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2007 Championship Gaming Series Draft
The Region 1 2007 Championship Gaming Series, CGS Draft was held on June 12, 2007, at The Playboy Mansion in Bel Air, California. This was the first ever draft for professional gaming, with Vanessa "Vanessa" Arteaga, being the first ever draft pick in the Championship Gaming Series. The draft had 6 rounds with each team picking one gamer or a Counter Strike: Source team, the draft was in "snake" order meaning the team that had the first pick in the previous round will get the last pick in the next round, and vice versa. Lottery The lottery was held during the Combine on June 11, 2007. The draft order is as follows: Region 1 Round One Round Two Round Three Round Four Round Five Round Six External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2007 Cgs Draft Championship Gaming Series 2007 in esports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Championship Gaming Series
The Championship Gaming Series was an international esports league based in the United States, with teams from several other countries. The CGS was preceded by the 2006 Championship Gaming Invitational, a television pilot featuring several future CGS players. The league was founded in 2007 and was owned and operated by DirecTV in association with British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) and STAR TV. It folded in 2008 after two seasons. League history Origins Although professional video game contests had been going on for several years, organizers recognized the need for it to gain greater exposure, preferably through regular telecasts. The World Series of Gaming was shown on MTV in a 30-minute special in 2005, but there were complaints about the quality of the production. Meanwhile, the World Series of Poker had become a popular program on ESPN and had turned no-limit Texas hold 'em poker into a spectator sport. Influenced by its success, David Hill, an executive at Fox Sports and Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |