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WEG e-Stars 2009 — Counter-Strike
WEG e-Stars 2009 was a six-team Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament held at SETEC in Seoul from July 24–26, 2009. fnatic defeated WeMade FOX in the final.
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WEMCommercial note
Tournament organizer (listed as WEM) · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[1]
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Organizer
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Festival host and co-organizer · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[2]
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GIGABYTECommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[1]
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SteelSeriesCommercial note
Event sponsor; branded activation documented by HLTV · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[6]
PTG Database Analysis
WEG e-Stars 2009 was the Counter-Strike 1.6 King of the Game competition within Seoul’s e-Stars festival. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced the festival at SETEC from July 24–26, while Liquipedia identifies WEM as tournament organizer and lists GIGABYTE and SteelSeries as sponsors. HLTV’s June participant announcement names all six teams, and its final report confirms fnatic beat WeMade FOX 2–0. The prize pool was KRW 22 million.[1][2][3][5]
The tournament opened with a six-team group stage; the top four advanced to a single-elimination playoff. mTw finished third, SK Gaming fourth, TyLoo fifth and k23 sixth. SteelSeries’ contemporary event promotion confirms a branded activation; the sponsor inventory preserves Liquipedia’s separate listing for GIGABYTE.[1][6]
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- [1]World eSports Games: e-Stars 2009 — Liquipedia
- [2]e-Stars Seoul 2009 venue and event announcement — Seoul Metropolitan Government
- [3]e-Stars name Team East and West — HLTV.org
- [4]eStars CS schedule announced — HLTV.org
- [5]fnatic win King of the Game at e-Stars — HLTV.org
- [6]e-Stars competition by SteelSeries — HLTV.org
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Event sponsors
Liquipedia lists GIGABYTE and SteelSeries as sponsors. HLTV separately documents SteelSeries' branded activation at the event.[1][6]
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