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CPL Summer Championship 2005

CPL Summer Championship 2005 was a Counter-Strike S-Tier event held at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine from Jul 6 to Jul 10, with 32 teams competing for a USD 50,000 prize pool.

Tournament editionCOMPLETEDSeries: Cyberathlete Professional League
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Updated October 24, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 50,000[1]

Participant scale

32 teams[1]

Category

Sponsor

Partner

Razer

Commercial note

Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2005 edition.[1]

Category

Sponsor

Partner

Intel

Commercial note

Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2005 edition.[1]

Category

Sponsor

Partner

Belkin

Commercial note

Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2005 edition.[1]

PTG Database Analysis

CPL Summer Championship 2005 was the Counter-Strike event within the Cyberathlete Professional League’s Summer Championships, held Jul 6–10, 2005. Liquipedia lists 32 teams, a USD 50,000 prize pool, and a double-elimination format with best-of-one matches and a best-of-three grand final. The competition record names Cyberathlete Professional League as organizer and lists Razer, Intel, and Belkin as event sponsors.[1]

A contemporary GameSpot report places the Summer Championships at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. Liquipedia’s broader host label is Dallas.[2] The Participants tab now links all 32 named teams from the results table and bracket; entries without a final placing are identified as bracket participants.[1]

References3
  1. [1]CPL Summer 2005 — Counter-Strike — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  2. [2]Summer CPL report: winners, losers, and close calls — GameSpot
  3. [3]Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center — Marriott

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