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The Official CPL Logo
The Official CPL Logo

The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) was founded in 1997 by Angel Munoz as a professional sports tournament specializing in first-person shooters for computer gamers.

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 $3,000,000 USD 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.

The Official CAL Logo
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The Official CAL Logo

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].

CAL Division

Main article: Cyberathlete Amateur League
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 winners

The CPL Summer 2005 Event
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The CPL Summer 2005 Event

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

Alien vs. Predator 2

Call of Duty

Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike: Source

Day of Defeat

Descent III

Doom 3

F.E.A.R.

Grand Prix 4, Serious Sam and Scrabble

Halo PC

Halo 2

Midtown Madness 2

Painkiller

Quake I

Quake II

Quake II Female

Quake III

Quake III Female

Quake III Team Deathmatch

Quake IV

Team Fortress Classic

Unreal Tournament 2003

Unreal Tournament 2004

Warcraft III

World Tour 2005

The CPL World Tour Logo
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 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.

The total purse was $1,000,000 USD, with $50,000 USD at each international stop, and a $500,000 final. The official game of the 2005 World Tour was Painkiller. The CPL's "strategic partners," organizations designated to operate regional World Tour stops, also chose to hold smaller tournaments for other popular competitive games, such as Counter-Strike.

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Turkey

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Brazil

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Chile

Painkiller
Painkiller

Finals

The World Tour Grand Finals took place between November 20th and 22nd and were hosted in New York City, United States of America.

The CPL Finals hosted the top 32 Painkiller winners from all stops around the globe. They pitted in a one versus one tournament for the largest first place prize in competitive gaming history: $150,000 USD. The total prize fund for the finals tournament was $500,000, the largest ever for one game.

The champion of the 2005 CPL World Tour was Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel, who took out the large prize of $150,000. Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager was named the MVP of the tour and took $100,000 for becoming the runner-up in the finals.

The Top 10 Money Makers in the 2005 World Tour

Top 10 Before FinalsTop 10 After Finals
1. Netherlands - Vo0 ( $112,000 )1. Netherlands - Vo0 ( $232,000 )
2. United States of America - Fatal1ty ( $81,000 )2. United States of America - Fatal1ty ( $231,000 )
3. Sweden - Ztrider ( $61,500 )3. Italy - stermy ( $111,000 )
4. Germany - zyz ( $52,750 )4. Germany - zyz ( $102,750 )
5. Italy - stermy ( $41,000 )5. Sweden - Ztrider ( $ 86,500 )
6. Canada - gellehsak ( $28,750 )6. Italy - booms ( $37,500 )
7. Germany - SteLam ( $21,750 )7. Canada - gellehsak ( $35,000 )
8. United Kingdom - Zaccubus ( $11,750 )8. Germany - SteLam ( $28,000 )
9. Russia - Lexer ( $6,000 )9. United States of America - wombat ( $21,750 )
10. United States of America - wombat ( $4,250 )10. Italy - ForresT ( $13,750 )

CPL Divisions

It's expected that in mid-2006 the CPL, together with its international partners, will announce a series of licenced divisions to bring worldwide the experience of the CPL events. The organization already has announced the following divisions:

CPL China

Strategic Partner: Media Gaming Live Pte Ltd

CPL Australia

Strategic Partner: E-Sports Management Australia (ESMA) Pty Ltd

CPL Chile

Strategic Partner: ALM Ingenieria (LAN-Z) S.A.

CPL Brazil

Strategic Partner: Made in Brazil Esportes Eletrônicos (MiBR) Ltda

CPL Korea

Strategic Partner: International e-Sports Group, Inc (IEG)

CPL Nordic

Strategic Partner: E-Sport Entertainment Group AB (EEG)

CPL Italy

Strategic Partner: A.S. Play.it (ASPI)

Official Media Partners

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