CPL World Tour Establishes First Year-Long Sports Season for Competitive Video
Gaming
DALLAS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL)
today announced the launch of the CPL World Tour, the first-ever, year-long,
competitive tour for the growing sport of video game competitions.
The CPL, which has produced 35 national and international live gaming
events since 1997, is the owner and principal operator of the World Tour.
The head sponsor of the tour is Intel, the world's largest chip maker and
a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communication products. In
addition to their top sponsorship and local activities at all ten stops, Intel
will provide the microprocessors inside every gaming PC used during the entire
CPL World Tour.
Other tour sponsors include: NVIDIA (the world's leader in graphics and
digital media processors) and CompUSA (the nation's largest computer
superstore retailer).
Boasting the largest competitive purse, a Million-Dollar pool for a single
computer game, the World Tour will debut in Istanbul, Turkey on February 10,
2005. Following are confirmed stops in Spain, Brazil, Germany, United States,
United Kingdom, Sweden, China and Chile. A $500,000 Grand Final is planned
for late November 2005.
The landmark CPL World Tour represents:
The largest, first-ever, year-long competitive tour spotlighting the
popular and growing new sport of video game competitions. In addition to
the primary game of the tour: Painkiller; event-specific competitions
will be added to the stops based on local appeal.
The establishment of a February-to-November, sports season, complete with
a unified, competitive points system and the crowning of year-end
champions.
Massive, multi-platform marketing commitments, utilizing both internal
and external resources in support of the competitors and the new tour.
Marketing platforms will include various television, radio, print,
online, and event marketing initiatives.
The World Tour also includes:
Free cultural journey at each stop, to enhance the competitors' awareness
and appreciation of each host country and promote solidarity between the
competitors.
Extensive amateur and grassroots competitions and workshops designed to
develop and spotlight the next generation of sports stars.
Lifestyle and entertainment elements at each stop featuring exhibitions,
live music, concerts and more.
Scott Valencia, who joined CPL after overseeing the gaming division of
CompUSA for several years, was appointed Operations Director of the World
Tour. Scott will oversee tour marketing, business development and operations.
CPL President, Angel Munoz will be responsible for press and competitor
relations for the tour.
"Our plan is to work with the competitors, sponsors and industry to bring
real structure and consistency; provide better context and meaning to the
sport and create the definitive world tour while growing the sport and its
stars," said Angel Munoz.
For more information on the CPL World Tour visit
http://www.cplworldtour.com commencing Wednesday, January 26, 2005.
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