Los Angeles, CA – November 13, 2007 – Championship Gaming Series (CGS), the only worldwide professional gaming league, today revealed details of the league's inaugural World Final, which will take place December 6-14 at Sony Studios in Los Angeles. At the highly-anticipated showdown, 12 top CGS teams from around the world will battle each other for their share of an unprecedented $1,000,000 total prize purse, of which $500,000 will go to the World Champion team.

In what will become an annual platform for the world’s best gamers to compete professionally, the inaugural CGS World Final will be broadcast on television to more than 350 million viewers by DIRECTV’s The 101 in the U.S., BSkyB’s Sky One, Sky Two and Sky HD in the UK, ESPN STAR Sports in Asia, SKY in Mexico and Brazil, DIRECTV throughout the rest of Latin America, and across mainland Europe via additional soon-to-be confirmed broadcast partners.

Andy Reif, CGS CEO:

The CGS World Final represents a watershed moment in the history of pro gaming and we are proud to broadcast to more than 350 million viewers globally.Fans worldwide will soon find out which team will claim its place as the first CGS World Champion and take home the top prize of $500,000.

To add to the excitement, CGS announced that, in addition to the CGS team-based World Final, it will hold the CGS Individual World Final. Top CGS players from each of the league's six regions will compete in their designated games to determine the individual champions for each official game category.

Additionally, CGS will hold the World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Arena 2v2 (WoW:BC) CGS Championship. The WoW:BC event will feature premier American and European pairs battling for top prize of $30,000.

Both the CGS Individual World Final and the WoW:BC CGS Championship will be webcast at thecgs.com on December 8th

Prize Distribution

• 1st Place $500,000
• 2nd Place $150,000
• 3rd-4th Place $70,000
• 5th-8th Place $30,000
• 9th-12th Place $15,000

Individual World Final

• 1st Place DOA4 (men’s) $5,000
• 1st Place DOA4 (women’s) $5,000
• 1st Place PGR3 $5,000
• 1st Place FIFA 2007 $5,000
• 1st Place CS:S $5,000 (x5)

World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Arena 2v2 World Championship

• 1st Place $15,000 (x2)
• MVP $25,000

Grand Total Prize Purse $1,075,000

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CGS World Final event schedule is as follows:

December 6: CGS World Final press conference
December 6: First round day 1
December 7: First round day 2
December 8: WoW:BC 2v2 CGS Championship (Competition will be webcast on thecgs.com)
December 8: Individual World Final (Competition will be webcast on thecgs.com)
December 10: Quarterfinals day 1
December 11: Quarterfinals day 2
December 13: Semifinals
December 14: Final

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The CGS official teams participating in the World Final are as follows:

• Berlin Allianz
• Birmingham Salvo
• Carolina Core
• Chicago Chimera
• London Mint
• Mexico City Furia
• Rio Sinistro
• Seoul Jinhwa
• Singapore Sword
• Stockholm Magnetik
• Sydney Underground
• Wuhan Dragon