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World Cyber Games 2008 — Counter-Strike

WCG 2008's Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament brought 48 national teams to Cologne. mTw defeated SK Gaming in the final.

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Updated October 24, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 87,500 cash plus USD 15,000 in hardware prizes[3]

Participant scale

48 teams reported; 47 named participant cards linked[1]

Category

Official Partner

Partner

Samsung

Commercial note

Grand Final sponsor · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[5]

PTG Database Analysis

World Cyber Games Inc. organized the national-team Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament in Cologne from November 5–8, 2008, at Koelnmesse Event Hall 8, part of Cologne Exhibition Centre. mTw defeated SK Gaming in the final. Liquipedia reports 48 teams; its Participants section displays 47 named teams and two entries rendered as “Not found.” PTG links all 47 named entries to canonical Team pages and leaves the participant field partial.[1][2][4]

Samsung sponsored the overall Grand Final, where its products were also used. The Counter-Strike competition awarded USD 87,500 in cash and USD 15,000 in hardware prizes.[3][5]

References5
  1. [1]World Cyber Games 2008 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  2. [2]World Cyber Games 2008 — Liquipedia Esports Wiki
  3. [3]Prizes for WCG Grand final announced — HLTV.org
  4. [4]mTw wins WCG 2008 — HLTV.org
  5. [5]‘WCG 2008’ 독일서 결승전! — Samsung Newsroom Korea

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Grand Final sponsor

Samsung sponsored the WCG 2008 Grand Final and supplied products used during the event.[5]

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