ... GotFrag was founded in 2002 as a professional eSports coverage website that would provide news and updates for the growing gaming community. ...


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. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up amateur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Counter-Strike (CS) is a popular team-based mod of Valves first-person shooter (FPS) Half-Life. ...


GET OUT OF CAL-O YOU BADDIE.


Past CPL World Champions

Individual Competitions

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Team Competitions

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Past CPL Event Winners

Main article: Past CPL Winners

The CPL Summer 2005 Event The following list shows previous winners of various events and tournaments the Cyberathlete Professional League has held in a variety of games and locations since its foundation in 1997. ...

World Tour 2005

The CPL World Tour Logo

At the 2004 Cyberathlete® Extreme Summer Championships, the CPL announced details on its largest event ever, the CPL World Tour. This event took place throughout 2005, with a total of 10 international stops and a finals event held in the New York City U.S. and televised by MTV.[citation needed] cpl world tour finals image File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

Main article: 2005 CPL World Tour

The CPL World Tour Logo The 2005 CPL World Tour was a year-long gaming competition held by the CPL. This competition took place throughout 2005, with a total of 9 international stops and a finals event held in the New York City, USA and televised by MTV. [1] The...

World Season 2006

The 2006 CPL World Season was a series of electronic sports competitions organized by the CPL in the fall of 2006. It was a follow up of the 2005 CPL World Tour and was announced by the CPL on July 1, 2006[5]. The CPL World Tour Logo The 2005 CPL World Tour was a year-long gaming competition held by the CPL. This competition took place throughout 2005, with a total of 9 international stops and a finals event held in the New York City, USA and televised by MTV. [1] The...


The tour featured two games, Counter-Strike and Quake 3. After a total of 7 qualifier events, the finals were held on 16-20th December, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Dallas, Texas. The championship finals had a total prize purse of $150,000 and were won by Flag of Australia fnatic (Counter-Strike) and Flag of the United States Paul "czm" Nelson (Quake 3). Counter-Strike (CS) is a popular team-based mod of Valves first-person shooter (FPS) Half-Life. ... This article or section should include material from Anarki For an overview of the Quake game franchise go to Quake series. ... “Dallas” redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Fnatic is a professional e-Sports club based in Australia with offices in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands as well[1]. Fnatic holds both individual players and teams that compete in Counter-Strike, Warcraft III, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Quake 4 tournaments. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

Main article: 2006 CPL World Season

The CPL World Tour Logo The 2006 CPL World Season was a series of electronic sports competitions organized by the Cyberathlete Professional League in the fall of 2006. ...

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/

Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ...

CPL China

  • Strategic Partner: Media Gaming Live Pte Ltd
  • Official Site: http://www.cplchina.cn/

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ...

CPL Australia

  • Strategic Partner: Ping Events Australia
  • Official Site: http://www.cplaustralia.com/

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

CPL Chile

  • Strategic Partner: ALM Ingenieria (LAN-Z) S.A.
  • Official Site: http://www.thecpl.cl

Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ...

CPL Brazil

  • Strategic Partner: Made in Brazil Esportes Eletrônicos (MiBR) Ltda
  • Official Site: http://www.cplbrasil.com/

Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ...

CPL Korea

  • Strategic Partner: International e-Sports Group, Inc (IEG)
  • Official Site: http://www.thecpl.co.kr/

Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ...

CPL Nordic

  • Strategic Partner: E-Sport Entertainment Group AB (EEG)
  • Official Site: http://www.cplnordic.com/

Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ...

CPL Italy

  • Strategic Partner: A.S. Play.it (ASPI)
  • Official Site: http://www.thecpl.it/

Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ...

Official Media Partners

  • GotFrag
  • Cohesion

External links

  • Cyberathlete Professional League
  • Cyberathlete Amateur League
  • CPL World Tour

References

  1. ^ http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsitem_1073 (02-01-2007)
  2. ^ http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsitem_1015 (02-01-2007)
  3. ^ http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsitem_1073 (02-01-2007)
  4. ^ http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsitem_1031 (02-01-2007)
  5. ^ the CPL

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