CODE5
The KODE5 was an international e-sports -competition. The participants in the subsequent Grand Finals were determined via qualifying tournaments, the so-called Regional Finals . Although the Regional Finals were also assigned to certain countries, in contrast to the World Cyber Games and the Electronic Sports World Cup, there were no restrictions on participation linked to nationality. The winners received all travel and accommodation costs for the Grand Finals from the organizer .
The first edition in 2006 was played in the computer games Counter-Strike , Warcraft III and Quake 4 . The final event took place in Beijing . The total prize pool was $ 70,000.
In the second KODE5 in 2007, Counter-Strike 1.6 and Warcraft III were played. Will be hosting the Grand Finals was Moscow chosen. The prize money for these two disciplines stayed the same, bringing the total prize money to $ 55,000 this time. At the KODE5 Finals 2009, again in Moscow, the only discipline Counter-Strike 1.6 was played for prize money of 40,000 US dollars.
In 2012 it became known that the KODE5 had not paid out its prize money properly since 2008. KODE5 was last held in Lima in December 2010 .
winner
CODE5 2006 discipline winner Second Third Counter-Strike 1.6 Ninjas in pajamas wNv teamwork hoorai Warcraft III Andrei "Deadman" Sobolev Yoan "ToD" Merlo Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen Quake 4 Johan "toxic" Quick Marcel "k1llsen" Paul Rafik "LoSt-CaUzE" Bryant
Web links
- Official homepage ( Memento of March 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ readmore.de: KODE5: Prize money and further details known
- ↑ readmore.de: KODE5: Price money overview & map selection
- ^ Prize money distribution and location of KODE5 2009 ( German ) Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved on May 20, 2010.
- ↑ KODE5 prizes unpaid since 2008. hltv.org, February 7, 2012, accessed on January 12, 2016 (English).
- ↑ CNB win KODE5 2010 finals. hltv.org, December 6, 2010, accessed January 12, 2016 .