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CGS 2007 World Championship — Counter-Strike: Source
The Counter-Strike: Source tournament at the 2007 CGS World Championship brought 11 franchise teams to Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City; Chicago Chimera defeated Carolina Core in the league final.
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Updated October 24, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California, United States · Dec 6–14, 2007[2][3][4]
Champion
Combined prize pool
USD 477,500 for Counter-Strike: Source[1]
Games
Participant scale
11 teams[1]
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Organizer
Partner
Championship Gaming SeriesCommercial note
World Championship organizer · Recorded in the 2007 edition.[3]
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Official Partner
Partner
Mountain DewCommercial note
League sponsor · Recorded in the 2007 edition.[3]
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Official Partner
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Dell TechnologiesCommercial note
Dell XPS sponsor · Recorded in the 2007 edition.[3]
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XBOXCommercial note
Xbox 360 sponsor · Recorded in the 2007 edition.[3]
PTG Database Analysis
The CGS 2007 World Championship ran from Dec 6–14 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. This page records the Counter-Strike: Source tournament within the league’s multi-game final. CGS was the organizer; its 2007 announcement listed Mountain Dew, Dell XPS and Xbox 360 among the league sponsors. The CS:S bracket included 11 teams and a USD 477,500 game prize pool. Chicago Chimera defeated Carolina Core in the league final.[1][2][3][4]
References5
- [1]CGS 2007: World Championship — Counter-Strike: Source — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]Chicago Chimera Named CGS 2007 World Champion at the $1,000,000 Final — Championship Gaming Series, distributed by Hexus
- [3]Championship Gaming Series Announces 2007 World Championship — Championship Gaming Series, distributed by Fleishman-Hillard
- [4]Sony Pictures Studios — Maps & Directions — Sony Pictures Studio Operations
- [5]Architectural Detail with Sony Pictures Water Tower — Culver City — Wikimedia Commons; photograph by Adam Jones
Commercial opportunities
Beverage sponsor
Mountain Dew was named among CGS sponsors.[3]
PC systems sponsor
Dell XPS was named among CGS sponsors; the canonical PTG organization record is Dell Technologies.[3]
Console sponsor
XBOX was named among CGS sponsors; CGS used Xbox 360 for its console game formats.[3][2]
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