After the announcement of two $50,000 Counter-Strike tournaments at the Winter CPL, both the 1.6 and CSS community reacted with excitement. The 1.6 community in North America was thrilled that a major league was sticking with their game, and the CS:Source community was equally thrilled to be making their second appearance at the CPL after their inaugural Summer 2005 Source tournament was a huge success.

However, it would appear that the level of excitement may have been short-lived. Registrations for the CSS tournament have been very poor, with only 6 full teams and 10 partial teams signed up for a total of 42 registrants. It is also unclear whether CGS franchises can participate in this tournament.

The CS 1.6 tournament seems to be more popular, with 11 full teams and 14 partial teams signed up, with 90 registrants in total.

Full lists of registered teams:

CPL Winter 2007 CS 1.6 Registrants
CPL Winter 2007 CS Source Registrants


In contrast to the CS tournaments, 151 players have ponied up $250 each for a chance to play in the $1,000,000 Halo 3 Competition. A list of current registrations can be found here: CPL Winter Halo 3 Registrants.

Players can register for the Winter CPL here.