| 11.12.2004, 04:28 Uhr · von w0nk |
Neben den World Cyber Games gibt es noch zwei andere, wohlbekannte eSports-Turniere. Den ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup) sowie die CPL (Cyberathlete Professional League). Letztere gaben jetzt ihren Termin für die "CPL Summer", welche jährlich im  Gaylord Resort, Texas ausgetragen wird, bekannt. Der Anlass soll während dem 5. und 10. Juli durchgeführt werden.
Auf den ersten Blick nichts Erstaunliches. Jedoch sollte man das festgelegte Datum einmal mit dem Termin, welcher schon länger von der Französische Event Agentur "Ligarena" bekannt gegeben wurde, vergleichen. In derselben Zeitspanne des CPL Summer Turniers, ist die Durchführung des ESWC geplant.
Matthieu Dallon, CEO von Ligarena, meldete sich mit einem harten Statement, welches an die Adresse von Angel Munoz (Chef der CPL) ging. Er wirft der CPL vor, gezielt die eSports Szene, die Sponsoren, Spieler und die Medien spalten zu wollen. Munoz hat sich nocht nicht zu der Anschuldigung geäussert.
Statement von Matthieu Dallon:
Paris, December 10, 2004
We wish to confirm that the ESWC 2005 Grand Final will be held as planned from 5 to 10 July, 2005, just as in previous years and as announced to several partners and media organisations worldwide.
We were very disappointed to hear CPL’s announcement concerning the dates of its own forthcoming summer event: “the most expensive e-sports event in the world” for gamers.
This decision by Mr. Munoz sounds to us like an admission of weakness or at least as a deliberate attempt to divide layers, teams, sponsors and the media.
We wish to express our deepest regret to all involved for this situation, which appears to be yet another attempt to hijack the communities for personal interests. |
*** UPDATE ***Wie man auf www.sk-gaming.com lesen kann, hat sich CPL|George in den Comments zu der Anschuldigung seitens ESWC geäussert. Das ganze Statement unter mehr.
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I don't remember ESWC announcing their dates. We just announced our dates yesterday and no one from the community brought up a scheduling conflict as everyone including the CPL just found out about the ESWC dates. If they did publish them earlier than I must have missed it but I do believe that the CPL published their dates first.
The CPL wanted to work with them into rescheduling their dates because we were under the impression that they were not obligated to host an event at that specific time. The CPL has already signed contracts not only for the Summer event in 2005, but for the Summer event in 2006. As you can see we plan things very far head of time long before we find out about what other organizations have planned for that same time period or long before other organizations even have plans for that same time period.
The CPL is not trying to bully ESWC or anyone else. We have always had nothing but respect for ESWC and have worked with them in the past on a few different projects. We honestly did not know about their dates. The dates we chose were the only ones available and the contract was signed before we knew anything about ESWC dates.
We are obligated towards these contracts so they can not be broken or changed. If it was as easy as changing dinner reservations, we would; but that's not how things work. If ESWC is also in a very tough position when it comes to rescheduling, then we appologize for what has happened because the last thing the CPL wants to do is divide the community.
Also, bringing up the past about when CPL Summer events usually take place is irrelevant for the 2005 year because in 2005 the CPL is doing something completely different than normal which of course is the 1 Million Dollar World Tour. So now we're trying to organize and plan out 10 events as opposed to the 2 events we do a year or the 1 event that ESWC does a year. Therefore venue availability plays a major role as we have so much to consider trying to do something that has never been done before in "Esports".
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Es herrscht Krieg: ESCW vs. CPL *UPDATE*
Es wird jede ad ESWC gah wenn CS:S ar CPL gspillt wird. Jedefalls wenn sich bis denn nid vill am Source g'änderet het.
btw CS:S Prodigy -> http://www.steampowered.com/img/new_prodigy1.jpg
btw CS:S Prodigy: jetzt chan mr nid emol me abegheie? ^^
HOPP ESWC
naja ich finds au en witz vo de CPL und bin gspannt uf es statement vo ihrer siite...
finds echt schad das so 2 "top-events" ned chönd nebenand existiere.... es sind ja nur 2 (mit wcg 3)... und ned 100 (den wärs was anderes)...
Gaylord Resort??? Jetzt im ernscht oder was???
Das isch s'dritte mol in dem Monet womi d'CPL entäuscht hed :/
und ja, de #sam schribt das eifach als verarschig häre... #20
ich glaub er meint auch das die verträge VOR der datum bekanntgebung von eswc abgeschlossen wurden.