Professional Video-Gamers Compete in First-Ever Televised Sporting Event/Video Game Competition
July 17, 2006

Professional Video-Gamers Compete in First-Ever Televised Sporting Event/Video Game Competition

Business Wire (July 17, 2006)

Jul 17, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- DIRECTV:

WHAT: DIRECTV and IGN Entertainment launch the ground-breaking

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMING INVITATIONAL, an international all-star,

two-day video-gaming competition to be taped on July 21-22 and

 
scheduled to air on DIRECTV August 25-27.

WHO: Teams include:

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Team 3d (Top US Counter-strike 1.6 Team)

Complexity (Top US Counter-strike 1.6 Team)

NIP (Top Swedish Counter-strike 1.6 Team)

20iD (Top US Battlefield 2 Team)

Code 7 (Top Scandinavian Battlefield 2 Team)

Players/Coaches include:

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Amber Dalton - Leader of PMS Clan (All female gaming clan)

Matt "Zyos" Leto (2004 Halo Champion)

Emannuel Rodriguez (Top US Dead or Alive Player)

James Clifford (US Dead or Alive Champion)

INTERVIEW / PHOTO OPPS:

-- Interviews with the athletes and teams

-- Interviews with the hosts, sideline announcers and production

executives

WHEN: Friday, July 21, 2006

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Media Interviews: 4-6 PM (by appointment only)

Competition: 7-10 PM

Saturday, July 22, 2006

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Media Interviews: 2-4 PM (by appointment only)

Competition: 5-9 PM

WHERE: Treasure Island

Building 180 South

(Intersection of California Avenue and Avenue D)

San Francisco, CA 94130

CONTACT: Interested media must call in advance for credentials and

to schedule athlete interviews. Please contact:

Caley Cronin

DIRECTV

Phone: 212-462-5154

Cell: 646-467-2409

Email: cacronin@directv.com

SOURCE: DIRECTV

CONTACT: DIRECTV Caley Cronin, 212-462-5154 Cell: 646-467-2409 cacronin@directv.com

 

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