0 0 6 , ▁the ▁prize ▁pur se ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁$ 4 6 2 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁event ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ 9 ▁different ▁compet itions ▁and ▁ 7 0 0 ▁qualified ▁participants ▁from ▁ 7 0 ▁different ▁countries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁event ▁was ▁hosted ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁prize ▁pool ▁of ▁$ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0   US D . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁tournament ▁was ▁hosted ▁in ▁C ologne , ▁Germany ; ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁World ▁Cy ber ▁Games ▁tournament ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁a ▁mobile - game ▁based ▁tournament , ▁with ▁As ph alt ▁ 4 : ▁El ite ▁Racing , ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁tournament ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Ch eng du , ▁China , ▁and ▁featured ▁a ▁special ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁Dun geon ▁& ▁F ighter . ▁ ▁The ▁tournament ▁was ▁also ▁coinc ided ▁to ▁run ▁alongside ▁the ▁World ▁Cy ber ▁Games ▁debut ▁reality ▁television ▁show , ▁W CG ▁Ult imate ▁G amer . ▁ ▁Season ▁ 2 ▁of ▁W CG ▁Ult imate ▁G amer ▁was ▁a ired ▁between ▁August ▁and ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁February , ▁the ▁CE O ▁Brad ▁Lee ▁announced ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁W CG . ▁Several ▁partners ▁described ▁difficulty ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁CE O ▁and ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁In