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World e-Sports Games 2005 Season 1

World e-Sports Games 2005 Season 1 was a Counter-Strike S-Tier event held in Seoul and Beijing from Jan 30 to Mar 20, 2005, with eight teams competing for USD 95,000.

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Updated October 24, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 95,000[1]

Participant scale

8 teams[1]

Category

Sponsor

Partner

GIGABYTE

Commercial note

Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2005 edition.[4]

Category

Sponsor

Commercial note

Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2005 edition.[4]

PTG Database Analysis

World e-Sports Games 2005 Season 1 was an eight-team Counter-Strike S-Tier competition organized by World e-Sports Games Inc., with a USD 95,000 prize pool. Counter-Strike matches were played at Mega Studio in Seoul; the March 19–20 finals moved to Beijing, where contemporary reporting identifies Beijing Guang’an Gymnasium as the finals venue. Liquipedia lists GIGABYTE and SteelSeries as event sponsors.[1][2][3][4]

The Counter-Strike field comprised NoA Counter-Strike, 4Kings Counter-Strike, mousesports Counter-Strike, GamerCompany Counter-Strike, wNv Teamwork Counter-Strike, Abit Strike Counter-Strike, MaveN Crew Counter-Strike and Flux Counter-Strike. NoA won the final 2–1; 4Kings finished second, mousesports third and GamerCompany fourth. Liquipedia records wNv Teamwork as disqualified for ghosting.[1]

References4
  1. [1]WEG 2005 Season 1 — Counter-Strike — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  2. [2]WEG2005: Esports takes a leap forward — GameDonga
  3. [3]WEG 2005 Season 1 Finals venue — Sina Games
  4. [4]World e-Sports Games 2005 Season 1 — Liquipedia Esports Wiki

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