Championship Gaming Series World Final Exclusively on DIRECTV’s Channel 101
By Shawn on Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 at 2:28 PM PST In Computer, Electronic Arts, Game Companies, Game Consoles, Game Platforms, Gamer Life, Games, Microsoft, Microsoft, Valve
The event that the Championship Gaming Series has dubbed “the most important TV event in the history of video games” is set to air exclusively on DIRECTV’s Channel 101.
The championship matches run December 6-14 at the Sony Studios in Los Angeles where over 100 of the world’s top professional gamers will compete for the league’s first-ever World Champion title and a share of the $1,000,000 prize purse. The action will be broadcast live in HD on DIRECTV’s original entertainment channel, The 101, in the U.S. starting December 6 at 10pm ET. It will also broadcast on television to more than 350 million viewers worldwide by BSkyB’s Sky One, Sky Two and Sky HD in the UK, ESPN STAR Sports in Asia, SKY in Mexico and Brazil, DIRECTV throughout the rest of Latin America, and across mainland Europe via additional soon-to-be confirmed broadcast partners.
“This is the Super Bowl 1 of professional video gaming,” said Eric Shanks, executive vice president, DIRECTV Entertainment. “We couldn’t be more pleased with year one of the league and the excitement that it has created worldwide.”
The CGS World Final will be the first international gaming event broadcast live. Starting December 6, DIRECTV will broadcast three hours of single elimination competitions each night leading up to the championship game on December 14.
The CGS playoffs will feature competition in PC and console based games including Valve’s Counter-Strike: Source and EA’s FIFA 2007, Tecmo’s Dead or Alive 4 (DOA4) and Project Gotham Racing 3 (PGR3) from Microsoft Game Studios. The last team standing after the single elimination rounds will receive the coveted Dew Trophy as well as $500,000 in prize money.
In addition to the team playoffs, the World Final will also feature a special “battle of the sexes” DOA4 match-up where Vanessa Arteaga and Ryan “OffBeatNinja” Ward, the top female and male DOA players in the world, will battle it out for supremacy. The contest, dubbed the “Itagaki Challenge,” is the brainchild of DOA creator Tomonobu Itagaki, who will preside over the face-off and present the winner with the ultimate DOA prize package, including a ceremonial Japanese Katana sword and a trip to Tokyo. The individual competition will air live on The 101 December 13 at 11:30pm ET.
“We’re honored that DOA game creator and international superstar Tomonobu Itagaki recognizes the CGS as the world’s leading professional video gaming league in the world,” said Andy Reif, CGS commissioner and CEO. “We’ve set our stake in the ground and proved ourselves as a legitimate sport and look forward to growing the league and esports in the years to come.”
CGS World Final event schedule is as follows:
December 6: CGS World Final press conference
December 6: First round day 1
December 7: First round day 2
December 10: Quarterfinals day 1
December 11: Quarterfinals day 2
December 13: Semifinals & Itagaki Challenge
December 14: FinalThe official CGS teams participating in the World Final are as follows:
Berlin Allianz
Birmingham Salvo
Carolina Core
Chicago Chimera
London Mint
Mexico City Furia
Rio Sinistro
Seoul Jinhwa
Singapore Sword
Stockholm Magnetik
Sydney Underground
Wuhan Dragon
via Press Release
Its a very interesting article….I think its a good way for gathering all the best gamers of the world on one platform, so that they can share their experience n give some kind of tips to the new gamers….