The competition initially had 174 competitors from 17 different countries with a total prize purse of $20,000. It brought together teams from 17 countries to compete against each other in PC games including Quake III Arena, FIFA 2000, Age of Empires II, and StarCraft: Brood War. The event was sponsored by the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Information and Communications, and Samsung. In 2000, the World Cyber Games was formed, and an event was held titled "The World Cyber Game Challenge", which began with an opening ceremony on 7 October. Map of countries participating in the WCG In addition, advertisers saw the event as a good means to reach young male audiences, who may not be exposed to traditional advertising streams via television. īesides providing a platform for tournament gaming, the World Cyber Games was used as a marketing tool sponsors, such as Samsung, using the space around the venue to set up product demonstrations and stalls. All events had areas for spectators, but the tournament could also be viewed over internet video streams. Organizations from each participating country conducted preliminary events at a regional level, before conducting national finals to determine the players best suited to represent them in the main World Cyber Games tournament event.
The organization itself had an official mascot, and used an Olympic Games inspired logo. The World Cyber Games, created by International Cyber Marketing CEO Yooseop Oh and backed financially by Samsung, was considered the e-sports Olympics events included an official opening ceremony, and players from various countries competing for gold, silver and bronze medals. World Cyber Games is one of the largest global esports tournament, with divisions in various countries.
The WCG 2020 competition received nearly 650 million views worldwide. WCG are held every year in other cities around the world. WCG events attempt to emulate a traditional sporting tournament, such as the Olympic Games events included an official opening ceremony, and players from various countries competing for gold, silver, and bronze medals. The World Cyber Games ( WCG) is an international esports competition with multi-game titles in which hundreds of esports athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions also known as Esports Olympics.
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