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World Cyber Games 2006
The Counter-Strike competition at WCG 2006 brought 47 national teams to Monza from October 19–22. Team Pentagram won the USD 105,000 event.
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World Cyber Games Inc.Commercial note
Grand Final organizer · Recorded in the 2006 edition.[6]
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SamsungCommercial note
Worldwide sponsor · Recorded in the 2006 edition.[4]
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MicrosoftCommercial note
Premier sponsor and software/hardware provider · Recorded in the 2006 edition.[5]
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AMDCommercial note
Processor technology partner · Recorded in the 2006 edition.[3]
PTG Database Analysis
World Cyber Games 2006 held its national Counter-Strike tournament in Monza from October 19–22. Liquipedia lists 47 teams and an USD 105,000 prize pool. Eight groups fed into the 16-team single-elimination playoff. Team Pentagram won the final against Ninjas in Pyjamas; Hoorai placed third and NoA fourth. The edition was organized by World Cyber Games Inc. at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, with Samsung, Microsoft and AMD identified in contemporaneous sources as worldwide sponsor, premier sponsor, and technology partner respectively.[1][2][3][4][5]
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- [1]World Cyber Games 2006 — Counter-Strike — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]WCG — The Finals — HLTV.org
- [3]WCG 2006 Grand Final to use AMD64 processor systems — AMD via Newswire Korea
- [4]Entertainment, games and celebrities at the Samsung booth during WCG — Samsung via Newswire Korea
- [5]Microsoft sponsors WCG — GameSpot
- [6]Liquipedia Esports Wiki — Relationship evidence
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