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Cyberathlete Professional League Current season or competition:
CPL Events 2009Sport Electronic sports Founded 1997 Most recent champion(s) 
X3O (CS) Team XFX (CSS) Thomas "Ogre 2" Ryan (Halo 3)Most titles 
SK-Gaming (5 times)Official website Official website The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL), founded on June 27, 1997 by gaming entrepreneur Angel Munoz[1], is a professional sports tournament organization specializing in computer and console video game competitions.
Launched in Dallas, Texas, the CPL is considered the pioneer[2] in professional video game tournaments, which have been held in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia. The CPL's tournaments are open to all registrants, but due to the ESRB content rating of some video games, CPL competitions are restricted to participants age 17 or older. The CPL has distributed more than US$3,000,000 in cash prizes.
On August 25, 2008, the CPL announced that it had signed an acquisition agreement with an investment group based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[3] On August 23, 2010, NewWorld, the former parent company of the CPL, announced that the two-year acquisition process of the CPL was finalized, and that the sole owner of the CPL (and its subsidiaries) was now WoLong Ventures PTE of Singapore.[4]
Contents
Events
2007
Event Winner Runner-up Prizes Venue CPL Winter 2007 CS: Team X30
CS:Source:
Team XFXCS: Mug N Mouse
CS:Source:
carnage$60,000 Dallas2006
Event Winner Runner-up Prizes Venue CPL Winter 2006 CS: fnatic
Quake III:
Paul "czm" NelsonCS: 
MeetYourMakers
Quake III:
Fan "Jibo" Zhibo$150,000 DallasCPL World Season 2006: Nordic CS: Ninjas in Pyjamas
Quake III:
Fan "Jibo" ZhiboCS: 
H2k Gaming
Quake III:
Sebastian "Spart1e" SiiraQualifier JönköpingCPL World Season 2006: Italy CS: 
aAa
Quake III:
Magnus "Fojji" OlssonCS: 
a-Losers
Quake III:
Marcel "k1llsen" PaulQualifier + $50,000 
VeronaCPL World Season 2006: Korea CS: 
LAVEGA-GAMINGCS: project_krQualifier SeoulCPL World Season 2006: China CS: Star.exCS: Hacker GamingQualifier ChengduCPL World Season 2006: Brazil CS: 
g3nerationX
Quake III:
Daniel "Ryu" Souza De LimaCS: Made in Brazil
Quake III:
Diogo "met" FressatoQualifier Sao PauloCPL World Season 2006: Singapore CS: fnatic
Quake III:
Fan "Jibo" ZhiboCS: SpeedLink
Quake III:
Brian "dkt" FlanderQualifier + $30,000 
Singapore2005
Event Winner Runner-up Prizes Venue CPL Winter 2005 CS: SK-Gaming
Quake 4:
Anton "Cooller" SingovF.E.A.R:
Neal "cleaner" SisbarroCS: Lunatic Hai
F.E.A.R:
Steven "BlueWolf" Anderson$100,000 DallasCPL World Tour 2005: Finals Painkiller: Johnathan "Fatal1ty" WendelPainkiller: 
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager$500,000 New YorkCPL World Tour 2005: Chile CS: Made in Brazil
Painkiller:
Alexander "ztrider" IngarvWC3:
Rodolfo "Virus" EhrhornCS: United 5
Painkiller:
Andrew "Gelleshak" RyderWC3:
Bernardo "PaTo" RodriguesQualifier + $60,000 
Santiago de ChileCPL World Tour 2005: Italy Painkiller: Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerPainkiller: Johnathan "Fatal1ty" WendelQualifier + $50,000 MilanCPL World Tour 2005: Singapore CS: fnatic
Painkiller:
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" WendelCS: 
Team XCN
Qualifier + $70,000 SingaporeCPL World Tour 2005: United Kingdom CS: Team9
CS: Ninjas in Pyjamas
Painkiller:
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" WendelQualifier + $60,000 
SheffieldCPL Summer 2005 CS: SK-Gaming
Painkiller:
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" WendelCS:Source:
PowersGamingWC3:
Yoan "ToD" MerloHalo 2:
Final BossDay of Defeat:
Check SixCS: Evil Geniuses
Painkiller:
Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerCS:Source:
upperWC3:
Dimitar "DIDI8" AleksandrovHalo 2:
h2o$200,000 DallasCPL World Tour 2005: Sweden Painkiller: Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerPainkiller: Johnathan "Fatal1ty" WendelQualifier + $50,000 JönköpingCPL World Tour 2005: Brazil CS: Made in Brazil
CS: SSV Lehnitz(fnatic)
Painkiller:
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" WendelQualifier + $70,000 Rio de JaneiroCPL World Tour 2005: Spain CS: mousesports
Painkiller:
Stephan "SteLam" LammertCS: compLexity
Qualifier + $70,000 
BarcelonaCPL World Tour 2005: Turkey CS: Catch Gamer
CS: M19
Painkiller:
Benjamin "zyz" BohrmannWC3:
Mykhaylo "HoT" NovopashynQualifier + $70,000 
Istanbul2004
Event Winner Runner-up Prizes Venue CPL Winter 2004 CS: Team NoA
Painkiller:
Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerDay of Defeat:
HighballDoom 3:
Yang "RocketBoy" MengCS: EYEBALLERS
Painkiller:
Benjamin "zyz" BohrmannDay of Defeat:
Check SixDoom 3:
Stefan "dragon" Schott$150,000 DallasCPL UK Qualifier 2004 CS: 4KingsCS: GoodGameQualifier LondonCPL Greece Qualifier 2004 CS: The TitansCS: e-starsQualifier 
AthensCPL Brazil Qualifier 2004 CS: g3nerationXCS: Made in BrazilQualifier Sao PauloCPL Japan Qualifier 2004 CS: 
Epiphyllum OxpetalumCS: DynamicQualifier TokyoCPL Turkey Qualifier 2004 CS: mousesportsCS: Team QuashQualifier IstanbulCPL Romania Qualifier 2004 CS: SK-GamingCS: 
AMD Cyber TeamQualifier 
TimişoaraCPL Summer 2004 CS: EYEBALLERS
Painkiller:
Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerUT2K4:
SK-GamingCall Of Duty:
United 5Halo:
Team Wat?CS: SK-Gaming
Painkiller:
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" WendelHalo:
cooked_Gamers$250,000 DallasCyberathlete Amateur League
The CPL also owned and operated an online video game league for amateur players and teams, named the Cyberathlete Amateur League or CAL. CAL operated year-round, with regular eight-week seasons, one or two matches per week, and a single-elimination postseason (playoffs).
On November 14, 2008, the newly formed CPL Holding Group, LLC from United Arab Emirates announced that it had acquired the Cyberathlete Amateur League (CAL).[5]
On February 22, 2009, CAL ceased online operations. At its peak CAL was one of the largest online gaming leagues in North America with 20,000 teams and over 600,000 registered players. The CAL website was located at www.caleague.com
Past CPL World Champions
Individual competitions
- 2006 - Paul "czm" Nelson - (Quake III)[6]
- 2005 - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - (Painkiller)[7]
- 2004 - Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager - (Painkiller)
- 2002 - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - (Unreal Tournament 2003)
- 2001 - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - (Alien versus 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
- 2007 - ORG: Team: Pandemic - (Counter-Strike Source)
- 2006 - ORG:
Team: fnatic - (Counter-Strike)[8] - 2005 - ORG: Team: SK Gaming - (Counter-Strike)[9]
- 2004 - ORG: Team: Team NoA - (Counter-Strike)
- 2003 - ORG: Team: SK Gaming - (Counter-Strike)
- 2002 - ORG: Team: SK Gaming - (Counter-Strike)
- 2001 - ORG: Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas - (Counter-Strike)
- 2000 - ORG: Team: e9 - (Counter-Strike)
Past CPL Event Winners
Main article: Past CPL WinnersWorld Tour 2005
Main article: 2005 CPL World Tour
The CPL World Tour LogoAt 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 New York City, televised by MTV. [10]
World Season 2006
Main article: 2006 CPL World SeasonThe 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 31, 2006.[11]
The tour featured two games, Counter-Strike and Quake 3. After a total of 7 qualifier events, the finals were held on 16–20 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 ORG:
Team: fnatic (Counter-Strike) and Paul "czm" Nelson (Quake 3).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://cn.thecpl.com/
CPL Australia
- Strategic Partner: Ping Events Australia EH? jj
CPL Chile
- Strategic Partner: ALM Ingenieria (LAN-Z) S.A.
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 Romania
- Strategic Partner: E-Sport Entertainment ,Inc (OSIM)
- Official site: http://www.thecpl.ro/
CPL Italy
- Strategic Partner: A.S. Play.it (ASPI)
Possible fraud leak
On April 2, 2010, a former CGS employee Tonya Welch, released information[12] about an alleged "fraud scheme" by which the new buyers of the CPL had made fictitious statements to the general public and to the previous owner of the CPL. She claimed that the investors were not from Abu Dhabi, as had been announced, but that the purchase was actually conducted by a private group of US investors. Despite the allegations the acquisition was ultimately completed by WoLong Ventures of Singapore.
External links
References
- ^ NewWorld (2008-01-01). "NewWorld - Angel Munoz". newworld.com. http://www.newworld.com/angel/. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ http://www.gotfrag.com/portal/story/42036/
- ^ Adrenaline Vault (2008-08-25). "Investment Group Acquires CPL". avault.com. http://www.avault.com/news/investment-group-acquires-the-cpl/. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ NewWorld.com (2010-08-23). "NewWorld and WoLong Ventures Announce Completion of CPL Acquisition". newworld.com. http://www.newworld.com/release08232010.php. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ GotFrag (2008-11-14). "CPL Holdings Group Acquires CAL". thecpl.com. http://www.gotfrag.com/cs/story/43429/. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ Cyberathlete Professional League (2006-12-21). "Championship Finals Winners!". thecpl.com. http://www.thecpl.com/?p=1075. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ Cyberathlete Professional League (2006-09-15). "The CPL Announces Past 1v1 Champions". thecpl.com. http://www.thecpl.com/?p=1019. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ Cyberathlete Professional League (2006-12-21). "Championship Finals Winners!". thecpl.com. http://www.thecpl.com/?p=1075. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ Cyberathlete Professional League (2006-10-19). "CPL Announces Counter-Strike World Champions". thecpl.com. http://www.thecpl.com/?p=1033. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "MTV TO AIR CPL FINALS". gotfrag.com. 2005-11-25. http://www.gotfrag.com/pk/story/30444/. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ^ Cyberathlete Professional League (2006-07-31). "The CPL Announces 2006 World Season". thecpl.com. http://www.thecpl.com/?p=995. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ http://www.complexitygaming.com/index.php?c=news&id=1704
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