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Samsung European Championship 2005

Samsung European Championship 2005 was an 18-team Counter-Strike S-Tier event held at CeBIT's Hanover Exhibition Centre in Hannover from March 10–13, 2005.

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Updated October 24, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

EUR 29,000 (Liquipedia-reported equivalent: USD 39,064.34)[1]

Participant scale

18 teams; all 18 linked to canonical Team pages[1]

Category

Sponsor

Partner

Samsung

Commercial note

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

PTG Database Analysis

Samsung European Championship 2005 was a Counter-Strike S-Tier competition organized by World Cyber Games Inc. and sponsored by Samsung. It took place at the Hanover Exhibition Centre during CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, from Mar 10–13, 2005. Liquipedia records 18 teams and EUR 29,000 in prizes; ComputerBase’s contemporary report confirms the event dates and Samsung’s sponsorship. The competition used a double-elimination bracket with best-of-one matches and restricted entry to national teams. Team Pentagram won, ahead of SK Gaming. All 18 entrants, including two qualification-round teams, now resolve to canonical PTG Team pages.[1][2]

References4
  1. [1]Samsung Euro Championship 2005 — Counter-Strike — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  2. [2]WCG 2005 Euro Championship at CeBIT — ComputerBase
  3. [3]Hanover Exhibition Centre — Hannover Marketing & Tourismus GmbH
  4. [4]Samsung European Championship 2005 image reuse audit — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki and Wikimedia Commons

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Title sponsor

Samsung was listed as a sponsor of the Samsung Euro Championship.[1][2]

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