The 2006 CPL World Season was a series of electronic sports competitions organized by the Cyberathlete Professional League in the fall of 2006. It was a follow-up of the 2005 CPL World Tour and was announced by the CPL on July 1, 2006.[1]
The tour featured two games, Counter-Strike and Quake 3. After a total of seven qualifier events, the finals were held on 16–20 December 2006 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Dallas, Texas. The championship finals had a total prize purse of $150,000 and were won by fnatic (Counter-Strike) and Paul "czm" Nelson (Quake 3).
Results
Counter-Strike
| Championship Finals |  |  |  | 4th | 
|  Dallas[2][3] |  fnatic 
 |  MeetYourMakers 
 |  Pentagram 
 |  Against All Authority 
 | 
| Season Stop |  |  |  | 4th | 
| Nordic[4] |  Ninjas in Pyjamas |  H2k-Gaming |  69°N-28°E |  Fainted | 
|  South Korea[5] |  Lavega Gaming |  Project_kr |  gehenna |  Series of Win | 
|  China[6] |  Star.ex |  Hacker.Gaming |  wNv Gaming |  TR | 
|  Italy[7] |  Against All Authority |  A-Losers |  Goodgame |  TBH.e-Sports | 
|  Brazil[8] |  g3nerationX |  Made in Brazil |  Team Bye |  GameCrashers | 
|  Singapore[9] |  fnatic |  Team Speed-Link |  Team Hybrid |  Hacker.Gaming | 
Quake III
| Championship Finals |  |  |  | 4th | 
|  Dallas[10] |  Paul "czm" Nelson |  Zhibo "Jibo" Fan |  Anton "Cooller" Singov |  Alexander "Z4muZ" Ihrfohrs | 
| Season Stop |  |  |  | 4th | 
| Nordic[11] |  Zhibo "Jibo" Fan |  Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira |  Alexander "ZamuZ" Ihrfors |  Maciej "zik" Jaku | 
| .svg.png.webp) Australia[11] | .svg.png.webp) Andrew "Python" Chacha | .svg.png.webp) Peter "Ventz" Kidson | .svg.png.webp) Sean "Hotw1rd" Dalton | .svg.png.webp) Robert "Kiddie" Kidson | 
|  Italy[12] |  Magnus "fojji" Olsson |  Marcel "k1ller" Paul |  Zhibo "Jibo" Fan |  Alexey "apo5tol" Altshuller | 
|  Brazil[12] |  Daniel "Ryu" Souza De Lima |  Diogo "met" Fressato |  Vitor "apo" Proto |  Rodrigo "agu" Lima Wanderley | 
|  Singapore[13] |  Zhibo "Jibo" Fan |  Brian "DKT" Flanders | .svg.png.webp) Andrew "Python" Chacha |  Meng "RocketBoy" Yang | 
World Season events
Singapore
- Location: Singapore
- Date: September 15–17, 2006
- Games: Counter-Strike, Quake 3
- Winners:  fnatic, fnatic, Fan "Jibo" Zhibo Fan "Jibo" Zhibo
Brazil
- Location: Sao Paulo
- Date: November 15–19, 2006
- Games: Counter-Strike, Quake 3
- Winners:  g3nerationX, g3nerationX, Daniel "Ryu" Souza De Lima Daniel "Ryu" Souza De Lima
Italy
- Location: Verona
- Date: November 24–26, 2006
- Games: Counter-Strike, Quake 3
- Winners:  Against All Authority, Against All Authority, Magnus "fojji" Olsson Magnus "fojji" Olsson
Australia
China
- Location: Chengdu
- Date: November 25–26, 2006
- Games: Counter-Strike
- Winners:  Star.ex Star.ex
South Korea
- Location: Seoul
- Date: November 27, 2006
- Games: Counter-Strike
- Winners:  Lavega Gaming Lavega Gaming
Nordic
- Location: Jonkoping, Sweden
- Date: November 30 - December 3, 2006
- Games: Counter-Strike, Quake 3
- Winners:  Ninjas in Pyjamas, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Fan "Jibo" Zhibo Fan "Jibo" Zhibo
Championship finals
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Date: December 16–20, 2006
- Games: Counter-Strike, Quake 3
- Winners:  fnatic, fnatic, Paul "czm" Nelson Paul "czm" Nelson
References
- ↑ "Cyberathlete Professional League". Archived from the original on 2007-02-11. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike: Counterstrike fnatic wins". SK Gaming. 2006-12-18. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike: fnatic vs mYm: CPL 2006 Grand Final". Archived from the original on 10 January 2007.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike: Nordic: Counter Strike Won by NiP". SK Gaming. 2006-12-01. Archived from the original on 2006-12-05. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike: Lavega, project_kr qualify for CPL Winter". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike: CPL China 2006 Melee". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- ↑ "Amped". Ampedesports.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ "Maintenance Work in Progress". Nip-gaming.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ "AmpedNEws". Ampedesports.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ "Quake IV: Quake 3 - czm wins". SK Gaming. 2006-12-18. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- 1 2 "Quake IV: Nordic: Quake3 won by Jibo". SK Gaming. 2006-12-01. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- 1 2 "Quake: Fojji wins CPL Italy Q3 over k1ller". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08.
- ↑ "Amped". Ampedesports.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2016.