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World Cyber Games 2003
World Cyber Games 2003 brought 44 Counter-Strike teams to Seoul Olympic Park from October 12 to 18. SK Gaming won the USD 70,000 event.
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Updated October 24, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Seoul Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea · Oct 12–18, 2003[1][3]
Champion
Combined prize pool
USD 70,000[1]
Games
Participant scale
44 teams[1]
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Organizer
Partner
World Cyber Games Inc.Commercial note
World Cyber Games organizer · Recorded in the 2003 edition.[2]
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Sponsor
Partner
SamsungCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2003 edition.[4]
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IntelCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2003 edition.[2]
PTG Database Analysis
World Cyber Games 2003 was a Counter-Strike S-Tier competition organized by World Cyber Games Inc. at Seoul Olympic Park in Seoul. Liquipedia lists 44 national teams across eight groups and a USD 70,000 prize pool; Samsung and Intel are listed as event sponsors. The top two teams from each group advanced to the playoffs. SK Gaming won the competition, Team 3D finished second, Team9 placed third and The Elder Gods placed fourth. This record links all 44 named participants.[1][2][3][4]
References5
- [1]World Cyber Games 2003 — Counter-Strike — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]World Cyber Games 2003 — Liquipedia Esports Wiki
- [3]WCG2003, Seoul signs host agreement — The Electronic Times
- [4]Samsung Electronics 2003 Annual Report — Samsung Electronics
- [5]WCG 2003 Counter-Strike cover audit — World Cyber Games and Wikimedia Commons
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