126:; events included an official opening ceremony, and players from various countries competing for gold, silver and bronze medals. The organization itself had an official mascot, and used an Olympic Games inspired logo. Organizations from each participating country conducted preliminary events at a regional level, before conducting national finals to determine the players best suited to represent them in the main World Cyber Games tournament event. All events had areas for spectators, but the tournament could also be viewed over internet video streams.
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with a prize pool of US$ 1,300,000; 450,000 competitors took part in the preliminary events, with 450 ultimately making it through to the final tournament. The 2003 tournament, which took place in Seoul again, saw an even bigger prize pool of US$ 2,000,000, and was the first World Cyber Games
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2099:"WCG Official Website - WCG History - WCG 2004"
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261:was aired between August and October 2010.
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181:, with a prize pool of $ 300,000
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2191:. World Cyber Games. Archived from
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2101:. World Cyber Games. Archived from
2075:. World Cyber Games. Archived from
2049:. World Cyber Games. Archived from
2023:. World Cyber Games. Archived from
2021:"WCG - Official History - WCG 2001"
1997:. World Cyber Games. Archived from
1898:Svoboda, Elizabeth (October 2004).
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3120:Asian Electronic Sports Federation
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2961:Classic Tetris World Championship
2401:Krugliak, Albina (21 July 2019).
1674:ONLINE (Shanghai, China / Seoul,
864:Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs
227:In 2007, the event was hosted in
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3206:Cyberathlete Professional League
3160:Professional Esports Association
3145:International Esports Federation
2405:. Weplay Esports. Archived from
1971:Rojas, Peter (11 October 2004).
1653:StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
1564:StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
821:Warhammer 40,000: Winter Assault
2124:Dobson, Jason (13 April 2006).
1668:September 7 – November 8, 2020
1638:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
1569:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
1532:November 28 – December 1, 2013
1492:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
1454:November 29 – December 2, 2012
1430:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
1326:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
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667:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
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3050:list of National Championships
2139:Surette, Tim (14 April 2006).
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1416:StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
632:Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
461:October 28 – November 3, 2002
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1952:. NBC News. 13 September 2005
1850:Hill, Jason (29 April 2011).
743:Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
728:Need for Speed: Underground 2
3236:Tougeki – Super Battle Opera
3175:Thailand E-Sports Federation
3135:Esports Integrity Commission
3057:Nintendo World Championships
2458:and competitive video gaming
1876:. USA Today. 10 October 2004
1437:World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
287:World Cyber Game tournaments
3115:Armenian Esports Federation
3094:World Series of Video Games
2852:eSailing World Championship
2625:Vietnam Championship Series
2620:Pacific Championship Series
1852:"Let the Cyber Games begin"
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647:Need for Speed: Underground
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3201:Championship Gaming Series
3180:Russian eSports Federation
3150:Korea e-Sports Association
2876:Formula One Esports Series
1900:"World Cyber Games Finals"
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3140:Esports World Federation
3035:Esports World Convention
1722:July 28 – July 30, 2023
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2595:Mid-Season Invitational
2473:Leagues and tournaments
1507:Defense of the Ancients
1181:Guitar Hero: World Tour
1113:November 11 – 15, 2009
1063:Project Gotham Racing 4
928:Project Gotham Racing 3
801:Project Gotham Racing 3
683:November 16 – 20, 2005
652:Project Gotham Racing 2
242:Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
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3533:StarCraft competitions
3069:Olympic Esports Series
1697:Warcraft III: Reforged
1342:December 8 – 11, 2011
920:Need for Speed: Carbon
759:October 18 – 22, 2006
713:Dead or Alive Ultimate
708:Counter-Strike: Source
662:Unreal Tournament 2004
585:Unreal Tournament 2003
531:October 12 – 18, 2003
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90:) is an international
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3028:Intel Extreme Masters
2881:Formula E: Accelerate
1502:Counter-Strike Online
1368:Asphalt 6: Adrenaline
1165:Dungeon & Fighter
970:November 5 – 9, 2008
944:Tony Hawk's Project 8
606:October 6 – 10, 2004
391:December 5 – 9, 2001
326:October 7 – 15, 2000
251:Dungeon & Fighter
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3226:Ongamenet Starleague
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1197:StarCraft: Brood War
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171:StarCraft: Brood War
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2980:World Championships
2933:Championship Series
2605:Championship Series
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1600:July 18 – 21, 2019
1167:– (PC) (Promo Game)
490:2002 FIFA World Cup
2891:eNASCAR Coca-Cola
2666:Real-time strategy
2657:World Championship
2647:World Championship
2590:World Championship
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2195:on 17 January 2012
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2576:The International
2522:Super Smash Bros.
2284:. 7 November 2017
2217:. 7 February 2014
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515:Unreal Tournament
495:Age of Empires II
468:Expo Science Park
445:Unreal Tournament
420:Age of Empires II
375:Unreal Tournament
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