2006 in esports explained

This article lists the top four teams or players in each of the various eSports world championships of the 2006 season.

Counter-Strike

Championship4th
CPL 2006[1] [2] fnatic Oscar "Archi" Torgersen
Patrik "cArn" Sättermon
Harley "dsn" Orwall
Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg
Kristoffer "Tentpole" Nordlund
MeetYourMakers Ola "elemeNt" Moum
Lasse "Xione" Stokke
Preben "prb" Gammelsæter
Geir-Stian "juven9le" Svendsen
Sondre "REAL" Svanevik
Pentagram Łukasz "LUq" Wnek
Mariusz "Loord" Cybulski
Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas
Filip "Neo" Kubski
Jakub "kuben" Gurczyński
Against All Authority Guillaume "Geno" Ntep
Marc "bisou" Naoum
Steeve "Ozstrik3r" Flavigni
Fergus "ferg" Stephenson
David "Xp3" Garrido
WSVG 2006[3] [4] aTTaX David "CHEF-KOCH" Nagel
Peter "Chucky" Schlosser
Navid "Kapio" Javadi
Jan "mooN" Stolle
Roman "roman" Ausserdorfer
Team3D Josh "Dominator" Sievers
Mikey "Method" So
Griffin "shaGuar" Benger
Ron "Rambo" Kim
Salvatore "Volcano" Garozzo
fnatic Oscar "Archi" Torgersen
Patrik "cArn" Sättermon
Harley "dsn" Orwall
Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg
Kristoffer "Tentpole" Nordlund
Pandemic Chad "Daffsta" White
Garett "grt" Bambrough
Jonny "Ph33R" Schwan
Hoang "s0nNy" Tran
Mark "mastern00k" Torrez
World Cyber Games 2006[5] Pentagram Łukasz "LUq" Wnek
Mariusz "Loord" Cybulski
Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas
Filip "Neo" Kubski
Jakub "kuben" Gurczyński
Ninjas in Pyjamas Dennis "walle" Wallenberg
Robert "RobbaN" Dahlstrom
Oskar "ins" Holm
Marcus "zet" Sundstrom
Abdisamad "SpawN" Mohamed
hoorai Juuso "contE" Sajakoski
Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen
Niko "naSu" Kovanen
Max "ruuit" Aspe
Toni "toNppa" Luhtapuro
Team NoA Alexander "ave" Holdt
Brian "hpx" Christensen
Muhamed "mJe" Eid
Christian "Paddy" Juhl
Danny "zonic" Sørensen
ESWC 2006[6] [7] Made in Brazil Carlos Henrique "KIKOOOO" Segal
Renato "nak" Nakano
Raphael "cogu" Camargo
Lincoln "fnx" Lau
Bruno "bruno" Ono
fnatic Oscar "Archi" Torgersen
Patrik "cArn" Sättermon
Harley "dsn" Orwall
Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg
Kristoffer "Tentpole" Nordlund
aTTaX David "CHEF-KOCH" Nagel
Manuel "TiXo" Makohl
Navid "Kapio" Javadi
Jan "mooN" Stolle
Tim "silver" Hochgrebe
Team 3D Dave "moto" Geffon
Mikey "Method" So
Griffin "shaGuar" Benger
Ron "Rambo" Kim
Salvatore "Volcano" Garozzo
KODE5 2006[8] Ninjas in Pyjamas Dennis "walle" Wallenberg
Robert "RobbaN" Dahlstrom
Oskar "ins" Holm
Marcus "zet" Sundstrom
Abdisamad "SpawN" Mohamed
wNv Chao "Aqi" Zhang
Hao "bigun" Huo
Ke Fei "Jungle" Yang
Run Bo "sakula" Wu
Zhen Wei "alex" Bian
hoorai Juuso "contE" Sajakoski
Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen
Niko "naSu" Kovanen
Max "ruuit" Aspe
Toni "toNppa" Luhtapuro
Made in Brazil Carlos Henrique "KIKOOOO" Segal
Renato "nak" Nakano
Rafael "pava" Pavanelli
Lincoln "fnx" Lau
Bruno "bruno" Ono
WEG Masters[9] wNv Jiang "Mikk" Pu
Minwoo Xing Ju "tK" Ma
Ke Fei "Jungle" Yang
Run Bo "sakula" Wu
Zhen Wei "alex" Bian
Complexity Matt "warden" Dickens
Tyler "Storm" Wood
Danny "fRoD" Mountainer
Corey "tr1p" Dodd
Justin "sunman" Summy
Hacker.project YoungHwan "ryu" Ryu
SunHo "termi" Pyun
JinHee "hee" Park
GeunChul "solo" Kang
SungJae "BaiL" Lee
Catch-Gamer Jonas "bsl" Vikan
Geir-Stian "juve9le" Svendsen
Lars "Naikon" Olaisen
Preben "OOPS" Josdal
Sondre "REAL" Svanevik

Quake 4

Championship4th
WSVG 2006[10] Johan "Toxic" Quick Jason "Socrates_" Sylka Anton "Cooller" Singov
WCG 2006[11] Jason "Socrates_" Sylka Alessandro "Stermy" Avallone Magnus "fox" Olsson
ESWC 2006 Michael "winz" Bignet Alexey "Cypher" Yanusheuski Ivo "Forever" Lindhout Anton "Cooller" Singov
KODE5 2006[12] Johan "Toxic" Quick Marcel "k1ller" Paul Rafik "LoSt-CaUsE" Bryant Avallone / Lindhout
QuakeCon 2006[13] Johan "Toxic" Quick Anton "Cooller" Singov Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv

Quake 3

Championship4th
CPL 2006[14] Paul "czm" Nelson Zhibo "Jibo" Fan Anton "Cooller" Singov Alexander "Z4muZ" Ihrfohrs

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

Championship4th
WSVG 2006[15] Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun Dae Hui "FoV" Cho Dennis “Shortround" Chan
IEST 2006[16] Jang "Moon" Jae Ho Xiaofeng "Sky" Li Jae Wook "Lucifer" Noh Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev
WCG 2006[17] Xiaofeng "Sky" Li Yoan "ToD" Merlo Mykhaylo "HoT" Novopashyn Mikhail "xyligan" Ryabkov
ESWC 2006 Jae Wook "Lucifer" Noh Ivica "Zeus[19]" Markovic Xiaofeng "Sky" Li Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev
KODE5 2006[18] Andrey "Deadman" Sobolev Yoan "ToD" Merlo Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Dae Hui "FoV" Cho
PGL[19] Xiaofeng "Sky" Li Weiliang "Fly100%" Lu Dae Hui "FoV" Cho Lee "Check" Hyung Joo
WEF 2006[20] Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Yoan "ToD" Merlo Hao "suhO" Su Kim "SaSe" Hammar
WEG Masters Yoan "ToD" Merlo Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Xiaofeng "Sky" Li Jang "Moon" Jae Ho
BWI 2006[21] Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Daeho 'Showtime' Kim Hong "FarSeer" Won

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne – Team Events

Championship4th
WC3L Season IX[22] MeetYourMakers Jung-Ki "Susiria" Oh
JaeWook "Lucifer" Noh
Jang "Moon" Jae Ho
Kim "Storm" JaeWoong
Four Kings Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen
Yoan "ToD" Merlo
Dae Hui "FoV" Cho
Olav "Creolophus" Undheim
Sebastian "FuRy" Pesic
Ivica "Zeus[19] " Markovic
SK Gaming Andrey "Deadman" Sobolev
Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev
Mykhaylo "HoT" Novopashyn
Tae min "Zacard" Hwang
World Elite Sung "ReMinD" Sik Kim
Xiaofeng "Sky" Li
Lee "Check" Hyung Joo
Hao "suhO" Su
Lee Sung "SoJu" Duk
NGL One season I[23] MeetYourMakers Jung-Ki "Susiria" Oh
JaeWook "Lucifer" Noh
Jang "Moon" Jae Ho
Jin Sung "BerA" Lee
SK Gaming Andrey "Deadman" Sobolev
Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev
Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun
Tae min "Zacard" Hwang
Four Kings Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen
Yoan "ToD" Merlo
Dae Hui "FoV" Cho
Olav "Creolophus" Undheim
Ivica "Zeus[19] " Markovic
Mousesports Minh “Spell” Nguyen
Dennis "HasuObs" Schneider
Kim "SaSe" Hammar
Michael "Giacomo" Hladik
Stars War III[24] Team China Xiaofeng "Sky" Li
Su "suhO" Hao
Weiliang "Fly100%" Lu
Hongliang "xTiGer" Liu
Zhengkun "Guangmo" Guo
Team Europe Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen
Yoan "ToD" Merlo
Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev
Dimitar "DIDI8" Aleksandrov
Olav "Creolophus" Undheim
Team Korea Lee "Check" Hyung Joo
Rainbow
Seo Woo "ReiGn" Kang
Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun
Park "Lyn" Jun
Stars War II[25] Team Korea Dae Hui "FoV" Cho
JaeWook "Lucifer" Noh
Jang "Moon" Jae Ho
Jung Hee "Sweet" Chun
Tae min "Zacard" Hwang
Team China Xiaofeng "Sky" Li
Hao "suhO" Su
Liwei "XiaOt" Sun
QcH[ATi]Gstar
Zhengkun "Guangmo" Guo
Team Europe Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen
Yoan "ToD" Merlo
Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev
Kim "SaSe" Hammar
Mykhaylo "HoT" Novopashyn

Project Gotham Racing 3

Championship4th
WCG 2006[26] Wesley "ch0mpr" Cwiklo Christopher "McLaren_F1" Hogfeldt Erno "FinPro" Kuronen Philippe "YggdrasiL" Vaillant

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Championship4th
WCG 2006[27] Alan "Alan" Enileev Nikolay "MrRASER" Frontov Steffan "Steffan" Amende Rodrigo "Speed" Nunes

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: A grand European battle on American soil for all the marbles in the 2006 CPL Winter Championship . GotFrag . Turner . Marc . 2006-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070110223713/http://www.gotfrag.com/cs/story/35928/ . 2007-01-10 . dead .
  3. Web site: WSVG Finals 2006 Results. E-Sports Australia. Sanfuentes. Adam. 2006-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929194427/http://www.esau.com.au/read/esports/46954. 2007-09-29 .
  4. On Demand Video: http://www.tsncentral.com/ondemand/cat/63
  5. Web site: Counter Strike 1.6 Grand Final Tournament. worldcybergames.com. Beyond the Game. https://web.archive.org/web/20070303084837/http://www.worldcybergames.com/5th/2006/GrandFinal/tm_matchsch_06_medalist_cs.asp?sort=G060418101. 2007-03-03.
  6. Web site: ESWC 2006 Final Results. Electronic Sports World Cup. esworldcup.com. 2006-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20080308131647/http://www.esworldcup.com/2006/?act=document_info&id_document=162. 2008-03-08.
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  8. Web site: NiP Wins Grand Final. SK-Gaming. Koller. Dominic. 2006-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20120717075959/http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/1101. 2012-07-17. dead. 2006-12-14.
  9. Web site: wNv are WEG Champions Once Again!. SK-Gaming. Hamilton. Nick. 2006-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120717080030/http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/875. 2012-07-17. dead. 2006-12-14.
  10. Web site: WSVG 2006 Finals Winners. Ampedesports. Dunn. Brian. 2006-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20070122010215/http://www.ampedesports.com/news/2956/WSVG-2006-Finals-Winners/. 2007-01-22.
  11. Web site: WCG 2006 Invitational Quake4 All Stars - Final Results. Beyond the Game. worldcybergames.com. 2006-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20070213002157/http://www.worldcybergames.com/5th/fun/news/news_view.asp?keyno=N06102010002. 2007-02-13.
  12. Web site: Some of the world's best Quake 4 duelers battle it out for the KODE5 championship. GotFrag. Breslau. Rod. 2006-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120721224201/http://www.gotfrag.com/q4/story/34095/. 2012-07-21.
  13. Web site: www.ggl.com . 2006-12-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022029/http://www.ggl.com/news.php?NewsId=3756&Page=2 . 2015-09-24 .
  14. Web site: Quake 3 - czm wins. SK-Gaming. Sørensen. David. 2006-12-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000818/http://www.sk-gaming.com/coverage/1286/. 2007-09-27.
  15. Web site: Seven players have flown to New York to attend the prestigious WSVG Finals. GotFrag. Lo. Jaclyn. 2006-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20070115234908/http://gotfrag.com/war/story/35769. 2007-01-15.
  16. Web site: Tight competition beckons eight players from around the world for this international tournament . GotFrag . Schommer . Alexander . 2006-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070116134051/http://www.gotfrag.com/war/story/35749/ . 2007-01-16 . dead .
  17. Web site: WCG 2006 - Grand Final Tournament. Beyond the Game. worldcybergames.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20070126030529/http://www.worldcybergames.com/5th/2006/GrandFinal/tm_matchsch_06_medalist.asp?sort=G060418104. 2007-01-26 .
  18. Web site: SK.apm70 wins . SK-Gaming . Jacob . Tobias . 2006-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120717080039/http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/1100 . 2012-07-17 . dead .
  19. Web site: PGL'S First Tournament *Over*. ESR. Zerter. 2006-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20071030185815/http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1193975. 2007-10-30. live.
  20. Web site: World E-sports Festival: Grubby Victorious. Global Gaming League. Zerter. 2006-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20071031094802/http://www.ggl.com/news.php?NewsId=3743. 2007-10-31 .
  21. Web site: WWI 2006 Tournaments. Battle.net. 2006-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20060716065225/http://www.battle.net/tournaments/wwi2006/. 2006-07-16.
  22. Web site: Electronic Sports League W3CL Series. ESL. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224094220/http://www.esl.eu/eu/wc3l/wc3lfinals9/. 2008-12-24.
  23. Web site: Finals Overview. NGL One. https://web.archive.org/web/20070116094927/http://www.ngl-one.com/en/finals/. 2007-01-16.
  24. Web site: Stars War III Coverage. WCReplays. Lee & JacziE. 2006-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20071030185831/http://www.wcreplays.com/articles.php?get=415. 2007-10-30. live.
  25. Web site: Stars War II Coverage. WCReplays. Blaze. 2006-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071944/http://www.wcreplays.com/articles.php?get=373. 2007-09-28. live.
  26. Web site: WCG 2006 Project Gotham Racing. Beyond The Game. worldcybergames.com. 2006-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20061128034322/http://www.worldcybergames.com/5th/2006/GrandFinal/tm_matchsch_04_single_R8.asp?sort=G060418107. 2006-11-28 .
  27. Web site: WCG 2006 Need for Speed. Beyond The Game. worldcybergames.com. 2006-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20061123183353/http://www.worldcybergames.com/5th/2006/GrandFinal/tm_matchsch_04_single_R16.asp?sort=G060418102. 2006-11-23.