454:. While these agreements were sufficient to salvage one tournament a year, it could only fund the smaller and less costly event, CPL Winter at the Hyatt. WSVG's Ringel seized the opportunity and purchased the summer event from Munoz for just under a million dollars. This move proved to be a safe bet for the WSVG, given that the CPL already had three thousand gamers registered at $ 100 each, instantly recouping $ 300,000 of the million-dollar investment. Despite being labeled as a partnership between the CPL and WSVG, four days prior to the start of the event, Ringel removed all references to the CPL and renamed the event the Intel Summer Championship, aligning it with his principal sponsor.
478:, United Arab Emirates. On April 2, 2010, former CPL employee Tonya Welch shared concerns about the CPL's new management. She argued that the claim of the CPL being bought by a middle-eastern investment group from Abu Dhabi was untrue and fabricated to deceive previous owners, potential investors, the gaming community, and the public. According to Welch, the actual purchase was orchestrated by a private group of US investors. On August 23, 2010, 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
141:, to WSVG in 2006. Shortly after, WSVG's Matt Ringel purchased the 2006 CPL Summer event, leading to a decline in the CPL's influence. The CPL attempted a "World Season" in late 2006, hosting fewer events with reduced prize money. Rumors circulated about the league's health, and in March 2008, the CPL ceased operations. Later that year, the CPL was acquired by an investment group in Abu Dhabi, later becoming solely owned by WoLong Ventures PTE of Singapore. The CPL continued hosting annual competitions in China in collaboration with the municipal government of Shenyang.
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Melbourne, Australia, in April and the Virtua CPL Latin America Event, which was held shortly after the US Speakeasy Event, faced controversy, leading to no subsequent events hosted by those partners. The European division, however, did well, with
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in downtown Dallas. The move to the Hyatt offered advantages such as increased space, a more suitable environment for LAN events, and the introduction of the CPL's first 24-hour "Bring Your Own
Computer" (BYOC) event. The Hyatt Regency in Dallas would become the chosen site for 13 CPL events spanning
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described the event as a "disastrous false-start." Munoz attributed the problems to the
Swedish organizers and plans were underway for CPL Europe under new management. After the setback in Denmark, the CPL found new European partners, leading to a second CPL Europe event in December 2000 in Cologne,
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CPL divisions were established in Europe and Asia, with negotiations underway for divisions in
Australia, in 2000. While CPL Asia's first and only event in Singapore attracted players from overseas, organizational challenges and scheduling conflicts led to the discontinuation of CPL Asia. Plans for
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Championship and
Lanfest in Las Vegas. Despite offering the largest prize purse in professional gaming to date, $ 50,000, the event faced challenges, including slow registrations and venue concerns. Monte Fontenot, CPL Director of Events, emphasized that Las Vegas was not an ideal venue for gamers,
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tournament acting as a qualifier for the upcoming CPL World
Championship Event. During the five-month break before the World Championship Event, CPL Europe hosted several events in August, including the ELSA CPL European Championships in London and the CPL Berlin Event. The CPL Berlin, held at the
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Nuccio parted ways with the CPL in 2004 due to philosophical differences on the optimal approach to advancing the industry, as Nuccio advocated for reinvesting profits into a national league structured around geography. Munoz, however, chose to maintain the CPL's safe and profitable two-a-year
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future events were repeatedly postponed until the CPL severed ties with the organizer in 2003. The CPL Denmark event in
October 2000 marked the debut of the CPL Europe division, combining the CPL France and CPL Scandinavia events.
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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.
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CPL Europe hosting the
Pentium 4 CPL Holland Event in May 2001. The United States' CPL 4-Year Anniversary Event, which was scheduled for June 28, 2001, celebrated CPL's four-year milestone and feature a return to
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as the primary focus, alongside other tournaments, including
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Virtual Ascendance: Video Games and the Remaking of Reality
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1748:(Press release). theCPL.com. July 6, 2013. Archived from
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1326:This is Esports (and How to Spell It)
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2747:Asian Electronic Sports Federation
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2560:Rocket League Championship Series
1996:"CPL Holdings Group Acquires CAL"
1696:. August 23, 2010. Archived from
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1477:Ho, Jennifer (October 13, 2000).
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1975:. csmonitor.com. August 8, 2003
1634:"Investment Group Acquires CPL"
1381:"History of the CPL - Part III"
939:Nostromo Exhibition Tournament
470:Sale of the company (2008–2010)
158:CPL founder Angel Munoz in 2005
2878:World League eSport Bundesliga
2677:list of National Championships
1420:"History of the CPL - Part IV"
1351:"History of the CPL - Part II"
625:Descent 3 World Championships
374:with $ 10,000 in prize money.
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2141:Evolution Championship Series
1994:GotFrag (November 14, 2008).
1545:"History of the CPL - Part V"
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899:CPL World Championship Event
878:CPL 4-Year Anniversary Event
3055:1997 establishments in Texas
2863:Tougeki – Super Battle Opera
2802:Thailand E-Sports Federation
2762:Esports Integrity Commission
2684:Nintendo World Championships
2088:and competitive video gaming
1283:Griffiths, Devin C. (2013).
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2721:World Series of Video Games
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2255:Vietnam Championship Series
2250:Pacific Championship Series
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1236:Cyberathlete Amateur League
1016:Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel
930:Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel
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721:Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel
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2777:Korea e-Sports Association
2506:Formula One Esports Series
1973:"Are video games a sport?"
1665:"New CPL: Don't be fooled"
1449:Gestalt (April 16, 2001).
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924:Aliens Versus Predator 2
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618:Kurt "Immortal" Shimada
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532:October 31 – November 2
490:Past CPL World Champions
2534:Pro Invitational Series
2225:Mid-Season Invitational
2103:Leagues and tournaments
1512:Computer Games Magazine
1323:Chaloner, Paul (2020).
770:Gateway Country Stores
382:World Tours (2005–2008)
231:The Wall Street Journal
203:Interplay Entertainment
150:Early years (1997–1999)
60:June 27, 1997
2696:Olympic Esports Series
1579:Kane, Michael (2008).
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1204:Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager
1169:Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager
1149:Unreal Tournament 2004
1010:Unreal Tournament 2003
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2701:Southeast Asian Games
2655:Intel Extreme Masters
2511:Formula E: Accelerate
1961:on November 20, 2006.
1951:"CPL Events for 2004"
1939:on November 20, 2006.
1929:"CPL Events for 2003"
1917:on November 20, 2006.
1907:"CPL Events for 2002"
1895:on November 20, 2006.
1885:"CPL Events for 2001"
1873:on November 20, 2006.
1863:"CPL Events for 2000"
1851:on November 20, 2006.
1841:"CPL Events for 1999"
1829:on November 20, 2006.
1819:"CPL Events for 1998"
1807:on November 20, 2006.
1797:"CPL Events for 1997"
1024:Team Fortress Classic
696:Amir "Hakeem" Haleem
662:Mark "Wombat" Larsen
602:Extreme Annihilation
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2873:World e-Sports Games
2853:Ongamenet Starleague
2032:on November 5, 2013.
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1555:on November 20, 2006
1519:on November 29, 2002
1264:United Arab Emirates
834:Speakeasy CPL Event
785:Babbage's CPL Event
675:Anne "Lilith" Chang
545:Tom "Gollum" Dawson
165:Gaylord Texan Resort
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2607:World Championships
2235:Championship Series
1103:July 28 – August 1
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641:Chris "Fatal" Bond
407:2005 CPL World Tour
337:Half-Life TV (HLTV)
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2296:Real-time strategy
2287:World Championship
2277:World Championship
2220:World Championship
2026:"The CPL Heritage"
1752:on August 19, 2013
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813:John "ZeRo4" Hill
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594:Dan "RiX" Hammans
571:Dan "RiX" Hammans
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1669:Complexity Gaming
1592:978-1-4406-3188-7
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1391:on March 28, 2006
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