World Cyber Games
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zh:世界电子竞技大赛 The World Cyber Games (WCG) is an international cyber game festival runs by International Cyber Marketing.
WCG was set up in 2000, and is held annually. The first festival was held in 2001.
Starting with San Francisco in 2004, the WCG Grand Final will continue to be held in different cities across the globe.
WCG is the largest gaming festival celebrated once a year. It unites gamers from all over the world to allow players to enjoy and respect the gaming environment. Each participating country will conduct preliminary rounds before sending the finest gamers to represent them in this major event.
WCG2005 finals will be held in Singapore in November where 800 players globally will participate in. Unreal Tournament 2004 and Project Gotham Racing 2 were removed to make room for PC Real Time Strategy game "Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War" and "Dead or Alive Ultimate".
History
| Theme | Date | Total Prize Money | Host City | Participants | Official Games |
| WCGC (WCG Challenge) |
October 7-15, 2000 | US$200,000 | Everland, Seoul, Korea | 174 players from 17 countries |
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| WCG 2001 (1st WCG) |
December 5-9, 2001 | US$300,000 | COEX Convention Hall, Seoul, Korea |
430 players from 37 countries |
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| WCG 2002 (2nd WCG) |
October 28 - November 3, 2002 | US$300,000 | Expo Park, Daejeon, Korea | 462 gamers from 45 countries |
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| WCG 2003 (3rd WCG) |
October 12-18, 2003 | US$350,000 | Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea | 562 gamers from 55 countries |
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| WCG 2004 (4th WCG) |
October 6-10, 2004 | US$400,000 | San Francisco, U.S. | Near 600 gamers from over 60 countries |
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External Links
- Official Website, International (http://www.worldcybergames.org/)
- America (http://us.worldcybergames.org/)
- UK (http://uk.worldcybergames.org/)
- Canada (http://www.wcgcanada.ca/)
- Australia (http://au.worldcybergames.org/)
- China (http://www.cn-worldcybergames.org/)
- Taiwan (http://www.wcg.com.tw/)
- Hong Kong (http://hk.worldcybergames.org/)
- Germany/Austria/Switzerland (http://de.worldcybergames.com/)
- Life as a Professional Gamer - Interview & profile of professional StarCraft gamer Guillaume Patry (Grrrr_ca) (http://www.geartest.com/sections/games/professional_gamer.html)