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World e-Sports Masters 2009 — Counter-Strike
World e-Sports Masters 2009 was an eight-team Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament held in Hangzhou, where fnatic defeated Power Gaming in the final.
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Updated October 23, 2026Competition snapshot
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Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China · Dec 12–19, 2009[2][4]
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World eSports Games Inc.Commercial note
Tournament organizer (listed as WEG) · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[1]
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JoongAng IlboCommercial note
Event organizer named by HLTV · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[3]
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GIGABYTECommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[1]
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SteelSeriesCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
World e-Sports Masters 2009 brought eight Counter-Strike 1.6 teams to Hangzhou. HLTV’s event reports confirm the Dec 12 kickoff, USD 46,000 Counter-Strike purse, two four-team groups and a single-elimination playoff. fnatic defeated Power Gaming in the final; AGAiN and TyLoo finished third–fourth. Liquipedia lists GIGABYTE and SteelSeries as event sponsors. HLTV names JoongAng Ilbo as an organizer, while Liquipedia lists World eSports Games Inc.; both are retained as independently sourced organizer records. A contemporary Hangzhou report identifies the university gymnasium as the venue, while Liquipedia’s venue field names West Lake International Expo.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References6
- [1]World e-Sports Masters 2009 — Liquipedia Esports Wiki — Liquipedia
- [2]WEM 2009 groups drawn — HLTV.org
- [3]WEM confirm participants — HLTV.org
- [4]World Esports Masters: Preview — HLTV.org
- [5]WEM2009 opens at Hangzhou Dianzi University — Hangzhou Net
- [6]fnatic are WEM 2009 champions — HLTV.org
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GIGABYTE and SteelSeries are listed as event sponsors.[1]
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