The CPL announced today the launch of the online registration for the Cyberathlete® Extreme Summer Championships 2005, primarily sponsored by Intel and the Pentium® 4 processor with HT Technology Extreme Edition. Occupying 150,000 square feet of exhibition space at the Gaylord Texan Resort and hosting over 100 exhibitor spaces, the five-day Summer Championships event will easily outclass any other CPL event in over 7 years.
In addition to hosting the USA's only Official Stop of the $1,000,000 CPL World Tour, the Summer Championships will also host official competitions for Counter-Strike Source, Day of Defeat and WarCraft III. This event will also feature several non-official tournaments for a wide spectrum of PC and console games. Over $200,000 in cash prizes will be offered in the different tournaments.
The Summer Championships will take place Wednesday, July 6 to Sunday, July 10, 2005 at the lavish Gaylord Texan Resort, in Grapevine, Texas. The CPL has reserved 1,000 rooms (its largest block ever) to help accommodate the more than 6,000 gamers from over 50 countries that are expected to attend this world-class event.
While general admission to this event will be $100 per person, making it the most expensive esports event in the world, the CPL is offering a drastic reduction of $50 per person, but only until December 31, 2004 at midnight central. To register for the event stop by the online secure registration site located at: www.thecpl.com/register/
The CPL organizing staff strongly recommends making early reservations for the Gaylord Texan Resort to confirm room accommodations and take advantage of the amenities being offered by the hotel:

Free 20 minute local calls
Free 20 minute toll-free and credit card calls
High-speed Internet access in each guest room
Wireless Internet access in all hotel atriums
Access to hotel's Fitness Center
Bottled Water (two per room - per day)
Daily newspaper
Transportation to local attractions

Room rates are:
$119 for single and double
$124 for triple and quadruple
Plus Tax and Resort Fees
The Gaylord Texan Resort is already accepting reservations for the Summer Championships. Call toll free at 1 (866) 782-7897 or locally at (817) 778-2000 to arrange room reservations. Use the group name "CPL Summer Event" to receive the discounted rates. For more information on the hotel visit www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylordtexan/.
For those unfamiliar with CPL events, Intel and NVIDIA are hosting pictures of last summer's Cyberathlete® Extreme World Championships at:
www.intel.com/personal/gaming/event_pix.htm
www.nzone.com/object/nzone_cplsummerchampionships2004_gallery.html
More information on the Cyberathlete® Extreme Summer Championships 2005 will be announced soon.