The
World Cyber Games
The World Cyber Games (WCG) is an international esports competition with multi-game titles in which hundreds of esports athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions also known as Esports Olympics. WCG events attempt to ...
2005 was held in Singapore at
from 16 to 20 November 2005.
There were over 800 players from 67 countries. Over 39,000 spectators turned up at the games to cheer for the players. The combined prize pool for the games was
US$
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435,000.
Games played at WCG 2005
Official games
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PC games''
*
Counter-Strike: Source
*
FIFA Football 2005
''FIFA Football 2005'', also known as ''FIFA Soccer 2005'' in North America or simply ''FIFA 2005'', is a football simulation video game released in 2004. It was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the Pl ...
*
Need For Speed: Underground 2
*
StarCraft: Brood War
*
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
*
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
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Xbox
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games''
*
Dead or Alive Ultimate
is a 2004 fighting game compilation developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo for the Xbox. It is a collection of the two previous games in the series, 1996's ''Dead or Alive'' and 1999's ''Dead or Alive 2''. It marks the first game in th ...
*
Halo 2
''Halo 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. ''Halo 2'' is the second installment in the ''Halo'' franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclai ...
Special tournament game
* freestyle
Mobile tournament games
*
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Hong Kong martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from ...
* Chopper Rescue
* Goolie
*
Midtown Madness 3
Promotional event game
* Carom 3D
Awards and medals
Players' village
The Costa Sands Resort (Downtown East) in Singapore served as the WCG 2005 Players' Village.
About 800 national representatives who advanced from the WCG 2005 national championships stayed at the Players' Village during the WCG 2005 Grand Final.
Sponsors
Worldwide sponsor
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Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEC; stylized as SΛMSUNG; ) is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation founded on 13 January 1969 and headquartered in Yeongtong District, Suwon, South Korea. It is curr ...
Premier sponsors
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Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo ...
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Razer USA Ltd
Razer Inc. is an American-Singaporean multinational corporation and technology company that makes, develops, and sells consumer electronics, financial services, and gaming hardware. The brand was founded in 1998, then refounded in 2005 by Mi ...
Official sponsors
*
Singapore Telecommunications
Singapore Telecommunications Limited, trading as Singtel, is a Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate, the country's principal fixed-line operator and one of the four major mobile network operators operating in the country.
Overview
T ...
*Video Pro
Official suppliers
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ProCurve
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*
Kingston Technology
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*Ablerex
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Seagate
*
ASUS
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (, , , ; stylized as ASUSTeK or ASUS) is a Taiwanese Multinational corporation, multinational computer, phone hardware and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Its products include deskto ...
*
Foxconn
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (), Trade name, doing business as Hon Hai Technology Group () in Taiwan, Foxconn Technology Group () in China, and Foxconn () internationally, is a Taiwanese multinational corporation, multinational electron ...
*Cooler Master
*VRnet
*DVDrama
*Radioitg
Host broadcaster
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MediaCorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is the state media, state-owned media conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the investment arm of the Government of Singapore—it owns and operates television channels, radio, and digital media properties. ...
Official media partners
*Gameaxis
*
HardwareZone
HardwareZone is an IT-oriented Internet portal based in Singapore. It is operated by Hardware Zone Private Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of SPH Media. Some features of the portal are: IT price lists for several countries, feature a ...
*Hardware Magazine
*PHOTO-i
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PC Magazine
''PC Magazine'' (shortened as ''PCMag'') is an American computer magazine published by Ziff Davis. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009. Publication of online editions started in late 1994 and continues .
Overview
''PC Mag ...
Official gaming magazine
*Gameaxis
*Playworks
Official partners
*
Blizzard Entertainment
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*
EA Sports
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*
EA Games
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Microsoft
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Tecmo
was a Japanese video game company founded in 1967. It had its headquarters in the Kudankita district of Tokyo. Its subsidiary, Tecmo Inc, was located in Torrance, California. Prior to 1986, Tecmo was formerly known as Tehkan.
Tecmo is known for ...
*
THQ
THQ Inc. was an American video game company based in Agoura Hills, California. It was founded in April 1990 by Jack Friedman, originally in Calabasas, and became a public company the following year through a reverse merger takeover. Initial ...
*
Valve
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*
Xbox Live
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Commentators
Online audio and video coverage was provided by Inside the Game.
Marcus Graham (djWHEAT)
Games covered:
Counter-Strike: Source,
Dead or Alive Ultimate
is a 2004 fighting game compilation developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo for the Xbox. It is a collection of the two previous games in the series, 1996's ''Dead or Alive'' and 1999's ''Dead or Alive 2''. It marks the first game in th ...
,
Halo 2
''Halo 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. ''Halo 2'' is the second installment in the ''Halo'' franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclai ...
Stuart Saw (TosspoT)
Games covered:
Counter-Strike: Source,
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne,
FIFA Football 2005
''FIFA Football 2005'', also known as ''FIFA Soccer 2005'' in North America or simply ''FIFA 2005'', is a football simulation video game released in 2004. It was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the Pl ...
Paul Chaloner (
ReDeYe
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)
Games covered:
Counter-Strike: Source,
Need For Speed: Underground 2,
FIFA Football 2005
''FIFA Football 2005'', also known as ''FIFA Soccer 2005'' in North America or simply ''FIFA 2005'', is a football simulation video game released in 2004. It was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the Pl ...
Jason Hutchison (NiceGuyEd)
Games covered:
Counter-Strike: Source,
FIFA Football 2005
''FIFA Football 2005'', also known as ''FIFA Soccer 2005'' in North America or simply ''FIFA 2005'', is a football simulation video game released in 2004. It was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the Pl ...
,
Need For Speed: Underground 2,
Dead or Alive Ultimate
is a 2004 fighting game compilation developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo for the Xbox. It is a collection of the two previous games in the series, 1996's ''Dead or Alive'' and 1999's ''Dead or Alive 2''. It marks the first game in th ...
,
Halo 2
''Halo 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. ''Halo 2'' is the second installment in the ''Halo'' franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclai ...
Christopher Iannitti (WaCKSteVeN)
Games covered:
StarCraft: Brood War,
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Nicolas Plott (Tasteless)
Games covered:
StarCraft: Brood War,
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Kim Phan (bunny)
Games covered:
StarCraft: Brood War,
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Results
Official
Special
Mobile
Promotional
Results by table
Notable participant
*Verena Vlajo (Austria), the first female participant
References
External links
World Cyber Games Official Website
{{World Cyber Games
World Cyber Games events
2005 in Singaporean sport
2005 in esports
Esports competitions in Singapore
November 2005 sports events in Asia