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The Championship Gaming Series (CGS) is an international ESports league based in the USA, though they have expanded in every continent. The league was founded in 2007 and is owned and operated by DirecTV with British Sky Broadcasting and STAR TV (Asia). The league is organized like the major North American sports leagues in that it will have a draft and teams allocated to cities. The series aired live on DirecTV's channel The 101 on July 9, 2007.
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History
Whilst the foundations of the league began in 2006 with two invitational events, the Championship Gaming Series League did not kick off its first regular season until June 27th 2007 in Los Angeles. Carolina Core became the first team to record a victory in the league, winning 28-25 in the first ever franchise match in the league's history. The first game played was between Kat "Mystik" Gunn (Carolina Core) and Tanya "coolsvilla" Underwood (New York 3D), with Mystik winning the Dead or Alive part of the franchise match by 5 rounds to 3.
The CGS held qualifiers throughout 2007 in all regions, however the first qualifier was held as part of the Buy.com LAN tournament, March 30 through April 1, 2007 in Anaheim, CA.
They also held a further qualifier at The Bridge (a movie complex in Los Angeles) and finally a "combine" tournament for the top players from all over North America, which was the final chance to impress the leagues 6 general managers before the draft. The "combine" was held at the Fox Studios (Studio 16) on the Fox TV Studio complex in Los Angeles.
The first ever draft was held at the Playboy Mansion, Los Angeles on June 12th 2007. The first draft pick was Vanessa Arteaga, a 20 year old from Modesto, CA who was picked by the San Francisco Optx general manager Kat Hunter.
The North American region was the first region to hold qualifiers, a draft and a regular season, culminating in the North American playoffs and championship final in late July. Chicago Chimera defeated Carolina Core by 22-21 in the first ever championship final and both teams qualified for the World Championship Finals for 2007.
In September, further teams were admitted to the league from Rio, Mexico City, London, Birmingham, Berlin and Stockholm, with all of them qualifying for the World Championships.
In October, the Pan Asian Championship was held and 4 more teams qualified for the World Championships from Seoul, Sydney, Singapore and Wuhan. The other two teams from Dubai and Kuala Lumpur failed to make the World Finals.
There have been 51 official league franchise matches across all regions (pre-World Finals 2007). Chicago Chimera, London Mint, Singapore Sword, Berlin Allianz and Mexico City Furia were the winners of their respective regions in season 1 of the CGS and all qualified for the World Championship Finals.
Games
Season 1 supported the following games:
Regions
| Title | Location | |
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| Region 1 | North America | United States, Canada |
| Region 2 | Latin America | Mexico, Caribbean, South America |
| Region 3 | Europe | Europe |
| Region 4 | Africa/Middle East | Middle East, Africa, South Asia |
| Region 5 | Asia | China, East Asia |
| Region 6 | Australia | Australia, Oceania |
Franchises
For the first season of the league there was six franchises from six different major cities throughout Region 1 (the U.S. and Canada) plus a total of twelve more franchises from the other Global Regions around the world. Each franchise consists of a total of ten players: five Counter-Strike:Source players, two Dead or Alive 4 players (one male and one female), one FIFA 2007 player, and two Project Gotham Racing 3 players.
| Region | Team | City | General Manager | GM Alias | Joined CGS |
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| Region 1 | Carolina Core |  Charlotte, North Carolina |
Mark Dolven |
Dolven | 2007 |
| Chicago Chimera | Chicago, Illinois |
Brian Flander |
DKT | 2007 | |
| Dallas Venom | Dallas, Texas |
Alex Conroy |
JaX | 2007 | |
| Los Angeles Complexity | Los Angeles, California |
Jason Lake |
1 | 2007 | |
| New York 3D | Ney York, New York |
Dave Geffon |
moto | 2007 | |
| San Francisco Optx | San Francisco, California |
Kat Hunter |
kathunter | 2007 | |
| Region 2 | Mexico City Furia |  Mexico City, Mexico |
 Augusto Zapata |
NoobZaibot | 2007 |
| Rio Sinistro |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Paulo Sergio Velloso |
pvell | 2007 | |
| Region 3 | Berlin Allianz |  Berlin, Germany |
 Jonas Alsaker Vikan |
bsl | 2007 |
| Birmingham Salvo |  Birminham, United Kingdom |
Michael O'Dell |
ODEE | 2007 | |
| London Mint | London, United Kingdom |
Sujoy Roy |
Sujoy | 2007 | |
| Stockholm Magnetik |  Stockholm, Sweden |
Emil Christensen |
HeatoN | 2007 | |
| Region 4 | Dubai Mirage |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Shariff Ibrahim |
N/A | 2007 |
| Region 5 | Kuala Lumpur Taufan |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Mohd Irman Nawawi |
N/A | 2007 |
| Seoul Jinhwa |  Seoul, Korea |
Crystal Sung Eun Kim |
Crystal | 2007 | |
| Singapore Sword |  Singapore, Singapore |
Steven Yong |
bloodwolf | 2007 | |
| Wuhan Dragon |  Wuhan, China |
Chao MA |
ioq | 2007 | |
| Region 6 | Sydney Underground |  Sydney, Australia |
Ben Thomas |
Racs | 2007 |
See also
External Links
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| Region 1 | Carolina Core · Chicago Chimera · Dallas Venom · New York 3D · Los Angeles Complexity · San Francisco Optx |
| Region 2 | Mexico City Furia · Rio Sinistro |
| Region 3 | Berlin Allianz · Birmingham Salvo · London Mint · Stockholm Magnetik |
| Region 4 | Dubai Mirage |
| Region 5 | Kuala Lumpur Taufan · Seoul Jinhwa · Singapore Sword · Wuhan Dragon |
| Region 6 | Sydney Underground |
