The Cyberathlete Professional League, in cooperation with Game Frontier, have announced the details for the upcoming World Tour stop in the United Kingdom. The event will be held between September 1st to September 4th at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Sheffield. As always, the Team Sportscast Network will be at the CPL United Kingdom stop to provide live shoutcasting of the event.
Game Frontier will also be running a side $10,000 Counter-Strike 1.6 and $8,000 Female Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament. Stay tuned to GotFrag, official media partner of the CPL, and TSN as we provide you coverage of the World Tour stop in the United Kingdom.
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The details of the UK CPL World Tour stop were announced today. The event will take place over the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of September at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Sheffield.
The landmark $1,000,000 CPL World Tour, which boasts the largest cash purse ever offered by a game tournament, is traveling several international cities and is expecting to bring together the world's best competitive PC game players and computing enthusiasts at every stop. The official game of the World Tour is Painkiller.
The title sponsor of the tour is Intel, the world's largest chip maker and a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communication products. Intel will be providing the microprocessors inside every gaming PC used at the UK CPL Word Tour stop.
The other main tour sponsors include NVIDIA, the world's leader in graphics and digital media processors.
UK CPL World Tour Stop details:
The UK CPL World Tour stop will be offering a total prize fund of about $70,000.
$50,000 – Painkiller tournament
$10,000 – Counter Strike 1.6 tournament
$8,000 – Female Only Counter Strike 1.6 tournament
As well as the official tournaments, the event will also host a Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) LAN party at Magna Science Adventure Centre. Game Frontier (CPL's Strategic Partner) will arrange approximately 300 BYOC places, which will be open 24 hours from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September.
Other BYOC details:
· Over $4000 prize fund for BYOC competitions and tournaments
· Free sleeping area for the first 150 registered attendees
· A special Warcraft III tournament
· Plus various other tournaments to be announced
· High speed Internet access for all
There will also be an exhibition area with various booths and stands from sponsors and partners, who also will be showcasing the latest technologies and products. Expect giveaways, fun games and activities.
The whole event will be broadcast live via the Internet on a special live streaming show provided by Team Sportscast Network They will provide live coverage of the tournaments and competitions providing, up-to-date information on results, game play, and live event news every day during the whole weekend.
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frd on 05.08.2005 - 20:14
