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The CPL World Tour 2005 at the time was indeed the biggest esports event in history. With a total of 1 million USD the prize money was considerably bigger than anything before it. Players were flown around the globe to compete in 10 small individual tournaments, all leading up to a grand final. It was even televized on MTV.

Only problem was that they played Painkiller. A good afps game actually, but with a lot of bugs and basically no playerbase outside the 17 pros that were competing in the only tournament that existed for the game.

It was truly a huge thing, especially for 2005! Getting that kind of mainstream exposure and prize money was extreme compared to anything before it! However, the absence of any relation to actual players made it absolutely bizarre too.

the biggest esport event in the history!

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