CGS Pan-Asian Championship 2008 Schedule Announced

February 21, 2008 by Chapree

Championship Gaming Series today announced their schedule for Pan-Asian Championship. A total of six teams - Seoul Jinhwa, Wuhan Dragon, Singapore Sword, Sydney Underground, Dubai Mirage and of course, our own Kuala Lumpur Taufan will compete for spots to represent Asia at CGS World Final.

According to the announcement, the Pan-Asian Championship Finals will be held at Wuhan, China from 30th April to 3rd May. It is not clear on how the team selection for this season will be but as stated in the press release, all Region 5 GMs will evaluate the situation and proceed with the selection process soon.

Sounds like CGS are more prepared this time around. Still, I do hope there will be less secrecy compared to last year’s edition. No more last minute qualifier announcement please!

Full press release available after the jump. Oh, the official games are stated HERE.

[source: TheCGS.com]

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2008 Pan Asian Schedule Announced
February 20, 2008

Los Angeles, CA – February 20, 2008 – Fresh from the unprecedented success of its inaugural 2007 season, Championship Gaming Series® (CGS), the only worldwide professional video gaming league, today officially announced its 2008 schedule of events for the Pan-Asian Region.

The commencement of the 2008 season will build on the immense foundation laid last year, when CGS drafted 18 teams located on five continents, made high-definition broadcasts available to more than 350 million viewers worldwide, and crowned Chicago Chimera as the first-ever CGS World Champion at the $1 million CGS World Final in Los Angeles. CGS has redefined professional gaming and transformed it into a modern sport for the digital age.

“Last year, CGS revolutionized competitive video gaming by launching the only worldwide professional gaming league and creating groundbreaking television programming distributed to a worldwide audience,” said CGS Commissioner Andy Reif. “Asia is an important region for us and the announcement of our Pan-Asian Final in Wuhan is the first of several exciting announcements to take place in the region.”

General Managers from the six CGS Pan-Asian teams will soon begin evaluating their current team talent and commence the scouting and selection process for their 2008 team roster. The teams include Seoul Jinhwa, Wuhan Dragon, Singapore Sword, Sydney Underground, Dubai Mirage and Kuala Lumpur Taufan. Last year, Singapore Sword took the Pan-Asian Final as the six teams battled it out for dominance in Kuala Lumpur. This year, the teams will travel to Wuhan for the Pan-Asian Final, April 30-May 3. The top two finishers at the Pan-Asian Final will then compete against the world’s best teams at the CGS World Final.

In the 2008 season, each CGS team consists of ten athletes, each specializing in an official League game. Five of the ten players comprise a Counter-Strike: Source (CS:S) squad which competes in five-on-five matches. FIFA 08 is played one-on-one. Each CGS team also has a mixed-doubles team of two Dead or Alive 4 players, who will play against other teams in one-on-one matches on Xbox 360. Forza Motorsport 2 consists of two racers on each team competing in a two-versus-two format, also on Xbox 360.

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