Qubism.net ( www.qubism.net ) has announced they are to hold a PK 1v1 Cup. The cup will include 16 players, and will be single elimination with all matches being the best of three games.

The map pool is:

DM_Absinthe
DM_Sacred
DM_Psycho
DM_Meatless

You can find the rules here, and registration form here. The cup will start soon, and you can contact players and admins on irc in #qubism.

Inpainkiller ( www.inpainkiller.de ) has published a rare PCF interview with its CEO, Adrian Chmielarz.

Adrian Chmielarz:
Yes, we are still tweaking on it (PKTV) and it is being tested by several side teams through Dreamcatcher. I would say we are 80% done. It was much harder than we anticipated, actually – easily the hardest thing we ever did for the multiplayer.

You can find the interview, here.

Over on the CPLs website ( www.thecpl.com ), it has been announced that CPL Germany has been cancelled.

The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) announced today that after careful consideration and extended discussions with its strategic partners and sponsors it has canceled the German World Tour stop.
The CPL partners encountered critical logistical challenges with the proposed venue, and with the use of Painkiller (a Mature-rated game) in Germany.

The CPL is in negotiations for a new stop in Europe that would take place after the United Kingdom stop, and before the end of the year.

Competitors that had confirmed air travel for Germany and need special assistance should contact Scott Valencia immediately via email. More information about the new World Tour stop will be available at a later date.

The CPL World Tour, the largest, first-ever, year-long competitive tour spotlighting the growing new sport of video game competitions, is primarily sponsored by Intel. Another leading sponsor of the World Tour is NVIDIA.

You can find the news post here: http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsitem_844

Tonight saw Fatal1ty winning the CPL WT USA stop after beating Vo0 twice on Sacred (12-11;26-16). Although Vo0 had a strong start on Sacred, the first game was very close with both players having the lead at various times, resulting in a one frag win for Fatal1ty. On the second map, Fatal1ty went on to push ahead 22-0 at one time, with Vo0 making a partial comeback.

Fatal1ty is only the second player to beat Vo0 and win a CPL event; SteLam having previously won at CPL Spain.

Here are the final results from CPL World Tour USA:

01. border: 1px solid #c7c7c7 alt= src=http://www.team-vip.se/images/flags/us.gif /> Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel – $15,000
02. border: 1px solid #c7c7c7 alt= src=http://www.team-vip.se/images/flags/nl.gif /> Sander “Vo0” Kaasjager – $10,000
03. border: 1px solid #c7c7c7 alt= src=http://www.team-vip.se/images/flags/se.gif /> Alex “Ztrider” Ingarv – $7,000
04. border: 1px solid #c7c7c7 alt= src=http://www.team-vip.se/images/flags/de.gif /> Benjamin “zyz” Bohrmann – $5,000
05. border: 1px solid #c7c7c7 alt= src=http://www.team-vip.se/images/flags/it.gif /> Alessandro “Stermy” Avallone – $3,500
06. border: 1px solid #c7c7c7 alt= src=http://www.team-vip.se/images/flags/us.gif /> Mark “Wombat” Larsen – $2,500
07. border: 1px solid #c7c7c7 alt= src=http://www.team-vip.se/images/flags/ca.gif /> Andrew “gellehsak” Ryder – $1,750
08. border: 1px solid #c7c7c7 alt= src=http://www.team-vip.se/images/flags/uk.gif /> David “Zaccubus” Treacy – $1,250

Kudos to TsN who provided excellent coverage of the event.

Over at www.thecpl.com , we see what is in store for us this coming week at CPL Dallas:

Dallas, TX, July 03, 2005 –(PR.COM)– Serendipitous Films has chosen the US stop of the Cyberathlete® Professional League (CPL) World Tour to premier the first trailer of their latest feature, Bloodlines. Beginning on July 6th, the event will take place at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas. The Bloodlines trailer premier is scheduled at 8:30pm on Friday, July 8th, at the main CPL Summer Event stage hosted by Intel.
Filmed in Fort Worth, Frisco, and Dallas, Texas, Bloodlines stars Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Young Guns, Courage Under Fire), Yancy Butler (Witchblade, Drop Zone), Tom Wright (Barbershop 1 and 2, Murder at 1600), Glenn Morshower (24, CSI, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor), Jeff Speakman (The Perfect Weapon, The Gunman), and Dallas newcomer Troy Baker. The film also marks the acting debut for Angel Munoz, president of the CPL, who was cast as the Latin American corporate president taken hostage.

Inspired by the world of cyber-warfare, the Bloodlines plot involves a next-generation weaponry manufacturer. “There is no better place to premier the first trailer – the CPL and the gaming community served as an inspiration while developing the concept for this film,” states Writer/Director Daniel Millican. Producer Jeff Rodgers adds, “This is a match made in heaven for the CPL and Serendipitous Films. The 2004 Summer Event was unprecedented, and this year’s will be even greater.”

The Bloodlines trailer premier should have quite an audience – online tickets to the Cyberathlete® Extreme Summer Championships have already sold out. A total of 7,300 gamers from 60 different countries registered online for the five-day CPL World Tour event, which will take place July 6th through July 10th in Grapevine, Texas.

For information regarding Bloodlines and Serendipitous Films vist www.s-films.com.

You can find the original here : http://www.thecpl.com/league/?s=news&p=newsarchive_20050701