2004 Past CPL World Champions Individual competitions 2006 - USA - Paul "czm" Nelson - Quake III 2005 - USA - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - Painkiller 2004 - The Netherlands - Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager - Painkiller 2003 - Norway - Chris "kJer" Lujan - Painkiller 2002 - USA - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - Unreal Tournament 2003 2001 - USA - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - Alien versus Predator 2 2001 - Australia - Harley "HarlsoM" Grey - Quakeworld 2000 - USA - Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel - Quake III 1999 - USA - Mark "wombat" Larsen - Quake III 1998 - USA - Dan "Rix" Hammans - Quake II 1997 - USA - Tom "gollum" Dawson - Quake Team competitions 2007: USA - Pandemic - Counter-Strike Source 2006: Sweden - fnatic - Counter-Strike 2005: Sweden - SK Gaming - Counter-Strike 2004 - Unattached - Team NoA - Counter-Strike 2003 - Sweden - SK Gaming - Counter-Strike 2002 - USA - Team3D - Counter-Strike 2001 - Sweden - Ninjas in Pyjamas - Counter-Strike 2000 - Sweden - e9 - Counter-Strike Cyberathlete Amateur League The CPL also owned and operated an online video game league for amateur players and teams, named the Cyberathlete Amateur League or CAL. CAL operated year-round, with regular eight-week seasons, one or two matches per week, and a single-elimination postseason (playoffs). On November 14, 2008, the newly formed CPL Holding Group, LLC from United Arab Emirates announced that it had acquired CAL. On February 22, 2009, CAL ceased online operations. At its peak CAL was one of the largest online gaming leagues in North America with 20,000 teams and over 600,000 registered players. The CAL is based mainly on online game play. A 2003 competition hosted by CAL was played in a Hyatt Regency Ballroom. Several tables were placed together where 10 computers were set up for the professional gamers. The game was Half-Life: Counterstrike. The CAL ceased operating in 2009. CPL divisions In mid-2006, the CPL together with its international partners announced a series of licensed divisions to bring worldwide the experience of the CPL events. Singapore: Edge of Reality China: Media Gaming Live Pte Ltd Australia: Ping Events Australia EH? (James Duffy's "Puffing Duffy's Pro's") Chile: ALM Ingenieria (LAN-Z) S.A. Brazil: Made in Brazil Esportes Eletrônicos (MiBR) Ltda South Korea: International e-Sports Group, Inc (IEG) Sweden: E-Sport Entertainment Group AB (EEG) Romania: E-Sport Entertainment, Inc (OSIM) Italy: A.S.