World Cyber Games

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World Cyber Games

The World Cyber Games (WCG) is an international e-sports event (or "Cyber Games Festival") operated by Korean company International Cyber Marketing and backed by Samsung and, starting in 2006, Microsoft. [1] The official motto of WCG is "Beyond the Game."

The World Cyber Games were set up in 2000 with the first festival being held in 2001. The festival is influenced by the Olympic Games with a players village for competitors and since 2004 a different host city every year.

WCG is the largest gaming festival celebrated once a year. It unites gamers from all over the world to allow players to enjoy and respect the gaming environment. Each participating country will conduct preliminary rounds before sending the finest gamers to represent them in this major event.

Event Name Dates Total Prize ( USD) Host Location Participants Countries Games Offered
WCG Challenge October 7-15, 2000 $200,000 Everland, Seoul, Korea 174 17

Quake III Arena

FIFA 2000

Age of Empires II

StarCraft: Brood War
WCG 2001 December 5-9, 2001 $300,000 COEX Convention Hall, Seoul, Korea 430 37

Quake III Arena

FIFA 2001

Age of Empires II

StarCraft: Brood War

Unreal Tournament

Counter-Strike
WCG 2002 October 28 - November 3, 2002 $300,000 Expo Park, Daejeon, Korea 462 45

Quake III Arena

2002 FIFA World Cup

Age of Empires II

StarCraft: Brood War

Unreal Tournament

Counter-Strike
WCG 2003 October 12-18, 2003 $350,000 Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea 562 55

Warcraft III

FIFA 2003

Age of Mythology

StarCraft: Brood War

Unreal Tournament 2003

Counter-Strike

Halo
WCG 2004 October 6-10, 2004 $400,000 San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 642 63

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

FIFA Football 2004

Need for Speed: Underground

StarCraft: Brood War

Unreal Tournament 2004

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

Halo

Project Gotham Racing 2
WCG 2005 November 16-20, 2005 $435,000 Suntec City, Singapore 679 67

Counter-Strike: Source

FIFA Football 2005

Need for Speed: Underground 2

StarCraft: Brood War

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

Dead or Alive Ultimate

Halo 2
WCG 2006 October 18-22, 2006 $462,000 Monza, Italy 700 70

Counter-Strike 1.6

FIFA 06

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

StarCraft: Brood War

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

Warhammer 40,000: Winter Assault

Dead or Alive 4

Project Gotham Racing 3

Quake 4
WCG 2007 October 4-7, 2007 TBC Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 700 70

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (1v1) - (PC)

Counter-Strike 1.6 (5v5) - (PC)

StarCraft: Brood War (1v1) - (PC)

FIFA 07 (1v1) - (PC)

Carom3D (1v1) - (PC)

Need for Speed: Carbon (1v1) - (PC)

Command & Conquer 3 (1v1) - (PC)

Age of Empires III (1v1) - (PC)

Tony Hawk's Project 8 (1v1) - (Xbox 360)

Gears of War (4v4) - (Xbox 360)

Dead or Alive 4 (1v1) - (Xbox 360)

Project Gotham Racing 3 (1v1) - (Xbox 360)
WCG 2008 TBC TBC Cologne, Germany TBC TBC TBC

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