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World Cyber Games 2010 — Counter-Strike

The Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament at WCG 2010 brought 25 national-team representatives to Los Angeles. Natus Vincere defeated mTw in the final.

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Updated October 24, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 40,000[4]

Participant scale

25 national teams[1]

Category

Official Partner

Partner

Samsung

Commercial note

Global partner · Recorded in the 2010 edition.[2]

PTG Database Analysis

The WCG 2010 Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament ran at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles from September 30 to October 3. World Cyber Games Inc. organized the Grand Final, with Samsung named as its global partner and a USD 40,000 Counter-Strike prize pool. Natus Vincere defeated mTw 2–1 in the final. Liquipedia reports 25 teams in the infobox, while the participant section currently lists 26 distinct entries; PTG preserves all listed entries and leaves participant completeness partial pending resolution of that source discrepancy.[1][2][3][4]

References5
  1. [1]World Cyber Games 2010 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  2. [2]World Cyber Games Completes 10th Annual Grand Final in Los Angeles — World Cyber Games Inc.
  3. [3]Na´Vi beat mTw to win WCG 2010 — HLTV.org
  4. [4]WCG announces 50% prize cut — HLTV.org
  5. [5]i-DX pull out of WCG 2010 — HLTV.org

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Global partner

Samsung was named as the global partner of the WCG 2010 Grand Final.[2]

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