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The tour, which takes in nine countries on four continents, is the first of its kind and demonstrates the desire amongst the pro-gaming community to be taken seriously as a professional sport.
For those who don’t know, online gamers compete against each other playing popular games such as Counter Strike, World of Warcraft, and Unreal Tournament. The games are played on PCs rather than games consoles .
Thousands of fans are expected to descend upon Sheffield, a city in the north of England, to watch their favourite pro-gamers battle it out in a $1million tournament. One competitor who is sure to cause a splash is 23-year-old American, Jonathan Wendel, better known by gaming alias , “Fatal1ty”.
Despite his youth, “Fatal1ty” is a gaming legend, having won three Cyberathlete Professional League championships and become the world’s first Doom 3 world champion, for which he won $25000 prize money. He has also signed lucrative sponsorship deals with companies which produce peripherals and accessories for gamers.
The UK is also fielding a strong team. Top UK player, David Treacy, a member of the British team Four-Kings, has already secured a place in the events grand final in the United States. The Four-Kings Counter Strike team have also made good progress taking second place overall in the first season of the tournament and winning $20000 in prize money.
The team have recently competed in the World E-Sports Games league in South Korea. The reception they received there demonstrates the growing status of pro-gamers. ‘They were mobbed for photographs and autographs before they played the season final’, says Four-Kings co-manager Phillip Wride.
Chinese gaming fanatics don’t have long to wait for their opportunity to witness the spectacle of world-class gaming. The CPL World Tour comes to Beijing on October 13th with a top prize of $50000. So keep your finger on the trigger – maybe you could be the next world champion.
GLOSSARY 詞匯表 (收聽發音, 請單擊英語單詞)
online gamers 網絡游戲手
on red alert 處于緊急危險狀態
Cyberathlete 電腦/網絡運動員
pro-gaming 職業游戲
PCs 個人電腦
games consoles 游戲機
battle it out 奮力爭奪
cause a splash 引人注目；引起轟動
gaming alias 游戲化名
lucrative sponsorship deals 利潤豐厚的贊助交易
peripherals 輔助設備
mobbed 被包圍、簇擁
secured a place 進入比賽；獲得比賽資格
fielding a strong team 培養一個強大的隊伍
autographs 親筆簽名
witness the spectacle 目睹盛況
trigger 扳機
