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CGS 2008 World Championship — Counter-Strike: Source
The Counter-Strike: Source tournament at the CGS 2008 World Championship brought eight franchise teams to The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica from July 14 to 28. Birmingham Salvo defeated San Francisco Optx in the final.
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Updated October 24, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
The Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California, United States · Jul 14–28, 2008[1][5]
Champion
Combined prize pool
USD 455,000 for Counter-Strike: Source[1]
Games
Participant scale
8 teams[1]
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Championship Gaming SeriesCommercial note
World Championship organizer · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[1]
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Partner
Mountain DewCommercial note
2008 season sponsor; Mountain Dew Trophy · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[3]
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XBOXCommercial note
2008 season sponsor (Xbox 360) · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[4]
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AlienwareCommercial note
2008 season sponsor · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[4]
PTG Database Analysis
The Counter-Strike: Source final at the 2008 CGS World Championship ran from Jul 14–28 at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The competition was part of the Championship Gaming Series multi-game league. Liquipedia records an eight-team CS:S field and a USD 455,000 game prize pool; the contemporaneous league release separately advertised a USD 500,000 grand prize for the overall multi-game championship. Birmingham Salvo beat San Francisco Optx 22–15 in the final.[1][2][3]
Sports Business Journal later identified Mountain Dew, Xbox 360 and Alienware among CGS sponsors during the 2008 season. The contemporaneous championship announcement also called the award the Mountain Dew Trophy. These are recorded as league-season sponsorships, not as separately documented event activations.[2][3][4]
References6
- [1]CGS 2008: World Championship — Counter-Strike: Source — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]Birmingham Salvo Wins $500,000 Grand Prize and Title of CGS 2008 World Champions — Championship Gaming Series, distributed by GameVortex
- [3]UK pro gamers take world title — GameSpot
- [4]Championship Gaming Series Shuts Down After Two Years — Sports Business Journal
- [5]About + Specs — The Barker Hangar — The Barker Hangar
- [6]Championship Gaming Series 2008 image reuse audit — Wikimedia Commons
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