KODE5

The KODE5 is an international gaming circuit that will take place in more than 20 countries worldwide and a grand final in Moscow, Russia. Every year winners of regional events event around the world will earn the right to represent their country in the Grand Final event. The idea of the competition format is to bring the gamers the best experience by setting standards proposed by an advisory board that represent the global community, this is known as The Revolutionary Council. The official games of the 2006 KODE5 are Counter-Strike, Quake 4 and Warcraft 3. The event is sponsored by Foxconn and Corsair. Other attractions include concerts, parties, conferences at regional events and final with mainstream media TV coverage at the grand final and more than $100,000 U.S. Dollars.

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KODE5 Launch

This year the event launched itself during the 2006 CeBIT show at Hannover, Germany in the Foxconn booth. The event was broadcast by Team Sportscast Network and GIGA Television and had exhibitions matches of Counter-Strike and Quake 4 with teams like MouseSports, Dignitas, a-Losers, Pentagram, mTw and Good-Game, also 1v1 players like James “TooGoood” Harding and Paul “astz!” McGarrity. In the event the launch featured also shootouts with public, KODE5 staff and TsN staff. KODE5 went on to hold many successful qualifying events and finals throughout 2006. In Summer of 2006, the KODE5 USA Grand Finals were held on the G4TV soundstage for Attack of the Show in Los Angeles, CA. Quake 4, Warcraft 3, and Counter-Strike 1.6 were the games played, and Foxconn, Corsair, and Vigor Gaming were the hardware manufacturers present.

KODE5 Revolutionary Council

The revolutionary council is a group of individuals that will help shape KODE5 and that will represent the gaming community, and the very foundations of e-sports event management. The council members are:

KODE5 2006 Regional Circuit

The KODE5 has announced that the regional circuit will have a total of 16 main regional events with a total of more than 20 countries participating at the event and a finals event held in an undisclosed location. The regional qualifiers will be operated in co-operation with a series of local operators.

Germany

The first KODE5 regional event is the KODE5 Germany qualifiers that are going to take place in a season of seven weeks that will consist of a series of on- and off-line tournaments. The finalists from each of the KODE5 German qualifiers will meet at the KODE5 German Finals, which are taking place July 14 to 16 at the Potsdamer Place Cinestar in Berlin. With partner Freaks4U, KODE5 Germany will bring the excitement of competitive gaming to the silver screen.

Online Qualifier 1

Online Qualifier 2

Online Qualifier 3

Online Qualifier 4

Offline Qualifier 1

Offline Qualifier 2

Taiwan

The second announced KODE5 regional event is the KODE5 Taiwan qualifiers that are going to take place in one qualifier event and a final event with a great mainstream attraction. The finalists will meet at the Computex show, one of the biggest IT trade shows of the planet that will take place from June 6 to June 10.

Offline Qualifier 1

Latin America

The third KODE5 regional event launched is the KODE5 Latin America that are going to take place from April to June with a series of on- and off-line tournaments. The finalists from each country will battle for the global finals slot at the KODE5 Latin American Finals, which are taking place July 28 to July 30 at the Expo-Center Espacio Riesco, in Santiago, Chile. In addition to the official KODE5 Latin American tournaments, the event will feature music concerts, conferences, shootouts, PC clinics, PC DIY contests, and a 500-seat BYOC with space for up to 200 onsite spectators.

Offline/Online Qualifier 1

Offline/Online Qualifier 2

Offline/Online Qualifier 3

Offline/Online Qualifier 4

Offline/Online Qualifier 5

Offline/Online Qualifier 6

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