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2006 Cyberathlete Professional League World Season

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The 2006 CPL World Season was a series of electronic sports competitions organized by the Cyberathlete Professional League in the fall of 2006. It was a follow up of the 2005 CPL World Tour and was announced by the CPL on July 1, 2006.

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The tour featured two games, Counter-Strike and Quake 3. After a total of seven 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 fnatic (Counter-Strike) and Paul "czm" Nelson (Quake 3).

Singapore

  • Location: Singapore
  • Date: September 15–17, 2006
  • Games: Counter-Strike, Quake 3
  • Winners: fnatic, Fan "Jibo" Zhibo

    • Brazil

  • Location: Sao Paulo
  • Date: November 15–19, 2006
  • Games: Counter-Strike, Quake 3
  • Winners: g3nerationX, Daniel "Ryu" Souza De Lima

    • Italy

  • Location: Verona
  • Date: November 24–26, 2006
  • Games: Counter-Strike, Quake 3
  • Winners: Against All Authority, Magnus "fojji" Olsson

    • Australia

  • Location: Perth
  • Date: November 25–26, 2006
  • Games: Quake 3
  • Winner: Andrew "Python" Chacha

    • China

  • Location: Chengdu
  • Date: November 25–26, 2006
  • Games: Counter-Strike
  • Winners: Star.ex

    • South Korea

  • Location: Seoul
  • Date: November 27, 2006
  • Games: Counter-Strike
  • Winners: Lavega Gaming

    • Nordic

  • Location: Jonkoping, Sweden
  • Date: November 30 - December 3, 2006
  • Games: Counter-Strike, Quake 3
  • Winners: Ninjas in Pyjamas, Fan "Jibo" Zhibo

    • Championship finals

  • Location: Dallas, Texas
  • Date: December 16–20, 2006
  • Games: Counter-Strike, Quake 3
  • Winners: fnatic, Paul "czm" Nelson

    • References

    2006 Cyberathlete Professional League World Season Wikipedia
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