Der var nok ikke mange som nogensinde havde troet, vi ville få Counter-Strike 1.6 at se til en Cyberathlete Professional League-event igen. På trods af det, så har CPL's komite besluttet at annoncere en ny CPL-turnering, hvor der vil spilles om intet mindre end 50.000$ i CS 1.6 turneringen. Altså nogle overraskende, men bestemt fantastiske nyheder for alle os glade 1.6-spillere.
Turneringen vil blive afholdt til CPL Extreme Winter eventen, som afholdes fra d. 18. - 22. december i år. Som altid afholdes eventen i Dallas, Texas, mere præcist det "legendariske" Hyatt Regency. Der vil på samme tidspunkt blive spillet en Counter-Strike: Source-turnering, som vil have præcis lige så store præmier til vinderen. Som noget helt unikt, så vil vinderen af Source og 1.6 turneringerne mødes i en kamp på scenen bagefter, så nu må vi se om 1.6'ere faktisk er bedst. Hvilket spil som faktisk spilles vides ikke.
På CPL's egen side skriver de følgende om annonceringen:
"The CPL announced today that it will hold two 64-team Counter-Strike tournaments at the CPL Extreme Winter Championships, scheduled to take place Tuesday, December 18 to Saturday, December 22, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas, Texas.
The two $50,000 five-versus-five tournaments will feature both Counter-Strike: Source and Counter-Strike 1.6. The winning teams of the Counter-Strike:Source and 1.6 tournaments will then face each other in a final (on stage) match to determine the 2007 Counter-Strike World Champion. The final match will be held on Nuke, Dust 2, and CPL Mill.
Registration will open Monday, September 10, 2007 at noon central. All teams must register at https://www.thecpl.com/register.php
Post questions about the CS tournaments on this forum thread.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Pro, semi-pro and causal Counter-Strike teams can register for either tournament. No pre-qualification is required. Both tournaments will be held on high-end tournament computers. To manage the large amount of computers required, the registration for the Counter-Strike tournaments will close promptly on Monday, October 29, 2007. If the 64-spots for each tournament are not all taken by the close of the tournament registration, an adjustment in tournament size and cash prizes will be determined by the league. Registration spots are not secured until at least five-members of a team have registered online. The CPL will not hold spots, offer special considerations or give discounted passes to any team."
Tilmeldingen til turneringen åbner allerede d. 10. september. Vi krydser selvfølgelig fingre for, at vi måske får et eller flere danske hold at se til eventen.
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