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  CPL World Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Cyberathlete Professional League®, recognized worldwide as pioneers of the professional gaming industry, presents the CPL World Tour, the largest, first-ever, year-long competitive tour spotlighting the growing new sport of video game competitions.
The ambition of the CPL World Tour is to attract mainstream-population interest to the sport of professional gaming through a series of high-exposure events hosted in selected countries around the world.
Cyberathlete, CPL and the CPL logo are registered in the USA Patent and Trademark Office.
www.cplworldtour.com   (292 words)

  
 Cyberathlete Professional League - Kotaku
As we posted earlier, the Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour has been stuffed.
The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) has officially announced that Advanced Micro Devices (UMD) has become the worldwide lead title sponsor for all upcoming gaming tournaments in the United States, including international competitions.
The Cyberathelete Professional League's World Tour, which gave away $1 million in prize money to pro-gamers last year, isn't going to happen this year, the BBC reports.
www.kotaku.com /gaming/cyberathlete-professional-league   (414 words)

  
 CPL® World Tour Finals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) is proud to announce that the tournament seedings and brackets for the CPL World Tour Grand Finals have been released.
The CPL and its members are profiled in their fascinating and groundbreaking new book, SMARTBOMB: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution (November 4, 2005).
Cyberathlete, CPL, Cyberathlete Professional League and the CPL logo are registered in the USA Patent and Trademark Office.
www.cplworldtour.com /finals   (622 words)

  
 Cyberathlete league cancels world tour, but plans a replacement | TG Daily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
However, Angel Munoz, founder and president of CPL, told TG Daily that he plans to rebuild a new and different event to replace it.
Professional gamers tend to earn between $2,000 and $18,000 by winning matches in a major tournament like last year's CPL World Tour.
Munoz claims CPL does not have a shortage of sponsors, stating the League will soon announce details of a major agreement with an unnamed television network.
www.tgdaily.com /2006/04/26/cpl_cancelled_munoz_interview   (645 words)

  
 EdGames: Cyberathlete Professional League
For example, in December of this year Intel is sponsoring the CPL Pentium® 4 Processor Winter 2003 Championship in Dallas.
CPL has a European division and, perhaps a little less intimidating, there is also a Cyberathlete Amateur League.
The CPL would like the gaming community to vote on what game to include in their Summer Tournament for 2004.
edweb.sdsu.edu /courses/edtec670/edgames/2003/11/cyberathlete-professional-league.htm   (177 words)

  
 World Series Of Video Games Partners With Cyberathlete Professional League - The World Series of Video Games
The 2006 CPL Summer Championship, now the second event in the World Series of Video Games circuit, will be held July 5 through July 9, 2006 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, located in Grapevine, Texas.
Angel Munoz, Founder and President of the CPL, said, "The CPL has led the world of e-sports for nine years, and we are always looking for ways to bring competitive gaming to the next level.
Launched June 26, 1997, the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) is the world's first computer game sports league and has been the major force in the transformation of computer game competitions to a professional sport.
www.thewsvg.com /forums/showthread.php?p=4   (604 words)

  
 CPL founder says World Tour to take gaming to next level - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The goal of the CPL World Tour is to bring the sport of video game competition to the attention of mainstream audiences from across the globe.
Everyone at CPL is very excited about this project and we hope that during the year our efforts serve to advance esports to the next level," CPL founder and president Angel Muñoz told hackenslash via e-mail.
In fact, the CPL coined the term "cyberathlete," which is an internationally registered trademark of the league.
news.inq7.net /infotech/index.php?index=3&story_id=26461&col=51&published_site=31   (1293 words)

  
 Cached.net - The place to get 0wned.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) is pleased to announce that the Quake 3 Tournament for the CPL 2006 Championship Finals is now completely filled, including all 10 waiting list spots.
The CPL has launched the registration for 1,000 free spectator passes offered by AMD and ATI, to the 2006 Championship Finals taking place Wed., Dec. 13 to Sun, Dec. 17, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Dallas.
The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) announced today that it will use id Software's Quake 3 as the primary featured one-versus-one game for the soon to be announced CPL 2006 World Season.
www.cached.net   (2643 words)

  
 Counter-Strike.NL - The #1 Dutch CS site! - Index
The partnership between the highly respected CPL and the CIG Group, through the joint launch of CPL China, should usher a new era for the growing sport of video game competitions and bring a higher level of professionalism and organization to the sport in the China market.
Vandaag echter heeft dezelfde organisatie van "The Cyberathlete Professional League" zijn tweede samenwerking bekend gemaakt.
The partnership between CPL and LAN-Z, through the joint launch of CPL Chile, is expected to bring a higher standard of organization to the sport in the Chile market.
www.counter-strike.nl /news/3321   (1097 words)

  
 CAL :: Main
The CPL announced today that its sponsor The Planet's Insomnia365 will be hosting a Day of Defeat (DoD) BYOC tournament at the Winter Championship Finals, which take place Wednesday, December 13 to Sunday, December 17, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Dallas.
Both the CPL and the committee wants to ensure that any bugs are found and resolved before tournament play, rather than having this bug alter any of the match results.
The changes to this map are: The patched bug, found in the upper level next to a column by the lightning gun, as well as a swap of the shotgun located near the lava (by the red armor) with the grenade launcher.
www.caleague.com   (3263 words)

  
 The Realm Of Hunters 2006
The Cyberathlete Amateur League (CAL) was created in March 2001 when the Cyberathlete Professional League acquired a small online league named Domain of Games.
Team warfare league is a league geared toward friendly, fun competition.Although their ladders and leagues are competative, they still gear themselves to the everyday clan that wants to have some fun.
Over the past nine years, the CPL has hosted 50 international main events with a total attendance of 160,000 gamers and has awarded over $3,000,000 in prizes.
www.rohclan.com /?page=links   (389 words)

  
 Razer™ – Main Sponsor for the Cyberathlete Professional League® Singapore 2006 - PC News
Looking to draw professional gamers, aspiring gamers and game enthusiasts from around the region and the world, Razer is proud to support Singapore and the region’s burgeoning gaming and digital entertainment industry as the main sponsor of such an internationally recognized gaming event.
CPL’s choice of Singapore as the first event for this year’s CPL World Season recognizes the island-nation’s potential as a Southeast Asian stronghold for digital entertainment and computer gaming, consequently spurring the nation’s role as a world-class cybergaming and digital entertainment hub.
About Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) Launched June 26, 1997, the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) is the world’s first videogame sports league and has been the major force in the transformation of videogame competitions to a professional sport.
pc.gamezone.com /news/07_12_06_11_08AM.htm   (515 words)

  
 CyberAthlete Professional League is a JOKE!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Well, in my latest dealings with this so called "professional" league, the CPL is sponsoring a Pre-Qualifier tournament all around the U.S. for teams/clans to earn a berth to their grand finale in Dallas later this year.
CPL is regarded as the most responsible and professional league around....
If you are "modeling" the league after other professional leagues like the NFL, NBA, MLB, etc. then you need to assume responsibility for events instead of passing the buck.
www.nforcershq.com /forum/image-vp82711.html   (1306 words)

  
 LADYDRAGON.COM -  CYBERATHLETE® EXTREME SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 KICKS OFF IN TEXAS
Cyberathlete® Professional League (CPL)'s Dallas-based annual game tournament and LAN event will take place Wednesday, July 6 through Sunday, July 10, 2005, at the new Gaylord Texan Resort, in Grapevine, Texas.
The global leader in professional computer game competitions, the CPL has hosted final tournaments on five continents and official qualifying tournaments in more than 50 countries.
Over the past eight years, the CPL has hosted 35 international main events with a total attendance of 45,000 gamers and has awarded more than $2,000,000 in prizes.
www.ladydragon.com /z/060705cpl.html   (234 words)

  
 WebWire® | Verizon Makes Major Move in Computer Games Arena
The CPL is the global leader in professional computer game competitions and the world’s first computer game sports league.
The CPL 2005 Winter Championships represent the first qualifying round of the 2006 season and the first time the newly debuted "Quake 4" game will be played in professional competition.
The Cyberathlete Professional League was launched in 1997 and has hosted live tournaments on five continents and official qualifying tournaments in over 50 countries.
webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?SESSIONID=&aId=6863   (775 words)

  
 Press Release
Launched June 1997, the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) was the first organization to advance computer game competitions to the level of a professional sport.
Today, the CPL is the global leader in competitive computer gaming, having held live tournaments on five continents.
The CPL has also sanctioned a large number of qualifying tournaments held in over 30 countries.
www.nvidia.com /object/IO_10234.html   (612 words)

  
 Cyberathlete Professional League kicks off world tour - PC News at GameSpot
CPL to hold Painkiller competition in Turkey next month; tour stops in Europe, US, South America, and Asia.
The CPL World Tour will bring cyberathletes to Barcelona, Sao Paulo, Düsseldorf, Dallas, Sheffield, Stockholm, Beijing, and Santiago to battle in rounds of Painkiller.
The CPL was founded to turn video game competitions into a professional sport.
www.gamespot.com /pc/action/painkiller/news_6117851.html   (490 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Technology | Gamers lament top tournament loss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In 2005 the World Tour organised by the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) gave away $1m in prizes to pro-gamers at 10 events held around the globe.
The CPL World Tour was organised around one game, Painkiller, and gave away $50,000 in prizes at each tour stop.
Though this does mean that the amount of prizes on offer to winners of individual events will not be as high as for those that triumphed in the CPL World Tour stops, this may not dent the pull of the events.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/technology/4938352.stm   (522 words)

  
 The Gamers Temple - News - Cyberathlete Professional League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL), the global leader in competitive computer gaming, announced today the final details of its highly anticipated Pentium 4 Processor Summer Championship 2002 Event.
Professional gamers need to have total faith and trust in their equipment, so they can be 'in the zone' and focused on the game," said Brian Fravel, consumer desktop products manager, Intel.
The CPL's Pentium 4 Summer Event will also host a music concert, a computer case competition with $10,000 in cash prizes, workshops, a large spectator arena with four 100" projection screens and an 800-computer BYOC area.
www.gamerstemple.com /news/0702/070231.asp   (443 words)

  
 Painkiller CPL Map Pack - Ferrago News Portal
DreamCatcher Games was excited to announce that Painkiller has been chosen by the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) as its official (and exclusive) tournament game for the 2005 World Tour, beginning in February.
This v1.61 patch for Painkiller adds new enchancements to this Cyberathlete Professional League sponsored game, preparing it for the CPL World Tour on Feb 10th.
This Cyberathlete Professional League Page (thanks HomeLAN Fed) now offers downloads of three multiplayer maps for Painkiller that were created for the CPL by Ritual Entertainment.
www.ferrago.com /portal/cluster/107613   (543 words)

  
 Geek.com Geek News - Cyberathlete Professional League Tournament announced
If so, you need to sign up for the annual Cyberathlete Professional League tournament that will be taking place in Texas so you can try to claim some of the over US$200,000 offered as cash prizes.
If you are good enough, you might even advance to the CPL World Tour and compete for the $1 million prize.
The CPL tournament will be taking place July 6-10 at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas.
www.geek.com /news/geeknews/2005May/bga20050512030440.htm   (1232 words)

  
 AA :: Index
The CPL announced that it is seeking the gaming community's input on what game should be used for a fourth tournament to take place at the Summer 2004 Extreme Championship.
The CPL has already announced a $100,000 Counter-Strike tournament, a $50,000 Halo PC tournament and a $50,000 UT 2004 tournament for the Summer 2004 Event.
The community's input will be used to determine general interest and to gauge if CPL's present considerations are in line with the community's wishes, although the CPL cannot guarantee that the game with the most votes will actually be used.
forum.americasarmy.com /viewtopic.php?t=7418   (312 words)

  
 CAL :: Battlefield 2 Point of Existence (EU)
Teams will only be placed in an active division once they have a minimum of 10 players on their roster, all with valid GUID’s and we are able to confirm that the team’s server is streaming to PunksBusted.com.
The Cyberathlete Amateur League (CAL), a division of the Cyberathlete Professional League, announced today that it has adopted a new web-based support system.
CAL is the only major league offering this level of support to its members.
www.caleague.com /?division=bf2e   (1483 words)

  
 The Adrenaline Vault | News |   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) is proud to announce the formation of CPL Australia, through a multi-year licensing and operational agreement with E-Sports Management Australia (ESMA) Pty Ltd.
The partnership between CPL and ESMA, through the joint launch of CPL Australia, should bring a higher level of organization to the sport in the Australian market.
The Cyberathlete Professional League® is the most recognized name in professional computer game competitions.
www.avault.com /news/displaynews.asp?story=3282006-103841   (270 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Technology | World tour for top video gamers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The cash will be handed out over 10 separate competitions in a continent-hopping contest organised by the Cyberathlete Professional League.
The CPL World Tour kicks off in mid-February and the first leg will be in Istanbul.
"Professional gaming is here to stay and will only grow in popularity," he said.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/technology/4155611.stm   (446 words)

  
 Amped eSports - Special Coverage: Cyberathlete Professional League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
09/17/06 - Fnatic and Jibo respectively have won the Counter-Strike 1.6 and Quake 3 tournaments at CPL Singapore, marking the second year in a row that Fnatic have been victorious on the island and the first winner of a CPL Quake 3 tournament in several years.
09/16/06 - Today the Cyberathlete Professional League announced that in association with Insomnia365 there will be a Day of Defeat hosted for BYOC players at this years 2006 Championship Finals.
09/16/06 - Yesterday the CPL commerated its past 1v1 players with a short post remembering the the last eight years of champions of CPL events.
www.ampedesports.com /coverage/cpl   (269 words)

  
 GotFrag eSports - Special Coverage - Cyberathlete Professional League
The first global event of the 2006 CPL World Season begins this weekend in Singapore.
Would a professional football team get away with the type of reschedul...
The CPL on their new tournament format (23)
cpl.gotfrag.com   (91 words)

  
 Cyber Square(sm) Alliance to Host Cyberathlete® USA Regional Tournaments - Regional Winners Will Compete at the ...
The CPL USA Regional Qualifiers will be held simultaneously in five regions across the United States on Saturday, June 4, 2005.
“Our relationship with the Cyberathlete Professional League continues to grow, and we are very excited for the opportunity to provide the gaming community with a standardized, professionally managed CPL competition in their local regions,” says Ed Tomasi, web2zone’s Director of Marketing.
Today, the CPL is the global leader in competitive computer gaming, having held 35 live tournaments on five continents.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/5/prweb239037.php   (1003 words)

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