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World Cyber Games 2003 Results

Posted by michael on from the still-pumped-from-using-the-mouse dept.

jester42 writes "The quasi-olympics in eSports just took place this last weekend in Seoul, Korea. 600 players from 55 nations competed in 8 different games to find both best players and best nations. The results of each game, and a medal tally can be found at the WCG website. Germany got the title of best nation, ahead of Chinese Taipei and Korea. The World Cyber Games are held every year, and national qualifications are followed by a final. Next year's final will be hosted by San Francisco, and will be the first time the WCG finals take place outside Asia."

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  1. I don't get it. by Quasar1999 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why isn't this an olympic sport yet?

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  2. Re:questionable contest... by cioxx · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Counterstrike - AGREED. This is the #1 tournament game in the world. But why no team competition? CS requires teamwork more than almost any other game.


    What do you mean? It was a team competition. The Swedish Team beat US in the Finals.
  3. they suck in long term intrest. by gl4ss · · Score: 2, Insightful

    the games aren't constant.

    it's like turning the rules of soccer(or american football) on it's head every few years. with the olympic cycle of 4 years, the games would completely change between every olympic games held. now you could become 'olympic level' in any of the games mentioned now in just few years practice, which is not possible in (most) other olympic sports.

    now, just about the only (electronic)games that would have had the longevity needed for even thinking of being added would be nethack(with special categories such as illiterate monk?) and.. well, something, tetris perhaps. the games that have been played for 10+ years aren't exactly popular.

    perhaps in 50 years we will have games that have a life of more than 20+ years, enough to strike it through as a real long term sports.

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  4. Re:questionable contest... by BWJones · · Score: 2, Insightful

    FIFA Soccer - Uh hello, in the US Madden on PS2 outsells like every crappy soccer game ever made for any system COMBINED. This is a clear example of anti-US bias.

    Do do realize however, that soccer (Futbol, football etc...) is the single most popular sport in the world in terms of fans, televised audiences and participants. Guess what? NFL is not even second here. That honor would go to Formula One racing. NFL football, like Nascar racing is a uniquely American phenomenon that most of the rest of the world simply does not follow.

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