World Cyber Games 2005 Explained

The World Cyber Games 2005 was held in Singapore at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 16 to 20 November 2005.[1] 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$435,000.

Games played at WCG 2005

Official games

PC games

Xbox games

Special tournament game

Mobile tournament games

Promotional event game

Awards and medals

Classification GameGoldSilverBronze Fourth to eighth
Official games US$50 000 US$25 000 US$10 000 Prizes (total US$50 000)
US$40 000 US$10 000 US$5 000 Prizes (total US$5 000)
US$20 000 US$10 000 US$5 000 Prizes (total US$5 000)
US$20 000 US$10 000 US$5 000 Prizes (total US$5 000)
US$20 000 US$10 000 US$5 000 Prizes (total US$5 000)
US$20 000 US$10 000 US$5 000 Prizes (total US$10 000)
US$20 000 US$10 000 US$5 000 Prizes (total US$5 000)
US$15 000 US$10 000 US$5 000 Prizes (total US$5 000)
Chopper Rescue US$3,000 US$1,000 US ? Prizes (total US$ ?)
Special tournament freestyle US$20 000
Promotional EventCarom 3DUS$3,000US$2,000US$1,000Prizes (total US$ ?)

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

Premier sponsors

Official sponsors

Official suppliers

Host broadcaster

Official media partners

Official gaming magazine

Official partners

Commentators

Online audio and video coverage was provided by Inside the Game.

Marcus Graham (djWHEAT)

Games covered:, Dead or Alive Ultimate, Halo 2

Stuart Saw (TosspoT)

Games covered:,, FIFA Football 2005

Paul Chaloner (ReDeYe)

Games covered:,, FIFA Football 2005

Jason Hutchison (NiceGuyEd)

Games covered:, FIFA Football 2005,, Dead or Alive Ultimate, Halo 2

Christopher Iannitti (WaCKSteVeN)

Games covered:,

Nicolas Plott (Tasteless)

Games covered:,

Kim Phan (bunny)

Games covered:,

Results

Official

Event
Counter-Strike: Source Team3D
Josh Sievers
(Dominator)
k23
Dauren Kystaubayev
(AdreN)
Team EG
Matt Stevenson
(bl00dsh0t)
Michael So
(method)
Alexander Yakovlev
(beAst)
Pasha Lari
(LaRi)
Salvatore Garozzo
(Volcano)
Asset Sembiev
(Solaar)
Griffin Benger
(shaGuar)
Kyle Miller
(Ksharp)
Anvar Nasirov
(anv1k)
Robert Tyndale
(blackpanther)
Ronald Kim
(Rambo)
Nurtas Mamytbayev
(Nur1k)
Jimmy Lin
(Lin)
Need For Speed: Underground 2 Giovani Magri (GearGG) Danilo Barros (N4_Godsmack) Konstantin Vanisov (USSR_MrKot)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Ryoo Kyung Hyun (TmG SeleCT) André Zilio (TmG QuanChi) Simon Pletzer (TmG InSAnE)
StarCraft: Brood War Jae-Hoon Lee (fOru) Andrey Kukhianidze (3D Androide) Peter Neate (Legionnaire)
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Li Xiaofeng (SKYCN) Dennis Chan (BenQGeiLShort) Manuel Schenkhuizen (Grubby)
FIFA Football 2005 Dennis Schellhase (styla) Gusev Victor (x4Alexx) Moreno Torralbo (eDuYepp)
Halo 2 Team3D(OGRES)
Dan Ryan
(OGRE1)
Evil Geniuses
Nelson Triana
(Gspot)
Halo1style
Maxime Billieres
(MaCks_Myers)
Tom Ryan
(OGRE2)
Jason The
(SadPanda)
Philemon Kammer
(phiL)
Dead or Alive Ultimate Tomoyuki Inui (Katsuninken) Wilson Chia (Tetra) Dong-Heon Han (Shinobi)

Special

Event
FreeStyle BOXOUT
Chung-Hee Kim SAMASAMA
Hyung-Kwon Song NicePlay
Hsieh Chao-I
Song Sang-YupJang Ju-YukMa Te-Ru
Yun Bin Jung Yong Chou Ming-Hung

Mobile

Event
Bruce Lee? Chang Ming-Tsung Kamal Arora
Chopper Rescue Tammy Brook-Smith Paul L. Antonio?
Goolie???
Midtown Madness 3???

Promotional

Event
Bruce Lee ASIA PACIFIC ? Kamal Arora Chang Ming-Tsung
Carom 3D Kaloyan Botev Luidy Fraga Jose Cubero

Notable participant

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: End of World Cyber Games. Gamers here say it's been losing steam .