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2005 was held in Singapore at

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from 16 to 20 November 2005. There were over 800 players from 67 countries. Over 39,000 spectators turned up at the games to cheer for the players. The grand prize for the game is

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435,000.

Games played at WCG 2005

Official games '' PC games'' * Counter-Strike: Source *

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* Need For Speed: Underground 2 * StarCraft: Brood War * Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne * Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War ''

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games'' *

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Special tournament game * freestyle Mobile tournament games *

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* Chopper Rescue * Goolie *

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Promotional event game * Carom 3D

Awards and medals

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.

Commentators

Online audio and video coverage was provided by Inside the Game. Marcus Graham (djWHEAT) Games covered: Counter-Strike: Source,

Stuart Saw (TosspoT) Games covered: Counter-Strike: Source, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne,

Paul Chaloner Paul "Redeye" Chaloner (born 1971) is a British former esports broadcaster. He has broadcast in dozens of countries including China, United States, Singapore, Australia, Denmark and others on media forms including TV channels, live internet vi ...

(

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) Games covered: Counter-Strike: Source, Need For Speed: Underground 2,

Jason Hutchison (NiceGuyEd) Games covered: Counter-Strike: Source,

, Need For Speed: Underground 2,

Christopher Iannitti (WaCKSteVeN) Games covered: StarCraft: Brood War, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

Nicolas Plott Nicolas Plott (born August 11, 1984), known by his alias Tasteless, is an American esports commentator. He moved to Seoul, Korea in 2007 to give commentary to e-sports competitions. He has provided commentary for multiple '' Starcraft'' and ''S ...

(Tasteless) Games covered: StarCraft: Brood War, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Kim Phan (bunny) Games covered: StarCraft: Brood War, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

Results

Official

Special

Mobile

Promotional

Results by table

Notable participant

*Verena Vlajo (Austria), the first female participant

References

External links

World Cyber Games Official Website
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