The Cyberathlete Professional League, which had organised “pro” e-sport events since 1997, has ceased operations. All events proposed for 2008 have been cancelled. The organisation, fronted and founded by gaming evangelist Angel Munoz, did more to promote the idea of sponsored competitive gaming than any outside South Korea. I think this is something of a shame, even though I’ve struggled to have much personal attachment to the idea of e-sports during my years of covering them. After the jump: the final CPL release.
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CPL Ended
By Jim Rossignol on March 15th, 2008.
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