World Cyber Games 2005
The World Cyber Games 2005 was held in Singapore at Suntec [Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre] 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 combined prize pool for the games was US$435,000.
Games played at WCG 2005
Official gamesPC games
- 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
Special tournament game
- freestyle
- Bruce Lee
- Chopper Rescue
- Goolie
- Midtown Madness 3
- Carom 3D
Awards and medals
Players' village
The Costa Sands Resort 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 sponsorPremier sponsors
Official sponsors
- Singapore Telecommunications
- Video Pro
- ProCurve
- Kingston Technology
- Ablerex
- Seagate
- ASUS
- Foxconn
- Cooler Master
- VRnet
- DVDrama
- Radioitg
Official media partners
- Gameaxis
- HardwareZone
- Hardware Magazine
- PHOTO-i
- PC Magazine
- Gameaxis
- Playworks
Online audio and video coverage was provided by Inside the Game.
Marcus Graham
Games covered: Counter-Strike: Source, Dead or Alive Ultimate, Halo 2
Stuart Saw
Games covered: Counter-Strike: Source, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, FIFA Football 2005
Paul Chaloner
Games covered: Counter-Strike: Source, Need For Speed: Underground 2, FIFA Football 2005
Jason Hutchison
Games covered: Counter-Strike: Source, FIFA Football 2005, Need For Speed: Underground 2, Dead or Alive Ultimate, Halo 2
Christopher Iannitti
Games covered: StarCraft: Brood War, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Nicolas Plott
Games covered: StarCraft: Brood War, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Kim Phan
Games covered: StarCraft: Brood War, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Results
Official
Special
Mobile
Promotional
Results by table
Notable participant
- Verena Vlajo, the first female participant