▁Qu ake ▁III ▁Arena , ▁FIFA ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Age ▁of ▁Emp ires ▁II , ▁and ▁Star C raft : ▁Bro od ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁tournament ▁ended ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁competition ▁initially ▁had ▁ 1 7 4 ▁compet itors ▁from ▁ 1 7 ▁different ▁countries ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁prize ▁pur se ▁of ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁World ▁Cy ber ▁Games ▁held ▁their ▁first ▁main ▁event , ▁hosted ▁in ▁Se oul , ▁Korea , ▁with ▁a ▁prize ▁pool ▁of ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0   US D . ▁ ▁National ▁pre lim in aries ▁were ▁held ▁between ▁March ▁and ▁September , ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁tournament ▁running ▁between ▁ 5 ▁December ▁to ▁ 9 ▁December . ▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Cy ber ▁Games ▁quoted ▁an ▁attend ance ▁of ▁ 3 8 9 , 0 0 0 ▁compet itors ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim in aries , ▁with ▁ 4 3 0 ▁players ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁tournament ; ▁teams ▁from ▁ 2 4 ▁countries ▁in ▁total ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁World ▁Cy ber ▁Games ▁held ▁a ▁larger ▁event ▁in ▁D ae je on , ▁Korea ▁with ▁a ▁prize ▁pool ▁of ▁$ 1 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0   US D ; ▁ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁compet itors ▁took ▁part