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CPL Summer 2003
CPL Summer 2003 brought 93 Counter-Strike teams to the Hyatt Regency Dallas from July 30 to August 3. SK Gaming won the USD 200,000 event.
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Updated October 24, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Hyatt Regency Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States · Jul 30–Aug 3, 2003[1][2]
Champion
Combined prize pool
USD 200,000[1]
Games
Participant scale
93 teams[1]
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Organizer
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Counter-Strike tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2003 edition.[1]
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Official Partner
Partner
IntelCommercial note
Pentium 4 title partner · Recorded in the 2003 edition.[1]
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Partner
RazerCommercial note
Tournament sponsor · Recorded in the 2003 edition.[1]
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Official Partner
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BelkinCommercial note
Tournament sponsor · Recorded in the 2003 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
CPL Summer 2003 ran from July 30 to August 3 at Hyatt Regency Dallas. WIRED reported that the Counter-Strike final was part of an event that drew 5,460 registered attendees; Liquipedia lists the 93-team field and USD 200,000 Counter-Strike prize pool. The event title uses Pentium 4, which PTG links to Intel as the title partner. SK Gaming beat Team9 in the final.[1][2]
PTG links the 16 teams named in Liquipedia’s final prize-place table. Liquipedia lists 93 teams overall, so the other 77 teams are not linked and participant coverage remains partial.[1]
References2
- [1]2003 CPL Summer Championship — Counter-Strike — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]Next Jordan Could Be a Gamer — WIRED
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