2005 CPL World Tour
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The 2005 CPL World Tour was a year-long gaming competition held by the CPL
. This competition took place throughout 2005, with a total of 9 international stops and a finals event held in the New York City
, USA and televised by MTV
.
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
.
The World Tour Grand Finals took place between November 20th and 22nd 2005 and were hosted in New York City
, United States of America. The 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 the CPL's history: US$150,000. The total prize fund for the finals tournament was $500,000, the largest ever for a Painkiller tournament.
The champion of the 2005 CPL World Tour was Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel
, who took the grand prize of $150,000. Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager
was named the MVP of the tour, an award worth $20,000, and took $100,000 for becoming the runner-up in the finals. By this, Wendel took his fourth CPL World Championship, taking the crown back from Kaasjager, who had taken it from him a year earlier.
Cyberathlete Professional League
The Cyberathlete Professional League , founded on June 27, 1997 by gaming entrepreneur Angel Munoz, is a professional sports tournament organization specializing in computer and console video game competitions....
. This competition took place throughout 2005, with a total of 9 international stops and a finals event held in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, USA and televised by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
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
Painkiller (game)
PainKiller is a first-person shooter video game released on April 12, 2004. It was developed by Polish game studio People Can Fly and published by DreamCatcher Interactive . It attempts to replicate the "old-school FPS" gameplay of Doom and Quake...
. 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
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation which originated from a Half-Life modification by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe...
.
The World Tour Grand Finals took place between November 20th and 22nd 2005 and were hosted in New York City
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States of America. The 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 the CPL's history: US$150,000. The total prize fund for the finals tournament was $500,000, the largest ever for a Painkiller tournament.
The champion of the 2005 CPL World Tour was Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel
Johnathan Wendel
Johnathan Wendel , also known by the pseudonym Fatal1ty , is a professional electronic sports player, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Jonathan is considered the world's first prominent and accomplished professional gamer...
, who took the grand prize of $150,000. Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager
Sander Kaasjager
Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic...
was named the MVP of the tour, an award worth $20,000, and took $100,000 for becoming the runner-up in the finals. By this, Wendel took his fourth CPL World Championship, taking the crown back from Kaasjager, who had taken it from him a year earlier.
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 New York CityNew York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel |
 Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerSander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
 Alessandro "Stermy Avallone |
 Benjamin "zyz" Bohrmann |
| Most Valuable Player Most Valuable Player In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests... |
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel |
Benjamin "zyz" Bohrmann |
Alessandro "Stermy Avallone |
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 IstanbulIstanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel |
Alessandro "Stermy Avallone |
 Johan "sakh" Hessedal |
 BarcelonaBarcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... |
Stephan "SteLam" Lammert |
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
Alessandro "Stermy Avallone |
Benjamin "zyz" Bohrmann |
 Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... |
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel |
Benjamin "zyz" Bohrmann |
Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv |
| Jönköping Jönköping -Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian... |
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel |
Benjamin "zyz" Bohrmann |
Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv |
| Dallas |
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel |
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv |
Benjamin "zyz" Bohrmann |
 SheffieldSheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... |
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel |
Benjamin "zyz" Bohrmann |
David "Zaccubus" Treacy |
 SingaporeSingapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel |
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
Alessandro "Stermy Avallone |
 Andrew "gellehsak" Ryder |
| Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... |
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel |
Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv |
Benjamin "zyz" Bohrmann |
 SantiagoSantiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv |
Andrew "gellehsak" Ryder |
Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager Sander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic... |
Benjamin "zyz" Bohrmann |
Turkey
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Date: March 25–March 27, 2005
- Champion: Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerSander KaasjagerSander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic...
- Strategic Partner: E-Sportr
Spain
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Date: April 29–May 1, 2005
- Champion: Stephan "SteLam" Lammert
- Strategic Partner: E-Life Europe
Brazil
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Date: May 27–May 30, 2005
- Champion: Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerSander KaasjagerSander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic...
- Strategic Partner: Marketing Cell
Sweden
- Location: Jönköping, SwedenJönköping MunicipalityJönköping Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. The city Jönköping is the municipal seat. The municipality is situated by the southern end of lake Vättern.-Historical background:...
- Date: June 16–June 19, 2005
- Champion: Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerSander KaasjagerSander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic...
- Strategic Partner: E-Sport Entertainment Group
USA
- Location: Dallas, TexasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, USA - Date: July 6–July 10, 2005
- Champion: Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' WendelJohnathan WendelJohnathan Wendel , also known by the pseudonym Fatal1ty , is a professional electronic sports player, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Jonathan is considered the world's first prominent and accomplished professional gamer...
Germany
- Location: BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - Date: Cancelled
- This stop was cancelled due to "critical logistical challenges", this stop was replaced by the Italy stop.
UK
- Location: SheffieldSheffieldSheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, UKUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - Date: September 2–September 4, 2005
- Champion: Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerSander KaasjagerSander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic...
- Strategic Partner: Gamefrontier
China
- Location: Beijing, China
- Date: Cancelled
- This stop was also cancelled due to the Ministry of Culture banning Painkiller in China. A replacement stop was held in Singapore.
Singapore
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Date: October 14–October 16, 2005
- Champion: Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' WendelJohnathan WendelJohnathan Wendel , also known by the pseudonym Fatal1ty , is a professional electronic sports player, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Jonathan is considered the world's first prominent and accomplished professional gamer...
- Strategic Partner: Edge of Reality
Italy
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Date: October 20–October 23, 2005
- Champion: Sander "Vo0" KaasjagerSander KaasjagerSander Kaasjager, who also goes by the pseudonym Vo0, is a former Dutch professional player of the first person shooter game Painkiller, born in Naarden. He was formerly signed on to play for the electronic sports team Fnatic...
- Strategic Partner: smau
Chile
- Location: Santiago, ChileSantiago, ChileSantiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
- Date: October 28–October 30, 2005
- Champion: Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv
- Strategic Partner: LAN-Z.net